682 
INDEX. 
Palsy of the lips, a case of, 638 
Paracentesis, description of the operation, 291 
Parotid g'lands enlarged, successfully treated with iodine, 254 
Pastern, larger, cases of fracture of, 390, 391, 392 
Patheticus, the, an account of, 630 
Parturition, difficult, beneficial effect of ergot of rye in, 483, 527 
-in the sheep, attended with gangrenous inflammation, 300 
Par vagum, the, an account of, 582, 630 
Percivall, Mr. W., his first appearance as a veterinary lecturer, 657 
-on rigs, 136 
-■;-on strangles, 607 
Pericarditis produced by a pin penetrating the pericardium, 251 
Phrenic nerve, description of the, 632 
Phthisis in cattle, on, 345 , 
- ■ — - causes of, 348 
-symptoms of, 345,347 
-treatment of, 346, 350 
- the horse, on, 341 
-causes of, 343 
— -symptoms of, 341 
— -treatment of, 343 
-- post-mortem appearances of, 342 
Physical agents, the influence of, on life, 157 
Pia mater, description of the, 463 
Pin, a, penetrating the pericardium, the cause of pericarditis, 251 
Pineal gland, description of the, 523 
Pituitary gland, description of the, 526 
Plants, the number of, eaten and refused by different animals, 531 
Pleurisy in cattle, on, 293 
-— dogs, on, 294 
— - the horse, the causes of, 285 
— -frequency of relapse in, 292 
-- ■ -opinion of the French veterinary school respecting, 328 
---post-mortem appearances of, 289 
— --supervening on influenza, a case of, 548 
-- - — symptoms of, 286 
——-treatment of, 290 
Pleuro-pneumonia, chronic, history of, 501 
Plexus choroides, description of them, their function and diseases, 521 
Pneumonia in cattle, on, 304 
--dogs, on, 306 
-horses, the application of cold in its treatment, 280 
-causes of, 229 
-danger of physic in the treatment of, 237 
-the nature of, 229 
-the opinion of its nature and treatment in French schools, 275 
-- ■ — St. Pancras school, 
277 
-produced by cold and not by heat, 277 
--symptoms of, 230,275, 278 
-terminations of, 233, 276 
-treatment of, 237, 276, 279 
Pneumo-gastric nerve, an account of, 630 
Poison, aerial, diseases produced ffy, contaminate the blood, 263 
Pony, sagacity of a, 282 
