INDEX. 
685 
Soda, carbonate of, medicinal properties of, 619 
- a tonic and stomachic for cattle, 296 
Soda, acetate of, the medical properties of, 619 
Sore throat, symptoms of, 8 
Soundness, the folly of deciding’ on, because we cannot di.cover any dis¬ 
ease, 140 
- legal opinions on various points of, 2/2 
Spartium scoparium, the diuretic properties of, / I, 129 
Spasm of the diaphragm, three successful cases of, 18 
Spasmodic colic, the necessity of prompt treatment in, 76 
Sj>avin, a curious trial concerning, 334 
Splenius muscle, description of the, 605 
Spinal accessory nerve, description of the, 631 
-chord, tile commencement of the columns of, 5/8 
--curious affection of one side of, 141 
-a case of inflammation of the membranes of, 587 
-nerves, description of their compound nature, 631 
Spirit of nitrous ether, a diuretic and sedative for cattle, 296 
Splint, the causes of, 541 
-the effect of the different position of the toes on, 541 
-how far connected with navicular disease, 544 
-the treatment of, 543, 544 
-why it appears on the anterior side of the ligament, 543 
-W. C., his case of hepatitis, 241 
-on strangulation of the ileum, 12 
-description of tracheitis, 242 
-explanation of obscure lamenesses of the hock, 243 
Stable, warmth of, importance of in catarrh, 8 
Staggers, a case of, from pitching on the vertex of the occiput, 377 
■-a singular case of, 139 
Statistics, veterinary medical, the importance of, 146 
Stavesacre, the medical properties of, 616 
Stomach and skin, illustrations of the sympathy between, 247 
Stomachs of ruminants, theory of their function, 667 
-afiPected more than supposed in every disease, .201 
- into which of them do fluids enter? 199 
- on the functions of the different, 536 
- principal causes of disease in, 337 
Storey, Mr., his case of successful treatment of glanders, 189 
Strangles, on, 607 
- the anomalous appearance of, often epidemic, 597 
- a case of, attended by enormous mesenteric abscesses, 599 
-:- terminating in affection of the brain, 140, 600 
-^ the contagiousness of, denied, 610 
- formation of numerous abscesses, during and after, 140 
- more horses escape it than are supposed to do, 609 
- the secondary disease of, generally of a very insidious character, 
600 
- the tumour not supposed to be necessary to it, 608, 612 
- the general symptoms of, 610 
Strangulation of the ileum, on, 12, 76 
-jejunum, 413 
--rectum, cases of, 256, 357 
Stubbs’s Anatomy of the Horse correct, yet exactness sometimes sacrificed 
to effect, 46 
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