Handbook for Light Artillery

Name: Handbook for Light Artillery
Author: Dyer, A. B. (Alexander Brydie)

Dyer, A. B. (Alexander Brydie)

Artillery, Field and mountain

------------------------+-----------------------------------
                            | Corresponding to the Condition of
             Points.        +--------------------+---------------
                            |       Health.      |   Disease.
    ------------------------+--------------------+---------------
    1. Temperament          |     Vivacious.     |    Dull.
    2. Coat                 |      Healthy.      |   Staring.
    3. Membranes            |   Pale and moist.  |Florid and dry.
    4. Appetite             |        Good.       |     Bad.
    5. Pulse                |36 to 40 per minute.|  50 to 90.
    6. Respirations         | 8 to 12  "    "    |  20 to 50.
    7. Temperature, external|       Warm.        |     Cold.
    8. Temperature, internal|   98°.4 to 100°.   | 101° to 105°.
    ------------------------+--------------------+---------------

On entering a stall to determine the state of an animal the
=temperament= and =coat= are first observed. To examine the
=membranes=, elevate the nostrils so as to obtain a good view of the
interior, ascertain the condition of the =appetite= by observation or
a trustworthy source. Take the =pulse= for a full minute. The best
and most usual place to take it is beneath the lower jaw, at a spot
corresponding to the swell of the jaw; this failing, as it sometimes
does in cases of extreme weakness, the artery inside the arm, near
where the leg joins the body, should be sought for. The number of
beats, whether soft or hard, and whether regular or intermittent,
should be noted.

The =respirations= are best observed at the flank, an inspiration
and expiration going to make up =one= respiration.

The =external temperature= is ascertained by feeling the ears and
extremities.

The =internal temperature= is obtained by means of a clinical
thermometer. Set the instrument at 98°.4 F., insert it in the dock, and
allow it to remain in the body three or four minutes.


                        DISEASES OF THE HORSE.

  [Illustration: FIG. 75.

     1. Caries of the lower jaw.
     2. Fistula of the parotid duct.
     3. Bony excrescence or exostosis of the lower jaw.
     4. Swelling by pressure of the bridle.
     5. Poll-evil.
     6. Inflamed parotid gland.
     7. Inflamed jugular vein.
     8. Fungus tumor, produced by pressure of the collar.
     9. Fistula in the withers.
    10. Saddle-gall.
    11. Tumor of the elbow.
    12. Induration of the knee.
    13. Clap of the back sinews.
    14. Malanders.
    15. Splint.
    16. Ring-bone.
    17. A tread upon the coronet.
    18. Quittor.
    19. Sand-crack.
    20. Contracted or ring foot of a foundered horse.
    21. Capped hock.
    22. Malanders.
    23. Spavin.
    24. Curb.
    25. Swelled sinews.
    26. Thick leg.
    27. Grease.
    28. A crack in front of the foot, called cow-crack.
    29. Quarter-crack.
    30. Ventral hernia.
    31. Rat-tail.
  ]


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Handbook for Light ArtilleryDyer, A. B. (Alexander Brydie)

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Handbook for Light Artillery

Dyer, A. B. (Alexander Brydie)

Artillery, Field and mountain

------------------------+-----------------------------------
                            | Corresponding to the Condition of
             Points.        +--------------------+---------------
                            |       Health.      |   Disease.
    ------------------------+--------------------+---------------
    1. Temperament          |     Vivacious.     |    Dull.
    2. Coat                 |      Healthy.      |   Staring.
    3. Membranes            |   Pale and moist.  |Florid and dry.
    4. Appetite             |        Good.       |     Bad.
    5. Pulse                |36 to 40 per minute.|  50 to 90.
    6. Respirations         | 8 to 12  "    "    |  20 to 50.
    7. Temperature, external|       Warm.        |     Cold.
    8. Temperature, internal|   98°.4 to 100°.   | 101° to 105°.
    ------------------------+--------------------+---------------

On entering a stall to determine the state of an animal the
=temperament= and =coat= are first observed. To examine the
=membranes=, elevate the nostrils so as to obtain a good view of the
interior, ascertain the condition of the =appetite= by observation or
a trustworthy source. Take the =pulse= for a full minute. The best
and most usual place to take it is beneath the lower jaw, at a spot
corresponding to the swell of the jaw; this failing, as it sometimes
does in cases of extreme weakness, the artery inside the arm, near
where the leg joins the body, should be sought for. The number of
beats, whether soft or hard, and whether regular or intermittent,
should be noted.

The =respirations= are best observed at the flank, an inspiration
and expiration going to make up =one= respiration.

The =external temperature= is ascertained by feeling the ears and
extremities.

The =internal temperature= is obtained by means of a clinical
thermometer. Set the instrument at 98°.4 F., insert it in the dock, and
allow it to remain in the body three or four minutes.


                        DISEASES OF THE HORSE.

  [Illustration: FIG. 75.

     1. Caries of the lower jaw.
     2. Fistula of the parotid duct.
     3. Bony excrescence or exostosis of the lower jaw.
     4. Swelling by pressure of the bridle.
     5. Poll-evil.
     6. Inflamed parotid gland.
     7. Inflamed jugular vein.
     8. Fungus tumor, produced by pressure of the collar.
     9. Fistula in the withers.
    10. Saddle-gall.
    11. Tumor of the elbow.
    12. Induration of the knee.
    13. Clap of the back sinews.
    14. Malanders.
    15. Splint.
    16. Ring-bone.
    17. A tread upon the coronet.
    18. Quittor.
    19. Sand-crack.
    20. Contracted or ring foot of a foundered horse.
    21. Capped hock.
    22. Malanders.
    23. Spavin.
    24. Curb.
    25. Swelled sinews.
    26. Thick leg.
    27. Grease.
    28. A crack in front of the foot, called cow-crack.
    29. Quarter-crack.
    30. Ventral hernia.
    31. Rat-tail.
  ]


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Handbook for Light Artillery

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