, 1870-04-20

Inquiries all 1HlfeTa filling .efAfn tht rrnr;,t
ef rehtindry xur9ran, addTe1std to VETERINARIANS,
Quiaer, H, naI 6t promptly dns1t1ad through TlIE
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The Eye nnd Its Diseases,
fFRoM oCR owS CORRESPONDENT
0r:rNcy III Apri1 1f


The Eye nnd Its Diseases.
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A1e H'enAA-
tAe eseoaA ls III elastic spheroid and con-
slste OF inherent mcmbrsnes--a fluid, gels
t'noue. and soh body-and contains all the
organs. which, BY their reciprocal action effect
tie sight. In horses its vertical diameter is to
its horizontal diameter ~ i TO l. It ia not
OF the asme size IN different horses; some
having large, eoma hmau cyebaIl. A 4
general rule, which, however. admits Of e1ccp-
tons, We may say, the uoblez = horse, the
larger 1e hia eyeba1a; the largest eyeballs
and consequently, the most beautiful eyes be-
ing found among the Arabian and thorough
bred horses and their near relations, while
sna1l eyabslls, thick, puRy eyelds, and ugly
looking eyes ase most frequently found IN o.
dina1y and rough-boued horses. Still, though
it has been claimed repeatedly, it ia not
Fsoyee' toAt sinau eEeoalls asc moro subject to
~ ~. ... 49,. - e. ss ons".
- :. ~ .s $50. Ae,e' uoIu e,eo.!S ousn'
~ - e.'s ~ SANS s.ze' II nor, tne
:a - .9 I ~ nA,o oe'ec'
A.. -, ~ 80 ~ W. H,, A. iosSs ugly.
- ~ ...AS n,s ouAe'eu tepea'eo as'acks
oo, ~, oopecaAly " eo-cAueo "oon'pino-
a1"Asa e'Aa.ei ..'An tne neaitas one'
~" Oeeon4es .npfe ~ A1'eF eaen aitack De-
soWso As,olu"' sno ~ somenoes feoaeea 70
oa"' e1o a,'of olo s'Bas n.s oeen Ios!.
.e IT nts.o nus, ena eseoa1i uas peen ofeoeo'
Ana ti!u u1iu'' "n"n ~ not"a eonauoh
sp o1paa' e1aoe, l'e s'1e is often re-
49, 49, " n41n eoea Al eye ls ea1leu
~ U c.see "ne1o one eseoau IL
snAue, 'nAa 'le o'nef' no . matter ~hetner
na.usalis OF 40 An eaect o1 I1ssase, OF where
ootn eyes are at1opnl,, Inc morse should not
oe usee 1of oseeains, as among al diseasea
anu ood1s de1eesar those OF the eye arc con-
oaaeFed Inc most hereditary. A prolapsus of
.ne esenal, 20 Hesluent among dogs, produced
" o'tes, ctc., and iaeantated BY tho peculiar
lo1"auon OF Inc fsonta bone OF dogs, is
esa1ee!s oosetseo IN hofses- II however, it
onouto hAPpen, the case would be a severe
oas' ano "oo'o 'n'o1'e inc 'osa OF the cJe.
cA1Fa EYES AND sQC1sr Erra.
The sc1crotira il white. opanre th;ct firm
and hard membrane. eo,si.tint, n,;nc;n,,1- ~
elsst;c ibrcs, which coyers ths uhoIo ara,,n
nv>n,,+ ~, a1I;nt,c s.on,art in +ha f,,r4 z1,;,t,
is covered by the pe}lucid cfnnea. IL piFes
tho eycbsu ia ehape md form. and rn.y. there.
fore, be called ita skeleton. Itisnot quite .s
thick on the margin Of the clliptic see1nent as
At its bottom or back part vhe.c lt.ls below
the centre and tovsrd the inside, the optic
nerva is inserted It also has fastened to It's
outside The u,oto,y muscles of the cyehall In
= wou-shaped eye hut little Of tbs sclero,;e. ia
to b seen, md this ia mora or ls.a d,rk-
colored. Only in eyes where the f,snr. of the
eyelids il uneom,nnn1v l.rpe m tha sv.h.,, r.
self. or tho ell;ptc segment 6l1ai hv ~.
cornoa In coupatat;yely small sonos y, tho
vh;to nsrt az the seIarntie, ia x;sih1a ,na .n.,,
An ere ia commonly c,r,od , Il air. a-ar r.
.c,oa .vc, one or Il. o,h.r =, 49, .+-.;e.. -. -
,r-,so,a. h,n1,.,s =, ~ 80. ~ 80 ee
- co,t-.c+a ad he a;s,ss. 70 49,. ~. o.ue.'
~ oo,;.-.ct.d ,,,rs.,. -, 49, ~ nS1oss
,.azss,ona;rz .;1s .nd 49,. ~ a.. - ~ ~
s.1,aa :. .,,,;,t-oSs c,at s 80 oso ~
sna th., ~ obasrs., ~ =, ~. ...t;e ~"
- s.S . a,n.,,;,7,a 49, os1. - - 1oA.eo I A1
49, 80 =. :, ~ r.u.s;.5 -. e u ,1..ees ~
sses..aS ~ ~. .,a.-et. - s.S7s ~ IN T'HN@
s;a.;ns s . .,so - :, ohs.-rsd ~ ~ a;rss.a. a:4s
es.as;.It. ~ ~. h-,;1 ~ hr,t - sa..as -.
~ s;.s,.s .h.tas 9 ~ 80 ''''' ~
>S ~...--,..,, ,xa
H 80 - 70. - - %