The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-01-30
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Bolts IN H0RSEs-MuRRAIS III CAT.
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It is the duty Of every person who has
any experience in the treatment Of diseases
10 that noble and useful animal, the horse,
10 communicate II to the public.
|, vas my province few years since 70
have much to DO Wlh tina, noble animal,
and u course among the number in my pos.
session, would dnd number that would
BE- diseased, and very oilen my skill and ex.
poticucc would BE taxed 10 iind a REMEDY
fr some of the diseases which they would
BE- very often subject.
Of the most Formidable disease 10 which
this noblo and useful animal IS addicted,
there IS none more alarming 10 is attacks
than the belts.
had consulted the highcs, authorities 10
the yeiefenary at Cor the treatment Of this
disease. aud faithfully used The remedies
laid DOM, without any benefit. | vas ~.
dacej rom interest, and also FOR The very
hugh feenrd which thai noble animal, the
horse, held ~ my estimation, 10 use every
etirdlcut 10 my pos cssiou. To cure th's Tor.
midlb'c d,sease. had another motive
! had lost several very 6ne horses By this
disease, which induced me 10 use aud tfy
every experiment winch my ingenuity could
Inveul, TO arres, tbs disease among my
horses, and prevent, Il possible, It's recur
renee umoag them.
an satisfied, and feel conviuced tina,
sill uFrr 10 'he public on iuiaiiblc remedy
flr tic bot.
Sruc six years since, | purchased a very
fire horse, ~, had lbe APPEARANCE to labor
under Some alseasc. commenced course
Treatment, which | thought would relieve
him, and Nhich md parsued ia the treat
m'nt a some other horses which bad the
appearance Of hc,ng deceased IN similar
manner 10 the ub Sc mentioned horse, with
decided relief bai IN ,hls case all my rem.
edies faded Of their desired effect.
was ruduccd to ,fy the use Of limc iu
the treatment Of THIS case, as was confident
be vas filled Tiih gruls or bots, as b. had
discharged several. commenced by CIV
ING him q table spoonful uf slakod lime three
times pc week, ia bread mashcs. AIlcr
pursuing tbs course near two weeks, the
bots began 70 pass of in quantities varying
from 10 % 20, which he would cxpcl during
The nigh', from his n,eaunes lu'bc moan.
ilne hls appetite began 10 improve, AMI IN
SIX weeks he was one nf Tie hle,i booking
eeldings esersaw. From that DAY 10 this,
bake KEEP, Up tie use nf lime among N,
horses With decided benefit, 4, an cyi
dence of it' god eff cts, have not lost a
horse since began 10 u-c II.
4 large number Of the bots which he
would eSpel from his lnlestlncs, had the ap
pearance Of being dead was induced
from THIS iicl, 20 m some Of them 10
strong solution or lane water, rs ! had ite
qneu,Iy put them 10 spirits Of turpautlue,
without producing any ctIoctCpon them but
all ,hpsc that put IN The lmg were peT.ecly
dead 10 cight aud forty hours.
LIMO IS q certain preventive in keeping
cattle liom taking the ufutraln. As an cYl.
dence oftbls fact, | have used il among my
cattle tines per week, mixed wi,h sall, for
. or years. In that iinv, | i4yo not lost
a Single Gov, or steer or oy, by tins disease
~ tie meantime, some Of my nciehbors
have ncady lost all the cattle they owned
! alll give you stronger case than the
o0e above mentioned Ono ol ms neigh.
bars "ho lost all Of his cattle, Ind neigh,
Dor living within two hundred yards Of htn
Who bad several cattle s. ich RON daily with
t~"Se Who died, nud his cattle al escaped
Ile ,1'ormtl inc b. made It an invarlable
rule to gisc !Is cd''lc salt aud lime every
morning,
! have no doubt il is a SIRE and inial'lbIo
remedy for bots in horses, ana y proven
tive Of murruin among cattle.
J. W. J.
Red House, N G., Non. l6lh.