Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-07-06
From The Kentucky Farmer.
HORSE DIsTEaPER.

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tits au inaammatory disease. and shows
itself in young horses by the want Of APP
petite. the dull Ianguid look Of the animal,
his cough, and then running at The nose.
This disorder always affects the head more
or less; il is distinguished into false or
genuine. and the malignant; the tirsi IS
less disorder than a purifying of The hu-
mors, necessary to all young horses. When
The running Of the nostrils Is not abundant,
a tumor is formed under the lower jaw
that opens, sooner or later, and discharges
a great quantity Of matter. That is The
genuine or benign dlstemper; the false or
malignant, is derived from the FIRST, when il
has not been well cured. and re-appears,
aud is malady Of The same kind, with the
same symptoms. If il is not cured tho
roughly, il turns infallibly into The gland
ers. very seldom cured, and devotes the
animal to a certain death. The malignant
distemper is accompanied with high fe-
yer, swelling OF the head, hard breath
ing and the running at the nose is SO thick
that it comes with difficulty; the animal,
must Immediately be bled. in order 70
abale The Inflammation. The nostriis must
be injected with mullen or fax-seed tea, or
both combined; il prevents the ulceraiion
Of the inside of The nose, and facilitates the
running Of The matter, particularly if a'fa-
migalion is added to the above. IL is made
in the following manner: boil oats in ,he
mullen tea, or Aaxseed, or bran. or any
other substance which, when thick enough,
retains long sufficient degree Of heat;
put small quantity Of this wash into a
bag two aud half feet long, and large
enough TO admit part Of the horses head
a thong Of leather or rope fastened 10 the
bag goes over the head like head stall.
The wash must no, be loo hot as the
horse could not bear the steam; much less
too cold, or il would have no eiIeer. When.
after certain lime, j, is partly cooled, take
of the bag, aud begin often The same oper-
alton again during tho day, observing 10
take :he bag of To let the horse snort out
the matter, if he is so inclined, aud pu, il
on again If sill warm enough.
1.-The lumor under the lower jaw opens
OF itself, il should he rubbed with the fol-
lowing ointment; bea, one or-rwo yellows
of eggs with spirits Of turpenline, and put
some oft on bunch Of tow, held fast by a
sort Of covering or bandage to keep The
cold from the sore; il is necessary TO OBJ
serve that any open sore or wound should
be covered to exclude the external air and
kinds Of insects. This dressing must be
done every day exactly. When the horse
is cured, he must be purged once or wee.
in order to carry of the remains o III
vencmous matter. Care must be tai
water the horse ant Of a bucket, ifeJF
his aickness he could not sioop bis b, =.
drink rs usual; NJ he is feyeIish, the -
OF water would increase bis sicknes' n.
his sutierings. During the horses sicl
he must DO dieled in the following
ner: Gu, straw and bran; bis drink.
len or aax.ses1 ,saa- viii handful Of !.
sometimes little salt given milk warm.
If The weather be cold, q sick horse ought
to be covered. il possible, or al least silel-
tered from the cold.
Grass founder or melted fat is an inilSm-
nation OF The inner soft membrane Of the
bowels, lined with mucous substance
lha, lubricares them in that disease, and
looks like melted fat; il is most common
iu summer. after TOO much fatigue end
over-Ieeding, or too strong physic. II
is the dysenlery Of horses; the animal
dunss with effort, and the excretions are
mixed OF covered with sort Of jelly. and
sometimes slightly bloody. the animal is
very thirsty, looks towards bis sides, which
bea, violently loses his appetite. grows
poor. and may lose his life if not cured in
time. As so6u as the disorder is known,
The best remedy is injections Of mullen,
bran, or Hax-seed; very lirle hay, no
grain. Bran and water, injections and
drinks of slippery elm, If the tirst injection
could not be procured. Boiled barley mix
ed with honey in small qualify. makes a
cooling diet aud is used with success.
am, with esteem, yours,
M. MENTELLE.