Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-06-28
New Athens. Ohio. 9th May. I343,

CiiOLlC IN HORSES. There are few diseases
more Troublesome or dangerous TO the horse than
Tie cholic One Uf the best descriptions of the dis
case and ITS mode Of treatment Is &, be fund Il,
stewards Stable economy. from ne have condensed
The following;
The horse is usually ntIacked by the cholc
suddenly. In the stable he paws the Qr und with
me lore ieei lies down, rolls lies on his back but
at times, when the distenIion Of The bellv 1, moi
great will some times lie still for several minutes
When The dIsieniion IS great. he neither lies ner
stands still minute, but lies down and gets up r
cessanIIy' strikes his belly With his hind feet and
looks "S'ioily Of bis Harks. While standing he
'paNes many anu hui'ess attempts TO urinaie. and
'he owner generally Imagn0s there is something
wrong with The water" SOmetimeSi in The ,Sn,sI
cases The swelling very nconsiderable; hui in ali
cases. as me disease proceeds, the pain becomes
more and more intense; the horse dnshes hinselC a
oohi wih irighiiul violsnce the Derspiration runs
"h nm IN streams his sounienancs betrays exces.
.iVe agony, aud his cOntorlions nre not suspendeJ
for a moment.
Sometimes he Is attacked on tho road IF his
ace Is fast he should be stopped al once To pusb
him on beyond a wal, even for short dis,aneeNis
certain death. The bowels are displaced. twisted
ana siTangulaled, partly by the disteDiion but aided
great deal by the eIertion, and no medicine will
restore them to their proper position" When death
ensues. the bowels are found lnhamed twisted and
generally ruptured
Ia the treatment ofehOlic, the first object 10 10
arrest The fermentation that is the primary cause
anu roes'oblish the digestive powers. "In mild ca.
ses' good domestic remedy in common u,a amnag
old fashioned people who have never heard oC io.
hamed' sPasmed o. slnngulated bowels, is y,bisksv
ana pepper, or gin and pepper About hall n t,r,
pier OF spiHis' with tea spoonful Of peuoer piveu
~ quart bottle Of milk warm water Will Of
Ten afford immediate relief &c the pain do moi
''e ih twenty or ihiriy minutes. repeat the dose -
naufr - ~
SWEEP OF ~ much stronger; but IL the horse Is much
aVerso TO the incidence Iurpenlins IL NOT oIv,avs
| safe" nv u'"ay'
| lhere -, however, q bstier remedy. which
.i'os'd always b IN readiness wherever scve,.l
ufaii hofses are kept. Take q QUAR-, Of brandy sd5
~ HiooI ounces Of sweet spirits OF niirs and three
ounces OF Glove IN eight DAYS thus mi,,,,s -,
lineiurs Is ready for use; hs cloves nav s,ill -.
IN the bottle. bot they not 20 be given. SET M.
n9itio ~. and label i distinctlv s.Colio Tinc,, "
Ahe uose - sE ounces, % be given in a auart NJ
n"h OF warm wafer evory Gneeu or twenty min.
ives ul' lhe horse Is cured Keep bis head slrsig,
200 not too high when Il is given. Do cot p1Il
ou' MS ongne' as some stupid people do when CAV.
'ng drink. Give him room, and IL he will moi
Stand iill the drink be given. watch him when J,,yr
anu give ~, though he be lying, wfensver y,1 Go
Bet MN 20 take mOuihful; hut give Inc dc -
quickly os possible. After that rub the boJy ,,;tb
sou wisp' walk the horse about very slowly. or
So "i'" BpOl oeu 400 room 10 room 10 roll. In
sgh cases out Of nine, this treatment will succeed
p'OViued the medicine DO got down tho horses
throat before his bowels become innamsJ mr. 49,
gnlated. or burst. The delay Of bali an hon, mo-
be ioial When the second dose does NOT p,,doc,
me relief desired The third may he Of do1bls d, ,,.
0o quantity. have gwen fall quart in sbop,
an hour, bot the horse was very ill
Bottles are generally used ior giving neJ,ips ,o
no'so'' out unless The neck Is wound with tyyips
there BE- danger Of tho horse by,,l,,. d, '', ,o'
teeth. and inJurlng himself with the p,sc., a..
horn With small point for insertion IN Tho ,,ss
" preferred by many, a. exempt from rbr, d,,,,.,