Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1843-08-26
BLIND OR WOLF TEETH iNHoR,
SEES. .

! New diseases are yearly appearing a
mong the human family, or old ones pre-
sent new phases under the influence of
4 climate. Civilization with its accompan-
ments Of luxury and suffering, in the
way the artificial life of those animals
THAT man has subjected of his use, which
minister TO his ayarice, pleasure or vani-
Ivy, seems to paH dearly for the distinction.
4 Among these the Horse stands pre-
eminent from his high value, and the ex-
pense bestowed on MIN, in the same ra.
ito diseases harrassing, painful; or fatal
seem to assail him, in a state OF nature;
he enjoys almost uninterrupted health;
among the wild herds Of the West, fine
conditlo is the universal appearance, so
far as we have been able to ascertain
great longevity, dying from old age, or
under some accidental injury, become
the prey Of the Prairie Wolf The most
unobservant traveller must be struck
with the fact that fewer skeletons OF tho
horse are seen where heards ofthousands
roam, han may be observed in the vi
cinity Of any mallvillage, or even sin
gle farm.
Take for instance stable Of ten race
horses, compare it with farm having IN
constant use 90 horses. am certain
there will be moro nvalids among the
| first, from disease and accident, although
the objects of incessant care and attention,
while the latter are often suffering from
neglect, nay absolute abuse; among
these diseases many can be traced to
causes, which prudence may avoid,
while others are produced by that sus-
ceptibility for disease to which their
changed habits and artificial life renders
them liable. Thus the Big Head is
caused by early grain feeding; no one
has vet seen Prairie bred horse suffer
ling from that complaint, and doubt much
il horse that reyer knew the luxury Of
q warm stable, ever yet became .'Roar-
err" or suffered from bad cough; yet, no
person at this DAY hesitates 10 feed we'll
5 on grain. least his stock may suffer from
4 big head, and those who breed stock tru-
lily, fine; always afford them the shelter of
licomfortable stables; experience has shown
that feed and protection from the yicissi-
tudes Of weather; are indispensable to the
early and full development OF the animal,
and although training stables seem fated
to suffer from a long list Of accidents,
losses and expense, yet such are the fas.
cinations of the Turf that its pleasures
once tasted, and never abandoned.
There are some diseases that as yet, no
Farrier has been able to trace to an ac-
knowledged cause, such as blind teeth;
these usually show themselves in young
horses from three to five years old, though
sometimes al much later period. This
disease was first observed about 80 years
since, at least it was the first time had
heard oft. About the year 1915, Mr..
Taylor saw colt, then blind in a year
old stable, al Camden, South Carolina
On examination it was found, he had
small sharp tooth in each upper jaw,
short distance in advance of his grinders,
and some one present from the West call
ed them blind teeth, and suggested that if
they had been extracted in time, the sight
of the horse would have been sound
The teeth were extracted, came out with
out difficulty and seemed to have no root;
as no one could see how the eyes could be
affected from a cause apparently so trl-
fling, and at such distant location from
the organ said 10 be injured by them, few
then present believed they had occasion
ed the loss of sight in the horse. Mr..
TAYLOR then men toned, that he had an
other well bred colt at home with weak
eyes, and that he would examine and ex-
pertinent ON him. He did so, found the
blind teeth, had them knocked out, his
eyes became strong and his sight res
tored. This was the first time heard OF
blind teeth; since that, many instances OF
horses going blind, from the teeth, have
como under my observation; the same
treatment. has always oeen followed by
the same results.
II IS strange, that until, the case ofMr.
Tavior,s no instance of tooth blindness
Aad been noticed among the horses in the
Atlantic cities, and that.amonglthe Eng
lish books on Farriery, at least such as
have fallen into my hands, has the dis
ease been mentioned, yet some imported
horses, after coming here have had blind
eeth. Is it disease Of modern origin?
Incident alone to our Indian Corn feeding
-egion9 Ii is not to be supposed i, could
ave escaped the observation ofihe Eng
ish Farriors and Trainers, many of
hem men Of education and good sense.
Now, il the disease is found among
maize fed horses must we not attribute it
3 that cause. Yet wo should find II diff
icult TO satisfy any reasonable man, that
nasticaiion Of any particular food by