The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-09-14
Farmers Journal, vol. 2, May 1858, pa. 63.
Cure fOl. C1aOAic Inn Horses

many incongruous publications this
spring, in sundry prints, purporting to
be remedies for the cure of cholic in
he rses, induces me to offer your read.
ers the correct treatment, on purely
professional principles, that the lives OF
many animals, decidedly the most i'm.
portant Of all others to the farmer,
may be thereby spared, which nre too
often sacrificed through ignorance and
mal-trcatmcnt.
"Cholc in horses is divided into
two varieties, viz: spuSmodic and
.fatulent the treatment of the two is
decidedly ,diflcrcnt: the symptoms
need not detail at length, rs most far.
mcrs are acquainted with them; sui.
flee it to say, the spasrnodic variety is
attended with intense pain, recurring,
at stated intervals, sudden in its at.
tack. The flatulent variety is not
SO painful in its commencement, but
increases. together with the abdominal
t"mpunites; the swelling continues to
increase with the duration of the at.
tack, the causes ] need not mention,
for the treatment is the muynum dcs-
sGerdtuns with farmers.
"Spasmodic variety: If the attack
be severe, first thing bleed pro re nata,
then six drachrns of alocs, desolvc in
one quart warm water. add to the
solution two or three ounces la,ldanum,
with the same quantity spirits of tur-
peutinc, aaI administer II. Should
this i'll due time fail to give relief ad-
minister half the above dose; the
belly and loins should be we'll rubbed
and frequently batlied in clothes dip
ped.in hot water; injections are also
serviceablc as dernier resort, q
suppository Of tobacco, say two or
three drachms.
"Flatulent Cholic. This having been
too often mistaken for the above va.
ricty, has caused the death of many an.
imnls, that might have been easily re.
lieFcd. The swelling in the abdomen
is 50 great that no one can possibly
mistake it who bears in MUD the two
varieties. Treatment. two. or three
ounces OF laudanum, the same quantity
spirits of turpentinc, in pint Of
the spirits Of pimento. given at once; to
be followed quickly by one pint Of
solution OF the chloride of lime or
soda, in n quart Of water, the lutter to
be repeated il, relief is not soon OBJ
ta'ned. Rationale: Tnc tympanitcs is
produced mostly dy a collection Of sul-
pAnrnted hydrogen gas; tie chlorine
Nse"2uges itself from the lime or
soda and niting aoiM the hgdroqeu;-
forms hydro chloric or mutiatic acid,
aoAich antics aoiM any ,fmd present con.
tanning 'pater, and retievs$. he tympa.
mites as Jby aseharn. A dcrn;er resort
in cases where no chlorine is at hand,
is to introduce tfocc,: iri the centre of
the right flank, which will penetrate
the colon or carcuna; aoiMdyaw the st;lct
and let the canulu rcntnin, until lhc
gas is discharged, then withdraw it,
which should be done as soon us pos.
sible.
"F'latulcnt cho!c not unfrcqucntly
occurs in cattle and other animals of
the lower which may be similarly
treated the trocer and chlorine. The
following remedies every farmer
should always keep on hand, for The
los Of orr animal ,oili more Mau
d fray tie crpenses: Laudanum, spir.
its pimento, Barbados aloes, sol clio.
ride, lime or soda.
"WM. N. RAINES, NJ. D.
"IIorn Lake: Miss, June 1852"
"Scc 0. BE it further enacted, That
each Agricultural Society, rccciv-
inS money from the State as aforesaid,
shall in each year, publish at their
own expense q fill statement Of their
o'0n experiments and improvements,
and reports Of their committees, in at
least one newspaper published in this
State; and evidence TINT the require
ments Of this act have been complied
with, shall BE- furnished to the State
Treasurer, before he shall pay over to
such society the said sum of fifty dol.
lars, for the benefit of such society for
the next year. = Laws Of the State of
N. G., 1852, ch. S, sec. 8, pa. II
MEssRs. EDlroRs: Last week We had
very great pleasure in the presence, be-
fore the Robson County Agricultural
Society, Of DR.. John f. Iompkins. the
Editor Of the Farmers Journal. The
Doctor addressed the Society for
an hour or more, and was listened to
with very great interest and pleasure.
The result was an addition of some
eighteen or twenty subscribers, and
a perfect filr0r for scientific farming.
On yesterday we received the first three
numbers of the Journal (vol. 9, and
whilst was engaged in reading some
OF the choice articles to q most at-
tentive squad of our villagers, and
among them "Cure for Cholic in Hor.
ses," in came the news that our wor-
thy old citizen, farmer Brown, had
just got to the village with very
sick horse.-Off started at once, and
the crowd with me.
Is it spasInodic or flatulent, Mr..
BROWNE says 1, with the number