Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-07-21


About Horses and their treatment.
In cYnyerssutn with q medical freud, ret long
inoe iouehiHg his professronal experiences, he in
fsrmed as that he had rsceDdy beea called upon 70
urescuba in a case af i4A tnmSu1n Of abe lungs OF
a horse. lie sal thai he proceeded, b y the use Of
hs ste hoscOpe and other pr ee-se5 to asceratu thr
seat character AMI extent Of the dsssse, and then
% pre.erlbe Up0u principles sidIl4r 70 those Ehieh
would govern IN case Of Ike attack in the human
subject OR frIeGd, the doctor, did not seen 10
tbiuk the holder oi c0f giGte sheePskia1t 81 de-
sraded by having thus givrn the aid Of his scieaos
,nd experience save the life, or preserve the use
fulness uG an animal Of ezecleat qualities aud very
considerable value Iudred he appeared 20 think
hat be had prescribed Tor patients Ginning 70 0e
much higher ia he scale Of ere al0a, who had noi
haif ID COED qualities, and we're not hsH 50 whole
some members Of society as the honest geldIng 10
EhOm he had brought 50 timely relief IL taxes
greuv good man, 10 this wOrld, 10 be better saan a.
lveIag horse Deaa Swift is not the ouly morals
Ehu hss dreamed that society uIght Be Improved bl
aaking the fOur looted 0 from where ne Is, aud
Jlacing aim a. The head aud ae have TIE leas'
louht 0ut We might count the testimony OF the
sh L RtFe5 amy 70 prove that it Is easier 70 fes-
,on inJo erae,uds sid Fes eets0ihy Of iqet the
yiz0rDus charger ~ cation, Ihsn it Is 70 lam
into deeeBcy Oue Of great many OF the mean, a.
rr i a. bIUlal and passionate humans by whom
very cosnmunJty Is infested. f b. 90.
Irtheisttsr eHI OF the foregoing Psragrsph was
Auigf6setout We " Eal'tsN u al tHst-lA~1ee 49,
-abE suffering public, AID procesd 20 cay. thst
mans iuhum taity 70 man msk's counts - thOu
sands mouru,' 81 man 8 iLbuaianity 10 woman j
ueh a. even a be IS; ought to be Rshamrd Of
uaus ihhumsuity, stupl iHy, obsiinate 8 crane
nd glazing folly IN his tres' inert OF The horse !
wen more mysterious BE Ween mau aud man
there il 7 0, N f malice, rivsy y, and the play Of
.yariee: betgern mIn and sJmsu FIere tnan be
lucoup dflty Of tasses aud the iosthlrg Of passion
lated hy ever iadu genoe but be seeH msn su'
rss there should De Elug hat feelings OF mutual
interest an 4 rgE4rd Tue horse Is the srrv SIT
ne man forev,r.. For him there is no ftes.strIa
nto.uhfch he IN ~ feei no c Indtiou Of savage Id
.rty 10 which he mty lG.urH As ne Is, be IS
Drodu,t Of ci7ilIs uiou ,de up by, aud II pursu>
,nss Of a ,ubslstIug demaud and tue true reiatio
between him and bis master Is 3 eoustaat- lnier-
.haugs Of sinH OGiees ilJW tkfsrent IS this trgn
be TACT 1t is ssmn tTuts, tastTg iHto view theI
esp GIVE pc ,Iti0Ds Ia society, that the sverag'
,rse IS beiier than the ayrrage masfer-2ore dt
pnt clean1y and we'll behaved TIE i0EtT grsdss
( he city populatoRO tins Uaiiet stsiss srs no,
IL 10 be eurlu.ted Edh hOr-ss There IS Dot NOV
ban one Irishm ~ in tgsity, who when pat 70 ?
es-ipn OF hurse Wtll not tIeat him With WsutO.
.ruety with that sPscies OF a0u's which spring
fr,m lis uative stupid md Hereuee 70 pals in ever!
. wing creature but i.Tnself The daily cruelty q
,otses in this ety we do not spek Of excepti0Rsl
a,ses. but Of cOus,auL, hard heaTIvd annoyance
orture praeIised all The lime, and IN thou ahds
instances upon q T. Ia fact, bat favored few
nske ab an aEgregue Of sIferng, Baieh, Il j.
ouid onIy he txlihied a. 0Ee view, would be ~
horrible 90 cent, mglaie ... .... - . --
But We have cauktt ourselves IN another dIg-es
,iol We intended 10 say something Of the way th-
ne diseases Of ths Nurse sre generally trea'ed III
rse dgotuF ia AmeTict Is usually the nan WI
combines lhe gTeatgs amount Of ignorance. Wrh n,
aIgast endgRm n Of uaflve stupidity We d. mol
,now much abou' bl- tFratmenrG0W s-days butch
rsrirI b,rt erf, Ct ywhs { red 20 be. Ithsd -
iFas, 0ue JlI,4 osdtls teaiuFe--iis simplieiiy
T. required neirhsr dagu0-i@ nor progn sis
tuOsle &c of diseGse5 5, or knoHl edge q
he value o reurpuies. A r3e l. takel
lckit the proprietor Is alarmed ana the village Is
ug4pius IS seL for lie q Iness hI5 eye Et the eHi
nal sees that ne is ia dis ress, aud presoribes
nee ., Haul up his head aud give him pint O.
Ehi,ky Ii he baIut veil ia hall houv, give hlm
,uoth-r" This borrii beginniBg, h0Eevyr. Is no
elough The case sd nit- Ofths serv ce Of sewers
brac -oters. Oue - 8 strsGH believer in The
S4Lgrado -ystem. and advise, tieeling. The ami
mai is bled If sImehJiy htPP rs 20 haze a-au
in Ibe leg or breast, 20 uos knife Is thru iuiO
| DIS mOurh Aao,hsr reUomue uds dose Of q emu
J peper or aloes- DoEn goes, washed doHn Wit
more whisky Of course aud all tbis While not man
IN the erOEd has the sghe-t real ku0EledEc OF the
disease With which the popr crealure is si eted is
] symptoms, or the philosophy OK the treatment by
| WINCH tley may be removed. -...
Fae horse, being an animal so far departed from
mis- naiural cOnduion is sat eci 20 great variety
u8eaeeg Huu INC Necessary LGk a-AtltluS AuuWlGABV
in order to their successful treatment Is absolute
Mere Than one tenth Of the h0vse population Of the
cities of The UuiICd Ss,es die annually, and there
are diseases EhiCh are, greater or less extent
communicable from one to another. There IS no, a
his iime an iusifuiOn in-tEe United St1es for IN
-ruotou in veterinary science sBd scarcely PEae-
tltioBer % be found who possesses more thsE the
most ordinary knowledge Of .ihe slFuc uEe Of the
horse the maIades 10 Thch he is SUI ct, or Of The
! proper remedies 10 Be mp'oyPd for their removal
An ahfs Eugish Rri sr uOa tsis subject makes the
/ {. 10 Fing valuable gys lions. ..- .z -
'.lu the medical surgical tTetment OF the
horse 6 kuosledre Of the sHas0my aud PhysioloLy
II the auinisI Is absolutely ssseptIal sod tOims
basis tor an accurate scqu linta0ce With the hume
rous diseases which betal he horse, iheir sy mptos
urogG6s5 aud m1de Of Ireaimsnt; me properties Of
he medicines. vPeea able Og mtue a. employed, the
.sFacfs If chemical CombiusfiIus, and the viriOu
! ,loses from .wbicn ctr.nR effects result Nounds,
rfae nres dfsi5catiuug ulcers, and whole class of
what are tari enrgieat dsesses-t equiriHg manRsl
ts well ss medical treatment 1emshd 50 union Of
the surgeon suf physioIan ia hesame praoti'ioBeF
/ .D5uot then Ja6ule IN Physie or surgery; but, a.
,f,ara are eases ia which common een-e viii guide
vor acf b5Ittv. the horse vii die If sou DO not sud
can but die if YOU fail IL is inea~es OF eudlen coz
yesfo, # he I'm, threatEnIHg sp0pleZy, thatth
prorptfu le is especially needed supp se that ysu
IRE riding or irivlug hizh ted horse one perhaps
vba has Se,u ampgred and Kept for some lime on
II srk sud ienly be siOps reglss slagg.Fs and falls,
/ AID then plus gss violently and desPsrseIy Wpel
I Is 0 be d ne? Bleed iusGniy, If possible bsfJrr
/ lie borse falls Il you have H0 lancet or d an
J sbsrv pepkbiEs will 10. When illness cJmssOn aud
4 HUE simple medicine fa;l= procure relief call
in sc enilfa d; the aid Of pTaessad ve,e iHary
! surg-on-noltbe hOfss quick or the blaeksmIlh-
/ and you = ill do " ur duty >" .- ....
! One Of she few Useful avocstions among as that
need greater numb Of IrsoiijiOneis, s 'he vele
I rim try at. l. is, ts far kaJE, as respects
bls 70 doctor horses as It is doctor men; sid why