The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-02-01
From the American Stock Journal.
DOSING ANIMALS.

Every one who is at all convcrsant with
the current literature Of the day. often--yery
ofien--sees going The rounds" such recipes
as this: Salt every day, and salt, ashes and
sulphur once or twice week." &c. &c. va
ried somt what IN their proportions. AMI all
for the benefit Of animals that are already in
the enjoyment of good health, and have been
for long or short time. and are likely to
continue so. for apght that is known. Now
in short, ] am opposed to all such routine
courses. This feeding salt, ashes, sulphur
or charcoal to animals as much as they can
be Induced to cat OF them, or giving cOndi-
tion pnad ders, corrosive sublimate, or any Of
the ct ceteras daily weekly or monthly, is |
believe, almost always sooner or later iniuti-
Gus. in each and every instance, where the
patient or patients are 10 good healthy con.
diti0n. As an Illustration. | will give you
one out Of many that might be adduced, II it
were al all necessary.
A friend, a physician, in commencing bu-
siness, bought fine roadster. and naturally.
and rightly too. wishing to keep him snund
and looking sleek as lie then did. was led to
read some upon the proper care and treat
ment Of the horse. Reading, | think he told
me, in . Youait''on the Horse" the beautiful
effects Of cufrosiye sublimate, he commenced
giving il TO him, as directed, and there was
gloss " thar was gloss" easily 10 be seen
on that doomed horse, for while. But stop,
or rather watch him for while!
Before year he coughed. The corrosive
sobllmate was changed Tor cough medicine,
condition powders. carrots, apples, potatoes,
&C., but with his fasorite drug ii the inte.
rim /: yet sui he would cough just when he
wished To-, aud that was quite oIten, while
that hitherto beautiful coat began to fade aud
look .irkIy.
About this time he rode with me few
miles with nv hide nag. lie wished 10 knew
what gave her To keep her in such sound
health and fine condition. | told HIM that
she bad no medicine Of any kind. and never
had, except once when she had severe At
tack Of the " horse all" belure oae year old.
and even this she almost entirely refused.
lie continued 10 change his tactics, and dnse
dose away for six months longer, with but
little Improvement. and then went into IN.
other county aud exchanged him for fresh
one. But whether he has learned. IN this his
hrst voyage, 10 let well.ennugh alone, know
not, bersHse he IS now in AroostoUk county.
Finally, | have seen somewhere. with plea.
sure. that Dr.. q. II. Dadd has raised warn
ing voice against this continual dosing. which
Is extolled TO be so necessary and valuable
by some. Why should we give man Or beast
a poisonous drug when in health. to keep him
10 health Doe. not the undue action Of the
system e. rid itself Of this deadly ine. al once
produce a deieriOrated or lowered condition
oi the original healthy system: Is there not.
then. an injury inflicted that we are not able
accurately 10 estimate. or repair entirely,
notwithstanding il Is often said. when sick
man has seemingly recovered. :" be i as good
as new and 50 ol the horse or OK!