Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-04-30
DISEASES OF THE BLOOD AND
GIRO CULATION.

for the purpose of life, and the maintenance
OF health, they will usually tecome fat and
full OF aesh. More blood is formed than
can be disposed of. The hearti,selftaks,
op fatty consiton, which in turn del rlss-
es che circulation This effect is often wit.
messed 10 cattle and sheep, after indulging
for time in green luxuriant pasture, by
their being affected by what i. called q
Shot Of bood-Blackleg-so calol be-
cause the part affected when cut into,
presents black mass. All at once they
become very i'll, some part Of the boiy
swells USUALLY one Of the hind legs and
quart r, which has given it the name of
"Onsrter EvilD-becom' IS puffy as if con-
taioing air and in two or throe hours the
animal is dead from what may truly be
cal ed anthrax poison from bio too full
Of flesh or blood. This condition seldom
arises or is Witnessed in the horse, tut ia
p'ethoric or robust stamina creates a
strong disposition to infammatory action
OF the lungs, feet, and eyes aud il these
sscare, another will take place, which is
called S,ai,tt, as effort of nature 10 throw
OF all tffete matter from the cireulatory
fluid. Nsr is this all thar i. to be looked
fo- from an over condition. Weed in cat.
tie and grease in the horse, termed scratch
eS in the Uu!tsd States one Of the legs will
swell TO an enormous size--usually the
hind one; the animal is very lame, with
pain on the inside Of the thigh, which is
very much increased by pressure. This
disease is, think, the same in man, but
known by the name and title of Phlegma.ia
dolens. This may be considered more a,
disease Of the absorbents, as these vessels
are found enlarged to the size Of quill,
and having their casa vasorinm highly
injected. These affections may occur eth
er in an acute or sub.acute form.
From an over supply Of blood, We may
have the heart itself, the great centre, the
'ymtoms run high, and are generally re-
markablo for the bounding We ocity of pulse,
and the heart, called the" thumps." which
characterized it from almost every other
affection. Ealargemen!s OF the vsins aud
arterie' as consequDce of an over copdi-
sion is by no means uncommon, and Ia ,r
valves are found ossifed, and some Of them
plugged up completely deranging the circu-
latlon in the part so affected. This de.
post il The blood vessel i, ethromsteous.
or Ike chessy material, which tn. sys.
sem has failed to gel rid of hence the plug
ging.
A'savism OF the great trunks is another
child OF The same creation; but happily not
of'eD met with in veterinary practice
Connected with the circulatory system l
must not forget to state that small parasites
or worms are. unfortunately too often
found in the blood vessels, almost com.
pletely filling them up. This conditon,
however, is ro' praciied by the cases al
ready alluded to, as practising the above
mentioned disease of the blood The va
rlesy Of worms referred to, as being found
IA the blood, ar3 chiefly the stragius and
plaris, which are found a the aor.s and
celiac plexus.
Anothdr Disease, snd sths as. will
Gre alluded to, is Stsggers, arising, @. it
does, from an over supply of blood to tho
bralo. This condition may; however, be
brought about without any disease ia the
blood or blood-vesses, as, for example,
collar that too small, put on horse, or
does uos rest properly upon the shoulder,
must necessarily press upon the neck and
OF course, also upon the caus, of the great
Veaous aad arterial trunks lending to and
fro the brain. When tls is the case
the horse Will swing from side to side, lies !!
upon the pole, or on the shafts of the car
risge or cart, stops and.falls, 0, falls while !
running. This attack is what is d.noui. ,
mated meg'ims; an appellation which
would be more ready understood, if it
were called Vertigo or gddiuess. Stag
gers in "atto and sheep is known by the
name of soupisg i'll. 1t is so called, be.
cause when attacke, these animals will :
trembie, fall down, and subsequently, roll !
and toss about, and the powerful OK cores :
at everything within i.sreachs u
To pre0snt any and oil of those disease, e
arising from disease ofthe blood and circu- {
lation, will be, if possible, to get and keep 4
a high standard of general health in all e
animals, without producing too much fat
and flesh; and more especially, to keen
any animal that has hitherto been starved,
and poor in flesh, from being suddenly turn. !.
ed into rich pastures, or supply them all. i