The New York herald., 1865-05-07

soaked in water or mash Of oat meal with the addi-
ton Of kitchen salt hay In small quantities, sprnkns
cicnt quantity besides h rub the skin with bundles
Of straw, wctting them In a ralt brine
F6r preventing the development Of The disease make
deep ncsons in the swelling around IL annont the
place,with mixture Of SNUFF and cal ammonac or
salt turpcntine with Spanish fies II 10 also benc
hcial 70 rub the swelling twice day one part OF
sulphurc acid diluted with parts OF water and 70
place under the skin Of the swelling the root Of helc
hot poutces OF hills dropping them into hot water In
bag, and then applying them 10 the swelling.
For preventing the development Of fever the strength
Of the animal and the OF the disease have 10 be
considered strong, full, healthy horse should have
SIX eight pounds Of blood LETT II that does not help
three lois Al time twice Or thrice day with water from
bottle
II the dung falls dry, add one half pound Of elaubsr
salts TO the satpere IL 10 also good 70 give beer yeast
with water, pound dose, twice day, which purges
and thereby stops the development Of the disease.
II the horses OF weak structare, thin, exhausted
and have fever Of putrd nature give them oil Of tur
pentine, three spoonku with the extrnct OF
sa aoSs or ~ 70 n repeat @ o1oe %
oak bark wormwood, 10 hall bottle add two solos Of
nuriac acid This b also TO BE- repeated three or four
In all means Of treatment 10 beneficial 70 give In
jectons Of camomile leaves arnica with pound Of
assf@tda after which IL should BE- covered with cloths
70 assist pcrspiration.
CURE yoR TEE sIBKRrAS PLAGUE. :.
Communicated 10 the 81 Petersburg vsydomostay BY
Az q swelling 10 observed on an animal (which
increases pretty quickly In sxe on the neck, breast or
other place attacked by this disease incsons should be
Immediately made along and across the swelng land
deeper into tho live Hesh which, a the same time are
70 be srewed with corrosive submsts after which Is TO
be placed on perfectly hungry diet for six 70 twelve
days, In shed stable more or less cool
This disease made s appearance In the spring OF le6
In the Nineteenth battery Of the horse artillery brigade
Of the Orenburg Cossack forces, which was under my
command Several Cossack saddle horses which nrst
took III fell during the course Of day from the
time the disease was observed, and sometimes In Few
hours
Al this time one of my Co~ack srtllerymen came TO
with the request 70 sntrust 70 him tie O the
horses which might again be taken MI and from that
time tho fall Of horses from the Siberian plague was
/ broken or
Ny Cossack, assr the incision and bestrewing with
sublimate tied the horse In the she'd and In
tended 70 give the animal neither food nor drink for
period OF twelve days. but diminished this period by
| enc half and had reason 10 regret IT,
According 70 his words the disease ragged In our
detachment the Sr Dara after the taking OF Fort
Perosky and when above hundred horses bad fallen
from the plague then only Siberian sorcerer was found
with the above described method and the further fa Oh
| The cattle was immediated stopped
Or measures OF precaition In both cases. sreepunR
changing tbe place Of pasture none was taken.