Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-01-09
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TH.7v. cARpxrR. n. D., v. 8.

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non. but With dissimilar names
The best and most valued horses II
this country often die suddenly, ant
without any apparent 1cause. Hoy
many there are who drive theirhcrse
from ten to. twenty miles at q time
when they had not travelled one mil
during the prsvious three or fou
days. Many farmers keep thei
hsrses, aspeeially their trottiug ant
blooded animals, tied ia their stall
for several days in suceession. with
cut any exercise or sunlight, save IN
few minutes in watering, and theil
drink is often carried to them. Al
the same time they are often ieq Oh
corn.
Inactivity in the human species Of
ten ends in apoplexy and palsy, ano
likewise with the animal. S5ss
Many horses on being taken of
grass and put on dry feed. are
troubled With indigestion or loss ioI
sppetite. Indigestion consists sin 8
diminution Of secretion from the gas
trio and intestinal mucous surface
so that the assimilative, pro
cess is interfered with, and the
horse's health is consequently i'm
paired. Indigestion may be caused
by disease of the teeth CT mouthpre.
venting the proper mastication iol
food, or by defective quality or de
ficiency in quantity of the secretion
of bile. asA@ - sf :
Among the diseases of the mouth
we may mention, Giossitis, Aptha,
and ulcers, Glossitis, or inflammation
Of the tongue, arises from different
causes. 1t may be produced by the
contact Of frritant substances, By
acrid plants by the pressure of the
bit, or by the sharp edges of the
molar teeth cutting the tongue
The Infamed organ is reddened,
swollen and painful; there is dis
charge of saliva and mastication is
difficult. The horses mouth should
be washed with a lotion containing a
wine elassful of vinegar and table
spoonful of honey to pint of wa
ter
Aptha, or Thrush.-In this malady
there is vasular eruption on the in
side of the lips and on the gums, and
the animal is dull and does not feed
well. The disease is mild eruptive
fever, and is best treated by sloppy
Diet and giving half an ounce of
powdered nitre twice week. Vine.
gar and honey may be applied local
ly as before recommended.
Ulcers of the tongue.-The horse
must receive soft and easily masti-
Gated food, and the mouth should
be washed daily with a lotion of q
teaspoonful of alum to pint of wa
ter.
In the horse, indigestion is indica-
ted by unthrittness of the coat and
dryness of the skin; the belly has a
tucked-up appearance, the appetite is
diminished, but sometimes the horse
eats IS usual, or may even eat more
than usual. Hay appears impacted
In the dung balls which he voids, or
grams Of oats appear entire in them,
and the smell of his dung is gene
rally very disagreeable. He purges
sometimes, especially when heated
or worked, perspires readily, and is
easily fatigned.
Treatment -Attention must be paid
to the proper regulation of the
horses diet, to the proper ventilation
OF the stable, and also to the mode
rate working of the horse, as circum-
stances which must receive due at
tention in treating the disorder
Turning the horse out to pasture in
the Spring of the year, wher he can
benefit by exercise and fresh air,
will be found very beneficial. Dur
ing Winter, carrots, turnips, and
boiled oats, may be given to horses:
and when their, appetite is fastidious;
a tablespoonful of a mixture of
equal parts efa bruised coriander
seeds and salt may be given at each
meal.
+ Horses in wet and cold. weather
are often troubled with the scratches,
and though easily prevented, is diff
ficult to cure, if of long standing
1t commences with Inflammation of
the oil glands Of the skin about the.
hind feet. These vessels, named
sebaceoas glands, supply q fluid to
soften the skin and prevent its crack.
ing. These glands are especially
needed and very active about the
hind feet of the horse, where, by
frequent exercise of the parts, the
skin is subject to almost constant al
ternate wrinkling and expansion
The toughest leather would soon
yield under such treatment. unless
kept well softened by oiling. The
Oil glands may become infamed by,
sudden cold, as when horse after
exercise over wet roads is allowed to
stand in the stable without cleaning
and drying the hair about the feet.
Inc snimai being warm, moisture
rapidly evaporates and carries with
it the heat from the neighberino
parts; congestion ensues, and in
nammations commences. 1t may be
slight at first. but by neglect it will |
be likely to extend and affect the sur
rounding surface, and also the deeper
seated structures, resulting in a dis
order disgusting in its appearances, |
ana painful to the horse. Or it NAV |
De caused by standing on a filthy
stable floor in wet straw and .excre.
ments, the moisture from which NOT
only produces cold, but from it's na
ture irritates the skin, thereby in in.
ducing the disease.
We recommend the following as a
good remedy: Pyroligneous acid.
linseed OIL turpentine, of eacli
squal parts. Mix. Let the heels |
irst be washed with luke: warm water |
and soap; then wiping them dry, ap
ply the mixture twice daily. The |
leet and heels of horses should never
pc left wet after having been worked
n muddy soil, and then be exnosed |