Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-09-17
BOTS IN HORSES.
BY DR., WIN. ABnAn LOVE, ALBANY, ga

I'D tne WIT cchuailyt 10 pihceu u
lance shaped piereer, which, by an in q
lernal arrangement of muscles, Gun be
or retracted at pleasure, as in
the sting Of an insect On either side of |
this lance shaped pierccr, there is found
q curve gr pple, $50 TO speak) the same i
muscular attachments, but, by muscular
contraction. the points are thrown out
wards, dc, Z Dg the segmeDts Of cir,
Gle, having tor their starting point, the
pint Of ,h, picr5ers, thence towards the
head When the piercer is reiracted,
the points Of all three are about on
line. With the points Of the grapples
the coats Of the stomach are hooked up
by muscular contraction they are thrust
;sso it, laterally; whsle the picrcer pene> |
irates in the line Of the axis Of the body
Of the grub. On the body, in regular
order, is arranged series of g,oppies
Of the same shape, very sharp at their
oin's. They extend 10 consecutive
rIags nearly around the body, and so
arranged that, commencing with the
lower lateral gropples, they can lift
what they catch toward the head
and hovk j, on, or place IL within reach
of the groppics of the next row above,
aud so on, until the whole body of the
grub has marked its way into .he tissues.
In this position, by the irritating mo
tlon Of these groppies, (Which are very
hard end horn like) the grubs generate
pus upon which they may prefer to sub
sist while entering what may be termed
their chrysalis state, OF when they have
arrived at or near maturity, as grubs,
and are about to change into the perfect
fy.
From this examination, was satis6
ed that they ,cW penetrate ike sto~Taek
that they ,cW no. cut into IL, Jut pene-
trate by means of the picrcer and sue.
cessive rows Of grapples, as mentioned
above. In other post mortems similar
conditions have been found to exist, but
remedies, further than those mentioned
before, could be suggested for the dc.
struction Of the grubs
Some time after this, attempted tc
quiet an angry swarm of bees by slip
ping under the gum a sponge containing
something over a half an ounce ST cblo'
reform, aud succeeded admirably
When they had become quiet. | remov
ed what h,R'y could b. spared theii
stored and left them all epiet, fhey
are quiet still for the chloform haC
killed the last bee..
1t is useless TO say any thing abou
tho multitude of experiments instituted
on bees, bugs, butterflies and beetles
to ascertain how much cbloroform
hive Of bees could take with impunity
These experiments convinced me tina
. very lite however. would kill an
specimens Of insects found in this coun
try, aud, such being the case, it wa
very natural to conclude that, If half a
ounce Of chloroform would kill swarm
of bees, it would certainly kill swarm
Of bots, and determined, when a
opportunity served, to try it. ba
given over an ounce to horse, by thu
stomach, with very happy effect, 70
colo, and felt that there might be foun'
the long sought grub poison, Soon al
OPPORTUNITY presented in the case Of
mule; gave one ouce chloroform in on
pint If syrup, with half pint of wa
ter. lu short SINE, he seemed cas-,
and got up. Directed, at the end of tw
or three hours, heavy dose of salts
Within twcnty-sour hours he discharges
between three or four hundred bots
every one as doad MS my angry bees
Since that time, have invaribly use
chloroform in such cases, aud Away
with success, rhen used in time.
will not SOW up and heal rupture
stomach, nor will il cure one, but it wi
kill grubs as surely as it will bees.
To answer oil, or most of the iudicu
tons in the majority Of eases Of supp
sed grub or collie, the following con,
pound will be found cffoctual as ger
eral prescription, and farmers and stoc
owners, VIII keep supply Of the medi
cine on hand for emergencies, will hav
no occasion TO regret il, as, by its timel
use, they may save many valuable hor
ses aud miles during season.
Take Of chloroform one ounce, lauda
mum one ounce, tinctRre OF Assafoetidp
one ounce mix. Give il 10 a pint and
half, or quart of thin syrup, well sha
ken together. When tho horse will ca
or drink, give him gruel freely, an
follow tbs dose, in few hours, with
lrisk cathartic of salts. The CLAUDE
salts (sulph, soda) is pelhaps, the best
from It's anti acid and anti septic pro
perties, though Epson salts, or any otbe
convenient cathariis, will answer th
purpose, the object being to remove th
Dies royed grubs, preventing their log
ment in the valves or the bowels, wher
they would produce irritation and infl
nation. The saline cathartics answer
asa general rule, bitter purpose. q
they are brfuEe aud reduce the irrita
tion and febrile action IN the stomach
bowels aud general system.
Some writers contend that grubs
no harm to horses within certain per-
DDS Of their existence, this is true, bu
there Is time wheA they are seriousl
detrimental if not certainly fatal. B
following them throHh one genertioI
that time may be seen 10 the satisfaciio
Of the most skeptical' Like most of III
insect tribe, they have four distine. sits
ges Of existcuce--the grub, the chrysa
lis and the perfect fly.
The grub ty, or (as il is know in til
uth)"d fly, deposits its eggs, by pre-
ference, under the chm Of the hors,
but being defeated in this by the il
stinctive restlessness Of the animal,
CLUES them 10 the hair on the fore leg
or breast, or on the mane Sooner {
later, by the greater or less heat of III
body ofthe animal, the larvae are hatcl
ed, when they start Immediately
search OF food--(this larva, though YER