The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-12-19
sEPIZOOTIC INFLUENZA.

OUO oH' Np'ihti' aiupn- nois' - wv
ginning to attract the attention and
excite the anxiety Of our whole PEG
pie. We have seen much Of the dis
ease. both III Ohio aud in West Vir
ginia, and have devoted all the time
and given it all the attention that ",
could possibly spare from orr labor.
and duties to suffering humanity. VIZ
do not. at present, propose to 90 into
4 lengthy dissertation upon the symp
toms, pathology and treatment of this
epidemic, but briefly to call the atten.
onof the public, and particularly the
attention Of our professional brethren
everywhere, to this terrible disease,
with the hope that some good may
result, and some relief gwen that race
Of noble, but mach neglected animals,
Hsrscs.
[ And jus. here we take occasion To
call attention TO, and commend to both
Houses OF the Legislature now in
session in this State, a Bill introduced
in that body By one of orr Delegates
from this county, Capt. JONI NJ. REY-
SolDs, referring to the Committee on
Arts and Sciences, an investigation Of
the subject matter Of this communica-
ton, and trust we may be parlonc,l
for the suggestion, that the members
Of both Houses Of the Legislature
would serve the interest ofllcir con
slitucnts better in dcyising some means
for the relief Of the poor suffering
horses over our country, than to be
wasting their time and our money,
discussing the ''icnporary remoral IF
he Cppital to Whee'ing."
There is, perhaps, no subject which
has been go entirely and grossly neg
lectcd By scientific men, as that of
the diseases Of the lower animals, par,
ticularly that Of the IIorsckind. There
is not, we believe, throughout the
length aud breadth Of our young
thrifty State, an educated, scientific
Veterinary Surgeon, and the poor snt
fering horses here, as well as else
where, are too frequently left to the
mercy Of ignorant prctcnders OF We
may say, imbccilc Empires.
10 treat the. diseases of the lower
animals, as well as the diseases Of
successfully, ittis essentially
necessary to understand, or at least to
have some general idea Of the pathol
ogy Of the disease. L.,
Inlhc cpizootc now raging among
horses, the true pathological condition
has not yet been lullyand satisfacto.
rily established, and it is to this end,
that we respectfully invoke the aid
and co operation of the medical pro
fession, Surely, this cannot be Il
calling beneath the dignity of our
high and iEoble profession! The late
and present sulierings md maltreat-
which these noble animals
have been subjected, appeals loudly
and earnestly to our best senses, and
should call into rcquisition an assem-
blage Of our finest and hest intellect
ual faculties. which should he exer
cise,l to chest ends for the relief Of
these poor dumb creatures.
In anyablc and well written Article
in the BRITISH Medical Jounai, the cd
itor says:
'The very severe epidemic among
horses which is reported from Amcri
ca and Canada is Of kind well known
here. 1t is, in fact, an epidemic iniln
cnza. This epizooticis 4 catarrhal At:
lection resembling, in all its symptoms
and course, the epidemic influenza
Of poor humanity. 1t runs 4 definite
course; it is accompanied BY severe
nasal catarrh, general fever and debil-
ity; in severe cases the Lungs and
PlcurG are apt to be affected. II re-
quircs the same kind of nursing in
animals as in men. Rest within doors,
4 light, nourishing diet, mild fcbriI'uge
if any, and attention to the
local troubles Of the throat and air.
passages. A very small proportion Of
the eases are fatal, but the epidemic is
apt to prove very troublesome in En-
ropean experience, by its widespread
and facilitating character
lii New York, Philadelphia, and
Boston, 4 number Of examinations
have been made upon the bodies Of
horses which died with this epidemic
disease, and DR.. JouN WYcnE,has pub.
Iislcl the result Of his observation
and experience with the disease, and
declares it to be a specific poison Of
he b'o0a," and that in the postmortcm
examinations which he made, he found
the legs, body and head swollen and
the internal organs and the muscles
Of the chest and legs in state oil
qualification, Following this, tile San
itary Committee Of the Board Of
Health of,Ncw York, publish that the