Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-11-07
EPIzooTlc NOTES.

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in Detroit which were suffering with
the disease, was told the other day
that if he would tie bag Of bran
about the neck of q horse the effect
would be highly favorable, and
trial on three different horses prov
ed it splendid remedy. Within
twelve hours after the bran was put
on the horses had stopped running
at the nose, ceased coughing. and
had improved in other respects.
The Oil City Derrick of yesterday
says: The horse epidemic is as
suming serious proportions in this
city. One of the Union line horses
died day or two since. All the
horses in O'Connor's livery stable.
South Side, are down with it. Mr..
Magee, contractor on Central avenue
has extreme difficulty in getting
teams to do his work. Three horses
belonging to Mr.. Brundred, and
scores more that we have heard of
are suffering with it. We are safe
in saying that there are nearly a
hundred cases in this vicinity. 1t
is next to impossible to hire a live
ry horse. and it is difficult to get
teams to do the necessary drayage
throughout the city.
RULES FOR. THE TREATMENT OF THE
MI
General Rufus ingalls,, Quarter
master of the Department of the
East, has issued the following rules
for the treatment of the epizootic
catarrh, which the New York Herald
has rechristened hipporhinorrhea;
On the first appearance of the
disease give the horse a thorough
steaming with boiled oats placed
in a bag and so fastened to the head
that the steam from the oats will be
inhaled. Repeat that till the dis
charge from the nostrils is free and
of a natural color. They take
pan and burn it where the horse will
lecather or,what is better, carbolic
dlsinfectant,in grains like large size
cannon powder, place it in shallow
be obliged to breath it.
II the throt is sore (Which gener-
ally will be the case )apply, frequnt-
ly hot vinegar, rubbing it we'll dip
ped in the vinegar. Sponge ont
the nostrils frequently with warm
vinegar. Blanket well night and
day, but not enough to produce
sweating, and give fresh clean bed
ding.
Give several bran mashes, with
from one-half to one ounce of pow
dered nitre in each, and use linseed
meal or fax seed in the oats. Use
tepid water in the mash.
The hay and oats should be nois-
tened with water preferably tar wa
ter.
Most cases if taken in time will,
yield to the above statement: but
should the attack be very severe ac-
with considerable fever
and very sore throat, instead of the |
vinegar, an embrocation of equal
parts of linseed oil,turpentine, ,tinct-
nre of cantharides and hartshorn
should be rubbed on night and morn
ing.
Powell's Embrocation is very |
good.
Give as a drench, night andj
morning the following:
Lanuanum = ......-.-....-..4 drachms.
Nitrate Of potassa ........ .-...3 dra chms.
Mix
Should the horse refuse his feed,
offer him frequently thin Cruel, with
l handful of pulverized slippery
Elm bark, and licorice root stirred
n it.
When convalescing, execise gent
y daily, and stimulate the appetite
With the following ball:
Extract of gentian. 30 drachms.
Mix.
A handful OF wood ashes, mixed
With little salt, thrown into the
eed trough for the horse to lick up,
will be relished by him and be ben