The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-11-05

| i - oats' Hc uay SnOulu ne dlnlpened
| ana Wcii shaken. If they continue to feed,
he recommends them to be exercised ~
Clothing slowly, but on no condition to bc
trotted, at ieast till after all febrie symptoms
have lott them.
:, ne says I'D most cases il presented pecu-
inr intermittent character, The animal being
subject to chiils, sliiVering fits, with blowinc.
In these cases he recommends them to be
warmly clothed, legs rubbed aud bandaged,
and give two ounces of liquor ammonia ace
| tate. With taf an ounce Of spirits Of nitrons
| ether, every two hours till perspiratfon sets
in or the fit passes on; The throat and sides
to be well rubbed with ammonia Iiniment.
Cold water 10 he given frequently, not al.
lowing the animal to drink what he will. but
| merely mouthful or two ut time.
AS soon rs they are strong enough give
them exercise In tho open air, If the weather
Is favorable, during the heat Of the day.
He docs not consider Il fatal disease; IN
| fact, if the horses are kept from work and
properly treated there need not be any
deaths, unless II be among very old or broken
down horses.
Or. c.. Elliott, Of st. Catharine's, Canada,
gives the following us the most efficient mode
of treating the disease:
He advises that the stable be well VENT.
lated, the horses blAnketed, and chloride Of
lime sprinlicsl through the stable every
morning. Tic nostrils should be spon%ad
| out two or three times Gay if the inucous
adheres thereto. The food should consist ci
bran, with little oats aud moderate Qt.II.-
| tity Of hay. If the bowels are costiVc ia!t-
pint Of Jaw linsecd oil may Dc given, but il
is probable that tho mash VIII cause Sill
cicnt vclA :atton.
Pra=crlp ption No. . (giyvn bcl1W) sli0l.!3
be administered every morning and evening.
If the throat should be sorc-which C.l. b.
ascertuinul ny pressure Of tie hauQ upoii tic
larynx-about two tabIuSpooniuls Of pIcscri. j.
tion \ No also given below should be rub.
bed IN. So long rs the disease is rOH.inc,l to
the larynH there is but very little danger, bat
should il descend TO the lungs, which WiIl
be indicated by the continued stundlag up
of the aui..lal, cold eXtremiicS, and labCrel
breathlig-a half-pound Of n.tiat;lrG should
be mixed with two ounces OF tufrGltinc and
water to the consistency Of thick cream, ana
the MIXTURE rubbed well In behind the fore.
legs or over the region Of tho lungs. The
legs should be bandaged II cold. If the pulse
should he more than lifty-fiye per minute,
fifteen drops Of Femming's tincture Of acc
mite should he given every two hours, and If
| the breathing still continues labored, and the
again. and give one and half tracnins OF
calomel for two mornings. The following
are the prescriptions referred to-
Prescription No. 1.-Linseed oil, u
ounces; turpcrtiEe. II ounces; liquor am.
monia fort, ! ounce. Mix all together in a
| four-ouncn bottle and apply to the throat, if
YOU think it necessary to do 50.
| Prescription No. 2.--Nitrate potash, y
ounces; tartariZcd antimOny, ID ounce: :;
digitalis, ; ounce. Pulverize all together
| and make twelve powders. Give one morning
and night.
Professor Dursh, President Of the Society
| for the Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals, says
| that the disease is influenza, in iii aggravated
| form. seems to be Sefeyident, and the rcine-
dies usually employed in the treatment Of
| the human patient are found to he most ser
! viceable in the case Of the horse. Complete
rest, warm blankets, non-eXposurc to
draughts Of cir. disinrctants, ind total ah-
| Sence Of bierliug and proStrat!ng cathartlcS,
rs rule. should he observed. Twenty or
thirty drops Of tincture Of iron in gill Of
| rum, diluted with water, and given every
| four hours, in order 10 preserve the strength
( of the horse, or the tincture Of arnica, will
| produce relief. a plaster bound around the
throat composed Of one portion Of cayenne
pepper and two Of fiaXSeed, mixed with VIM
| cgar, Is excellent. Frequently remove the
| Ettid discharge from The noStrila, always
using warm wafer.
Another: Perfect rest clean stable, tempt
ing diet, and stimulating lniGent applied to
the throat. Another remedy is rest. comfort
able bedding. bandaging the extrenitias,
fumigations of boiling water 10 assist the dis
charge at the nose, with cGngh-miXtule OF
licorice-root and rolasscS. Administer tonicS
and stimuiants ifappet!te fails and weakness
ensucs.
HOW THEY ARE TREATED HERE.
In many instances l;.cry-staG!c keepers arc
using some of the remedies applied in di;-
temper, and with good effect. Dlanlic'ingls Is
said to be very essential, and eve ywhcrc our
reporter visited Yesterday the horses were
found to be carefully protected III this way.
a few drops OF preparation OF a"2nltc anu
spirits Of nitre has s!ccn used, it i sala, with
good results.
Mr.. John ID. Clarke, whose stables are on
Frauklin near Fifteenth street, has tried
| lniment composed of equal parts Of spirits
| Of ammonia, spirits Of turpentlne, sweet OIL,
camphor, laldanum, anil the oil Of sassafras.
| This lininent Is rubbed upon the throat and
glands, but not to such IN extent as to blls-
| ter. 1t Is essential, too, to keep the eXfleml-
| ties warm; for when they become cold the
proves fatal But there are many other
remedies which each one accustomed 10 the
| treatment Of horses variously affected are
! using, and it Is probable that rs the disease
! has appeared in this city generally in q mild
| form there will be no fatal Tcsults-at least,
so 1t Is hoped.