Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-10-31
From the Reading. (Pa.,) Eagle.l ~
The Horse Desease-

The Horse Desease.
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The mysterious epidemic which re-
Gently broke out-in- Canada and-ex- |
tended to the United States, is spread |
ing. with such rapidity that horse own
ers NAV well fellz NeteFfaa5
ry surgeons disagree as TO its proper
and a number Of remedies,
none of which, however, appear to
prevent its spread in any appFeeiable
degree. The desease- seldom teFrnin-
ates fatally but during its continu1
ance the animal affected is almost or
quite incapacitated from doing any
work, and the consequences to almost
all kinds of business are often serious.
The only place where any abatement
of. it's ravages is reported is Montreal,
Canada. TO which cityit extended soon
after its first appearance in Toronto
Rapidly passing over the Canadian
border. It soon reached Buffalo, Roeh-
ester, Boston, New York and adjacent
cities and towns, and now its appear
ance is reported in Keene, N. H,
Providence, r. l., Cincinnati, Chlca-
90 and Newburg, H., and in other
places in the northern and eastern
States. a '.
In Philadelphia a number of horses
have been attacked, and the epidemic
vii | probably spread throughout the
State. 1t is reported that it has ar
peared in Fleetwood, this county, five
Infected horses having been brought
there from New York.
1t is stated that frosty weather only
aggravates the desease, and that IN
some places it is very difficult te. pro-
cure horses for funerals, while the
| stoppage of street car lines in infected
4 cities is almost general On the New
4 York canals, towage has advanced
4 fiom s to 10 cents per mile, on Tac-
/ count Of the scarcity of b orses.@ It's
said that the diseased animals were
affected from twelve to thirty days be-
4 fore their condition was discovered.
Phenic. acid, Injected into the veins, in
small QUANTITIES, is recommended as an
efficacious remedy, and the use of dis
| infectants and laxative food is also
recommended. There is no doubt
that cleanliness, care, good treatment
and proper grooming will either pre-
vent or greatly alleviate any such dis
eases to which horses are subject, and
it is to be hoped that the veterinary
surgeons of the United States will lie
able to check the advance of the new
| epidemic before the general business
of the country shall suffer any further
inconvenience from the disabling ot
nearly all The horses.
We find in the Buffalo Commercial {
letter from DR.. Elliott, of ST. Catha
.rine's, Lake Ontario, which contains
| the following suggestions: fL.-
Let the stables be we'll ventil ated
the horses blanketed, and chloride o
lime sprinkled through the stable
every morning. The .nostrils should
be sponged [ ut two or three times
day if the mucous adheres Il eteto.-
| The food should consist of bran will
little oats, and "a moderate quaint,
tof hay. If the bowels are costive,
| half pint of raw linseed oil may b
! given; but it is probable that tn
mash will cause sufficient relaxation.
Prescription No. 2 (givcn below
should be administered every mornin
and evening. If the throat should b
sore-wbich, can be ascertained b
pressure Of tile hand upon the laryn
-about two table spoonfufls of pre-
} scription No. 1 (aIso given below
should be rubbed in s.
Jo So long as the disease. is, confined t
the larynx,s there is very little DANCE
but should it descend to the lungs
: which will be indicated by the cQntil
7ued standing up of the animal, col
extremities and labored breathing
: half pound of mustard should be nil
ed with two ounces of turpentiDe an
\ water to the Inconsistency of thick crear
y and the mixture rubbed well in benin
the forelegs or over the reglo
/ Of the lungs- the -shee
5 be bandaged if cold. # the pulls
y should be over fifty five per minute
Y drops of, Fleming tincture Of aconi
i | should be given every two hours, ar
= if the breathing continues laborio
IS and the pulse grows more rapid, app
9 the mustard again and give nesand
half. dr&ehms of .calomel for two NOR
ii ings. The following are the prescri
II tiOns referred to:
EGSESCIllE 41ON NJ
Lihseed oil, Il OF; turpentine,
OF: Iiquer ammonia fort, L OF. Mix
together in four ounce bottle and q
q ply to the throat, if you think nece
IN sary to do so.
s PRESCRIPTION NO. 2.
s, Nitrate of potash, l J OF; tarta
tie zed anthony, l J OF; digitalis, OF.
mt Pulverize all together and make
70 powders; give one morning and mig
- If they are not very bad you mis-
10 omit the last ingredient, namely, d
he tails.
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rs The late election in this eonn
~ put the whisky ring in power. I
: same whisky ring is now trying to
rs in power at Washington. They 10
lle for the fat things they had under Ar
be Johnson Gin. Gazette.