The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-03-27
I.auapas.

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''s O.. which are designed as aoVert'ss'
msn,s Because, first, they are 'ntchoeo !,
sv.,,e the proper charge for advertising 'aho
.."ond the newspaper is often THUS made the
mod;,m Of palming upon the public gross &C.
n.r,ions. since puff in the form OF com
,nunicatiou Is considered more or lesS d,
having the appreciation of the edl'or-''
least that he regards IL sufficiently rcsfe'.''
BILE or credible to appear in his co''' ,.",.
Whereas when such things appear ~ "u','
tisements they arc understood D! y" 's
Thev then stand upon the individual fesPo"-
e;h;i;,v Of the advertisers, whose pu'p's's
arc clear and whose reliability re'i"o 'n
:.,.., ~ without any danger of being miSie"
nv lateral considerations. ~
The following communication ITO" III
r..om,n however, is lifted out from among
the class of publications we al'ude 70 ABOVE
HI "a = skilful veterinary surgeon, ana Is al'
lacking vulgar errors in treatment OF am
mails that arc both absurd and cruel Id inc
,.s, decree. There can but few OF the cases
bc refers to in this communication be brought
under his treatment, while the publication OF
his exposure of the shocking ana aDSuio
nractice in the disease called lampas may 90
much good. Surely all kind and intelligent
gentlemen will be delighted if the barharouS
n,actice Of burning n young horses mouth
with rei-hot iron can be altogether ao"l-
ishcd:
Editor Of Dispatch:
Sir-If agreeable to you and your read
orr I will resume my writings upon Iopular
FallacieS. The subject propose to treat upon
j. called forth by several of my patrons Apply
;pr to me to maltrcat their animals suer1ns
from "Lampas," as they imagine. " Lamps
is an imaginary disease, but 1t Is vast laVoi-
lite among stable attendants. whenever an
animal is "off its fced,' the servant LOOKS
into the mouth, and to his own CONVICTIONS
discovers the " Lamps" That afiection )
supposed to consist of Inflammation, winch
en,aryes the bars of the palate and forces
them TO the level Of ora little below the Dung
edges of the upper incisor teeth.
Would the groom take the trouble to eX-
anime the mouths of other young horses
which "eat all before thcm." the " Lampas
WGulu Dp ISCGlC w tS ih'tl'ips wv NY
ment; but the ignorant always act upon lai1h
and never proceed OH inquiry. loln@ hofseS
alone are supposed to be subject TO "Lalnlfs.
Young horses have not finished teething untli
the fifth year. and are broken during colt
hood: are placed in stables and forced to mas
ticate drv. artificial food, before all their teeth
are cut; shedding their primary molars is eS-
pecially painful. Of course, during such Il
process the animal endearors to feed as little
as possible. A refusal to eat is the groom's
strongest;proof that .Lalnrls" IS present !;
but, putting the teeth on one side, would II
be surprising if Il change of food and total
change of habit in n young creature were oc-
clsionally attended with temporary loss OF
annette? Is "LampaS" necessary to ac-
count for SO very probable consequence!
Young horses are taken from the field TO
the stable. from juicy grass to dry fodder,
from natural exercise to constrained stagna-
ton. Is it so very astonishing if, under such
total change of life. the digestion becomes
sometimes deranged before the system is alto
eether adapted to its new situation! Is II II
matter of alarm should the appetite OCCASION
ally fail? But grooms, like most of their
class, regard eating az the only proof Of
health. They have no confidence in ab>tl-
nence; they cannot comprehend any loss OF
appetite; they reckon the state Of the body by
the amount of feed consumed.
The plciudices Of ignorance orc subjects
for pity; the slothfulness of the better edu-
Gated merits reprobation. The groomalways
gets the masters sanction before he takes
horse to nc cruelty tortured foran imaginary
disease, by some ignorant "horsc DOCTOR
with the red-hot iron to burn out the LAM
pas" as he ignorantly expresses it, or other
inhuman and torturing devices. Into the
hands Of the proprietor has Higher Power
entrusted the life Of his creature; and surely
there shall he demanded II strict account of
the stewardship. Itcan be no excuse forper-
uniting the living sensation to beabused that
groom asked and the master willingly left
his duties to another. Man has no brsi-
ness to collect breathing life about him, and
neglect it; neither to rest content with the as
sertions of his dependents. When the "Lam-
pas" is reported to you, refuse to sanction so
terrible remedy. Order the horse little
rest and cooling or soft food. In short, only
pursue those measures which the employ
ment Of the horse doctors fiery ordeal would
have rendered imperative, and in fur less time
than the groom's proposition (and the above
crul device of the monster "yclept" horse
doctor would have occupied, the horse will
be quite well and once more fit for service.
am, Mr.. Editor, yours respectfully,
J. R. FREEMAN,
Veterinary Surgeon.
lffire 1919 Franklin street .....