The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-10-26
THO B.nizopfic Influenza.

?, o.,.nn,crro vi thr extent ct tic horse
endemic in TIC northern t''e7- ~ l. =
verdi ba. sent TO The Washington hti"'"'-
ran the tollown. history 1t the dsci"e ana
the preventive therefor:
For the benefit Of owno;S ct hor&c5 and
for the safety OF au animal so important to
every community, and torrcIcnt, II po's'o!r'
the ircurs!on Of the disease IN Washington
viii ii now affects thousands o! horses II
New York and other cities, and taat may ~
a wind be brought TO cur N'1.t almost IL
any moment, | communicate the following
This disease. although criEoo'tc at pres
cnt. has occurred many 'nie> ~ an cplhrhl
among human being. In 1911 Hnd 40 j.
yas 50 prevalent and fatal III France t''a'
business was suspended, and even the courts
were closed. In 1901 il was raging through
mt Europe. Asia. and America. In lndia Ii
occurred AS an Giraffe epidemic along great
rivers in 1929. i143. 1115. 1852. 1882, 1888.
and 1885,. Ii is both an epidemic and m
endemic disease. prevailing principally III
moist springs and fall, owing probably /"
the more rapid decomposition 81 Ncgct'hc
matter.
This discisc has been cpzootic, especially
among horses and dogs, in ll2S. l'"2, ana
l175. 1t is very rapid in its Development
and It's propagation. 1t is due, no doubt 10
4 specific poison. attacking The nervous t'E-
tire. causing great debility and sort o; re-
mittept fever. lis specific action, however,
is on the m,icla membrane OF TIE eyes. oi
tho nose. and of the bronchi tie i'uccS may
become affected. cauSin" sore thfoii 'he
lungs or the pleuIa, causing pmcum"hm OF
plellrisy, and the intcstncs. CAUSING
diarrhcra. The disease generally Begins
with chilincSs and Shiycriog, which Is M
lnediately followed by discharges OF mncuS
from The nose, the eyes. the mouth, 'hc lFo'i'
tai sinuscs, the tItchca OF the bronchial
tubes.
These symptoms are accompanied ~ list
lcssne>S, depression and an extraordinary
weakness. The cough and difficulty OF res
p:ration NAV not occur until the third OF
fourth day.
The disease in its favorable form end, in
about eight or ten days generally hv crItl'
cal diarrhna of few hours. -is this disease.
like all maiariolls diseases. stems to be due
10 parasitic evolution, only such d'$lDi1ctants
n viii DESTROY the germ or cell of cryptic
gavuic OF iuf,i-olial organism can he "f any
,.c. Antiscptics proven. the evolution Of
gtscs and destroy the germs oi ruir"iactl"n.
I,ur,D|lc acid is one oi the best and cheapest
Of these antiscp!ic,.
An inpalpa5lc powder OF charcoal and
lime, mixed in the saline proportions, should
he impregnatcd with solution Of c!rb"llc
acid in proportion, of one 10 twenty; that
j.. one round of the cariciic aqd solution 10
twenty pounds Of the chalrOll ant, lllnC, A.
lowed 10 dry IN Il covered Y. -s"i. then rlo!Tn
bv Moon, ol bellows. .;r'h - n" u."d ~
gIainin. PRINTER. in The iii "l the room t.
be liSiulccted
Charcoal. beside hcin" an artl.""rt1r IT,
feil. is good cnnvcyor niia"'olnt 81 ITS re-
,anin. property and il li@i' weight. IN
this manner millions al surh PARTICLES VIII
remain suspended in the air for a 'cn@ t!lnr.
aud become ~ tii!l'tlscd aS 10 reach every !C-
,Dittv. however remote "r h,d:;rn. E.Ia'I
grain Of charcoal viii carr! il proportion ct
,.lrl;o,ic acid. II vo;ila bc ilCa'icd with
The nir, aud when il fall il would deposit Il
roain. of diSim;c,'au! over everything IL
we'll as over the animals.
The stables -hr;!id /" kept r":iipriinH~iy
clean: tn" hor>ts should not l." "HrrdrI''n.
or allowed ~ cool without h!a'N"' after
exercise. Ter treatment, lean. 81 c"ui-'
TO TIE homeopathic. trIIcNln@ that ar>rn'r i
the principal dug {" arlc,t a." d"'''%" :
l"cnpitc should la given du'nS The i''"i.
aill rho.phorIl> Tor The cough.