The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-11-14
THE HORSE DISEASE.

that our city 10 Tree from the "hippic CO.
tarrh," "hipporhinorrhea," "typh.hippO-
rhinocerosymosis" or whatever else you
may prefer 70 eaIl It. Yesterday morning
four or five pretty well defined caseswere
discovered in Mr.. Lakes livery stable on
Market street, and some twelve or fifteen
other horses showed symptoms Of the
disease in the inst stages. The news Of
the appearance Of the epihippic in our
midst soon spread throughout the city
and all day long the stable was thronged
BY crowd of interested and curious IN.
dtviduAlS. Prompt application was made
Of what was believed to be the best Of the
remedies proposed, and with favorable re.
suits, We believe, in every instance. We
made inquiry Of one Of the proprietors Of
another Of the largest public stables in
the city, and weWere informed that there
were DO evidences Of the disease among
their stock. In the afternoon horse a.
tsched to a street car was taken with q
sudden chill on Market street Just above
Monroe, and for q few minutes shook as
II seized with q most violent ague. A
halt Of lew minutes seemed TO bring
the an NAL around all right again, and he
resumed duty. Mr.. HAudlAn, President
oil the Railway company, informed
Us that about q fortnight since
this horse was attacked In the
same way, and recovered as speed.
". lie Is confident It q not o case Of
"epizoosy," but an old-fashioned at"
There were rumorS on the street Of other
horses suffering rom the disease, but it
Is not safe 10 put much confidence in
these flying reports, for no matter what
ailment horse may now have, Il becomes
the "hipporhinorrhea" at once, according
to public opinion. Asyet the disease has
had no perceptible effect on business In
the city, exceptto make an unusual de-
mAnd Tor coal, in anticipation Of the gen
ersl prevalence Of It (the disease in this
region. To read the orders on the states
Of coal dealers, yesterday, and TO see in.
diViduAlS running about in 8 state Of ex.
element bordering on the frantic, in
search Of teamsters and cartmeu engaged
in the coal delivering business, one would
have supposed every coal vault In the
city empty, and but little left in the sur.
rounding hills. Such persons are re-
minded that oxen are not subject TO at.
tack by the epizootic, and Il the worst
dos come, they will be pressed into SER
vice. Their entire reliability is a matter
Of history, for who has not heard "Slow
but sure" applied tn the gentle Buck and
Bight' 80 49, 81 GTEI
1t now becomes a very important CUES.
ton as to what Is the cause oil the disease
and what are the best remedies iorIit. A
great many different theories have been
put forward TO account for the former.
Some veterinary surgeons profess to be.
lieve that there 3 poisonous malaria In
the air which produces the disease, but Il
has not yet been determined by any Of
them what the nature oil that malaria l.,
whether it consisst Of fungi developed
from miasmatic swamps, animated YER
min impregnating the water or air, OF
poisonous mineral particles borne on the
golden dust OF the atmosphere. Those
who advocate this theory, however, deny
that the disease Is either contagious or in.
fectious, and claim that 1t Is communicat,
ed TO animals at great distances, and sepe
rated by great natural barriers.
Others there are who claim that the
disease Is Of both contagious and intec.
tious character. 1t is claimed by them
that the disease, like the smallpox, OF
other diseases Of that character which
produce q decayed and sloughing condi-
ton of matter in the animal affected,
gives of in the process Of the malAdy fine
particles Of this diseased matter which
may be borne to any distance, and
which, inpregnating the air, communf,
Gates itseR to all that breathe, who are al
all subjecl TO being affected with thai
character Of diseases,
" course tne aec.Aon as 70 whlcn q
sne ABOVE 'neotIes iscotrec!, OF Wne'nei
eI.nef ~ T 'nsn Is mus' Oe ieN 70 nose
"no 'nUfOusnty mS'eF tne SUBJECT, il
InA' EnAii ever DC 'ne case ou' VIC may Dc
pfmipea 70 eail ageennon % one Peca7
many q an eiseasee o. nus ia kind' When
tney ekist as epiaemics among human
Telngs tneY IateiY eyef communicate
InemselVeS . sn ~ order o. animals
Huu '''S VgLee' AAu75 WHICH, 1ns typuOlu
lever or lnnnenza RACES among men It sell
dom ever aihicts horses although that
animal has much the same physical con-