Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-11-15
Do,lu ARGUS.
THE HORSE DISEASE.
What Henry Bsrgh says about it.

What Henry Bergh says about it.
Henry Bergh, President of the New York |
society for the prevention of cruelty to
animals writes to the New York Eseninq
Post as follows:
The terrible epidemic at this time prevail
ing among horses here and else here, and
which threatens to pArsiyzs trade and Loco.
mouon, If not arrested, has caused The
andersigued to institute inquiries as to the
most eff aelous means ofIreatlng the aft CT
ed animals, and the following advice aud
suggestions are recon mended, being the
results Of the exIerieLce of the eminent
surgeons attached TO the society, along with
others equally TX llful:
That the disease ls inhuenzs, 10 an agra
waited torm seems to be seif-evident, AID the
remedies usually employed IN the Treatment
of the human pa lent are found to be most
servIcsable IN the case Of the horse. Com
plete rest, warm blankets, non-exposure TO
drsughts of air, disinfectants, and total
absence of bleeding and prosirating Gather
tIcs, as u rule, should De observed. Twenty
or thirty drops Of ti0cture Of iron, in a gill
of Jamaica rum, diluted with Water, aud
given every four hours, in order to preserve
the strength of The horse or, the tincture
VI ar0lcs will produce relief. A plaster
| bound around the throat, composed of one
portion OF Cayenne pepper aad two Of fax
seed, mixed with vinegar Is excellent. FIRE.
quentiy remove the fetid discharge from the
uOstrIs, always using warm water. Anoth-
er perfect rest, clean stable, tempting diet,
and SIT ulating iniment applied TO the
throat Another remedy Is Test, contorta-
bic bedding, bandagiug the exremIties
tumigaIiobs Of boiling water to assist the
discharge at the nose, with cough mixture
OF hQuurIce root and moiasses. A1mIaIsler
tones aud sImulants it appetite fails and
weakness susues
There is a moral as we'll as material as
pect to the present srojecE, and the momea,
serns opportune 10 sllud4 10 it. That the
horse. the most generous and Indispensable
Servant of mankind. is, as rnle in oul
country, held Ia lower estimate than else
~bere, and more generally rated-parlicu
isrly by large c0rpOratIoBa-among thei
nabimsted property, must be conceded
With many such il Is mere question o
money, and the only poiat Of interest 10 the
stock holders being The one which indicate
the dividend, the Iestion of humaaity il
not 80 active prioclple; aud hence the dis
al. ed horse AID the disabled car or stag
are plased 10 the same category. 1ndeet
the careful tousing. washing, oiilng and re
, pairing of the seLssless vehicle has Otter
appeared to me TO be IN marked contras
; % the Inadequate consideration besto~e
on The weary, manned and emA ciated creau
; ,ure which, vi b dropping head and suppl
eating look, remain 10 the p-lting storm, c
is domleiied 10 the damp, dark ,foul-smelin
cellar below the street.
J. This Is not only uuprof able it ia som'
thing more II is q crime. The morse, eve
' since his characterization, has been one Of th
Greatest elements of humao progress all
q uappiuess and it is not exaRgeraIiDg b
. importance to say that civilization would /
almost in possible without him. Pay hsa
D. co this truth may nevtr be made practical
" evident by the aDLinilation of this prsciol
friend of our race.
His feed, moreover, which should be
/ the best quality. is generally apostle
n wherein economy ia most conspicuous; ar
be tbi. is furnished 10 animals which are COT
lie pzIied to travel eig b.. ca or twenty miles t
a. ry day TIE Question sRaln esents 'tss
;! anIch ha. been so often urged bsiore, mi
= cot dunn ny engines" take he place Of,
ev supplement, the services # the hers
q Two or three inventions, combining ell
Ell safety IL speed. Ab,e.ce of no'se al
smoke, have been Submitted to this sociei
AiI aud Their. e1Is.s ittle bnt p-,judiae to Q
pose tneir ado iion. The / ar Of srmi
~ aorses is ABOUT the only objection b
ut With in6alre more cause, the snimals ao
n. Green web street have become familiar VI
est even that Crashing noise Of the railroad OF