Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-12-21
Tho Horse Malady.

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present OF o meeting OF tho Doard OF hgrE
culture. held In 81. Louis, on the 9th inst,
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now prevailing oil over the country
Mr.. James Hardness said: We were
clear Of this catarrhal disease until Sun
day. when a change Of the weather came,
and on Monday morning there were few
cases. After that Il increased with great
rnpidity. I suppose there nre fifty cases
or more in nv stable Of present. Some
Of them nfe attacked In very mild form,
and others were, Of course, severer. Ho
wished 10 saw that in consequence of the
press calling Il by the name Of epizootic,
The public had the idea that that was the
mama ~ Tho disease. while IN reality Il
only distinpuished II from an epidemic In
man. II 6ad ekisted for hundreds of
vnars broncrIv speakinp II is catarrhal
fever In its simple form il is purely O
oo,orrh h,t M n increases in severity IL
ia oa,l.d catarrhal fever. II is first con-
Sned N tbs 'scbneiderian membrane that
i;nos IN. nose Ib.n n extends 10 the tur-
h;n.,.d Nm. ,han m thu larvpx. pbyrinx,
md slott;s There Il is called laryneitis.
7, oo%s. down N Tho bronchial tubes and
IL oa I,sd hroncb;,;. Then The lungs and
nIsmra arc ,nynlyed. and II ia called pneu-
rmnS;o fhere ara three distinct kinds,
ond hi. 4. tbe m;,dest form and easiest
onrad Tn tbs course Of seven or eight
Saus Tiara are defuotions from the nose,
aay5 h. y ;uvoiyss alI The respiratory
go. Thon ,bere commencea n swell
;n - ,ha iowor e,irem;t los. the blood ia
Than no;soned, the corpuscles and serum
mn pVa'V ill., ,h;n nort fItrot;nr tbrougb
iba se;ns and cans;np dropsy' In the
m NV snrD, Tho d;ge,tive organs are in /.
vo,v :. cd. Tho liver is generally the first or
~ ot,aoLsd and tbero ia also n total loss
81 annet;te
app i,s n,;,d form tho d;seose rms eight.
,;aa ~ ,an day, thc worst form some.
,;mss tales two or three months.
Tn The f;rst form the main thing was
ru..,ro. n tske great care of the animal
Tss sneaksr said be had some large buck
ois in wb;cb he mn; fine hay. and poured
l.. ta;,;nn yo,or II mazda an excellen,
,ao He mt n bao nm The horsee nose
WI ,ot ,ha s,oom of The ten mass I'm into
:, ,horomnhIv steamino II He mt bran
-, snme oshey material with Tho hav. and
80 :, ~ Tho nntient IN eat. He contin.
s s that treatment several times n day.
m. as, onset of tbe disease like ali
o,her f.vers wos attended with a chilli
Soma If them were yery severe chiIls like
acne. lie qaye twenty or thirty drops oil
,; Incl If sconite and about two drains
~ nowdercd lobeIie ,eed. If the chill was
repeated in two or three hours he gave
another dose.
Ons ss,nre Of the disease was COMPLETE
nros,r.,;on and loss of streppth. From
,ho moment tbe animal was attacked il
shouiJ moi he nsed in anv shane or form
If;tw we're the chances would 20 against
the rccoverv If tho natient. -,
Tn renlv to n gentleman present, Mr.
HI .. ia that ha would keen The hor.
200 hlanketed. In the country where
,horo ia nlcntv of ~ood straw thew should
s,onJ in r. nm IN their knees,
M Kinney asked if The horses REQUIRED
,,v srercise At nil.
""y s T.rInss. aid ba never e.erc;sed
ham mill thew were eonyalescent. He
thsn took them ont and rive them what
ha called n snnboth Under no circum.
.,sncss you'd hs bleed or pbvsic them.
NJ. Mont;stb ask.d n he tboupht the
d;saa.a vas conveyed in The atmosphere.
NJ uorLnea. sa;d. Undoubtedly. It is
~ 80 ,ha .vmo,;o d;aooses conyeved NV
ny otmo.nbero II ia NOT contagious at
al, all ~
Mr. Mort;ssb osked If where the attack
-, W a''id oors;der aood nurs-
ina sntic;snt He said he wouid certain.
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'M, uoru;s osLod obout Tho right kind
30 ed Mr W"rLness sa;d be would mt
bo;i;ns votar nm oats and give them a
l;ttla would not give them hay at all.
Ground meal is yery good.
Mr. TiIJen asked II The horses needed
s,;m,,oni,
NJ UorLneas. Tn tho advanced stages
T ,;ve tonic msd;c;ne. / give nothing to
don,ato ,hom Nitrate Of ammonia is
vow, GOOD comnbor ia good. gentian is
oood suInbaie Of iron. once or twice day
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NJ Riiev questioned Mr.. Hardness
abont ,tba disease bainu contagious. He
so;J tbot ono of ,he largest colleges in
Berlin and in the colleges at London and
Dnhl;n thew had tried L every way, m d
Ind a bundred siok horses he would not
fear to put one among them.
The first onset runs eight or ten days
some are attacked very tio'ensi S,h Su ,ha
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The rres;dent esked what course should
be pursued in regard to horses that are
not affected.
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