The Van Buren press., 1872-12-24
Symptoms and How to Treat the Epizo
ntiN

Here are some valuable facts about the
| disease and its treatment, which are
worth careful perusal. Horsemen will
do wol to cut them out and preserve
them for reference. Its first appearance
is made known by the following symp-
toms:
Depressed condition of the animal,
roughness vf The coat, dropping head,
watery eyes, and Discrimination to exer
ton, On the first appearance of any OF
these symptoms the animal should be
cared for, kept dry, warm, and well bed
ded and blanketed, and fed with with
slightly warm bran mashes, seal led eats
and chopped and moistened hay. a lit
tie sweet spirits of nitre or light dose,
say tcaspoonful Of powdered saltpetre,
may be given Some Of the usual consi-
ments or prepared cattle feed will be
found useful, with slightly warm AaNsecd
tea, or thin bran or oatmeal cruel IL
these simple remedies are used at once
the uttack will generally pass off in few
or otherwise, the symptoms are allowed
to increase in severity, and a copious
discharge from the nostri.s occurs, with
sore throat, coughs, and falling Off fro n
the feed, cold feet ard legs, and fever,
more active remedies must be applied in
addition to the above. mentioned treat
ment, The nostr!ls should ba washed
often with warm water, in which a little
vinegar hes been mixed the head steamed
by means of u bag Of scalded bran hung
beneath the nose the feet and legs, after
bathing in hot water, should be rubbed
dry with wooden cloths; let the whole
body be thus rubbed, and then immedi
ately bankcted from head to tail, and
the patient kept free from draughts. in II
thoroughly ventilated, dry stable. Tar
should tie burned in 10 sta.sie as disin.
'ectant; take a small quantity in an iron
pot, and stir win red hot iron, and al
!oT .nr smoke to penetrate all through
tbs bIiIdilg.
The soreness of the throat may be re
licved hy rubbing externally with mus
tard, mixed in milk warm water, as for
the table, aud also 10y placing on the back
Of ihc tongue spoonful Of molasses or
Of honey and vinegar, made as thick as
possible. No medicine should he poured
down the throat under any circumstances
and no bleeding should be alloWed On
Ine days gentle exercise is to be given,
but NO work should be permitted nor eX-
posure to damp or rain should be allowed. |
Rapid recovery should not be inju-
liclonsly attempted, nor should work or
high feed be hastily resumed, but ample
time given for complete restoration to
health, before these precautions cerse.
With them there will lie no fear of any
thing more serious occurring than a few
days idleness Prompt treatment is what
If proper care is exercised in
this respect, and generally endorsed
followed, the disease spends
itself in few days, rarely more than ten,
under ordinary circumstances just how
this thing is when horses have
the best Of care, is well eXemplfed by
the eases or the celebrated trotters in
New York city, who were attacked none
Of them were sick more than fou. or five
DAYS,
The horse, in general structure, sick
ness, and readiness in Welding to proper
remedies. closely resembles man Take
\ horse afflicted with this disease and
treat him exactly as you would a man
under similar circumstances, with bad
cold in the head, and he will be almost
sure to get well speedily.