Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-12-07
THE HIppoRHrNoRHEA.
The Malady Spreading Through the
s Country. gTZR SO

When the horse disease first made its appear
ance and the New York Herald called the pes
thence "hipporhinorhea" and "febrequofron-
chiatis," it fairly distanced its contemporaries
in theological research. The effects of these
words printed in fancy capitals at the head of
column, was, to say the least, stunning and ef-
fective in journalistic point of view, and who
can tell its effect on the pestilence itself2 Qtie-
sa6e It is not very long since men belie1 cd IN
the efficacy of cabalistic words to exercise dis
ease and possibly horses believe in it now. At
all events they believe in the prevalence of the
disease, which is still spreading over the coun-
try and its symptoms are everywhere the same,
although the type becomes rather more fatal as
the weather grows colder and damper. Careful
treatment from the first almost insures recovery.
There seems, however, to be a secondary stage
of the malady, which assumes dropsical form,
and many prove even more fatal than the prl-
geons that the painful swellings of the legs and
body are caused by germs of poison lingering
in the system. - e.
The disease made its first appearance.
IN THIS CITY
over sweek ago in mild form, some half dozen
horses at Parmertier's stable being troubled
with cough, followed in due time by running
at the nose and swelling of the glands in the
throat. A few private horses were attacked with
dreaded epizooty-which Invested of the out
landish sound is nothing more than bad cold
has gained foothold in every livery stable IN
Knoxville.
AT LACKEY co.'s
upwards of thirty horses are affected, the most
of them in the premonitory symptom, cough
ing, though two or three are running at the
nose. Mr.. Lackey is not at all alarmed and has
no fears of losing any of them. Believing that
the malady would certainly make its appearance
here, ample preparations were made TO prevent
its assuming serious form. None of the horses
are now hired, and are only exercised sufficient
ly to keep them from getting stiff.
AT BELLS STABLE
several horses show symptoms of the malady,
though the disease has not yet gone beyond the
first stage. The proprietors of this stable, like
Lackey s. Co., anticipate nothing serious.
THoRNToN's STABLE
is vet free from the disease, and the superin-
tendent Mr.. Baker, thinks his precautions are
sufficient to prevent its appearance among bis
stock. rH-rr
LOWE co.'s.
Several horses have been attacked at the above
stable, but the disease so far is yet IN a mild
form. =
The livery business will probably suffer for q
week or two, but beyond the loss entailed by q
temporary suspension of business nothing is an
ticipated at present If the disease should be-
COID6 R6uSTal, nOW0foTi O"HcIS VI OAcu
would do we'll to bring them in,
as these patient brutes will be in request for
hauling if the dray horses become affected. In
this connection we will state authoritatiyely
that during the prevalence of the disease no
license or fec of any kind will be required by
the city authorities of owners Of oxen,
The malady also prevails
IN THE COUNTRY
to greater extent than in the city, and as it is
purely atmospheric disease, and not contagi-
Gus, it is hoped that the country people will not
keep away from the city through fear, as has
been the case in other Localities for their horses
are just as liable to take the disease in their own
stables as if they stood in the same stall with one
| already sick.
In the 18th civil district, sMessrs., Adam
| Brakebill, j. M. Pickel aud Col. j. NJ. Davis,
have horses that are suffering slightly from tb e
| malady, and Capt. Boyd and Robt McNutt, Esq,
in the I'd district, have horses similarly affected.
AS published heretofore, the disease has made
its appearance at Morristown, Loudon, Sweet
water and other points, and has extended as far
| as Careyvile where Col. 'Wheeler's stock are
all sick, and even to Fincastle. The malady is
| also at Clinton. E.les
The GAINESVILLE Tobacco Leaf publishes the
following recipe as being efficacious in sickness
among horses: Take of CASTLE soap, gum cam
| phor, each 4 ounces, oil spike, oil origannum,
| oil wormwood, each l ounce, alcohol, linseed
| oil, each pints, spts. turpentine, az ammonia,
each pints. -i.i -t ali
Fine Photographs.