, 1872-11-01
the troughs. The disease, which was noticed at
II o'clock Wednesday night, spread rapidly.


II o'clock Wednesday night spread rapidly.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Patricks STABLE 7G2 and 764 Michigan avenue,
has one in hospital and ninety-nine not. The
had cold legs Carbolic acid had been freely
applied all over the stable.
Root 4, Van Nortwick. On Fourteenth street,
have fifty horses, Of which one is under the
care Of the physician. The complaint has gone
no farther than O cough. Carbolic acid and
bromo cllloralum we're called in to disinfect,
and birthstone WAS burned to fumigate
At No. 456 State street, there were 50 horses
enjoying their usual ylgor aud appetites. The
animals we're dosed moderately with spirits Of
and carbolic acid was generously Bprinkled over
the promises. The proprietor had faith in a
good sweat.
Fields stable, Oh Oscar street, is the home of
GO animals, four of which were coughing. No
medicine had been used, tho proprietor believing
there WAS nothing the matter except an ordinary
cold incident to the season.
Up to date, the stables at the Stock Yards have
escaped contagion. The valuable auinals in that
neighborhood are well taken care OF, and it would
tack Of the disease.
Jones' stable had eleven animals all more or
less under the weather. Some ponies were as
badly affected as the horses. Mules are also
liable to be attacked: 80 there is no advantage
in being a mule or q pony.
The Omaha stable had sick list Of six out OF
fifty. They were described as having d running
at the nose, acting du1npish, with an inclination
to lie down: They we're getting hay tea and
other medicines.
Stone d williams On State, near Twenty fifth
street, had IS animals all coughing, and three
Of them running at the hose. Condition pow
ders we're being applied internally.
At No. 81 Twelfth street there were 81 horses
untouched by the disease. They said they we're
t'waiting for it,, and, in the meantime, we're put
ting asafcetida On the bits.
The fremont Livery Stable had three out OF
forty On the sick List. They commenced cough
yesterday afternoon. There WAS no discharge.
Akhnrst t. Daft, corner Of State and Twenty
fifth streets, have six sick out of sixty. They
coughod, we're cold, dull, and dampish.
fifty-two animals, which we're reported tall se~
rene" without even the beginning Of cough.
Alderman Dixon's stock Of fourteen Was re
duced by indisposition on the part Of three
showing prenonitory symphonic
Wrenn's stables, on Sixteenth street, gives
lodging to forty animals, all in the full enjoy
ment Of their faculties.
Mr. Warrens stables, on Fifth avenue had
few sick out Of twenty-five.
P. O'Neills stock was all right up to yesterday
afternoon.
THE EUa1RER OF HORSES
in the stables visited yesterday on the South
Side was 1856, Of which 321 we're suffering from
the disease; This estimate does not include
private stables. There WAS 3 general e1pecta-
tion among stablemen that large number would
be attacked before night.
VETERINARY SURGEONS,
like other doctors, differ, and there seems to be
no uniformity in their method Of treatment.
The list of remedies used at different places ia
enough to appal any horse. II is as follows
Aconite, cayenne pepper, alcohol, chloride Of
lime, mustard carbolic acid, lobelia, belladonna,
spirits OF nitre, sulphur, liniment, burnt hops,
burnt birthstone, bromo -chloralum, condition
poTf1erH and hav-tea