Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-11-05

can be saved by adopting this treats
ment. 1t acts more quickly as a.
counter-irritant than any other rem-
edy 1 know, and relievesthe fevero of
the membrane of the larynx in a
very few hours. Besides. spirits of
turpentineis always Al hand and can
be more readily applied thar any
counter-irritant 1t should he thor
oughly rubbed in through the hair to
The skin, for a distance of some
twelve or fifteen inches under the
jaws and down the neck Of tAe Horse,
immediately over the iarynx The
remedy is severe, and makes the skin
sore for several weeks, and for an
hour causes great suffering to the
horse. But it acts promptly and eff
fectively and in my Judgment it will
be found the best, and perhaps the
only cure for this fatal malady, caus-
ing such suffering and loss among
horses throughout the country. My
love Of horses induces me to address
you and to ask you to give to this
communication such place in your pa
per as TO reach the public in the
most prompt and general way, and
stay one of the greatest misfortunes
now threatening all communities, and
destroying by thousands the nobIest
animals created for the service of man.
Very truly yours, B. S. RoBERTs,
"Brevet Brigadier General United
States Army"
Mr.. Choate, of Boston, says that
in his opinion carbolic acid and chic
ride of lime + I've had most beneficial
results in P. oventing the spread of
the distempcr, and that if the former
was thoroughly used before any
symptoms OF the malady appeared in
stables, none Of it would be seen.
The prescription which he values
most highly, because of results notice
ed, is the following: Sulphur 8 % !;
potassae nitrate, 4 o.; pulvorized
ginger OF pulverized digitalis, l
OF. The dose, tablespoonful, may
be given with the food when the
horse will eat, with water, or laid up
on the tongue when nourishment
and food are refused. The effect is
almost immediate; the cough sub
sides, the catarrhal indications grow
less, the fever ceases and appetite is
resumed.
DIsINFECTANTs FOR 1HE STABLES.
The following recipe for dlsinfec..
ting stables comes from an accom-
piished practical chemist, who fully
understands the subject from expert
ence. Take two parts by weight Of
fulphate OF iron (ccpperas) and one
part by weigh, OF slack d lmo mix
hem together thoroughly and allow
them to lie ia heap for five hours;
hen add and mix two paris By
weight Of dried and powdered clay
The disiufecting powder contains the
agents Chemically speaking) tor h.
absorption Of the ammoniacal COM
pounds aud gases which are general -.
ed by the decomposition II stable Of
fal. The irritating properties Of am
monia or harLshOrn are well known,
and ~ he present ''hors. disease"
takes the form of an i,f fl nm ton u
the mucous membrane, or c2ati2g II
the Interior passages Of the head and
of the throat, it il undoub edly i'm
pOrtant to avoid in stables the pres
euce Of an nonia. This powder viii
ne found preferable TO carbolic acid
~ tar. and was largely used in the
Amy stables during the war The
best time for applying the disiufect-
ant, is TO use it before making the
bed in the evening. when the stall
has been thoroughly sweep; busting
or thin coating will be sufficient TO
last over night. In the morning, at
ter cleaning the stall again, another
application should be made
VENTILATION.
Close and dry stables impair the
constitutional strength of the horse,
subject him TO disease, and lessen bis
chances of recovery. In carrying
out proper ventilation, care is to be
taken equally against too much cool
air. especially strong drafts, and too
much warm air. Professor Youatt,
in his excellent treatise on the horse,
lays great stress on the regular ven-
tlation of the stable, and says that,
"the return to a hot stable is quite as
dangerous as the change from heat
ed atmosphere to cold and biting
air. Many a horse that has travelled
without injury over bleak country
has been suddenly seized with infam-
nation and fever when he has imme-
diately, at the end of the journey
been surrounded with heated and
foul air" Aud in another place he
adds: "Of nothing are we more Ger
tain than that, in the majority of the
maladies Of the horse, those of the
worst and most fatal character, di,
rectly or indirectly, are to be attrib-
uted to the unnatural heat of the sta
BILE"
A correspondent of the Philad ell
phia Ledger says;
The sick horse should be made a
comfortable as possible, and if incIiE-1
ed to take food or drink supplied en-
ulceDt decoctions and thin mashes
made Of ground fax seed mixed with
bran or meal, with as much good bav
and corn blades a. he wants. but lit
tie or no grain until decidedly cor
vaieecent. A little saltpetre, or Ep
som or Giauber's salts may be added
10 his drinks or mashes. The pros
priety of active drenches 10 the
tre atment of this epizoniic IL at least
questionable. Many violent remed r.
are resorted TO, which, unless the ma
ture of the case is clear. instead of
being curative, lessen the chances of
recovery. Among such measures
are lndiscrimiuate bleeding, dras-
TIC purging, and artificial sweating.
either or al of which may tend to
reduce the strength of the animal 30
az TO lessen his recuperatlvs force
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