The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-11-23


plentifuny scattered THOUGH their homes,
giving them an opportunity t. test the long
expected belief that Emusic hash''--.
Ar the last meeting OF the Council, john
g. Bennett. was appointed deputy Marshal.
HoKse EPiDExIc. - The disease called "Ep.
izooiic,' has taken hold OF th. horses in our
CITY. lat a fearful rate: but no deaths reported
vet. Many Of our farmers fear that the dis.
ease is contagious and, in consequence, feel
Ike resraining from coming to town With
their wood, &c They need be under no APP
prchension, so far as contagion is concerned,
for it Is like the "Tyler Grippe" Of 81 when
almost every nan, wonxn aEdchila hsd that
influenza, and it ragged as an epidemic all
over The land. Now this disease is confined
exclusively to horse f.>h, and effects the an
inal someth.ng like tie cld-fashoued disteni-
per. The symptoms ara q cough, running a.
the nose, and general fever, with strong
disinclination for food.
We find several renee dies, among which we
maks the following selections:
II is stated that in England, where this
disease is not uncommon, sulphur is used As
aprophy Tactic, and is q certain cure. few
ounces Of common sulphnr are burned in .
pan of Goals. FIVE or six times daily, in the
stables, THAT every part shall become fu.
migated. The animals are. At the same time,
well cared for ard blanketed. It is asserted
that this simp'c remedy never fails,
. Nj. e. Boomer, veterinarian, who has
charge Of the 1000 horses belonging to the
Third Avenue Railway stables, regards this
10 an epidemic, and not an infectious disease
He states tito be kind Of diptheria, which
may cause the death Of the animal 10 three
hours. His treatment is TO administer five
drops Of aconite, and use plenty Of pxrga-
tives, which cause the animals to revive from
: the comatose state into which they fall au
hour after they arc attacked Toe aconite
removes the spasm.
DR.. T.. Mink, a veterinary surgeon Of Roches.
ter, furnishes the Democrat OF that city the
following which he calls an epizootic, II
j think IL cannot properly be regarded as q
new disease. II is clearly form OF infuen
!. "a thai has occurred frequently in the United
States. as il often has in different parts Of
Europe. Three forms Of influenza are Spoken
Of by veterinary surgeons and authors -the
catarrhal rheumatic, and the gastro-ere.
sipelatous form.
Gen. B. 8. Roberts, U. 8. A., writes tina
r. =. xwd al, =
prevails. broke out At Fort Samtsr New
Mexico; At first II de6ed all treatment, an.
the greater majority of our horses at.acke,
by il died. On examining the threats Of thu
dead horses, found the lining membrane q
the larnyx highly inaau,ed and thickened. an,
athick mucous pus filling il causing sufoca
ton. ordered all horses, On the appearance
of the disease,to be thoroughly rubbed be
tween the jaws and along the iarnyx dow
the neck with spirits Of tsrpsatine causing
very severe external irritation and blister.
lido not doubt that Thousands Of horse
where the epidemic prevails, can bs saved b
adopting this treatment. Il acts more quick
" - counter irritant than any other RENE
dy know, and relieves the fever Of the mem
braus Of the larnyx in very few hours. b
sides, spirits Of turpentine is always 1t han
3 ssd can be m,re readily applied than az
other counter-isritaat. 1t should be thor
oughly rubbed in through the hair to tn
skin for q distance Of some twelve or fiftee
inches, under the jaws aud down the neck O
the horse, immediately over the larnyx. Th
remedy is severe and makes the skin sor
for sew eral weeks, and for An hour cause
great suffering to the horse. But it ac
promptly. and In my Judgement it will
found the best, and perhaps the only cu'
for this fatal malaly, causing suffering an
loss among horses throughout the country.