The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-11-16

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New York W erid, Nove,nberis.1
Prominent among the diseases that have
followed the horse-catarrf, Is lronsy. The
enormous proportions which animals afflict-
ea with this nfalady assume causes &c to be-
como more OF sensation than other more
dangerous results of the disease. Although
quite large number of horses throughout
inc city nave shown more or Less severe
symptoms of dropsv lately very few deaths
nave occurred from it. The immense Sixth
avenue stables IRE d good specimen of all
the great horse derots of the CITY. Ont of
nineteen deaths since the sickness began ONLY
one has been from dropsy. Yet every horse
but two in that stable has suffered from the
influenza.
1t Is undoubtedly true that hitherto the
cases In Which dropsy has occurred have
been those in which the animals have been
worked pretty hard, especially in damp wea-
ther, after their apparent recovery from the
eplzootic. This is an indication that those
owning very valuable animals should eXer.
clse them but little i'll bad weather for the
present.
The appearance of dropsica horse is
as IolioWs: The thighs and hind legs are
greatly swollen; the headquarters are stiff
with great weakness of the hook the belly
is usually much swollen, and in some cases
the breast and head. There is the most
danger when the swelling nears the region
OF the heart. In some cases there are ulcer.
Gus tumors.
a general survey of the city stables shows
that nearly every horse has had the influenza:
that large number have died Of lung fever
and other lung diseases, and that in most
large stables few are now dropSicaly al-
iectcd, but that the number of deaths from
this disease has been and is likely to be quite
insignificant.
The following letter has been issued By
MI. Bergh concerning the horse disease:
Dear Slr,--Mv opinion, based on ob3crya-
ton and inquiry, is that the disorder is both
better and worse, If you will pardon para
doX. 1t is worse because it has passed into
secondary and tertiary stages instead Of sub
siding in the primary. 1t is better because
death, the most skiltul of surgeons. has cured
the otherwise incurablc animals Of all tlc;r
ills, and sent them beyond the greed OF their
human masters to the rendering dock, where
they may be seen in huge hecatombs await
ing the action of that company, thus furnish.
ing additional evidence Of the utility OF that
noble animal in death as well as in lie,
That thousands of horses would have sur
vived hid their owners and the public
allowed the wrctched animals little rest
and care is well ascertaincd; but notwith.
standing full knowledge now of the
truth, tie work of selfShncss and cruelty
goes on, revealing the fact that the disease is
subsiding, not so much by the skill and hui
mainly ofmen as by the effective instrument
tality of the last Physician Of all. This soci-
ETY., as is admitted by all the respectable
press, has done and is doing all in its power
in the premises, the unfriendly and illiberal
opinion of Mr.. Bonner to the contrary not
wthstanding. A just and reasonable public
| willrealize how formidableiS the trouble with
which we are contending, and do not fail to
recognize the forbearance on the part of the
officers of this society alike in lis relations to
the public as well as its responsibility to the
| humane duty they have in charge.
"Yours, &C., Henry BERGu, President.
"Nouember -, 1922