Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-11-14

master General, W. W. Lynde; Adjutans
and Inspector General, James 5. feek
Judge Advocate General, Q. N. Southland
Railroad Commissioner, NJ. B. Bailey; Di-
| rectors Of the State FEisoG, ). W HartsfIorn
and W. r. Speed. ia
/ The horse disease was reported on the
| 3ist ult. as being more fatal throughout the
| New England States The deaths in Boston
| ;lre reported to average twenty-five to thirty
| daily II had also made its appearance In
Pittsburgh, Pa. New York business men.
were sending to country towns for oxen 10
do their carting. The borsss Of the Reg
ular Army in New York City we're almost all
affected, and, In consequence, the following
rules Tor the treatment Of the disease were
issued by General ingalls,, Quartermaster-
General:
On the first appearance OF the d. sease give the
horse q thorough steamng with boiled oats laced
IN n bag, aud so fastened 10 the head that the
steam from the oats viii be Inhaled. Repeal tnls
until the discharge from the nostrB II Tree and OF
u natural cOior. Then take leather or what rs
better carloie dfanfectant, In grains Ike large.
sized cannon p9wdar, place u ia shallow pan and
bHru II whore the hurse Will be obliged TO breathe
II. II the throat ia gore, which generay VIII De
the case, apply frequently hot vinegar, Rubbing IL
wen In with the hand, and wrap the throat ~ nan
He ulpItN lu hthtItds FpVHHt Vlt VIC
queuty with warm vinegar, Blanket wen mRhI
aud dny, but not enough to produce sweating and
give plenty VI fresh, clean bedding. o,tEs several
bran ma-nps With from one-h to one ounce OF
powdered nitre in eAtN md use linsecd meal or
faxsecd IN the oats GseiCepid water a the mash.
The hay and oatA should be moistened wltl water
preferably tar water. M0st cases, II akeI N time
VII Yield 10 the Bboyc treatments bp, should the a.
tack be very severe, accompanied with eonsia@ fabie
faver and very throat, Instead Of the vinegar
an eAIroc8tiOn OF equal pats OF ltnEeed OIL, tu''
( fivtr pf suTThuFIIp md Artsh0rn
should be rubbed in night aud morning 4PoW-
ellis BmhrOcgtiOH" Is very good, give a.
dreuch nigh, aus moraiug, the following;
Splyjts Of nitric ether ] 0uCei i4uddhtlE-
drhcbnls nitrate Of potassa dJachms: water
should the horse refuse his feed, offer him re
queufly Thin Cruel with handfn Of pGlyefized
slippery elm bark and llrOTiCe roof starred IN II.
When congaleSting, exercise gehiiy aAlIy, ana
stfu Hlnte tie appetite with the following BAN TX
tract OF genfiap, drAchmr; powdered ghger' Z
drac inns. MIX
s handful Of wood ashss nj xed with !ttlc salt
thrown into the feed trough for the horse to !lcH
mp will be relished by him and WIN he beneficial,
The case of Mayor Hall was submitted to
the jury at 80 p. N. or the 3tst ut, but no
agreement had been reached up to $40 IN
the evening.
The funeral Of Mrs. Greeley in Ne~ York
on the st was largely attended
The jury in the Hail trial disagreed and
were discharged on the NOR z Of the lst,
One report says that they stood seven for
conviction and five for acquittal.
A New York dispatch OF the lat says the
horse disease was rapldly decreasing, and
the streets had begun to assume their old
appearance The number OF horses in Phila.
delphla suffering from the disease on the lst
was estimated at 1000. Nearly every rail-