Rock Island Argus., 1872-11-13

P,os.ratiou OF Suebgih, :
Loss Of Appetite
Hot Mouth and Sore Throsi
swallows With dihegly
Coughs frequsntly,ls8
Pulse quick, so to 10,
Byal wAtery and red
Discharge from nose,
Ood legs Gnd ears
Disposition 10 dsoOp
Loossness Of eoWei..
rREArNESr.
Keep the patient sell biAuSeted III a clean
airy stable, give II . stsamIag, oy placing
peck Of acalded oats into : bag, aud 30 w
ing this TO ,he head that the slsam from the
oata uill will be inhaled until discharge .
from nostrils is Of a na,ura' color, sponge ,
eVss aad uosIrils With luks1srm water sew 1
sr. times during IGc day. II the throat is
sore or swollen appy the tollOSing, by rub 7
bing il we'll from she sws to Toe ohsst, ,
twice 9 day: TinC,urs Of AroicA, CdIoro- /
form, AmmoDia. Sweet Oh, each four
ounces mix we'll. Ii the legs are cold, I
bandAgs them loosely. II the morse Is taken /
with calls aud fever, mix Que ounce ItAcs
Aconte leaves witH three ounces Of soft
water, give a tssspooutri evofy hour until
The symptoms ubabs.
Feed the AnimAl on a vArm mAsh ct oas
uieal Rruel, give about two quarts at a time
lf . bottle Is used fAr tho purpose, b. sure
that /, is not 40 thin as 10 maze its 5redlsiHg
liable. Inst.ad Of water give your horse
hay tea, from . pail Ia whics you have slir
red ia q handful each OF po~dersd slippery
elm bark aud hcories root, clean the pal.
every time after WAtcriUg. l. tte sorst
feels bottor, do not ~ork 1t for two Or three
days. Absolute rest Il necessary.
The morbid appearances 10 oe seea in the
post mortem examination OF horses dying
Of this disease prove It TO BE- 4 condition OF
inflammation, affecting the lining memb braDce
Of the passage OF lhs nose, wiudpipe, ald
the larger bronchial tubes. Covering a. IL
does = very extended surface by reason OF
the dupliosIures TO the sponPy bones n the
nose of the animals, il folly accom- plishs,
Que Of it's principal fuBeIions,' to warm the
air pasIiDg over it, thus protecting the deli
cate structure OF the lungs from the sudden
gradAIions Of temperature.
IL Also sscretes = bland mucous which
moistanS iIs surface and preserves more per.
feogly its relations as = means OF commuu,-
cation between the external world and the
delicate apparatus Of the Lungs, and Siuce
10 the horse more IhSa ~ the human sub
jsot, the respiration is confined to the nAsAl
passage, so the integrity Of the tissue ls
necessary to health, especially uhen w. re
member the rapid motion OF the animal, ,aud
increased Gzs, demand . much larger aud
more violent current Of air.
Much has been written Of the various
theories OF the cAusAIiob OF Epidsmics OF
this kind. but p-rhAp. the most rational aud
fully accepted is toe " motto which sup.
poses Jnu entrance Toto the system, OF cell
or organic particles, which beiDg rapidly
multiplied by process Of fern snration At
last dsveOpes the symtoms Of the Epidtm c
disease
An Epidemic therefore is . reproduction
Of a ike dis~ass 10 other subjects. Th.
morbid cause beiug furnished from proceed
ing cases. Each subject, therefore, being
an effect OF the morbid sgoncy, as we'll rs a
cause tor its continued propsgstIoo.
The s'Sg,S Of the indAmmAtory attack
are three IN number. TIE trsl, congestion
or stagIa.ion OF blood 10 the small vessel,
Wticn constitute so essential a part Of thi.
membrane. Secondly: The stage Of re-.
OlunOn or Of secretion and chataet-.izet b,
tie profuae jisohArRs. Thirdly The stage
Of oonvalssoncs, 10 which the discharge
NNAaoa AAA Aoo AhuGAlbA " Aut part ~ Nchum
ed The morbid appearance Of the 6r.I
stage 10 . reddsnug of the affected mem
bFAnoe more or lsss intense according to the
intensity Of the attack. The small veins
ooursing over the surface bsiug swollen and
the blood contained In them being almost
stagOAnI. The secretion 10 nearly dry, and
the general symtomS are those OF fever
This Stage lAsts but lev hours and 10
- htt. t..
10 tho second stage the msmbrAns is mere
livd, The blood current slower the tursid
veins And thicksBed membrane, ell the ait
passage, aud render the breath difiicul,,
aided by the swelling Of the sub-muous
glands 10 the throat. 10 the severe forms
Of the complaint inflammation Of the tonlils
also occurs ~iIh suppor4tiou Of the glands
beneath the JaW. 10 this stage secretion
takes the place Of profuse character IL
Is Al frat clear, raFid'y becomes creamy.
thick And yelioW,--some,imes grssnish, aud
IN the violent forms of the CONF plant, bloody.
Inc Dsnencial ct OF this secretion is o,
tWo-fold character. hrat - deplste the en-
gorged vessels giving rest to the inflammation.
Heading It TO favorable issue, and secondly,
1 furnishes q chSnuel for drawing off the
morbid matter 90 the blood, while its absence
or sudden depression is . very favorable
symptom. The secretion takes place from,
all tho surface OF the lining msmbrAne ot
the nose, 1br1Ss, wind pipe, and the pIrtiot
Of the HH,c'sd msmbfsne huining The air
tubes. The general symptoms in this stay,
are from the slight fever Of the mild case,
to the extreme depression Of vitality mark
ing the severer forms, With feeble pulse, cold
sxEremiIy, dullness OF the senses, aud 10
ndIfsrsDos-symptom' Of great eIhauslIou
TIE tAIrd stage in favorable eaas, !,
marked With improvement in the genera
ooOditiou Of The amin al pulse i. frmsr, .,,
brighter, appetite improves, muscular ac,iy,.
ty reiurDs, the secretion gradually decrease,
and loses its mst;ery chAraIer, aud become,
clear and normal. This stage lApIs from
tour TO seven days. 10 uBfAvorabls case.
the vital snsrRy Is very much reduced an
= condition Of typhoid iDtsrvsnes, endiI x
fatally. ln some cases the complicaiion j.
The sx enslva unppurAtion OF the important
sseretve RlaDJs Of the mouth and throat
Probably the mosr grave condition 10 infa
nation OF Ihs luuRs ., d ia most commonly
inoneed BY sudden arrest Of the discharRe,
generally from The exposure Of the hors.
H9o occurs N 's' frequently a. a "ssqusl {"
o. 'ae mid tJrms. In which tbs Apparen.
ml'ane'' Of the 'ymptlDs, lead to ner G O,
tne A9iH-@, "r ne being worked, Another
ootn nphe-s'oo equally IN al 10 The e1tsD,,o,
OF ofonrh'hAl iGHsnalion TO the am.ll.,
tubes Of the lungs. whieh by the sv.lI,ng =,
the mucls membrane exclude. IN. A., t.
the ait cells, by which the rari6ca,iop Of N.
blood "a prevented, and death taks, nl.,.