Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-11-20
The New Horse Disease,

The New Horse Disease.
We need uot tell our readers wha
We mean BY the above line, for III,
papers have of late been full TO over
flowing with startling accounts O
ahs horse disease, go called. and il
terriblc doings in the Eastern cities
o Itseems that this strange diseas,
:. hfst appeared in Canada and from
=. thence worked down into the New
>. England States, and from thence
: westward aud sou:lrwarl. What il
is we do not pretend TO say, nor do
we think there is anything reliable in
the almost countless theories touch
Ing its origin. Canada has some O!
tho Feat veterinary surgeons in the
world, and they attempt no lypothc.
Bis other than the vague statement
that it is the result of some incxpli.
cablc atmospheric influence. Under
these circumstances, all we can do is
TO give the symptoms and the rem
cdies most popular up to this writ
ing.
The first noticeable symptoms in
dicating an attack of this terrible
malady, will be a flow Of tears from
the eyes of the horse, a watery dis
charge from the nose and general
iansuor. Next a cough, which be-
coming more frequent, will soon
occur III. proxysms. In the COM
mencement the membranes of the
nose will be found palcr, or Of Il
ieaden color, and those of the ewes
presenting n yellowish or rcddelrcd
appearance. Many cases are ushercd
on with a chill. All this is soon sue
ecedad by a general fcycrish condi-
: ton, manifested by heat of mouth.
membranes Of tho eyes and nos
rcddcned, pulse frequent, though soft
IL easily compressed, respiration
q.uickened and sometimes l%aborious.
: at this stage the bowels may be
: siuggish, urinary organs inactive,
II the discharge from the nose often
assuming a yellowish or grcenish
appearance. The disease usually
runs. its course within ten DAYS.
OF purse there are many remedies
offered for this disease. We have
before us a circular issued bv DR..
Elliott, of Canada, which advises, as
. preventive, that stables be well
ventilated, the horses warmly blank
etSd, and chloride Of lime sprinkled
through the stables every morning.
Asa treatment, he says the nostrils
should be sponged out two or three
times a day, il the mucus adheres
thereto. The food should consist OF
bran with a little oats, and a moderate
quantity of hay. If tho bowels are
costive a half pint of raw liuseed oil
may be given; but it is probable that
the mash will cause sufficient relax
ation.
Prescription No. > (given bclow)
should be administered every morn
ing and evening. If the throat should
be sore-which can be a.ceriained bv
the pressure of the hand upon the
larynx-about two tablespoonsfuI of
prescription No. l (also given below
should be rubbsd in. So long as the
disease is confined to the larynx there
Is very little danger, but should il
descend to the luugs-which will be
Indicated by continued standing UP
of the animal, cold ]extremities and
labored breathing-a half-pound of
mustard should be mixed with two
ounces of t%urpentine aud water to the.
consistency of thick cream, and the
mixture rubbed well in behind the !
"relegs over the region of the lungs,
he legs should be bandased, ii cold. ,
fthe pulse should be over fifty-ive
per minute, fifteen drops of Flem-
mihg's tincture of aconite should be |
given every two hours; and if the
breathing still continues labored and
the pulse grow more rapid, apply the
mustard again, and give one and a
half drachms of calomel for two
mornings.
The following arc the prescriptions
referred to:
Prescription No. 1.-Linsccd oil, |
1 Ia o.; turpentine, 1 1-2 o.; liquor
ammonia fort, l OF. Mix AL togeiherI
In a fou:-oUnce bottle and apply to
the throat if ysu think necessary to
do SO.
Prescription No. 2.-Nitrate potash,
l IL o.; tartarized anthony, l 1-2
o.; digitalis, 1-2 OF. Pulyerize all
together and make twelve powders,
one morning and night. p. ST.
II they arc o very bad, you might
omit the last ingredient, namely
"digitaIis.p
DR.. Eiliott's treatment has been
the most successful Of any other, and
therefore VIC need not trouble the
with anything further on the
subject.
The Asiatic cholera il steadily adj
ON its westward march.
Through Hungary and Bohemia,
through Pestl., Prague, and Vienna,
1t ma. held its desoia,in2 course, and
FROM Germany to France, Spain,
Portugal. the Netherlands, Great
1ris:in,. and thence across the sea by
ship 10 our W shore tia nroyycss