The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-12-19
FOR the farmer.
THE HORSE DISEASE.
oesnc ef the PreveDsisives md Bencties &c
eOmSeodeA.


The preyentitives aud remedies for the horse |
disease which Is affecting horses all over the |
country are multiplying with great rapidify We |
copy some of thosc which come To our notice
The symptoms of the New York stables are a
cough, running at the and general fever, |
with a strong tlisinclihatiou for food.
In some Sta bles tar is fed the horsrs by putting
II IN their Tongues and making them sw allow II,
at the same time rubbing their threat with sweet
liniment.
stearning, by putting vinegar On a hot brick
in bag. and compelling the animal TO tnhale
the steam. is another mods of relief adopted.
In Rochester. rest, warmth, mild laxative,
the free use of disinfecfants, with liberal spong
ing of the nostrls and mouth are regarded
true one in all cases.
Taylor. Compound Horse and Cattle Food has
been nsed in some of the stables and is regarded
valuable in all cases of cold and affection of the
throat. II is given both in the food and water.
Bromo-C hioraum, slriuklsd in and the man
ger washed with IT (diluted) to purify the air,
and the month and nostrils washed with 1t to
arrest the discharge and prevent the spread Of
the disease, is regarded excellent, both rs a pre-
ventive and remedy
About Rochester, where the disease has pre-
vailed to such an extent that the street cars
stopped running the livery stables closed and tile
country people come to the city by steam, u is
asserted that the only fatal cases are thos41n
which bleeding has been resorted to.
1t is stated that in England, where this disease
II hot hHCoiniuou sulphur Is u>ett 40 ID
tie, and is certain cure. A few onnces of CON-
mon sulphur are burned i'm pan of Goals five
six times daily, in the stables, that every part
shall become fnmgated. The animals are, at
the same time well cared for and banketed. 1t
is asserted that this simple remedy never fails.
Mr.. f. H. Boomer, homeopathic veterinarian,
who has charge of the 900 horses belonging to
the Third Avenue railway stable, regards this
an epidemic, and not an infectious disease. He
states it to he kind of dptheria, which may
cause the death of an animal i'm three hnurs
His treatment is to administer five drops. Of
aconite and use plenty of purgatives, which
canse the animals to revive from the cOmatOse
state into which they fall an hour after they are
attacked. The aconite removes the spasm
DIR. f. Mink, veterinary surgeon.of Roehes-
ter furnishes the Democrat of that city the follow
ing, which he calls an epizootic: 81 think il can
not properly lie regarded rs new disease. Ii is
clearly form Of influenza that has occurred fire.
quently in the United States. as it often has in
different parts of Europe. Three forms of in
fluenza are spoken of by veterinary surgeons and
authors-the catarrhal rheumatic, and the CASTRO
erysipelatOus form.
The disease which is now sezing so generally
| the horses of this city is plainly of a catarrhal
character. The first notable symptoms will be
| flow of tears from the eyes, a watery discharge
from the nose, the general languOr. Next a
| cough which, becoming more frequent, will soon
appear in paroxysms In the commencement
the membranes of the nose will lie found pale, or
of leaten color, and those of the eyes presen-
ring yellowish or redeemed appearance. Many
cases are ushered in with chill. All this is soon
succeeded by general feverish condition, mani
tested by heat n mouth, membranes of the eyes
and nose Redeemed, pulse frequent, though soft
and easily compressed, respiration quickened and
sometimes laborous. At this stage the bowels
may be sluggish, urinary organs inactive. and
the discharge from the nose often assuming
yellowish or greenish appearance.
The disease usually runs its course within ten
days, and with proper treatment few if any cases
n al &l,.,& L.
ally complicated with some other disease,
bronchitis or pneumonia.
TREATMENT.-The patient should be excused
from all labor and allowed complete rest The
stables should be clean and ventilated. Disn-
fectants may be useful and in some cases
sary. Either of the following will answer: Car
bolic acid, sulphate of iron, or bromo ehloralum.
The patient should be properly grOomed. and the
nose snd eyes frequently sponged with water,
and the limbs, if cold, frequently bandaget The
drink should have the chill slightly removed, bnt
not enough to make it warm and nnpalatable.
The diet should lie light and of a laxative ma
ture; say short feed or bran wettcd or scalded,
with little salt. Hay in limifrd quantities may
be allowed.
In regard to remedies wish to say that hero
ic treatment should not be tolerated. Blood let
ting, cathartic nanseants, arterial sedatives are
all of them either injurious OF uncalled for
Next, whatever medicines are administered
should not be given in the same draughts or
paroxysms of coughing the moment a drench is
attempted, and some of the medicine will in each
event be almost sure to find its way into the wind
pipe andbronchial tubes thus inducing fatal bron-
chitiso or pneumonia. Balls should not be given, as
they will be cOughed back ont, and the irrita-
bility Of the throat will be increased in attemp-
ing to pass them with the hand fingers.
Powders well nigh useless, when mixed
with the food the patient will usually refuse
both food and powders. Electuaries, sirups or
paste are the only forms in which medicine may
be safely and successfully administered in cases
where the throat is tender and irritable, and
coughing easily induced.
Saline medicines regard the most useful
in this disease. Either of the following will an
swer: Chlorate of potash, muriate of ammonia,
hyposulphate of soda. As anodyne to re-
lieve the cough, fluid extract of belladOnna may
be added. The proper dose of either of these
medicines may be rubbed up with two three
ounces of honey molasses, and these poured
in the month with a small bottle or placed on
the tongue with spoon. Given in this way the
medicine will be rapidly Tapped mp and easily
swallowed. But little trouble is required to give
it, and no danger of getting any medicine in the
trachea be incurred by this method."-Moore's
Raral New Yorker.