Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-10-31
HIPPORHINORRHEA.
No Signs Of the Horse Plague Here,

henubiicnh" Reporters Experience
Among the stabls--wbst lie saw Hnd
Head go Extensive Precautious All
Hound.
There has been for several days past evident
signs Of tho horse plague in this city, bat Witha
desire to avoid giving unnecessary alarm or un.
oaslness on the subject, and 10 DO confident that
this sweeping disease was In our midst, our allu.
sions to the matter have been only general and
not confined TO any particular point or case.
Y Yesterday morning reporter OF the REFuBLt.
CAN met prominent horse man on ono Of our
principal thOrouRhiarcs, and Immediately con-
versatloL spranE up on tho prevailing epidemic
In response TO a few inquiries made BY our 70.
porter, the dealer In h0rse.fiesh secuted at the
idea Of this city escaping from the poslllenee,
and said that he believed he could hnd any
cases Of the disease now existing in the city.
This announcement set him TO thinking, and
tho reporter determined TO make a detOur Of the
city, Visiting All tho public stables, 10 discover,
II possible, whether This calamity had reached
here Previous TO starting information was iur.
nished, unsolicited, that horses belonging "
Mr.. Z, LonEberE and Samuel Bacon had con.
traeted the disease, and were then suffering from
the effects Of H. Thanks 10 MT. George Goell,
Of the chesapeake, nice team was Plaood At
the dispOsal Of the inquirer aftor equine com.
plants, aud soon he was on his way, The hrst
place visited was the stables Of Mr.. ]. Pumphroy,
on u Street, between sixth and Seventh. II was
here that Mr.. LenEberRs horse was stabbed.
Tho animal was found to be we'll blAnketed, and
suneTinV from a seVere cold, hut boVond iris bO
showed no symptoms Of the malAdy 90 prevalent
North.
Ia the same stable were two grays owned by
Mr.. W. u. Moses which were also being treated
for colds. Their legs were bandagod with rod
Their tbFoais ami bTeosts wore bathsd al inter.
walls with turpentlne. These were the Only cases
q sick animals to bo found In the stable; and as
there arc many horses CHARTERED there, 1t speaks
Across the street our reporter found Mt.
Fleming buslly turning out teams from his
place, and in responso lo the in1ulrIss made, ho
AID mai there were one or two horses troubled
with colds hut beyond that his stable was per.
fectly FREQ from sickness.
leaving here. and passiuR around the corner
| 10 SIyth strrot nnd fonislsna Avenue MessTs
Price brothers, stables Wero reached. Every.
| thing was found 10 Ia IN peTfeet trim The sta.
Mas ,Vsro diSinicctcd and sbowsi signs Of close
attention. "No Slok horses here said MI
Price,
Wliad 10 hear II, - responded tho reporter.
! surgeon came on the scene. but nothing i'm.
| norIant eonid be obtained from him except tia,
| he WAS NOT ATTENDING any horse In the city sui
| ferInR from the disease, and, Furthermore hs
| al nS, bSiIsyS thcrs vac !, caSs in Town.
leaving tbsm and Going 10 EiEhth street the
stables Of Olcutt, X, Want, Barriok and Kehel
her were visited, Dat no indlealons ~ the us .
ease Soulu &c ulsopNeteu, Alth1uk tna. s MoIs
l9unl ieW horses SICK Win GolIs Out Win hoh'
| OF tue gmptoms Ol tne plague, "A NisN VA
| then peh 70 the SsLaOllsnmsnH o. A NalOt,
IT,, W. I. Nallort Keys 4 smith ID. Br0uBh
| ton, lhoInPs9h Eaiot q oOn, hE t U'u ~
HSIgs Ear lana anu p Ws9s ,iS az nv
| win ihe exeeption OF a iow mat Were siek. mi
moi with any disease mat might DO taken foi
mo one being looked for,
| FinJInV that there was IittIe prospeot Of dis
oo,arn, oass aSnpr ihs iivary an 20
portsr Visited the stables Of mo Metropolltar
| Railroad Company. al INC corner of Seventeenth
| street and Now YoTk ayenue. Columbia Unm
many At II and Boundary streets, and those o
I -
SSyentb and Boundary StreetS and on New ,ier
soy avenue. and those OF the Great Fails IL,
VSmpnny. at Tenth street wharf In ever
| Stab1e t6e yrcatest attention had been given 4
nurITyInV and dIslnisctInV. and no symptoms o
The disease had boon reported by the veterinary
surgeons In charge as having bcen discovers
aTnSng mo borses
AZ 3bs siabiSS Of tho Adams Exproas Com
many Whioh arc sunpIIe5 with thS MAI a
dTaGSht horses, who receive tho kindest treat
mSnt' ths disease has NOT vet nppenreJ. Tn,
FtIaS,nS ny Ic,tor ~ hsnn ,ycosivl NV n osics
of tSe eolppSny from Inc New YoTE Once. Eivin,
ykIUAnIE INFoRNATioN
! In rc,,,rI N ma dIscaSo AMI s1yVestIons .. D.
IL ~ tIsatInsni nv u''O'' ""N 'uee''''O"' 1'
" AnIs,a Esppt nc Co,fr.Nr, tlTFtct oK rur,
| GESERAL sur EniSrESDEST, b BROApwAY,
nav IoRE, O5L D, lsil. )
| have yours OF the 18TH, making some inqui
rles as 10 the best method Of treating horse
afflicted With tho prevalent disease.
One Of our horses only has died; He was in I
condition, however, to DO susceptible TO any cpl
demin. The others seom to DO all doing bottle
slnee the advent OF the bright, clear, bTaoinl
seatheI' Al our wagons are moving, and hay!
our fesefvS 'iSrJ1lW ABttSPut. u lIsgaires al
cent OF our force is mot workable, Tho OF her
We work moderately with lighter loads thal
usual. We cover them we'll and kecp thor
warm at all times.
The disease seems to be moro like infiuenE
or catarrh, affecting the throat and prod ucinK
vile discharge from the nostTIls As n Dreyen
tive We use gallons Of cIrbollo soap dissolved i
water with which We sprinkle the stable ii
every part. This I would have done imme
dlateIy We apply Walkers white oil lInlmen
freely to the Jaws and throat, rubbing II In so a
| to produce a counter lTTltant outside In IN
bad cases we have applied tho ordinary fiy bill
ter. This OF course lncApaoItatss for work
We are feeding our horses generously-aIl O
them-WithOut stint. We also give the m plent
Of salt, and each one a few apples as an aperIeni
The following recipe has been used 10
| limited extent and with evident benont an,
may, with propriety, be given to all horses tht
| least Affected:
PRESCRIPTION.
2dTachms ammonia.
OF. sugar.
| OF. water.
Half OF the above in tWo-thlrds Of A nail q
water twice a day TO each horse One stable maj
| has been In the habit OF giving Taylor's com
| pound food for horses and cattle IN tho pTg
scribed quantities. II Is a highly ooncontrate,
| stimulating food and would not be amlss 10 us
IN your stables.
The treatment generally, l think, Is such a
would be followed in the case Of person lote,
with oatarFh or severe Influenza Involving IN
throat and tending toward Inc iungs intimately
When standing Il Is essential to blanket ti
animals to avoid taking cold or reducing thel
strength.
THK REsULT or THE VISITS.
This embraces ali OF the stables visited yester
| day. and not a single case OF tbe harse dIseas,
that Is now soourgInE the eastern cities wa
found. Horses were seen suffering from couEi
| or cold, but Of the veterinary surgeons seen AM
| converted With-Drs wanstal Clever. ReaVaT
| and ThOmas-all are Of the opinion that moi /
distinct case exists 10 tho city, and thus far oul
| District Is EXEMPT from this terrible disease
| The malAdy has not proved fatal in other local
| tiles, except through negligence and the work.
| ing Of tho dumb animals when sick
| the sYMPToMs
In the most serious cases are described As fall
lows; Sore throat. EIiRhL awaiting Of tbc yIands
loss Of appetite, severe haekinR eouSb win 4
discharge Of brOwnish.yeIloW matter from ths
| nostTIIs nuIcE nuisa onIstonnJ ros,,i. - ~
great feebleness and yellowness OF the sIeS nd
mucous membrane, tkS latter giving iniiea tIaT
/ Of Implication OF the liver The respiTatory 0T
/ gans however are the pTIncipal maria a ffectei
| but the disease being blood poison' anv Adm