Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-11-07
EPLzOOMC EOrEs.
NEW YORK CITY AND VICINITY.

travel is as yet considerably obstructed,
there is a marked improvement in the
horses. The livery stables are greatly
The malaria is said to be
fully under control, and il there are
still cases of danger they are only those
which have recently occurred, and have
not passed the climax as yet. The
horses which have had perfect rest are
the first to show symptoms Oftmprove-
ment. Many of the truckmen's teams
and business mems trucks are out
again, but it will probably be some days
before the car companies will fully
resume running. Eighty-fve deaths
were reported yesterday.
THE DISEASE SPREADING IN THE
INTERIOR.
The disease Is spreading in Pough-
keepsie and vicinity, and suspension
of city railroad travel is threatened.
Newburgh, n. Y, reports the disease
in one stable, where fifteen out oftwen-
ty -four horses are sick.
The average number of deaths in
Boston is thirty daily. Very few new
cases are reported, but there is great in
convenience from the scarcity of
healthy horses.
Bangor and Lewiston, Maine, report
that the disease is assuming a severer
type, and that six fatal cases have Oc-
Cured in each place.
In Manchester, n. H., hundreds OF
horses are sick, but the disease has not
assumed dangerous form.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., November B.
The horse disease prevails throughout
Washington, though in majority oi
cases in very mid forr.. NO deaths
yet.
CLEVELAND, November 2.-Ihe
prevalence of the horse disease is more
general to-day than on any previous
day. No street cars are running in the
city. There is q marked decrease in
the number of horses on the streets,
and an increase of oxen. Very few fatal
cases are reported
BALTIMORE, November 3.-The horse
disease, which is now universally pre-
Yailing, has probably reached its worst
stage. Of eight hundred horses owned
by TIE City Passenger Railway C0mpa-
ny all are sick except eleven. No cars
were run to-day, and the probability Is
that all will be Withdrawn for several
days. Only few fatal cases arc re-
ported.
RULES FOR THE TREATMENT OF TIL
DISEASE.
General Rnfus Ingalls, Quarter
master of the Department of the East
has issued the following rules for the
treatment of the epizootic catarrh:
On the first appearance of the disease
give the horse a thorough steaming
with boiled oats placed in a bag and 81
fastened to the head that the steam
from the oats will be inhaled. Repeal
this until the discharge from the nostril'
is free and of a natural color. Thef
take leather, or, what is better, carboli'
disinfectant, in grains like large sizec
cannon powder, place it in shallow
pan and burn it where the horse viii bt
obliged to breath them.
If the throat is sore (which generally
will be the case) apply, frequently, no
vinegar, rubbing it well in with TIN
hand, and wrap the throat in fanne
Idipped in vinegar. Sponge out th'
nostrils frequently with warm vinegar
Blanket well night and day, but no
enough to produce sweating, and giv'
plenty of fresh. clean bedding.
Give several bran mashes, with from
one-half to one ounce of powdered nitr
in each, and linseed meal or haxseed ii
the oats. Use tepid water in the mash
The hay and oats should be molsten
ed with hWater-preferable tar water.
II Most cases, if taken in time, vii
yield to the above treatment; bu
Ishould the attack be very severe, &C
companied with considerable fever an
very sore throat, instead of the vinegar
an embrocation of equal parts of linSee
oil, turpentine, tincture of cantharide
: and hartshorn should be rubbed i
B night and morning.
!, "Powell's Embrocation" is yer
J good.
Give as a drench, night and morning
the following:
lSpirits Of nitric ether. .............1 cz:
Laudauun .---.8 Cf1cl 10
Nitrate of potassa......-.-.. drachin
Mix.
Should the horse-efuse his feed, ole
him frequently thin grdei, with hani
ful of pulverized slippery elm bari
, and licorice root stirred in it.
: When eonvaIescing, exercise gentl
: daily, and stimulate the appetite wit
E the following:
Extract of gentian tlraeln
Powdered inger-.-.-........,- draolnl
Mix.
5 A hand full Of wood ashes, nike
/ with little salt, thrown Into the fee
? trough for the borse to lick up, will /
relished by him and be beneficial.