Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-26


tendance of princesses, while the cavalier
was cared for by noble ladies' only. II
Rosinante hsd not been suffering with the
epizooty no princess would have cared for
the animal which would have been put in
charge of hostler. Again, we believe the
epizooty prevailed in Spain at that time, be-
cause Sancha Panza, the valet of the above
named hero of folly had to ride q mule
which species Of animal doubtless escaped,
as did those North, the disease. Sancho
Panza expected to be made a Governor of
an island which bis lord was to conquer,
and surely not the humble follower, with
aspirations akin to those of -Gness con-
templating as we told the future glories of
Rome In the prophetic sculpturings
of his shield, would have borne
to ride mule, II horses had not been
scarce. Sancho bore his masters shield
and although 1t was not Of steel, embossed
with gold and silver, still the martial asse-
Citations connected with this part of q
Knights accoutrements thrilled bis soul
With sentiments like those .Aneas had;
hence he would have ridden q horse had
they not been sick, and beyond his power
to attain one. Even Rosinante at the very
outstart was 90 reduced by the epizooty
that biz description is summed up in the
words taatsuns peilis ct 0ssa fait. This very
phrase throws light on the ,epizooty, mas
much as it occurs in the sixth scene, act
third, Of Plato's Aulularia, was called forth
by the prevalence of that disease in those
times. THIS phrase further shows the dis
ease was an a
EPIzooTY IN 1900, AID.
since it W as applied to the horse Of Pedro
Gonela, buffoon Ola marquis or duke of
Ferrara, called Borso In the allowed named
time. This clown made his horse appear to
have disease, which changed the animals
appearance so badly that the above phrase
was used to describe the equine which then
suited well his ludicrous master. The jokes
Of Gonela were published in a collection by
Luigi Domenichi, A. d. 1868. and hence
the application of phrase formerly used to
designate terribly diseased horse, to that
ofDon Quijote's indicates, lift does not clear
ly prove the prevalence Of al epizooty, or
more properly hippozooty (since Sancho
Panza'smule was not subject to it) in the
days Of Cervantes, who takes especial eau.
ton to show that Alexander's Bucephalus
and the Cid's Babieca could not be compar-
ed with this charger. To the doubtful we
recommend perusal Of this author, whose
great work accomplishing more good than
any other book save the Bible, contains
much that is now used as novel, especially
commonplace phrases as "my girl" besides
giving the foundation of greet deal that is
most humorous and laughing in Mar
Twsin's Innocents Abroad.
rur EpTzooTy IN aprrrr
prevailed 400 B. c., and commanded the
attention of the veterinary surgeons, soma
of whom proved quite successful in It's
treatment.
THE HIPPoPoTASrUs
was the beast from whence this disease
came, and the rhinoceros only escaped be-
cause 1t "took horn.n It is probable the
family of Ep- aminondas had been subject
ed TO an epidemic akin TO the disease, and
suggests the front syllable Of his name.
TIE bard Of Avon had an mixing OF the
epizeay. md SO kiz=;ion for q horse" i'm
plies tis scarcity Of tbs animal 81 that
time. Surely Lll-ss disease had attacked and
Frustrated al horses, fact not fully &fpre-
cia'ed until the burlesque drama of our OWL
times asks for an ass if no horse can be
found, in the absence of which substitute,
an * is not Objectionable. Eve33ss .tll1;a
TIE WORD 1sGasK
was originally bros, from which was de.
rived the word hOYS de combat. Aware
that philologists may attack this derivation,
we merely refer TO the surviving word val
rus formerly the wh2le-horse OF sea-h0rse),
and to the German word Ross, and per.
haps Piers PloEghmsn refers to the cpl
zooty, and oxen may have then been used.
THE NAME OF THE DISEASE,
nowadays, is divers and sundry. Its gen.
eral term is epizooty (the noun), or epizo-
otto (the adjective form), meaning epi (su-
per, sur, psd) on, and ippos [equus, che
val, pferd, bust, hros) horse. If the disease
be an Inflammation of the lungs it is called
Improvements or hippopnemonitis; when
pertaining to the lungs and bronchia call it
obronchopneumonis If false mem
brane is formed in the throat or vindpipe,
and typhus fever accompany the disease,
the hippiatrostic pathological will use the
term hippodiphtheriA, FOR hippodiphtheritis
Many other terms are used, aud the msn
who coined such terms as ''upthesrootic-
horsedisease," hipporhenorhaeirthes, pur-
purahaemorrhAgia, eppihippoorhinorrheal-
ct, Observation-Disclosures, is pathological
hypocrit of hipercritieal egotism, and
should be indicted for attempt to break the
jaw, paralyze the tongue and murder hui
man utterance.
A disease similar to the epizooty In symp
toms and character scourged England aud
leland In 1850, lasting six weeks, and kill
ing many animals, IS we are informed by
the English work of Fleming. In the years
1882, 1874, 1851 and 1853, England wa
again visited by the disease, which was mos
destructive in 1851, Since 1858 it crossed
over to Canada, and has been ice-bount
until last summer, when it left its cold home
for the dust and heat Of the great cities o
the United States, coming thence to dwell
mid the rose-crowned mountains and warn
valleys of the Sunny South. At the present
writing there are at least
1000 SICK HORSES IN NASHVILLE,
and scarcely hack is to be seen. Sinct
the disease came here there have been elev
en- deaths, usually where the propsr mes
sures had not been observed or the animal
worked after being attacked.
How THoRoUGHBREDs STAND IT.
The r@cehoises at Jerome Park, sill, o
nearly all of them, have had a slight attacl
of the epidemic influenza. 81. G. Dawson
Albuera and Gayo have bad it, the forme
severely, but is bow couyalescent. Wyn
dam W2lden's lot, composed of Lochie
Minnie W., Liverpool, Aerolite, and sewers
two-years olds, had the disease very light
Anthony Tsylor's lot, composed IF Mar!
Clark, Henrietta, Wizard, Wildidie, an
Fellowcraft, had it very mildly. lEE. ia:
Thompson's Nicksjack and two.year col
by Kentucky, had the disease severely. TIL
brother to Jas. A. Connolly and sister t
Nellie Ransom, in the Snediker stable, hav
been sick, but are about well again. A
the Preakness stable the disease la
prevailed, Preakness suffering most {
the lot, but is now better, Co
McDahie's horses at Princeton, hs=a a
had it, Joe Daniels most severely. The
are now conyalescent. Col. Mcdaniel
horses at Saratoga have not taken the di;
ease. At the Nursery Stud Farm, Ms. Pr
or informs US, they have had it il q yer
mild form. Mr.. John F. Chamberlain
string at Long Branch have had It, exceI
| the yearlings, all of whom escaped,
The disease has prevailed more severel
amongst the trotters than the sanner
Crown Prince, Doubtful, Lulu, Gszei
Young Bruno, Sensation, Neneslch al
Jim Irving have all had it more or less 8,
verely. Jim Irving, his owner informed u
had very slight attack. The disease seen
to spread West and South, and ID doul
will continue to the Gulf Ststes. There
one singular thing in reference to the di
ease, and it is this, that the horses that hay
| haep Punnins ont on grass and VoEDg stOC