The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-11-18
DRoPsY AMONG HORSES.
A DropsIcal Tendency Manffrsfed
Among tho Sick Horses Few .n1sths
Occurring, :

n DEoPblcoh ACuuoiACs NAuhpkea'oW
Among tho Sick Horses-Esw .nSaths
Occurring, :,
From the New York World,l a..
Prominent among the diseases that have
followed the horse catsrrh Is dropey. The
enormous proportions which animals afl ltcted
with this ma!ady assume causes 1t 10 brcome
more Of q sensation than other more danger
ous reaulIs OF the disease. Although. qhiteC q
large number OF horses throughout the city
have SHOWN more or-less severe symptoms OF
dropsy lately, very few deaths have occurred
from IL. The Immense Sixth avenue stables
are good specimen of all the great horse
depots of the olty. Out OF nineteen deaths
since the sickness began only one has hpep
from dropsy: Yet every horse but two In that
stable has suffered from the Influenza.
It Is undoubtedly true that hitherto the cases
ln which dropsy has occurred have been those
la which the animals have been worked pref
ty hard, especially In damp weather, after
their apparent recovery from the epizooLic
This Is an indication that those owning very
valuable animals should exercise them but
little In bad weather for the present,
The appesrance Of a dropsical horse is as
follows; The thighs and hind legs are greatly
swollen. The hind quarters are stiff, with
great weakness OF the hook. The belly ls
usually much swollen, and In some cases the
breast and head. These ls the MOST danger
when the swelling nears the region OF the
heert In some cases there are ulcerous tu-
mors.
4 general survey Of the city stables shows
that nearly every horae has had the Influenza,
that large number have died OF lung fever
and other lung diseases, and that in most
large stables few are now dropslcally af-
fected, but that the number Of deaths from
this disease has been and ia likely to be quite
insignificant;
LETTER FROM NIB. BERaH.
The following letter has been Issued by Mr..
Bergh concerning the horse disease:
dear Sir-My opinion, based on observa-
ton aud INQUIRY, ia that the disorder is buth
better aud worse, II you will pardon para.
dox. It ID worse because it has passed Into
secondary aud tertiary stages, instead OF SUBJ
siding Ia the primary. IL Ia better because
death, the most skilful Of surgeons, has cured
Ills, and sent them beyond the greed of their
human masters to the rendering dock, where
they may be seen 10 huge hecatomoa awaiting
the action of that company, thus furnishing
additional evidence OF the utility Of that noble
animal In death as we'll as In life. That thou.
sands of horses would have survived had their
owners and the public allowed the wretched
animals q little rest and care, ts we'll ascer-
| tanned; hnt notwithstanding full knowledge
now OF the truth the work Of sel6shness and
eraelty goes on. revealing the fact that the
disease Is subsldlng, not 80 much by the skill
and humanity of men as by the effective instru
| mentality OF the last physician OF all. This
society, as ls admitted by all Of the respectable
prese, has done and Is doing all In ts power ir
| the premises, the untrlendy aud illiberal opin
| Ion OF Mr. Bonner to the contrary notwith
Standing. 4 Just and reasonable public vii
realize how formidable Is the trouble Will
which we are contending, and do not fail tt
recognize the forhearanoe on the part OF tae
officers of this society, alike In It's relations x
| the public as well as lis responsibility to I'M
humane duty they have In charge.
Yours, &cr
HENRY BERaH,
Novemher l3. 1879, President