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that dropsy does not prevail to any considerable
extent, but it is spfnbable that many barns have
foolshly concealed from teporters,tho real aitua-
ton, and thy above reports may be taken with
The Humane socfe:sy5 report that the conditionof
horses is much more serious than will be acknoSl-
edged. Iney declare that fully 800. horses IRE
.ether fully developed in adropslpal way, Or have
aitendency in that directipa.' Their theory. Of
The present condition ozSdai1s; as stated by DR..
Tie Result Of the epizootic upon the blood Of the
hofse aud the running at the nose to reduce its
density and mike thin, and when put to labor the
result is that the blood gets thinner, and finally runs
into water when obeying the Law Of grasitatioR, 1t
settles in The lera Of the animal predict thst III
these horses Yet are eeng worked who ha weak
saens Sit s; WI p yet M taaen H. WITH M sosy sqd
gone the end Of the horse diaease will come. Il
tn notses Te1e naN Rt Y tor wsek and vel ted go
arertcd. -
It will be seen that the Humane Society state
the matter With more seriousness than the OWL
ers OF the various barns. The public will have
to judge Of the situation for themselves, and
owners Of private stock act upon their own
Judgment. Perhaps it would be we'll to regard
the experience of New York, and rest o11r horses
for week or more yet. It would be much
better that e:'dismiss them from service for
a week, than rrinttne Tisk of losing them during
LIT
There we're twenty dead horses received at the
Union Rendering Establishment yesterday.
The South Side Railway resume travel, in part,
on the Archer and Indiana avenue lines by
Tuesday next.
REPORT OF THE HUMANE SOCIETY.
The following is the report-F the Illinois Hu-
name Society for the week ending Nov. 16:
70 the Editor Qf The Chicago Tribune: -:
sm Ne beg leave to report that the sanitary con-
dition Of the horses affected BY the epzootc in this
rffty
W. sre saa hs Bss Besn s7en
them, the aninais have generally been able to resume
but Thess thsv they were worid Mhe stu
lapsed and in many cases have died. Some cases
Of dropsy have appeared, evidently induced
previous sickness; ne happy to state, however,
that these cases have been few.
We would again urge not to work their horses
need lighter loads rest aud care, better feed and
bedding as Teu as pure air in their stables It Ia also
very Important that the men N charge Of stables
ing charge Of the stable Of Of largest teaning
firms in chronic state Of drunkenness,--not ht to
havs the sa5e o9 or {s es ,t
put on the shoes Of all horses and Of team
horses. No horse can pull even Light loed, at this
economy to say nothing Of the cruelty require Of
them. Should this suggestion not be promptly at
tended to- We shall soon be compelled to adopt seyerer
Onr agents are mora than convinced that gen.
eral weedingout process is needed among the veteri
nary practitioners in this city land everywhere ee)
and would suggest to the educated veterinary surgeons
that they should organize society, to consist only OF
such members as can pass strict examination BY
competent Board q Examiners. In this way the
standing Of this highly important profession would
soon become roised to Its true dignity.
We are sorry to sag that the condition Of the oz<a
used for teaing in this city IL fast becoming pab!
Drivers who never matreat their horses to think
that oxen incapable OF pain suffering, and
sequently greatly overload them, besides treattng
them cruelty in various ways. In one instance We
found two yoke Of oxen, belonging to
q our heaviest iron-dea.ng houses, trying to
with $50 kegs Of nai1sa gross weight Of nearly
to4s-whe the shouts and Blows Of the drivers could
be heard for several blocks In the nineteenth century
Of cur Lord, and in Christian city, it would
If such things ought not to be. ~ merci{ul Is
rnerciful to his beast" Respectfully,
EDWIN LEE Brown,
President Illinois Humane Society.