, 1873-12-04

Tho rIaorscs in Now York Again
Threatened With tho Coughing

Plague.
From the Nc,o York Herald. Del.
Tho dreaded opzooty Reelna agaln about to
break ont III tho city, and It il not impossible
wintcr, whom business was almost at stand-
still In consequence OF tho want OF horHeacsh to
do tho ordinary carrying Of tho city trade,
The fact that again tho discnso is making its
appcarance-nnd it is fair to suppose tho snIno
results will follow-nt almost tho sa,no period M
last year, leads ono fairly to BuppoBe that this
may bocome MI annual plague Which will not only
prove OF insupcrable trouble to tho general pub
lie, but grcat loss Of money to owners OF horse
flesh. All annual recurrence at tue beginning Of
winter Of tho eplzooty, with all Its attendant
troubles, will be n cainmity tho eKocts Of which
it would DO q matter Of no, small difficulty to
forestall. Soon again, perhaps, tho sound OF
pontcrous chariot OF tho country team may be-
come familiar sight to tho cltizona Of Now
York.
as yct, however, the diseaso lsas had a very
Rmall spread, aud itB promise may not become
tho Cur and stage stables, the plague has hardly
made itself felt, though tllero aro unnsistakabo
signs TINT It docs exist, and, il tho cxorenco Of
tho paat can bo taken ne criterion, tho spread,
after the first symptoms, will bo very rnptd.
4 reporter OF tho Herald made q whit yester-
tny to tho several principal chr and stage BtabioH
i'll tho upper portion OF tho city to verify tho
statements lis to the o4tont of tue diaeaae. Tho
TcrDFkDE alau HUI III lHltTRA0" MILL uIlH I'll Llo
loading veterinary surgeons Of tho city, ono
whose system did much last aoaHon in etfecting
c,,rca Of tho disease, and whose Information,
therefore, OIL tho subject n,ay be considered al
valuable. IIo suid in answor to questions on
the anbj Get:
II have no doubt that with all things equal VIC
shall see this year n repetition Of tho SCENES of
last among tho horacs and very likoly wllon the
trBt cold weather OF tho season hogins each year
tho diaeaso may appear in it's old form We have
I'm If lern u11
it thau wo did at first, alld almost all veterinary
surgeons here know how best to deal with it.
But, under the most favorable circumstances. tho
dscaso IL ono which takes much longer 10 extir-
patio than 1t does to como, and valuable timo
must be lost by tho Appearance Of tho dlsoaae.
There is no doubt TINT what in known as tic epi-
zooty IL ein,p]y very severe form of cold which
attaoks tho bronchial tubes and ca'1scs them to in-
| comos impossible. This is accompanied by a
species Of running catarrh, which weak
ous tho animal, and by withdrawing the
best juices Of tho body, causcs tho body
to become weak and c,naciated IN q very
short uraeo q time; By the application Of
romodioB Tho disease, II takon in timc, may bs
lnatlo to YIELD md tilo horao may bo put in
condition to work once more. Dut have much
doubt ii the dlsease s ever completely cxtlrpa od
from the sys.om OF tho horse, aud, upun slight
provocatiot, Huch as standing in Tie cold while
perapiring, or not being housed sufficiently
warmly, tile malady may atpear with nil itH lirht
yE0r, and tho animal will begin to droop and TALL
away as before, subject TO tho samo ronodios if
it haa not talion too fast lold alroaay. have
boon led 10 say this by tho fact TINT l,ave
noticed TINT nil tloso horses which suflored
most Eo1crcly last Ecason hayo boun moro or
less running from tho nostrtls ever since, aud
wonll ITO doubt l'o ready to yield to tho diatem-
per directly, il set in ngain With any virulcnco.
Tho cough llas aao remained moro or leRs, and
oyery nov nntl then you may lloar It III tho
etroots. 1t s tho oil diuoaBo which ro1nains in
Al. xr@& az
summer were antagonlstic to tho disease, and
tho:o is mover any da,s5cr OF Its bacomlng Wito-
spread during that season. but with tho wiu-
tor sottnS III tho dangar comes 1auls, and must
t4at tho spread OF tho diseaao will depond worry
much upon tho woathor Of tho next fow days.
II tho weather rcnains hard, c}car, and dry
aa it Is at present, have no doubt that wo shall
osraro without nliv serious Rttack OF the n.alady.
| hut i'll case tlpre should DO any sudden chaugo,
tie disease will break out worry badly, aud wo
shall worry likely ha1o tho worst sccnes Of Inst year
| ropoated, aud, worry likely, with as much vio-
letco. but bottov It should come now than lator
! III tho soason, whom tho anow impedcs travel
" not likely, however, that wo Bhal have many
doatls from tho diseaso for, as said boforo It
will not take lib BY surprise, as it did lost year,
| MID we Al.nll bettur know huw 10 front it,"
stat,stics. from wllich 1t would arpsar tlat not
ono iu ton Of the city horaoA but what WAS at
least slightly atreoted by tho eplzooty.
| THE Foul!rM AVENUE LINE.
At tho stablos Ut tlsia company there docs not
appear TO ho y Hingl ilorse attackoa by tile dis
oase. Some fow OF tlon arc coughing n littao,
but only slightly moro than they hayo bcot.
doing MI tho summer. Tho Superintendent
doon not seem to fear any Of tho scenes of tha
past sounon, tlough II will he remembered tlat
this stablo suffered probably loss than any stable
in tho city, owing to tho inaulcdiato withdrawal
| Of tho lorseH Whon thoy were attacked.
| THE TI11nn AVENUE sTAnLEB.
| Hovo tho tlisoaae wns worry bad last yoar go
that ut ono time, it will 10 rc,nomborod the cars
did not como down further than Fifth stroat.
THUS far, however, tho appearance OF the dis
easo iB very mild. a fow (about aye) Of the
hornos aro In tho hospital, with slight nppoas-
anco Ut heiug affected with tho e''lzooty. by
preventive lnoans, however, and by not working
tlo horaoH which show tho sllghteat aigna Of
having tho disease, 1t IL hoped to obyiato any
sorio'la attack Of tho opxooty, s,ch a. ehsrao,
tolixad thiB limo laBt year. TlssB line elnploye
/, 500 hoyscs THO Cortra limo III not Affected III
all by the Appearance of tho ep!zooty.
| THE pE1.r LINE
llaa not boon much atfootod oithor. It IL said
Bome oght harsas nro affected hy tho dstampor