The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-08
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is here with his Western laurels fresh
upon him, and the ranks are closing
for big movement In
BROOKLYN
the women have taken the field with
some prospect of success. One
shrewd saloon man took advantage
of the excitement to post bills all
over the city, in the name OF the
Women's Committee, stating that a
prayer-meeting would be held at his
saloon a given evening. Ofcourse his
saloon was crowded from early in
the evening till after 9 o'clock. Then,
as no women came, it crept through
the wool of the thirsty crowd present,
that the saloon men had made a
rather nice thing by attracting them
to his den. The unscrupulous fellow
made several hundred dollars by his
shrewd dodge.
THE WOMEN
of Brooklyn did, however, organize,
and are now on the war path. Last
Monday they formed praying bands
and visited various saloons, in which
they held services. These agencies
can be used in Brooklyn as well as
in the West, for Brooklyn is city
of residences, and very religious
city. But they met with but little
success. The saloon keepers were
obdurate, and no result followed.
They propose to keep it up, however,
till they have crushed out the evil in
Brooklyn at least.
NEW HORSE DISEASE.
4 new disease has broken out
among the horses in the city, which,
if not checked, will create as much
trouble as the epizootic of two years
ago. 1t is complaint entirely diff
ferent from any that has yet appear
ed. Some horse doctors declare that
the disease is of a mild type. runs its
course in very few days, neyerkills,
that the horse does not suffer at all;
that it merely feels dull, languid, un-
der the weather, rather sleepy, rather
like ward politician be-
tween elections. Other doctors in
sist that the horse suffers intensely
with an aching pain alternating with
collie spasms, and that in many in
stances fatal. One horse doctor in
sists that the disease is form eflung
fever. Another is certain that it is a
case of catarrh fever. This latter
opinion is rapidly gaining ground,
and finds many advocates among the
owners of horses affected, who are
having their animals treated for this
complaint.
In all the large stables the disease,
whatever it is, has run through all
the horses. In the stables 527 Wash
ton street, personal case has occur
red. A horse was attacked twice by
the disorder within two weeks. The
first time he was sick six days. The
second time the attack lasted half
that period. The horse seemed to
suffer as if affected with the quinsy
sore throat. He refused food, avoid
ed water, but did not lose flesh. In
every case but this the animal be-
came thin, but in this instance the
horse was, after the second attack,
even fcshier than at first. His joints,
have become stiff; he was unable to
move as if he had rheumatism. He
lid not seem to suffer any, but was as
nanimate as log. The horse the
day or night before is perfectly well
when the next feeding-time comes he
will not eat; he will not drink; his
oins contract and the disorder is in
'ull force, till at last it ceases as sud-
lenly and as causelpssly as it appeared.
One fact has been verified by expert
'ience; the disorder only attacks hors-
IS of certain age. Young horses
md horses below 8 or 8 years are un-
Affected by it; and females are less
susceptible to it than males. The
disease is spreading rapidly and so
ar no remedies have been found for i