Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-11-05
The Epizootio.

The Epizootio.
The following opinion of DR.. Kir-
win the well-known authority in New
York and the Canadas, will be found
interesting and valuable:
This troublesome malady is again
in our midst, and we are likely to re-
ceive visit from it each fall if we
do not take more care of our animals
For the last four years it has APP
peared at this time. in various parts
Of the country.
Epizoo:ic is only another name for
influenza, or a mild form of the CLAN
ders, which if treated promptly will
disappear as rapidly as an ordinary
cold-that is, if the horse is in good
condition to meet the shock to the
system. Unfortunately, this is very
rarely the case. We are too apt to
neglect to feed our animals properly
and so long as we succeed in getting
certain amount of work out of them
and they look tolerably well, we do
not mind how they are fed or cared
for.
Our stablemen foist on to us num-
bers of worthless and injurious mix
lures containing arsenic, antimony
and saltpetre, entitled condition
powders" These vile nostrums, in
| the hands of ignorant stablemen, are
certain decentralization to our horses
if persevered in.
Now, the remedy is simply to obey
the laws of nature, or, in other words
feed properly; see to the ventilation
of stables, let there be no putrid
hangers, produced by the accumula-
tons of fermented food. I am Of
ten asked: "How do you feed, what
| do you recommend" I invariably
answer, ga mixed diet" and in this
1 am endorsed by Youatt Spooner,
the veterinary editor OF the Field,
and the entire English omnibus com
panies, together with the leading
horsemen of the United States. Such
men as Robert Bonner and Commo-
dore Vanderbilt never had any cpl
zootic in their stables. Why? Be-
| cause they take care how they feed
their horses; and can safely affirm if
like care is taken by every man that
keeps horse, this year will see the
last of the epizootic in this country.
If we we're able to use our horses
as we'll as the Arabian takes care of
his only friend, we should have no
trouble, but pressure Of business in
this advanced age prevents our letting
| our
Faithful steed bear company
under our own roof.
Then let us examine the food of
the Arabian hose and we find it is
the nutritious herbs, seeds and roots
gathered by his loving master to
mingle with the rich maize that
grows on the verdant oasis of the
scorching desert. The question was
mooted some time ago, could these
valuable seeds, herbs and roots be
utilized for the general feeding of
horses and cattle. Botanists and
chemists found this could be accom-
plished, and these ingredients grow
in all countries, and to perfection in
America.
The consequence is we have val
liable nutritious food known as Cor
dons's Food tor horses and cattle
and Gordon plan of mixing feed
ing, which, if universally adopted,
will make most beneficial change
in the health and appearance of the
horses of the United States.
This food contains seven or eight
ingredients, all of a health giving
nature, and at low price.
My mode Of feeding, for horse, is
with quarts of corn meal OF 4 quarts
of oats, l feed Gordon's Food (half
pint costs cents), pound of chopped
hay, three times a day.
tried this plan three years ago on
seven horses suffering from the worst
form of epizootic, and they all recov-
cred. | have seen two horses stand
side by side in a stable, one fed on
the Gordon plan, the other on the
old plan. The one fed on the Cor
don plan remained in good condition;
the other went through the most
violent stages of the disorder and
ultimately collapsed.
The Gordon system of feeding is
to produce perfect digestion of all
provender, without any extra stimu-
lating effect on the stomach, thus
producing good blood and.a stamina
that will withstand the inroads of the
most intense malady. 1t is well
known to all horse owners that horses
in good condition are less liable to
be afflicted by any contagious disease
than those that are run down, or have
been badly fed.