Smyrna times., 1875-09-01

a FEARFUL FATALITY AMONG THE HORSES
I1Early last week the disease commonly
known as the staggers, or blind stanHa,.!
broke out among the horses in Tborongb'
Iare Neck, between this town and Collins,
Deach, and within the last five davs over
twenty nave died in that section aIono
"niIe quite number on the Bombay Hook
sue OF the Creek, east of town, have also
uled-3O or 40 in all up to the present
Whiting. The following farmers have lost
one or more: Thomas Deakvne, George G
Deakyne, Jacob Deakyne, II. ii. Uu@oins
Sapt Cooper, Harry Cooper, C. w. FARRELL
NJ MIS- farrell, Geo. Warren, Robert Warren
mos. Bratton, Thos. Hartup, Isaac Stats
an" an" u. w. Stats two each and A. Ennis
wv" OF threo, one valuable stallion. An
t1eS' reside IN ThorOughfare Neck. On
| '"e South SIDE OF the Creek we learn that
I;'lh y | Anderson Frank Cummins, john II.
Bewley, j. NJ. Foshcll, Tho.. Sutton, Wn,
I, Campbell, Mrs. Z. TIoflrcl;rr. anJ r
| TTpruahce have each lost one, end Edward
Hayes, three. Thcreare a number Of othnrs
WI nose names we cannot get. In this town
l nos. T. C1rty has lost his valuable stallion
ana one or two other horses have shown
tne sickness, but none have died. 90 far
me disease Is confined to the "Nccll " dis.
'Lict' mainly, only one case occurring west
I town: ii. {. Murphcy, in the AIl,.y.
"El Il mo colt yesterday. The animal.
nearly all "ronP and finally commences
walking: IN circle. To the left. and fin.
r"mtlnnr till they die. 4 few ar. t,.,
stopped to walk, while other, .till ,,ni
terribly and Il left ia the staI,l, w,l,,I
n''trr 'hcir kuliN open. IL is t!i.,u.I,t H..
"i+raS" Is brought ON by ni"i.t ~y,o.,,,..
",''' '''' HI'l"@t peri ctual damjnc,:, of the
Tia" mat:r; having assumed so ~criou. ~
- l"tt' l"'iii"S here united in club y,q.t. =
u''y ana dispatched to Philadelphia for a
veterinary surgeon. He came, and pro.
houhccs the disease ccrebro spinaI mo,.iu.
gifts, which om farmers think "aII thn
same III Dutch as staggcrs. The disease
Is not contagious, he saws. His nrnscr;,,t;o,,
as preventive is, five grains of arsenic.
G'lly mixed with food, for five or ,iy days
r"r treatment after attack lac pl,.-crihoS n
conn, l,"uhd OF grains calSiclu. c.ain
SuEchhia and ) tirachnIS caihonot. of
'nlih"nia, mixed with food. IN cold wafer.
gwen daily. Rub spine daily with tincturc
capSlcum allow alI water food. &c. tLo
animal will use. If horse gets down tnr,
from side to side daily.
MaS"ns Farrier, which mas been handed
us 10 quote, expresses th, o,r mon that tl,n
; SS'"eE'f> ~" lro'iu '', hY PERMITTING the
nor n3TS% I" feed ON grass in the spring and
ltll' Elte ut night and early in the morning. |
"n"h thehelds are covered with poisonous
web spun by small spider. It further
states that horses confined in the stable |
never have the staggcrs." This. however
Iid not hold good in the case of Mr.. Cartys
stallion. 1t had been confined in tbo
,t"hl" but had been fed on green cnt .,ra,<
l''''o IN" disease is stopped il will prov.
more raIamitous than the peach fascd.
AS "" 20 To rIrSs this afternoon mn.
|I'T "' new eases ar" reported. and none of
u" horses that survive the attack M to
nr. present show any signs of recover,
I Is thought they vii! ultimately die. As
~ indication "i the efforts among the fay.
'NfS % stay tn" disease, We VIII state that
m" druggist alone here Yesterday. i, ,Ln,,t
en- hours, sold ono hundrcd nouuds nr
iohrr salts. ami other ingredients in pro.
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