The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-02
Tte 8utland daily 6lnbs
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2. 1876.
[From the Whitehall Times.1
Hiram Green, Esq, on Epizootioal
Hoss Infuenza-Who has it Who
Ought not to Have il,


The epizootical boss influenza hos mr.
rived at Skeensburo bag and baggage.
told my son Adolrhus to saw some wood
yesterday.
"Fathcr," said he, II can't, for the saw
horse has the epizootical boss influenza"
told him to make saw-dust poultice
and Put it on the hind off leg.
He informed me, that ''the legs were all
off legs, rs the saw had cha,ved EN- off
with its teeth" pa7
My daughter Johapper couldn't do the
washing on Monday. asked her the rea-
"Dad," was her reply. "the clothes-hoss
has got 1t had, and it will soil clean clothes
with its nose"
"My daughter" said l, 'poultice it with
a Ratchet, annoint it with kerosene and
lay in the fireplace and give it a sweat. u
Every horse pistol is down with it.
The Colts rcvolvers are oil going off,
like hot cakes, with It.
MY brother-in-law has been bothered with
night.marc for twenty-five years. Every
nigbt-th would surround his bed and kick
away right lively. ..t..t
Now they are all sick with the epizooty,
and they couldn't kick a wing off of sick
fly. 80. ''i-''
Neighbor Talcot has horse who is 80
lazy, that he couldn't urge him faster than
a walk. Now the animal runs a regd(a.
| 2:40 gait-at the nose.
The mayors of a good many cities ough,
not to have the disease, for then they
couldn't kick bad men out Of Offices. Blu,
the thing has some good about it. 1t /:
used as substitute for leather in making har.
nesses, for you can't see a horse without
traces of epizooticol hoss influenza.
/ met neighbor Simmons last night. Lie
was bundled up and wheeling.
"Neighbor, what's the trouble?' said
"Epizooty."
"Not much" said l.
.'Why?" said he.
"Your ears arc too long, it don't attack
your kind. Lightning rods and long eer'
will keep off lightning or epizooty."
AS left him, thought heard him dis
locating the third commandment. Cana
horses are all attacked with It eH
Were it not tor the artists of our illustra
ted papers, the boats would have TO tic up
The ,ow-path is lined with these artists
who are drawing the boats with their pen
ellis. ina
saw a light haired young dsmsel bnchef
to a boat.
whence gose, thou, sweet tow-hcadet
Miss ?" said l.. 4'a
II am going to look for mule to rur
this old mud-scow, are you cngaged?" wal
the reply
And this is how the epizoOtlcal deseast
has demoralzed everybody and everything
The diseases 10 bound to have good run
ut the nose. tr III,
Why it was originally called cpizooty OF
one nose.
should have called it episnooty, or hipt
--run--at-the hose -O-a perfect
tream--O--raising- the-deuce-e will
-poor-horses-O.
A h0rsepital has been started here by DIR
Squills, for epzooiics. The chief enrinee
of that institution is o gay old nag.
| called on him yesterday.
He received me in a horsopitable man
ner.
.'How do you feel, old boss, lay p sa,t
he, shaking my hand very warm.
was hungry, so told him;
II kinder felt my oats. ..
We had some oatmeal pudding and colts
foot candy, seasoned with old rye.
This he told me was the sort of peel
epizoOtics lived on.
There is one class of people who hop
will not catch the epizooty; 1t is that elias
who are continually sticking their nose int
other peoples business. 1t would be 80 un
pleasant having running nose stuck int
ones business.
Epizooty is bad for the bologna sausag
trade. ,.,-'.
Let US hope it has about run its race
and soon we shall again hear the musict
WINNER, and see the noble horse laugh ono
more. .r4 81 ....
Yours on the fashionable hobby,
i HIRAM GREEN, ESQ.
Late Justice OF the Peace.