The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-22
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S ro,,trihutea 20 The 'sas,fes
: ~ 'ssrseH who knew General Brandon
SslL and f,pnored him highly.
Il am induced to send It 20 you as Isent
u ~ Inc pla,,er by tho fact that Riandess
ana farcy are said to- have appeared 10 kich-
nlorss s M can do no harm TO try the pre-
scription, and something should DC tTieu 10
scounteract the mischief likely TO result IRON
dispensing the horses that have been SUD
iected to the disease. ss s1lft.ttIt'
JANUARY q, 1873,
Tartar emetic is also, said to cure glan.-
tlers In horses This disease has been con-
sidered from time imnemorlM the oppro-
blum or horse doctors y And they ait agree
lint the only cure IS an ounce OF lead
through The brain. To the c0ntraT9 not
Rithstauding, Mr.. John Walw0rth. an emi-
nent citizen oi Natchez, Miss, who occu-3
pies d high position there as q man ana a
Christian gentleman. says positively That
Startar emetic win cure 1t. lie told me soon
after the surrender that many years before
the war he had established plantation In
Arkansas, stocked it with the finest mules
and horses the market afforded, built hne
barns, stables, and lots, and employed On
experienced oYerseer at q high salary. In
june be visited bis plantation with high eS-
pectations, hoping TO find everything pro-
crossing finely. TO his great disappolnt-
Inent, he found the CHAMBERS amongst
Dors all advised him to shoot the mules
anfl burn M the improvements. This
he declined TO do; returned to Natchez
and laid his trouble open to Mr, Frederick
Stanton, who was q large planter rs well rs
cotton factor. slr. William Stanton, who
was a large and experienced planter near
Natchez, was present. He told him the
FLANDERS could be easily cured with tartar
emctic, il taken in time. He advised him
to retura at once, and all the mules that had
the button farcy to have killed and burned;
that their case was hopeless, the disease had
become constitutional, and the animal would
be OF no use il cured. To the others give
each a teaspoonful Of tartar emetic three
times day for six days consecutlyely !;
then discontinue it for six days: at the ex.
piration OF that time repeat the treatment
on all that were not well. 10 continue TO
feed and work them as usual; it would
he good for them. Be careful and
s1ffer no stock that had not been
EXPOSED to the infection to GO into his
stables, that CHAMBERS was not very conta-
aious and not apt to be communicated IN
The open air; but in stables where the dis
ease had become epidemic all horses that
went into them would contract the disease,
and il any OF his people bad sores on their
hands or skin abraded, and suffered the
matter from the glandered horse to touch
the raw surface, they would certainly die
most wretched death; to keep his stables
ellyentilated and use disinfectants freely.
He also advised not to separate the healthy
animals from the diseased, as all must now
4 80 - r II a rn-
turned BY the first boat, and found some
two or three mules with the button. iarcy !;
those be had dispatched, and gave the tar
tar, as directed, to the balance that had the
sdisease, and did not so lose another mule.
The new cases that occurred yielded readily
to the treatment, and had it but slightly.
He kept his stables clean and used lime
freely, and though it was some three months
before it went through all, yet he bad no far
Their trouble, apd lost none after he adopted
the tartar treatment. Mr. William Stanton
directed his brother TO write down the di-
rections, as probably would not under
stand or remember it. as was new to the
business. This he did, aud here it is-taking
out his pocket-book, he held up q small slip
of paper, which he told me be bad carried
eyer sincs, and would do so unti the day
of his death, for it had saved him from the
loss Of thousands OF dollars. I have men,
toned this to many persons, and several
who knew the parties told me that they had
often heard Mr.. William Stanton cay CLAN
ders was easily cured with tartar il given
before the disease became constitutional
urged Mr.. Walworth to publish his treat
ment for CHAMBERS; he appeared to agree
that it ought to be done, but has never done
so. I hope he will excuse me for bringing
him so prominently before the public; he
is gentleman OF retiring disposition, and,
I fear, may not like it; but have done so
for the public good, and at the urgent soli-
citations Of others. w. i. BRANDON.
tArcoze Plantation, near Fort adams,
Mss, July, 1862"