The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-04-03

To he Editor Of he Rorld

To the Editor of the World:
ssSIas Several horses IN this vicinity
(mine included) are affected with and
Symptoms: Stnpitl and drowsy, standing
with head down as if asleep; when lying
down stretch out on their sides aud re-
main motionless, breathing slowly, but
louder than natural, with discharge at
water, from both nostrils. They next
become stiff, as if foundered, With mo
voluntary disposition to move when COM
peIbed to rise to their feet; stagger and
reel IN attempting to walk, and look for
come object to lean against. They grad
ually become bind: and in some in
stances, appear frantic, jumping and
charging, and soon. thereafter die. Ia
this blind staggers;" What causes Ill ?
Your opinion, ADVICE and treatment are
greatly desired through the veterinary
column Of the World 80
This afFheht, no doubt, originates in
some derange the stomach. This
organ 1.-The stomach--is united to the
brain in the ties of'sympathetic relation
ship, through the agency. Of the great
sympathetic nerve. When the stomach,
the root of the tree, becomes affected by
becoming overburdened, it becomes in
capable Of performing its normal funef
ton. The difficulty is then Immediately
communicated to general headquarters,
the brain, anG soon after this Intelligence
has reached the brain, sympathetic rela-
tons are. established and manifested be-
tween the stomach and the brain
TREATMENT.-I If it Is positively
known, or even supposed upon good,
valid and practical grounds that the pa
tent is laboring under distention of the
stomach, the most humane and rational
course to pursue, instead of following up
and adherng to the quack rule of bleed
/ ing and, bali pHTgiBg, will be to excite
the digestive organs to ,secrete the neces-
sary fluid required for the solution and
expulsion of the contents of the stom'
ach, the producing cause of the trouble.
Yet there are instances where the stom-
ach is gorged, packed full, and distende1
far beyond its normal and healthy ca
pacity. In all cases of this nature there
is good reason. to. suppose that in con-
sequence Of the. over-distension some OF
its muscular fbres are perhaps lacetated,
or a less OF. continuity has taken place.
Treatment now, no matter how skillful
it may be executed, will at this stage of
the attack be of the least avail The
object IN view, In treating this disease, is
to excite the action of "a the stomach,
therefore in simple distention, to pour
out its gastric fluids for the solution of
the albnmipous and geladnouS constitu-
ents of its contents. By THESE means,
used for the Withdrawal of contents,
more room is afforded for the reduction
to that state Of fine division of the re-
naming portion of food. Room III the
stomachis absolutely necessary for the
reason that the solvent action of the
gastric juice is-aidedi by the beast move
ment of the walls of the stomach, and
without successive contractions and relax
atiOns Of the muscular fibres Of that or
gan, no security can be given for prompt
and active digestion! .;e.
80 Where .he reduction of but small
portion of the alimentaIy mass can be
effected, some-sRocess has been met with,
the tendency Of'which will be likely to
benefit the patient; although, in eonse
quence of the obstruction manifested to
the byloric orifice, that portion of food
which has been reduced to a hOmogene-
Gus mass cannot move onward through
the alimentary' route, yet nature provides
simple way to get rid of it through an
other channel. It is we'll known fact to
psychologists that portion of nutritious
matter taken into the stomach and there
Dissolved by the gastric juice or fluid is at
once absorbed into the blood vessels of
the stomach and never passes into the
intestinal tube Or canal, nor into the
special tactical system. With this object
in view, and to accomplish it efectually,
advise the administering of remedies
of stimulating and antisceptic charac
ter. Take four drachms of pure power
ed capsicum and four ounces of com mon
table salt; rub these thoroughly together
in mortar; divide in four parts, and
give one in a little water at intervals Of
ten to twenty minutes, until relief be OBJ
tanned.
After the patient has swallowed several
potions of tes"powderef .capsicum and
salt as prescribed, and an Improvement
has taken place, a dose of laxative medi
cine should be given for the purpose of
'expelling the superabundance of carbon
collected during the stage of the attack /;
, whereas the laxative. drench been given
before the stomach had resumed diges-
tive functions which is now presumed
to have taken place by the use of the cap
sicum and sslt--it would have done more
harm than good. Give fourteen ounces
raw linseed oil, two drachms Of powdered
|. Cape aloesA one. sdrachm of tarter emetie
and thirty grains of calomel; mix and
gives repeat this drench three times, all
lowing five days to intervene between
each dose. This will act on the alimen-
tary surfaces as a mechanical irritant,
exhaust the fluids of the parts and tend
to draw blood from the vein, and thus
favor the more equal distribution of that
fluid The laxative drench in the proper
dose for horse four years old and up
/ wards, half the quantity for two year to
four; one-duartef for one year old colts,
and one-sixth for colts six months 10 one
year old. r
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