, 1879-05-31
THE FIELD AND STABLE.


Veterinary Hygiene: Ixxy. The Efrect or
Hour. frost, SNOW, and Thaw-1yIn,ls mn,
strong cnrrcnts or AIR.
From Our o,yn corrt,nondtnt
CHICAGO, May 3o.-iioar.1rust ia uothtng but
frozen dew, or CONCEALED aquuous yupors, which
frccze, usually, III shape OF fnc ueelies and
crystals. wllile beng deposited Gu tho surfaco
OF ang thing TINT is cxpoaed md colder tllnn tho
surrounding atmosphere. Ioar-frost becomes
Injurious to tho health Of domestic animals only
ii deposited OH food which is consumed rcforo
the hoar- frost has thawel or melted away, bY
producing sudden cooling Of the stomach and
of adjaccnt interior orgAns. II llas about tic
sanc effect upon autmnls as q consumption of
too much 'ce-crea,p upon human bctugs
Inflammation Of tic stomach and intcstiucs,
dtarrhea, aud, ii, fcmalu animals heavy with
young, even abortio1,,-the latter resulting prob
uby from sudden cooling OF tito abdominal Of
caus, and q conscaucut contraction Of tic
! utcrus,--aro frequent consequences. Hence,
,vhcncycr ,hc nnstnrra ore cnucro1 With hoor.
t,as, =. s,,,, In n,,.,,, ~ t,aa+, T., ,,n s.n.,o
'sost. II WIZ 10 MlssN'%Est = ~ heeP ~ t1'e s'"oio
tl tio hoar.irost nas. disappeared a. least all
those animals which arc pregnatt' "nd to giso
mt 10 nost,,rr.
'aS ~, ~ LUZ s ..,,,.,a 49,, - ,,.. ~. ,,..,
| 10 male animals anu 10 females not with
YOUNG .lr bad Leo consequences , arc NO limited @ to Eas
The same. however. do not appcar 10 be pro-
ancc, ,s,vatr hv VIZ, .h,,,iuo c,y.ct ~ ,ba
aaseu eAe'us.so'f W ."o s"i'ns sAse' !" uAo
such, but partially also by peculiar changc n
| the ycretatton cn,lsed BIZ the conpcaltun of the
nm,con. vnnora nm ia a,,rfocc.
sno,x rnn.,s,s ~ oo,,oo,,s ron,r. ~ ,.,,,,,o,
-, ,sa,os fr,," ,,,',1n ros t., 49, asr
u "a,cr tfoMo" "!'Ao 5ee saspel"eo ~ t"e al1'
| AtlU uGSEEUunlT, III ILLS tf0ZGH C4UultlOut 1T
shape Of fakes. Tho SNOW Itself is not ibjuFi-
oue, unless 1t Ii by Its chilling effect; but the
melting and melted snow, or snow.wnter, acts
frequently inlnrionsly upon the skin os Tue fec.
aad let's, especially Of llnracs. II repeated and
continued contact Is tak,g plnee. hcltlng
snow and suow.wa.er luoscn tho akin, cause
"o'u " ',ss s"sult'S A'u 'o"a'nn'al4oas "'lo
pro''ueo flno'lf what is commonly known as
scrasches.-a disease very frequent, especially
horses ~ have to travel on ' roads ~ mala ss vet.
@ s,voTc ~ .r,tb .,,,sl' @ ,", H.. IN, n,s
Tro", ns Wters r., 'no% ars; oroom,,o nm, ,,cor,n
phsIeui,S,.lS ol ile tnuat e1pose! paris ot luz
ieet w legs, t!le pastcfns a'lti tte ietIoeks,
sons.tulg s ~ uasScn!'. - e.p tae 'onE ata'l
eoasae 'a aas Ioa oV INC !oser parsa o. tne
sess u!a !utloc"7 Mna pastetnH nt sonto c1aEse
.i''o vo'!io' nofses; as olten uone,
Is sAHA 70 fohh'hs t"oss aniHsa'a
VI ,nclE Haturas p5otoelioEt Aecusu ~
ACCOUNT Q. ulG ooao null Snafse teftnru q thclr
sklsl, nnu wllI tna3c things worse, because
'he cprca etalnps OF nalr VIII stanu
on cattt a'.' expo5a thercuy tno sklli to TIC n
tlltu'ico ot the snow'watur, slitst. ana mud
That alternating snow nIsd thaw, " thawiHl
mil freezing, wlll i1laka things salt woFsc. nal
not neeu my hIcht!onlaS.
W1HDs and CURRENTS or AIR.
Wtnls arc sln,ply currcpts Of air on ]arct
scne, Nn1 arc n,ways frenuont. and mora Or igss
severe nuI ya,iablo. ii ail countrius WITH +
chapseabIe tc,lpcrat,,re, Wtnis mid current.
OF air, NJ n rule, ltayu d wholesome iniluaucu
/. hy nurifylur tic air frum noxiaus aIlmlY
ttres tltul by dEspcrstrr maaJnntjr nntj mninrIn
sluncnta nill gcrn,s Of disensn lint la,ny hnnpc1
tn accutnuluts tu Iis iower stsata al tit. atryu
rl1cTo: y. bY cjfectinr chuuYcs Of temrmrat,,r,
md Of ntriosnGcric ,noigtnro md t.Iertrtrity
Winds md currents Of ntr-thr former outdvora
md tl,, lattrr in tI,c stahle-nrniuce nt,nns
phsrlc changes, wiitch i,ays as tnyIroratig a,,,
rcfrcsln. elect upuu tIiu animal orraufsm. nnt
,, urMuute tiIo hraIfh aid wusi-bcinit q
lila nnlmais, sta"laut ntmnsni,crs.
ur MI ntnlosuhcro entirely wftlIou
, | ,nn,(on wmtfI st,nn inso its ,rs,nr
, rn1mnnSIton' n,,t h.cnn,6 s,,rchar,cd wtti
,, nuxious mil hualt alth.ustroyfnIs eJcuunts. no
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