, 1880-10-17
THE EPIZOOTIC.:.
A Mild Type Of the Disease Prev.
8. alent in the City,.
How the Horses Look and Act
+ While Infected with It.
Some Suggestions to the Humane So
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.Nobody's horse escaped the ravagcs OF tile
epizo0tic and MANY yxluat]c animals were los,
during i1s continuance. Some DAYS aeo advtccs
from Boston indicated that: tho horses OF that
city were afflicted With some complaint re-
disease ses been ans'ons1S | watched @ e1 ali T own:
The malady: then Cleveland and Detroit stated
that their horses were being mysteriously at at
.eeor+oa %hs+ -hn,- stoc,r wae atr,non1v
e%e-.ss- a+ eu.n on .,,asa .reta :
prevailed in 1s7s. inquiry in quarters where
e.,ch trouble @vou,d e ouickiy and seriously felt
r+oh,,sha. ..., rD,+ t,,o+ u,,,,a 10 d;soaso haa
appeared here, 1t has thus far been OF a mild
type. Nit. Young. OF the Caryl Young Transpor-
tation Company, who works for1y-ttve horscs,
dozen Of his horses displayed symptoms OF some
disorder, and these symptoms may bc accented
rs governing ali cases thus far reported. The
first indication Of any trouble is loss
of appetite after which tho throat
rwells very perccptib1y, and contin-
quickly follows. In most cascs, Nj: Young
saws this discharge will cease nfter three or four
dnys and the horse will at once regain his appe-
a3S; H. i. = Fo,,x,s ,a,pe owner or horses en-
ploycd In trucking for South Water street mer-
chants, has about twenty-five horses already
worE. Mr. Forbes thinks that il cold, dry
weather prevails the disease
WILL Be or SHORT DURATION.
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Ersss +slot soea1han ,a the dread nninnntc
e. SuSea S3aes as "A0 %11o ~ 0"oe" @A@o'oe
tt tfe Sonth Stdo car-harns. it WAS
learned that no case hnd yet
appeared among the hundreds of horses en-
ptoyed on tho various lines Tho West Side
COMPANY say that thero arc always number Of
Der hus not been increased OF late. Superin-
tendent Lake stated to the reporter that, In
h estapiished fact that many ct them arrived IN IA a
debiiitated condition. Change Of air and feed In
many instances brought about temporary indis-
aisease H b. ~ any ~ me Means. u.s. The COMPANY @ % e5po
rienced trouble every spring and fail On
account Of the sudden changes of weather.
less severity, which Of course neccssitatcd their
retirement At tho stables OF the American
Express Company it was nsvcrtainod that Il Few
OF their horses showed the prcu1ontory sysnp-
1oms yesterday morning, and the foreman OF
the Stables informed the reporter thar he was
prevalent although he believed TINT It would
1t Beardsiey's livery stable, on Randolph street,
oods, but ] nothing ike he @ eiaotic was @ antci atS
puted. Several other large stables were visitol,
and while it was generally conceded that
horses, no serious trouble was anticipated. It
mar be said. however, that tho disease bus mr.
rived in Chicago, ana thut before there il a
change for the better great deal OF sickness
will prevail among tho horses.
The present weather Is anything but favorable,
md should it continue. a dsep-seated md zen