The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-11-25
for the farmer.
EPIZoO'.
.unyc rprr,I,IInxARY MEAsr.REs

AMONG PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES
may be mentioned thorough cleansing and dis
Infection of the stable, and the establishment of
proper ventilation-hy which we do not mean
ti!e admission of cold air, draft through
o;s.n doors or windows, immediately in front of
the horses; the food should be of the hest quail
ty: and preferably one meal a day-say the
evening ration - should consist Of ground,
steamed or scalded food, With an adIniXtHre of
bran and handful If ground ;aA seed. As the
di...a-a even in its mild fnTll is of very debii
itating nature, il viii be well to Use some vese-
table tonic, such As ground white willow bark,
OF which handful may be giVei morning and
evening, mixed among the fOud With view
of relieving the congested state of the upper air
passages, il will be well to steam the head once
or twice a day, from the beginning of the dis
ease by means of scalded bran and hayseed,
placed in deep bag and hung over the animals
head. If the animal can b. spared from work,
80 much the better: bur moderate, light work,
at q slow pace, will $50: materially interfere with
the favorable progress toward convalrscence,
when the weather permits When not IN mo-
tiOn lIc sloald be blanketed: if there Is any
soreness of the throat and coughing, it will he
WELL in addition, to cover the head and neck
with hood If the appetite is mueh diminished,
or the horse evidences much difficulty in swal-
lowing sufficient food to enable him TO perform
his work or if he misses two meals. he
shonld remain indoors, as under these conditions
there is danger of a serious complication, and
fatal issue. To relieve the irritation of the
throat some stimulating liniment should he ap-
piled twice day, such as mixture of one part
of aqua ammonia and three parts of common
olive OIL The most common complications of
the disease are bronchitis and pneumonia, or i'll
fiammation of the lungs and especially of the
Serious membrane lining of the lungs and inner
surface of the chest technically termed pleuTiSy.
The advent of either of these complaints may he
known by the general signs Of fcbrilc cOndi-
tion-a staring coat. shivering of the body, gen
eral dizziness and drowsiness, loss of appetite,
succeeded by increased heat of the body, in
creased pulsatiOn and respiration, costivcness,
scanty urine thirst, etc. No time shond then
be lost in administering appropriate
sEDATIvE AND DIURETIC REMEDIES,
such rs four ounces of solution of acetate of am
mOnia, an ounce of sweet spirits of nitre, and
half ounce of fluid extract of belladnna, which
should he carefully administered IN a half pint
of linseed tea, and repeated every three hours,
until the symptoms subside. At the same time
strong embrocatiOns should he applied along
the throat and Ia the sides of the chest, such
Imminent made of equal parts of aqua ammonia
and common olive oil, or a soft mustard paste.
Setons rowels, and blisters, should never Ice EN-
ployed in this disease. The nose and eyes should
he SpOnged a few times daily, with warm water.
The animal should have all the linseed tea or
haysced tea il will drink, and when the appetite
returns, the food should consist of boiled or
steamed barley and oats, with a mixture of bran
and boiled fiaxseed, carrots, apples, cabbage;
and clean, sweet, upland hay is preferable to
timothy hay. With a view of supporting the
strength of the animal, some vegetable and min
| eral tonics should he given, such q powder
composed of one drachm of carbonate of iron and
half an ounce each of powdered gentian and ele
campane, which may be mixed among each IA
| ton of food. During the progress of the dis
ease, the bowels are more or less caustive; but
instead of laxative or puTgatiye medicines, which
are dangerous in this disease, Il loOscnIng diet,
such recommended, and occasional injections
per rccfHm, of luke-warm soap suds, are all snfi-
cient to keep the bowels in moving order.
PURE AIR AND CLEANLINESS.
Besides the admission into the stable of fresh
air, without draft, it will be well to use, once or
| twice n day, some disinfectant, such solu-
ton of chloride Of lime in cold water-say one or
| two ounces to a quart of water-which should be
| sPrinkled in the stalls and behind the horses,
after the manure and soiled bedding re-
/ moved. The common practice of splashIng cold
| water on the limbs and lower parts of the body,
by means of the hose, for the purpose of cleaning
| those parts, when the horses return from work,
cannot be too strongly condemned. Ii is also n
/ common practice, in some places, during the
prevalence of influenza to close up every crevice
in the stable, and subject the horse To the fumes
of heated tar, the smoke of burning old leath-
er. Not only is nothing gained by such practice,
but aside from the torture of the animal, the
irritation of the very sensitive aud infamed sur
faces of the air passages of the horse are apt to
become seriously increased OF course, the di-
rections here given have reference only to Or,li-
nary cases. If by the means recommended no
benefit is derived, but, on the contrary, the dis
| ease assumes a serious aspect, by the advent oi
| complications which peculiar TO it, no time
| should he lost in summonng skilled professional
| assistance.-Lire-StOckJ Journal.