Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-19
The EpIzOOtic.
HOW TO TREAT IT

The epiZoouc, or "hor5e disease" prevails
quite extensively in Washington in a mild
fo!m, as set forth In yesterdays STAR. vet
eran in the care and management Of horses
sends us the following In regard to tie TIRE At
ment of horses affected with this disease
"EditOr Hdr:-When / first take notice Of my
horses coughing, give about teaspoonful of
mustard 10 two horses In their chop feed three
times day. and find they do their work aud
eat all their food with very little running at the
nostrils. ] also lind 1t seryiceable to give my
hOrses.a little ginger when they come In at
night, in epiZOOtic times"
THE DISEASE TO-DAY.
The disease among the horses continues to
spread and there are many more sick TO ay
than yesterday, but there are no bad cases de-
veloping. the weather being much more favor
able than If it was damp and raining. AS far as
Known there are but few, ii any, people NEON
yenienced. In some OF the stables, horses taken
week or so ago appear to have gotten entirely
over IL this morning, buE, as a rule, ali With
have shown symptoms CT the disease are yes
affected. The horse men generally are OF the
opinion that the disease Is ten days at least
although there niay be exceptional cases In
WHICH the disease may last a longer Or q 5G1tC3r
time.
SYMPTOMS OF THE EPiZoor
For the benefit OF owners the following de-
scIipttCn OF the symptoms is given. The quota
ton IS from work generally accepted as
standard authority upon the horse and his dis
eases:
"The first symptom Is that the horse is dump
fSh, " hich signifies debility. To a casual OBJ
server the horse looks as If he had been sick for
months. III urged to move he Goes so after the
fashion OF an oyergrOWn elephant. The eye Is
Indicative also OF the disease; its vessels are
tUrgf5, have an arteltal red appearance (Lhis
has perhaps led to the term pink eye), the lids
become swollen, and the ANNA, ShrinkS from
the light as II It's rays caused pain; the tears
rckle over, and now and then particle OF par
ulent lymphy matter can be seen in the angles
Of the eye. The animal seems unable to sup
port the weight Of lis head; 1t either rem iiaS
In dropping position Or he rests IL In the
crib. First one hind limb and then the other
swell, become infi!tTated with fluid which con-
stituIe anasarca or they may both commence
to swell at once; IL fact other parts of the body
become dropsical, 80 that The patient sometimes
more resembles an elephant than horse. The
swelling of the legs, let il be more or less is
considered IN connection with the other Tea
lures, the diagnostic symptom. It is very DIFF
fefent rrorl that tuEnefactiO1 which is found 10
The limbs OF many horses. and Occ9Sioned b.
want OF exercise. Ii comes On suddenly at
fectS the whole limb, groin and sheath. Tle
halr from the first has an unhealthy aspect. and
rough feeling OF the ears and nose; and the
llmbS ale colo or not, according to the stage OF
the disease. The appetite Is poor from the first
ana any attempt to swallow indicates That tue
threat is excet dinghy sore, faui, thickly coated
AID saliva runs freely, although not always, for
I'D many cases the mouth is dry. In the course
OF a Few days nasal discharge sets ill., and this
Is considered a favorable crisis Ia some in
stances, however the disease terminates In a
troublesome cough