The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-24
HoW'S YOUR HORSES 2
A Disease Spreading among
the Equines.
Called Fever, Paralysis, Lock-
jaw and other names.

In nearly all parts of the state horses are
suffering from what has been termed by
some veterinary surgeons typhoid fever,
but by many others paralytic lock jaw.
The disease generally begins by the swell
ling of the glands of the throat and then
the jaws stiffen and gradually becomes
paralysed, so that food can only be admin
istered by hand. Tee disease sometimes
takes a more virulent form and the horses
affected lose the use of their limbs, and
gradually weaken and die In Fulton
county several horses have been taken
with the complaint, and in Peoria two
cases are reported, supposed to be the dis
ease, and thus far the veterinary surgeons
are unable to determine whether it is lock
jaw or paralysis.
THE FIRT CASE.
A horse belonging to a farmer near Cor
dova was taken with the disease about ten
days ago and died five days later. 1t was
pronounced lock-jaw by the veterinary
surgeons bat is believed to be the prevail
ing disease. Other cases are reported in
this and Henry County, but all have been
elassed as lock jaw, though the symptoms
are almost identical with the present NAL
ady
In La Sale the horses are more gener-
ally affected than at any point in the state,
and number have died The Press of
that city, says;
THE SYMPTOMS.
Differ widely in different cases but are
always attended with fever, either local or
general, and partial paralysis. In this city
and in the country, both north and south
many valuable horses have died, while
those now suffering from the disease are
numbered by the hundreds. With a large
proportion Of the horses incapaciated for
work, business is greatly interfered with,
and as the disease appears to be spreading
matters are likely to become still worse.
The cause of the malaby is believed by
those who claim to know whereof they
speak to be the long continued hot and dry
weather which we have had during the
summer, and but little hope is entertained
Of an abatement until there is radical
change in the weather.
The Chicago Times says the disease baf
aes the skill of the veterinary surgeons and
is spreading in many 10 calities to an alarm
ing extent
IN ROCK ISLAND
the only case that has occurred where the
symptoms resemble the malady, is that of
4 horse owned by Mr.. Miller the Market
Square livery stable keeper. This animal
vas first affected last Friday, and has been
getting worse each day. It's jaws are be-
coming set, though not completely locked,
md the ailment has been regarded as lock-
aw
THE GLANDS
IF the throat are swollen some, though not |
7ery much, and in other respects the horse |
eems to be suffering partial paralysis. |
Though it is not yet known whether this is |
case of the new complaint, the similarity |
IF symptoms gives chance for comparison,
md further along it may develop into
more pronounced forms.
The livery men are not apprehensive of |
In epidemic, and at the barns Of w. j. |
Kerr, John Evans and Mr.. Miller, there
ire no horses affected except the one men,
toned, and this case Mr. Miller thinks is /
ockiaw and not the new malady. |
1t is to be hoped the dreaded disease
will not become epidemic is this locality, |
IS the reports from other places are to the
fleet that it is more fatal than any disease
hat has yet affected horsefesh.