The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-10-18
To Prreut Piphele.

During the ps,t few years owpsn e
horses have been are losers Vt horses
labor and hor.cs lt5s BY . discsse
c.mmonly Lut enoneous'y cslled pink.
eye. Local lo so doctors have ign0rsnt.'
" treated !: ~ such. ard che ownsrf
have continued to use horses atii,ctsd
With .ymptons. thereby losl g, mSuy
yaliiab . animals that u properly A3rel
au treated woiill now b. as valuable
as svsr. My opinion Is THAT BY careful
investigation. every h0rse that hss bosn'
ailctel and succumbcd to II. II The
truth were known. will be fonbd 10 have
hal disease nearly sll'ed To it.,jf not.
identica, with. pncumOnis MANY inses
have been taken su ldrnle. while driy-.
Ing last on . snarp. frosty davs yhila
others havs got n cold. seemingly Mist
at first, cnd ealy sllGw ng the usual
symptoms Of G. simple cold, snd thsir,
own r. have kept them at work. and ID
short tims the horse developed Whist
wa. callei pinkeye. Is, care ully dow.
lug tho disease through its emit courre.
/ think thsi an intelligent person yin
6nd II a'mos. Identical with plruro-
ppeumonia--sli IS general weakness.
fassifidei swsN ng Of lSpbs wYnt Of
appetite. and finally water thrown rut
by the over :hargsd AMI imper'"a ly'
working vessels Of the sgt m-n,npc.
ESPECIALLY tho lungs, Why her rs.
ehpuld be troubled in this way a. never
very generally be ore. Il q mystery for
the W % onss to attempt to solve. r
The strnosphere msy prsdi.posc the
horse TO 1t, a. 4 has seemed TO cause
large increase Of late years Of paeumonis
n genus homo. - .,
The thing Tor horse owners 10 do Sto
prevent and arrest he di, sse if:possible
IN It's early stages. I'ir't--I believe
that fas' driving on very cold day 10
extremely dangerous to horse. as
several horses In the very act ro.' going
at high rate OF speed on our,principal
street during the past w,nter, have.
actually gwen ont there and thehpana'
these horses have not been driven far
enough to distress them in tho least in
warm weather. a horlo In the stable
where hnd good one winiering was
taken. and they .ust savel b m. On In.
ouiriny OF the owner II he had been
driven, fast. he sad: ..Not to my
kuowedge:" but on further inquiry I
found th I his hire.l boy ad be.,n try
ing his speed In the farmers milktcam.
] believe that In almost every instance
similar circumstances will be found to-
bc The prime caufe. and the horse, has
been kept to his work n, bfd OF ,be ng
kept IN n stable away from drsughts OF
ait. dosed with good tonic and'iei on
light food. til Ee shows strong s mp
toms Of returning appetite. fora tonic
l shall nane spnieih ng That will sur.
prise most, II not all. OF Your .rralers.
il Il a strong tinsturc OF quin.rc. made
from alcohol, water. and quinine
powders 81 49, ~
Give the horse heavy dosss three or
four times dur NJ the day and evening.
aud keep in a warm pace with light
food. as said ore.
The aston OF the .luinine Il similar to-
thai In the human oeing = preventive -
OF ie er. n gentle tonic and stimulsnt,'
thus ASST ting nature 10 throw oil the
cold In IA rral way.
Bv taken these precautions ] believe
man5 valuable horses would be saved.
ina the so-cailed .p.nkeye would be
rarPly known. Tor. Watidcss .ho"thiy.