West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-10-16
HORN SICKNESS.
A Disease of tho Blood which Demands
Prompt and Decided Action.

A Disease of tho Blood which Demands
Prompt ana Decided Action.
Years ago a notion prevailed among
stockmcn that when the horns of a sick
animal were cold Mt the base it was in
dicative of some disease of the horn. the
nature of which no one profcssed TO
understand. Horn all, according to
Tcllor, is understood to be "a special
diseased condition of the blood. in
which there is either "a deficiency i'm the
amount of blood in the body OF a dim
mutton OF some of It's important con
stituents, especially the red blood cor
pu-clcs. Such condition may follow an
attack OF any acute disease where re-
coVery is slow and partial, but generally
results from poor or insufficient food,
exposure and neglect, foul air, lack of
cleanliness and other necessary condi-
tions of health. The food NAV be
abundant in quantity. but contain an
excess of water and Il deficiency of
solid matter. An exclusive feed OF
roots or of green food growing on damp
soils, or the persistent use OF a single
variety of food, sometimes results in
this dcpravcd condition OF the blood.
The symptoms are those of great debil
lty. The animal is thin i'm flesh and
hide bound, often lousy, with hair
standing 5taight out from the body or
turned toward the head. The appetite
IS or irregular; the bowels
either const,patcd or too loose, gcncr-
ally the latter; the faces are very fetid
and accompanied with Gas. The pulse
Is feeble and the animal easily fatigucd.
The lining membrane of The mouth
is unusually pale and the horns colder
than natural, sometimes almost as cold
as those of a dead animal fl is this
condition which gives the disease its
name. and the ignorant cow doctor.
with no knowledge of the anatomy and
physiology of the animal, imagines the
disease confined 20 the horns. which.
under his treatment viii either be bored
with a gimlct and turpcntine squiried
into the o%riiicc, or an active plaster VIII
he applied to the head at their base.
which, as the temperature results from
. low condition of the blood, can have
no beneficial effect. Later symptoms
of the disease are swcllings under the
jaws and about the navel. also drOpsv
of the belly. The cause of the disease
being understood, common sense will
suggest that the first thing to do i'm the
way Of treatment is To- see that the ami
NAL is well fed, comfortably housed
and kept perfectly clean. The food
should be OF the best quality. given i'm
small quantities and often. III lousy
apply Persian insect powder thorough
~ three or four times every other duy.
Give from 70 pint TO one quart OF lin
seed oil, varying the quantity TO cor
respond to the size Of the animal n
the animal suffers constantly from diar-
rhUa, give powdered chalk one ounce
and bisulphate of soda one ounce. three
times % day, mixed iu feed If thi. dos
not produce q favorable effect. mix oil
Of turpcutinc ouc.third Of am ounce
and laudauum one-third Of am ounce
with three raw eggs. beat all together
in "a pint Of warm water. and 1--WE At
% dose. From TWO TO three doses Is
day should bee given, according to the
severity Of the case. until the desired
effect is produced After which get "a
druggist TO mix thOroughlv-pOwdercd
sulphato Of iron two ounces, powdered
nux vomica one ounce. and powdered
gcntian one ounce. Divide into seven
powders and give one every night Jim
meal or Othor feed until AN are used.
then omit one week. after which repeat
thc powders until seven moro arc given
This treatment will effect % cure With
out boring the horns IN y Hcra'd
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