The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-12
THE LsCAL NEWS RECORD


The horse editor of TIKI HERALD,
not being United out to any reception
yesterday morning, gathered some in.
teresting and usefal facts about the
equine species of the quadruped
genus, in an interview with we'll
known veterinary surgooa Of tho city.
"Wen, doctor" querled the horse
editor, "what ia going ON IN the horse
worla?"
az suppose you know that CHAMBERS
is quite prevalent among the horses OF
the cityYn responded the veterinarian.
The horse editor confessed HIS ig-
norance on this point, and applied his
pump and extracted what the "dsotorN
knew "sbout It,"
"Well, 1t 10 fact; there ara a great
number OF oasea In this city, lt very
much resembles distompor when II
frat breaks ont, but IL csn
DO easily distinguished from that dis
case. The discharge from the rsstril,
Ia y case Of distemper, will font when
pat In wator, but il sinks Immediately
when IL o0ines from horse with th0
CHAMBERS. Then again in 8 case cf dis
temper the swelling 10 Immediately
under tina throat, white it 0couprs on
one iide, IN the glapdorE, Glend5r5 is
o blood disease and comes from varl-
ous causes. Ii may arise from
hard driving, . neglected
case Of distempsr, damaged
food, OF from cold that has bsen csYi-
| trSctea from exposure. IL always be-
gins in tbs lett nostril and If an oxam-
inatioa of this organ IL made, 70 will be
| found 10 h0 full OF small uloera.p
! "Tbs cure for it?n
| "Why, my dear sir, there r. no cura
for 1t. 1 generally recommend that
tho animal be killed. IL ID q very con-
tagious disease, and the quicker
sn animal with it Ia killed, the
better it IN for tho horses ia tho neigh.
| horho0d; besides, 10 Ia very dangerous
for person To handle horse with the
GiseasS, tho danger being from the mu-
ctus discharge. The disease lasts from
q month TO year, the average horse
dying with IL in about three monthe.
As | said bsfore, il is 4 blood disease,
and O. horse may have 1t in his system
soms four months before it brsass out
From tho nose and tsrsRt the
disease Renorally passes 90 tho lungs
and then II does not take long for IL IL
kill It's victim. When IL fssches thi.
stage the animal becomes very poor
and no amount of feeding viii make
him recupergte."
"What colars OF horses ara generally
tho healthiest?" INTERCEPTED tho horse
editor, who ence owned hrindlc
mule, that cooked up his legs "neatk
tho daisies" and quisn,ly expired, al
no always thought, from TN attack o.
the jmjamg,
"Whsn you buy horse, always gel
q solid color, but a black or bRy III
prafol ence 10 any Other. The white
and the dan horse2 are very delicate
but dua horse with dark m2ne and
tail IL generally an exception TO this
rule. Never buy IN iron gray horse
they generally have very weak eyes,
"Hor absut telling the agos Of
hors0s?"
"You can tell Tho ave OF horse by
Looking IN the mopta, MN they
reach tho ags " pl8h, bat
after that yoN must tsll by other
meane. l gonorelIy tell by the gon-
eral appearance OF tho eyes, together
with the wrinkles about them, but
thet's my profession and IN not toll
you exactly how do It,"
Tho horss editor havizg gloanod
sufficient information 60 asosrtsin a
males ago without having his HAND
"ohawed" of, no retired, feeling as
sured that he can now tell The sgpD OF
all the newspaper reporters In thc
city.