The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-10-21
Remedy for Horse Dlstelllper..:. L.

When an animal comes down with the
distemper it should be- placed iniaSquiess;.
comfortable enclosure, where thereis an
abundance OF pure air ami sunlight.
The windows of the stall should be coY:e
cred withya netting of some kind to keep
out the fRs, which are very annoying,
even to a shealthy animal. Feed upon
cut grass and. bran mashes, with an occa.
siopal mess pf apples or potatoes. Most
horses willapsefer the former. Sour ap.
Piles sometimes appear to have better
effect than SWEET fruit in cases of distem-
per. Medicines should be given with
caution. Quilipe is one of the latest,
and probably tfp most valuable of RENE.
dies for distemper. In communication
to the Winterset Madisonian; ;;Mr. a.
Broadhead, we'll known throughout the.
country as the able superintendent and
agent of the world renowned Woodburn
Farm, LexingtonsKy., where Maud S.
(2O83) and a host Of The brilliant lights
Of the turf were bred Smakes the follow.
ing suggestions in treating distemper:
"Give Weanlings from fifteen to twenty
grains of quinine day. We generally
give this quantity once day, but when
first taken and the fever is high give
about fifteen grains twice day, morning
and night. IF the attack is mild, give
but one dose daily until the disease has
left the system. The quinine allays
the fever, sooths the infamed throat and
is an excellent tonic. So far it has cured
every case we have had, which, to the
present time, numbers not less than $50.
In the early Spring ne had several very
severe Gases that am sure We. should
have lost had it not been for the quinine.
These were yearlings and wegave twenty
grains at q dvse twice day. Older
horses eau have thirty grains at dose,
morning aud night, making sixty grains
daily. Whenever fever exists in an ami
mails system, no matter from what cause,
use quinine freely. tits almost specific
for lung fever, or pneumonia, when ad-
ministered in season. have cured two
cases of lock.jaw in sucklings with qui-
nine and altrophia, twenty drops of the
latter to dose. We are not particular
to weigh the quinine. We guess at
dose, put it in spoon, pull the animals
tongue aside without elevating its head,
insert the spoon in its mouth, turn it over
and wipe on the tongue, as it is with
drawn from the mouth. 1t is easily
administered in this manner, and the
animal gets it all. 1t is perfectly safe,
and there is little if any danger 10 giving
too much. have used quinine four or
five years, and always with good results"
Quinine can be obtained of any druggist,
aud in getting a supply we would recon.
mend having it put up in powders of
twenty grains each =; then if thirty grain
doses are wanted for grown animal, take
three powders, divide one equally and
add it to the other two, or if 3fifteen.grain
doses are wanted for weanling, take
one.fourth, as near as can be estimated,
from each Of these powders, and place
the three portions in paper by itself.
This will give four powders of fifteen
grains each. De careful to get the pure
article. 1t is an expensive.drug, and,
when it is offered at low price,iss pretty
sure to have been adulterated.-American
Cutivator.