Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-12-01
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Iiig Head In Irorso.

s mead In Horses,
writing from Chippewa county
minnesota. a correspondent descriho'
ING symptoms in three cases Of MA
horses' which. though not fully ons.
moflng the standard symptoms h bio
mead arc near enough to lead US Y
suppose that this Is he trouble or was
me trouble, one Of the animals havino
49, anu The others being Ia a fair
way 10 recover, Ii is not n commnn
aisease IN many parts of the eonn,rv
uul there arc occasional cases az I, y,
all parts. Old horses are mora IiLeI.,
20 " attacked by il, though IL i moi
.ohlihel 10 such, but sometimes al
lacks animals Of all ages aud con.
aillons from the sucking colt M. But
~ lhe case OF colts there Il seldom, Il
ever any swelling of the laws. and ihe
alsease does not appear 10 affect tba
coli rs ! does the horse. The animal
which died-belonging to our cora.
spohuent, and whose ''head was swelled
below the eyes, was three years oId
me animals which are getticg well
w respectively four and one
year l. has been supposed b. some
iaet Inc Cause Of The difficulty Il often
Inc lack OF lime in the water. and We
Judge that the water in this case.
which was raia water standing In a
pond without inlet or outlet, had much
- 20 "iih causing the d,-.sase. II Is
not Use. however, that this Is ~a sole
cause. for horses are free from "a
disease when there is no lime In III
water and have Il when there is. Bnt
TIE disease Is certainly more preva-
lehl where tbs water is soft lhaa else
where. A. il il an affection 81 Ina
bones L would seem reasonable 10 spp.
pose taEt i was ranscd by lack If
proper nourshmrnt 10 that part OF
me system, and ihat perfect system
" ieeIng would prevent IT. A horse
I'd constantly on corn may never have
pig head. but il will not be because
,he feeding . not calculated 10 make
lim more liable 60 such diseases than
ae would ~ il fed food that contained
more as he muscle-maklng elements.
Y = q wonder that under the constant
eeding with fal-produeing foods. and
ll'en poor BAY, many Of our horses do
ioi hare oig head and every other dis
lase.
Usually. but not always. the disease
: attended bg the swelling OF tho head, |
When that IL the case We have enough |
q make us anAious. Bul This cannot |
,iwaas To seen tn tho first stages. II MI |
~ IleFs Is \ way. however, 10 de- /
eel ans swelling that may not 10 yisi- 1
10, II u recommended 10 run the 4
tImb MP u0dcr Ihe llp beside tie mn
'er Jas bone, between ihu lp and tbs
seth II lhete i any enlargement OF \
he isN Il can thus u detected. rs tho 4
ida Il tbs jaw shonid ~ ncarly per.
,ru8icUlaE sfiih lIG leeiii above. but /
d ~ beginning those WHO have neTer
egn u all aaI difficulty ID rcrogaz.
9g h trsWlly iHe animal Is sleepy:
b. juluis become sta. and the skin
GEMS dts and hapl The cNcremcnl
, hayd l8aes. ANA largely destitute II
Buls,nrn Tie appetite Is generally
npd tNileet' uion ydraclDU@ Siiil The
plual y egt 81 condition All THE litna
at Ects FtaGuaiiy lhsaurr. or hi mild
asHz stands isll, aud gains nothing
ai saems ~ luse nothing. The blood
thick and biacs. Tho treatment
INSISTS IL Improving the general
eailn % iiiu horse bY iredin the
,osi nutritious foods, given IN a soft
3.ictl on steamed state. IN which plen-
. IL salt u mixed. and tho admins
alton 81 lonics, such rs an ounce Of
cguglsa bark every day. = Practical /
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