The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-05-30
DISEASED STOCK.

Report of DR.. BENZ: McInnes, Jr., Seteri
nary Surgeon of the South Carolina De
pArtment of Agriculture.
CHARLESTON, S. c., April %, 1883.
A. P. Butler, Commissioner of Agri-
culture, Columbia, S. c.: Dear Sir-As
instructed, l visited Pendleton, Ander,
son county, on Tuesday, April 9th. !
was met at the depot by Mr.. Harris,
who is manager of the Woodburn Stock
Farm, owned by Hon. A. T. Smythe.
He conveyed me next morning, April
25, to the farm of Mr.. W. ". Russell,
whose stock was reported to- You as be-
ing diseased.
MIR. Russell has three horses, two of
them suffering now. From symptoms
displayed, and from previous history of
these horses, [ am of the opinion that
they are affected with chronic glanders
Some time last year Mr.. Russell pur-
chased black horse which was sick then
and said to have distemper. This horse
he reported to me last summer, and l
answered saying would try and visit
his place later on. Not being instructed
to go there, 1 heard nothing further of
the matter until your communication
from Major Smythe few days ago.
Mr.. Russell says that this (black)
horse discharged from his nostrils for
some months, and then the flow became
less and less until now it is very scanty.
This horse is now eating well, but does
not seem well, his skin, hair and general
condition being bad. The two bay
horses contracted the disease about six
months ago. The discharge from the
nostrils is profuse in both cases, and the
submaxillary (under jaw glands have
the characteristic swelling. The horses
are thin, Notwithstanding they eat.25 to
30 ears of corn per day; skin and coat
in bad condition; in fact, they are not
thriving. Mr.. Russell has been and is
now working them very hard.
I advised Mr.. Russell to give them
twenty drops of carbolic acid in food
twice day, and to keep them on his
farm-not allow them to leave. Al
though now there are no apparent
symptoms of CHAMBERS in the black horse
he has certainly been the cause OF the
disease in the two bay horses, and be-
lieve upon post mortem in the lungs OF
the black horse will be found the char
acteristic tubercles OF glsnders. In none
of the three animals are there any ulcers
on the mucous membrane of the nasal
cavity as far as can see, but as they
usually commence in the upper part OF
the nose and windpipe they may be
there without my being able to detect
them.
The owner may say that he cannot
understand this, as the black horse is
now to all appearances well: To make
this more plain, quote the following
from Robertson's Equine Medicine:
cit ought to be remembered that
these ulcers or sores on the nasal mem
brane may most certainly heal or
cicatrize in the way indicated, and still
the specific dyscrasia remain; that it Is
highly probable that even with this
local healing process there may exist in
the lungs, as previously, the specific
nodules and tubercles characteristic of
the disease of which these local nasal
sores now healed are but partial mani
festions and exhibitions of the peculiar
general diseased condition, and that it is
almost certain, should the animal sur
vive long enough, that these local sores
will appear again. The certainty also
that in such cases, even with the clcatri-
zation of the chancres, the power Of the
infection is not lost-that from such an
animal an acute case of glanders may be
propagated-mustb be ever kept before
our minds, so as to regulate our conduct
and the advice given.
The public will then say, how are we
to determine case of chronic CHAMBERS
where there are 10 alterations Of nasal
cavity or other unmistakable signs? By
making strict enquiry about all animals
purchased with any discharge from the
nostrils, watching the nasal membranes
for sores, and observing the general
health of the animal. The disease is
highly contagious, and will most surely
spread to nearly all horses or mules
brought constantly in contact with it.
quote the following from Fleming's
"Manual of Veterinary Sanitary Serena
and Polia"::
"We have already alluded to chronic
form of glanders which has been deslg-
mated internal from its presenting
itself in a masked; form and without very
marked external symptoms. The expert,
called il. to decide upon an outbreak OF
this disease and the cause for its main
tenance and propagation, cannot be too
careful in his examination of even tne
unsuspected animals Many outbreaks
persist for months and even years owing
to horses affected with this occult form
being allowed, through lack OF knowl-
e6pe, to remain alive and associate with
others. Regiments of cavalry, batteries
of artillery, omnibus, cab and other es-
Establishments have been so haunted and
ravaged for sometimes long periods, and
the records of such events are numer-
Gus.
Janner, of Leignitz, reported that for
two years cases of glanders were ire
quent on an estate in Silesla without
any assignable cause, and number OF
horses were destroyed in consequence,
when it was decided to kill an ola horse,
though not for CHAMBERS, but because 1t
was useless from what appeared to be
asthma. It was examined after death,
when the lungs were found to be studded
with military tubercles, which by their
Gaseous degeneration and Qualification
showed that the animal had been affected
with glanders for long time. With
the death of this horse the disease dis
ease disappeared from the stables.
Another instance was observed at
Mulhoun, in the stables Of a man who
had lost several horses from glanders.