Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-09-07

F.Messrs. ePwFneR a Vincent :--In com
pliancc with your request for information
about the disease which has proved %
fatal 10 Mr.. +. II. Jacobs horses, will as
briefly as possible. give you some Of the
most striking points of that most fatal and
tel riblc scourge which has received In lien
of n better name the one of cerebro.s spinal
meningitis or in plain words an inflama-
,ion affecting the scrous covering Of the
brain and spinal cord. Perhaps cannot
better illustrate It's mysterious and fatal
nature than TO relate the history of the
outbreak MS seen nj Mr.. Jacobs. Where
In large, rocmy and wcll.kept stable,
were housed on Wednesday night, July
aist, o apparently healthy horses and
mules. several Of which had been on pas.
iurc. Some had never been allowed to
Craze, and one was brought on Wednes
day afternoon from distant farm to he
left for few days In the place Of one TAX.
en- away. On Thursday two horses were
sick, dying on Friday. Three more were
taken sick Thursday night and Friday and
were dead Saturday afternoon. Two
moie taken sick ON Monday and died on
Wednesday, and two Of the nine that
were exposed in the stables ON Wednesday
night died the next day The animals die
quietly and easily, show but little sign Of
suffering, seem TO I've very dull and slug.
gish. will oitcn lean against something for
support. walk with stumbling gait, drag
their toes, with head outsiretched and
low To the ground and slight fr0thy dis.
charge from the nostrils. Their tcmpera.
turc shows an elevation of from ? TO 3 de.
grecs and there is generally but slight
secretion Of urine, general progressive
palsy seeming Ia he the cause of DEATH
In the post norton and one anti.mortem
examination made by DIR. Wray. Of Balti
more, nothing was found of an abnormal
character except slight congestion and
infiliraiion 0f the membranes surround.
ing inc brain aud spinal cord seemingly
&
tai termination. The examination Of
hundreds Of horses has never revealed
any more than this and very often even
this condition is absent. There il no
treatment that can I've relied upon. nearly
all die that are infected, perhaps alcohol
and Bcllci0nna may possible rctard u
a t.,,s
u satisfactory character has eyer yet been
discovered and the cure, y well Ms the
cause. remains mystery. II is generally
believed. Snd is undoubtedly true, that
some condition of the stable Inns been the
cause Of the infection and has afforded
the necessary surroundings favorable To
the cultivation and dissemination of the
germ. the proof Of this is that horses can
not communicate or carry the infection,
only the animals exposed To the par,icu-
lar spot or locality. will contract the in.
lection and this removes To u great extent
the danger from this disease, il being gen.
Grated in some particular spot enables us
Ia state lis ravagcs by isolating first and
then purifying the infected premises and
this. Mcssrs. Editors. is the most import.
ant fact for your readers To notice. let
them remember that rs this disease germ
/ is made active by some unknown and
presumably bad condition Of the stable.
therefore by removing the cause We get
a, The root of the evil. Utter and com.
pleic cleanliness is the only safeguard
Let every person put their stables In or.
der and they need No, fear ccrebro.spinal
meningitis, and few hints to that effect
will be-a proper ending To this article
Ev9 dead wood, litter and
rciT cmoved from the stables
andN douhf then he fumigaieh with
burning snlpher. The soil comprising the
stable floor should be hauled away at
least six inches deep and IL plank floors
are used they should he renewed, replace
the floor with fresh clay soil well packed
down, after the fumigation, and then give
the building inside and out Two coats oi
white wash that contains nj least one
ounce Of carbolic acid 10 the gallon Of
wash. Sprinkle Stacked lime or plaster
about the stables plcntifully and change
the bedding daily See that the water is
pure and clean, and about once u month
give each animal one. half ounce saltpctre.
For infected stables these directions
should I've vigorously enforced and at
least two weeks should clapsc before ami.
mails should he housed in them. and IL the
stable is very nld and full Of rotten wood
and the accumulated dust of many years
I il Is very unsafe Ia use them again for
many months. Certainly rot until there
is very low temperature at least ~ de.
grccs.
Our attention Ia cleanliness should no,
he confined alone To the stable. hut the
surrounding larn.yard should bc closely
looked alter All stagnant water should
l1 drained ofr. the holes ,lisinicc,cd with
>ulphatc Of iron and filled up with fresh
snil than which there Is M bcticr puri iicr.
Clean stables, pure wa,cr,and pcrfcc, ven
i iilaiiOn. will not only 10 great extent re-.
move the liability io meningitis hut pre-.
vent many other ills from visiting ouI
| horses. u.
/ Under ordinary conditions II Is usual.
/ ~ not hest Ia attempt To faiten hogs dur
I Ing the hot weather of summer. While
the weather is very warm nm excessively
fed animal suffers considerably with III,
heat, aud Il /. diillcu Il Ia secure NJ good
u gain in proportion 10 the amount of
feed supplied NJ in more favorable wealth.
or. Keep in gond thrifty condition hut
only in special eases will !, he hest 10 keel
fat.
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