Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-01-18
EQUINE AILMENTS.
How Brought About, How Pre-
vented andHowC c ured-Hcme-
ly Truths Honestly Stated.
The Territorial Legislature-Del-
vgate Toole's Burst Of
Eloquence.
Communicated.
HORSE SENSE.
The Feed That Prevents Disease. An
Ounce Of Prevention" !" Etc.
Communicated j
HORSE sENsE..

The Feed That Prevents Disease. "An
Ounce Of Prevention" !" Etc.
Editor YELLOWSTONE JOURNAL.
Having written 20 much on the dis
ease OF the horse, aud the excellent
adsptability Of this special region for
the successful aud profitable propsea-
ton OF the equine species, II you will
again permit me to use your JOURNAL
ss a medium to convey advice to our
horse friends 10 the territory, on the
treatment, care and feeding Of their
stock, will occupy some OF your space
now on the latter subject.
As some of our horse raisers are to
some extent green" in the business,
IL may be necessary to describe briefly
the anatomy Of the horses digestive
apparatus. In the fret place, to re-
lisve indigestion or impaction OF the
stomach, the horse cannot vomit a.
other animals do, from the fact of the
stomach being small and away from
the Influences OF the abdominal and
other muscles brought to play usually
for such an operation. Also. on &C
count OF the peculiar muscular struc-
ture at Its entrance.
Secondly, the equine species differ
from all other quadrupeds and bipeds
from the fact that there Is no storage
or gall-bladder connected with Its
liver, the bile being slowly secreted
directly to the stomach for digestive
purposes. 1t would therefore be ap-
parent that nature did not intssd the
horse to be hoggisb, but that be should
receive his food In moderate quantity
and Of easily digestive quality. This
rule would apply specially to horses
that are stabbed or that have not con
tinued exercise. The ordinary System
Of feeding twice day oats or corn in
large quantities, even 10 working
horses, usually terminates with fatal
results. especially with the latter
(cornl, from the fact that there bel e
no storage Of bile to supply the i'm
mediate demands OF nature, fermenta-
tion of the food in the overloaded
stomach rapidly takes place. general
ing gases In large quantities for which
there is no escape, as 10 shown by ana
tomical construction. Rupture OF the
organ is usually the fatal result.
Our friends will therefore zee that
feeding frequently. and in small
quantities, is not only safer, but as
more perfect assimilation takes place,
more strength. more growth, better
condition and better health will be
found a. the result. This is not all.
however, that oonduces to the perfect
growth and perfect health Of our rap
idly increasing and permanently i'm.
proving horse herds. especially when
the finer Glasses are stabbed during the
winter months. A change Of the ma
ture of the food Is a. essential 20 their
health and development ~ II is to the
humap family.
Prof. Williams, one Of our greatest
living authorities, says: "Unsuitabil-
lity Of food. In consequences Of . def.
cheney, overabundance, or improper
combination Of the nutritive oonstItu.
ents, 10 . very frequent cause Of dis
, sass. This has been well shown b,
. experiments Of Majendie aud otherp
Animals fed on one class Of food die,
with symptoms Of starvation almos
~ soon - II kept without food. Eve
bread, when TOO nne, 10 insufY,cisu
pourishmsnt. A dog fed on pur
white bread lived only ffty day
whereas another, fed with the ooarseu
. brown bread, was we'll nourished an
seemed capable Of living for an II
definite period. Again, according
the researches Of commission Of d
French Institute, animals fed on puI
fibrin or albumen died of starvatio
> almost - soon - n len without food.
Therefore DO most emphaticail
sdviss . frequent change. especially
vegetable diet carrots and these -
Y be obtained In abundance with litsl
y sxertiou and no expense. For. ssutl'
men, there is no use cloAting THE ~
that the little valleys along our wsis
courses are the most fertile and pr
ductive, especially Of the Irisb escu
: lent, Of which Montana is - just'
proud, and ! kno~ TO quote from th
u language Of my friend Mr.. CouFtenA,
that they need only 10 be tickied Wit
the plow to produce The most sbu'
dAnt and flnsst crop Of carrots unds
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