The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-08

tiQn. VINO u1eu the preventive experiment.
have 20 far succeeded with about sifteen
bead.
Qutatspa.
Since the cold weather and the heavv
rains ~ the past week, the epidemic at this
place has about ceased. there being uniy
two cases known Of now In this neiehbor-
hood. During a period Of ten days the
deaths In Quintaaa aud immsiiAse vicinity
numbered twenty eight. Various remedies,
such as have been kindly offered by Major
Durant and others have been used. but
not case has yet bern cured. When 4
horse II taken with the disease Ii Is easily
detected. as II "a indicated By weak.
staggering gait partial or total inability to
swallow, impairment OF eyesight. switchinS
Of the muscles. etc. This Il room followed
by delirinm. In which tho aaimal goes
through series VI movements either TO
the right or left. The delirium son,ctimes
become very violent and tho horse IN his
struggles may injure himself seriously: tlsls
10 followed by paralysis OF the body ard
inability to stand after which tue animal
suffers greatly. Dcith generally takes
place In two to five days. Tha disease until
very recently has been confined TO hcises
alone. but now number Of mules IN Diff
ferent parts OF the county have taken II.
Alyin.
II IL estimated that between fifty ana
seventy-fve horses have died In and around
Alvin during the present epidemic, No sue.
cessful remedy has been found 60 far 10
cure II; several horses have gotten well
without treatment, while others have Yield
cd to various trt atments. but the same rem
edies tried In other cases have falls.l, 30 II
viii DO seen that no positive cure has teen
found as yet Tho situation rs some fst,er
since the rain and cold spell, cut has rot
entirely abated. DR.. VIM. FolsetSer las
been here several days. aud he IS stu Of
the opinion that the disease Is cerctro-
spinal meningitis. The doctor WINS taken
sick Friday night and left FOR GalS.ston
| rulsy.
In reply to your recent request concern
ing the horse epidemic In this part Of this
| county. hereby note you that there have
been only Ave head killed BY vaid com
plant. The spread is very slow. with but
Few deaths, as before stated. | generally
cure every case OF said epidemic broupht
TO me. and do hereby or herein PEA you my
| remedy, as follows:
Prescripticn--A teacup OF kerosiae oil; u
| teacup OF castor oil; teaspoonful Of laud-
| anum; teaspSonfuls OF sodi common. /
small piece of pinkollne, about the SIZE OF a
| common buckshot; pint of water. Four
or mix the whole and shake thoroughly I'M
I'll well mixed, nnd drcnch After which
stir the animal around by riding gently. II
able Relief in thirty minutes.
phnic.
Forty head OF horses have died here with
| that new disease and several have been
cured so far We think II is dry dis
| temper. The most Of them taken were
severely attacked in the head some show
symptoms In the head first while others
| chow in loine. and II works up the spiral
| column 10 the brain. Those that are at
| fected In the head at first live but a few
| hours; those that take II in the losls there
| is some chance to cure by bistering Sc
verely over loins and top OF head and Civ
! ing them internally spirits of nitre and
| lurpsntine. think its cause Is from dry
weather. Distemper settles In the brain
lad one that was taken and In thirty
hours was dead; was perfectly crazy.
Perry Lnnd;iI
At Mr. s. Bryauts, three; at Lowwooi,
four; in Colton's pasture. ten and about
twelve close to me. The people do not
know what to call the disease some think
1t blind staggers. but II is evident they
are somewhat conges ed. btcause they a.e
| hard 10 bleed Mr., Cambcl at Lowwood
says he has checked the disease. Mr.
Searcy CT Velasco fixed up THE medl sine
| for him.