The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-25
CAUSE THREE DEATHS
Epidemic of Pink-Eye Still
Raging in City and County.
LIVERY STABLES AFFECTED
Every Horse in the Mammoth
Barn Has the Disease.

The pink-eye epidemic IS still prevalent
in this city and county, as well as in
other counties adjacent. From a careful
estimate there are at least 300 horses af-
ficted with the dis Ease in the county and
so far but three deaths have been re-
ported. Hardly a livery barn in the city
has escaped the ravages of the disease,
and at the Mammoth barn there is not a
we'll horse in the stalls. Yesterday the
proprietors gave instructions that none
of their horses were for hire, and while
none are considered dangerously sick the
Mammoth people are taking every pre-
caution against death.
Towards barn is about the only large
institution of the kind that is not both
cred with this disease, but 1t would not
be surprising if the epidemic would
break out al any time All of the livery
men are using representatives. Of all kinds
and they are getting 1t checked to some
extent. At present there is hardly well
horse in town, while reports from the
country indicate that the farm horses are
suffering from pink eye
The first death resulting from this dis
astrous disease was last Saturday, when
Mr.. Shepherds fine stallion. Marion C,
succumbed This was a valuable animal
and it died at the Mammoth barn, Mr..
Shepherd having had stall room there
and cared for the animal himself.
On last Friday one of the driving
l.
caught the contagion and died. The City
livery barn also had one of its horses
Gle from the same cause. The veterinary
surgeons are being kept busy all the
time, but the contagion had such a start
that it was found difficult TO check it.
Private families maintaining stables are
also complaining. and livery men say
that the disease has been greater this
summer than at any time in years
This pink eye disease became manifest
about a month ago. It seemed to have
broken out all of a sudden and hardly
before it became noticeable without an
examination a large number of animals
had caught the cOntagion. Tt soon be
came epidemic, nearly every horse in the
city has had a touch Of it. A reporter
for the Eagle was yesterday taken
through one of the large livery stables,
where most of the animals were afflicted
and found the dumb brutes running at
the eyes. some of them being almost
swelled shut The joints in their legs
were inf1amed, and while they did not
seem TO be suffering much it was notice
able that the afflicted parts were painful.
One of the livery men who has had con-
siderable experience with pink eye. said:
''It isn't every horse that takes the
cortagion. It IS Just the same as human
beings. If tn blood is in good condition
the horse IS not so susceptible. It is no
ticeable that the weak parts Of the ami
mails are always affected first. just the
same as a man when he IS taken SEX
Since the epidemic became prevalent
there have been fourteen cases at the
Fourth avenue barn. Some Of the horses
We're dangerously sick, but all have re-
covered except six or eight There was
one death.
At Surgeons barn there were twenty
cases, but at present there are only three.
There were no deaths.
At the Palace stables on North Law
renee avenue, out Of fifty cases there are
now but five horses afflicted. There were
no deaths.
Sixteen cases were reported from the
City livery stable since the epidemic
began. There was one death from the
disease. At present there are but three |
cases at the barn.
At the Mammoth barn all OF the horses !
are afflicted. some Of which are danger |
ously sick. The proprietors felt assured |
that they would escape the epidemic by |
frequent use Of preventatives, but the |
disease put in an appearance a few DAYS !
ago No teams viii be rented from this |
barn until the sickness is checked.
A veterinary surgeon in commenting |
upon the cause and cure of pink eye, |
says:
81 viii give you the symptoms Of the |
disease, as near as I can. They have |
fever and dullness. succeeded by swelling !
of the eyes. pain in the limbs. more par |
ticularly around the artiulations. the |
pain in the limbs is manifested by rest
lessness. shifting OF the feet, the super
fetal. involving the sub-cutaneous areo- /
lar tissue. and their occurrence gives re-
lief to the pain At first they are limited |
but soon extend upward and downward. /
embracing the greater extent Of the (
limbs affected. The pulse Is hard in this
disease and the irnplse strong. The tenn
perature Of the body Is elevated 70 1oS
or 1O4 degrees. Nv advice Is this: In Or
der to bring this favorable issue about
nature has to be copied. and n mid ca
thartic. say four drains Of aloes admins
tered in the earliest stages. This treat
ment seldom fails to give relief after the
aperient has ceased e operate, The
horse Is to have moderate doses Of nj
trate Of nctash in its drinking water.
The surply OF food must at first be snare
and Of a cooling nature. Rran mashes
and a little hay will be sufficient
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