Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-09-27
BALTIMORE Sept. p, 1900


BALTIMORE Sept. %, 1900
Editor BEAcoS Owing 20 an article
in your paper, the Beacon, headed "A
Fatal Horse Disease, herewith send
you a short sketch concerning this dis.
case, for publication.
By an urgent request Of Mr. Charles
II. Pearson, | visited his farm near MIL
stone Landing on The GOTH instant. 20
examine his horses and mules supposed
10 be threatened with a contagious dis.
ease, and found two Of his horses atlitct-
cd with the dreadful epidemic cerobro
spinal meningitis ] visited about TWEEN.
" farms and found twelve well devel-
oped and hopeless cases and ] am sorry
to say that In my opinion nearly every
farmer In that district may, before long,
be the loser OF some OF his stock by this
dangerous and almost incurable disease
Scientific researches have so far not
revealed the real cause Of the malady
Investigations only ended In presump.
tons of the cause. In the opinions Of
many veterinarians, as well AZ In mine,
the introduction of a parasitic fungus
into the alimentary canal Is the cause Of
the ailment In plain words, the fun.
gus enters the animals system with the
food, therefore, the fear Of contagion
must be excluded The fungus grows
on different yegetations and adhering TO
fractions of leaves is carried about by
the wind and so reaches the pasture, the
barn and watering troughs. Some Of
the palmer symptoms of the ailment are
weakness, a staggering gait, giddiness,
a shortness Of sight, inability TO sWal-
low food or water, finally deirium. IN
which automatic movement Of trotting
or pacing is noticed, but In the Majority
Of cases the patient remains In "A coma.
tose condition until death relieves him.
Acute attacks always end fatally within
few days. In subacute attacks the an
imal may linger for weeks and eventual
ly recover, but seldom completely.
The disease appears with almost the
same severity under perfect and defec.
tive sanitary conditions of the stables
and surroundings 1t attacks animals
pastured on high or low, good or bad
land, as we'll as the ones always stabbed
There is no medical work that gives
any sort of prophilactic or preventive
treatment except recommending a well
ventilated, whitewashed stable, good
food and drinking water. Still animals
that enjoy such luxuries are as liable to
be afflicted with the disease as others
kept under reverse conditions. Three
years ago, adopted the following pre-
ventiVe treatment, based on satisfactory
results gained by experiments on ami
mails in the neighborhoOd of Chester.
town, Md claim that this treatment
reduces the danger of an attack by 75
per cent. and would like Ia encourage
other veterinarians to give it trial.--
The treatment begins with sub. cutane
Gus injection OF full dose of bicholo-
ride Of mercury, followed by course
of the following powder thoroughly
mixed;
Hyposulphite of Soda, one pound
Salicylic Acid, one ounce.
Hyposulphite of Soda is a very power.
full poison TO fungi and other low or,
ganic matter. 1t is reliable remedy
for Influenza, Strangles and Foot and
Mouth disease
Salicylic acid is powerful antiseptic,
prevents putrefaction and the develop
ment Of bacteria
Give one heaping tablespoonful dis
solved in pint OF water once day in
the drinking water, or sprinkle over the
food (oats or corn), or give as dronch
Sprinkle the hay or fodder with Lime
Water (Stone Lime), and keep your
watering trough scrupulously clean, or
use watering pail Refrain from the
use of so.called horse powders, as they
contain pepper, mustard, ginger, &c
such remedies increase mucous secretion,
flow Of saliva and gastric juice, and |
therefore increase appetite and aid d.
gestion for while, but their continued |
use OVertaXes the boWeIe and eaIsps pas-