The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-29
A VETERINARIAN
IS BADLY WANTED
No Help Has Yet Been Sent
to the East.
THE PEOPLE COMPLAIN
Congressman Small Declares They
Have Been Neglected.
he TELLS WHAT HAS so FAR BEEN DONE
The Governor Has Asked That Dr.. Butler be
Sent to The Infected District and Kept
There Till The Disease is
Under Control.
Congressman Small Declares They
Have Been Neglected.
he TELLS WHAT HAS so FAR BEEN DONE

Horses continue to die in Eastern North
help from the State in suppressing the
fatal malady. But so far no help has
been sent beyond flying visit some
weeks ago from young veterinarian who
volunteered his services.
The attention of the Department of Ag-
riculture was repeatedly called to the
need for some effort in this direction, but
the new veterinarian was sent to the far
west to take part in Farmers Institute
work and is probably there now.
On Monday Secretary Bruner was asked
by representative of the News and OBJ
server If DIR. Butler would not be sent
down to investigate the epidemic among
the horses. He replied that Dr. Butler
had engagements to assist in holding sew
eral Farmers Institutes, and that he
would first fill these engagements. Later
81 In the day the Governor and Secretary
of State propounded much the same query
to the Department, and at their urgent
request Commissioner Patterson and DR..
Butler were written to on the subject, but
they were so far away that as yet moth
ing has been heard from them. They are
said to be in Polk county, away from
railroads and telegraph lines.
In the meantime the people of the East
who have now for over a month been los
Eng their property by the ravages of dis
ease, feel that they have been neglected
by the officials the Department and
arc complaining bitterly. 49,
"You can say for me- said Congress
man Small last night, that in my opinion
the failure of the State Department of
Agriculture to institute speedily some
measures for the relief of the sections
where such fatal disease prevails among
the horses, is inexcusable. This Depart
ment was presumably created for the
benefit of the farmers, and | am Informed
it is more literally sustained than any
other department of the State govern :
ment. / am not disposed to discredit its
work but do insist that it's officials shall
respond in some substantial manner to
the appeals which have been made by
the people who are daily losing their most
valuable stock. 1t is we'll to hold Farm
.ers Institutes. but here is an opportunity
to stop theorizing and accomplish some-
thing substantial More than three hun
dred valuable horses have died in the
single county of Hyde and the disease
has extended into the counties OF Pam
leo, Dare, and perhaps others.
''Dr. Petty went down to Hyde recently
He solemnly viewed the remains of one
dead horse and returned on the next
boat. Like another famous parsonage, he
marched up the hill and then marched
down again. notice in this mornings pa
per he recommends mosquito netting on
barns, quinine as prophylactic treatment
and above all the avoidance of 'heleniuH
terrifolium.' Possibly the disease will
cearc when the news of this prescription
reaches that section.
THE people in the sections where this
disease prevails are among the best In
North Carolina, and they are entitled to
have at least a Jealous effort MADE In
their behalf. To many the loss of their
horses will proc a serious handicap in
the support of their families and they can
not afford to replace them"
Representative w. w. Carraway, of Le-
noir. sends to the Kinston Free Press the
following prescription for blind stag
gers.'' which he says DR. F. M Rountret
gave him in 1875 and has always beer
a sure cure:
zone hundred grains quinine: Ounces
sweet spirits of nitre. Mix and dissolve
and drench, To be repeated within twelve
hours unless better. Give as soon a.
horse is taken. Keep horse under shelte
after using it,