The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-07-13
CLARION
REMEDIES
The Times Publishes Them for
Good They May Do.
CLARION IS DYING OUT
At Least Animals Affected Now Get Well
With Proper Treatment. Animals in This
County Being lnocuIated. Disease
Not Spreading inWashnston.

Charbon has spread very lite in this
county so far, but in some other coun
ties in the Delta it seems to be on the
increase. If ten more days elapse be.
fore any more cases develop in Wash
'ngton county our planters will not suf
fer much, as nearly all the stock has
been inoculated.
The disease that is now showing
among the stock In other counties is
not proving so fatal as that which first
appeared in Bolivar county, as many
head of stock have been saved after
taking it.
Below we publish some remedies for
charbon, taken from the Vicksburg
Herald and the Cleveland Eenterprise.
We give them space for the good that
they may do.
Doddsviile, Miss, July I, 1901.
Vicksburg Herald;
Dear Sirs. Seeing account of so much
charbon, or disease similar to charbon,
we below give u remedy that we have
been using for thirteen years, and have
had quite lot of charbon, but have
never seen this fail to cure if com
menced within twenty-four hours after
disease appears. 1t is very simple
remedy ana cheap, and cannot produce
any harm, and we would be glad if you
publish it for the benefit of those who
may have the disease among their
stock. We average working over 100
mules all the time, and as stated above
have never lost mule yet.
Remedy-Mix oxide of zinc with
sweet oil, until it makes a thin paste.
or paint. After first softening the
mules skin on or about the swollen
parts with warm water aud soap, apply
or paint the skin good with this mix
ture, over all the parts affected, rub
bing into the skin good. Apply this
several times day. until the swelling
has stopped spreading; then about
three times per day. until all trace has
disappeared.
This is good for any other swelling
that stock may have. Yours truly,
IN. u. DODD0 q DhOo.
The Cleveland Enterprise says:
A. the request of Mr.. T. r. MCGUIRE
we publish the following treatment fol-
the disease, in which he has grelt faith,
and since inoculation is impossible from
the fact that virus cannot be had, 1t Is
worth trying:
sTake what is known asspoisOn oak
vine and steep in vessel until strong
tea is made. Drench in half-pint doses.
repeating If necessary. Mr.. MCGUIRE
says that this was the only remedy
used by his father and himself during
the charbon plague of 1867, aud thai
after they began the use Of it no more
animals died. It is quickly and easily
procured and is well worth trying"
In a letter to Major G. NJ. Williams,
i this city, Mr.. Geo. B. Shelby says:
sTwo of my tenants had mule each
with charbon. The remedies used' open
bowels with raw linseed oil and allocs
and blister swelling. One mule has
gotten over it, and the other we think
e getting well. There has been a great
deal of charbon in this section, but all
the cases have been mild. At Rosedale
and vicinity, where the type has been
of a most virulent kind, they have lost
heavily.
HThere is no cure for virulent type
of charbon. Most any old thing Will
cure what many pronounce charbon.
In 1867 had it on my place and i
killed every mule l had in three days
except two. and these drove on into
the cane just as soon as the disease
made its first appearance ana wnlle
they were able to walk, ana tney go,
veil of the cases that died none lived
over three-ouarters of an hour after
first @ appearance of the disease Now
what can you do with disease that
kills n mule that quick? I have inoc'
ulated all my mules and horses witt
anthrax, or charbon virus, and hope tc
asaane y