The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-08-28
gnaoraea stomach

En3or3ed stomach.
A Missouri reader writes US that he
has lost three fine horses by a now
disease which has apparently followed
horse distemper He says the horses
seem To act all right while az work
aud take the noon or evening meal
with good appetite. but soon after be
come weak. have dropping ears. sweat
on the neck and shoulders. have col
icky pains. roll little. breathe fast
have Tapping uostrils and soon com
mence 10 have "hiccough" and pass
food and saliva from mouth and nose
then die. To horses In this state ne
gave half pint OF raw llnsoed oil
followed by sundry doses OF baking
soda and 20 drop doses OF tincture OF
aconitc. Still the horses died and ne
could not understand either the dis
ease or the failure Of his drugs. Not
understanding the disease what bust
ness had he 70 give drugs? And why
rhould anyone but n qualified practi
TONER give aconite7 L Is one OF our
most dangerous drugs. requiring an
Intimate acquaintance With its spe
clac action upon the ieart. so that Il
should only be given with the edu
Gated finger upon the pulse. Thou
sands 81 horses arc annually killed
With this poison which on general
principles should be excluded from
the farmers list 81 simple and safe
stock remedies The disease above
described IS not a new one. but a very
fatal trouble Il is known as zen.
gorgcd stomach Or "typaultes" (bloat
ing) OF tho stomach aud comes as a
rule from eating or drinking when
hot or fatiguei or when tho stomach
!acks tone, as 10 well might do FOL.
lowing IN attack of dlstemper Qnilu.
en2al which was probably treated
with irritating drugs In this disease
the body does not swell az the TANKS
as IN hatuleut collie Tho bloating Is
IN the stomach and not apparent 10
the eye. but all % the symptoms point
10 IL and death viii speedily follow
from suffocat.on or bursting OF the
stomach unless intelligent relief Is
promptly given Tho stomach OF tho
horse holds but three and one.halt
gallons. 50 that Il cannot stand much
distenslOn luI bursting Is easily
caused and especially SO II the animal
Is allowed % roll or is gal!oped. a.
is n common bur dangerous remedial
method followed by most quacks and
some owners. Like aconite. which
slows the hearts action just when il
requires stimulation. baking soda Is
also dangerous The stomach in th.,
disease contains acid food and LIQUID.
Add a drench n baking soda aud ~.
feryesccnce q. once takes place with
tho evolution of added gas. which but
adds 20 the misery and may CAUSE
sudden bursting ~ the stomach.
Never give aconite 2r baking soda In
collie OF any kind Sometimes both
drugs apparently give good results
but there Is 50 much danger 81 killing
some OF the cases thar they are best
loft our % Tho medicinal treatment.
When horse shows the symptoms
above set down place him 10 a well.
hedded hoS stall and keep him from,
casting himself violently. Give copl.
Gus Injections % sGapy warm water
IN rectum by means II n force pums
or three fcot length NJ one inch rub.
Der hose With funue. attached. Add a
couple u ou.ces or more OF giycerlnn
TO cash Injection. Give By the mouth.
very slowly aud carefully, drench
composed of four ounces u hyposu!.
phite Or soda. one ounce % sulphur
ether. one drachm II iluid extract ~
uuX yomica and 80 dropS OF puie
5cecawood creosote aud repeat IN
half 10 one hour Tais medicine tends
TO reutr2li9e :he acid condition OF the
stomach and contains stlmulants 10
tart the muscular action OF the stom.
ach which Tor the time Is absent. The
walls OF the stomach Al, So distendsd
as 10 be paralyzed and the nux ard
other stimulant tends 20 start up &C.
ton or "peristalsls." so that the gas
passes on into the small and largo
intestincs or 10 first absorbed and tho
food aid flui. follow or are rendered
aseDtlc or nordecomposlng so that
further gas Is not evolved. n there
Is great pain the second dose. us
above. may contain half 20 one
ounce OF fluid extract Il cannabls IN.
tica which will be found an admirable
medicine In all colics Where above
medicines carnot be readily obtained
give one and ouehalf pints OF raw
iinsecd oil. two ourccs of turpcntlnn.
and after q Is taken give ginger.
whiskcy ard essence % peppermint o
warm water Farmers Review.