Evening journal., 1913-05-10
FORAGE POISON
KILLED HORSES
EVESDECLARES
City Veterinarian Says Gov.
ernment Investigation
Showing Influenza
Was Snap
DOES NOT BELIEVE
DISEASE CONTAGIOUS

Or. II. ?. Ewes, veterinarian. who
was called in originally to attend ;hs
horees of J r. Eahsburn on the Httn-
burg Cove farm today said The horses
died of forage poisoning. this diae-
nosis having been made by clinical
observation. Dr. Ewes said:
"I noticed In yesterdays issue of
THE EVENING JOl RNAL nu aitic
headed Influenza Ended the Aifc 4
one Horse. j. a, Eastburn. Who Lot
Twelve Animals. So Leans nom
Government liurcau WISH 10 4ay
regarding this very miurunaic los
that Mr. Easihurn has huu fuudrr.s
brought upon him that the public
sympathi1cs with him aud mnnA pni-
sons have literally cOntrituuu hntn-
clally To him. fhc diGcfrni s.ui-
menis have made Il ainour as ,hasei
the animals suffered and died with a
mysterious on strange disease
As a matter ol iac, nlc Gi.rIo
/ has been thoroughly undcr.,ouI ca
icaly for many years and "a very
easily diagnosed n Is net "a nrv ds-
ease rhia ia not the first caec OF ,hg
Kind that has occurred in Nru Ca.tlo
county In fact Mr. Srlizci. rtald *
ON dupont farm near RocAland. lo.t
thirteen horses. an that ne posecssid It,
! la ten days, with the same aihment
/ This was more than twenty ycara ago.
/ Hundreds of horses have died. 10 my
knowledge, Within The past twenty
ilNo years, with the Same disease. Iie .
cause In The Scltzcr eases was clearly
shown 10 be damaged cnsilago No
particular Kind OF forage seems 10
carry the poison II has been known
TO follow feeding of many articles OF
food, but the exact condition that cx-
lists In the food az time of poisoning
has as yet not been discovered.
II made the statement at the outset
of the l1astburn eases that tho dis
ease rs not contagious, aud believe
as FAR as ! know. all other yeterin-
arlans That have cllnically examined
those hoises including Dr Kuhns.
the State veterinarian, gave the same
opinion. wish TO state that Il Is
utterly Impossible TO diagnose the
disease In question without history
or observation ciiuically. or better,
hptll ihc tliaEnnai6 Of malirnant iil~
ffucnza given by the government Of
hcials was a snap diagnosis mada
without full history, symptoms or
autopsy notes simply by the macro-
scopic appearance of the head and
neck oi one horse sent TO them
In other words they made an OBJ
seryation OF conditions OF tho
horses head as they appeared to
the naked eye. not with "a microscope.
The general congestion found In this
case, and | might say in these cases.
as "A rule. Is result of drcuchiuu nr
administering irritatlve drugs The
animals, not having the power to
swallow the material. is rcgurgltateI
and the drug attacks the tender mu-
cous membrane. Even inability a
swallow the partially masticated
food also may cause the same con.
gcstion of the head aud Nindmpa
cavities.
"Ihe diagnosis of malignan, i1fln-
cnza was not made by vet rianriana
who examined the animals bot1 li,-
ing and after death. but sirpiy D.,
the veterinarians of the Blrclu ~
Animal Industry no WASN'T clun. d..
G.. who did not sec the aniuals du .
Ing life and as previously a.atnu q {
not get fun history or nrly o.
planned symptoms
"lt can and viii be proved that ITO
diagnosis of contagious influence is
not correct one. and | am satisfied
that the government Veterinarians
will admit that mistake has been
made by them. n necessary such adj
mission. am satisfied viii be- pro-
duced Tho local veterinarians do not
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