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tion has seemingly been fulfilled, in accordance with the best 

 authority on veterinary therapuetics, the progress of the dis- 

 ease remains unchecked, until death soon follows in its natural 

 course, from excessive effusion. 



Tlie special remedies which a given case requires can only 

 be determined by the daily inspection of the veterinarian, 

 wlien at the stall of the afflicted animal. And this disease, 

 like its allied form in the human system, requires early and 

 energetic treatment, as the mortality may be very great. 



Whenever a case occurs, or a creature shows suspicious 

 symptoms of this disease, it should be removed at once from 

 the rest of the herd, and due notice given to some member of 

 the Board in accordance with the law, and also in that neigh- 

 borhood that the other stock may be shielded from its conta- 

 gious influence. And when the creature recovers, or has died, 

 the place of its abode should be thoroughly cleansed in a simi- 

 lar manner as I had already pointed out. And the farmer 

 should be very cautious about exposing other stock in such 

 infected stables. 



HORSE DISEASE AT NEW HAVEN. 



At the call of Secretary Gold, I met him at New Haven, 

 May 19th, to examine a Horse Disease that had broken out in 

 the stables of the Fair Haven & Westville Horse Railroad 

 Company. We found that twenty-four horses had been sick, 

 two of which have died; the others are slowly improving. 

 The malady appears to be that known as " the New York 

 Horse Disease," or, in scientific language, " cerebro-spinal 

 meningitis." By the best authorities, it is not considered as 

 contagious, but rather as epidemic. These horses were all 

 taken sick about the same time, and all except the first two 

 cases promise to recover under proper medical treatment. 

 Some other cases are reported as having occurred in .other 

 stables, but no connection can be traced between them. 



N. CRESSY. 

 Hon. T. S. Gold, 

 Sec. Board of Agriculture. 



