[For the Public Ledger.] 

 The Horse Disease. 

 Messkp. Editors :— Epizooty is a name Im- 

 DlviDE a disease prevalent nmoug animals, a8 

 epiaemlc is a term appaed lo a disease pre- 

 vailing among tlie human spedes. bome- 

 llmesan epizooty confines Itself to one kind 

 of animal, and sometimes to another. Tbus 

 horned cattle, sheep, dojjs, and cats may each 

 separately be attacked by an epizooty. The 

 nroximate cause of such disease is doubtless 

 something of a very subtile nature floating In 

 the air at certain seasons and times, Inde- 

 pendent of any local cau^«^, though doubtless 

 inodifledby local conditions, buch diseases, 

 though not contagious, or propa:iated from 

 oue animal to another, may, under some cir- 

 cumstances, become so. ,,,„,_ 

 The epizooty prevailing at the present time 

 among horses at the Norm, is a catarrhal al- 

 fection or influenza, all^'xled by febrile "•" sta- 

 toras of more or ■ '^.Q'=^- * "DiW^^^.uiniecViuS 



r son; ehem\'>^' T'-^ence. ^"^ VoPP'^^^^^Ar^them ti>oj , 



veutiiai are ^.1 ta^esluefo^'V^^or coatm^ °;,e tViroat . 1 

 return t\ disease J-aj^r/embr^^^'f.rt and oi <- jn6lal>if° 

 thechai the «viacoa9|^s of ^-^^^nvlaut ^° T^^owder v?dl 

 and bill terior P^Xle^^^V ^""'^oni^. ^h^s .^"^ tar, »»<! > 

 veiled V Ulsua'io^^eof a"^'Voca%oUcftcVd o'^ jogiue 

 has been the presen^|,gr^bie to c^r sia^^lesuu 

 and fevt be fop"",' ?J xised m VUe a^ aismfeclan\ , 



end of l\ was largely , ^nply^"^ \!ln \u t»^e ^''f w 



heated a\ -war- _.. time lor aPP| ^v,c bed lOnghy 

 he adds. The best ^,joreOia^;«ras been t^^^^ ^je s^J 

 thanthat isiousei ^^^^ ^nr ibio <^^Vn Ihe "lorn .ng^ 

 the horse, ing, ,^ » dostlng oj/'^v^-iU. ^° oUiei aPP^^*^ 

 character, swept. »« over n^ io,anolu 



butedtotiUolentlo^^^ thesla^^ , 



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In regartl att^T cjl ,, 

 horse diseal tioo »"" \rciD«^'^*'^'^*\*,1n 



tors differ i\ « »ii hoaP A^hlurn, and t^en 

 more than pir/sici^ns called to treat human 

 diseases. The latter have onegreat advantage 

 over the former, as their patients can explain 

 their feelin;;s and leaa to a better understand- 

 standing of the natura of their allmente. 

 Whereas, veterinarians, although they are 

 capable of judging of tlie nature pi many 

 of the ailments of animals, are left in the 

 dark about others. Wherever any doubts 

 exist in regard to the exact natuire and 

 proper, treatment, an appeal should be 

 made to the dictates of common sense, one 

 of which is to resort to nothing in doubt- 

 lul cases which might do harm. /^ia^^V vio- 

 lent remedies are resorted to, which, unless 

 the na ure of the case is clear, instead 

 of being curative, lessen the chances of re- 

 covery. Among such uieasures are: ludls- 

 crimiuate oleeding, drastic purgina, and aitl- 

 ficlal sweating, either or all ot which may 

 fend to reduce=*the strength of the animal so 

 B8 to lessen his recuperative forces. The sick 

 horse Should le made as comfortable as poasl- 

 ble, and. il lucUned to lake food or drink, sup- 

 plii'd with emuicent decoctions f^J ^'''^ 

 mashes mai'.e of ground flaxseed mixed with 

 bran or meal, with as much good hay or com 

 blades as he wants, but little or no grain until 

 .^ecldecfly convalescent. A little Baltpeire, or 

 EDSom or Glauber's salts may be added to big 

 drinks or mashes. The propriety of active 

 Frenches In the treatment o^ this epizooty 18 

 at least questionable, CouMOS bisi'SK. 



