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Show Horse Distemper A disease known among teamsters as horse distemper, is prevailing extensively in this city. It made its appearance some weeks ago and is spreading rapidly. Many teamsters ??? as a remedy a "smudge" made by placing old rags or other semi combustible material in a box or other suitable receptacle. These are then ignited so as to create as dense a smoke as possible and the "Smudge" is placed under the horses nose and the horse is forced to inhale the smoke. This treatment causes the mucus to flow freely from the horse's nostrils, and sometimes large chunk of coagulated mucous are forced from the nostrils under it. The disease is a species of influenza and correspondent of the Deseret News writes as follows concerning it. At least we presume the disease prevalent here is the same the writer refers to: We have an epidemical disease among our horses, called influenza. I have been for thirty years studying diseases that are incidental to the animal system. I have found the following disinfectant a valuable preventative for all such diseases: Two pounds of chloride of ??? one pound of Chloride of lime, one pound of sulpher, two ounces of carbolic acid. By the chloride of ??? the hydrogen and the ??? gas is decomposed and converted into hydrochloric acid gas. this gas by chemical affinity, ???with the ammonical gas and forms hydrochlorate of ammonia. This ammonia is generated in huge quantities in all stables from the excrements of animals. |