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DIFFER AS TO CAUSE OF SKIN DISEASE. Saratoga. N. Y August 14. A skin disease is prevalent in some of the Saratoga stables and the ; cause is disputed by horsemen. Some believe the intense heat of the past few days has done much i to bring it out, while others believe it is conveyed I from one horse to another by the girthing. Walter " House is of the latter opinion and claims that riders using the same girths on their several mounts spreads the disease to such an extent that it takes but a short time to infect all stables that have horses to race. "it is a sure tiling," said Mr. House, "that the girthing of different horses witli the same girtli carries the disease around and horses are quick to contract the trouble, when they are perspiring. There should be some means of disinfecting the pquipment used from one horse to mi-other. Of course, the heat makes horses more susceptible these days, but in any event, methods could be used to check the trouble as much as possible." "All my horses are troubled with skin disease," chimed in Sam Hildreth. "Some times they break out quickly and after washing with a solution it goes away, but it frequently gets troublesome. I dont know what causes it, but 1 do know that it is a nuisance and, while it may not have any after effect, it is annoying." Hildreth and House are not the only two complainants. There are several others whose horses are suffering. The malady is not permanent by any weans, but as Mr. Hildreth says, is annoying, as it stops routine care of horses.
