The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-08

Dentistry Extended to Relieving the Brute
Creation of Troublesome MoIars.

stallion owned by Mr.. Henry y. Smith, SO badly
bit Mr. Lcavitt the superintcndrnt Of the stables.
in Trenton. Mr.. c. d. House was engaged in an
examination Of the stock there a. veterinary
dentist. Without the aid Of a strap, and with
only one assistant 90 rest his hand on the AMI
mails head. Mr.. House carefully explored Soc
ratcs's mouth with his naked hands and filed
his teeth. the horse submitting to the operation
with ms much resignation IA Il human being
would have shown He was found yesterday at
his headquarters at Taitcrsal's. at Seventh
avenue and Forty second street. attending to the
teeth Of Farmer Vane. u fourtcon-ycar-Old
horse. who has made q crcdhahc record az
n trottcr on courses in the interior Of the
State Farmer Nanc was in hurncss.
but his bride was taken of and thrown back
over his mock. His owner and a group Of turf
men and stable boys had gathered TO witness
the operation. A bucket OF water and "a large
ease Of curiously shaped instruments stood on
the floor. An assistant put his right arm over
the horses neck and laid his left hand on his
nose. Then Mr. House. without snying word
or max ing any preliminary movements. thrust
his hand into the animals mouth. Soon after
ward he opened the long jaws and showed some
Of the spectators what he had found. There
was Il cut on the inside Of each check nearly an
inch in length. and one of them had widencd to
nearly half an iu H. These had been caused
hy the outer edges OF the broad molar teeth,
which hnd grown sharp and Jagged A steel
frame WIS sele ted from the casr and q handle
about eighteen in hcs in length screwed into II.
Then "A iilr throat u .hps ian lcui.th and ono inch
In width WAS fitted into the frame in such a
manner that MS sharp edges could nowhere
touch the ton rur or checks. with this iustru-
mont vigorous filing was kept up lor a few
minutes along inc td-.s ni the t',tn. Inen the
operation WIS done. The horse held his long
neck forward rs trustingly as "a child lie had
begun to grow poor ON account OF the pain
winch II hal caused MIN 10 eat.
Another horse was led from his stall. His
dim ulty was that his molqrs. or iood-grlnding
tcrtn. tad become 80 much worn that the long
front teeth prevented them from coming to-
gotlcr and properly ma'erating food In this
case, "a cutting furecus was used to pinch OF
nbout u sixteenth of an inch from each upper
tooth. Thcn nil were filed smooth with a broad
steel file. This animal behaved with equal
gcntlnness with tho other.
How can YOU tel' Mr.; House, was asked.
"whon a horse has the tooiharhef"
saw one with tootha'h'. alout week ago,
in the street. lie WIS alta he'd to a cart. saw
m E Ma V ws eye s down. n4,N n s cr ar w
n dropping Of his under lip next to his
check. IL wat he'd his driver. and knew
that II the rein was gathered up 10 start him
he would spring forward Us If he were going to
break the traces. III it were pulled hard to back
him, hc would spring back .is If he were going
To- break TIA" ANYTHING to avoid hurting
that tooth. know thus. because the horse told
mo 80. ] understood him. and 50 would you il
There's nothing mysterious about il. said to
the driver. Your horse has got the tOothucho.'
D
cart He thought that ! was crazy. Thcn
took him 10 the horses mouth and showed him
two big uccraiions in the lower lnw. Before
lett had drawn out two teeth. When Horse
has the tOothachc he will come to you and tn
YOU Of it If YOU Will let hun. If he is loose he
will open his mouth and lop h.s cars to cNpr ~
his pain. Then If you aont know what he
means you Will strike him, thinking that he is
going to bite you. Then the poor brute has To
People ask me whether my system in man.
aging vicious horses is the same as Rareys !
understand them. TINS Is my secret don
try TO teach the horse. | let him touch mo. As
II matter OF fact there are no vicious horses.
Al the Nicousness IL IN the men: when
horse knows Il little moro than other horses
they call him vicious. Suppose n smart boy
should be- petted and coddlcd and let 10 run his
own gait. as a colt is. until he became Of age.
and then should suddenly be bound with
s.st. be dashed. wouldn't lie be vicious, and the
more 80 the smarter he wasT
Mr.. House explained that the nerve OF
horses tooth extends only To- the jaw bone. and
that cons qucntly a fra ture Of the crown Of
W9ih. or Is decay docs not call for filling.
When IL aches, IL IL because ~ decay at the root
which generally results in liberation. This de-
cay allows the crown 10 sink into the gum. liz
l"egcd edges then hold II IN place and II often
pvnclratos far into the head. When a horse
feels tooth aching. he surrounds it with macor-
ated hay IN Il wad. md when socket s made
hy the sinking Of the crown into the gum, IL Is
filed with hay. II this wudding is removed. the
horse will not drink until he has replaced it
ancw He knows that the cold water will cause
him pain Sometimes one Of the grinding tceth
grows out beyond thc. rest and disahes the
horse from chewing. Mr.. House has an instru-
ting down teeth of this kind. II is made OF
heavy polished steel frame. in which a chise-
laced slide moves like tie axe in
suilotne with a powerful force derived
from q screw. The face Of the slide is sharp.
h,ul n9tehed TO prevent i sllppinG on the tooin.
II makes straight fracture. and the surface is
atrrWard hied smooth. In pulling an aching
tooth a strong ior"ps II used with handles
about Eighteen inches long. Thcclaws are bent at
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