Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-06-13

lar use. Armed with this kit of tooth
doctoring implements, the dentist hied
to the big stock farm. He found that
the trouble was caused by split and
decayed molar in the lower jaw. Dur
Ing the examination Sensation seemed
to know that he was in the hands of an
expert and was as docile as could be
desired.
THE PAINFUL MoLAR REMOVED.
The operator separated the gum
from the tooth and then fastened on q
pair of medium sized forceps. A dex-
ferrous twist of the operators wrist, a
slight half Of the troublesom tooth
was out The remainder was extract
ed much more easily. Then the cavi-
ty was cleansed aud in minutes from
! the time the doctor began work Seusa-
ton was the happiest horse of hal!
hundred on the place. After examin-
ing the mouth of the famous Bend Or
and q number Of other noted horses
belonging to Mr.. Cassatt the expert
on equine teeth returned to the city.
The importance of veterinary den-
tistry is becoming more throughly ap-
preciated by stock breeders every year.
The teeth of blooded horses and fine
cattle are subject to the same ailments
that the molars of men are. Decayed
or imperfect teeth in horses lead to
indigestion, loss Of appetite. loss of
eyesight, bad tempers, slobbers, side
pulling, boiling and many other un-
desirable results.
DR.. Clark was called to Erdenheim,
Commodore Kittson's famous stock
farm, where be looked into and doctored
the mouths of Alarm, Reformed, Err
denheim and the army of colts and
brood mares living there under the
care of Major Hubbard On an aver
age DR.. Clark doctors the mouths of
5000 horses every year. Examines
and cares for the mouths of all the
horses purchased by the United States
Government.
EQUINH DENTITION.
At the Bingham House last evening
the doctor talked about famous horses
and their teeth. "You sec," said he,
ssnearly all horses have to have their
shedding teeth removed when they are
between three and five years. A week
or two ago / was called to Pierre Lor-
lizards great stock farm. PIzarro had
bad mouth. You've heard of Piza-
rro, the great three y ear-olde Well, |
found that shedding tooth was being
pushed out into his cheek, where it had
worn = hole nearly an inch deep. The
tooth was removed and the colt is as
we'll a. be ever was.
"Oh, yes; | found that lot of bad
teeth among the other horses. Old
Paroles incisors had to be rasped and
doc;ored into shape; Barrett had an
enlargement of the jaw in front OF the
lower grinders the Duke of Magenta's
teeth were too sharp; shedders we're
removed from Wyomings mouth, and
Mortimer, the imported $4,000 stall
lion, had his teeth rasped and general
ly repaired
1.-The most common ailmsDt of the
teeth of middle-aged or old horses is
the sharp abnormal growth of the iu-
cisors or cutting teeth IN the front Of
the mouth. They often become so
long that the grinders do not meet and
the horse is unable TO chew his food.
Whenever badly decayed tooth is
found it must be taken out. Cavities
are never illed. | Operate on Maud
s., Lesnder, Lysander, Aldine and
Early Rose for Commodore Wander
bi!. last summer. a. Saratoga Lean
der refused to eat aud his attendants
were unable to account for bis restless
mes, sud loss of apptite. He had split
tooth, the top OF one half of which l
found working its way into the flesh,
and when the horse attempted to eat
) the pain must have been e1cruciating.
The extraction of the tooth gave Lean
} der immediate relief
SOME PRESIDENTIAL sTEEDs.
"President Hayes had the poorest
lot of horses | ever examined il the
White House stables in Washington, -
continued the doctor. "They were a
common lot and the mouth, Of the car
riage horses were IN a frighiful condit-
!, ION. Il took me 5 hours TO put one
!. mouth in condition. President Grant
! liked a good horse, knew one when he
saw 1t and spared no money to keep a
good one in firstcla,s order. Presi-
J dent Arthur has nice horses, not too
fast, but fast enough. At Saratoga
last summer | attended to the teeth of
Thora, Trouble, Henlopen aud all
Charles Reeds race horses. Except
Trouble, whose teeth bad grown long,
the most of their mouths we're in good
} condition.
"The mouth of q horse should be
examined every year and it won't be
long until every owner of horses and
and cattle will pay as much attention
to their teeth as he does to their feet or
! coats"
"Do you like the work!''
"Better than anything in life," re-
piled the horse dentist, enthusiasticaI-
ly. Why, it's the finest business in the
world" lie continued. There's Tom
Barnet, one Of the most prosperous dem
ist on human teeth in New York. He
has 20 men yankIng out teeth right
straight along. Well, he says to ne ::
'Clark, I'd like to see you opsr-
ate
s'Come over to Rancocas this after
noon, Il replied. It's ago. says he,
and over we went operated on a
dozen horses and extracted that double
tooth" He paused to exhibit a mon
ster molar and then went on: Barnet
was so infatuated with the work that
he vowed that if his business vas not
so far advanced he would 20 into horse