Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-03-27
PULLING A BABooN's TOOTH.

A large baboon in the monkey-house of
the geological Society at Regent Park was
suffering for several weeks from toothache.
which eliminated i'll large abscess. saws
the London Standard. The poor creature
must have suffered intense pain. irl3ping
from the large swelling on the cheek under
the left eye, and the sense of agony which
he manifested was much the same as a hu-
man being would suffer under a similar
atfiiction. Hewas unable to eat his ordi-
nary food and his spirits were much affected
by the incessant suffering proceeding from
the abscess. 1t was common sight to see
the baboon nursing his own head and face
in the corner of his cage, apparently anx-
ious to abstract himself from the notice of
every one, his hand being held over the
affected part as though to soothe it.
The circumstances having been men
toned by Mr.. Colan, Secretary of the ROYAL
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, TO Mr.. Gurnell Hammond, a
West-end dentist, that gentleman at once
offered TO extract the tooth, under chloro-
form, at his own expense.
The suiierings OF the baboon made him
unusually suspicious of strangers, and con-
sequently the operators could not approach
the animal without considerable danger 1t
was thought desirable not TO pinon Peter,
as the animal Is called, and to secure him
only with a short chain. The baboon evil
IDENTIFY liked the odor of the chloroform,
and permitted the operators to place the
linen which was saturated with the spirit
near his nose, but not close enough for it to
produce insensibility
Peter for nearly hall an hour successfully
batfied the skill of the operators bv licking
the chlorotorm off the linen. instead of in
halinS 1t. But II was apparent that he was
hapnpoIT1tr
length the perseverance OF the dentists
(who were assisted by the keepers) was re-
warded, and in about forty minutes Peter
dropped in his cage, being well under the
influence of the an9Sthetic.
Mr. Hammond then endeavored 10 re-
move the first molar tooth in the upper
jaw, which he failed 10 accomplish unit!
he had made several attempts The tooth
seemed to resist all his muscular strength.
but, fortunately, he succeeded before the
senslbility of the animal returned The
tooth was found to be badly decayed. the
nerve being dead, which led to The forma-
ton OF the abscess.
Ten minutes later Peter sat on his
launches perfectly recovered, free from
pain, and at once commenced to eat ap-
parently thankful for the performance of
this act of mercy.
WORD TO BOYS.
Go2 are made to be kind, boys; gener-
Gus, magnanimous. If there is a boy in
school who has club-ioot. don't let him
know you ever saw it. If there is poor
boy with ragged clothes. don't talk about
| rags in his hearing. If there is a lame boy,
assign him some part in the game that does
not require running. II there is a hungry
one give him part of your dinner If there
is a dull one help him get his lesson. If
there is bright one, be not envious of
him; for If one boy is proud OF his talents,
and another is enviouS of them, there are
two great wrongs, and no more talent than
before. If larger or stronger boy has in
lured you, and is sorry for it, forgive him.
All the school will show by their counte-
| nances how much better it is than to have
a great fuss Horace Mann.