The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-05-16
BETWEEN THE Big JAWS
PstIIOus Dentistry that IS Carried OHtn
AsnaGsFlsS
PuIllng snakss,s Teeth--OveFEFoVgn
FanEa cause Lets 81 Trouble--
AHsena's sad Flight.

pharmacies, to . correspondent Of the st.
Louis Globe.D Democrat, land Il has come
10 stay. It's that Of animal dentistry.
The increased value Of fne animals, as
well as the growing popularity Of men
ageries, has called attention to the i'm
portance Of preserving the health Of the
more expensive members Of the brute
creation.
"A man who owns q 10000 horse, q
5000 dog, q 5000 pig or a 5000 bull il
ready and glad to pay sn animal dentist
to cure some dental disorder, which, Il
left alone, might seriously injure, II not
kill, the sufferer. The case is equally
strong with the Snowman who pays faI
up In the thousands for. lions, tigers, ele-
plants, hippopotami and rhinoceroses.
f. The treatment Of domestic animals Is
Of course familiar to all. They are 50 &C.
customed 10 look to man for the grati6ca-
ton q their wants that 1t Is not surpris-
ing they undergo the pain Of q dental
operation without any greater resistance
than that shown by little child or q very
ignorant man. The most surprising thing
is the conduct Of some wild animals under
similar circumstances. : - ~
The cases that have come under my
knoWledse or observation would fll q
book. For long time have supplied
the animal dentists and animal keepers
and tamels with medical and surgical
supplies, aid in that way have come 10
know The facts. One very interesting In
stance was that Of the unwieldy hippo
pOtamus in Barnum's greatest show on
earth The animal seemed sick for at
least a week, and neglected It's food to
suen an extesi as 10 alarm It's keeper,
George COnklin. 1t groaned and showed
deep distress day and night. Whenever
Conklin approached the huge beast Il
opened its mouth and moved it, tongue.
At first the keeper thought Il was beggine
for an apple, 4 boiled onion or eaEfot.
When 1t rejected the delicacies be threw
into the disjected jaws he concluded that
Il was sickness, and, careless Of the risk,
examined the tusk-like teeth.
"The hippo never moved during the
examination until the bad tooth was
touched by the keepefs hand. Then 4
Rroaned and licked The Ivory Win Is
tongue. Conklin, satisfied with bis study,
procured some aconite and sulphuric
ether and q pair Of powerful pincers, at
tached to a steel chain and tackle. He
arranged the latter so that The rope passed
over 4 heavy beam in the cage and then
rubbed the gums Of the giant brute
around the painful spot with The anes-
thetic until nearly all the sensation was
destroyed. He then applied the pinces
and screwed them down until they would
lift a ton. The hippo scarcely moved
during the operation. The only signs Of
emotion It displayed seemed more Of AT,
isiaction and relief than anything else.
COnklin gave q signal and the rope was
violently pulled by menagerie Attendants.
There was a sudden strain, 3 pause, and
then tne great iAnE sprung out OF the Jaw
snd oansied IN tne an overhead. The
hlPPo ssNe numerous glunt' plunged
i l., sns tank' apd washed Us mouth un-
vi 'i,' D'eelinl celseu' An nour after
Safa u was eating naturally when
OsnAnn aPPteaened' IL showed every
SYMPTOM o. gratitude, nom endeavoring
. suo i's ,, Emmy head against his body
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iu.'ra.es We mastery - o. man over the
animal voria va aiiorded by herce and
very oAngeSous nyena' he was 20 ieIO-
elous tna1 ne a,Acke1 ms mate In the
lll,e ease upon tne smallest ploVoeatlon,
INC On one OCCASION tore on the end Of
ehe IAt'sr : nose ms Keeper though .
veteran IN 'he business seldom Ventured
mo .ne cage and then did 80 when
amea ana accompanied py his iellow-em-
Pioy One gay In snaWlpg very large
ano na!u zone. the hyena' In crushing Il,
sPh. itln,o spilnters' one Of which pierced
tne Jaw; 90 great Is the muscular power
OF the nrute's mouth, that the splinter
was ufiNen down ~ least tOur inches into