Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-06-14
ANIMAL DENTISTRY.
METHODS OF KEEPERS WHO oPea
ATE ON MENAoeRIe TooTHAcHes.

sod Tackle -SPongsn8 Out tne HootH D :
ferocsoss Hvss.-Gr.tftsde DisPtsye<
by the Wild Be.<fA 7
There 10 new profession II il thai :,
Of animal dentistry The increased vaitH |
Of fine animals. as well a. the growing /
popularity u menageries. have called AZ I
tention to the importance Of preserving !
the health Of the more expensive mem
bers Of the brute creation
man who owns $4,000 horse.
$1,000 dog. a 5000 pig. or 5000 buii
is ready and glad 10 pay an animal den
list 10 cure some dental DISORDER winch
II left alone. might seriously injure. u
not kill the sufferer The case iseguaity
strong with the Snowman who pays fai
up ia the thousands for lions. tigers. eir
plants. hippopotami and rhino-erl
The treatment OF domestic animals Is
OF course familiar to all They are 80
accustomed 10 look 10 man for the graft
ficaiion Of their wants that II is MOI sur
| prising they undergo the pain Ut a den
tai operation without any greater resist 4
| ance than that SHOWN by little child On /
/ a very ignorant man THE most surpris 1
\ ing thing l. the conduct Of the wild ami
! mails under similar circumstances
BIG THING IL DESTfsTRy
One very interesting instance was that
/ of the unwieIdiy hippopptarnus 10 Far
NUNS greatest show On earth The
animal seemed sick for at least week
and neglected its food to such an extent
as 10 alarm its keeper. George Conkiin
1t gruaned and shovel deep distress day
, and night. Whenever Conklin AZ.
, preached the huge beast IL opened its
mouth and moved its tongue Al iir~'
the keeper thought that it Was begging
for an apple. boiled onion or carros
When it rejected the delicacies he threw
into the distended jaws. pc concluded
that it was sickness. and careless OF the
;. risk examined the ttrsk like teeth
: The hippo never moved during the ex-
q animation until the bad tooth was
A touched BY the keepers hand Then i
+, groaned and licked the ivory with II;
i tongue ConkIin. satisfied with his study
!. procured some aconite and suiphuris
: ether and a pair of powerful pincers
:, attached to a steel chain and tackle
% He arranged the latter 50 thxt the ropa
10 passed over a heavy beam in the Gag
AZ and then rubbed the gums OF the giau
= brute around the painful spot with TN
10 ansesthetic until nearly all the sen-atio
. was destroyed He Their applied III
pincers and screwed them down unit
% they would lift ton The hippo ssart''-i
"a moved during the operation The ons
n sign of emotion it displayed SEEMED nloE
of satisfaction and relief than anythsrl
vs. else ConkIin gave a signal and the roE
:, was violently pulled by the menager
a.t.fia.t. mi
nj. a pause and then the great fang sprur
mr. out VI the jaw and dangied in the a
ed overhead The hippo gave tiiun'iero'
ex. grunt. plunged into the tank and wasiae
iii. its mouth until the bleeding ceased
h,, An hour afterwards ii was eating II
IAN turally When Conkiing approached
At showed every symptom OF gratitu'
ar from elldeayoring to rub its Shiny he'
~. against his body and weighing its funi
i'll little tall The tooth was eight and
!, half inches long and was liberated nes
y;ri " all the way from tie bottom OF {
nj roots to the edge of the gum
,ar SILVER IN HIS JAW
in, Another case which more strongly
bv illustrates the mastery of man over {
,ar. animal world was afforded by a tiei
she and very dangerous hvena He was
~ ferocio,.s that he attacked his mate
.,s, the same cage upon the smallest pro
x.,s; cation, and on one occasion tore on
real end OF the Et'er ti"ee H
nba though a veteran in the business sel't
ventured into the cage, and then dld
Only when armed ami accompanied
his fellow employees. One day in gns
Il of ing a very large and hard bone.
ITO a hvena in crushing il, split it into sp
new tiers, one of which pierced the Jaw
more great IS the muscular power OF the hru
of mouth that the splinter was driven dc
Danv at least four inches into the gum
sired hvena did his best to get IL out but
lown no avail
ltsin Inflammation set in and within TO
eight hours he was almost crazy \
/ the agony The keeper in the meantime
tracted by the animals constant n
the and groans, had passed nearly all
~ ,o time in front of the cage On the 6
day the hsena became very weak
the could hardly stand Suddenly
cr,,wled over to the bars and called
arian keeper. if using the same sounds
but employ toward each other can b
Dr. in termed. The keeper rose from MS
ky and went 10 the bars As he ne
Z them the nlutOus Gal iifNfS StN'4SN
mouth. revealing the terrible wt'
The keeper. "a rough and fearless !
enins procured pair Of very strong for
lite, To and. calling his associates to stand ar
N the the cage in case he WAS attacked op
as il the door and sprang in The II
Idle OF turned without growing. waggeu
Civ Ia tail and again opened his mouth
:, He kee,er took hold of the splinter ami
indig a powerful pull extracted ii from q
publit famed ard swollen flesh Then
" was some iukewarm water he spoaeed
the interior OF the mouth The /
didn', recovered entir,ly from the acri
but ever after displayed warm II
ship for the valorous keeper
m. and Lions aud tigers are subject 10
sing a troubles One is the breasins al ii
niece off from a tooth and the torn
OF a sharp poin, or edge An
which i far less frequent Is the 4
* the NAL growth Of 4 tooth. especially
. story nine one from not having en"'sSh
\ Mad. To crunch and Snaw upon. The
Give. or ,ueut in both cases Is the same
"a wen, great cat IS Thrown down and
wh.,, / "a thai il can neither move nor