Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-05-20
REMARKABLE DENTISTRY.
Held Up to an Elephants Mouth by Its
Trunk While He RULED a Tooth.

REMARKABLE DENTISTRY.
Held Up to an Elephants Mouth by Its
Trunk While He FILLED Tooth.
Although not holding the diploma
of dental college, Headkeeper Byrne
of the Zoo, according to the Philadel-
phia Recorder is an expert manlpu-
lator Of those instruments Of torture,
the probe and the mallet. Having
mode a special study of the aches and
pains of the lower order OF animals,
it is not surprising that he should
have developed into an expert dentist
Before small but admiring crowd OF
spectators, he RECENTLY demonstrated
his abilities in most remarkable
way.
For several days past Bolivar the
bic elephant had been suffering from
an acute attack of toothache. 30 eX-
cruciating had been the pain that the
big fellow was in state bordering on
frenzy. He stamped and raved with
in the narrow confines of his cage,
while his loud trumpetings could be
heard for miles, even awaking echoes
-slong the corridors of the city hall
The underkeepers held their lives too
sacred TO venture within reach of the
craHed beast
Bolivar and Mr. Byrne are the
warmest of friends. On many oc-
casions when the big elephant had
been acting in an ugly manner sim
gle word from the head keeper would
reduce him to his normal state. But
Bolivar had never before been in such
rage, and even Mr.. Byrne's stout
heart quailed But something had to
be done and he decided TO do it, Pro-
curing large mallet a chisel and u
roll of zinc, Mr.. Byrne quietly opened
the door and appeared before his ma
jesty, Bolivar. No sooner had the
keeper spoken to his old friend than
the elephants demeanor underwent an
entire change.
With a low moaning sound he
passed his trunk gently over Mr.
Byrne's face. The keeper caressed
his big pet the while talking to him
In a low voice.
Suddenly he laid down fiat on the
floor Immediately in front of the ele-
phant at the same time uttering a
sharp command Without moments
hesitation Bolivar reached down his
muscular trunk, grasped Mr.. Byrne
gently but firmly by that portion of
his neither garment best adapted to
such procedure and slowly raised
him to the level of the elephants
cavernOus mouth.
The tension was very severe. There
was an Ominous sound. but fortunately
it was only a suspender. The cloth
was stout and did It's duty nobly An
other word of command and Bolivar
opened his huge mouth. exposing the
decayed molar the seat of all the
trouble Despite his perilOus position,
Byrne went to work calmly and sys-
tematicallp With the chisel and mallet
he began cutting away the decayed
portion of the tooth.
Bolivar stood the ordeal with great
fortitude. Not a sound escaped from
his deep cheft although his big briny
tears cOursed down his rugged checks
and fell with a loud splash to the
floor. Having got the tooth in shape
for filing Mr.. Bryne dropped his
chisel and begin hammering the rolled
zinc into the cavity. In ten minutes
! the operation was over, and the keep
err was lowered to terra tirma.
1t was fully minute before Boil
yer closed his mouth. An expression
of seraphic joy beamed from his stolid
face and his little eyes twjnkled.
| Three or four times he Oponed his
mouth as though to make sure that
the pain was really gone. Then light
| ly bounding with gazelle-like stride to
where Mr.. Byrne was standing, he eX-
tended his moist nozzle and implanted
long, lingering kiss upon the keepers
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