The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-16
Come, Puffy" called Puffy's mis-
tress. Darling little doggy. Come

Come, Puffy" called Pufy'S mis-
tress. Darling little doggy. Come
and he petted."
But Puffy wasn't to be cajoled. He
had had a lesson in the pertidy OF
woman, for it was his mistress, that
same mistress who had so often pet
ted him and fed him On the dainties
which he particularly affected, who
beguiled him upon that torture table,
and he didn't propose to be caught
again through a too confiding DISPOSE
ton. So he stayed in the corner and
gave a fine display Of his repaired
teeth.
Better let him alone a little WHILE"
suggested the dentist. Hell want to
get used to the filling, and then he'll
feel BETTER"
For a time PIGGY kept his eyes on
the dentist and the young lady who
had gone to the further end Of the
room. Presently lie walked cautious
ly out on the floor and paved wildly
at his mouth, but couldn't get the
filling out. Then he damned his left
paw in his mouth, took it out and put
his right paw in, and followed this
by sitting up ON his hind legs and en-
deavoring to insert both paws, which
not only proved a failure but caused
him to lose his balance and bump his
head against the floor. This discour-
aged him from any further essays at
using his paws as dental instruments.
His next move was to endeavOr to
shake the filings out Of his teth, fail
Ing in which he opened his jaws to
the fullest extent and rushed furious
~ about IN a circle until he fell over
from dizziness, a performance which
caused his mistress to burst into tears
and exclaim that her darling had gone
mad.
He's all right" the dentist assured
her. you'll find him quite ready to
go home. In a day or two he will be
accustomed to the feeling of the fill
ings and won't mind them at ALL"
Indeed, the animal was quite will
ing to leave the office and darted out
Of the door as soon as it was opened.
Then the reporter turned to the den
fist and asked for some information
regarding the business Of canine den
tistry.
Its a new business" said the den
fist, land there are very few in it.
AS far as I know there are only half
q \lOACA CSIl OllSu11lcILS Inc ills III cA-
istence. You see, this is purely an
outgrowth of unnatural canine condi-
lions. Take the teeth of a dog who
has been brought up in the country
and fed on plain fare, and they are as
sound as a dollar, every one of 'em.
But these pugs and pet dogs get candy
and cakes and lollypops and all sorts
of sweets, and pretty con their teeth
begin to feel the effect of it, and then
they come here"
How can people tell when their
dogs have the toothache" asked the
reporter.
Easily enough. When you find
your dog lying on his back scratching
at his teeth with his paws, you can
bet he's got something the matter
them. Usually it's pretty hard to save
a dogs teeth after they begin to de-
cay. In the first place it is almost
impossible to keep the animal per-
fectly still while you're operating and
then you can't tell how near you're
getting to the nerve as easily as you
can with a man. Usually we puff the
tooth, unless it is only slightly affect
ed. Gas? No. I might use chloro-
form, but I have. 1t isn't hard