The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17


medicine IN the
veterinary department OF Columbia
university. says the Washington Post
This institution Is a novel one and Is
an experiment IN this section Of the
country. Il Is combined boarding
house and hospital for all dogs iortu-
nate enough TO have friends who can
AFFORD TO indulge them In this luxury
The building Is one story high. forty
feet long and twenty feet wide
Through the center Of Il Is a corridor
extending the length OF the building
and opening on this corridor are
twelve cory rooms. Eve on each side
and two at the north end Each OF
these small rooms Is fitted up with
hardwood and Is heated by hot-water
pipes so adjusted that the heat may
be shut on from one and maintained
In others as desired. The rooms have
large window and q door opening to
the run" or playground. and a venti-
lator over the door opening on the cor
ridor.
These rooms are divided into wards
for the occupancy OF dogs having con-
tagious diseases. such as mango and
distemper; for invalid dogs having all
ments that are not contagious includ-
Ing accidents and Tor boarders. which
are generally pets left there while the
owner Il out Of the city. The arrange
mtnt Of the wards Ia such that the ami
mails suffering from contagious dis
eases are completely isolated from
their canine brethren.
AZ the south end Of the corridor the
operating room Il on one side and the
dispensary on the other This oper-
atlng room ls supplied with hot and
cold water. a zinc-c0yored operating
table so arranged that an blood and
water s. conveyed from g. 20 the sewer
by pipes. In this room Dr. French
performs an OF his surgical treatment.
from the ampu;aiion Of a les 10 enter
otomy lie recently had a notable
case OF the latter class.
A pet dnchshund owned by Miss
Dorothy Rockhlll. daughter OF the as
slsiant secretary OF state. recently
while playlnF swallowed a peach stone
that he had picked up along the
street His suffering became intense
and Il was feared that the animal
would have 10 be shot Miss Rockhlll
was greatly attached 10 the little pet.
which. because OF his mischIcvous ma
ture. was called sin" and before con-
sentIng 10 his being Killed she con
suited Dr. French. The animal was
taken 10 the inhrmary and the dInculi
operation Of enterotomy was success
fully performed and nov "sln" Is as
lively In the house Of the assistant
secretary OF state as ever.
Pet dogs suffer much from toothnchr
and the extraction o. the offending
teeth Is a daily occurrence az the In.
frmary. A few days ago a well-known
society lady took her little pet Kine
Charles spaniel 20 the lnhrmary foi
treatment The dog was blanketet
and carried In her arms a. she lefN
her carriage and walked 20 The build
ing. The owner appeared 20 BE- greatly
distressed over the suffering Of the dos
and she beFEed Dr. French 10 cure q
An examination showed tina, the ami
NAL had toothache and when Informed
that the offending tooth could oasll,
be extracted the society lady cried.
"Oh. no. doctor. not Tor the world
Tic would be- a slgn' with a front tootl
gone. Can't you on az"
DR.. French had mover filled a tooii
and Is not a dentis', but BE- knew how
the work should be done aad he re-
piled:
Certainly. madam. leave the span
EEL with me Tor three days and I vii
have him an right"
The society lady departed IN her car
rlegc and Dr. French an hour late
was In the Office OF a dentist Ate
consultation the doctor returned d
the lnhrmary and the dentls, accom-
panied him. The animal was place.
on the operating table. put under IN
influence OF an ancsthctlc. and Will
Dr. French watched the pulse IN
dentist buried out the cavity. and Ii
an hour had placed a gold filling II
the tooth. a filling which glIs,ened 4
the sunlight az perfectly as 70 d haI
been In the lncisor Of a human bc.ng
when the owner Of the dog called 10
him she was delighted with he worl
and the Zee she ltft was proportional
with her delight
Attached to the lndrmgry Is o. bath
room. where the dogs receive a sham
poo and shower bath a. often as ~
Qulrod Dr. French has had plan
drawn Tor a Turkish bath for thes
pets. which he viii build ln the spr.nr
he o. also having an ambulance bull
which viii be- about the ..ec cf an or
binary delivery wagon. but viii D.
cushioned and arranged Tor the pur
pose q viii be- put TO.
Mysteries of Wcliam.