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The portion protruding through the opening 

 made by the quack's punch in the roof of the 

 mouth we removed with a wire ecraseur and then 

 cauterized the base. 



The hemorrhage occurring in the sinus was 

 controlled with packing. 



We did not see the horse again until now, a 

 year later, when we were driving in the neigh- 

 borhood soliciting work. 



The condition had now progressed to a stage 

 where the horse was a pitiable sight. The growth 

 within the mouth had formed anew and had 

 attained such dimensions that it was impossible 

 for the horse to close his mouth entirely. Judg- 

 ing from the difficulty in breathing, we inferred 

 that the growth in the sinuses and nasal chamber 

 had increased proportionately. A stinking odor 

 was present and the horse had wasted to a 

 skeleton. 



We recommended his destruction. 



We had now been driving around the country 

 looking for work for about four weeks ; we did a 

 little work every day, but it was so little that we 

 could barely pay our board bill with the proceeds. 



We had plenty of friends there and a good 

 string of satisfied clients for whom we had 

 worked the year previously, but we could not get 

 started this year ; somehow we couldn't land any 

 work to speak of. Whether it was because we 

 had lost the "hang" of talking the work into our 

 hands or whether it was just an "off" year for us, 

 I am not able to say. 



Before long we found it so hard to make ends 



