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to extract, the smaller extracting forceps will be 

 found sufficient for all purposes. The after treat- 

 ment will consist in keeping the mouth free from 

 offensive odors by the judicious use of carbolic acid 

 and water, and allowing soft food for a few days. 



PROJECTING TEETH IN HOGS. 

 Hogs sometimes suffer from projecting molars 

 as well as from long tusks. The tusks instead of 

 growing outside of the lips, grow upon the inside, 



FIG. 39. Bone cutter. 



press against them, cutting deep cavities, so that the 

 animal will be unable to take his feed. There will 

 be gradual emaciation with symptoms similar to 

 those of other animals which are affected in a similar 



manner. 



TREATMENT. 



The treatment will consist in removing the offend- 

 ing teeth in a manner already described for similar 

 defects of other animals. 



