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you have your hand in the mouth, keep his tongue 

 between his upper and lower jaw teeth, on the 

 opposite side of the molars that you are examin- 

 ing, as the speculum may accidentally slip from 

 its place. In case that it should slip, your hand 

 will be protected by the tongue. The above specu- 

 lum can be made by any blacksmith that can weld 

 a piece of iron, and it will answer the purpose 

 just as well as any expensive mouth speculum. 

 After you have examined the upper and 

 lower jaw teeth, look for wolf teeth, which some- 

 times extend directly in front and very close to 

 the upper and lower molars. 



L-95 Merillats Mouth Gag 

 For Sale by BLEES-MOORE INSTRUMENT CO., St. Louis. 



Using the Floats and Files on the Teeth. 



It is evident that one can float the teeth of 

 the horse and use the dental instruments without 

 causing any resistence on the horse's part, while 

 there are others that have more or less trouble 



