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been twice or thrice taken to the hospital to 
have it dressed, continued to go alone. The 
Surgeon did what he thought necessary, some- 
times even applying the actual cautery ; and, 
though the pain often extorted the most plain- 
tive groans from his four-footed patient, he 
never betrayed any other expressions than 
those of gratitude for the attentions of the 
Surgeon, who by momentary torment endea- 
voured, and with success, to effect his cure. 
A young elephant, having received a severe 
V^ound in the head, was rendered so frantic 
and ungovernable by the pain, that it was 
bsund impossible to make the animal submit 
to have it dressed. Whenever any one ap- 
proached, it ran furiously away. At length 
the man who had the care of it contrived by 
'Vords and signs to make the mother compre- 
hend what was wanted : on which the intelli- 
gent creature immediately seized her young one 
'vith her trunk, and held it firmly down, though 
