A lion at Glasgow has been under the hands of a dentist, who succeeded in-extracting a diseased tooth. The sick lion was successfully secured, to prevent injury to the operator, who had the additional security of the bars of the caije intervening between himself and his patient. By means of a well applied gag, the jaws were fixed, so thai the instrument could he introducecl without fear of injury to, the doctor's hand. Pie completed his task, but not without some damage to. poor Leo's
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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 18, Issue 1146, 14 October 1871, Page 2
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85Untitled Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 18, Issue 1146, 14 October 1871, Page 2
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