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patient Kas keen Iskt, xoes tkitker, and, approackinx on all- kours, acts, ns well ns Ke is akle, like n dear or otker nnirnnl, uttering tke wkile low xrowls. Llowlv approackinx tks patient, Ke applies Kis lips to tke seat ok pain, and sucks violently, ^kter some minutes, Ke crawls awa^, acting as ik suffering xreatlv. R.eturninx to tke patient, tks suckinx is repeated, and axain tks skarnan crawls awav. d'Kis process is repeated several tiines, till at last tke skarnan remains kv tke side ok tks patient, making xreat eKorts apparently to extract sometkinx krorn Kis tkroat. Hd last, akter prolonged retckinx and eKort, tke supposed cause ok tke pain is successkull^ gotten out, xenerall^ witk some korce, and eitker tkrouxk tke nose or tke moutk. Iks skarnan, in ckoosinx tks object or ok^scts to Ke extracted apparently krorn tke man's bodv, as a rule, dears in mind tke kadits ok tke patient. Ik, kor example, Ke is addicted to ckewinx tobacco, Ke ma^ extract a piece ok todacco; ik tke man is known to de over-kond ok Ksk, tks okject mav ds a dundle ok skarp Ksk-dones; etc. 8uck tkinxs as droken xlass, droken crockery, arrow-points, kuxs or worms ok various kinds, vounx mice, deer-dones, kraxments ok rock, duttons, kits ok wood, kear's-tsetk, squirrel Kones or teetk, xrass- koppers, or kits ok iron or nails, — tKese and manv otker tkinxs are amonx tkoss apparently removed krom tke suKerer's kodv. Ike worms, insects, etc., are always alive wken ex tracted. Kke patient is allowed to look at tke ok^ect, wkat- sver it is; and it is tken kurisd k^ tks skaman. d^ks latter okten pricks Kis nose witk a kit ok skarp stick or Kone, and smears tke klood over Kis kace in tks course ok Kis perkormance. Ik tke pain is in tke patient's kead, recourse is kad always to tke pipe, d'Ke patient is placed in a sitting position; and tke skaman, kavinx KIled Kis small, tukular stone pips, lixkts it, and tken strokes tke kead ok tks man xsntl^ kor some time. d'Ken Ke KIows wkiKs ok smoke on tke korekead ok tks patient, sa^inx as Ke doss so, in a low voice, " Hexone akar oK!" " Do not sta^!" "Io anotker country!" "Lome out!" "60 awav, evil pain!" Kke patient is now allowed a wkiK or two krom tke pips, and is tken supposed to Ke cured. Nost