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Filed under Means of ridding person of animal in stomach.

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Patient fed salt: animal comes out for water. The patient is fed salt or heavily salted food and allowed no water for several days. He then stands with mouth open before a supply of fresh water, often a running brook. The thirsty animal emerges to get fresh waterPatient sits before tempting meal without eating; animal emergesFrog is enticed from patient's mouth by offering it a piece of cheesePhysician removes animal from stomach of patient

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