Physician removes animal from stomach of patient — Mythoi

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Physician removes animal from stomach of patient.

Animals. · Fanciful traits of animals. · Other fanciful traits of animals. · view the constellation · filed as B784.2.4

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U.S. *Baughman.

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Filed under Means of ridding person of animal in stomach.

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No remedy possible 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 water Patient sits before tempting meal without eating; animal emerges Frog is enticed from patient's mouth by offering it a piece of cheese

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