This section is from the book "Facts Worth Knowing", by Robert Kemp Philip. Also available from Amazon: Inquire Within for Anything You Want to Know.
Procure a small piece of gutta perch a', drop it into boiling water, then, with the thumb and finger, take off as much as you suppose will fill up the tooth nearly level, and while in thin soft state press it into the tooth; then hold on that side of the mouth cold water two or three times, which will harden it.
 
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