The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-09-12


standing an attempt at disturbance made
by Jolly old Sole and "a lot Of Suck
ers."
One Of John PhHnix's Stories.
Dr. Tushmaker was never regularly
bred as physician or sergeon, but he
Epossesed naturally strong mechanical
genius and a fine appetite; and finding
teeth of great service in gratifying the lat
ter propensity, he concluded that he could
do more good in the world and create
more happiness therein by putting the teeth
of the inhabitants in order, than in any
other way; SO Tushmaker become dent
ist. He was the man that first inveted
the method of placing small cog wheels in
the back teeth for the more perfect masti-
cation of food, and he claimed to be the
original discoverer of that method of FL
ling cavities with a kind of putty, which,
becoming hard directly, causes the tooth
to ache SO gievously thatlt has to be pull
ed, thereby giving the dentist two success
sive fees for the same job. Tushmaker
was one day seated in his Office, in the city
of Boston, Massachusetts,, when stout
old fellow named Byles presented himself
to havea back tooth drawn. The dentist
seated his patient in the chair of torture and
opening his mouth discovered there an
enormous tooth, on the right hand side,
about as large, as he afterwards expressed
it, cas- small Polyglot Bible" I shall
have trouble with this tooth, thought Tush-
maker, but he clapped on the heaviest
forceps, and pulled. 1t didn't come
Then he tried the turn-screw, exerting his
utmost strength, but the tooth wouldn't
stir.
| go away from here" said Tushmaker
to Byles, "and return in week, and I'll
draw that tooth for you or know the rea-
son why" Byles got up, clapped hand
kerchief to his jaw, and put forth. Then
the dentist went to work; and in three
days he invented an instrument which he
was confident would pull anything. 1t
was a combination of the lever, pully,
wheel and axle inclined plane, wedge and
screw. Castings were made, and the ma
chine put up in the Office, over an iron
chain, rendered stationary by iron rods
) going down into the foundations of the
granite building. In week old Byles
, returned; he was clapped into the iron
chair, the forceps connected with the ma
chine attached firmly to the tooth, and
Tushmaker stationed himself in the rear
took hold of lever four feet in length
He turned it slightly. Old Byles gave q
groan, and lifted up his right leg. An.
other turn; another groan and up went the
leg again. 'What do you raise your leg
for,'' asked the doctor Il can't help it, >
f said the patient "Well," rejoined Tush
maker, "That tooth is bound to come
now." He turned the leaver clear round
: with a sudden jerk, and snapped old Byles
head clean and clear from his shoulders
leaving a space of four inches between
the severed parts! They had post NOR
tenn examination-the roots of the toott
were found extending down the right side
through the right leg, and turning up il
! two prongs under the sole of the righ
! foot! "No wonder" said Tushmaker, "h,
raised his right leg" The jury though
SO too, but they found the roots much de
} fcayed, and FIVE sergeons swearing tina
) modification would have insued in few
, months, Tushmaker was cleared on yer
FL dict of justifable homicide"
ef He was little shy of that instrumen
for some time afterwards; but one day al
old lady, feeble and faccid, came in t,
? have tooth drawn, and thinking it woult
come out very easy, Tushmaker concluded
Y just by way of variety, to try the machine
He did so, and the first turn drew tn
j old lady's skeleton completely and entire
4 ly from her body, leaving her mass o
t quivering jelly in the chairl Tushmake
took her home in pillow case. She live'
: seven years after that and they called he
the "India- Rubber Woman" She ha,
+ suffered terribly with rheumatism, but at
n ter this occurrence never had pain il
q her bones. The dentist kept them in
glass case. After this. the machine wa
4 sold to the contractor of the Boston Gus
tom House, and it was found that chill,
a of three years of age could, by singl
a turn of the screw, raise stone weighing
!. twenty-three tons. Smaller ones wer
;: made on the same principle, and sold t
i the keepers of hotels and restaurants
! They were used for boning turkeys. :
n There is no moral to this story whatever
: and it is possible that the circumstance
J. may have become slightly exaggerated. =
lOf course, there can be no doubt as t
q the truth of the main incidents. - Calstor
r MIA Pioneer.
Ex-PREsIDENT FnLMoRE.-The Ne,
!. York Tribune learns that Mr.. Fillmore
having the most brilliant success in En-
glish society. His fine personal appear
+ ance and graceful and dignifed manner
J contribute quite as much to this as hi
; political distinction. Queen Victoria j
alleged to have said that he is the politics
q American she ever saw. All manner o