Squatter sovereign., 1855-11-27

Imore good in the worls., and create more
happiness therein, by putting the teeth Of
the inlla bltants in good order, than in any
other way; SO he became dentist.
He was the man that first invented the
method OF placing small eog-wheeIs in the
lack teeth, for the more perfect mistica-
itien OF food; and he claimed 10 be the O.
riginai discoverer OF that method OF. fitting
cavities with a kind of putty, which, be-
coming hard directly, causes the teeth to
ache SO previously. that it has to bs-pull'd
thereby giving the dentist two successive
fees for the same job.
Tushmakcr was one day seated in his
offic,. in the city OF Boston, when stou,
Old fellow, named Byles, presented him.
self to have back tooth drawn.
| The dentist seated His patient in TIE
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 as 'Polygot BIZ
! ble' i shall have trouble with this tooth :
though, Tushn,aLe; but he clapped on his
heaviest forceps" and pulled. 1t didn't
come Then he tried the turnscrew, eS-
eriing his utmost strength. but the tooth
wouldn't come.
Go away from here and return in a
week. said Tushmaker, 'and | will draw
tha, tooth ou. or know the reason why
Byles got up, clapped n handkerchief to
his jaw and put forth.
The dentist wen, to work. and IN three
days he invented an instrument, which.
he was confident would pull ANYTHING II
was combination of the lever. pulley,
wheel and axle, inclined plane. wedge and
screw. The castings were inade. and the
machine put in the office, over an iron
chair, rendered perfectly stationary by
iron rods going down into the foundations
of the granite building. -
In week, old Bylcs returned, and was
clamped into the iron chair, the forcrlss
connected with the machine alta cflcd firm
~ to the tooth, and Tus:lmaker stationing
himself in the rear, took hott OF q lever
four feet long.
He turned it s.ightly-o!d Bylcs gave
a groan and liftetl his right leg. Anoth-
cr turn, another groan and higher went
old ByIts' right ltg again. sF .z
'What do you raise your leg fors' asked
the doctor. eerag~
1 can't helpit,' said the patient. IT
WELL said Tushmaker. the tooth is
bound 10 come now ...4 r. 80.
lie turned the lever clear roun.l, with a
sudden jerk, and snapped old Byles' head
clean and clear from bis shoulders. leaving
Il space Of four inches between the sever
al parts. fF g. ..-
They had posi-mortern examination
the roots of the tooth were found extend
ing down the right side through The righ,
leg. and turned up into t.yo relgs direct
ly under the sole of the ri2hi foot.
No wonder, said Tus!nna!ler, that he !
raised his leg
The iurythought 80 too. bu. they found
the roots much decaycd AMI Eve surgeons |
swearing that modification would Lave
ensued in a Few moii,hs. Tush,nalter was
cleared Oh q verdict OF .jus,iGablc holni- i
eide
He was little shy of that instrument |
but one dag an oil lady. fee
ile and ilaccid, came in to have "a tooth |
drawn, and thinking tt would cone Oh. |
very easy, Tushtna ker concluded just by
the way of variety to try the machine.
He did so; AMI the first turn drew the
old iaay's slseletoa completely and entircl y
from her boIy, leaving her mass OF
quirering jelly in the chair.
Tus:nnaker took her home in pillow.
case. She lived seven years after that.
AMI they called her the India Rubber
Woman She had suffe red terribly from
the rheumatism, bu, after this occurrences,
never had Il pain In her bones: the den.
It's, kept them in glass case,
After this the machine was old to the
contractors of the Boston Custom House;
and it was found that a child three wears
old, could by a single turn OF the screw,
raise stone weighing twenty-five tons.
Smaller ones were natie OH the same j
principle, and sold to the keepers of hotels |
and restaurants. They were advantage
ously used for boning turkeys. !
There is no moral at ali 10 this story. |
and ic is possible the circumstances may
have become slightly exaggerated. Of
course there can be no doubi of the truth i
Of the main inciden.s
E6-" hat bru,es your Southern men
are--alHayss smoking cigars,'s said a !
young lady to n creole miss. ..Yes, but.
yoar northern men, IN Maine, you know, !,