Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1856-12-31
The Dentist--A New Story Founded on
Facts

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| DIR. Tushmaker was never regularly bred
as a physicin or surgeon, but he possessed
naturally strong mechanical genious and a
fine appetite; and finding his teeth of great
service in gratifying the latter propensity,
| he concluded that he could do more good in
| the world, and create more real happiness
therein by putting the teeth of the inhabi-
tant's in good order, than any other way so
| Tushmaker became dentist Has the man
| that first invented the method of placing small
cogwheels In the back teeth for the more per-
/ feet mastieatien of food, aud he claimed to be
the original diseoverer of that method of filing
cavities with a kind Of putty, which becom-
ing hard directly, causes the tooth to ache SO
previously that it has to be pulled, thereby
giving the dentist two successive fees for the
same job. Tushmaker was one day seated in
his Office, in toe city of Boston, Massachu-
setts, when stout fellow named Byles pre-
sented himsefto to have back tooth drawn
The dentist seated his patient in the chair of
torture opening his mouth discovered there
an enormous tooth, on the right hand side,
about as large, as he afterwards expressed it
as a small Pollygot Bible 1 shall have
trouble with this tooth, thought Tushmaker,
but he clapped on his heaviest fcrceps and
pulled.
1t didn't come Then he tried the turn
screw, exertiDg 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 reason why"
Byles got up, clapped handkerchief to his
jaw, and put forth. Then the dentist went
to work, and in three days he invented an liz
strument which he was confident would pull
anything. 1t was a combination of the lever,
puliy-wheel, and axle. inclined plane, wedge
and screw The castings were made and
the machine put into the office, over an iron
CHAIN, rendered perfectly stationary by iron
rods going down the foundations of the gran
ite buildings. In week. old Byles return
ed; he was clamped into the iron chair. the
foreeps connected with and attached firmly to
the tooth. and Tushmaker stationing himself
in the rear, took hold Of the lever four feet In
length
He turned it slightly Old Byles gave
groan, and lifted his right leg. Another
turn; another groan, and up went the leg
again. What do you raise your leg for 20
asked the doctor. . | can't help it." said the
patient '' Weli," rejoined Tushmaker,
: that tooth is bound to come out now" He
turned the lever clean round, with 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 mortem exaHination-the roots of
the tooth were found extending down the right
side. through the right leg. and turning up
in two prongs under the sole Of the right foot,
- No wonder. said Tushmaker, '' he raised
his right leg" The jury thought 50 too, but
found the roots much decayed, and FIVE sur
geons swearing that modification would ensue
in few months, Tushmaker was cleared on
verdict of 8 justifable homicide
CURIoUs FACTS IN THE HISTORY OF FRANCE.
1874 was the darkest period in the French
1 Revolution Now. If these figures be
added together with the last figure of
the year of g: ade. the result will be
1915.
1915 the year of the downfall of Napoleon
l the First. These added again in the
same manner to the first figure of
L 1919. gives up the year 1880
1880 the year that saw the downfall of Chas.
l the Tenth. Add together 1880 in a
s line in the same manner as previous
ly. when the combination produces
1912
1912 the year when the Duke d'Orleans was
l killed by being thrown from his car
S riage Lastly, these figures being put
5 to the same test, give US the year 1857.
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1857 when Napoleon III had better look out
for hreakcrs.-N o Picoyane.