The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-11-20
Nervous Great en-.

tinker ''G on are only about the average
patient, and it would surprise you to see
how some of the big men act when they
come here to get their teeth fixed. Gen
eral Sheridan, for example, is one of the
worst men in dentists chair you ever
saw, and General Logan is even worse
than he. Why, Logan is as tender as d
baby, and will shrink at the slightest
touch on his nerves. while suppose there
were never two Drawer men in battle than
they. General Sherman, too, is about as
bad, and acts as he were going to have IA
fit whenever the drill is put into his
teeth. He jumps, and grunts. and groans,
and takes on worse than If he were hav
ing his leg cut Oft.
General Burnside, on the contrary was
one of the most patient and enduring
chair a number OF times and have filled
lot of his teeth. He would sit quietly,
without making moan or saying a word
from the time that he took his seat until
the job was finished. He always seemed
to be grateful THAI | had not caused him
any more pain, and when | would ask
him, as did sometimes: Does that hurt
General? he would reply: oh, no, not
much; e, Oh and let's get done with it;
the sooner the job over the better
Andrew johnson. when he Was vice
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came TO my office several times, and was
a very good patient taking things phil
osophically and making me yer, little
trouble | once filled iouI teeth for him
at a sntng, and every one of them was
in good condition Tue job lasted nearly
five hours and must hurt him dreadfully,
have any nerves at all.
"Old Il sch Chandler WAS another good
patient. He would sit in the chair almost
moti"nless, and would let me drill away
at his teeth without any romonstrance or
show of pain. But one time when l I'M
dertook to draw "a tooth for him thong,
the old man would go crazy. 1t was a
tough old riuder and had been trou bling
him goud deal, being liberated around
the roots. got good hold with the
nippers and the first time | nearly lifted
him out of the char. But it did not come
| took hold again aud lifted MIN the same
as before. l saw that his face was quite
pale, and asked him if he did not want to
rest? He SAID: No, | would like to have
it out at once. But as the operation was
evidently SO painful, and as he seemed to
keep growing paler. | suggested that he
had better take ether. He declined. say
ing that he never to,E an al aesthetic in
his lite, and never would. Turning
around shaply, he told me to go on al d
have it over without further delay. l got
hold aga,n and gave jerk that drew the
tooth from his head. He lay back in the
char entirely exhausted and closed his
eyes | thought tor momenC that he
would faint, and brought him a glass of
water, asking If it hurt him much Look
ing up to ME he said Yes, it hurt like
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'rhere is a naval officer in this city,
whose name | will not mention, who
breads to have his teeth touched m"re
than any man that ever saw. the first
time that he came here to have job
done he frightened me SO that | was on
tho point of telling him to go somewher
else for his dentistry. 1t Was not diff
cult or iinfnl operation; simply the fill
lug of a small cavity i'll one of his front
teeth, but when put the drill up N him
| thought he would jump out of the chair.
He threw up his arms and knocking over
the most fearful oaths and declared that
if | huIt him that way again he would
cut my head open. Then he settled back
agais and said: Now, be careful; t'ere
is no sense in killing a man i'll little
job like this.
Il pnt the drill on him again, and it
when he sprang up with another eruption
Of bad language, denounced me as
butcher, and said that he would not en-
dure such treatment any longer. | re-
monstrated, told him that it was neces-
sary to clear out the cavity SO that tho
filling would adhere, rnd said that l
would be as gentle as possible. But it
took me whole afternoon to finish that
tooth. and would not touch him again
for any amount of money. This man was
one of the bravest and most famous naval
officers of the war. Nothing in battle
ever frightened him, and his deeds have
large place in history.
81 find almost without exception tina
military and naval men are great EDWARDS
in the dentists chair; the drawer they are
in battle the more nervous they seem to
be when they come to get their teeth
fixed
Il think about the worst patient ever
had. even worse than the old admiral |
told you of, was an officer of the army,
formerly on General Towards staff He
was very gallant officer during the war,
was shot all to pieces. and, believe, has
since died from the wounds he received
in battle At the time he came to me he
was full of lead and carried the scars he
received in battle. But | never in all
my life had so nervous and excita-
bic man in chair. Every time | made
move toward him he would shrink, and
once when touched he nerves he shed
genuine tears and begged me, like child
would his mother, not to hurt him so
gain"
Bartholdi's Statue OF Liberty EnIightsn-
ing the World
will be IL reminder of personal liberty for
ages to come. On just as sure foundation
has DIR. PierceS Golden Medical Dis
covery" been placed, and it will stand
through the cycles OF time monument
TO the physical emancipation of thousands,
who by its use have been relieved from con-
sumption, consumptive night-sweats, brsn-
chitis, coughs, splitting of blood, weak lungs,
and other throat and lung affections.
Knew How 1t Was.