Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-12-10

me had taught.-Hdrpe''S Weekly
The Washington correspondent
of the Chicago Ne,oS says:
"Hsving occasion to visit a dent.
lst the other day, | asked him if ]
was the most nervous man he ever
had in his chair?
"Bless you, no. replied the tooth
tinker. "You are only about the
average patient, and it would sur.
prise you to see how some of the
big men act when they come here
to get their teeth fixed. Genera
Sheridan, for example, is one of the
worst men in a dentists chair you
ever saw, and Gen. Logan is even
worse than he. Why, Logan is as
tender as a baby, and will shrink
at the slightest touch on his nerves,
while | suppose there we're never
two Drawer men in battle than they.
Gen. Sherman, too, is about as bad,
and acts as IL he we're going to
have a fit whenever the drill is put
into his teeth. He jumps, and
grunts, and groans, and takes on
worse than if he were having his
leg cut of.
"Gen. Burnside, on the contrary,
was one of the most patient and
men l ever saw. l have
had him in my chair number of
times and have filled lot of his
teeth. ne would sit quietly, with
ont making a moan or saying
word from the time that he took
his seat until the Job was finished.
He always seemed to be grateful
that | had not caused him any
more pain, and when would ask
him, as | did sometimes Does
that hurt you, General 2 he would
reply, ooh, no, not much; go on
and let's get done with it; the
sooner the job is overthe BETTER
"Andrew Johnson, when be was
Yice.President and while he was in
he Senate, came to my Office sew
'ral times, and was a very good
patient, taking things philosOphi-
ally and making me very little
rouble. | once filed four teeth
or him at a sitting, and every one
If them was in good condition.
1he job lasted nearly five hours,
md must have hurt him dreadfully,
,ut he never WINGED, and did not
eem to have any nerves at all.
"Old Zach Chandler was another
.Ood patient. He would sit in the
hair almost motionless, and
would let me drill away at his teeth
Without any remonstrance or show
f pain. But one time when 1 un-
.ertOOk to draw a tooth tor him 1 |
hOught the old man would go
razy. 1t was tough old grinder |
nd had been troubling him good |
eal, being liberated around the
cots. | got good hold with the
ippers, and the first Tina | nearly |
fled him out of the chair. But
die not come. took hold again,
nd lifted him the same as before.
saw that his face was quite pale,
nd asked him if he did not want
D rest. lie said, NO, l would like
D have it out at once But as the
peration was evidently so painful,
nd as he seemed to keep growing
aler, | suggested that he had
etter take ether. He declined, |
lying that he never took an
ngsthetic in his life, and never
'ould. Turning around sharply,
G told me to 60 on and have it
YER without delay. | got hold.
gain, and gave a jerk that drew
ne tooth from his head. lie lay
ack in the chair entirely exhaust.
4, and closed his eyes. | thought
" a moment that he would faint,
nd brought him a glass Of water,
skiing if it hurt him much. Look.
y mp to me he said, yes, it hurt
ke-.p
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will you have on the
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