Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-05-08
OUT GO YOUR TEETH.
Remarks by People Sitting in Dent
lists Chairs

for the smallest fraction OF Second.'
That was the reassuring way PROM
inent dentist spoke recently to the
daughter of u well-known banker re-
siding near the Lotos Club on Fifth
avenue, as she leaned back IN the oper-
ating chair, SAYS the New York Press.
"Why, gracious goodnessl'' suddenly |
calculated the tooth extractor, with |
well-feigned astonishment at his SEEM
ing forgetfulness, 81 had almost for |
gotten to inquire which tooth it was |
that had been aching you so longp"
ats at 'un Jack on lis side replied |
the young lady, evincing slight diff |
tculty in pronunciation, as she placed |
her finger on the troublesome molar, |
to indicate its exact location.
"Ah, yes. 1 thought it was there"
observed the dentist, unblushingly.
1T won't hurt me much, will 1t,
doctorp" anxiously queried the patient
as she firmly grasped both arms of the
| chair and opened her mouth just a Wee
| bit.
"Pshaw. of course not," responded
the knight of Tie forceps, at the same
time taking a firm giip ON the steel
tweelers, which lie held in his right
hand, discreetly placed behind his back,
out of sight of his patient.
| 81 saw. doctor,r observed the young
lady suddenly, chow do dentists ac-
quire strength enough TO extract teeth
| Swing Indian clubs in the back yard
| or their private gymnasiums," replied
the dental practitioner, noting at
once the fact that the poor girl' was
losing courage
How strange, >" she murmured, with
| a far off look, but seeming to recollect
all at once that she WAS not III den
| cnntlnnpl-
"well, doctor, l guess you had L
ter pull the nasty tooth out and have
the agony over with"
s.Now | know you were brave, be-
cause your papa has told me so fire.
quently." And believing he had said
enough to allay the young lady'S fears,
the dentist slowly raised his hand, III
which was gritsped those ugly furceps-
The young lady's eyes i'll a measure
seemed to grasp the situation at the
same time. Nearer and nearer drew
those bits of polished stee when 10! the
patient changed her mind. Her lips
suddenly closed with determination
not to be ignored.
~ guess L won't have the tooth ex-
tracted to-day" she said 1T has
stopped aching"
stopped aching, you sayp Well, l
( sm glad TO hear that, Z" said the dentist
, with a forced smile and a slight touch
OF sarcasm in his voice Then the
|, young lady called for water TO keep her
, from fainting, feverishly clutched the
1 glass when brought, quickly swallowed
= the contents, arose from the operating
3 chair and was soon found on her way
: home, still the posSeSsor of a prominent
? | pack tooth with A tender nerve and one
not at all partial To cold air.
81 have Just such cases every day, -
said the dentist, alter relating the fore
going example of tiinid people and theiI
dread of dentists and all their acces-
3 sories. al used TO have so-called
< laughing gas on tap" continued the
q narrator, '-but L soon found that 1t was
9 not alone a non-paying investment fol
the trade L catered to, but i'll some III
h stances a dangerous one. Unless the
Z lpure nitrous oxide gas Is used a dentist
r lIs assuming a great deal to have 1t oi
hand. OF course, there are people wilt
never could lie filled with sufficient ga
t lof any kind to kill them. Ladies, as
Irule, are afraid to take gas. The bii
: lulacL bag which contains the sleep in
i ducel nine times out of ten Is enoug
o Ito scare them TO DEATH
r, Then again there are Others wilt
q would be committing downright suicid
1 NA-SN
10 inseusible. In making this statemen
| do not wish TO be put on record a
s say ing that the use of nitrous oxide ga
Is not practicable i'll many cases.
10 ltaye taken il dozens or times mysel
2 ust for the fun of the thing, and bt
llieve a person could become as muc
IN Indicted TO its use i'll time as a mo-
al l,,hine or chloral eater is TO these deleI
le trious drugs. There are quite larg
Lumber of dentists III this city who az
le lyertise extensively for patronage, whic
al Is capital idea If a young man Is jus
~ | Starting out i'll business and seeks Tor
rs mixed practice; or even If lie has bee
I'M the business a long time, and deSir,
To 10 increase his business, little notl,
is In the paper once i'll while won
hurt bit. Many dentists i'll this Gil
are just now advertising extensivel
that they use nitro oxide gas, pri(
fifty cents, for the painless eXtractiC
II If teeth, and l believe that IN almo
II every instance the gas used is pure"
us The reporter called upon a We
=, side dentist recently, who told hi
is that he had larger ''gas trade
:, than any other branch of the busines
/, "Do you KNOW" said the dentist
H. lhe grabbed an ominous looking blaC
n bag from an adjacent hook in u
rs operating room and proceeded to fill
ne with gas from a formidable lookir
tank, THAT | have more fun admin
tering and witnessing the effects of &
~ on all sorts of people than one wou
n Imagine. 4 fellow came to me In
week with a cheek-I mean "A swellt
- cheek, of courSe-advising me that
\. was the sole owner OF a large and u
~ cerated back tooth, which he wish,
extracted. He said he couldn't sic,
-, with it. and L believed him. L to
him that il would hardly be safe TO pu
the tooth then. He insisted, howeve
and l, with much trepidation as To Il
~ result, selected a pair of bulldog 70
- eeps- Tie sufferer had placed himst
- in the chair, when l suddenly thoug
III OF the gas. The patient not objectn
to the inhalation, l soon placed a smi
piece of cork between the teeth of h
- upper and lower jaw, and ten-secon
~ later the man had closed his eyes !
. quickly As possible l started IN TO wor
we and great Jehosopha! what job h;
for to get that big Molar out Every til
L tuggrd the patient laughed, and q
of hanIer | pulled the harder he laughe
m Time WAS passing and 1t did not see
laJ TO me such a laughing matter as If a
,st reared 10 the man under the infiuen
of the anestIesia- Supposing,
thought, the fellow should come
p before l have pulled the tooth, th'
s.-s there will lie fun. L went at it aga
a and two seconds later out 1t came, b
at the last twitch the patient yelled
eer Az - ,.,o,,,.5 ,,;s .,,e-s2
W., not a bIt," he replied.
Thought I was in heaven and that ty
MT charming angels were feeding L
m molasses with coal shoyels and-gre
I'd. heavensl where am Ir'' suddenly eja
ler ulated the fellow, Jumping up fro
the chair and looking wildly abou