The sun., 1890-12-07


who slumber in the great chair are shown
Glimpses OF evory variety Of human passion
and predilection.
The doctor WAS asked to explain tho rather
oontemptuous reflection upon masculine cour.
age In his first remark, and he emphasized his
declaration that physical eowsrdics Is far more
common In men than in women. Yes" he
affirmed. man Is distinctly inferior to woman,
In both physical and moral courage. Not q
day passos that I do not see it demonstrated.
A woman. when she finds she must face pain,
endures II silently and without ninchinR A
man under tho Same circumstances groans
and shrinks and cringos. or course I am
speaking OF the average woman and the aver
age man. Few men will confess cowardlce.
while most women do not profess the courage
they really possess. Perhaps woman breads
the dentists chair more In anticipation than a
man does. and certainly everybody exaggerates
tho evil before they face II. Even those who have
submitted to dental operations under anas.
thesla without twinRe OF pain. expect the
next time to suffer under the forceps. II Is
hard to realize that 1t Is more than wonder
fully lucky chance that they do not. For those
who have never taken tho sloep-producing gas
1t requires almost as much courage as though
they knew that every pang OF tho operation
would be fully felt Almost everybody has a
nsmeless and perhaps not unnatural dread OF
surrendertng consciousness thus artihcially,
1t eeems a form OF living death. as indeed It ia,
and no record OF its harmlessness can fully re-
move the idea that something might happen
while they wore under the strange influence.
As matter OF fact, tho proper administra.
tion Of pure nitrous oxide gas is absolutely
without danger. We give it to all patients
without hesitation. no matter what their phys
ical condition. More than III 900 persons
have slept under Its influence in this room.
ana We never had an accident In connection
with its use. Patients suffering with valvular
disease Of the heart. who would probably die
under chloroform or ether. have taken it with
out any Ill effects. But to 90 back to the su-
perior courage OF woman-wait. SEQ for your.
self"-as there came tip,idly forward from tho
reception room young woman.
She was alone, a delicate. fair-haired slip OF
girl. who would be expected to fly from her
own shadow on a moonlight night. She was
Wide, with dread forebod dinK but there was an
not SIG sign bne Rsd eoed rsn
son tor her apprehension as appeared when
blinely told her errand. She had been sent by
her regular dentist. He had made an attempt
in breaking OF the crown The doctor spoke
to her encoura9inely.
he sal ssij la, a. be Locked at the painful
troubling you . bit You've taken tho gas.
haven't yo99
t,s. we'll sn iss It's 9ss,ecty easy ana peassn. se
,0Eard svar the tehstr snd p!essspt faced woman
and out sRroasS Rsisfs9 u if' oRRs Rs
First the doctor placed between the young
Ing tooth piece Of hard weod ai eoGna to pre-
hs Bhs oootsd psasa se se
ss Chair Ths dqeaGsd
b sse9. Evidently that part mad not come 10
and apparenlly without effect. The young
woman did az she was told quite rendtIy. II
odor. and after an inGal lation or two the the e9- Z
of 5sar in bhf the GILL; th to
1i sAss Into s11sss ons
and the Of the arms ana
hands relaxed. In less than half a minute
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS was eompe.e Two or three
Then no time was lost. Quickly taking a pair
tor Stepped upon little raised plstcrm ms at the tho
back * q The chair which r. enabled him TO work
mosr the sh Side lover "es
narrow. thin blades OF the forceps we're deity
crowded down between tho root ami the gum
S. - Wsa. sasn wss
loft 81 the Ths Dfhssnt hs had ,n no.
the tooth came out tho eirl sereamed.
It Ma. wss Sin 1ssp, ass 81 s a.sr for shs
III up hor face, and tho expression changed
rapidly. But the effects OF the anrs,hetio
ahs face took on sssin .he EXPRESSION which
:tlIl mixed VIZ With ssIpreIhs1ssi0n. hens Tns s!tsnd.
ssvsd VIE tho ne
But when hen the rss; Of w.s Tss
dor Which she had neryed herself to face t.
,n. 20; s.eIs%:d SSstar had such dreadful dream"
,,,IRl IL y0u Yop b9Es % ,so,S 4 SSrsysl. don't
IN No; d,anJ mus havs been miles away
49, Almost II Pstisats. ]. dream M whom under the
as s mas ss
moi, OF delusions some Of them pleasant some
da1 lis ooh OUT n nsrs
moment later. just Is he began coming out Of
the Influence. he jumped from the chair and
before We could Prevent 4 pulled out his re,
e match for us' al and don't know what would
his senses and realized where 6e was. He
dreamed that hS was having fight with des-
sst them 70 isy aside their wsapons Isiors
t9ls morninE dreamed that he was at work in
s.y.sS .dns snd sSsu IS WIZ
stsrt!sd BY th: iHii I q great PIE q packing
b. sI:sh q ;,! Thi. a. wS6: w AAno.hs. man
6ish hill upon {, single sled. AZ the bottom
WAS an iron. crowbsr Embedded disxonally In
dNshlns- toward / q terrific speed, and with
one side. 40 dashed against the bar. and tbs
aching tooth .waa, Probably, the tooth came
out about the time he struck tho bar"
young man with an liberated tooth that he
had no further use for came tn while the Dog.
didn't take long TO dispose OF his CASE. He had
taken .gst before and kpew just whSt 70 do.
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