Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-11-06
A Lightning Jsrksr.

j have very dear friendly dear
mean expensive-in Detroit whom love,
out who some day shall kill. taking ad.
vantage of the fact that the kind hearted
State of Michigan does not hang man
FOR murder. Even hanging would be
mild and simple process compared with
the tortures my friend inflicts, for he is a
dentist
Dentists are like death and taxes. We
hate TO meet them, but we have 10. Pro-
crastination is the thief of time, but il
makes the fortune of the dentist. Every.
body postpones his visit TO the dentist,
to the last possible moment, but tho
ientist smiles and knows he can wait,
for 90 cent job on a tooth speedily
develops itself into a $40 seance. Wait.
ing means wealth IN the pocket Of the
dentist and agony in the mouth of the
patient.
One of the things that endears my den.
list to me, but which will ultimately lead
to his sudden taking off, is habit he has
of running what appears to be red hot
wire up tooth cavity, and then asking
me blandly if it hurts. take this occa.
sion TO let him know for all time that is
does. / am willing to make my affidavit
on that, and have often in his presence
sworn to the accuracy of my statement
AlthoGs.. he is a deacon in the churcn
he says that fOI 10 feet around his dental
chair he allows the victim TO use any
language that seems to fit the occasion,
and that, when you come to think Of il,
is very thoughtful of him.
My dentist is exceedingly fond Of cleo.
trical devices, and always has some new
kink in that line for taking an unsus.
pecting nerve by surprise. All round
the chair Of torture there buzz various
kinds of electric whirligigs that make Sc
many thousand revolutions second.
These inventions of the evil one scallop
out hollow tooth or twist up nerve or
shatter some part of a mans dental auat-
omy with a suddenness that leaves him
no time to protest.
had brought with me a tooth that
was of no further use to the owner, and
wanted it out.
what new electrical internal machine
have you put in since was here be-
fore 2" l asked.
"Sit down and see," he said. He
touched up the tooth bit and then re.
marked: ut viii have to come out.
. know that l suppose shall have
10 take the gas, but don't like it.
Il can give you electricity instead.
That won't hurt you.
"The electricity or the pulling?"
Neither. ="
"Will l become insensible?
"Not in the least.
"And you say it won't hurtf"
at won't.
II don't believe it.
The dentist laughed.
Let US see how much electricity YOU
can stand, he said.
The ends of the chair arms were of
polished silver, and these he told me to
grip firmly.
Now, said l, getting just trifie
frightened, mo Kemmler business, you
know. Turn this on easy.
He did so, and the sensation as tho
fluid gradually got in its work was not
unpleasant.
"That's all right, " he said at last. "you
stand it first rate. Now will you have
the tooth out?"
He first put the rubber tube on each of
the handles of the forceps-the ngliest
instrument on earth. Then he connected
a wire with the steel handle.
I'm ready if you are, he said.
"Oh, don't be in such a deuce of a
hurry. I've lots of time even if you
haven't. Now | want to understand the
principle Of this thing. Do get a shock
in the head?"
"Not in the slightest"
"No stunning effect or anything Of
that sort?"
Certainly not.
"Then how is it, if am not insensible,
that | won't feel the pain.
Because when put this instrument
on the tooth the current deadens the
nerve for about seven seconds. In that
time the tooth is out Will you try it,"
:" 1 will But if your theory slips cog
prepare to die. .
1t didn't hurt the slightest, and so the
dentist still ives.-Luke Sharp, in Free