Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-11
i LcSpox MED1cAL D.srExsAnr,
sos l3rH STREET NonrHwrs,.
PAINLESS DENTISTRY.
He Had an Experience With Laughing
Gas and Will Never Forget II.

He Had an Experience With Laughing
Gas and Will Never Forget II.
From the Boston Herald.
Does 1t hurt very much to have a tooth
puiied?" inquired a tall man Of a fremont
street dentist
That depends" was the reply IF the
affected tooth happens to be a molar, with
the roots at right angles with each other,
or II 1t is decayed SO as to leave the nerve
uncovered or II it is worn down even with
the gums. 30 that ii is necessary to dig the
flesh away in order to get a good hold with
the forceps, then the chances are that you
will kick a little"
Then the tall man trembled from head to
root, ana In a shaking voice said: What
do you think of that one?" accompanying
his words by opening his mouth to its full
est extent and indicating with his finger
the seat Of his trouble.
with little round looking glass at one
end. and. running it into the cavern that
yawned before him. made a careful inspec-
ton of the interior.
That looks like a stubborn old fellow"
remarked the doctor. as he replaced the in
strument upon his working table.
What would You adviser" timidly in
Quired the tall man.
Laughing gas" replied the doctor.
Viii l be oblivious to the pain!'
The tall man settled himself in the oper-
ating chair. and the doctor inserted be-
tween the patients teeth an old Champagne
cork. Then he placed a funnel-shaped piece
OF rubber over the tall mans mouth and
nose, and told him to breathe heavily. Grad
ually consciousness gave way under the in
1uence of the gas. but not until the man
to be operated upon had suffered the sem
sation Of being smothered under an old
fashioned feather pillow.
The tall man was now in dreamland He
first Imagined that he was on his way to
the worlds fair and when the train was on
a down grade and going sixty miles an
brakes broke and the cars rushed along at
a terrible speed. 1t was with the greatest
difficulty that the dreamer kept in his
berth. Tremendous 1olting was caused by
suspense was something awful; the wreck
Of the tram was inevitable. The car was
filled with the shrieks OF the terrified pas
sengers. mingled with the crash Of glass
and the rattle Of the train. Suddenly there
was deafening report and a tremendous
conclusion. and the cars appeared to
crumble away.
The tall man found himself In total DARK
ness, but suddenly, to his horror, he dis
covered streak of 1urid flame through the
wreckage. which told him thai he would be
roasted alive II immediate succor did not
reach him. He could hear voices directly
over him. but do as he would not a sound
could he utter. The flames were making
rapid progress toward the place where he
was confined, and their hot breath was be-
ginning to SINCE his whiskers. Then came
the crash OF an axe directly over his head
The first blow struck him sQuarely In the
back Of the neck, and he felt that his time
had surely come. The next one cut or his
left ear. and the third opened I'D q space In
his Uranium the size OF a saucer. The fire
had now crept up to his feet, and the left
one was slowly roasting, when another
blow from the axe. greater than all the rest,
knocked his head clean from his body He
experienced singular buzzing In his ear:
there was q CLEAN OF light in the distance
and with a bound he returned to con-
seriousness.
The doctor was standing over him, hold
Ing a double tooth in his forceps.
That was an old stager, and no mistake.
How he did hang! 1t took al my strength
to dislodge him." and the doctor wiped his
dripping forehead with his handkerchief
Where a-a-am r. were the first words
OF the tall man.
why. right here In my Office" responded
the doctor. You would have had a tough
time IL You hadn't taken the gas"
We'll. II II had been rougher than Il sc-
tually was I would now be q corpse" and
the tall man paid the S1-50, and went out
Into the street feeling as II he had been
walking In treadmill for a week