The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-03-01
a Chanoe for Everx Tooth.

Sir Andrew Clark, president OF the
Royal College of Physicians and Sur
geons, is said to have told Mr.. Glad
stone that he had one mouth but thir-
ty-two teeth and that each mouthful
of food should receive thirty-two bites
in order to give every tooth chance.
A correspondent of the Companion
writes that he was recently cognizant
of an excellent proof of the truth of
this statement.
A sallow-faced, unhappy looking
man came to DR.. BIS Office one
day when the writer CHANGED to be
present He wanted some medicine
for dyspepsia.
Among other questions the doctor
asked: "How long a time do you
usually spend at dinner?"
81 dunno exactly" replied the
patient; ten or fifteen minutes, ]
guess"
"Does your food taste good?" DR..
B asked.
"That it does," was the reply, "but
half an hour after I've eaten I'm near
dying with distress"
"Do you drink much with your food
tea, coffee or water?"
answered the man.
yours is grave case" said the
doctor, "but / can help you if you'll
follow my directions"
DR.. B gave the man dark
colored mixture in bottle and said:
"Now, it is of the utmost Importance
that this medicine be taken properly.
Put a teaspoonful in your cup of tea or
coffee at each meal; stir it in thorough
| ly and with each mouthful of food take
very small sip and then chew, chew,
chew, in order to mix it completely
with the food. Do this and report to
me in a week."
Two weeks later saw this dyspeptic
again but I scarcely recognized him,
he was so much improved in looks.
"That medicine of yours works like
charm" he said to the doctor. Give
about forgotten that I have a
stomach"
'That's good" responded DR.. B.
Continue taking it in the same way
for three months and you'll be well
man."
Then, as the man went out, DR.. B
said to me:
"The whole story of that mans cure
is in the word mastication. 1t is mere
ly what l said to him-chew, chew
chew. But he~wouldn't have believed
it without the medicine, which was the
simplest. The man was boiling his
food and I stopped it. I've cured
hundreds of dyspeptics in a similar
way. Indeed, most dyspeptics NIGH
| cure themselves if they would give
every tooth chance-thirty-tw bites
to mouthful, with two for every toott
missing"
The circuit rider for mountain
district in West Virginia was stopping
for day or two at the place where he
was to preach on Sunday, and to him a
mountaineer came with a buxom
mountain maid and wanted to be mar
ried then and there.
"Where's your licensep" asked the
minister.
The man was surprised.
"Ain't got none," he said. ave
don't have to have no license. do weP
We amt a-goin' to sell liquor"
That was all the license he knew
about. The minister explained to him
and he rode away ten miles to the
county seat and later in the day APP
peared with the license.
"That cost me dollar mister" he
said ruefully. "Do you charge any
thing?"
"You can pay me whatever you
please, but l never charge less than a
dollar"
well, I've only got half a dollar,
mister, and won't git the balance till
after harvest"
The minister hesitated, because he
thought the mountaineer was trying to
beat him, and while he was willing to
perform the ceremony gratis, he didn't
want to cut prices. All at once the
mountaineer put in:
"T'Ye got it, mister" he exclaimed,
showing the half dollar at him. Here's
half yer price. Now you marry Han
ner to me. They amt any body ivin'
that want but Hammer and Hammer
kinder bankers fer a whole passle OF
fellers that is better lookin' than l am,
but amt so well off; so if you git her
fixed you needn't worry about me at
all. Take yer half dollar an go ahead
on Hammer. You kin fix me after
harvest, an I'll give you t'other hall
when the jobs DONE"
| However, the minister couldn't see
his way clear that way, and he com
pleted the job then and waited until
after harvest for his, s,fee.-Detroit Free
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