Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-07
sHAMEp BY A PARROT.
Brilliant Idea of wIISesbarre Knight 90
the FOroeps 70 IncrenAe RuaInesa.

Brilliant Idea of wIIkesbarre Knight af-
the FOrceps TO Increase Business.
At the Albany dental rooms In
Wilkesbarre, Pa, they have parrot
which generally assists in the work
OF extracting teeth. The parrots
name Is Caesar He is q fine specimen
OF his species, his intelligence being
something marvellous. DR.. Weller,
who has charge of the rooms, says he
would not part with the bird for any
money. And no wonder; the parrot.
brings grist to his mill, The bird
does its work this way:
A man comes to have his tooth
pulled. He gets into the chair and
then his courage fails him. He tells
the dentist that the pain has gone.
away and that he will postpone the
operation until the next day. In nine
cases out Of ten the dentist is unable
to persuade the patient that it will
be to his bodily comfort to have the,
molar extracted. Then, when the
man gets up out Of his chair, the par
rot who has been watching him all
the time, takes him in charge.
"Oh, coward" yells the parrot,
''you haven't the nerve of a chicken"
The man looks around in consterna-
tion. The parrot is partly hidden in
his big cage behind the screen. The
man with the toothache turns around
to the knight Of the forceps and in
quires.
What remarks were those you just
made?"
II said nothing" replied the dent
ist; iii was the parrot who was speak
ing.
The gentleman is then introduced
to the parrot. A pleasant conversa-
tion ensues.
"Nice morning." says the parrot;
tooth pulled? No. You better; you
catch cold when you go out; better
have it out and be done with it; lots
of people had teeth pulled this morn
ing"
The man with the toothache is so
dumbfounded over the parrots talk
that he hardly knows what way to
turn for the time being. Then the
parrot urges him on again, saying:
go on, it will only take a minute;
the doctor is waiting for YOU"
This is too much for the man. He
goes back to the chair and has the
tooth removed. Then the parrot.
jumps all around his cage and says
"Oh, amt happy; l feel so happy
with my big tooth out"
THE parrot" says the dentist,
"can talk anybody into getting tooth
pulled. We had a farmer in the other
day He wanted all his teeth taken
out and new set made. We wanted
him to take gas. The old man said:
well now, by gosh! | don't know
about that l often heard CT people
blowing out gas and then dying; /
don't think I will risk it,
"Good boy shouted the parrot,
sensible man; don't you take gas;
just sit down there and pulling your
teeth will be just as easy as husking
corn.
"When the farmer looked around
and saw the parrot he said:
"Well, 1 declare; why, that bird
talked like man. l guess I'll take
his advice and let you crack away at
my chewers.
There was no trouble in pulling
the old mans first two teeth, but,
when the third one came he jumped
two feet in the chair
"|rhat was a nerve clincher, said
the parrot. 1t won't happen again;
just keep nice and quiet now and soon
your teeth will be out
This soothing advice had a calm
ing effect on the farmer and he sank
back into the chair perfectly satisfied
with what had taken place and what
was to come. When the Job was
through the parrot said:
"'Well done; there isn't one man
in a thousand who could 90 through
such an ordeal; you must have a won
derful constitution
1.-THE farmer smiled and said he
guessed he had"