The Bessemer indicator., 1894-05-19
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At certain dental rooms In Wilkes
barre, Pa. they have u parrot which
grcstly Assists In the work Of OK.
tractins teeth. The PARROTS nsmc
ts Caesar. He is a 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 fos
any money And no wonder, the
parrot brings grist to his mill. The
bird docs its work this way:
A man comes to have his tooth
pulled. He gets into tho 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 ot 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. tho parrot, who has been
watching him all the time, takes
him in charge.
"Oh, coward" yells the parrot.
"you haven't the nerve OF chicken"
The man looks around in constcr-
nation. The parrot is partly hidden
In his big cage behind tho screen.
Tho man with tho toothache turns
around to the knight OF the forceps
and inqulres
What remarks were those you
just made'"
Il said nothing" replied the
dentist; sit was the parrot who was
speaking"
The gentleman is then introduced
to the parrot A pleasant conversa-
| tion ensues:
"Nice morning. says tho parrot;
tooth pulled' No! You better;
catch cold when you go out; better
have it out and be doue with it; lots
people have teeth pulled this morn
ing"
The man with the toothacho /. so
dunn Bounded 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 min
ute; the doctor is waiting for you "
This is too much for the man.
He goes back to tho chair and has
tho tooth removed. Then the par
rot jumps all around his cage and
says; '.Oh, amt l happy; l feel SO
happy with my big tooth out"
That parrot" says the dentist,
"can talk anybody into getting a
tooth pulled. We had farmer in
tho 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 often heard oi
people blowing out gas and then dy-
Ing; I don't think I'll risk it
80 Good boy shouted tho 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, declare; why, that bird
talked like man. 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.
"'That was d 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 4 calm
ing effect on the farmer, and he sank
back into tho chair perfectly salts
fed with what had taken place anG
what was to come. When the jot
was through the parrot said:
| ".Well done; there isn't one mar
in thousand who could go through
such an ordeal; you must have q
wonderful constitution.
The farmer smiled and said he
| guessed he had"