People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-11
SLAMMED BY A PARROT.
Brilliant Idea Of q knight Of the For.
seps to Increase Business

briliiant ldea OF knight OF the For.
ssps to Increase Business
At certain dental rooms in Wilkes
barre, Pa, they have Q parrot which
greatly assists in the work of ex-
tracing teeth. The parrots name
is Caesar. He is a fine specimen OF
his species, his intelligence being
something marvellous DR.. Weller.
who has charge OF the rooms, saws
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 wav:
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 parrot, 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 conster-
nation. 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 inquiries:
What remarks we're those you
just made'"
81 said nothing" replied the
dentist; lit was the parrot who was
speaking"
The gentleman is then introduced
to the parrot A pleasant converse.
tion ensues:
mice morning" says the parrot;
tooth pulled' No You better;
catch cold when you 60 out; better
have it out and be done with it; lots
people have 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. 1t will only take a min
ute; the doctor is waiting for you. I"
This is too much for the man
He goes back to the chair and has
the tooth removed. Then the par
rot jumps all around his cage and
says; "Oh, amt happy; l feel so
happy with my big tooth out"
That parrot" says the dentist,
lean talk anybody into getting a
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 often heard Of
people blowing out gas and then dy-
ing; l don't think I'll 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, l 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 ca me he jumped
two feet in the chair.
THAT was 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 calm
ing effect on the farmer, and he sank
back into the chair perfectly salts
fed with what had taken place and
what was to come. When the job
was through the parrot said:
We'll dore; there isn't one man
in thousand who could 60 through
such an ordeal; you must have a
wonderful constitution.
The farmer smiled and said ha
guessed he had"