Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1896-12-17
WHY SHE DIDN'T SCREAM.
Young Lady Clinic at Dental College Has
IA Grated Tooth Extracted.

Grated Tooth Extracted.
1t is generally known that schools
of dental surgery, in order to give prac-
teal instruction to the noble art of
tooth extracting, the services are rem
dcred gratuitously to those who will
accept.
The ability to bear pain of course diff
fers in different people. Some will sit
without a murmur while tenacious
moiar is being pulled at with force and
jar threatening to dislocate the Jaw,
while the mere appearance of the in
struments serves to brighten some and
they begin to groan. 1t is natural that
the dental students should wish to Sc
cure Merry patient, and the shrinking
woman who enters a dental college and
gives please-don't-hurt-mel look at the
students.
Such n woman entered a college of
dental surgery in Chicago the other
day and her halting step and timorous
glance stamped her at once in the eyes
of the students as "screamer.'
VI lbE OHStENtu inc
tall senior with the big spectacles.
Nor for me-" observed the short
man, rejoicing in the appropriate name
OF Yank.
None of the others seemed disposed
to accommodate the demonstrating
little woman and it looked rs though
one of the instructors would have to at
tend to her, till finally the good-na-
turcd boy said he would accommodate
her. He conducted her over to an OPP
Grating chair, talking soothingly of how
there would be no pain and no cause for
alarm. The clinic seated herself COM
posedly in the chair, indicated the
tooth to he extracted and settled back
in the chair.
The would-be dentist prowled around
in her mouth with his Instruments and
finally said: "All right, don't scream;
I'll soon fix it," Then he got a good
hold on the tooth and began pulling.
The suffering woman's head came
toward him but she uttered no sound.
lie jerked to the right with vicious
wrench but the little woman never
changed her countenance, while the stu
dents gazed in wonderment Back to
the left the operator turned with sud-
den twist, loosened the tooth and
brought it out. The young woman gave
no sign of either pain or relief, but
arose from the chair, removed the
aprons and helps" attached to her per-
son and walked from the room while
the young man stood looking at her in
establishment and admiration, as did
the other students.
"She's a WONDER" they chorused.
lets see the TOOTH"
Great guns, man." exclaimed pro-
fessor, you have pulled the wrong
tooth and false one at that! No Won
about as much as it would to have pulled
off her shoe! There1l not be n row or
anything when she finds it out. Prob
ably she thought our system a great
enc as far as painlessness is concerned
You are in for it now, my boy" cried
another. Here she comes with blood in
her eye"
The object of the discussion walked
up TO the trembling student, who began
to stammer unintelligibly.
"How much is il ?" she asked. 81 for
got to pay you and you didn't ask me-"
Nothing, nothing" exclaimed the
young man, now nearly overcome with
embarrassment. 81 am very sorry, but
but pulled a tooth which had been
grated I'M"
"Oh, that's all right. wanted il out.
1t didn't fit and l must have another
made. Good-by."
"Good by" and he musingly muir
nured at did seem strange. didn't
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