West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-08-11

That old hollow tooth tried to
jump clean out OF my head. Whew.
u ! Hang it all ~
lie sat down to hold his Nv and
weave to and fro, aud she said
your tooth jumps. 1t hurts
you. You just let your mind turn
to something else and the pain
ceases"
lie looked up at her with n CLINT
OF pounded glass in his eyes. and
was about to reply in kind, when
the jumper jumped on him. and he
seized his jaw and yelled:
"Great SCOTS to scatteration,
but | can't stand this Get me
some cnmphor -
She got him some, and after
time the pain eased up and he went
to bed. He expected her to say
something about Control of the
Body by the Mind" but she was
waiting. She knew that he wouldn't
be let of so easily, and could afford
TO give him little time. She was
just falling asleep when Mr.. Bow
ser suddenly lifted his feet high in
the air and uttered whoop which
Set neighbours dog to barking.
followed by the exclamation
Thunder and lightning, but /
can't stand this p
mir. Bowser, are you asleep ?"
she asked.
"Asleepl No! I'm dead. Say.
this Internal thing has come back
on me Where's the camphor 20
"On the bureau, dear. but it
won't do you any good, you know"
ooh h-h ! My stars and soul,
but she's jumping my jaw right
of its socket I've got to have
something done for me or | won't
live 10 minutes.
"Pshaw, MIR. Bowssr-havs some
grit al out you. What is a little
tootEache ?"
Crit ! Grit !" he shouted. as
he jumped out of bed and danced
around on one leg. "I've got more
grit than seven families like yours
rolled together, but this Is awful
lawful! Are you going to lie there
and see me drop dead ?"
"You can stop it if you will.
just lie down and put your mind
to work. Think of beng in the
woods at May festival-beautiful
howers-happy chlldrsn-grsen-"
"Green nonsense--shut up - be
yelled. Haven't we got any
paregoric in the house p
Eyes, but it's downstairs in the
medicine box. Why don't you sx-
pertinent little, Mr.. Bowser +?
Ii there is anything in your theory
now is a good time to try it. If
you can imagine that you are not
IN pain"
"Paragoric-peppermint-lau
num-hot ashes-hot sslt-cotton
batting J" he howled, as he pranced
around and finally disappeared
down stars. lie WAS gone about
five minutes, and then came back
on the jump with the box under
his arm. lie filed bis mouth with
pain killer, tried mustard. flew to
peppermint, and after exhaustipo
all the remedies he jumped M and
down IN the middle Of the room
and yelled "peice -
Mrs. Bowser had to get up and
go down stairs and stir up the fire
to make a warm poultice for his
| jaw, and fuss around for an hour.
Finally he grew easier. Then she
said to him
"Mr. Bowser, you brough home
a book last night.
"Never !"
"YOu brought home book
aboat control Of the body by the
mind"
mo, / didn't :"
"ln yonr argument you declared
that the SOIL WIS the mind. and
that the mind bad control Of the
DO ". You said that II anyone
stubbed--"
J acct into bed and keep still 70
ono, sir : You stub your toe
II hurts. You let your mind turn
to some"
81 never saI1 it,"
"Mr. Bower, what has eased
you toothach-faitb, Imagination
our hot poullice ?"
who's talking about toothache.
1 Mr'. Bowscr? You got into bed
and 90 TO sleep, and in The morn
ing I'LL have a long talk with Won.
We don't seem 20 be suited TO each
other, and tho matter can probably
be arranged to our mutual satIsac-
ton and without publicity"
Next morning he hurried down
stairs and got hold Of the book
first and she afterward found some
I u the leaves scattered In tho back
yard.