The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-07-28
THE QUEST OF A TOOTH.
How . Lady Was Discounted by tho Dis.
appearance of n Golden Tooth.

appearance of Golden Tooth
A prominent East End woman was
the heroine of comedy of mishaps a
few days ago that was decidedly un-
pleasant, to say the least, says the
Cleveland Plaindealer.
She has what may be technically
called game tooth. 1t is artificial.
and helps to fill out the complement of
natural mOlars. 1t is handsome
gold-mounted tooth. but it sometimes
plays its owner unpleasant practical
tricks. On the day in question ii act
ed up badly. The lady loves apples.
ana was eating one, or rather had Just
taken bite out of a rosy checked
Baldwin when she felt the tooth 60.
When she drew away the apple the
tooth was imbedded in it. She put il
back in its niche, and twisted it tight
ana fancied it would stay. Then she
went down town.
She took Cedar car and a seat near
the door. 1t was chilly day and the
door didn't shut tight, and pretty soon
she felt draught. A second or two
later her face wrinkled. her eyes
closed and She gave violent sneeze.
Immediately after she heard som thing
unkllng on the floor With gasp of
horror she realized it was the tooth.
Then she peered under the seats, and
looked up The aisle, and tried to dis
cover the missing incisor's wherea-
bouts. Pretty soon size thought she
saw it en- the floor, several seats ahead.
Just as she arose to Get it the car slack
ened up. and hasty glance showed
her that some intimate acqualnlances
was coming aboard. She felt that she
must secure that tooth before they
were seated. After they were once in
side and had recognized her there
might be no chance to get the tooth I'M
less she rode way around the Water
street loop.
Besides. somebody else might pick it
up, and it was too valuable jaw deco
ration to be c4relessly droppeA eRA 81.
serted. She slipped into the sasia ana
hurried forward. She went one sent
too far. Then she turned and saw it
and stopped with outstretched hand.
Cedar avenue is rough road in spots.
AS she stopped the car bounded for
ward with a corkscrew lurch. and the
tooth seeker was thrown violently and
diagOnally forward. her head striking
the lap of one of her aristocratic ac-
quaintances with a dreadful thud. Her
astonished friend, who was just sitting
down, received her with a suppressed
grOan.
Hastily gathering herself up and
Strengthening ont her smashed hat, she
mumbled something about the horrld
road, and with flaming cheeks STUN
bled back to her seat
And the fate Of the guilty tooth is un-
knewn.
The Proper Wav 20 Walk Upstairs.
A physician who declared that few
people know how to walk up stairs
properly was asked to describe how II
should be done. He said;
Usually a person will tread on the
ball of his foot in taking each step
This is very tiresome and wearing or
the muscles. as it throws the entire
suspended weight of the body on the
muscles of the legs and feet You
should in walking or climbing stairs
seek for the most equal distribution
of the body's weight possible. In
walking upstairs, your feet should be
placed squarely down on the step. hee
and all, and then the work should bt
performed slowly and deliberately
IN LnlS way IHefe is no StTdln upOI
any particular muscle. but each ont
is doing its duty in a natural manner
The man who goes upstairs with 4;
spring you may be sure is no philoso
pher or, at least, his reasoning has
not been directed to that subject"
The doctor might have gone littl(
further in the same line and protested
against the habit which many person!
have of bending over half double
when they ascend a flight of stairs
In exertion Of this kind, when thu
heart is naturally excited to more
rapid action. 1t is desirable that tn,
lungs should have full play But thu
crouching position interferes will
their action. the blood is imperfectly
aerated, and there is trouble RICH
away.
Origin of Famous Phrase.
Going out to see man" was the
invention Of Artemus Ward. One