The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-12
DENTIST To HIS PATIENT.
HUMAN NATURE EXHIBITED WHEN
THE DRILL ~ UHfRIING.
Women the worst-Eioauencc Inspired by
the dentists Art-A Phenomenon Who
Could sIeep-The Football Players DR.
dcaI-Efect of n sign on st rained Nerves.

uehl-Ihect OF sign on SIrHlneu Nerves.
The worst of this business" said the cxpc-
rienccd dentist vaguely exploring the depths
Of his victims soul with n small saw. toothcd
crowbnr. via Il wisdom tooth, lis that tie pa.
tents all seem to think that your main idea is
| Ia injurc their feelings as much as possible and
| that the work on the tooth itself IN entirely sec
Ondary. An. Hurt YOU"
The victim had hall risen from the char with
| rcprcssed shrek II agony, but Immediately
| sank back. explaining that he had only done it
| I" exercise his lungs
Il suspected was getting rather near tho nerve
| there" remarked the operator with the gratihed
air Of one whose theory has been satisfactorily
| demonstrated. AS | was saying all right,
| I'LL go easy dentistry If the most unpopular
profession with the public that exists, unless
| possibly dog catching beats IT, The doctor who
| heals your other diseases Is hailed MS a friend Of
| humanity, but the man who holsters up your
falling dental system Is remembered only with the
profound hope that mel never be- met with again.
| DO you see a grateful public come smiling hap
ply into the dentists paror To be looked over?
! Well, guess not when the public arrives here
1t " pretty generally hanging onto its jaw with
both hands and wishing II was dead All
is To be rid Of that tooth forever. but soon MS
| 1t sees the fopeps 1t changes It's mind and in.
vents immediate and hitherto forgotten appoint.
| mcnts. Excuse me. II I'd known you were
going To kick then I'd have moved that bracket
Hope you didn't hurt your chin"
lie removed his inhni,csmal buzz saw from
the distorted mouth and waited while the victim
| had gulped and gaspcd himself back to cond
'ion Of sell control Then he picked OH, another
triumph Of inquisitohal invention and went on
| still hunt for more nerve centres.
ON the whole. | think that the women arc
the worst Not that they don't stand the pain
~ we'll fpr hot All Z hat, a In,
great deal more courage In facing The music
Little wider, please. YES they stand IT better
but They're more unreasonable and they take IL
all at heart and lay II up against you. Jaw
hurt I'll look out and see that 1t d"rsn't stretch
far enough to get dislucatcd | used Ia have one
patient who kept tabs On everything | did. and
told me her views on 1t explicitly whenever she
got a chanc" Ia ialh. Shed say.
Nov. ! just know that you went further
than there was any need II in that upper night
molar And you needn't have used that fine
prob" On the lower tooth It hurt drcadfu!ly
You dentists are careless
III got 80 bad that finally took to keeping her
mouth full 81 cloths ON the prrtcnrc Of keeping
her teeth dry Then she'd give her it'll" lecture
all in one chapter At the finish, aud the way she
could remember every scpara," operation was
something wonderful Finally. she wore on my
nerves =" that had 4" get I'D IT her or I'd have
gone crazy \ nervous patient always makes
me nervous What's thar Tender thetc' All
right, III give II time 4" Good III II was curious
by the way, tho way that woman quit me- Just as |
was pnndrfng som" way To- make her quit She
had an appointment at 10 one morning Vt $50
hhd one 81 my PINE rccrnirics, a merchant whose
man idea III ltr - that he LA Sn got any time To-
waste SO he Just sits tight IN the chair with his
hands gfpp,d an the arms aud takes all that's
ton ""1c, out and forms little dcmdrops under
hiN eyes. but b" never wants any let up ~ so"n
n Il" gets uut of the chair he relieves his feelings
N,rNs IsI I,a k,,,. q
tory that for frr,ur beats anything I've ever heard
al camp meeting Hold On, there don't try 10
work ON your teeth .lus, sell when yuu don't
like u aud III stop Iu'n'
Well. On this particular morning the old boy
had been getting It hot. and | could see By he
rolling 81 his eyes that he was Furnishing M his
ont III" chair he took one long breath and started
IN upon course ui ublurghtlun that aSiuniSht M"
a. % as was I" ms Efforts Just a. he was
a. he paused for wind she stalk,Si in and fixed
HIM with whitening eye
"Iurrid' Hu'rid" she cried and n she'd only
waited III he got through he'd have been peniient
ana would have agreed with her But as his las,
III Of i,
IIur,d'' he said You're the horndrs, thing
I've Encountered yet. You're worse than tic
darn'd dcnuSl he said, and then he tore loose a
few more yards AMI she went on, under fulI sail
ntt"rward found her side curs IN thc hallway
N,Nt lay she Sht f"r her bill and enclosed tract
thai ,i H S SSTntrS her >'Pf yS she n RnE x
hand that way you're likely to tear hole In Your
tongue with ms huIycr
III" N!cum sASc a hollow moan and suggested
ihdi II III" denuSt was boring Tor Curns h. begin
nj the other end
operator, selecting triple luintri curkscr"w
appliance aud diving into the ably - ag,in You're
rather sensitive subject Just n moment now
and iill be done People vary IN thrrr scnsihility
u pain w, got one patient he's u writer by
uhc way and I've always Understood That Writer'S
"rTr NOR" nervous than other people hut this man
'',uI,N IN mere Si'S down AMI goes through the
M Ss,S th'ni as n sG"imlly as If hG wre g ,'nG
I've been working at them Tor three weeks. On
and ou Last time hr WIS here tackled par
ncmlaIly lad wisdom to"th, and when was about
hnlf through cleaning, ont IN" tooth Withdrew
ihr hnS7cr and asked HIM 4 IT was very painful
ON his chcS, Nj 81 u sudden it "rr,lrr,I /" me-
ihnt M. pretended indifference To- the operations
through pure grr until nature CAV" out and he'd
laniSi II gave me n good scare grabbed up |
the cup Of water and dashed !, in his face lie |
Whn, did YOU d" that for he splurtered
up, T,n" , You iccl better | asked him, You had
Painting nothing he said 4 had a nap
uon T nnd nc,nsl,y gone 10 sleep under an opera
suffering, \, first though, tina, II WAS cas" of |
hrnd nerve hut II wasn't. All his teeth were !
my practice I've never come across any one else ,
VIII" was lulIcd 10 slumbcr by my operations For |
one" rcgrcttcd that | wasn't nn advertising den |
from him N''
DEAR sin our methods are gentle that |
under your treatment invariably experience a |
refreshing nap Yours &c. PETER SMITH
Ihinl">' dentistry wouldn't he in II What's
mat VI" know that's not quite painless hut
d ratil"r y"u wouldnl elbow M IN the short ribs
liSlu> easy I" howl and IN stop n all patients
were lik" my literary friend dentistry would bc
delightful profession To follow Most people are
NJ tn" "pposi" extreme Eth" hrS, in.lancc OF that
IN my "N"r"nr" IS IN" ease II u young fellow Who
Is noted as n daShng aud pluckN football player
on one 81 the hg college teams For several morn
lhgS III SurrcSSinn ! saw this chap through the
front window, come around the corner walk swiftly
up rs lar hS TINS stop moment PM his hand his
lace and then walk On sill MOI" swlfty Then
ne hcrv"n himself up 10 the point II mounting the
steps hut when h" reached for the he'll his courage
i"rIonE HIM md away h" went TN the following
morning he prancTi d"trrmInrdly M rang the hell
ana ihCn turned and ran ~ II the Old boy himself
Yer" alter him, and laughed NJ that ! almost
bnT"i hole through the check ~ the patient in
We chair For two days my timid young giant
dldn make his dash and return, bur on the third
day b" rounded the corner again lo0kiny Sp warn
and hollow eyed that determined Ia liz him ~
III spite II himself ~ luck would have it, mn
appointment for that hour had failed ~ | WAS
ready for him right then. Stalonlng myself
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