The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-12
DENTIST To HIS PATIENT.
HUMAN NATURE EXHIBITED WHEN
THE DRTLL rs UHTRLING.
Women the worst-Eioauence Inspired by
the Dentisrs Art-A Phenomenon who
Could Sleep-The Football Players Or
dcal-Effect of q sign on strained Nerves.


The worst Of this business" said the expo
rienccd dentist vaguely exploring the depths
Of his victims soul with n small saw toothcd
, crowbnr. via wisdom tooth lis that the pa
| tents all seem Ia think that your main idea is
Ia injure their feelings as much as possible and
that the work on the tooth itself ~ entirely sec
ondhFy. An Hurt you
The victim had half risen from the chair with
a rcptcssed shrek Of agony. but Immediately
sank back, explaining that hc had only done it
| To- exercise his lungs
| u suspected was getting rather near the nerve
| there" remarked the operator with the gratifed
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
| meals your other diseases is hailed ms friend Of
| humanity. but the man who holsters up your
falling dental system Is remembered only with the
profound hope that he II never be- met with again.
| DO you see grateful public come smiling hap
| ply into the dentists paror To be looked over?
! Well, guess not when the public arrives here
1t IL pretty generally hanging onto its jaw with
both hands and wishing II was dead. All lit wants
| is 10 be rid Of that tooth forever but as soon
| i, sees the foueps 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 ininitcsima buzz saw from
| the distorted mouth and waited while the victim
| had gulped and gaspcd himself hack to condi
| ton Of self control Then he picked on, another
| Triumph 81 inqusit0nal invention and went on
| still hunt for more nerve centres.
"On the whole. | think that the women IRE
the worst Not that they don't stand the pain
AZ well. for they stand /, better and they have a
great deal more courage In facing Tic music
Little wider. please Yes. they stand 1t better
but they're more unreasonable and they take IL
all at heart and lay 1t up against you. jaw
hurt I'll look out aud that II doesn't stretch
lar enough to get dislucaTd used Ia nave one
! patient VII" kept tabs on everything | did. and
told me her views on II explicitly whrne,er she
got chanc" 10 ialk. Shed say.
wow. Just know thu, you went further
than there was ANY need If in that upper night
molar And you needn't have used that fine
prob" ON the lower tooth Il hurt drcadfully
You dentists are careless
Il, got - had that finally took to keeping her
mouth full Of cloths ON the prrtrnrc 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 separate operation was
something wonderful Finally. she wore on my
nerves ~ that | had 4" get I'D 81 her or I'd have
h'''' ''h1N HfTNbuN Idltii always makes
me nervous What's thar Tender therc9 All
night, III give II time To- cJu on II was curious
by tho way. tho way that woman aunt me lust as
was pondrfIng some way To- make her uuii She
hnd an appointment at 10 on" morning At $50
had one 4 my prize eccsn,rics, mrrchan, whose
man idea IN fr Is that he la I got any time I"
Waste SO he JUS, sits tight IN the chair with his
hands gfpIHd an tn" arms aud takes all that's
coming Z" HIM without gtuan and the petSplra
ton UuHcS out and forms little dcwdTups under
ms eyes, but h. never wants any let up As soon
n l." gets out 81 Ihc chair he relieves ks feelings
II its hrcn very bad morning by burst II ora.
tory that for frT,"r b-atS anything I've ever heard
al camp meeting Hold On there don't try Co
bite that instrument IN two or you'll need more
work on E,mmr teeth. lust sell when S"u don't
Well. on this particular morning the old huv
ma been getting II hot, and could scc by the
rolling Of ms eyes that he was furnishing ,p his
vocabulary Tor the occasion " soon rs he 60,
ont ~ the chair he took long bea III nd started
IN upon c%ufs,. Of ohyuTgatun that astonishri M"
accustomed as was tu his efforts Just az hc was
~ thu middl" II IT, my ncrN Gus dame arrived and
aH he paused for wind she stalk~i in and fixed
"ii"rrid, Iiorrid" she cried and II she'd only
waited az he got through he'd have been peniicn,
ana would have agreed with her But as his last
repaired tooth was still ringing the chimes he had
S.mr wrath left over and he gave her the bcnc
=, IIou'd'' he SAID You're the horrdrs, thing
I've Encountered yet. You're worse than the
hhtn"d dentist he said, and then he tore loose a
i"" more yards anu she went ont under full sal
nii"rward found her side curls in the hallway
Nc, lay she sent Tor her hill and enclosed a trac,
90 ~" evils 81 swearing | suppose she thinks
That m Hull mourning her loss II you ab my
hand that Nay you're likely To tear hole in your
'"nEur with this hu1Icr
10. Ncum gave a hollow moan and suggested
.nnt II ne dcniiSt was boring 'or cornS he begin
That cavity does go rather deep" aSScntcd the
"pctn,mr s"icc,nS a Triple jointrd corkScr"w
npphnncr aud diving into the abysSHg,in You're
q rather sensitive subject Just n moment nov
ana II II bc done People vary IN their scnsihllity
=, pam Nv" go, Yrr patient he's y writer by
inc WAY anu I've always Understood that writer's
were more nervous than other people hut this man
, nh,r IL, m net" Sl,s down and goes through the
haircut HIS teeth are IN bad shape. loo and
We nT'h WORKING at them for three, weeks, On
anu on Last time hr WIS here | tackled n par
,cmaTly lad wisdom to"th, and when was about
m ia, through cleaning out The tooth Withdrew
Tic didn't answer, and his head dropped forward
on his chest NJ II sudden il occurred Ia me-
vnmt ms prrjrnaci lnd'Hrrrncr I" the operations
through pure grt until nature gave out and he'd
iSSln,Si gave me-, a good scare. grabbed up
came 10 III hurry
Mhs A., did ,.i S"M q" that for, he splunsrrd /
little fantng spell
",,iL AIM, n"@ns,' he said 4 had nap
,i"n tina, would have caused mos, men in'rnSr
suffering ~ first though, that it was casr II
,ha, way ~, he was phcnom m,f r' In SI ali
my practice I've never come across any one else !
mh" was lulicI :" slumhcr by my operations For
once regretted that wasn't mn advertising den |
from him ''"'' nav XIV
under your treatment invariably experience a |
refreshing nap Yours &c. PETER SMITH
l'hinlcS' dentistry wouldn't he in II What's |
nav y" know ihalS not quite painless hut |
~ rath"f you wouldn't elbow me- IN the short ribs |
lfSln>l hScaSy 4" howl aud IN stop n all pacn
were ~" my literary friend dentistry w"d be- a |
delightful profession To follow Most people are !
hl tn" "ppost" extreme 9Th" hest in.lancc ol that
IN my "Np"rl"nc" Is tn" ease II u young fellow who
IS noted as a daShlng and pluckv football player
on one the Ing college teams For several morn
ingS III succession | saw this chap through the
lfoni window, come around the corner, walk swiftly
npHNinrhSt tins sinpn moment PM his hand ~ his
lac" ana then walk IN still MOI" sNifty Then
h" ncrvrd himself M Ia the point II mounting the
steps hut when h" reached for the he'll his cnIrngr
i"r'nrk HIM md AWAY h" went TN the following
morning he pranc'Ni d"trrnlnrdy M. rang the hell |
ana thCn turned and ran HS n the Old hny himself
n"r" after him, and laughed ~ that ! almost
hor"i hole through the check II the pa tirnt in
thr chair FOR two days my timid Young giant
dlGn max" his dash and return, hui on the third
day p" rounded me corner again ooking, ~ worn
ana hollow eyed that determined Ia liz him M
IN spite II himself \S luck would have it, an
appointment Tor that hour had failed | WAS
ready for him night then. Statiunng myself
near !hr outer Dor, | waited for the hr Ia fing