Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-06-03
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Patients in Dentists Chair Often Act
Queeriy Under 1t.

Patients in Dentists Chair Often Act
Queeriy Under 1t.
"As | entered the dentists officer
said woman the other day, Il saw
ia man sitting in a chair rocking vio-
lently and with a wild look of misery
written on every feature. Next him
sat a demure looking trained nurse.
After few minutes. during which we
all three sat and pitied each other,
the dentist entered, dressed for out
doors, and he beckoned the man. The
unfortunate wretch responded and
then we knew. The doctor never
draws teeth himself, but takes such
patients as have need Of that gentle
art to a brother dentist, who in his
turn makes u speciality of drawing,
always administering gas for it.
The nurse turned to me with a
smile. Il wonder what he will do
when he comes out of it," she said.
meaning the anaesthetic.
Why, what do you mean?' | asked.
Don't you know she answered.
My patients always say or do some
thing silly either when they take it or
when they come out OF it.
Il was interested at once and begged
her TO tell me some instances.
Why, let me See said She. TO
begin with, women always yield to
the influence of an anaesthetic more
easily than men do, possibly because
they are not so strong-willed. Any
nay, women make better patients.
They are less trouble and SO afraid
OF pain or even of death
lin almost every case have had
the women rather welcome ,lloroform.
although almost all of the 4 fight ether,
and | don't blame them. After the
first Whit a woman will almost irvari-
ably make love to the doctor, calling
him all the sweet things she ever knew
and demat ding his affection in re-
turn. Then she quiets down and the
operation begins. When coming out of
t If she is particularly sweet and re-
Cned woman she will use the most
vilainous language and carry on gen
orally in manner calculated to shock
a new nurse almost out of her senses.
Now, on the other hand, she con-
tlnued, the woman who ordinarily
uses Billingsgate land there are quite
a few will babble of childhood's days,
angels faces and peaceful green fields.
This seems strange, but it is never
theless true. or course, we seldom
tell them what they have been saying
or doing. 1t wouldn't do - she
broke off. 'Ah, here comes the dentist
and his patient See how wild he looks.
You just ask the doctor what be- did.
See if it wasn't funny
The doctor came in. ushered his
patient into the operating room. spoke
few words to the nurse and followed
his patient.
~ came for something to relieve
my patient, she said to me in explana-
ton. she had a violent toothache.'
THE doctor returned with small
package, which he handed to the nurse.
lie then spoke TO me, saying that be
would be ready in few minutes
When / turned found the nurse had
gone.
Usually / am not in hurry 70 get
| into dentists chair. but, being a
woman aud curious one at that, was
anxious to hear what that man had
said or done when under lie influence
/ Of the anaesthetic.
Ibid you notice that man?' asked
/ the dentist as he carefully filed my
mouth with cotton. | tried TO look as
intelligent as my gaping mouth would
/ let me. He has just taken gas TO have
/ a nerve killed and taken out continued
| the doctor. when he was returning TO
consciousness he pulled d great roll OF
/ bills out of his pocket and insisted
upol throwing them all over the place,
giving them to everybody he met in the
! halls and acting generally as mil
llonare philanthropist gone mad. After
/ he had quieted down a little he told
me confidentially that he experienced
/ the nnest jag he had ever had In his
| life And the funny part of that re-
| mark is that neither | nor anybody
/ else that knows the man has ever
/ known or heard of his taking a drop