Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-17
EFFECT OF ANESTHETlCs.
Patients in Dentists Chair Often Act
Queerly Under 1t.

OueerIy Under lts
"As / entered the dentists Office"
said a woman the other day, Il saw
a man sitting in a chair rocking vio-
lently and with wild look of misery
written on every feature. Next him
sat a demure looking trained nurse.
After few minutes, during which we
ali 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 a speciality of drawing,
always administering gas for it.
1.-THE nurse turned to me with
smile. Il wonder what he will do
when he comes out of it?" she said,
meaning the anaesthetic.
why, what Go 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 OIL IL.
81 was interested at once and begged
her to tell me some instances.
"'Why, let me see,' said she. 10
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
way, women make better patients.
They are less trouble and so afraid
of pain or even of death.
"'In almost every case | have had
the women rather welcome chloroform,
although almost all of them fight ether;
and l don't blame them. After the
first Whit a woman will almost invari-
ably make love to the doctor, calling
him all the sweet things she ever knew
and demanding his affection in re-
turn. Then she quiets down and the
operation begins. When coming out or
it if she is particularly sweet and re-
fined woman she will use the most
yillainous language and carry on gen.
orally in a manner calculated to shock
a new nurse almost out Of her senses.
".Now, on the other hand she con-
timed. the woman who ordinarily
uses Billingsgate land there are quite
few will babble Of childhood's days,
angels faces and peaceful green helds.
This seems strange, but it is never
theless true. OF course, we seldom
tell them what they have been saying
or doing. 1t wouldn't do 49, she
broke off. 'Ah, here comes the dentlst
and his patient. See how wild he looks.
You just ask the doctor what he did.
See if it wasn't funny
1.-THE doctor came in. ushered his
patient into the operating room, spoke
a few words to the nurse and followed
his patient.
81 came for something to relieve
my patient she said to me in explana-
ton. 'She had a violent toothache.'
1.-THE doctor returned with small
package, which he handed to the nurse
He then spoke to me, saying that ne
would be ready in few minutes.
When l turned l found the nurse had
gone.
Casually 1 am not in hurry to get
info a dentists chair, but, being
woman and a curious one at that, was
anxious to hear what that man had
said or done when under the influence
Of the anaesthetic.
"sDid you notice that man? asked
the dentist as he carefully filled my
mouth with cotton. l tried to look as
intelligent as my gaping mouth would
let me. He has just taken gas to have
q nerve killed and taken out continued
the doctor. When he was returning TO
consciousness he pulled great roll or
bills out of his pocket and insisted
upon throwing them all over the place,
giving them to everybody he met In the
halls and acting generally as MIL
lionaire philanthropist gone mad, After
he had quieted down a little he told
me confidentially that he experienced
the finest jag he had ever had in his
life. And the funny part OF that re-
mark is that neither l nor anybody
else that knows the man has ever
known or leard of his taking a drop
of liquor. In fact, he has always as
serted that it was strictly against his
principles to touch liquor in any form.
This is surely funny business
"And shaking his head mournfully,"
continued the woman. according to the
New York Times 1.-The doctor proceed
od RI mako thir0S lively for me-"