Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-07-10
EFFECT OF ANESTHETlcs.
Patients in Dentists Chair Often Act
Queerly Under 1t.

Patients in Dentists Chair Often Act
Queer1y Under 1t.
Gas l entered the dentists office"
said a woman the other day, 81 saw
a man sitting in a chair rocking vic.
lently and with wild look of misery
written on every feature, Next. him
sat demure looking trained nurse.
After a 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 "a 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? l 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.
81 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 anacsthctic 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 invarl-
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 Of
it If she is particularly sweet and re-
fined woman, she will use the most
villainous language and carry on gen.
orally in a manner calculated to shock
new nurse almost out Of her senses.
"'Now, on the other hand she con-
tinued, the woman who ordinarily
uses Biflingsgate land there are quite
few will babble Of childhood's days,
angels faces and peaceful green fields.
This seems strange, but 1t is never
theless true. OF 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 he did.
4 See If it wasn't funny.
"The doctor came in, ushered his
patient into the operating room, spoke
a few words to the nurse and followed
his patient. 'vr
"I came for something to relieve
nv patient she said to me in explana-
ton. she had violent toothache.'
"The doctor returned with small
package, which he handed to the nurse.
He then spoke to me, saying that he
would be ready in few minutes.
When / turned found the nurse had
gone.
Usually am not in hurry to get
into a dentists chair, but. being a
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.
"'Did you notice that man?" asked
the dentist as he carefully filed my
mouth with cotton. tried to look as
intelligent as my gaping mouth woulc
let me. He has just taken gas to have
nerve killed and taken out, continued
the doctor. When he was returning tt
consciousness he pulled great roll oi
bills out of his pocket and insisted
upon throwing them all over the place
giving them to everybody he met In thu
halls and acting generally as mil
lionaire philanthropist gone mad. Aftel
he had quieted down little he tolt
me confidentially that he experienced
the finest jag he had ever had In hi!
life. And the funny part Of that re
mark Is that neither l nor anybody
else that knows the man has evel
known or heard of his taking a drol
Of liquor. In fact. he has always as
serted that It was strictly against hi
principles to touch liquor In any form
This is surely funny business
"And shaking his head mournfully,
continued the woman. occording to th'
New York Times. "the doctor proceed