Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-07-24
EFFECT OF ANESTHETICS.
Patients in Dentists Chair Often Act
Queerly Under 1t.

Nuccrly Onuer lts
"As l entered the dentists Office"
SAID woman the other day, Il saw
man sitting in chair rocking vic.
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 speciality of drawing,
always administering gas for it.
"The nurse turned to me with a
smile. 81 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 knowY she answered.
My patients always say or do some
thing silly either when they take it OF
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 anaesthetic more
easily than men do, possibly because
they are not so strongwiled. Any
way, women make better patients.
They are less trouble and so afraid
OF pain or even Of death.
"'In almost every case l have had
the women rather welcome chloroform,
although almost all Of them fight ether,
and l don't blame them. After the
first whiff a woman will almost invarl-
ably make love to the doctor, calling
him all the sweet things she ever knew
land demanding his affection in re-
turn. Then she quiets down and the
operation begins. When coming out Of
it if she is a particularly sweet and re-
fined woman she will use the most
vllainous 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-
tinued 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. 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 lust ask the doctor what he 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.
"I came for something to relieve
my 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 h'
would be ready in few minutes
When turned | found the nurse nae
gone.
"JJsually | am not in hurry to ge
info dentists chair, but. Delng
woman and curious one at that, wa
anxious to hear what that man ha'
said or done when under the inhuenc
h of the anaesthetic.
"'Did you notice that MANI aske'
the dentist as he carefully hlled IN.
a mouth with cotton. l tried to look Il
!. intelligent as my gaping mouth woul
h LET me. He has just taken gas to nav
v a nerve killed and taken out continue
the doctor. when he was returning I
consciousness he pulled great roll o
- bills out Of his pocket and insiste
upon throwing them all over the place
giving them to everybody he met in tn
halls and acting generally as a mi
lionaire philanthropist gone mad Ate
he had quieted down little he tol
me confidentially that he experience
the finest jag he had ever had In h
I life. And the funny part Of that r.
- mark Is that neither ! nor anybod
else that knows the man has eve
known or heard of his taking a dro
of liquor In fact, he has always a
serted that It was strictly against h
principles to touch liquor in any forn
This is surely funny business
"And shaking his head mournfully
continued the woman. occording to IL
y New York Times, "the doctor procee'
cd to make things lively for me-"