The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-11-12
| MIND OVER MATTER
By DON MARK LEMON
(Copyright. by shortstory Pub. 90

John Fisher turned upon the lady.
cool. just have those two teeth of
yours yanked out"
why, certainly" Mrs. Meadow
brook seated herself In the dental
chair.
John Fisher stood closely by. Now
was his turn to advise, and he fairly
smiled with yindictive pleasure. But
not for long. for when the dentist had
succeeded in breaking of one and
crushing another OF his patients teeth
in futile attempt at extraction, that
lady looked up with a beatific smile
and remarked: After all. pain is
wholly in the mind. Don't you think
so, doctor?'
Il am satisfied of that said the
dentist.
John Fishers jaw fell mutely.
The dentist now dug out the splin-
tiers of the two teeth he had broken
of and proceeded to bore great cavi-
ties into four other teeth in the mouth
Of Mrs. Meadowbrook. that lady not
uttering a single complaint the while,
nor once so much as wincing, but
throughout the operation bearing her
self as easily as If at play.
Il cannot give you any more time
this morning" stated the dentist.
Mrs. Meadowbrook arose and smiled
on her son-in-law. Now, John, re-
member that physical pain is all in
the mind, and II you will believe that
your tooth doesn't hurt-why, as i
said before. 1t won't"
Again John Fisher seated himself
In the dental chair and again the sur
geon began boring with that fine
pointed drill.
Getting pretty near the nerve" re-
marked the latter. by way of informa-
ton.
John Fisher made no reply, but, like
the parrot that couldn't talk, he
thought a great deal. Bracing himself
in the chair. he sought 10 conceal his
squirmings from his argus-eyed mo-
ther-in-law. for. after the wonderful
example Of the power of mind over
matter set by that lady. he was deter
above the Ieproach of Spartan.
"All in the mind" he thought.
Great jumping frogs! What kind of a
mind has she?"
Even the hour in the dental chair
has its ending-"This. too. shall pass
away, '-aAd at last John Fishers
tooth could have nothing more done
for e for the time being, and he arose.
quit the dentists Office and walked
homo with his motherin-law.
Occasionally he would glance side
ways at her out of admiring eyes
What a mind that woman must
have." he thought.
He took her into a store and bought
her an expensive hat and sunshade
"Nothing's too good foe a woman Ike
that" was his secret reflection.
An hour later he got into dispute
with friend who maintained that the
mind has no power whatever over
physical pain.
What" cried John Fisher THE
mind has no power over pain. You
don't know what you're talking about.
you should nave seen my motner-ln-
law at the dentists this forenoon.
Great Scott. you should have seen
herl She had two teeth pulled and the
nerves killed in four others, and she
didn't take any gas, but just believed
Il didn't hurt, and-why, It didn't"
Are you speaking of Mrs. Meadow.
brook inquired the friend.
Yes, my mother-in-law."
The friend smiled. But. say,
hasn't Mrs. Meadowbrook false
teeth?"
False teeth"
why. yes. aren't all OF her teeth
false?"
John Fisher suddenly slapped his
friend on the back and laughed loud
ly "Hal ha. | was just seeing If
Won would hifaf"