Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-12
MIND OVER NATTER
By DON MARK LEMON
Copyright, by shOrtstOry Pub. Coz

crosswise into the attentive eyes of
his motherinlaw.
Nov, john" said that lady, re-
member that pain is all in the mind,
and ii you will only imagine it doesn't
hurt-why, it won't"
"O-o-oh!"
What did l say? All in the mind!"
"O-o-o-ohi"
Remember! all in"
"Oh!"
John Fisher had endured all that
flesh and blood could bear. He
brought up his hand and with one
jerk tore the wedge from between his
teeth and the rubber from his mouth.
"Mr. Fsher!" expostulated the den
fist.
"Why, John!" exclaimed the mother
in-law. Didn't you hear me saying
that pain is all in the mind?"
John Fisher turned upon the lady.
Madam, while / am letting this tooth
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 vindictive pleasure. But
not for long, for when the dentist had
succeeded in breaking off one and
crushing another of his patients teeth
in a futile attempt at extraction, that
lady looked up with a beatitic 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
off 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 a play.
81 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 If you will believe Thai
your tooth doesn't hurt-why, as
said before, it 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, ht
thought a great deal. Bracing himsel
In the chair, he sought to conceal hi
squirmings from his argus-eyed mo
t~her-in-law, for, after the wonderful
example of the power Of mind owe
matter set by that lady, he was deter
mined that his conduct should b.
above the reproach CT a Spartan.
IAN in the mind" he thought
Great jumping frogs! What kind of
mind has. .she?"
Even the hour in the dental chat
has its ending-'This, too, shall pas
away!"-and at last John Fisher
l tooth could have nothing more don
/ for It for the time being, and he arose
quit the dentists office and Wake
: home with his mother-in-law.
Occasionally he would glance side
n ways at her out of admiring eyes
a What a mind that woman mus
have!" he thought.
q He took her into a store and bough
her an expensive hat and sunshadt
"Nothing's too good for a woman lik
that" was his secret reflection.
An hour later he got into disput
! with o friend who maintained that tn
mind has no power whatever owe
physical pain.
N What" cried John Fisher. 9Th
ts mind has no power ver pain! 70
don't know what you're talking abou
You should have seen my mother-il
law at the dentists this forenoon
r Great Scott, you should have see
"a her! She had two teeth pulled and tn
nerves killed in four others, and sh
+. didn't take any gas, but just believe
20 it didn't hurt, ~and-why. it didn't"
is Are you speaking of Mrs. Meadoy
brooke" inquired the friend.
Id Yes, my mother-in-law."
n The friend smiled. But, | sa.
hasn't Mrs. Meadowbrook falls
teeth?"
IS False teeth"
ID why, yes, aren't all of her teet
ID false"
John Fisher suddenly slapped HI
e. friend on the back and laughed lou
ly. "Ha! ha! | was just seeing
ID you would bite!"