The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-07-28

HAlly BOS III Tie naDiL OF having tWO
sets with him all the time; one set
he wore in his mouth and the other
he carried in his pocket. When he was
speaking his teeth would frequently
fly out of his mouth and he would
catch them with enc hand while he
slipped the spare set into his mouth
with the other hand. He got to be
very expert at this and rarely "muf-
fed" set. He was ambidextrous and
could catch just as well with one
hand as the other. Once in long
time he would overthrow and have to
jump to make catch but this sell
dom happened
Zone of the most penurious men I
ever saw married three wives. The
last one lost all of her teeth and in
sisted that she ought to have a set
Of store teeth. The old man objected
on account of the expense, but she
almost brought him around by tell
ing him that the doctor told her that
her health was failing because she had
to gum her food and therefore was
unable to masticate it properly. If
she had set of false teeth she said
that she could chew her victuals as
they ought to be chawed and she
would live longer and be able to do
more work. The old man was some
what impressed but not convinced, so
he went to see the doctor himself.
"I'I tell you, Ety." said the doctor,
"your wife is right. If you don't get
that woman some new teeth she is
going to be sick on your handS just
because she cant properly masticate
her food. Then you'll hate to call
me in and believe me you'll have some
doctor bill to pay, to say nothing of
the funeral expenses"
"Doc" had secret partnership
with the only dentist there was in the
town. Well, that fixed the old man
and he told his wife to get her store
teeth. She had an awful time getting
used to those teeth, but she managed
to wear 'em for couple of years and
then she laid down and died.
The old man grumbled some; said
if he had known she was going to
die so soon he might have saved that
dentist bill, but he didn't propose to
be beat out of his money entirely.
When they put her in the coffin he
took out her false teeth; said that ST.
wouldn't have any more need for them
and he might as well save them. If
his fourth wife happened to be short
of teeth maybe these would fit her.
81 knew one family" continued the
dentist, where there were three
maid sisters that had one set of false
teeth between them. When they were
at home they took turns wearing the
teeth and when one of them came to
town alone she wore the teeth. They
fitted one of the old maids fairly well
but the other two had a hard time
holding them in. On one occasion
one of them was doing some shopping
in one of the stores. A bald headed
clerk was waiting on her and had his
head bent down over some goods he
was showing her, when she suddenly
sneezed. The family false teeth flew
out and hit the clerk on the bald spot
and left their mark He looked as if
some one had tried to bite him on the
head.
81 knew a Methodist preacher who |
wore false teeth. One Sunday he was
eXhorting the sinners with great We
lemence to repent and be saved when
lis teeth flew out and lit on the floor
outside of the altar rail- An old
)rother, who couldn't see well, was
sitting we'll up in front leaning on his
ane when the teeth fell just in front
# him. He didn't hear them fall
icing a trifle deaf as well as dim of
light, but saw something on the floor
which be couldn't make out. He took
lis cane and poked the teeth round
n the floor and thinking he might
ave dropped something he picked
hem up and put them in his pocket.
he minister acknowledged that the
ituation was embarrassing and for
ne time being he lost interest in the
inners, didn't seem to care just then
Thether they went to hades or not"