P.—"Well diirncd if 1 don't sec smoke rising just the same, and I smell
something burning."
Zzz-zzz-zz-zz zee. (Patient grabs bis band).
P.—"Doc,' rein em her you ain't boring fur oil."
Dr. B.—"1 think 1 must have -truck some foreign substance."
P.—"Yes. I think you struck a lack in my boot heel."
3:31) P. M.
Dr. B.—"Now. we arc ready to begin."
P.—"Tu begin!!. Well if you ain't finished purty soon—
Dr. B— "Open up." (;;)
Demonstrator—"Doctor, hadn't you belter anneal your gold? Just use
an alcohol lamp and a piece of mica." (8)
Dr. 1>.—"Won't isinglass do just as well?" (;i)
5:00 P. M.
The filling is in and polished.
Dr. B.—"Now, we will extract that snag."
P.—"Do what? You can pull it. bill durned if I'll let anybody extract
one of my teeth."
I )r. B.—"((pen up. (:;) Not quite so wide, I'm going to stay on (he outside.
Let your gums lie limber. ("') One. two. three!! There you are—see it?"
P.—"Did you git it?"
Dr. B.— (Seeing a perfectly sound tooth in the beak of his forceps)
"Y-y-yes,—1 decided not lo pull that snag until tomorrow." ( " )
P.—"I've got something here in my mouth." (He spits out a small
piece of gold).
Dr. P..—"Well blankety blank, blank blank????"
5:30 P. M.
Dr. B.—"Come back tomorrow and 1 will put that gold filling back and
pull that snag."
But the man has not been seen since.
Dr. B.— (To the demonstrator a few days later)—"Dr. Jones, I've learned
one thing, and I know of no better way to express myself than in the homely
saying, 'You don't know bow much you have to learn in order to know how-
little you know.' "
1. Morion. 5. Griffin. 9. Mitchell.
2. Dr. Davidson. (i. (linn. 10. Webb.
3. Grigg. 7. Hart. II. Springer.
4. Exley. 8. Dr. M. F. Foster.
Note;—The names given above are those guilty of the errors pointed out
by small figures throughout the article. —J. R. M.
Piuje Eighty-Th rce
Permalink: http://pid.emory.edu/ark:/25593/q0398
