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Show SHAMED BY A PARROT. A Brllloot Idea of a Wirkoabarro, Doa-tlat Doa-tlat to IncroMO BusiaoM. At the Albany dental - rooms In Wilesbarre. Pa., rhey have a parrot which greatly assists in the work of extruding teeth. The parrot's name is 'Cear.M He is a tine specimen of his species his iutelllgeaes being something some-thing marvelous. Dr. Weller, who has charge ef the roams, says he would not part with the bird far any money. Aid no wonder; the parrot brines grist to his mill. The bird does its work this way: A man comes to have his tooth pulled. pull-ed. He gets into the chair and then his eourage fails him. He tells the dentist that the pain has gone away and that he will postpone the operation opera-tion until the next day. In nine cases out of ten the dentist is unable to persuade per-suade the patient that it will be to his tyidily comfort to hare the molar extracted. ex-tracted. Then, when the man gets up out of his chair, the parrot, who has been watching hiiu all the time, takes him in charge "Oh, cpward," yells the parrot, "you haven't the nerve of a chicken." The man looks around in consternation. consterna-tion. The parrot is partly bullion in a big cage behind the screen. The man with the toothache turns around to the knight of the forceps and inquires: "What remarks were those you just made?" "I said nothing." replied the dentist; "it was the parrot who was speaking." The gentlemau is then introduced to the parrot. A pleasant conversation ensues. "Nice morning." says the panrot; "tooth pulled? No! You better; you catch cold when you go out; better have it out and be done with it; lots of people had teeth pulled this morning." The man with the toothache is so dumfounded over the parrot's talk that he hardly knows what way to turn for tne timo being. Then tho parrot urges him on again, saving: "Go on, it will only take a minute; the doctor is waiting for you." This is too much for the man. He goes back to the chair and has the tooth removed. Then the parrot jumps all around his cajre and says: "Oh. ain't I happy; I feel so happy with my big tooth out." "That parrot," says the dentist, "can talk anybody into getting a tooth pulled. pull-ed. We had a farmer iu the other day. He wanted all his teeth taken out and a new set made. We wanted him to take gas. The old man said: "Well now, by gosh! I don't know about that. I often heard of people blowing out gas and then dying; I don't think I will risk it.' "Good boy,' shouted the parrot; sensible man, don't you take gas; just sit aown mere ana pulling your teeth will be just as easy as husking corn.' "When the faimer looked around and saw the parrot be said: "Well, I declare; why, that bird talked like a man. I guess I'll take his advice and let you crack away at my chewers.' "There was no trouble in pulling the old man's first two teeth, but when the third one came he jumped two feet in tbe chair. '"That was a nerve clincher,' said the parrot. 'It won't happen again; just keep nice and quiet now and soon your teeth will be out.' This soothing advice had a calming effect on the farmer, and he sank back into the chair, perfectly satisfied with what had taken place aad what was to come. When the job was through the parrot said: "'Well done; there isn't one man in a thousand who could go through such an ordeal; you must have a wonderful constitution?' . "The farmer smiled and said 'he guessed be had.'" |
