WIT AND HUMOR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 3 June 1907, Page 4

WIT AND HUMOR.

ANOTHER TONGUE STORY. Among tin 1 physicians of Scotland, Dr Dougai, of Keith, who was made im honorary member of (ho Aberdeen Society in 171)5, seems to have had a reputation for blindness which was not altogether un-Aliernethiau in character. A talkative, woman went to him one day ami said to liiiu, ''Doctor, what is the nutter with my ("liguc?" ".lust ueedin' a rest," lie replied shortly.

MIGHT HAVE BEEN WORSE. On another occasion a patient went to him and complained. " have a deal to suffer with my eyes, doctor," whereupon he answered, "Better suffer with I hem than without."

A CHALLENGE THAT WAS ACCELT MX Another time a man went to him suffering tortures with toothache, and asked him to extract il. The doctor looked at the tooth, and, having come to the conclusion that it could not he

drawn, said, "Man. you're no needing a tooth drawn; gae awa' liame and pit a poultice to it, and tak' a pill when ye gang to your bed." The man demurred, and, anxious to be cured of his suffering, even by an extreme remedy, insisted that the tooth should be taken out. The doctor refused to budge from his opinion, and the sufferer, driven to desperation, cried, "I dinna suppose, doctor, that ye can draw a tooth."

That incensed the doctor to such a degree that he took up a pair of forceps and rushed at the man, crying: "Not draw a tooth if Jly heaven, I'll draw every tooth in your head!" The vehem-

ence of the physician startled the patient, lie rushed out of the room and banged the dour after him, yelling for help. He tore from the house, down (lie street.

iiml into tlin mavkot-sqiiiu'c of Ki'ith. After liini rushed the doctor, swirling lii> woulil ilrnw every tooth out of tinman's hi-.ul. Kvoiilunlly I lie doctor

caught him. ami the man, tying to get away. fell. That was the doctor's opportunity, and he took it. He got the patient down on his back, and as the man opened his mouth again to cry for help more loudly than before, he got the forceps into his mouth and pulled out a toolh. Tin- pain made the man open h's mouth and give vent to another yell. In went the relentless forceps a second time. There was a twist, a tug, and oui came a second tooth. Having conclusively proved that he could draw m.I one but two teeth out of the unbeliever'-v-:id. Ihe irate doctor dcsisl.'d. And the m-.belicvcr believed devoutly for Hie future in the iloclor's skill ami opinion.