" The doctor examined the offending molar, and explained: "The nerve is dead; that's what's the matter.

We will begin by extracting that large molar on the upper left-hand side, we will then have out two or three" "Ughugh!"

"It ain't healthy to have your teeth so dirty," Old Heck explained, coloring and in an apologizing manner, when Skinny discovered him, after supper that evening, carefully scrubbing his molars.