Puzzle Description:

Sandy Caldwell of Arthurette tells us that he'd go down to Clearwater in the woods and there'd be no way to get to a dentist,if there was such a thing around. If a man had a toothache,why he'd have to have somebody in the woods to pull it. Sandy was working with Bill one day when Bill announced he had a toothache. Bill said " It takes 2 days to snowshoe out. We'll have to pull it." That night we took a pair of pliers and shaped them like you know forceps. Every man in the camp had an idea. One man suggested putting a frozen potato in his mouth so he can't screech. Another suggested boiling the forceps, while another said " Just boil his head and leave the forceps alone." Sandy hauled that tooth right out of Bill. "Boy it was rough" said Sandy.

#1: Donna McFarland (jade8114) on Sep 16, 2016

Ok, so no frozen potato, no boiling the pliers, and no boiling head. Just pulled it out. Ouch!

Fun puzzle to solve :) :) You got two smileys

Thx Donna. I've never gotten 2 smileys before. :)

The early settlers must have endured terrible pain from tooth aches. It would take a lot of courage to start a trek westward with usually with no dentist. And think of the poor kids. Their teeth must have been really bad without proper diet along the way.

I think I would opt for two days on snowshoes...

I'm with you Al.

I came from a very big and poor family upbringing Norma. My parents were not very diligent about their children's dental health. When I started working and got engaged to be married,I arranged to have all my teeth removed surgically and wear dentures so that I could smile for my wedding pictures. :)

LOL,I don't know that either option is a good one Al. :)

Thx Donna. :)

Auch!

LOL,Jota. :)

Well heck, he could've packed some snow on the tooth, to numb the pain. What is it with these early Canadiens? ;)

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