Dec 21st
The council adjourned till wednesday 23
~ Tuesday
232nd Met in the office with G. A. Smith and others spent a part
of the day in looking over & filling Dr Richards papers
~ Wednesday
23rd I met in the Legislative Council. A short speech was
Made By Lorenzo Snow various subjects talked over then
A subscription List was presented to the council to see how
many each person would sustain in the Armey now to be fitted
up for next summers Campaign I signed 2 person which
I have to Furnish with 3 Animals clothing, bedding, Arms, amunit[ion]
food, &c &c. After transacting the business of the day we adjourned
untill the 4th day of January. I have been troubled for
several days with severe pain in one of my Eye teeth I had taken
cold & it had setled in my Jaw & tooth and it was swoolen &
much inflamed. I called upon a Dentist and had it pulled
as soon as He pulled it my Mouth filled with Blood He gave
me a cup of cold water to rens my mouth I spit out the
Blood & filled my mouth with cold water it struck my
brain numb like a stroak of the palsey for a few seconds the
then the numness left me and at each beat of the pulse a
A Pain went through my Brain like an Arrow
or a thunder bolt for the term of two hours untill it appeared
as though my head would burst. This pain continued in my
head untill I covered my head with hot potatoe poultice & got
into a high state of perspiration. I never before heard of an instance
of this kind. I reason upon it thus that it being an Eye tooth
& taking cold water into my mouth before the goum had closed
the water chilled the nerve runing from the thooth through the eye
to the Brain and the cold Blood was instantly carried to the
Brain which created a concussion which was both excruciating
and dangerous had the water been warm instead of cold no
such effect would have been produced. Let surgeons & Dentist observe
this rule when pulling Eye teeth use warm water instead of cold
~ Thursday
24 I spent the day in the office on the Dr papers mostly & scraping
~ Friday
25th Christmast I spent the day in the Office writing Journal
& History it was vary quiet in the streets through the day
I had a supper at my own house and spent the evening with my
children in an agreeable manner
~ Saturday
26th I heard an Early report this morning that the socil Hall was
On fire I soon went over and found the room occupied
by the Legislative ACouncil nearly burned up and a part of
the chairs it smoaked up the whole House it will cost several
Hundred dollars to repair it I spent the day in the office on History
~ Sunday
27th Sunday I attended meeting at the Tabernacle. W. Woodruff
spoke in the morning followed by President Young in the afternoon
Warren S. Snow spoke followed by H. C. Kimball. I attended the
prayer circle in the evening
~ Monday
28th I spent most of the day in the office in looking over my Journal
Dec 21st The council adjourned till wednesday 23
~ Tuesday
22nd Met in the office with G. A. Smith and others spent a part of the day in looking over & filling Dr Richards papers
~ Wednesday
23rd I met in the Legislative Council. A short speech was made By Lorenzo Snow various subjects talked over then A subscription List was presented to the council to see how many each person would sustain in the Armey now to be fitted up for next summers Campaign I signed 2 person which I have to Furnish with 3 Animals clothing, bedding, Arms, amunition food, &c &c. After transacting the business of the day we adjourned untill the 4th day of January. I have been troubled for several days with severe pain in one of my Eye teeth I had taken cold & it had setled in my Jaw & tooth and it was swoolen & much inflamed. I called upon a Dentist and had it pulled as soon as He pulled it my Mouth filled with Blood He gave me a cup of cold water to rens my mouth I spit out the Blood & filled my mouth with cold water it struck my brain numb like a stroak of the Palsey for a few seconds then the numness left me and at each beat of the pulse a [FIGURE] A Pain went through my Brain like an Arrow or a thunder bolt for the term of two hours untill it appeared as though my head would burst. This pain continued in my head untill I covered my head with hot potatoe poultice & got into a high state of perspiration. I never before heard of an instance of this kind. I reason upon it thus that it being an Eye tooth & taking cold water into my mouth before the goum had closed the water chilled the nerve runing from the tooth through the Eye to the Brain and the cold Blood was instantly carried to the Brain which created a concussion which was both excruciating and dangerous had the water been warm instead of cold no such effect would have been produced. Let surgeon & Dentist observe this rule when pulling Eye teeth use warm water instead of cold
~ Thursday
24 I spent the day in the office on the Dr papers mostly & scraping
~ Friday
25th Christmast I spent the day in the office writing Journal & History it was vary quiet in the streets through the day I had a supper at my own house and spent the evening with my children in an agreeable manner
~ Saturday
26th I heard an Early report this morning that the socil Hall was on fire I soon went over and found the room occupied by the LegislativeCouncil nearly burned up and a part of the chairs it smoaked up the whole House it will cost several Hundred dollars to repair it I spent the day in the office on History
~ Sunday
27th Sunday I attended meeting at the Tabernacle. W. Woodruff spoke in the morning followed by President Young in the afternoon Warren S. Snow spoke followed by H. C. Kimball. I attended the prayer circle in the evening
~ Monday
28th I spent most of the day in the office in looking over my Journal
