The native American., 1838-05-26
From the New York Daily Whig.
NEW ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE

We are crelibly informed that there is an es-
tabishment in this city for the purpose of manu-
featuring DENTISTS. The time occupied to make
a first rate dentist, IS from six months to three
weeks. In the perfection of modern machinery,
raw material is not, unrequendy put into one
end OF a mill and comes out at the other perfect
production fit for use. The process at our man
uactory is quite similar. Some man without ed
ucaton, and to say the least, without the natural
faculties which will ever astonish the world, dis
satisfied with the slow results of his business and
conceiving the high purpose of rising in the
world and leading henceforth life of ease and
afiuence, has caught some rumor of the wonder
full art of dentistry. To extract teeth to insert
new ones. and to perform the other duties of a
dentist, must be the easiest thing in the world.
no matter for the science on which the art is
based. The practice must be easy, and perfectly
within the scope OF his aspiring genius. He has
not the least knowledge of surgery, nor of medi-
cal science, even of the rudimens of public
course OF education; nor can he enter upon the
profession by so long and tedious road as others
have done, and must do, in order to make them
selves worthy of public countenance He looks
about for some royal road, on which he may.
speedily reach the goal of his glowing hopes
He comes to this city, and is put into this manu-
factory. The short space of time stated above,
sees him an altered man. Before he was plain,
unpretendng farmer or mechanic. Now he is a
dentist surgeon, adequate to manage the most
difficult cases, and give entire satisfaction Heis
furnished with sundry certificates, whose 1aring
capitals shall confound you, and pu:, your incre-
dulity to the blush. Thus prepared, this meta
morphosis goes out and palms of his vile SER
vices upon the community. His flaming hand
bill, abounding with terms like the following:-
sole iaventor! diamond teeth! long erperieace.
Of oI ospyoof L.
eating from the just claims of men of real expe-
rience and worth-mal-practice! ign ora,ace!! en-
ryricism! &c. &C., he circulates on all sides. To
men who go with their eyes open, such modest
handblll would of itself be sufficient proof that its
author not to be trusted. But the more un-
wary and ignorant will be easily gued. And
the loss of money is not the least supportable in
such Often set of teeth, which little
moderate skiland practical judgment might have
preserved for life, are entirely destroyed.
The writer Of this article has suffered in this
way, and can therefore speak from experience
There are dentists Of the first order, of thorough
science, and sound judgment, and established re-
putation. Their terms are moderate and fixed,
and they are ready to warrant their work. You
would not employ mechanic to build a house
who had not thorough knowledge of his busi-
ness; nor to make acoat; nor to repair your watch
And IS not the preservation of the teeth of more
consequence than any Of these! fact or two
shall close this communication. dentist in this
city notifies the public that he inserts teeth which
are composed Of DIAMONDS! He has succeeded
in making some believe it, and sold for the round
sum of 800 each tooth, which cost him less tban
one shilling. The same man has exhibited =,
the American Institute, French teeth as those af
his own manufacture, and forged a gold melal
which he pretends was given him by the Insti,
tute.
Another, who pretends to set teeth on new
plan, to wit, on the principle of atmospheric
pressure, which has already been practsed in this
city for twenty years, was hired by another dem
tist to insert teeth gold plate, as trial of his
skill, and utterly failed.
Another pretends that he can restore to their
natural 6rmness teeth which have become loose
from age, scrofula, and other causes
single other fact. young woman from the
country, of great worth and beauty, but who was
unfortunately destitute of palate, was attracted
by an advertisement of dentist, in which he pro-
posed to insert artificial palates. He performed
the work, and made her bill Of $50. The nal
ate was good for nothing but its value in allowed
gold. A SUFFERER.
DEATH OF CON- WooLsEY.-Com Melancfbon r
Woosey, of the U. s. Navy, died at Utica on Saturday