The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-10-23

The Ieeth--an important Discovery. WaIdie'
Philadelphia Magazine notices discovery Of M
little importance to such tronbled witt
bad teeth. He says:-
"Some time since, Doctor Caldwell, now
practiciug Dentist at No 6S South Sixth street
had iavorite horse which had become incapa
Bile of eating his oats, aud on Investigation Gu
rious tooth indicated the difficulty to result prob
ably from toothnche Extraction was the rem
dy of conrse,-the poor horse was tripped up by
tying his feet together as custom prescrbes, his
gum was lanced we poor humanites have Of
ten witnessed, and pair of pincers were applied
as we have also experienced; even n inallet and
clisel failed of their effect. The tooth was in.
tractable, no effort would withdraw it from its
socket. The gum tumefed--and on examining
1t carefully, the doctor perceived liganlent nj
the neck of the tooth, and without much think
ing Of the effect he cut il; the tooth Immediately
fell out, or was extracted with slight effort OF
the thumb and finger.
This led the operator to reflection, and the
hint was obtained which confers on suffering
humanity a benefit, which may he esteemed by
the sufferer second only to the discoveries of
Jenner, or the Giro ulatlon of the blood! Subse-
qucnt experiments have fully proved that the
human teeth are also retained so powerfully in
their sockets By Hgament, and it is the breaking
OF tins which requires so much manual force;
and this, when cut, which gives not much
pain us lancing the gums, looscns the tooth and
it may be Immediately extracted ,oithout pain
with the fingers. physician of orr acqnain-
lance, whose name we are nj liberty TO mention
IT requested has had the operat ion of extracting
large molar, treble finged tooth in this
way without pain, and so gratifed was he by
the fact, that he investigated the anatomy of the
parts and extracted all the teeth Of a dead subject
in the same way, and with no more difficulty
than above related He is witness not to he i'm
peached, who, with many others have already
been benefited by this gren, anatomical discoy.
ery,"
Method Of Restoring Life TO the npparenhy
Dro,cned, recommended by the Royal iiumaue
Society of England" Instituted in The year IVA
Avoid all rough usage Do not hold up the bo
dy by the feet roll it on casks or barrel or rub
it with salt or spirits, or apply tobacco. Lose
not moment in carrying the body to the nearest
house, with head and shoulders raised. Place it
in warm room, if the weather be cold Pre-.
serve silence, and positively admit no more than
three intelligent persons. Let the body he in.
stantly stripped, dried, and wrapped in hot bIan.
kets, which are to he frequently renewed.
Keep the mouth, nostriIs and throat free and
clean. Apply warm substances to the back.
spine, pit ofihe stomach nrnpit, and soles ofthe
the body with heated flannel, or cot
ton, or warm hands. Attempt to restore breath.
ing by gently blowing with bellows, into one
nostril, closing the mouth and the other nostriI
Press down the breast carefully, with both hands,
and then let ii rise again, and thus initiate brca-
mp the application ofheat-contn,
tie the ruhbing-Lrcrease ii ,chen life appears,
and then give tea spoonful of warm water, or
wine and water. Persevere for six hours Send
quickly for medical assistance.