The Columbian fountain., 1846-04-25
A Adyertisements a Quackery.

uTn quite common for Dentists to append TO
- their advertisements, oommendsiory letters from
Clergymen and Others. II gratihes US, that the
American society OF Dental Surgery at It's last
meeting passed resolutions disspproving Of resort
10 such means for the purpose Of obtaining notoe-
~ and practice A moments reflection, ought
TO convince any one. that such letters are worth
nothing al all that they no proof Of skill on
the part VI those 10 whom they are given, for
the reason that the individuals who have given
them. never having made dental surgery a sub
ject Of close and thorough investigation do not,
know the qualifications necessary 10 a skilful and
accomplished practitioner. II always seemed TO us
whenever we saw them. as an implied acknowledg-
ment OF ofinferoriiy. We have seldom il ever. known
a man Of genuine professional worth or eminent
abilities, resort 10 such undignifiad means 10 obtain
business, and We do hope that !, will be abandoned
Deata! Tafeilgsncer. No. 4, Vol 2. PhiIadelphia.
The following Is from the American Journal and
Library OF Dental Science, December number. VOL
v, Page 100. Edited by DR.. Maynard, Of Wash.
ingion, DR.. Harris Of Baltimore, and DR.. Westcou
Of New York.
Explanations having been stated by some Of
the readers Of the Journal and with some degree Of
prejudice and blame TO the Washington editor, that
the remarks made by him in his gossip" Of the
last March number, as. TO the manner in which
they alluded TO two persons, who have within the
last two years associated themse together, and
in justice TO oil parties, we make the following ex
planstion:
DR.. ]. Smith Dodge, late Of the Bowsry, but now
of Bond street, New York, in ls42, employed as an
assistant in mechanical dentistry, person who was
then known as Luther PyD,eiee late machinist, and
in some few months afterwards there appeared ON a
plate in Bond street, Dodge & Pmmeiy, dentists. "
During the ensuing session Of Congress, there also
appeared in the newspapers advertisement Of
Dodge d. Parmely, dentists, of Bond street, New
York., Offering their services to the citizens, &c.
OF Washington. In conversation, DR. Dodge stated
to the Washington editor, that his partner not
either Dr. Il. DR.. ]. Parmly, of Bond street "but
one Of the same family and il was upon hearing
from the Drs. Parinly, subsequently, that they had
never seen Dr. Dodge's partner nor known any
thing Of him, farther than hearing from Dr. d.. that
such person with him, that the remarks alIu.
ded to were pennel. Since then some correspon-
dence has taken place between the parties which,
recently learned while in New York, resulted in
another change, and the names now stand Dodge
Il Parmeie." We would, in Justice TO DR.. Dodge,
state that we credibly informed that he did not
make the first change in his partners name but j,
is in evidence that he knew the change had been
made when he used it in connection with his own.
We have not yet heard what reason DIR. ID.
assigns for giving in his circular as his partner
doctor L. Parmly, or for stating to the Washington
editor that his partner was one Of the same family
as the Parmlys, believe that the parties them.
selves neither know OF or claim any relationship
with each other.
april J. 81 aw | m.'