The Columbian fountain., 1846-04-11
Advertisements & Quackery.

TT is quite common for Dentists to append to
IL their advertisements, comlnendatory letters from
Clergymen and others. 1t gratifes US, that the
American Society Of Dental Surgery at its last
meeting passed resolutions disappearing of resort
to such means for the purpose OF obtaining notorie
ty and practice A moments reflection, ought
to convince any one, that such letters are worth
nothing at all; that they are no proof of skill on
the part of those to whom they are given, for
the reason that the individuals who have given
them never having made dental surgery SUBJ
ject of close and thorough investigation do not,
know the qualifications necessary to skilful and
accomplished practitioner. 1t always seemed to us,
whenever them, an implied acknowledge
ment ofinferiorty. We have seldom, if ever, known
a man of genuine professions al worth or eminent
Abilities resort to such undignifea means to obtain
business and we do hope that 1t will be abandoned"
Dental Iaieligencer, No. l, VOL 2, Philadelphia.
The following is from the American Journal and
Library of Dental Science, December number, VOL
V, Page 100. Edited by Dr. Maynard of Wash
ington, DIR. Harris, of Baltimore, and Dr.'Westcou
of New York.
ErplanGtion-It having been stated by some Of
the readers of the Journal, and with 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 themselves together, and
in justice to all parties, we make the following ex-
planatlon:
DR.. J. Smith Dodge, late of the Bowery, but now
of Bond street. New York, in 1912, employed an
assistant in mechanical dentistry, person who was
then known as Luther Paymelee late machinist, and
in some few months afterwards there appeared on
plate in Bond street, Dodge & Parmeiy, dentists
During the ensuing session of Congress, there also
appeared in the newspapers an advertisement OF
:. Dodge & 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.. E. or DR.. j. Parmy, of Bond street, "but
one of the same family and it was upon hearing
from the Drs. Parmly, subsequently, that they had
never seen DR.. Dodge's partner nor known any
thing of him, farther than hearing from DIR. d., that
such person was with him, that the remarks allu-
ded to were pennel Since then some correspon-
dence has taken place between the parties, which, as
we recently learned while in New York, resulted in
another change, and the names now stand Dodge
e. Parmele" We would, in justice to Dr. Dodge
state, that are credibly informed that he did not
make the first change in his partners name; but II
is in evidence that he knew the change had been
made when he used itin 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, for stating to the Washington
editor that bis partner one of the same family
the Parmlys as we believe that the parties them
selves neither know of or claim any rela ionshiP
with each other.
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