The Columbian fountain., 1846-04-18
Advertisements A a. Quackcry.

UT is quite common for Dentists to append TO
u their advertisements, commendatory letters from
Clergymen and others. II 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 sub
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 OF finferority. We have seldom. if ever, known
man of genuine professional worth or eminent
abilities, resort to such undgnfed means to obtain
business, and do hope that it will be abandoned"
Dentui IateHgencer, No |, 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, DR.. Harris of Baltimore and DR.. Westcott,
of New York.
Erplanation.--It 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
men get business, were uncal!ed for, as lar as
they alluded to two persons, VINO nave Wltnln the
last two years associated themselves together, and
in Justice to all parties, make the following ex
PLANTATION
DIR. ]. Smith Dodge, late of the Bowary, but now
of Bond street, New York, in 1912, employed
assistant in mechanical dentistry, person who
then known as Luther Pa,melee, late machnst, and
in some few months afterwards there appeared
plate in Bond street, Dodge e. Pumely, dentists"
During the ensuing session of Congress, there also
appeared in the newspapers an advertisement OF
Dodge & Parmey, dentists OF Bond street, New
York" offering their services to the citizens, DC.
of Washington In conversation, DR.. Dodge stated
to the Washington editor, that his partner was not
either DIR. L. or DR.. ]. Parmly, of Bond street. "but
one of the same family and it 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 au
ded to were penned. Since then some correspon-
dence has taken place between the parties, which,
we recently learned while in New York, resulted in
another change, and the names now stand Dodge
& Parnaeh" We would, in justice to DR.. Dodge,
state, that we are crediby informed that he did not
make the first change in his partners name but it
is in evidence that he knew the change had been
made when he used tin connection with his own.
We have not yet heard what reason DIR. d.
assigns for giving in his circular his partner
doctor L. Parmy, or for stating TO the Washington
editor that his partner was one of the family
as the Parmys as we believe that the parties them
selves neither know of or claim any relationship
with each other.
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