New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-06-15
Facts versus PsrmIy-Ths Case Of the ,..s


AZ meeting Of Dentists Of 'he City OF New.
1ors. br 2 BsKEs Nss c .lsd a. the Ch.ir ana n !.
Castle sppoioted SECRETARY Tho following Re,o,p.
uons sfre then unanimously sdopte5i
RssOirsd Test the cause Of dental sc.enoe .,a -
own spndng ss professional men densnd q rf,ia .x..s
nation snd exposure Of the e.lumnior. ehsrss. ma.
BY VIZ Parmy against al Who have sdop,ed ,ha -
tshshed practice Of filing with sIaslg.n t.e,h 49,
cannot otherwise be preserved Na
Rssoire3 That in order 10 pu, the public IN no..,.
Of the facts Of the case oisintrested ana sooo.,
medical be sent 10 sorinsf-d the rs.,ssn =, l
late Mr. Amrs and there insttg.s al ioouirie. n.es.
20 elicit the WHOLE Truth - 10 the eorrsea, on si
Of Mr. Z. Psrmlys statement
Ia accordance with these Resolution. II .r..s
msusly sgreed that Dr. James A Houston shoo5 II.
employed TO carry out the Jet Of the last Resos,,
Ala subsequent meeting the following rcpor, Wa, "a
cei,ed from that gentleman
Ga arriving st Springfield called on Dr. J. Per.,,.
one Of the most distin dentists In thar par, 81 a.
country and stated that DESTROYS Of obtaining ,o.
authentic information With regard 10 the Of ,hsl.
Mr. Ames which has been made the subject OF several
newspaper articles in the City Of New.YOrk Dr. Per-
kns replied in frank snd courteous msnoer and com
municsicd the important and interesting fact hs,
time after Mr.. Amess return from Paris he tDr
p hled several teeth Of sister Of Mr. Ames with the
snisgsm Of quicksilver and silver ard that hs stated &c
Mr. snd the lady the mstcriss % which the anal
gam was composed. The Doctor s.ked Mr. Ames If be
had any objection 10 the operstiont Mr. Ames replied
that be hsd objection In the world last ANAL sn
and that Il altogether cierentiroun the 6ns which
bad been placed In his teeth when in Psri. Am to
understand them asked. that Mr. Ames sanctioned
the OF the smslgsm in his sisters casa having full
knowledge Of the materials Of which IL composed
Certsiny" the Doctor replied the guaaSa PLACID
~ Gis tech h his A appreciation and there
mains I'LL this dsy with the most satisfactory results
w Bowdoin Esq OF Springfield also Kindly comma.
nicated 10 information In tuu corroboraon-i any
confederation were necesssry-oi the statement made
by Or. Perkins
Having sscertsined that Mr. Ames had been under tie
care OF Dr. Bemis of Csbo,yic drove out 10 that gen.
tlemsns elegant cottsge and fortunsie enough
find him At home The Doctor has stood 1t the bead Of
his profession in h section of New England for the s
twenty years He the medical attendant OF the ss
Mr Ames for Eve or six years.
Dr. Bems gave me = full and instructive sccouut o.
the case of which made notes. and which would
prove interesting only 10 the medical profession The
immediate object of my inquiry does not require hst
should. here give more than the simple ststement OF
Dr. Bems that the incident OF the hlling OF Mr. Ames
teeth and his alleged swallowing of the msteris insert
cd bad never been SLOWED the lesst weight In the d.
agnos proguosis treatment of the either by him
self or hs associate. Dr. Flint As 20 hs IDEA hdi NJ.
Ass had bern Injured ~ srsl0ctHs ana ef ffct
silrr and siro Dr. Bems rsms he'd rds 700 ridiculous
10 Be- entertained for a Dr. Bemis suggested
that in Ell probability Partisan gusck hsd Inserted an
ar..aical hling in Mr.. Amess teeth which might have
the distress aud OF which he com
plsined When | mentioned that the public OF New
York had been told that the amalaam OF quicksilver
and silver poisonous. DR.. Bemis exclaimed" WHAT
Have YOU no educated physicians and chemistsl How
then can any such statements gain crsdencef
sm your obedient servant.
JAMES A HOUSTON NJ D.
Late Editor New.lork Lancet
Net- York. JAre H. lei7.
This report having been read, II WAS
Rss0red That il be publised In the City newspapers
without word of comment, leaving To the public 10
pronounce the verdict r. BAKER, CHAIRMAN.
A. {. CASTLE, NJ ID, Secretary.