New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-06-01
To the Public.

uis the Uniform practice with most Of hose who use
quicksilver smsgsu in stopping teeth to say that il IS
better than gold challenged 81 such 10 come forward
and prove their assertion Have they done 90 On
this point and the only one in discussion they are
deadly silent A. C. Castle in his good nstured article
this morning, does not touch H.
Nv objections 10 amal.sm are the followlng-and to
nv mind they are insuPeTsble sud insGFmountsoe
Being composed Of quicksilver and some other metal
and exposed necessarily the heat moisture and &C
ton of the saliva as well as 70 causes
II becomes In many mouths rapidly oNdised this black
oxide Of mercury penetrates the SOLID structure OF tne
tooth destroys it's vitality renders II black ana biue
and moreover inpsrts disease 10 the socket snd not
unirequeny 10 the snirum or sdl accent psrts-Srevui
panied =. a matter OF course. with highly moroia
state Of the gums and investing membranes oil "nlen
have seen many cases. Beside this, Il IS the wen
grounded opinion of many, that this mefcunsi oN"o
passing into the stomach. and uniting there WIN le
free acids generally present in that reeep'aec' iy ~
combination with them, torn powerful metcutis Sous
and thus eventually most tormdshy upon the consu
tuition At large producing dreul as IN mt
Ames's case-who himself informed friend In tnis
civ that mercuna stoppings caused IN MIN paralysis
of the lower eHtremities, which continued unul MS
death OF his melancholy case sm anNioussy expect
ing full statement snd II received, II SHAH Dc Puo'
hshed. 800 -, - ,
Besides the valuable testimony published In The Ir
bune of this morning from the pen OF that able Dental
Psychologist and Surgeon, Dr. hOecker, here adduee
which of less value from one IN our nds Mr.
T. Baker who is only OF the Oldest but one oi
the most respectable Dentists of our country-he said
OF smalgsm, not two years ago, " that II WAS bad
6lling-lhe worst kind OF hng-s nasty hlng and that
il is the wors, thing in the world TO MI teeth with, eN
cept for the mere shell of tooth that will bear nothing
else" | agree with Mr.. Baker firmly believing all be
has said and only differing with him on one polnt-the
admissabiy Of using IL all-t appearing manifest 10 me
that the mere shell of a tooth would prove but a
poor preventive to its communicating the mouth or
against its entering the stomach When my opponents
have shown that this is not so-snd when they can
make smslgam equal 70, or better than gold, pledge
myself TO be the rs acknowledge the worth Of their
lsbors snd the value OF their paste
When brought this subject up. ! knew the oppos
ton had TO deal wh-the bitterness enmity ana zoe
total want of truth and honesty OF those who ssge that
amalgsm is better than gold. This latter Is tho only
substance with which am acquainted that Will remain
for half century or more, without changing IN us
slightest degree, preserving the Teeth In health ana
beauty. IN,
The public may not be aware that there is neither
study skill art science needed to MI Ieetn Win
paste these are all superiuous London Denuss are
now Advertising the Paste" for sale with this recon-
lnendatou That every person can be his own dentist
end nh his own teeth" would here own the merit OF
F. H Clark in stopping Teeth with It, which hsd
failed (as he boasts to secure with gold there are
many such T. II. Clark Is az the same moment my
beneficiary and my wckedly false accuser and WILMER
would for his own sake and for me sake OF one otner
Al least who will understand me- kindly advise him TO
keep still speak tbs truth otherwise, the sung OF
that venom with which he intimates in letter he will
Bite" my hee' will be destined to rankle IN MS own
heart A.
also received on Friday last scurrilous and snony
nous note, threatening to inform the public WHO II ID
that assumes so much" would say 20 tho courteous
writer that if what be says is true shall be most happy
10 answer for It's truth II not he or bis publisher VIII
answer for IT,
The expense of gold, as best prepared is from 80 to
As dollars for the single varying in price from us
thickness The time in preparing tooth aud stopping
il with gold is generally from bali an hour To one or
sometimes two hours Amslgsm costs about one dousr
an ounce and the time occupied in filling Gas many are
hlled) a minute two. gentleman-whose name IS
AZ hsnd-,old that he had eleuo teeth niled win
paste in about half hour, foo which was demanded
aud raid 6ny-fre dollars. | now esk the high-minoed
and generous public To- whom hold myself responsible
for the truth say II not the duty OF some
one in spite OF rbadry SANDER and abuse to warn the
unwary against such wickedness and imposure And
believing it 10 be So am for the sake ut Truth, Justice
and humanity willing to be that one. h. PAkMLf.
No. Bond st. May 81, lsi7