New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-01
Lac of AmnIenm in Dentistry.

H. 1897 and upon his refusal requested OF MN as FAVOR
not 10 mention my again 10 his paper he promised
be would not; but his promise has not been Kept AOou
two months ago met Dr. Burdel on the upper oeck OF
steamboat Being unable 10 move about from an injury
had received he very kindly came up and sat with me
During the trip our conversation general, undlsgulsed
ard ungUarded, and without the least expectation on my
part ever being called upon for explanations but ne has
thought proper would seem from proper MOVIES 100
ADDRESS letter TO through The Recorder Alhougn
had 10 desire to spPear again IN paper EIoe oI
cad contributors, TO say the least seem 10 nave ~ very
friendly feelings toward yet Old not SHRINK ION an
swerinP in The same paper, ieer so respectfully e
On being informed Of the length of my sn'wer the holoI
with his Of justice, aler publishing one rom an oppo
tcih alterations ana "remarks refused 70 Prutl
which seek this medium IN orcer 10 usehu
myself egsns the charg OF Dr. b. wouo say tuat "en
saw his comm unicston found contained laHguage az
tbuted 10 me thai used 10 him or 10 any one esi
the evening wrote note ASKING Tor an e1p.ans
la his to my mole he says ne ca roy 20 WIZ
knowledge and without his authority would ask me
question and leave you judge whether charge surrep
60 either morally professionally honesti
The readers OF The Recorder have had very equent OPP
D, runities of seeing printed part OF sentence written
during The AEnGigap1 ContrOreTsy which now repea'
with al the esrnesnes and force with which then USED IL
hare no confidence The pyotcsiona honesty q any nan
tobo ari use a. saying, many d. TINT n rs better han
Qod" Of this sentence, the FIRST part mas been 10 the
disgrace Of those who quoted IT, very oen puOhshed
ssvro the disgrace because DR. Burde s the only
who has been sufficiently mpeled by professional courIe-
nearly as il was first written and printed This act Of JUS
tce rarely extended TO me by an opponent highly ap'
sppv TO one class OF persons only one and that clsss
embraces all who by asehood deception and misrepre'
sentaoD say that ansgam is whst II s not never was
and never Will bel better Than gold have never said
that might not be used in very rare cases with com
paaye benefit but not without its disadvantages which
viii hereafter Nance Oul II 10 ule use COnnecIeu
with arfce and mpOsure that have said and now say 10
professionally dishones-which words have been paraded
ali occasions with the umest bitterness and until Dr.
BIS letter. without shadow OF qualifying remark
say and fearessy too, that there are users OF ANAL
gam in this City who are proessi Jnay dishonest ana
am prepsred prove that there s among them that which
is morally dishonest consider too that the garbing OF
sentence, or changing or ADDING 70 one over anolher
signature in order to make II say more or less than
was meant by the writer Is the rankes kind Of injustice
dshonor, and dishonesty FOR this communication ex.
pec be again called "hbeler' OF Amagam denusis,
But shall be on the watch and shall not give the sub
iec up long as can bring truth justice aud science TO
oppose fslsehood, imposition and qusckeTy: AZ DFrs
late dssector OF minute Anatomy 10 the Royal College OF
Surgeons OF England now In this City, who IS well knewn
accurate research in Science proves what have
esty commended for and shows demonstavey and con-
tonnipg for the teeth; from It's permeaing their solid
structure and totally destroying their living tissues
ga Wooster-st New. YORK 9Th January, 1851
To DR.. E. PAkMLY-Doar Sir: | have carefully exam
ned the moar tooth which you recently gave me for that
purpose and the following account gives ne result .nd
that large cavity had existed which had been Tiled with
some metallic gS me o1 XII s ~ FAM
presented natural appearance while the remainder OF he
tooth between these extreme points and compromising
about one half OF the whole, was cOlored dvk green
made three longitudinal sections for microscopic lnvesu"
CATION and found tubes ofhe Dentne whchOpen-
ed into the artificial cavity OF the tooth ana were necessa
ry In intimate contact lCih the metallic stQppng had ab
sorbed it completely and were filled with il
face the tooth sgreed, accurately with the length (deph
of the stopping From the internal boundary me OF the
artificial cavity of the TOOTH the metal had assembled into the
Enamel descended into the Grusa Pet5oss In the
latter tissue the Corpusces Of Puknje and their connect
ing canacuh foil as the Deona tl6uli but what
is most remarkable the solid prszs Of the Enamel have in
Ike manner succumbed TO the penetrating influence OF this
Am's'm '"' my 0'"' '"' '''''' HENRY GoADBY
The tooth submitted to DR. Goadby for examination,
filed with AmagBm about two years ago, by dentist OF
this City, who Is also doctor OF medicine and therefore
claims hQh rank requested DR. g. this morning TO eK
anime the diseased condition Of mouth, that has been
about four weeks closed caused wholly from half
dozen large Amagam stoppings This 100 was done by
men who have been medically educated what safety has the
public in ofmen without science, who use Amagsm
Unfortunately in all cases with no other recommendation
than he Deadl Recorder, which ihey hod up as hgh ana
suffice nj authority earnestly enIIeat careful reading
of Dr. Goadbys letter. which, submit In justice TO the pub
c and TO profession that has que enongn 10 contend
with, from personal well Bs public peiudiees without
the acts funpnciped and their no lees unpnncped
supporters in direct opposition to scientific ruth. -
6oND-sT. an. %, 1851.
To HARVEY BUEDELL, M. D-Dea Sir: When |
your letter in the Recorder my first thought was that
should charge you with Misrepresentation through the same
paper and take no further notice OF you or your letter. put
you have placed in my hands the original from which
you made the copy for publications. and from your written
assurance thet ue itnsuage VA sitoI you
to the Editor shall reply uly 10 your very resPecuS,
communication You very justly charge me With saying Il
have confidence IN the professional honesty OF those
dentists who use Amalgam as The best filing for teeth
have repeatedly spoken similar words OF hem for Is
nothing more and nothing less than was said and done oy
chose notorious swndeTs the CrawcOuFs whose knsve
~ and viany you 40 strongly butso justly condemn Ine
Amsgam ppngs Of the CrawcC were as good as any
rave since their day. and believe they wereas non
es; in principle In practice many OF their followers
Ii iheir falst hoods and practice made them English
"Amsgam dentsisr morally ard professionally dishonest
and ere hunted from the country by Police Ofhc,r- for
their swindling operations and called "kusves and rob
bersn by who have since used Amagam freely as
they did, will you tell me why American "Amagam den
sts who follow the practice the same kind
OF knRyes and robbers that they were And what Is the
dt between the dishonesty Of EDgshman who is
called Jew" and that OF an American who Is called
Christian wish you and all others folly to understand
that have expressed the least Of want Of
honesty in those who fill teeth with Amslgsm where they
wen but apply dishonesty to every one who says Anal
gam Is the best or only tang i which teeth stopped
VIXEN and where this is lot the case.
Another charge in your letter is saying thai believe
the Society 10 which you belong formed by Amaigam
call II The Amslgsm Society" Others 50 call IT, aud
IN lis uesi senseI regard it, but you viii bear Wit
ness expressed no dsrespec TO YOU or to any
in using the by which the Society is known, for
not aware but the was chosen by themselves IN
conadsnctien 10 he other Society which is as often
thing for who form themselves INTO Companies or So
oeues TO take The name OF the article they make and use
endless variety Of from that OF Astronomy, the
highest OF The celestial down to Poudrete, the lowest
Of terrestrial matters and member belonging 10 any
oihe,e could in Justice feel hurt al hearing the name
by hich bic Association is most significantly distinguished
nom that Of others and II perseverance 10 Tie use ana
zeal ia The advocacy, entitled party 10 the name OF
the Ting used. Ire doctrine advocated 10 OF men
ever more richly earned for themselves such Distinction
Tor nOoe more strongly, perseveriney commended for
use, and doctrine. than your most pTomiqen men, as viii
be seen by referring To The AmSlgen Controversy
va 1oi The hI 10 cal usss oil Amslgem ANA gam Den
us they have been cry properly called for the psstien
or hheen years believe the founders Of your Society
the most active among Them, formerly ofIhe American
Society, and they eher expelled from that Society
by rule made years before for eXpellng individuals for
malpractice, or hey e ton account Of restrictions IN re-
laliOn TO the use Of JAMAICAN.
The four Presidents and other officers who have been
successfully in Office since the formation of Society,
have been told by their patients and
OF Amalgsm. aud recommend Il pubicv ~ well as pm
vafelN- in their practice have both
teeth thai were hued by some OF en and 10 many in
star ees have taken OUT the Amagau stoprags
tiuied gold ave freQu@nt, heard from persons
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