The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-06-11
The Mysteries of Dental Surgery,
without its Miseries,

we take pleasure IN publishing The
following article relating to one of our
most eminent professional men. 1t is
from the Sentinel, and does but Justice
to the skill and excellence in this art
that DIR. Morton has attained-Er
Beautiful New England! Others may
seek lovely and majestic scenes across
the wide ocean, but they do not surpass
what is left behind. Every river which
runs from the White Mountains TO the
sea will repay careful peregrinaiion
along its banks--and even on the rail-
roads which converge at our Trcmontan
city, we gaze on brilliant, though
somewhat confused, panoramic scene.
Particularly picturesque is the Western
Railroad, which varies in the character
of its landscape from the frowning pas,
ture-hills at Berkshire, TO the suburban
beauties of Boston. And among all the
chateaux, villas, maisonettes and monde
script specimens of architecture, none
is more beautiful than the cottage-home
Of Doctor Morton, where he resides
during the summer months
Such was our verdict, a few days since,
as we left the station house at Wes,
Needham, and approached the doctors
grounds. They embrace about six acres
in a natural basin surrounded by on am
phitheatre of forest-clad hills, dotted
with residences. From the centre ofthis
hollow rises knoll, and on this stands
the cottage-a large and picturesque
building Of the English style of rural
architecture. The prospect from its ev-
cry window, is Of course superb. In the
foreground are the serpentne walks,
rustic summer houses, nower-beds, young
trees, sparkling streams, and other APP
purtenances Of the mansion ITSELF Be-
yond, we see the village church, the farm
houses Of the industrious yeomanry, the
snug homes Of those employed in the es-
tablishment, and the other quiet beauties
of a country landscape, while an occa-
sional train sweeps along the adjacent
railway, like fiery dragon, type Of the
nervous, go-ahead spiri, Of this utiliip :
rian age. And those who moralize, can
picture a silver tide beneath an earthes
embankment, which, like the seed spo-
ken of in the parable, is destined to burst
forth in beauty, and gladden. a city with
its pure element Of health.
But we had not come to admire this
landscape, or TIE gem Of architectural
taste which it enshrines. Our curiosity
had been awakened by hearing that a
showcase destined for the London Ex-
hibition, of which we spoke fortnight
since, was to contain nearly one hundred
thousand false teeth And having vis>
lied nearly every description of mill in
various quarters Of the globe, we had
some curiosity to examine a tooth mill !
Our curiosity was gratified in the most
obligng manner, and we. kind reader,
will now pass with you through his large
establishment. Mr.. Flagg, the foreman
Of the establishment, will accompany us.
lie is a brother-in.law OF Doctor Mor>
ton, and has been fully initiated by him
INTO the mysteries Of what we are to wit
ness.
Entering, we first examine a steam en-
gine. throbbing away like fettered
giant, yet obedient as clnld to its vig-
liant director. lie has but to move a
finger, and his iron slave, still pursuing
lis labor, pumps water, blows the fire, or
proPels supplementary mechanical de-
vices, of which we shall hereafter speak
Now we enter the 'mill' proper, where
the stones revolve with fearful velocity,
and send forth delicate flour. Taste
it not, unless you wish to have your teeth
set en- edge, for it is pulverized stone /;
ay, and that of the hardest kind, as you
may see by examining one Of the Jumps
in yonder pile. Let us take one of these,
and have it put through by the works
men.
The quarry from whence this obdu.
rate mass ofquarlz and spar comes, is in
New Jersey, from whence tons are
brought to West Needham, by the iron
horse. Once in this establishment, il is
broken into small pieces, and the best
bits are culled with care.
They go into the mill, whose hard
quartz stones reVolye with almost eleciri-
cal swillness-'munch, MUNICH, MUNICH
-as said The chestnut-eating dame in
Macbeth Out it comes, at last, in a
white, pure-looking powder, which re-
sembles pulvcrized pearls, sprinkled with
diamond dust.
This would make teeth which would
rival those of the freshest country beauty
but they seldom require them. The
future wearers will be on the shady side
of life, or disease may have left iell-tale
marks. So various metallic oxides are
called into requisiiion, and mixed with