The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-06-14

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Another onrrst1r cor rather opeiatreas)
t'-l GOES 0trf tine tooth with delicate la
s.rpWtut, 90 eFru s surface aud give II the
lyr.s appruHurfM OF Natures haudi-
works. u 10 h0N ready tor the furnace
D,seeuligg 10 the lower foor, We hnd the
W1lgu, Nhirh 10 heated by an anthracite coal
Ere hnned by aieHm-propolod blower
luf ffpth, PLACED on plaunl alidra, which are
l4arrlel mt plttlna ovens ret in the middle
"i the furnace, are there subjected TO a heat
ot the most intense description When sui
n ienhy baked Ia thia ,Nasurius they are
"Lnnealed," anl then "tostad" Those which
hro roe approved may be thrown from 4 con
r1rT''u hFight, white rct hot Into tub Of
water, without exploding, or driven with
hammer Wlo pine board, The furnace Is
one Of thr mo't Interesting departments OF the
establishment, aud is placed under The super
,Pim Of $50 operative possessing great skill.
The perfect teeth are carried FROM the fur
nace ~ stairs, aud SIC viii follow them, One
of thr irnllrs examines lhcm with care. and
Asshris those destined 90 form sets, Another
Rrran 'eu uIrle 5ets, by stacking the teeth on
trips Of wax aud they are then taken 10 the
counting room,
Ia the counting room, Assortmcnts are ar
RANGED in pastrboard boxes, and these are
ls,gllrd ior egrry part of tho unilcd States
Inoro are also eNtspsiye agencies in Europe
and a. wr mislake nOt,) the east 1T the Loii-
don 4 xi,ilitioH aill"aztonish the natives" ln
tho counting room Is q gigantic safe, whorc
the valuable moulds and the plAtina wiru 10
deposited every rshi.
There 10 also a department for the manuiac-
turc Of "moulds," workshop, turning lathe,
and other appliances, but We mast leave them,
20 inilow, the lump OF quartz which we have
seen manufactured into teeth. Neither can
we stop 10 admire the spacious ponltry-yard
well stocked with icathcred inmates OF many
rare variety
Now let ne return 10 Boston, and visit Dr.
MOu0n's TJu56, AZ NO y firvr--,-rrt I'..-~---
Entering the reception room, we shall
propably have % walt a few minutes until the
Doctor Is diseugnged, and will pass the time
IN examining the paintings on the walls or
the dental preparations in the glass cases.--
some OF thcsc were prepared by the Doctor
himself when IN college, and others were i'm
ported cSprcaly for his use, FROM Paris
They develop On natures ivory or in wax
the structure aud position of the teeth, with
all the adjacent nerves aud arteries.
We are received, and then usbered into
the spacious operating room where scores Of
shallow drawers are filled with instruments,
vet not one is seen. This concealement Of
pain-giying engines is refined courtesy To
.ihoac who come with their nervous syaiems in
tremor, ready 10 say, with Burns:--
"My curse upon thy yonom'd stang,
That shoot my tortur'd gums alang,
Aud through my lugs gies mony twang,
WI Fnawlng vcngeancri
Tearing my nerves wi bitter panR,
Like rakinR engines"
Many a stout hearted man suffering thus.
has felt his courage fail as be entered 4 den
lists operating room. Nay, the old fashioned
operators Who SIN cling 10 their exploded
svslcms, give a. much pain and cause rs
much apprehension as they over did. But
when Doctor Morton entered upon the prac-
toe Ut his profession seeing this-he DIN.
gently applied himself to the discovery Of an
uhcaciou, agent for the alienation OF pain
Succcss crowned HE efforts. The unvious
Jtckson may attempt TO pluck his laurcls.and
may reap some credi, 10y sickle me and TIL
tickle You" system ip Europe and hsro Hu.
r---.--i. I'll give The entire huruI OF the
Ehrrial Pain NeuHdii-sr to DR.. Norton
Aud il is natural that tho dscoycrer should
b. master OF It's application To show that
he il, we quote the following paragraph from
an article published in the Boston Courier by
the Hon j. r. Buckingham.
III Is nov more than twenty years SINCE
having had tooth after t6oth extracted, and
Jaws broken tunes without uumbcr--we
formed a resolution that no dentist should cv-
er again make demonstration Of his strength
upon our jaws--sutler as we might with that
tlictcd upon sniui moTtIffTy,
Firm aud constant in our resolution, we have
endured tooth-arhc--Hoi pdtisnHy--wc are
not philosopher enough for that; teeth have
ached, decayod and broken of, leaving their
miSbccoming stumps and roots to plague their
owner ia return for his mistaken consiancy.
but all men have their fraitics, and the fame
Of DIR. Morton's successful application Of sui
phuric ether in the practice of his profession
.l fh-fr NJ MAJ nj AL
upon our in0cxibiliiy, and we began, like
Mackheth, "to pail in resolution" Disre-
raiding all advice 10 the contrary-advicc
founded on the presumption that the inhala-
ton of ether would produce some diabolical
couscqucnccs--we permitted DIR. Morton to
apply one of his .conical sPoHges tn our mouth
for abnut three minutes, and in az many min
utos moro, TEN OF the above mentioned snags,
Etumps and roots, most of which had been
.prnXinnxlX- hrnken- Oft eynn-Xith- Lhc-a gums
had changed their position, which they had
maintained in our jaws through period of
SIXTY YEARS. for a more enlarged and slightly
one on Dr.. Morton's table"
So much for the p,isericsl Now Let US
turn 10 tho mysteries.
Tho patinnl haIing his- old ss@gs FeHaEear
the Doctor takes an exact impression of his
month, in pure wax, contained in proper
monl,l-. These go up stairs, and VIC bound
10 see the trtOiG--wil follow
DIR. HoYr, an experienced practitioner
(whom DR. Morton has invited 10 join him)
will perhaps accompany us, and explain the
different stages of an art
The laboratory, into which VIC now enter,
is n perfect 6Gou a fiery furnace, massive
anvils,hlow pipes Of the most approved chem
real principles, lathes, work-benohes, gold
rollers. wire pulling machines, casting beds
in short all the paraphernalia Of dental mech
Euism is here. Every thing is as neat as a
pin. and by means of speaking tubes the in
telligent operatives arc in Immediate connec-
ton with the apartment below.
Taking the wax mould, the operative fills il
with a GolaHosition, which re-produces the
pqtent'- m0ath. Pure California gold is
then rolled, and swedged, and wrought, un-
I'll IL exactly IT'S the "cAst, of the clients
mouth. These casts, with other individual
appliances, are deposited in n series of cases.
daily labelled, in case they may be hereafter