Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-01-31
[From the American SeniiaeI.1
The Nyste. les OF Dental Surgery WithOu
its hliserics.


The ETyste. les Of Dental Surgery without
its Miseries.
Or VISIT TO DIR. MoRToN's TooTH Factory
The Doctors grounds embrace about six acres, in
WestNeedham surrounded by an ainphheatre of forest
clad hills dotted with residences. From the centre of
this hollow, rises knoll, and this stands the cot
agea large and picturesque building of the English
style of rural architecture The prospect fro its every
Windows is of course superb In the foreground are the
serpentne walks, rustic summer houses, howerbeds,
young trees, sparkling streams, and other appurenan-
ces Of the mansion itself. Beyond, we see the village
church, the farm houses Of the industrious yeomanry
the snug homes Of those emp yed in the establishments
and the other quiet beauties of a country landscape,
while occasional train sweeps along the adjacent rail
way, like fiery dragon, type of the nervous, 60
ahead spirit Of the unitarian age.
Entering, we first examine steam cngine throbbng
away like ettered giant, yet obedent child to its
vi liant director. He has but to move finger, aud
his iron slave, still pursuing its labor, pumps WATER
blows the fire, propels supplementary mechanical de-
vices, of which we shall hereafter speak.
Now enter the mill proper, where the stones
revoye with fearful velocity and send forth delicate
flour Taste it not unless you wish to have your teeth
set edge, for is puriSed stone; aye and that Of
the hardest kind as you may see by Xaminins one of
the Jumps in yonder pile. Let take tna OF these,
and have it 90 put through - by the workmen.
| The quarry whence this obIurate mass of quartz
and spar come, is in New Jersey, whence tons are
brought to West Needham, by the iron horse. Once
in this establishment it is broken into small pieces and
the best bits culed with care.
They go into the mill, whose hard quartz stones re-
volve with almost electrical swifthess' MUNICH, MUNICH,
much ''-as said the chestnut-eatng dame in Macbeth
Out it comes, at last, in white, pure looking powder,
which resembles pulyerzed pearls, sprinked with tia
mond dust.
This would make teeth which would rival those Of
the freshest country bcautyhut they seldom require
them. The future will be on the shady side
of life, disease may have left tetale marks. So
various metallic oxides called into requistion, and
mixed with the pulverized sick in certain fixed pro-
portions.
This tinted powder then goes into CO muers, gigan-
tic bowls dug from masses Of rock quartz, in which
lion arms knead, and stir and mix the powder into
well dgested paste
Now, we will 90 up stairs, where the teeth are man
uacured. In long room lighted from the ceiling, sit
fourteen young women, each with her implements before
her.
The paste which we saw mixed down below is
brought up, and placed before he dalnsel. Taking a
mould % in her left hand, ( is an American nyen-
tom she proceeds TO fill each division Of it with PASTE
using instrument to ram it home. Then, by IA sim
pie movements the oud is opened, and, presto, we see
dozen teeth, moulded after nature.
small furnace placed upon the b nch, is next nsed
to harden the paste that the teeth be handled
and after passing through several hands, they are p-
ced in larger furnaces and agg CULTIVATED, lltna pins
having previously been inserted. Impcrlecons are re.
moved the shapes perfected, and the teeth Ohoueh
not yriied) in staTeto receive enamel, Or as it
is technically called, biscuit.
The enamel is applied, a process which requires
much care. Having quantity OF the enamel prepared
OF the consistency OF cream, and of the tint re-
CURED, it is applied the face Of the tooth with a
camel hair brush.
Another operator Tor rather operatress) then goes
over the tooth with delicate instrument to even its
surface, and give in the perfect appearance Of one of
Natures handiworks. 1t is ready for the fur
mace.
Descending to the lower floor, we find the furnace.
which s heated by anthracite coal fire, famed by
steam propelled blower. The teeth, placed on piatna
siides which are Inserted into piana ovens, set in the
middle OF the furnace, there subjected to hea, of
the most intense description. When sufficiently baked
IN this Ycsuvius, they are anneaed and then eet-
ed" J hose which are approved, NAV be thrown
from considerable ieight while red hot, into tub of
water, without eXploding driven with a hammer in
to pine board The furnace is one of the r!ost inter
esting departments of the establishment, and is PLACED
supervision of an operative possessing great
skill.
The perfect teeth are carried from the furnace nm
stairs, and will follow them. One Of the females
examine them with care, and those destined to
form sets. Another aranges these sets, BY sticking
the teeth strips of wax, and they are then taken to
the counting ROOM
In the counting room, assortmens are arranged in
paseboard boxes and these packed for every part
of the United States There are also extensive apen.
ces IN Europe, and Ut mistake not the case at the
London Exhibition will " astonsh the natives" In the
counting room is gigantic safe, where the valuable
moulds and the plana wire deposited every night
Now let us return to Boston, and visit Dr. Morton
house, at No. 10 Tiemont Row.
Entering the reception room, we shall probably have
to wait a iew.moments until the Doctor is dsenpaped.
and will pass the time in examining the paintings on
the walls, or the dental preparations in the glass cases.
Some OF these were prepared by the Doctor himself
when in College, and others were imported expressl
for his use, from Paris. They deyeope lin natures
ivory or in wax the structure and position of the teeth
with all the adjacent nerves and arteries.
We are received, and then ushered into the spacious
operating room, where of shallow drawers re
hled with Instruments yet pot one seen. This con
ceament OF pain-gying engines refined courtesy Il
ready to say, with Burns
" My curse upon thy yenom'd stang,
Fl That shoot my torturd gums along;
And through my logs gies mony a twang,
WI gnawng vengeance;
Tearing my nerves WI bitter pang
Like raking cngincs"
Many stout-hearted man, suffering thus bas f.l
his courage fail he entered dentists operatio,
room. Nay, the old fashioned operators who sin elm
to their exploded systems give much pain and cause
as much apprehension AS they ever did. But when Dr.
Morton entered upon the practice of his profession
seeing thIs--he diligently applied himself to the dit.
coyery OF an eiilcaclous agent for the alienation nj
PAIN. Success crowned his efforts. The enyious Jack
son may attempt to pluck his auels and NAV rean
some credit by "tickle me and III tickle Won . svs.
TEN in Europe and here. But poserity win give he