The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-06-14
WHOLE NO. 724.

WITHOUT rs MIhERIEs,

teeR' lovely and majestic SCENES across tho
vIrir- oesanT b,'t tkey d. not ArTrpAsE mhai Is
len behind Every river which runs from
the white Mountains 10 the sea will ropay
careful peregrinAtioh along is banks---and
even on ths railroads which converge at our
Tromontan city, we gaEe on a brilliant, tho
EuurvhnS esrf,'s..slr i,a'...s@s.,s sssass- Par.
tieularly picturesque is thswestem Railroads
which sAdeb IN the chaFaet~r of 80 iandscapa
from the frowning pasture hills Of Berkshire,
10 the suburban beauties of Boaton, And a.
mong all the ehateaux, villas, maisoneltesnnd
nondescript specimens fArchitecture, none is
more beautiful than the coitage-home Of DR..
MoHTos, where he resides during the sum
mer months,
Such was our verdict, a few days since, ~
WI tufr tirr- s.,s1.as.-haase AZ West NeedhAm,
and approached the Doctors grounds, They
embrace about six acres, in natural basin
surrounded by an amphithoatre Of forost-clad
hills, dotted with residences. Prom the con-
tire fthis hollow, rises knoll, and on this
stands the eottARc--a large aud picturesque
building of the English STYLE of rural arctors
ture. The prospect from It's every window.
is Of course superb. In the foreground Are
the sorpentine walks rustic summcr-houses,
1ower-bcds, young trees, sparkling streams,
and other appurtenances Of the mansion t.
self Beyond, We see the village church, the
| hnn houses Of the industrious ycomanry, the
snug homes pf those employed in the cstab-
( tlishment, and tho other quiet beauties Of
country landscape, while an occasional train
sweeps along the adjacent railway like fery
dragon, type Of the horYoa1, 9o,Sbesd spir-
il Of the uiilitarian age. And those who NOR
alisc, can picture n silver tide flowing beneath
an carthen cmbankucnt, which. like the seed
spoken of in the panble, Ia destined tn LArst
forth in beauty, and gladdcn a city with is
pure element ofheAlih.
] But we had not come 10 admire this land
scapc,or the gem Of architectural taste which
: II cnstfines. Our curiosity had been rwak-
ened by hearing that a showcase destined for
the London Exhibition, of which We spoke
fortnight since, was TO contain nearly one
hundred thousand false teeth And having
nearly every description of mill, !" in various
quarters Of the glohe,we had some curiosity TO
\ examine "A fVoIn >ILLi s...------:s.s;,,. ,r,s
grati6ed in n most obligiDR manner, and we.
kind reader, will now pass With you through
his large establishment Mr. FLAGo, the
foreman Of the establishment, will accompany
us. lie is brother-in-law Of DR. Morton,
and has been fully initiated by him into tho
mysteries Of what We are to witness.
Eniering, we first examine a steam engine
throbbing away Ike istiTT6Ti Fi6HtT y-4 r.
bedient as n child TO its vigilant director.
/ lie has but TO move finger, and his iron
slave, still pursuing its labor, pumps water,
blows the fire, or propols supplementary me.
chanioal devices of which we shall hereafter
NpeNk.
Now We enter the "mill" proper, whc-o
the stones rcvolve with fearful velocity, and
send forth delicate flour. Taste it not, ur-
| less you wish 10 have your teeth set on edge,
1 for it is ptdrerized stone; aye, and that Of tho
hardest kind, as you may see by examining
one of the Jumps in yondsr pile. Let us take
one Of these and have il put through" by
workmcu.
The quarry from whence this ob,iuratu
mass Of quartz and spar eoner is in New Jcr-
sey, from whence tons are brought to West
Needham, by the IRON horse. Once IN T6is
establishment, IL is broken into small pieces,
aud the best bits are culed with care.
They go into the mill, whose hard quartz
stones rcvolve with almost electric swiftness
!=.munch, MUNICH, munrhn MS said the chest
nut-eating dame in Mackbeth. Out il comes,
at last, in a white,pure looking powder, which
rcsembles- pulverized pearls, sprinkIed with
diamond dust.
This would make teeth which would rival
those of the freshest country beauty--but
they seldom require them. The future wear
ers will be on the shady side of life, or dis
case may have left tell-tale marks So yari-
GUS metallic oxides arc called into requisition
and mixed with the pulverized slick in cor
! tain fixed proportions.
This tinted powder then goes into "mul-
lers," gigantic bowls dug from masses of rock
quartz, in which iron arms knead, and stir,
and mix the powder into a we'll digested
paste.
Now, we will go up stairs, whore the teeth
are manufactured, In n long room, lighted
from the ceiling, sit fourteen young women,
each with her implements before her.. ST.
The paste which we saw mixed down be-
low is brought up,> ,>and placed before the first
damsel. Taking a 'mould'' in her left hand
it.is an American inventon) she proceeds
to ill each division of it with paste, using an
Instrument to ram it home. Then, by siu-
! pie movement, tho mould is opened, and, pres-
10, we see a dozen teeth, moulded after mn
tire.
A small furnace, placed upon the bench, is
next used to SO harden the paste that the teeth
can be handled, and a0er passing through
several hands, they are plSe~d in larger
furnace, and aggiutinat'd, platina'pins hav-
ing previously been ins 'rted. 1mPerfectonS
are removed, the shapes are perfected, and
the teeth (though not veti ;6ed) arc in state
to receive enamel, or,as il is technically cali