The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-04-30

The impression has obtained very eY-
tensively that the ills which fall to men null
tipy with every generation, and that human
teeth particularly never used to occasion
trouble or pain in the early ages of the
world. The following paragraph from tn.
medical Journal may put this error at rest:
Ii is often asserted that the teeth Of the
present generation are much inferior IN the
generations which have passed on. We visb
that some OF our many dentists would nroys
literary enough to give US history. We
should be astonished probably, at the dental
evils OF other days. Evidences of the u.a
OF false teeth by the Romans two thousand
years ago were found among the ruins ~
Pompeii. Three hundred years ago. Martin
Luther complained Of the toothache; and a
herman ambassador at the Court of Eliza.
beth spoke OF the weakness and imperfec.
ton OF English peoples teeth, which he at.
trlbuted TO the custom Of their eating !.
great deal OF sugar. Shakespeare makes
one OF his characters speak OF being kent
away by u "raging fang" Roger Williams
Vas struck by the imperfect teeth of the
Nsrragansett Indians, whom toothache and
decayed teeth troubled exceedingly. George
Washington had set of artificial teath
for which he paid $500. Napoleon alwsvs
had bad teeth, and was especially troubled
with them at ST. Helena. Walter Scott
speaks at a comparatively early period Of
lie, OF dental troubles, and wishes he had
some fresh teeth. Such are very few fact.
which come up IN our poor memory concerning
nsomewhat interesting matter. We would
Ike to have many more OF them. For our
own part We have no doubt that dentist.
were In demand at the court OF Chedorl.o-
mer.
The lsianA 81 New Rsuaalana.
An English paper in discussing the lary..,
OF the American Islands, saws il il ahont
four hundred miles in length, by two han.
dred and fifty in average breadth. 1t sbound.
ia lakes and rivers, both of modernt. as
and Its surface is diversified with hills and
mountains, some Of which protest bolaly
into the sea. Tho lowlands, when thew do
not consist Of peat bogs, are generally cor.
cred with forests Of FIR or pine. These va.
riety OF trees are very abundant, but thew
seldom attain height Of more than 40 feet
and In the northern portions they are so low
nni their branches 50 matted together. thnt
small animals can walk upon their top. The
most useful tree upon the Island is the tam
rae, or larch, the timber OF which il nsea
In building small vessels. The elm, the ma.
pie, aud the beec are rare and the oak.
unknown. The variety Of trailing eyerereens
Is immense, and all the berries peculiar n
the northern latitude are so abundant as IN
lie an article OF export. The animal king
dom OF the island is more interesting than
The vegetable. A Swedish naturalist who
spent several years there, reported it 70 con.
tam no less than tive hundred spec,es Of
birds. VI the large quadrupeds, the CARR.
bou or American reindeer. 10 the most abun
dant. It's paths iutersect the whole com.
try like sheep walks. The black bear Ia fonna
In the wilder parts Of the island, and the
VOL, fox, hare, marten, beaver and muskr.t
in the interior. Their coasts swarm MIN
dsasrerf varieties Of seal. With regard n
Reptiles, snakes, lizards, etc., it ID said th,t
81. Patrick destroyed them in Newfound,
land Ut the time that he Danish them from,
Ireland. The Islands, and streams are tie
homes Of vast numbers Of salmon and iron,
The resident population OF Newfoundland
Is about 10000 and nearly every man IN
the colony is connected In sovr~ ~sv 49,
the fishing CT seal hunting business. The
Islands governed by u representative assam.
bly, OF fifteen members, with an Executiv.
Counsel Of twelve appointed, like the Gov
ernor, by tile Crown Vt England.
fHE LECTURE MANIA IL EsoLASp. wri.
ter IN the Express, says:
"Ths lecture mama appears to be on the
Increase in London. Since Thackerav. :. i,
- runored, makes bis five hundred ponnd. !,
week for abusing the Queens uncle Il his !
course on the Four Georges, such revards ~
Tar rose mobiles and broad moidores., are
enough to induce al the eminent author. ~
England to court popularity on the sThesni.
N cart Barnun lectures on Tempeyanes
and William Russell, the skillful Ir,shman
Of Crimean celebrity, is about to make !
profitable use Of his popularity by series Of
accounts OF his moving accidents by food and
Geld.n