Sauk Rapids frontierman., 1857-03-26

able portion of that profession would
have nothing to do with him, that he
was dishonest IN his practice, that he
has filled twelve teeth Ia an hour, when
an honest dentist could not do that a.
mount ofwork in less than twelve hours.
that he was willing to do anything for
money, that the greatest portion Of his
patients while in Broadway were disre-
putable characters, and that since then
all the respectable people who have gone
TO him were allured by the name Bur
dell, as John Burdell was very worthy
and estimable man, who understood his
profession and was an honor to it. The
work entitled g Observations on the
Structure, Physiology, Anatomy, and
Diseases of the feeth,' which he pub
iished in connection with his brother
John in 1888, is represented to have
been written by John. Another medical
work which deceased claims to have
translated from the French, was trans
lated by DIR. Sidney Done.
DIR. Burdell was never connected with
the American Society Of Dental Sur
geons. He was proposed two or three
times as a candidate for membership Of
that society, but was never elected
This society expelled large number Of
sts members one year because they used
amalgum--a compound of mercury and
silvcr--to fill the teeth with. The par
ties thus expelled and others afterwards
formed society, called the New York
Society Of Dental Surgeons-more pop
ularly known as the amalgum society,
because they were in favor of using that
material to fill teeth with DR.. Burdell
was President of this society at one time.
1t was under his presidency that the So
ciety collapsed, he agreeing to the pro-
posal to break up the society and divide
the proceeds among the members. He
was an honorary member Of the PhiIa-
deIphia Medical Society, but was not a
prominent party either in getting up or
maintaining the dental conventions held
in Philadel phia and New York. He did
not attend the one in Philadelphia, nor
take prominent part in the one in New
York. lie was u member Of the New
York Historical and Statistical Society,
'oI0 piiCStOl III Tic i1IllZduS Dduk OF
New York he was one of the principal
parties engaged in-getting up that bank J;
ne took $25 900 worth of its stock he
had about $4,000 in it at the time Of
his death, and money in the Broadway
Bank he owned a house and lot No. 81
= Bond street worth S25, 900; the house
and lot No. 2 Bond street, worh 1886, 900,
property in Shrewsbury, n j. and aeal
estate in Herkimer county, N. Y, and
other property, SO that he was worth at
least 500, 900. There were five broth
.ers in the Burdell family, Harvey and
John, both dentists Of this city, are de-
ceased there is one brother living in
Ohio, another, who formerly lived in
Michigan is now in Indiana, the fifth.
fomerly of alparaiso; was nos long since
in this city, and is now in the Lunatic
Asylum on Blackwe'l's Island.
When DR. Burdell bought the house
No. 81 Bond street he occupied the first
floor and other rooms, the rest of the
house was let. Mrs. Conway first re Mt
ed it in 1853 !; Mr.. or Mrs Bullin next !:
after which Mrs Jones occupied it a
few months. when Mrs. Cunningham a.
gain took charge of it on the Ist Of NAY
last, and still occupies it.