The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-09-08
John Ph9nix Attends the Dental
Association.


tended the session Of the American Dental Assoei.
ation His account of it is too good to be lost 10
We give it below:
While deeply interested In the discussion of the
Injurious repast provided for the happy guests Of
this mansion yesterday afternoon my attention
was diverted by the sound of music OF wild and
Srracenc description, resounding from the exterior
Of the building The melody appeared to be that
portion Of the Battle of Prague which repre-
sents the cries OF the wounded" accompanied by
an unlimited amount of exertion on the part Of
the operator on the brass drum. Hastily rubbing
to the window, bearing elevated on my fork the
large potato from which had partly removed the
cuticle, stephens gives enormous potatoes: IL
takes twenty minutes to skin one properly be-
hell procession. numbering some three or four
hundred all in their sunday clothes, every man
with cigar in his mouth, slowly and soIemnly
moving pass the hotel. They bore a banner st
their head, on which wss depicted an enormous
cofkscrew, or .oge Instrument Of that descripton,
with the motto. ~ l1iq pull strong puQ, and a
l,!sU G'to5HEktr.p Judge Of my astonshment and
light IN recDsaizg in te bearer Of this banner.
ins old friend, the ptIlanthropic Tushmsksr, Of
Widespread dcntal TenovH. As the procession
r}ached tho front Of the hotel. each rusn threw
away his cigar, and having replaced it by large
quid Of Tobacco defed ON the plaza, in tolerable
straight line, aud then gazing intently the win
dows. opened his mouth from one auricular orihcs
to the other. and showed his teeth. Never have
sern so glitterng display. Filled with curiosity,
] wss about to ask an explanation when my friend
npoiittle from Andiscr0ggiu, who had rushed to
the window at the same time with myself saved
me the trouble, by demanding with an incoherent
and exceedingly nasal pronunciation, "Nhy What
on airth IL this ere" This" replied the court
eous Hiram, whose suavity of manner is only
eqnaled by the beauty of his person. This Ia the
American Dental Association, composed Of men,
bers from all parts of both continents, and the
British West India Islands" "JerusdLem," said
Dcolittle 'ttrse hundred te,cth carpenters"
1t was indeed thrilling spectacle. To think Of
the amount pf agony that body Of men had pro-
duced. and were capable Of yet producing, TO think
Of he blood they had shed. and of their daring
over! The immortal charge of the six hundred
at Balaklava was not circumstance to the charges
made daily by this three hundred As Hiram had
iuly said. these were dentists from all parts 81
elegant city practitioner, with shiny hat. and straw
c"iored gloves. side by side with the gentleman
from the country. who hauls man all over the
q 'or for two hours for a quarter of dollar. and
gives him the worth OF his money. observed
that forty-seven Of them wore white hats, and two
hundred and sixty-eight used Tobacco In some
form. There can be no question that this sub
stance Is preservstive to the teeth. I observed,
in ths rear rank the ingenious gentleman who In
yented the sudden though painful method Of ex-
tracing tooth by climbing tree, and connect
lug by q catgut string the offending member with
. stout limb and then jumping down. highly
successful mode Of operation, but not calculated
to become popular In the community. He wore
buckskin mocassins and did not appear to be en-
joying q successful practice.
fut while / gazed with deep interest upon the
assembly, the band struck up :" Tom Tug" and
away they went. Three times they encireled the
hotel, then, :" with their wings aslant, like the
fierce cormorant,' swooped down upon the bar. and
registered their names, and took o grand, united,
Federal drink, leach man paying for himselfl--
Hero toasts and sentiments were the order OF the
day. 1.-THE American Dental Association. like va
terman. pull one way and look another
three dollar cavity. very filling at the price,
.I5c woodcock. emblem Of dentstry-he picks up
his living from the holes, and passes 10 precious
long BILL" The memory Of DR.. Beale, drank
standing These, with other sentiments OF . SINH
larIy meritorious. character, were given, and re-
ceised with great applause.
Having all drank from the flowing bowl. the Az
.ncaton again formed in line. In front OF the piaI
zAs, which were now crowded with curious ana
ndmiring throng and sang with surprising bsrmo-
nv beautiful plaintive and appropriate ehsunt.
This chaunt finished. and the applause subsiding,
an air of gravity over the association, and the
President, DR.. Tushmaker, stepping forward, an
nounced that few pleasing and wonderful perform
anees would nov be gone through with. with the
slject Of exhibiting the dexterty acquired by the
members Of the society. Then turning to the line,
every one Of the association was armed with brill
liant turnscrew FIR m shouted DR.. Tushmaker,
aud each member opened bis mouth and attached
the fearful instrument to back tooth. "Hosal
screamed the doctor. "Hold, for Gods sake"
shouted /, but II was too late; three hundred
double-fsnged back teeth, dripping with blood.
were held sxultant I'm the air. The association
looked cool and collected; there might have BEEN
pain but, like the Spartan boy. they repressed its
the ladies with wild cry Of horror, fed from the
piazza "Rep,ace r. shouted DR.. Tushmsker. and
in an instant every tooth returned TO the mouth
whence il came. understood 1t at oncs. II WAS
ball practice with blank catridge-they we're ali
false teeth. Several other interesting exercises
we're gone through with. hackman passing BY
on his carriage was placed under the influence Of
ehloroform. all his teeth extracted without pain,
and an entire and elegant Get put In their
place, all in forty-two seconds. His appearance
was wonderfully improved; he had been known for
years as s'snaggle-tooth Bill" but a new and more
complimentary title will have 20 be devised for
him Wonderful are the improvements Of science.
At 5 O'Clock the procession was reformed, and
the band piayng "Pull Brothers. Pull the asso-
clarion moved of, returning by the Nelly Baker 20
Boston
have never seen three hundred dentists togeth-
ar before. and don't believe anybody eiss ever
dii. but | consider IL . pleasing and improving
spectacle, and would suggest that the next time
| they meet they make an excursion which shall
| combine business with pleasure. and all 20 down
together and remove the snags from the mouth ct
the Mississippi.