The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-02-15

SOUTHEI and CoLERIDGE, while they will miss in
future at Rydal Mount the half pettsh welcome of
its venerable mistress, will find an additional in
centive for lingering for short time in ''the
"sacred corner of Grasmere church-yard, where
''she, too, now lies among all those who had once
''made her home.' -+e...a vi l .rr.
The PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF DENTAL SURGERY.
By CHAPLIN A. HARRIS, NJ, D., D. D. s., &C., &C.
Seventh Edition, enlarged and improved, with
two hundred and seventy illustrations, s vo. PIP.
s92 Philadelphia LINDSAY & BLAKIsroN, 1858.
The objections, which we have urged to the re-
pairing and remodeling of ancient structures for
modern uses, were not intended to apply to the re-
edification and restoration of the most ancient
complicated, curious and perishable structure of ALL
''the human form divine" When we see what won
derful results have been effected by modern art on
tottering tenements Of clay, how completely
the world at large, and the recipients of these
rejuvenating manipulations themselves, have been
deceived into the belief, not only, that the
future inroads of Time are thereby arrested,
but that much of the ground he has won
from them, is absolutely reconquered, we
cannot withhold the expression of our pro.
found admiration of the taste and skill which
work such miracles. The poet who sang that
"The souls frai cottage battered and decayed,
Lets in new light through chnks that Time has made
would be amazed if he could witness how entirely
GIVE have changed all that" Our modern Cottage"
is cottage ornee. The "chinks' are so carefully and
cleverly repaired as fast as they occur that, as in
Villas whose walls have been newly frescoed and
upholstered, Time only manages to get in about light
enough to display vanties. Even where the
souls mansion has hean uffarad from, norartr
or tasteless negligence, to fall into great dilapda-
ton, the cure is by means impossible. 1t is GER
tany best not to let things go too far-but it would
be rash to say so long the spinal column and the
bowels remain, that any mans case is hopeless
The mere loss of hair has never been difficulty of
moment The most serious objection to an artificial
leg is that its superior elegance too often puts the
real one to shame.-though, under the "Peg-top"
dispensation, legs walking sticks are much the
same. The most fashionable sign of mourning, in
old wdower, a-days, is forthwith to put his
grey hair and moustache into black. His "poor,
dear wife" has died once-but, like the Apostle,
he edges daily" in every sense-ti he gets another
But OF all the "chinks of time" which modern in
genuity has enabled old or young beauty to smile
at, and not "betray with a SMILE" those made by
the loss of teeth the most trivial Clearly, the
| is handsome artificial one. Ter quateque beatus
he who, in contemplation of visit to the dentist
for extensive and necessary repairs can say of his
grinders, with an old gentleman, who died long be-
fore the day OF gold plates and suction attachment,
THANK God, they are all gone-stumps and all.''
1t is one of the most curious weaknesses of our ma
ture, as the Dentists have occasion to know that
the presence of even single incisor, still stand
1 oil WI
| lnoHuincnC W tnrrCy-on denarted falIows-
| frequently mars the whole plan of r.s,,ro,;o,
| Some absurdy grateful attachment, TO that faith
full old servant, exists in the mind of the proprie
| tor-a sort of a neutrality-suspicious. senti
mentalism-and he will insist its being retained
| in the new dispensation. In vain the artist remon
straes with his obstinate patient that if his object
be to show his fond affection to that "sole survi
! vor, he will consult taste comfort and economy,
by having it carefully withdrawn, and set in the
midst OF diamond pin, to be worn in his BOSOM
Too frequently, the rebellious subject, not
only persists in retaining the old TOOTH but matches
1t with the whitest and smoothest of the whole col
lection OF porcelain substitutes till it stands with
gold bands about it, like forlorn old pile driven
In to hold the rest of the teeth their moorings
we submit however, that no true artist will toe-
rate such interference, any more than the lamented
BARTHOLOMEW would have allowed Mr. WALKER to
| measure General WAsHINaToN's statue for the dra-
perry, it was to appear in.
most learned and ingenious friend suggests
that the art and science of Dentistry like elo.
quence, have been most successfully cultivated in
countries enjoying the blessings of free govern
ment The character of the civil institutions he
| thinks, may be partly estimated by observing the
condition of the peoples teeth and the number,
skill and repute of its Dentists, Er pede Herculem!
lie dente hbertatem-are parallel illustrations. OBJ
servation shows, he contends, beyond all dispute
| that in countries where Republicanism Furnishes
| most, teeth decay the soonest. and Dentists
are in consequence most skilfu and most abun.
dant. On the contrary where teeth are wbitest
and most regular, Despotism is found to prevail.
and Dentists are almost unknown. Vienna lin
| Austria, not on the Eastern Shore) has not more
| than three or four, who would be allowed to turn
the grndstone in the studio of first class Ameri
| can practitioner. Along the whole course of the
Danube pelicans are as rare as Famingoes on the
| Susquehanna, or birds of Paradise on the Chicka
hominy.
In Josephus, (Miller,) there is story of a brute
of man, who assigned as the cause of the loss O,
his wifes teeth, 'that she had worn them out with
her tongue" This solution suggests the query in
connection with our friends theory, whether the
wholesome practice of excepting the mouth shut
enforced in despotic countries, may not tend to
preserve the teeth, and whether the "denta struc-
lures of American citizens-the freest and
most eloquent (D on earth, are not prematurey des-
troyed by unnecessary exposure and Inpual
attrition. If there be anything in this, we VEN
ture to say that the chances for success, on the
Qf IN,
means improving under. the quiet and taciturn En-
Peror, while, however, an unexpected opening pre-
sents itself in Russia, whose emancipateA serfs like
amount of Dental carries nnno Ss ther Mh
condition.
In land where Dental Science is best
understood, and Dental Art, most superbly H.
ustrated it is no small praise to say that the Pro-
iession of our city, occupies the highest rank This
comedies again. remarkably, with the theory herein
announced, since Baltimore has now, as we all
know, become the freest of American cities.
The fact, that Professor of our Coere.
has given to the world, perhaps its best standard
work on 'the principles and practice" speaks bet
ter for the condition of the 'Science of Dental
Surgery than the necessity 1--WE presume) of hay-
ing it printed in Philadelphia does for the state of
the cart preventative of arts,' in this place. This
work is now in its seventh edition, which affords
conclusive proof of the estimation in which its
practical and scientific character is held That DR..
HARRIS has been able, in the midst of the large and
aborious practice he is well known to enjoy, to
prepare much valuable matter, at different
times, for the press, is quite creditable to his
industry, as TO his extensive information His deyo
ton to speciality, should detract in no degree from
his position, as a scientific man. When we con
slider the profound Importance of the mouth, in the
human economy-its ethical as well as physical
relatons-how intimately connected, with sound
and beautiful dental apparatus, are bodily health
and social position-how much of pain and discom-
fort to the sufferer, and annoyance and disgust
to those who. are compelled to bear Witness are
involved in the decay and loss of teeth,-we
assign to the dentist, without hesitation the high
est rank in special medical or surgical practice.
, The land and water belonging to the Hadley
Falls Company of Holyoke, Massachusetts,, was sold
on Thursday to Mr.. Alfred Smith, of Hartford, for
S325, 200. The original cost was over two millions.