, 1864-07-25
WESTERN DENTAL SOCIETY,
Eighth AeIuai Eleetlug- -Eleetlen Of OfIlte1s-
address Of The President Structure
Of the Teeth-IAtersstins
Elierosteople lures.
ueatlons,

meesipg was CT led to order By the President b
u. &: PEBBLES. and The ninutee Of the LAST anuu
| 1utt''tDg y ere read aud approved.
T. c names Of. stvcrsl eentltmen were propoas
for mem ber. hip hy 'Is. Forbes Allport Do ,ur an
Pee les, and were re erred to tho Executive Con-
Dr.. Forbes wished to know If any ateps had bee
ta.eA to orgznize State Dental Society for I'LL
nois.. He Believed they had been inangua,a.ed t
received some attention IN hls State-MIsson1i-
but the dentists OF ST. Louis did not consider sac
es1abl'tanent practicable at the present time, ow
ing e the disturbed aspect Of alsire 1hrougoou
t:e State. He would lie tu know II any more
lent Of the kind had been set on foot IN GhIcsgo
tyr the mt mbels in The country !ook to the latgt
ire organization would be subject OF eome i'm
po tnnce.
u Abt1l answered ii tue negative. He was no
aH Htt that any steps OF the nature hnd been though
The subject tke11 dropped. .....
Dr.. Allpors offered for the inspection of the Socl
lut.1bung The nervous tissues Of tue teeth.
w on 1hot1on. Doctors. Forbes, Span! ding AM
Abell were appointed . Committee to examine th
d lsps5 IN a1e te sa1;
rtd the Dancs of the candidates for membership re
ported in fayor Ut Doctors W. N. Morrison, Vt, Il
ZINES, l.. +. Haskell, John c, FalleE. J. War
On ballot beiDg taken, these gentlemen wert
unanimously elected, and their names recorded OF
the list Of members.
The meeting then adjourned for dinner.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Society met at 2 O'Clock, purEuaut to til.
3a)ournest t. elect officer: for ths eneuiug year
P1estdmt-T. r. Abel, Chicago.
ssoond Tiee I4estdent-W. ii. Eames.
spaidinEe =.
Corresponding secretaYy-E. A. Bosue.
EaeNtsre toansntt&ee-W. y. Airport. Onair
Psn F's ,Ia Pesb'es: Et,'s. ". n Morrison, ). wafd
The meeior then adjourned until o'clock.
At three o'clock the meeting again organized
The char Was taken By Dr.: PEBBLES. and in INC
s. cresary 77o fem.
Upon motion Of Dr.. Forbes, the meeting pro.
ded 10 the erection oi delegates TO the ensuing
held nt Niagara Falls. Tho following ncmbers II
were elected: Drs. Abel, Haskell, Allport. Pee.
bles. A: n. Leslie. F.rbes. Perkins and Spaldins.
pts. Mansfield and Airport then conducted Dr.
DR.. Pebbles eaid that under the circumstances It
was impossible Tor him not to feel but that this
election Was an unexpected honor to him. When
used 10 place hts sone as masters Of ycssels before
1hey Lad bad any experience Of seadarine life.
Such men. the sailors used to remark, entered The
captain oer'h through the cabin window" and
when he looked at the responsibilities Of Ills ncT
position and 1elt hls oWn weaknesses, he could not
but !eei, despite bis strong lore OF the science,
,hst hs hsd entered the presidential char through
He remembered the ancient monarch who, when
ieadine bis Victorious hosts to 4 new country,
would fret revercnsially bid adeu to the tutelar
his enerrie9 to the shrine Of tue guardian gent Of
the untrodGen dominion. Similarly, the spesker
continued, he would forget the past and enter
ctety with which the immediate future was TO him
connected. He believed that the estimation man
had really Of himself, vas the estimation In which
nifty Or an association; and remembering th1r, they
could not over exert themselves Many people
were not aWare q the rast importance Of the dem
tai profession. When yonny, he was nor. and con
would pull TOOTH nj tooth, or do anything con-
ceiEahle to that orca1, inst 90 the whim or the
PICKET Of tie patient j1stiaed: bat as hs grew
tjstly, he knew better. Wien he enterea tho % pTo.
leesion. he entered it as uEeful and an honorable
oae and still believes thst profession was more
conclusion, Dr. Abel hoped that a!l the members
woud exert rhcmselvcs to the utmost to raise In
popular estimation tho standing Ut the Society,
and n The eapaslty Of President DO would do al In
his power 10 advance Its interests. lApplause.l
TIE report OF the Treasurer was received, It is
briefly .as follows
Rcceipts.. .$1969f
Balance in hand..u n1a, 70
This Wss Tue na ance in the treasury at lid com
1.!ESsmest u me present session. II II nov ma
6ets; ne report E'as referred to the Executive
p. Airport esld th.t formerly they had annually
appfopF1a ed certain sum Of mooey to par the
expenses of delegate to the session oE the Amer
iean Dental Association This year 80 many dele
gates had been appointed that an appropriation
would not be made, and be suggested thar Ger.
tain sem be voted to some other purpose which
would advance the interests Of The profession.
Upon consideration he could think d no better
the T. ss
be appropriated yearly Tor the tuition Of rome
yo9ne etuoent #no lacEed the neceseary funds,
AZ i4 ~ shat or tnreo DC appointed to &c.
~. II. sRaldIns seconded the resolution.
1s. Els tnonsnt tnat )eaiousles might arise
81 70 VIC He snceeas'al student should be, or
oppoeeo zee iaea. Ae thon.at the foclety had
ot /, taan was convenient, tney mtchf do
n,ssn Ga.e 10 thc soldiers Aaa FUND OF Sanitary Com
;j 55; jspalains theasht the committee relerred to
"g4,o Tha ,o1y 10 asy m1aa az petty )taioasles'
Tte 'Gia fhair pG,atta. ~ n.a ,u.rr,,
;paiiiux Us the ea1nniitee- 's' &A1pos.' ELLIS anu
~, II pao!ng saa I'M, as oelesate TO the Ameti-
n make fo,Ise 11i,a, 49, II was n!s anIf
or i9e Gnn 11.n ~ Eenost o, shs
% vat ssssen e. hs had t TIT he could no
rom he crpdfi ~ ~ Srocee,1cs :, anv ,,nSt
hink hia report wasa Correct synoosis Of he Waie
.etsipn. He thcrefcre would wieh to bB exrrsrd
rom making the written report.
Dr.. Ailpoft moved that Df. Spaldlpc be excused
rom mixing report for publication. Carried.
Dr.; spanldtng, ~ Chairman Of the Committee
lppointed to examine and report on tho microsco-
,leal preparations, stated that they had had no
lime 10 make the examination, and suggested that
heir report should be laid before the members In
ne puolished tsaneacf1ons o. the society.
Tne suggestion was embodied in resolution Oh
Erred By ". Ellis. and carried
Of. A1iport SID he wished to oe1htblt to the mem-
'el9 lew miuo5copiea! preparations Of sections
u me teein, ana would say a lew words On the
g hlect. II mss oeen matter OF considerable de.
.ueflon 1uf many years WAL WIS tnat LAY N toe
'ooY OF me tooth 10 transmit sensation 70 tue
ae!ses Eo lnal Mnen t1e loom was aentce or cut
,aln We pefespIi1is. me s!rue:ufs q the toota
0ns!s!eu y! pataae1 rowe Gl tpoea aueu Wlte some
.nostsncc, the nature OF Which Eas not Thorough
knoNp. some miIoscoplsts coatended that
n .upee contansa slmpls coof!ess ;sniu, Wnlen,
= neh coupfesEeq al one cnn u Int ilttlc pipe Or
1uft, eoosGyeu pftesuIe o. suseeptf-
'Hny 70 Tic netse on 1ae oIncs. 1afa
70 old not beIie1e 70 ee lha case.
W. lomes+ OF Lo1don-a man OF great attain.
~ nts IN the science. considered that the patho-
osical structure Of the tooth falsied this theory
ie believed and clearly demonstrated in q namnk.
ct had published that the tubes confnnej jiftIe
lunches of nervous lbre, conpectea Of cnnrsc win
be nerves in the taW This idea the sne slSer San.
jderett. explained satisfsrtnrjv many nhnno,nsna
d dentistry Which the Other thsorv eon,5 ~ hs
heaia hv rird,n1 - nn1i hi. 1t t.I III .aypo
cdnced d. thn pse Ths pse eoSin e I u ~
ion q the tooth was dissolved, when he removed |