, 1865-07-28
AMERICAN DENTAL CONVENTION.
Third Day Of the Sesslon--Reporfs Of COM
mlllees and Discussions Thefesh-
Operations.
Lecture ON the Circulation of the
Blood

The Association met At the usua! hour. Th
MINUTES Of the preceding meeting were sead an
approved; after which the Association ptoccede
to the choice of place for the 1ext ANIMAL mee1
ing.
The claims Of Boston, Lo1tsYll1e and Port,
mouth, were urged. In tho course Of the uIa
cusston the press Of Chicago received a h.nd
come compliment from tho monbers, for tn
Gai'hlr1 and durable reports made OF proceedings
The roll WAS called for the purpose OF correct
irK the list Of delegates In attendance.
Alter roll call financial statement was made
showing dedcit Of means to meet the expense,
OF the Association. On motion Of Dr.. ]. "
E:iit the delegates we're assessed IN addition O.
Two tolkrs each, 10 ralao the sequlslte fnnda
The Association Iext proceeded 10 the coustd
eratloD OF csrt1ln proposed amendments 70 the
eotsniotltn, which We omit, As not Of Interest
On nL,1on OF Dr.. PEBBLES, vote of thanks VA,
rendered to DR.. Morrison for a diagram Tor (
tetthl tpiitooo. the use Of which was offered to
the profession without paying tliou.e to tpstent
r9h," e. tncrt. Of eomm,,t.e =. v.ro my. .,,,.,
Dr.. Watt, from The Committee On Dental Chem.
tsrJ, SKID 1nat the committee was not ready 10
.br. Atkinson, from th. Committee on Dental
and-Ehostly rtporl. Altogether it Contained eyf.
oelce ot 0btctvalion sna reneet,on 1t WIS pre-
Etded N1th 30 ma1y visionary and spiritual Ideas
K+poits were called 1of tom othes nembers q % 81
the connittse. ". ChFcs:roush RESPONDED with
1p eiabosately written eesay upoa the sympathy
In particular The sympathy zeiiA and i.datrice Of
The irsvld Gtrus Hp"n The teeth 1esulttnk 10
tier decay AID Instruction." The eeeay was
l,stcrsa 10 With n'eL.c tnterest, and At the c!ose
Doctor. MeN.nn,s, Watt, Buckingham, Chess-
brnuED, and chsee wlre appo,nted n cum 1lttee
tv ptepazc formula fur l. tooth powder toss
could be safely recommended for public use.
This step was oeeEel Necessary to prevent the
destfue tnn ct the nll1ns OF teeth ii It are beint
9ttlroycd ~ quick ptepa1arons. as suzodont,
On notion, adjourned unt.i 4 o'clock.
At sbout halt psst two O'Clock p. n, a lsrce
delegation Of the members Of the Association
starred fur tie Desmatrvt Eye and Ear Hospita!.
TO Nltnest operation. upon the eye.
Having arrived At the hoaplt.i the patient VI.
paced ~ Position, and willie he was being put
nlder the ltdnence OF AZ aEnstnel.c Dr.. uHdreth
use Of ar Gsthktic ayenfs. Ho 6sd a decided
preierence for The use Of etbrr tn ali cases OF
opetafoEe upon the eye. He considered 1t en-
only agent that VI. safe where euch i perfect
susie OF annsttes:a ~ss required. lie briefly
relaed experiments With sheep, cats, rabbits &c,
9 5sa. ne, ass1 ed fo Tue
der tho NEG Ct chtorola1m. lie sud that Dr.
bIinton, o. Ph'l.delpaia, pad tined to XII sheep
VII sshss snd soa9 rot do y but toy died ysry
were over THREE hundred c3ssS recorded OF desth
frCm ch!oroform hi there was not nne authea.
he nttd WAS Manufactured At the Army Ia :or1sory
1t Ph1ladelphia, for governm. nj use. Thts could
not be otatte1 iof private practice, bnt that pre-
pared ~ Siehots he considered vrEJ pure and ex.
crlfnt
The highest ttats OF ansestherfA having been
produced, ". hldfe:h, assisted BY Dr. qlessoo.
my. OF what IA klown ~ she operation oi dss-
chr Hstnf, ~hl-n reans ttaslng, and was dfst re-
ducrd 10 au e.s1 psscticst operation BY Desnaf-
no:h eyes Of The patient In the prestnes Of about
hfty Of the members Of the Association. who we're
b eh' drli4htca with The skil WIN which 1t was
I he patient Vas prsetlc.lly blind, but the DOC
tor ttpects to sr rertGre his sight by his ope1
attc.r, that be will be able % read. H. has per
formed the operation fourteen tluat. ~ftht1 the
LIT e1x noL1ht. wrh Loot hspp5 results.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
paner on symmetrical ctteatef, prepsrni by
D. b. ,t.nahsm- Il was Tesy able tseause on
The eubjse' was taen discussed By Drs. Nc.
Quil,sn. Chet shorosgh, Atktnson, Sneined.
1t rs r, Freeman, p: kine, Stone, Furo~ snd
lice il vhieh his own peeulia, theory Of no,h
culture was sppa1entl, enstatned. The discussion
iurr cd large On the stluc ufs Of The teeth, and
cHye0 eilheE wholly Or Il part; toe heroic ntat
nent complete e1traelon) Vas The one most
favuftu.
1he ditcrssions srr r1ther detulosy. aud NOT
Of sufficient pnbic lnteles to he reported. Many
Of tie de4tCafcs threw ont valuable eugge stone,
sDd rome exceedingly interesting variations in
p'acueo were r par,ed ~ the speakers, vary
misty caset being cited. Practically ths DISCUS
einn + Ok VICE range. embracing every form Of
manipulation, aid aamo-t cYery possible mode OF
,pts ial aid general Treatment; Theoretically the
talk tot X ttill tlkheE flight; In fact some.pf tho
ltn1Led gentltn en- retn,nded one OF Inc fxllea
o1ts. Of whom Allton wrote, who eai On tha edge
Of the burnrG take,
sand found DO end In wandering mazts 1ost~
"A paper on Diseases Of the Dental pulp wns
tten Rad BY cne Of the deicRRt4A, who.c exce.-
tisc MT oeaty would not p.rmit the reporters TO
copy The nt'e ftora hts zaanrscript.
luy1tsttehe were received from Mrs.. F. r,
Clarke to Inspect The art Cutlery ut No. 1T Lake
e4eet; from The B1arc OF Pnb!lc Works TO ia.
epcct the Lake Tunnel OF the c1ib ia tue lake:
from the Chicago Historical Society, md the
Academy Of Sciences. Tho invitations we're &c
ctp'cd with thanks.
Ihs tolo.!EE gentlemen were announced 10
ten O'Clock: Docts.s chetehoroagh, MeQalIIan,
Morgan, Hunt aud AikiIeou.
The Convention tnen adjourned.
In the evenInE The delegates assembled to lis
fen to lecture delivered by PsoH, cQliltau, on
the circulation Of the blood. II was an ebe ttls-
coursc. AfleF the lecture was finished, they I'd,
loulued 10 the testtence OF N. i. Dsvls, where
ihoT were aRreeab'y entertained. We omitted to
r. nnon yesterday that On Wedne.day evening
ihe 1esidtnco Of Dr. Da Lssk1e Miller was eiui-
veluun.