The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-08-16

The subject which roa have i'm
posed upon ne is one Of gcea: i'm
portaacc in Dentistry. l. is one
which should exact from every
member Of oar profession patient
aad scientific research. Tc relieve
;he Ills Of Humanity as. far as pos.
sible, is required at the hands Of
every practitioner in any Of the
branches Of Tie medical depart.
mcn,, Physicians, Surgeons or
Dentists.
Ths: portion oi the human tojy
Which tho DENTS. has to deal
with, is 50 Intimately connected
with the serves, that when they
Gro sccniy affected ; II the Ian
gr;a:e Of Robert Burns,
"GG.oots the tor,uo:,4 gums alanc,
And t!:ro, the h"gs GIGS :a.ay t. sHans,
Ne nua wing vengeance
Ica::ng Tie icTres H!t:i 5:::cT p4"g
Like rAck!ns engines
That should incite the members
Of the Dental Profession to labor
70 become ski!!fuI operators.
l! would be useless for me to
go away back in the misty ages
of the past, covered over with the
dust OF years, 10 describe tho wild
and chimericN! notions OF ancient
practitioners. ! an fully aware
; that gentlemen as Intelligent as /
see before me, are too vel! reraed
IN ;his, ard have beard it dwel1
upon too often, TO be any ways in,
tcrestcd in listening to u ea!ogy
on anclcnt skill. when thero is so
much Of the practical present be-
! fore ua, and go much ot the future
with its progressive march.
Whatever the skin OF the an
cisnts might have yacn, they were
singnlarly opposed 10 tho eZtrac-
ton Of teeth. They proposed nu-
merous remedies. As to their vir-
! tue we can speak nothing. AS to
one thiag,wc can say, the? eve:ad
vised and recommended grest hes
itation and precaut:on before pro-
ceeding to the extraction OF teeth.
Ii continuing this subject it is
essentially necessary that some
portion Of my remarks should b.
directed to the instruments EN-
pIoyed for the purpose; not that
| intend to dwell at length or
make anything more than i few
suggestions. ...-..
Said Napoleon Bonaparte to his
army formed in battle array, with
the Pyramids looming ap before
! them amid the sands Of Egypt. 70
! ircite them to deeds Of yalor.
''FplIoac .Sylliers-To,day, forty
centuries look down Upon you"
And allow me to say, Brother
Dentist, to day, with the VuIscelia
described BY CELSIUS, to incito you
to attain a higher degree Of skill.
both in Dentistry and instruments,
twenty centuries look down upon
you, and it is expected that we
shall reach greater dsgree OF
perfection.
Day after day, and year after
year, since the time Of Celsus, hs>
brought forth improvement upon
improvement. Serricd ranks Of
Instruments present their glitter
iug blades, by Cartwright, Smell
Fiayg, Church. Crane, Huilben aud
! Maynard, each one a derided im-
provcmen., ,nntil we fnd by Pay $"
the "aoyrsted E1rc.ps," viii h i
regarded Us i sine qaa nt'n in thu
fabrication Of Dental instruments.
! Now Gentlemen, this is an i'm
portant pni't: the possession %;
good Instruments. and1 Ain happy
TO knew that we live in all age
when every practitioner Of Den.
t!stry, if be will, caa possess ali
tnese vNlu.hie pr0vements.
I do not deem it necessary for
! me to enter into IN elaborate es.
say upon how Instruments should
he made Or how they shon!d br
changed, when so many vainahlr
ones arc on hand, ori ginatcd and
conceived by men of DECIDED nc
chai;:ca! ge":Hs.
In the extraction Of tecta, moi,
only is it necessary 70 have good
instruments. bat i; is essen-
| TALLY necessary that every prac-
! titioner Of DentiStry should have
al intimate acquaintance with the
normal and pathological condition
Of the teeth and their Surround.
ings. There can be no success,
: gentlemen, in the extraction Of
teeth, without one is skiilfu! and
inte!iiycn 10 his business or pro-
! tession.
! While the operator Of Dentistry
should be SkiIiful, bo should also
be courteous, kind and affahle,ao as
to gain the confidence Of his pa
tie1r. 4, the language Of q wri-
ter, cali unnecessary display oi
instruments shnulG ha .aY0i.lad