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First Acquaintance with Dentist.

Ihc following is Sdll 10 uc Ccf0t'W tt-
port Of the speech before the Wisconsin State
Dental Association, by the well-known editor
and lecturer, Lutte Taylor, Esq, Of La Crosse
"M-mR. President AND GENTLEMEN: |
have n-notcea in the p-papers that the
t-tooth-pulIers' were TO meet in council hero
at this t-time; b-but bad no desire for an
introduction to their fraternity, and no expec-
taton Of being present at any Of your sessions
until, Through your urgent invitation, of
M-mr. President, andyour re-assuring terms
by which you quieisd my nervous a-spprehen-
sion, was induced to come in and hear the
discussion Of t-to-night"
"My l-love for your profession is not great
er than the love Of w-woman," and if you
gentlemen are Of the same cloth as the d-dent-
ist first had an introdnction'to professional
ly, should hope you would h-have speedy
and early adjournment. and d-depart from the
city was more coniding when met that
dentist than think am now. Ho was ono
of those fellows who seem to have growing
commission" c-came to tie place where re-
sided, and took great deal of interest in me
from the start. lie was brother M-mason,
too, aud soon secured my young Affections
lie w-wanted to look at my'mouth, and in a
moment of w-wcakness let him. Up 10 that
t-time thought my m-mouth was all right
as good one as wanted But he found on
ly d-iire disaster there One tooth must let
him fill. and at once, or irretrievable ruin
would be the consequence. hcsi,ated-and
You know what becomes Of those who hesi-
tate. He seemed messenger sent just at
that time to save my health from impending
ruin. He was, Of course, a superior d-dentist,
for had it from his olcn lips.
"And then came out the geinstrumenls
more d-diverse in appearance than what Pc
ter saw let down in a sheet, and all formed, it
seemed, for the especial p-purpose Of saving
my health from ruin. lie used those instru-
ments had consciousness Of it at tho
timo. t-think be e-explored the nerve and
whatever else was in that tooth. Bnt it
didn't hurt m-much M-mr President, for the
g-girl / afterwards married was holding up
my head, aud let him work as long as he
wanted to. And then be brought out tho
g-gold, and then he punched it into that tooth
by the foot and by the yard, until felt | had
bauk OF deposit on which could draw for
almost any rainy day
with bright visions | went TO bed that
night, but not to sleep. There was something
worse than his instruments g-gnawing at that
tooth. tried different combinations, and
m-modfcations of these, but / continued un-
happy. 10 the morning sought my dental
friend but be was not He had gone on bis
mission to bless. humanity in other p-parts.--
1t were well thus"
Z" ] have no memorandum detailing exactly
what did that day; | d-didnt forget that
tooth Ia the afternoon | anxiously sought
the services Of surgeon who p-pulled teeth,
and urgently requested him to remove that
tooth, with or without the head. c-cannot
describe its operation. know h-he took hold
Of it. | felt him. lie p-pullcd, and | p-pulled.
As a man of truth would say it didn't hurt,
but the astronomical observation m-made at
the time were varied aud extensive. When
we got tired Of p-pulling put up my hand
to let him rest. At the third t-trial rcmcm-
Der there was decided change in the sensa-
tons t-thcre was deep-seated conyulsiye
effort produced on mysystem, which reminded
me Of m-many things could not recall, aud
the tooth came out But have suffered ever
since"
al haze never seen my dental friend since,
but presume be is on his travels. ! d-dont
b-breaihe blessings on him very frequently,
and if / felt that you were nearly related TO
him-as feel assured you are nett should
have but few tears in bidding you adicu. But
! do, gentlemen, heartily wish You success in
raising the standard Of your calling, soothing
the pains Of humanity, and preserving tho
dental organs that play 50 important a part
in administering to the body, and em-b-bell-
ishiug the human countenaRce."