The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-01-21

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4 A 7QAepter; on Teeth-rAn Illustrative
n, eori;ar1Pelaent'
IA writer "a tho. Springfield RcpnIIican
says;vy
=" Many frequenters Of Saratoga twenty
years ago remember DR.. North, then one Of
the standard.bearers Of the medical pro-
iession there. To great official ability he
adden an extensive general scientific
knowledge, and his little book on the
chemical analysis of the different springs
Of THAT LEGALITY, eand their respective
adaptation 10 various diseases, IS, believe,
still valued rs q manual of reference.
pSH Dufing!a visit with him in 1854, he
told me that he had made the early decay
of teeth, particularly in our own country,
u special study for some time. lie had
l'attributed II to various causes, (Which fur.
thUr investigation had proved erroneous.
One of these was the ENORMOUS apd In.
crcasipg use Of sugar In v,irious forms.
But 4 visit to the sugar plantations OF
Louisiana and, the West Inlies disproved
that theory; for he never saw afiner teeth
than wasipossessed y5dh6' hegFoeS who
conducted tliemauuiaeitrp, ardlwholwere
always chewing the eans sucking the
Juice, and eating tie sugar BY "handsiul,
during the sacchafiie season. tfIt had
finally come 10 tho conclusion that the
trouble In question arose from the present
disllss OF many articles OF, food which
formed q ldrge part Of tAeidiet Of The past
generations, md the, boiling Of our farina-
ceous cereals 50 fine as to exclude most Of
tho sileciDus elementsof which nature
forms the enamel Of our teeth.
= oHe had put this Inst theory to the test,
to his entire satisfaction, in case that
khah recently fallen unaerhis professional
management. A Southern lady was visit
| inE the Springs mainly for the benefit Of
an only daughter some four five years old,
who was living poor, puny, pining life,
having always been siekly, and who had
lost all her teeth by utter decay In their
sockets. g, On inquiry, he found that the
child had eaten nothing except food,
chiefly cake, made Of the finest flour, and
confectionery al Hbitum. lie put the pa
Itient upon q diet-nauseous ut first, ind
only accepted US tue alternative Of starva-
tion-Of -wheatcn grits, Graham bread,
dried peas and beans, so as 10 procure slick
enough for Natures wants, In,eighteen
months time, NE child lid not only DC.
COME strong, and hearty 'bptA new Set 81
teeth had superseded The former, strong,
white, handsome, and with splendid
coating of ,enameliwhich laughed at the
| dentist. This seemed ID settle the truth
Of his theory; but he thought 1t received
still further confirmation by an incident
which / furnished him shortly after.
Ut was on the battle field of Bour.
goyne's invasion, and on my arrival at
Bemis Heights, learned that llie owner
bf the battle gropid DC pctober!1 1871,
had Just cxhuned 1 several skeletons IN
excellent preservation. confess 10 a
certain antiquarian weakness, and i'm
mediately soughttlle aforesaid land hold.
er. found that in ploughing to enlarge
his garden, which lay upon the site Of the
old British entrenchcd camp, he had In
vaded the forgotten grave Of eight Off.
GERS who had been buried in the same
trench. q That they were officers was
proven by the universal tradition that they
alone were carriad, from the field which
Iremained in the hands OF the victorious
| Americans, while the dead Of the rank
and fle were Left 70 Tho disposal Of the
conqucrors. IsisN o. 5lsuypfH 7sai'o ,t,7
Moreover, with one 81 heskcletUns was
found quite a. piece Of his scarlet coat
perfect in texture, and color, after q burial
OF nearly eight years, md two gold.iaccd
buttons, whose bearings enabled nc e
determine tho wearGr 10 lave been one d
General Frazer's grenadiers, who were
terribly cut up IN the fight, the general
himself having beehl killed at their head
The skull Of the said officer had beer
pierced with amusket ball, which was still
within Il. This and the relic OF the
uniform the finder had laid aside, while
he had rcburiel tic ,rcst ,ol his bones
Bot, atmy instigdtiJn, he, re.opCned the
grave and permitted me TO select what
chose from It's contents. A competent
doucenr Of currency secured to me TIT
possession OF all these articles which
still hold. What connects thelstory will
DR.. North and his teeth theory was tht
splendid dental development manifest Il
Ehll The skulls, scarce . tooth .bGipg, want
Ding, md, Will vGFy iew.excepti6hS, eydfN
tooth In The flest condition, although TIL
elIacemcnt Of The suture in some Of tn
crania betokened that the age Of ihel
years.
"On my way home l called on the doc
toriana exhibited yItrophies. He hlmos
danced 10 sec in.those, bcautiinli tooth ah
other proof Of his last hypothesis concern
ing dental decay. 9 "Sec tliere,n said ihu
"thosc fellows werGaoldifrS alhthclr lives
they ate unbOltcd flour and leguminou
Comcstihles; the retinenents d pastry
cakes and comfits rarely passed between
their splendid molais. And behold ,th
c6nsgltieieGst No decay me l6s ptr
petial immunity IRON tPqlh lctS, saHd
magnificent eating opparatdS al thol