The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-08-01

Continued Deliberations Of the Southern Dem
| tai Association,
Yesterdays PROCEEDINGS CoNCLU-
DED.
The President appointed committee to
draft suitable resolutions in memory of DR..
VIM. Reynolds, Of Columbia, S. c., and of
DR.. b. A. Rodriguez, of Charleston, S. c.,
both of whom had died since the last meet
ing of the Association.
DIR. Clark offered resolution providing
for a committee Of ways and means to erect
monument to the late DIR. Chaplin A. Har-
ris, of Baltimore, and the following COM
mittee was appointed by the chair: Doc
tors Grant, Of Virginia; Brown, of South
Carolina and Bignon, of Georgia.
| The report of DR.. S. p. Cutler, of New
Orleans, on Histology and Microscopy,
which was submitted Tuesday, was taken
up again yesterday afternoon, being read by
DR.. Gorgas, of Baltimore.
On motion of DR.. Grant, it was received
and vote of thanks rendered its author,
and also its reader.
Baltimore was selected as the place for
the next meeting, and time fixed on the
last Tuesday of July, 1873.
DR.. A. f. Bignon, of Augusta, Ga, was
proposed for membership, and unanimous.
ly elected.
The committee on mechanical dentistry
submitted report, which was read and re-
ceivcd.
Aluminium as material for plates or
bases for teeth was then briefly discussed by
Drs. Mills, of Norfolk, and Sprinkler, of
Madison Courthouse, Va. THE latter espe-
cially commencing the metal for the pur-
pose named.
The report on Dental Literature, by DR..
Gorgas, was then read. 1t gives brief
summary and review of the dental periodi-
cal publications Of the country and Of works
relating to the dental science that have APP
peared since the last annual meeting. The
report also suggests that the Association
take the american Journal Of Dental Science
under its charge and patronage, appointing
its editors, &c. The report was received
and its discussion deferred till this morn
ing.
The President appointed the following
committee on clinical operations and expe
riments: Drs. Bouton, of Baltimore, Md. !;
Ford, of Atlanta, Ga. and Thompson. Of
Fredericksburg, Va.
Adjourned till this morning at 10 o'clock.
THIS MORNINGS PROCEEDINGS.
The Convention met at 10 o'clock, Pre-
sident Clark in the chair. No prayer. =.
DR.. Arthur being called upon to make
an explanation in relation to his remarks
yesterday with regard to the destruction of
teeth being more remunerative than their
preservation said, he meant that the prac-
tice of dentistry is greatly misunderstood
by the public. The thorough treatment of
the teeth in the case of any individual de-
mands many difficult as we'll as simple op-
erations. If the merely simple operations,
occupying conspicuous places in the mouth
are performed, it can be done with great
rapidity. 1t is more profitable to attend to
twenty people in this way than to one
thoroughly. But the result will be that the
teeth of any one treated in this way will
suffer, and many of them eventually be de-
stroyed. But it is easy to satisfy such in
dividuals that this result is unavoidable.
Such kind of practice unfortunately is too
common. 1t is time that the public should
understand that the preservation of the
natural teeth is within the resources of
dental surgery properly applied; and in
any instance where child is intrusted with
out restrictions to the hands of dentist,
the loss of any Of its teeth must be attribut-
ed either to incompetency or unfaithfulness
on the part of the dentist.
The committee appointed yesterday for
the purpose of devising or suggesting some
means to this Association to raise fund for
theipurpose of erecting suitable monument
to the memory of the late Prof. Chaplin,
A. Harris submitted the following SUCCESS
tions That for this purpose every mem
Der of this Association, and the presiding
officer of every State dental society, be
requested to act as a general committee to
solicit subscriptions of one dollar each from
every dental practitioner in their vicinity.
The committee also recommend the APP
pointment by the chair of treasurer to
take charge of the fund to be raised in this
manner.
The committee appointed to inquire into
the respective merits of certain dental in
struments, made report which was adopt
ed. -..
Appropriate resolutions concerning the
death of DR.. VIM. Reynolds, of Columbia,
S. c., and of DR.. b. A. Rodriguez, of
Charleston, S. c., who have died since the
date of the last annual meeting, were
adopted.
Resolutions looking to the endowment of
some southern dental college, in order to
elevate the standard of dental education,
We're introduced by DR.. Ford, and were I'M
der discussion when our report closed