The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-03-05
Shorcham, Vt,
Perkins Hyatt or CellulOid Base for Arr
tlicial Teeth.

Co.. Knapp In your issue of Jan
3Oth, over the assumed name of "Eames, y
appeared an exceedingly unjust criticism
on the Celluloid Base for artificial teeth.
The article rurports to be taken from the
Missouri Journal. Not believing that
any one in Missouri had any particular
interest in Dentistry in Mddlebury,
have taken the trouble of sending out to
St. Louis for information, and have gath
cred some facts most valuable for the
public. No one would believe for mo.
ment that DR.. Eames is correspondent,
OF your paper, or even requested the in.
sertion of the article in question in your
paper. The waters that flow from that
spring are in this locality, which amounts
to nothing more than an anonymous com.
munication calculated 10 injure those that
are working these beautiful cotton bases
But when Dentist has anything that is
valuable to give to the public, why don't
he give it in plain English and sign his
name to the article that the public may
be properly instructed. But imam pro.
poses and God disposes" Hence, those
Dentists who have not the genius or skill
to put up these bases, rather than to let
the public know their ignorance, they
send out to St. Louis to borrow brains OF
DR.. Eames to help mystify the ubject, to
cover their ignorance When any one
can see the truth or have ocular demon
stration of the fact of this base being
worn in the mouth, in Midd.ebury, and
has been worn over eight months in the
mouth Of one of the first ladies in this
village, full upper and under set, which
| deem much better evidence, DR.. Eames
to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Research and inquiry always affords
knowledge, and in my enquiries into the
dental business find that teeth made on
rubber are being reduced in price to five
and twelve dollars a set, in anticipation
of the expiration of the rubber pat. on
May next. Hence, after that time, all
who are in want of teeth can get them
for less than half what is now charged
for them. Also all rubber goods, boots
and shoes and all kinds of vulcante
combs, knife handles, rubber teeth. All
rubber loses its strength and vitality in a
little less than five years. The goods, OF
course, will have to be replenished once
in five years-teeth as well as other goods
to say nothing about the deleterious
effects of the mercury contained in the
rubber, which, like the true son of Vul.
can, has been blistering so many mouths
A gentleman called on me last Saturday
to order a set of teeth. He has three
mercurial sores in his mouth, tho alveoli
ridge being nearly destroyed by the ac'
ton of the mercury, superinduced by
wearing rubber plate in his mouth 1t
is well established fact that all person:
who are susceptible to mercurial inauen,
ces cannot wear rubber plate in their
mouth These are facts that should be
given to the public, especially those who
are in want Of teeth. There is not a
dental society in the United States that
recognizes the use IF rubber as base fol
artificial teeth. Many Dentists use il
because they do not know how to make
anything else, and many buy them be-
cause they are so cheap, 1t is no won
der that Dentists are making them out
west for FIVE and ten dollars a set. The
Celluloid or cotton base will be equally
as cheap as rubber 1t can be made il
less time and will last in the mouth n.
long as dozen sets ofrubber, and is per.
tectly free from any odor to the taste OIL
smell, aud is very pleasurable to wear il
the mouth. 1t has come into use at Q