, 1873-10-20

maintain IT..
Dr.. Douglas Of Romeo, In connection with Dr..
Taft, discussed tho anbjeot Of Therapeutics. DR..
Taft hoped wo might 10 hbto to discard medicine
In dentistry ut no distant day. but beloved, ut
present, dentists ought to bo oonvorsant with
medical remedies md syatomntio troatmont.
Under miscellaneous buaincHa. committee,
consisting OF Drs. Taft spo1man, and Flold,
was appointed to confor with representatives Of
tho Dontal Protective Union rolative to tho pros-
ont status OF tue rubber-quontion. n now muoIl-
agtatcd ubjoct. Tho Protective Union met horo
on Tuesday, tho Prosidont and socrotary boing
also members Of tho Dental Association. Tho
rubber-caso Is ono involving Hovoral millions OF
dollars, and haa exercised tho attention Of the
Unitod stntes Courts for q considerable tmo,
but ID still unaottlod. Tho plaintiff is Joseph
Bacon, Of Boston, and the defendants arc the
various Protective Unions OF the country.
DR.. Corbi,, OF Detroit, advised tho uso Of o.
tringonta In caae Of ulcerated jaw.
Dr.. Taft considered tho torn Psychological
condition" inapplicablo to those organisms not
endowed with sonBitiyoness. The most Bimplo
form Of pathological condition is q letttng-down
Or Weakening OF any organ Of tho syBtem, 30 that
| tho physiological aetion cannot bo shown. Tho
next condition Of it tho Introduction Of foreign
substances into tho Byaton1. Theso causo do
foctH In tho structure Of tho tooth. Th1R poiHona
VIC invite, aa alcoholio drinks and tho nicotine
accumulated from tho uAe Of tobacco. No
denttas haa right to use tobacco In any form.
In decay Of tho teeth, tho oauBo, In noarly eyory
instance, 10 original dofeotB in the structure.
On tho subject Of Neuralgia, DR.. TAFT said we
aro almost totally at a loss to namo tho cause Of
the disease There arc, howovor, two gcuoral
causos : First, infringement on q ncryo 1t aome
point o tasno upon III aoc
may nSsn'a Ss Rss00oss into 'setass tss
system, and prevent tho function Of tho nerve
It may occur when no Impingement is to DO dis
covered. Sometimes gangion ia alfeotcd. and
BY it's removal, the neuralgia ceases. In tho for
NOR caso, tho euro Ia effootcd By cutting away
tho point Of implngemout.
| "WEDNESDAY.
DR.. Holmes, Chairman of tie Committee to
prepare manual Of limits for practitioners, 70.
ported progross. Dra. Holmes, OoEbin, and
Watlin were appointed to prepare and publlBh
tho work, ovor 6,ooo copies OF II being ordered
by mombera.
Tho next mooting Of the Association Haa fixed
for tho second TuoBday In October, 1874, at Ypsi-
lanti.
The elcction Of officers for tho ensuing year
resulted as follows President ?. Q. Haxlurst,
Battle Crock Vioo-President ". Il. Jackson,
Ann Arbor Secretary, Thomas II. porry, Grand
Rapids Troasnrer, E. 8. Holmes, Grand Rapids
| DR.. G. r. Thomas was appointed to fill a
vacancy on tho Board Of Censors.
Tho following resolutions woro offered by Dr..
Holmes, and adopted by tho Association.
Resolped, That tho Michigan Dental Association dls
f snt% ,ss to
emlnont professional qualifications and serycea)
welfare Of both The dentist and the public generally
and we rlodge ourselves to withdraw countenano
md support from colleges that may bs guilty Of suct
!, Eeso!ued, Tint NO would bo glad to aee tho tim
oags ee ee d %sa
tho requirements OF tho candidate for graduation