New-York tribune., 1874-12-16
THE TEETH AND THE BRAIN.

A PAPER BY DIR. NORMAN W. KINGsLEY-sPECIAL
MEETING or THE CHRONOLOGICAL SOCIETY
The special meeting of the New York OdOn-
tolcsIcal society continued Yesterday morning ana
afternoon In the parlors Of the ur'h Avenue Presoy
ttr.au Church, the Eev. DIR. CrOsoy's Dr. ~ H. NORTH
rap presided and Dr. Jarvis acted as Secretary Dur
ing the forenoon Dr. s. p Cutler O. Memphis, Teun' ana
Dr. E. A. Bogue OF this city read papers on ama Sdnex
perIments with regard the fng of tre teeth and the
Secretary also read paper by late Prof Thomas b.
Hitchcock the subject The papers gave rise to
"A discussion in which DR.. Kingsley of Ne~-I1rE, Dr.
Truman Of PAila lophiI, Prof. Chandler OF Boston,
Dr. Bogue OF NowYork. Prof Rick, Dr. Cloves, Dr. Cod
man, Dr.. Brockway. DR.. SlwagcD, aud Dr. Snow par
ticlpaed. During the afternoon the Secretary read
paper BY DR.. q. " Black on the causes which an'ct
gold used for dental purposes, AMI Dr. y. W. Kings
lev OF NeW-Y0rk read paper the "Cu~es OF lrreSu-
arity in the Development Of the Teeth" The papers
excited sOme discussion. Dnr?g the evening the so
ciety resumed their session at No. 81 West Twenty
eichtb-st where papers Dental EducaOn, conriDu-
b. DIS. Glrroisc Truman and Can Her. were read
Following are tic points OF DR.. Kingsley's paper;
In recognizing an aDtaConism I cInnct hut be i'm
pressed with similar contest going on more OF es' ire
Gucnrly between tne mental aud physical de-
In the normal state OF man these t|0 s's-
TENS are found working in harmonyIln tnc pre-
sent rthned pr degenerate state, AMI IS lighting Tor
,utrcna@v with the odds 0 the hrdiO No ono
If extended observation Will hesitate In believing that
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ally the physique vi the present en'fdtlH hi,oEet
ntXphoib.e Dy the too commonly asserted )Luurnelng
power o. climate. hygiene. or diet
Living asdc ali that he due 10 m inherited
Tendency follow or cxaEScrate some gwen type, TO-
gether with iEO-e which ARE naniieStH dn' u forces
operating after eruption, the Tlmary canse 80 lar
as the iudiyidoai Is conccrnei, Of any gen
eral dlsiuIpNpge in the deveiopmtnt OF the
bp4manent toct1 showing I;set particularly III their
map0sftQu directly traceblc to lesion OF lhncrva
ton Of the tri-cmoal nerve; daa' t y 'o s'e1 Of
tLe the prominent functions OF tlnt nerve,
and oreTatuE at It's I oiGn dna' ,ros, wuae a
and crowds e dental orgaS IN advance OF ne Sr9wn
jaws thea npan OF rfGn T OF dsEoo w1d Oe
bat Win abundance II room. examined tn mouths
of 200 inmates OF the asIiu for Idiots on RandaFs
Island, and did not nd fleSio paooun1'I case % oi
Vshalsei dental arch. Iht<F we're NtIy " eases OI
narrowed paatne arch. only 'ner % Vn rr oi sa4u,o 10
shaped paidteS that Is OF a. lVnw 1It"A w. ~ a,Gn IA
he biz cGspid region. Tdere vN scts h'tc uf'Eulltl
u the position OF tne teeth; very - rotU onS
hue wbatover that line was ana t% ",r aho
were generally conf fined TO the six ftInt tatlh lhere
more rregularl'y. decay IO's ~ "e'D VI me-
cct than would be IOihd HIioH- the H'V r,n nu
her OF youths taken Mt Random from too streets
Recently wle spending ie~ MerAo ia M a,I NM
devO'td some tinc TO the examination o. me nen.a M
condition o. the Cretans, and III toe asY uDs ana
nuinher OF Idols ana tne results were VI 10 way
d ssmilar TO what / found Oh ElnidFs lsland'
vl-od asylum ia London and there iOuhd larger
number Ol Vsnaped arches hah nad seen - oIuer IN
situations, perhaps about hyo per cent Dut dlh
not see conc prJnOuu ced a case as have
Treated In my private practice. the Iahent having
q full intellectual development. Lao iact
seeing Larger uuinbcr OF Utloflhtu NHtH
visiting he asylum in London. was less puzzng after
had learned fact thai nearly all TIE cases mat had
seen were offspring of tne LObity. No nregnariiy in
the position dental organs l. any evidence OF
inocy III individual Irregularities OF tho ieeth III
childhood indca.e moro likely pfccOcity or mental
de eupIncnt, and possibly more brIlInt intellect
the adult. IL does prove Gsinroe" ceFe rdl CON
ditIOn at some period chd's history, or. II re-
sultipg from hereditary aiut, shows sucn condition
IN the prOsenitOrs when mas OrlPndted from IKE
CAUSES unless checked VIII become intensified by
tralsis sion under sIhIiar surrounding CONDITIONS. and
uCre history of that family Will be mental degen
craCy.