The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-01
Che 8utland Daily 6luhe
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1876.
Especial Correspondence OF tho Troy Daily
Times.l
THE HERMIT's LETTER.

Some Of the Features Observable in Failures
Dental Notes-High Prices Paid for Such
Work-Popular Practitioners Take Care of
Your Teeth-Progress Of the Dental Art-A
Tooth Inventor.
NEW York, Jan. %.
The records of failure reveal some
strange pecullarities of metropolitan life.
One of these is the method pursued by the
"blue store man" Philip Stiner lie was
the first, as it is said, to identify the retail
tea trade with this color, which at last has
become distinguishing mark Stiner pur-
sued the custom of setting up young men
in different parts of the city, and in this
point excelled all others. Beginning with
one blue store, he continued until he had
10, when his career was ended by protest.
The "Dolly Warden" store on Broadway
failed some time ago, ard its disclosures
'how that the four partners each drew
Sl2, 900 year for personal expenses. How
couli such system succeed The failure
IT Richard Scnell shows that duncan,
sherman u Co., have been gambling IN
puts and 'calls" on fancy stocks. No
wonder they are among the worst failures
# the day. VIM. Butler Duncau's pi azure
gallery has been sold at auction, and nav
Jug g 1t rid of his horses, his books, aud his
paintings. it would be as well it he could
get rid Of some other things Under a
shelter of a traditional name. won by Wits
Sherman and the original Duncan. lie has
been gambling away his own funds and
those OF his creditors in the most ridiculous
schemes that ever were hJaLed in Wall
street.
STEPHEN MAssETT's TROUBLES.
This man, formerly Wall street broker,
has failed, and his assets include his seat
in the bad board, which his creditors desire
to sell, but are opposed by the other brok-
ers. The nominal value of such privilege
is &c. 900, but, like other Wall street IN
terests, this is fancy price, and no seat
has really brought more than one-half the
amount. The brokers object to selling
seat at auction, since, unless some special
demand existed, it might go at a very small
price, which would be too much for Wall
street pride. Another feature in failure is
the fact that the creditors of Edwin Booth
are rendered dividend of 81 per cent.
Lucky they are to get even that. 1t is very
evident that the business of the country
must be put on safe basis, and, until that
is reached, failures may be expected. Such
is the lesson of the day, for which we are
paying dearly. AS Shakespeare says:
1--WE are all diseased,
And with our surfetiny and "anton hours,
nave Drought ourselves into burning fever,
Amp we must bleed for IT,"
SOME DENTAL NOTES.
1t is curious fact that in no point has
the advance of the age IN high cost been
more clearly demonstrated than in the pro-
fession of dentotry. l do not refer to it's
ordinary practice, but to the rates current
among the fortunate number who attain
distinction. l observe among Beccher's
varied litigation the suit brought by DIR.
Skinner for $500 for dental work done to
the unfortunate pastors wife. This amount
is as much as some preachers earn in
whole year. A good dentist is one of the
most valuable of public benefactors, and
Byron said of Waite (once so famous in
this professlon) that ''hc thought more of
him than he did of the duke of Yelling
ton" When Waite died the poet expressed
his sorrow in a letter to Murray written
from Italy, where he had learned what an
| urlucky thing it was to live in place de-
fcient in dentistry. The profession then
was comparatively in Its infancy. 1t has
| now, however, attained great perfection,
If we are to judge by prices, and Yet, large
as they may seem, there is nothing more
unreasonable in paying dentists bill OF
S5,OOO than in the purchase Of a 50 900 d.
almond.
POPULAR PRACTITIONERS.
recently called on DR.. Wadsworth, a
Fifth avenue practitioner and learned some
points Of interest. He is of very gentle
manly appearance, and has been eight years
in his present position, having been invited
hither from Washington, where he first
reached success. | learned from Dr. Wads-
worth that the summer and winter were
the dull seasons, for during the former
| fashionable people were out of town, while
during the latter they were generally ab-
| sorhed by gtieiy. In add n 10 this Il was
| Il general custom for thi, class TO have their
teeth Inspected twice year, aud the spring
aud the tall thus became times OF activity.
| The dental firm of Allen IL son, wi b whom
| DR.. Wadsworth is as-ocMted, is one of tne
| Oldest in this city, and has indeed sren the
| profession grow up 10 its present dignity.
| ByfOn's denlist, Waite, of whom | have
| spoken, would now be astOnsheu Gould he
behold the perfection of modern tXper s.
| DR.. Allen reached success IL Cinclnn4li,
| aud came hither about IL quarter OF a cen
Jury ago. He is now past GO. and has Oh
aimed u practice worth $4,000 year
tis chief distinction Is found in his iuven
uon of gum work, and be has spent for
tune III contesting the CLAIM with DR..
| Hunter.
ANTIQUITY.
| Herodotus mentions This art as practlsed
among he Egyptians, and it is said that
teeth filled with gold have been found
among the mummes. Artificial teeth are
mentioned by some of the Lain poets.
The art was practised in Paris coeval with
the date of printing, and thence found its
way to England, where it afterward re-
ceived much attention from Sir John Hunt
er. In the days of Queen Anne, making
and cleaning teeth was in the hands of the
sllyersmiths. The first dentist that ever
appeared in this country was lie MAR, "ho
accompanied La Fayette bat the first
American practitioner was John Green
wood. who established himself In this city
in l1SS When Washington was inaugu
rated, he had set of Greenwood's teeth
They were carved in solid ivory, and were
fastened by springs, and were much ad
mired. They were, however, of little ust
to the wearer, and would now be curiosite.
of clumsiness. In 1920 the entire number
of dentists in the country was 100, but in 1
quarter century II had increased to 1000
and 1t is now five times that amount.
DUTY OF CARING FOR THE TEETH.
Dentists say that high caste Brahmins