New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-13
TIE .TYGS or DENTISTS.
pERFEC, yG THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
THE SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION DISCUSSING HE CAKE
OF THE TEETH or CHILDKEN-MERCURlAL

PERFEC. SG THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
The SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION DISCUSSING HE CARE
OF THE TEETH OF CHILDREN-MERCUuAL
POISONING FROM MIRRORS.
The new national organization of dentists when
has adopted the name Of " The Dental Association
of the United States of America met Yesterday
morning. The meeting was called 10 ORDER ny III.
John b. Rich of New-YOrk, the temporary chair
man. with DR.. +. NJ. Odcll, Of New-fork secretary.
The reading and adoption OF the constitution WIS
continued IL was decided to hold annual meetings,
and on every fourth year 10 meet IN washington
the first meeting in that city to be heid III looZ;
The United States is to be divided into five dental
districts in which the meetings Will he held alter
nately AS DR.. Hunt. of Washington, was reading
the names of the States when comprise me ais
tricts the chairman said Add Alaska-there are
plenty of wauscs there" There are 10 De HNe wee
nresidents who will constitute committee OF
finance and also a committee on membership Inc
initiation fee was fixed at $5.and the annual dues at
81 permanent secretary will be elected, 70 I'VE
AT Washington. as H. iseXpected TO Obtain einclehC
aid from the Government as wen az statistics Iot lo
prosecution OF the work OF tne dsSo-
ciotionp A section was inserted in the con-
stitntion providing that members OF state Dental
Societies and all dentists recoinnendcd Dy
five members OF the association shall be eligible for
membership An invitation was read and accepted
from johnson Brothers To nm excursion III tne
waters of New-York and to Coney Island, on me
steamer n. X. Hopkins. he boat VIII leave me
foot of Thirty fOurtf-st North RlVer at p M 20,
dav. At 4 p m. the association adjourned qniil
$3.50 A. III. to-day when the consideration OF the
Tbe Southern Dental Association began its twelfth
ANIMAL meeting III Republican Hall at 4 .. III. yes
terday. DR.. j. Il. Patrick. OF Charleston :. " Is
the president aud DR.. f.. 5 Chisholm, of Alabama Is
the secretary of the association. Among those
present were Drs. L. D. Carpenter Atlanta, Ga;
H. A. Lawrence, Athens, GA; j. X. Walker, New
Orleans; p. l.. Timer, Alabama ). j; Cobb ana ".
H. Morgan NsshyIle renni & I; F KIT G6a ri a.
TO-. s. c.: +. b. Legare, Camden. ;. c.; H. f. Hunt,
Washington; V. L, Turner, RALEIGH, \. G.. I. N.
Allen. Eufaula Ala.i A. {. Walker, Montgom9eryy'
lSite e. na'' j. Holmes and $ b.
Garfield, Macon, Ca; O. D. II. Patterson, bax d,
T. i. Moon. Columbia. ). CT; NJ. Adams, Sardis.
Miss, G. NJ. Rembert, Matches, Miss; william
Jeiieris, Wilmington, Del; H. f Mcheiaps ana ~ n "
WHITE Chester, s. c.; Dr. Lee, Chattanooga, lrhn;
and W. II. Atkinson and J. W. Seiby. of New-fork,
as honorary members. After the regular business
was concluded interesting papers on dental SUBJ
ects were read. Among these was paper on
" Non-cohrsive versus Cohesive colo OIL" ny Ut.
+. F. Chupein, of Philadelphia lie favored tue
use Of cohesive gold. and claimed that by It's general
adoption teeth had been saved whleh Iew years
ago would have been extracted Dr. L; Z. GatIich,
of Charleston presented the suDJect OF frophylaAs
or Prevention of Dental Decay" lie sald that
special care should he given 10 children, ana the
treatment to be effective should pe rom the very
becinnInp The child should be taught TO brush
fine teeth as soon as il could handle a brush. The
teeth of children should always be examined afler
sickness of whatever kind. Crookcu and irregular
teeth should he flied and strengthened as soon. as
discovered The paper was highly commended at
its conclusion by several members. PRESIDENT
Patrick spoke of interesting case OF u
diagnosis of mercury POISONING made by him,
and which he stated had been doubted. : lie said
that there was little doubt that danger TO health
mi Qnt threaten one who. either through ignorance,
or I'm the playful spirit OF childhood, should take
into the system the metallic amalgam which 10 used
in covering ordinary mirrors. llttie patent,
he added, presented the signs OF marked ptyalism,
or sal alton there some fetor OF breath and
spopginess of the gums, which at once attributed
TO mercury ] discovered that the child had been
nlayjug vii fra gnent of 4 broken mirror This,
felt was the source of the trouble. l was asccr-
tanned that the child had had the piece OF glass III
lis month and had swallowed the coating OF ANAL
gam as Ii was scrsped off by the fingers obtained
piece of the glass, and Professor o. u Shetard IT.,
analyzed the amalgam for me- 1t was foiinh 10 con
tain 13Si per cent OF mercury l am disposed to
attach some import this question, since gen
cIal impression exists that the mercury used III the
manufacture Of glass mirrors IL IN snch combination
in the anna gam that 1t is not so dangerous as pop
uar prejudice aiirms and, AGAIN. since resort has
been nad to silver instead of mercury III soIae man
ufactores the idea ~ also prevalent that glasses
are no longer covered with mercury. l found the
contrary TO he the case. That Injurious aud dan
Qerous effects arise from tue specific action OF the
metal in the manIpualons to which 1t IL subjected
in these glass mirror factories, is lmpreSslVely
brought to mind when We recall tho hygiene OF
various trades and the ascertalned dangers which
beset the artisan in these workshops. The ascen-
sionai force of mercural voatilizatou Is not more
than one and half feet, yet through air currents
the work shops become ultimately so sur"harged
with mercurIal fumes that the ~Orkmen in these
factories are engaged scarcely than six months
at fhe trade before the known cachexy becomes
apparent IN ulcers about tho regions OF the throat
mouth and nose. Thus realize how dangerous il
NAV be to allow a child 30 play with fragments of
glass coated with mercural preparations OF the
kind referred to. 1880,
At 9 D. NJ. the association adjourned until $50
D..
THE EVENING SESSION.
The Southern Association reassembed at $50
H. IN in the parlOrs of the Stnrtevant House. Drs.
j. II. Coyle, of Thomasvile, Ga, and Theo-
dore f. Swift. of Norwa!k Conn, were
elected members DR.. Cobb read the re-
mort of the Executive Committee, and DIR.
Chisholm reported from the Committee on Pubca-
tons long discussion followed, in which DIR.
McKellope censured the delays of the Publication
Committee. he following officers for the ensuing
year were elected
President-Dr. V. T.. Turner, Raleigh N. c.
First Tice- Prtsdent-DT. l.. d. Carpenter Atlanta,
Ga.
Second Tice- Presdent-Dr. c. c. Patrick Charles
Third Tice- President-Dr NJ. A. Bland, Charlotte,
Trcasnrer-Dr. II. A. Lawrence. Athens, Ga.
Corresponding Secretdry-Dr. j. b. Holmes, Ma
con, Ga.
Recording Secretary-Dr. f. S. Chisholm, Tuska-
hoola, A.8.
Erecutire Commihee-Dr. r. T. Moore, Columbia,
s. c.. }. ii. Coyle, Iompsylle. Ca; and L. l.. Hun
ter. Enicld, n, e.
The association adjourned to meet IN Ashville, n.
c.. Oh the last Tuesday In July, 1881.