Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-23
DIR. EyANs,s PREDEUEsselY.
How Mr.. Sam. ward Caused the Successfl
Career Of . Famous Dentist In ParB.

Career Of . Famous Dentjst In Par1S.
One of the notabilities of Paris is DR..
Evans, the celebrated American dentist,
who has amassed a great fortune by the
practice of his profession among the aris-
tocratic and fashionable families of Paris.
DR.. Evans owes much of his fame and for
tune to DIR. Brewster, whose partner he
was for few years and whom he succeed
ed thirty years ago when that gentleman
retired from business with large fortune.
DR.. Brewster died about q month ago, and
since his death many curious stories, not
all consistent, have appeared in regard to
the causes of his success. DR.. Brewster
was native Of Middlebury, VT, but lived
for some time in Baltimore. He went to
Paris in 1888 and struggled hard to estab-
lish a business. In 1885 he had given up
the attempt, thoroughly discouraged by
the want Of appreciation displayed by
Americans for the American art of saving
to America. At this time Mr.. Ward was
in Paris and met DIR. Brewster at dinner
at well-known table d'hote much fire.
quented by Americans and kept by NJ.
Henri, near tho Passage du Panorama.
This dinner marked the turn of the tide
which led DR.. Brewster on to fortune.
What occurred is thus related by MIR.
Ward:
81 was led to take an interest in DR..
Brewster's fortunes on learning from him
that he had been a pupil and friend of DIR.
Parmly, who at that time had house in
Park place, and who rs carly as 1854 had
filled some teeth for me. l endeavOred to
persuade him to give Paris another trial.
lie told me that NJ. DesirabOde, tho most
prominent dentist in Paris at the time, had
said TO him that the French preferred false
teeth to unsOund ones, however repaired.
AS his forte lay in his skill in filling teeth,
this seemed to discourage him very much.
made an appointment to have him exam
inc my teeth the next day. ThepOOr den
tist had plenty of leisure, and when
called ON him he carefully examined my
teeth and decied to put in ten stops.
He performed tho operation so we'll
and cvinccd such delicate skill that
l was much gratified, and handed him a
check ON HOttinger & Co., for 200 francs.
l was then about departing for Germany.
When OH paying farewell visit to my
bankers in the Ruo Bcrgere, MIR. Jamison,
| a brother-in-law and partner OF MIR. Hot
finger. rcmarking ON the cheque for 2OO
francs, inquired what OH earth had paid
SO much money to dentist for when a
whole ratelier could be had for less than
that amount. l explained to him the
American dentists theory Of saving teeth.
During the conversation Mr.. HOttinger had
como up, and observed that his wife had
great trouble with her teeth and asked if ]
thought DIR. Brewster could benefit her.
said, try him, by all means.' About two
two years after, again visited Paris prior
to my return to this country. On my ar
rival heard of the great success of my
friend DIR. Brewster, who was then the court
dentist and high in favor with Louis
Philippe. Wishing to have my teeth again
examined, 1 called on him at his
elegant quarters in the FaubOurg St
Gcrmain. He received me with grateful
enthusiasm. YOU said he, 'have been
the cause of my success. In consequence
of your commendation brought my skill
to the relief of Mrs. Hottingcr, and my
success in her case brought mo no end Of
patients among tho members Of le hautt
finance. Soon after l attended COlOne
Thorn and his largo family, and he paid
me bill of 1000 francs. My practice
then extended to the Faubourg st. German
thence to the diplomatic corps, and thence
to royalty. had just returned from st.
Petersburg, where was called to attend
the imperial family The successful den
tist not only refused to accept \ fee for hi:
service, but insisted on my acceptance OF :
handsome cane of hippopotamus hidt
mounted with turquoises set in gold. I'm
fortunately this cane attracted the a(mira
ton of some thief who relieved me of it a
the Hotel dc New York at Havre, just priol
to my cinbarkation for this country in thu
| racket ship Eric.'