Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-11-22
AMERICAN EMILE

One OF The most interesting exiles l
met in lrkQtsk was, rs you may be sur
priscd to learn, IN American, but volnn-
tnry one, an American dentist, Dir. Led
yard, who, with his wife and child.
arrived ouly II month or two ago from
China, intending to make a home and q
fortune for himself in eastern Siberia. But
| am afraid the doctor will not say long
ON the Angara' having Inherited too ire
preside a desite TO traveI from his ances-
tors to think of settling anywhere for a
long time together. DR.. Ledyard, who
halls from the Pacific slope (San Jose, |
think. is the grandson of one of Capt.
Cook ) oiliccrs, John Ledyard, who had
turp OF any man of his time. He
oncavcd the project of travelling across
Ilu!ope Asia and America rs far rs
possible ia foot, and to this end set
ont from |. ndrn with $3.50 in his pocket.
He lcachcd Yakutsk, where he met Capt
Billings, an Englishman. who, after
sailing with Cook, was employed by the
Empress Catherine II to make discoveries
on The north east coast of Siberia and
anon" the islonds in the eastern ocean
stretching TO the American coast.
{ At lHkusk, however, Ledyard was arres.
ted on supcion of being French spy,
and WAS sent back under escort to Europe
| A 'tcrwrrd be was commissioned ny The
London geographical society 30 make
eXp.oratlons IN Africa, DIR. Lrdyard, his
dc,ccudanr Is an inveierate wandercr,
too, and | ltust that before he leaves
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up the Lena as have Just done, to Yak.
utsk and make II special study of wonder.
ful teeth of the Yakauls he will see along
the road, and tell the world the reason
Why this aboriginal rare can boast of the
most beautiful teeth in all the wide " orld
Three hundred versts from Yakutsb
have seen Old men of 60 and 20 with sets
Of teeth small and pearly white and pol
ished and healthy as those of the handsom
est American girl Of l6. Decay and suf.
fering and unsightliness and loss arc
actually unknown.
A physician of Yak@tsk tells me that be
believes the reason of this phenomenon il
to be found in the habits and the kind O
food eaten by the natives, rs well as to
n certain care taken by them from child
| h''t UP IN 'Ho ~ ot pl'So' lIlO Lohuto VI
not touch sugar in any form, for The
simple reason that they cannot afford tc
purchase it. Secondly, they are in tho
habit of blinking daily large quantities O.
fermentod sour milk, summer and winter
which is an aptiscorbutic and Is very ben
cficial in preserving the teeth. And lastly
they have the habit of chewing a prepara
ton Of the resin of the fir tree, piece O
which, tasting like tar, they masticatC
after every meal, in order specially tt
clean the teeth and gums of particles O
food that may remain after meals. The
gum or resin is prepared and sold by al
apothccalics in Siberia, and is much useC
by Russian mdies. The fermented mill
is said Ia lie II not very savory drink
First the milk is cooked and then put into
II large vasc-Shaped utensil made of frozer
cows dung in which it is allowed to fer
mcnt until tho winter, when it is broker
up into blocks and preserved for use il
the cellars all the year round. Now, i
DR.. Lcdymh would make an exhaustive
study on this subject and pablish The
results of lis observation he would confer
II lasting benefit on suffering humanity
| YdkutS6 Cor. " 7. Herald,