St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-07

completed, and DR.. Airport attempted to
explain. In the course of his explanations,
which carried him back several years, he
desired to read certain letter from Presi-
dent Grouse. The latter objected and
called him to order. DIR. Airport insisted,
and the chair ordered him seated. he APP
pealed to the house. but the latter sus-
tanned the chair, and the Chicagoan was
squelched, carrying the subject with him.
The secretary read letter from DR.. w.
r. Clifton, Waco, Tex. He was in attend
ance at the last session, at which time his
young son was dangerously hurt. The as
ISOLATION loaned him $500 and he wrote TO
convey the intelligence of his sons entire
recovery, to pay the note and to tender his
thanks. The amount was ordered drawn
without interest and the secretary instructed
to convey to him the best wishes of the assO-
citation.
Several additional delegates were adj
mitted, including w. H. Crazy st. Paul,
of the Minnesota Dental society, and J.
Barker Vosburg of the st. Paul Dental
society.
DOWN TO WORK.
DR.. Haskell delivered an extemporaneous
address on plates, in which he denounced
the use of rubber in the strongest terms.
Its cheapness was its only recommendation
and it was anything but cheap in the end.
Dentists should educate their patients to the
use OF the very best plates that money could
buy. Gold is undoubtedly the best from
every standpoint imaginable. He gave il
Illustrations Of some of the horrible rubber
plates he had seen in use, and showed their
abuse in as many cases. DR.. Ames, Chicago,
followed with dissertation on atmospheric
pressure for the retention of plates, giving
his own practice and experience. DR.. Nor
gan, Nashville, while not defending rubber
plates, said it was a mistaken idea to sup
pose the looSeneSS of the tissues caused by
undue heat in the mouth was the direct re-
suit Of the rubber, for the mucuOus men,
brane is not an elimination of heat from the
body. DR.. Atkinson here came to the front
with one of his
CHARACTERISTIC SPEECHES
on the subject of rubber plates. Some of
the speakers, he said had better clear away
the darkness and ignorance from their own
minds before they came there to talk. One
would imagine they had never seen prop
erly constructed ridge piece. He spoke of
rubber plates producing leathery, mug
wump mouths, never satisfied with any
thing" He spoke Of those practitioners
who attempted to name price npon merely
looking at the mouth. and said, when that
was done, pay the fee and thank God you
have escaped such an empyric." ''When
patient comes to me-" he said 81 want him
to love me, and if he has no heavenly father,
put me in his place and trust me to do
clean piece of work, and then when put
my price on it will tell it to him just like
sweet baby"
The discussion was prolonged for about
ten minutes, after which the subject was
passed and the convention adjourned.
To-DAY's PROGRAM
is the most interesting of the series. The
election of officers will take place in the
morning and their formal installation will
be feature Of the afternoon. The choice
OF the next place of meeting will be made
in the morning and promises to develop both
discussion and rivalry. Niagara Falls seems
to be the choice of the larger number OF
members, while Louisville, Indianapolis and
Kansas City have their advocates.
The final adjournment will occur at 2
O'Clock, and the excursion to MinnetOnka
will be in order. The dentists will be given
ride over the lake, and a grand banquet
will be spread at Lake Park hotel at s
o'clock. IlJ