Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-12-31

The practitioners and student, of dentistry
of the present day know little oi lie difRlul-
ties and disadvantages under which those
pFac'icag fifty years ago laborcI There
we're no denta. colleges, no dental lepo,s.
70 denta. instrument makers, aad in the
country no regularly settled dentists. Thew
travelled about with their Xii" under their
arm.
The teeth used in those da,. were human
teeth, procured from th. bnt,,efelds or hos-
Pl'alS. preserved in Jars with spirits Of cam
phor. They used to say ofa prosperous
dentist; WAY he j. rich. he has whole
keG of teeth. They also used the teeth Of
neat cattle. or carved them OF; Of a block
Of hiPpoPo;amus ivory. leaving The enamel
IN front, Ike the sample will show YOU.
Denta! laboratories were sealed sanctum..
within which no other dentist Was ever all.
mitted Dentists never recognized lad,
Or 2 clergyman IN public, no matter how In
innate they we're in private. for people
would say ne has been putting III teeth fur
them"
There were tanaticaI people III ,ho.. day,.
Just as there are now, only more 50. They
quoted the passage Of AN eve for an eve.
''''' : ''o''' 'o' 'oo'H' Inc '@Iakers' my
~ H. ~ INV 'Ss f Is, "ort' away upon
LIN = c.I ~ i, s,,,,,-, "a rsolace II III 4
...e.;.l rs
- ,4oso da,. dssi,sd ,o .nt.r he
,.,.l ..,..on ond ,hou,b, he bad III
n;, ~ mechanical ski,l enough aIl be
,br,,. dou, III Ia,-,tar..
, n. .,r,, .hr,w ,u,y III nre,>-
h..73 ,,d oo,.e ~ ,he nrin,fr'. rule, and
n. ,..r,s n ,be fr.t Mace he had
.,. ~. ,n.,r,,c,.,,. and IN, reop.rrd
.,t...,..f L,u +; h.. f,und a niece Of
,,l,.r d.,,;., b,d dor. IAN
Y. .,,,,,rs3 +, csr-f,,tly Ana
ha. ,h,, /, l>13
.,o. !, man vho hsd two
,Ih r,...n,.r. n,,i.. of...e,- bor,r."
I .,,.,h.5 N ,a;,iniog teeth with fine
80, ,ll..,, h.,oe,b ,t., usre
o,,,.h.d 70 ,.,,I, ore-t,,.rt Of
- ;-,-,.,..,,,. l., IL, ,o.sa..,op ,o-
II. A.. r,,d. r,r,, ,esrs ago aud thew
J.;.... ,.,,.3 .sr,,,. MANY al er-
lIs..i ,,..,,.-,.., aro,,n3
...i.,t,,.t, 81, ,t. b.cL u,, i,,o a back
.....,...., .,..l .,,..-, ,uc or thre,.
,l.4, .Li,.,a I,n, ,.ti-
.,,,,,,I,,i,., ,b,, ~
.saniI ~ chained III
| Il ILL, L, ,.a.,rs,nsr, fr.e1 block
.;.t, .,,r,a - an ~. enaca 10 he sun.
b ,l.,, ,,i,b a camel.
4 -, ,:..l ., .,,.,,,a r,ix.J vi,h al.
. =, ..;a,.l -. ,,.,,, ,,d ,ra.sad the byoek
: ..:,o5 ,ts ;,n,rs>s;on ,hen carved
: .d ,,on,sd a,d AL, neinted and rrjec
n III u,,it 4 r4rf.ci If was w.
a ~ ,Ao. ,,raoa.,Iad ~ c.rva 80, ~.
e - -. o,.,,.l =, f,o,t Itwa.
It La. h,,, :. suod the hill ",
n .d ,;,.,oa =, !. sor-a
!. e.,;. ,ee,b IN ,uo roots Iftb,
e ga ia 10 b}ocks II viii
e !, .la IA ,y;rs
e 10, -, dert;.,. hagar N e.,ab
:. u, .goos ~ rather rooms. usually q, thej
at ..;1ano.s ~ boarding houses Ladies an
W .,a some,imes a cleroymar
/ o,llire, On ,h.m. If student de
a ,. ,he ,rofsss;on he had to IA
,e 1.,-n, g. H. ;,s,r,c,;or Maid der
5. ~ ..ho o4ce was under the printing o.
$ M a,rlo,sa 6f,x dona,
re .;,.lo.o &c oe,,;ra into his office fc
S, oa. ue was tn answer any ouestio
er . ,ho oh,s;,a.s-,ru,bfnllv If
20 po,,Id opd Iwas 10 ccme whenever he cal
Ut La b;s ra,;an,'. head. when
r. : ha ax,rac,.d Dentists in ,hos
to I'll. ,or a,,smnted 10 extract teeth will
is o,e 70 hold the head.
.ha., ,sa5 or ,s36 Creosote was intrc
a,a.a - tho ,rhlic and created a good de
of interest in the medical and dental prefe