St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-07
GOLD AVID IVORY
Busy Bay and Warm Discussions
WITH The Nrnlnrin.rn EnenfiSfs.

BuSy Bay and Warm Discussions
with the American Dentists.
The American Dental association had
long and busy day yesterday, getting
through an immense amount of work in
spite Of the warm weather. Upon opening,
al 9 O'Clock. the committee to which was
referred the proposition to make appropria-
tons for the use of the several sections
made an important report, as follows:
1t is the custom Of various learned ana
scientific societies and institutions both IN TINS
country and in Europe to endow research
in various realms in natural and physical
science for the purpose OF deiraylng inc eN-
penses of investigation as well rs support
ing specialists and investigators who devote
their time and talent TO this work. In Ger
many this is under government patronage,
and all the great universities, as well as many
minor schools OF learning, support mu-
Seums and laboratories where chief special
lists, with corps Of capable assistants, are set
apart and cOnseCrated TO the work of original
investigation pure and simple. The results
we have seen in the wonderful discoveries
the Germans have made, and the stores of
knowledge packed away in the pOnderOuS
publications which they issue. In France
and England the endowment of research is
more particularly under the independent con-
troll of the many learned societies and col
leges in these countries. Museums and labora-
is also accomplished with individual inYesti-
gators by the means of assistance furnished
them by learned societies. Thus the British
Science association appropriates money
every year in sums from 60 TO &200 to be
expended for particular Investigations,
which are specially named. Many other
cieties do the same. These results are pub
lished in their transactions and the discov-
eries made become the foundation of inven-
tons which benefit mankind. In view of the
fact that this association, with funds on hand
which should be employed for such purpose,
ard that it is a scientific organization depend
Ing upon original search for all the progress
st is to make. that its members have neither
the time nor the means TO conduct investiga-
tiOns which Will contribute to that progress,
except in meagre and incomplete manner,
that the prestige. dignity and usefulness Of
this association are being compromised by
the
LACK OF ORIGINALITY
in its papers and reports your committee
would respectfully recommend that appro-
priarOns be made for the prosecution of origi-
nal investigation to be made under the
auspices OF the various sections for the bene-
iii Of the association and Of the profession at
large. Money can be used 10y the sections in
the purchase Of instruments, materials and
books, in the employment of experts and
workers either in or out of the profession,
such as chemists, metallurgists, microscop-
lists, psychologists, artists colaborators, copy
lists. etc. as well as for the expenses of print
ing, engraving, travelling, etc. For these and
other matters that money can be made to do
they are almost limitless. The committee
would therefore recommend the adoption of
the following resolutions:
Resolved. That the sum of 500, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, shall be appro-
prated to each of the following sections:
Nos. ), 6 and :, to be expended ut the discre-
ton Of the sections in original investigations.
the results 10 be reported to the next annual
meeting OF this association.
Resolved, That the committee now existing
On prize essays be and is hereby discharged.
The report, with very little discussion,
was adopted. after increasing the amount
appropriated to 5000.
OPERATIVE DENTISTRY,
one of the most interesting heads, was taken
up and the discussion continued on the sub
ject of Filings. The Herbst method, so
warmly advocated on Tuesday, was now at
tackled by some of the leading dentists. DR..
4. B. Brown pronounced the plan an
ancient one, at best, while DR.. Patterson,
Kansas City, declared it unreliable, as far
as his experience had gone. He did not like
the work done at the clinciS, and believed
those filings would fail within year. DR..
DabOll Of Buffalo did not like the system,
but did like the matrices and the certainty
they brought. DR.. Spalding Of Minneapolis
knew of instances in which the HerbSt
method was good and believed in using ii.
In others. change should be made,
as skill and experience would die
tate. He did not believe III stick
ing to any one form, just
because it was a prescribed form. Dr.
Barrett, Buffalo said the basal method was
what they wanted to reach. The old style
was to wedge one piece of gold upon an
other. 1t could not be used for contour
operations, though. Then came the CO.
hesive gold, by which an anchorage was
made and the tooth built out Those
principles were entirely separate. one that
the gold would slide upon the other piece
and the other that it would not. The third
is the Herbst. with entirely different results
In some things l think it does things that
no other system can do. In all there is
something lacking, but all have their adj
Vantages. 1t is quite necessary that ii a
dentist wishes to be success he should
thoroughly understand all these methods
and so employ whichever method is best
suited to the case. The Herbst method
will produce certain results that can be OBJ
tanned in no other way. The dentist who
employs but one method will not be great
success.
GROWING INTERESTING.
At this point half a dozen dentists took
the floor at once, au unusual thing. DR..
his statement that the Herbst method
would put gold solid into an angle DIR. NJ.
/. Rhein, New York, explained the neces-
sity OF certain kinds of gold for the Herbst
process, that peculiar kind having only
been introduced into America within the
year. 1t is so soft it will seek out every
microscopic cavity where ordinary gold
cannot be used. The discussion continued
in this style for an hour, themethod finding
both defenders and opponents. One of the
principal objections urged against the
Herbst method was the apparent necessity
of finishing the work with the malet, but
when the discussion finally ended the divi-
sion OF sentiment was as marked as at first.
The Women's Christian Temperance
union presented resolutions in reference ia
their temperance work. which were laid
upon the table, after which the noon recess
was taken.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION
was devoted exclusively to business and
was long. warm and technical. Section 6.
devoted to pathology, therapeutics and
materia medica, was brought up for consid-
Grafton. Three papers were read, as fol
lows:
Reproduction of Tissue by use of Sponge
Grating. by DR.. Atkinson, New York.
Catarrhal Nature of PyorTh9al Alveo-
laris. by Dr.. Patterson, Kansas City, Mo.
Materia Medica, by DR.. Harland, Chi
cage.
DR.. Atkinson threw much light on the
subject Of the sponge graft and several OF
the dentists took occasion to thank him fol-
the removal Of difficulties which thus far
had stood between them and success, in
Their experiments. Pyorrhea was dis