St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-06
RATIONAL DENTISTS.
Erudite Papers and an Inrcrestin
Clinic YESTERDAY.


presiding. Since the day before nearly
fifty additional members and delegates re-
ported, swelling the total attendance TO
over three hundred. The report OF the
treasurer had been canvasSed among the
members, and a belief arose that the asso-
citation might well eXpend considerable
money in the work Of the various sections.
On motion of DR.. Pierce a committee to
consider the matter was appointed. Drs.
Pierce, Thompson and Swayne compos-
lag it.
Routine matter was rushed through, and
the subject of Earthly Phosphates, which
was discussed the evening before, was re-
opened by DR.. Morgan. He maintained
that nature gratified the demand of natures
law, in lime salts as in other things, and
instanced a case wherein a child ate plaster
to appease its longing for lime. He did not
advocate the eating of the raw material
to appease this want. but did not consider
that il was impossible to have them mcor-
porated in the tissues by taking them into
the body DIR. Patrick, Belleville, was also
opposed to taking mineral into the body,
believing it must be reorganiZed into Yege-
table matter before it could become pabu-
lam. In following out this idea, he elabo-
rated the views of DR.. Barrett, of the night
before Dr. Thompson, Topeka, was be-
lever in the same doctrine, while DIR.
Darby, Philadelphia, professed himself a
believer in the good results of the use Of
lime.
INTERESTING PAPERS.
Dr.. Atkinson, New York, reported pa
per on Ripeness and Ripening, which was
an extremely metaphysical production, or
at least beyond the understanding of most
of his auditors. @ For instance, he said:
Production is the forward leading Of some
thing. DefnitenesS of purpose gives the
limit to function. The first act of sub-cOn-
seriousness is the perception of being minus
or alone. Sound mental action is regular,
and unsound mental action is irregular.
Satisfaction of an awakened action is ripe
ness. UnsteadineSs of purpose results from
detection of irradiancy. Sleeping atoms
are alone. When awakened the bonds
of affinity clamor for union, and
they are harnesSed together. In attempting
to account for the origin of the atom we are
lost in the cloud mass of matter. We have
to commence III the solution with an as
sumption. That which occasions disturb
ance of repose is awakened energy. Gas is
an aggregation of matter. Cloud is made
perceptible by refraction of light. Air
supports combustion and water puts it out,
thus the earth is made to appear as
the observable theater of function.
There was no discussion of the subject and
the convention listened to a paper by Ii. o.
kulp, Davenport. Ia, on Nomenclature.
1t was timely effort and treated princi-
pally of the crying demand for uniformity.
10 promote intelligibility. His views were
approved by the convention, so universally,
that discussion was unnecessary.
N of
a paper written by j. a. Robinson, Jack
son, Mich, and read by DR.. Barrett, after
having been introduced by the section UNI
der the head of Operative Dentistry. Be
sides treating of the use of cocaine, carbolic
acid and other local an@stheticS, as well
as the use of amalgamS, i'll filling, the pa
per was an effective appeal TO the dentist
to be striving for something higher and
bett2r-to work without ceasing.
Bridge Work was the subject of paper
by z. p. Brown, Flushing, n. Y. 1t
treated of the necessity of such perfection of
bridges that nonatural motion of the jaw and
lips could reveal it and expose the wearer.
He showed the recent advance made in the
work. and said he would illustrate it i'll the
clinics.
This ended the papers for the morning,
and gave the convention opportunity to
complete great deal of work in detail, but
which is of no public interest. An hour
was spent in perfecting the work by sec
tons, after which the noon recess was
taken.
CLINICS.
There was no afternoon session, the time
being devoted to clinics, which proved the
most interesting feature of the session, thus
far. Five chairs were in position and as
ma in inn alIf In
time. The dentists clustered in groups
about the chairs and watched the work with
undivided attention. One of the faScinat-
ing works was the filing with gold by cleo
tricity, which was conducted in two chairs
and attracted the larger portion of the den
lists. Bridge work was also exhibited, with
at least dozen other experiments of equal
interest. The clinics lasted until about 5
o'clock, holding the entire body until the
very end.
NIGHT SESSION.
At o'clock the evening session began,
but the most of the members did not arrive
until half hour later. A large amount of
routine business was transacted at the OPEN
ing, probably TO escape which induced MEN,
bers to be tardy in arriving.
The special order of the evening was the
report on histology, anatomy and micro
scopy, by DIR. Frank Abbott of
New York. The title of the paper
was A Study of the Pathology of
the Science of Teeth, and it presented
the results of long study on the part of DIR.
Abbott and his friend ana instructor, Prof.
Heitzman of New York. 1t was pro-
nOunced by the best-informed dentists
present an admirable presentation, and one
rarely given to such a society. Prof. Pierce
afterWard congratulated the body Oh the
fortunate opportunity OF having heard it,
DR.. Abbott had his paper illustrated with
six large drawings, besides some thirty
mounted specimens which were shown to
advantage beneath microscope, of (which
two were present. Briefly stated, the
paper was an elaborate description of the
hard tooth structure, impossible to epitom
iZe. The drawings were passed about and
most of the members took advantage of the
opportunity of examining the specimens by
the microscope. Prof. Pierce. Philadel-
phla, and DR.. Atkinson, New York, gave
interesting Celebrations of the enamel struc-
ture, consuming nearly an hour. DR.. In
gersou, Keokuh, had paper bearing On
the same general subject which he read
While the microscopic examination
was i'll progress. The paper
treated of the alveolar dental
membrane, which the essayist maintained
had not been awarded the position, in the
consideration of recent science, its impor-
lance entitled it to. He did not propose to
enter into any very extended description of
the membrane, but rather to gather up
fragments of literature bearing upon it and
present them to the convention. The
paper, while an able one. was of great
length, and at its conclusion at 1880
o'clock the convention adjourned to Q
o'clock this morning.
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