New-York tribune., 1886-02-11
HAPPY DLATISIS AT DINNER.
LETTERS FROM OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES AND
CONGRESSMAN PHELPS.

LETTERS FROM OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES AND
CONGRESSMAN PHELPS.
Dentists and doctors were thick in the ban
quet hail Of the Hotel Brunswick last night There
only few patients past or prospective among
remind them OF their sources OF revenue. but
tnGy were happy notwit hstanding. The occasion
the dinner OF the Odon olOgica Society, the a" OH
dom Geological" Society Dr. Howard Crosby called IT, aud
OF regard for his profession tho society
rciraned from furnishing him. DR. +. Bogue, president
OF the society, presided. Among the guests were
judge william II. ArnouX, Professor r. K. Andrews, Of
Boston Dr Foryco Barker General Horace Porter, Dr.
Norman W. Kingsley, eNPOstmaSter General James, DIR.
Crosby. DR. W. A. Hammond. the Rev. Dr. A. +. Beard.
of PARIS, Dr. Lewis sayrc. Dr. H. h. Noble, Professor
Thomas e. SteIwag"n and DIR. James McManus.
There formal toast s', bat Dr. Kingsley proved
efficient and genial tOast-m tster. Dr. Bogue said
that the guests ~ society By facility with which
they demol shed the good things on the menu demon
straicd the good quality Of the dentists work.
Among the letters OF regret which elected
much applause. Dr.. Onyer Wendell Holmes wrote " [
often think Of the fororn condition Of some OF the great
prTsouagcs OF history IN the days when there
dentists, or none who would be recognized as
such by the dental artists OF to-day. think Of poor
King David, woru-Out man at seventy, probably with
out teeth aud certainly without sprctacles Think of
poor George Washington. his teeth always ready TO
drop Ike a portculIi. and cut sentence in two
him IN stuarts admirable portrait
thoughts evidently divided between the of en-
pre- lnd the mtute lance II the status m quo 0f his
lrriihc dental arrangements Inlnk 0f Mdter savage
Ldrdurs urtaucnulv complaint that he diG not nina
losing hSinterCual faculties but the loss OF his teeth
hr felt to be very great Calamity | VIII
yrntdro to propose then. tho Dental Pro-
representative. IL has established AMI prolonged the
of beauty; It hi~ added To the charm" OF social IN
trrcouf>o ana lent perfection 10 the accents oi e"-
Ql, II has tdhrn from old S most unwclcome
aud -turnrd riOl able human lfr Tar OriOhd
mint Of the years when ne tuOthl aud poor Oud
patriarch might well cNcalm. nave 40 pleasure Ia
them"
Congressman William Walter Phelps wrote: 81 VIII
not COME. | cannot come. wish could. that misht
tel To your brilliant company IN" suffering you nav
caused these many years. You m5 sly
tnat II does not lie IN my month 20 say So;
minutes examination OF sSiliul
operator would prove IT, NOu nave bored me time and
things. .F"rtnt atcy, mot o these hlIngS camc out
have h"ruc all thl~. out now yoh have iotcreI thr
u"rNr' anu "HihHt near iht'. l"n 'Ay Ta,u ! ""uu
surely come. Ipu lmpy thI have lrd
u Use. sir plain language IN reply. II II you thtt
uruo Ia VOur teeth ON, u", on keep your own teen
uthrrS tir false Ones But VIII -aH that you
lie lu Your throat. tor | anu determined YOu shall not
c,ctpr by -l,I.g It WAS inps,s iupOude In many
you have spoken To me ami niura ny patIent''
plrn-c rrIcub.r thtt now my pttiruce ~ gone
General Horace Porter Wa, calei on 10 tell what he
kuek about dentistry rom the patients IOut of view.
said it the nr,t TIM" tt h" hhd fallen mt
the hands - dentists IL found his mouth IN condition
president Tor long uue, b" sahl. lie has treated
me motives ~ puro friendship hut they say
tnin dlsru-sous Tor tue purposes 81 rryeuh only
OF Late years have never no Ird hS name mentioned
without feeling FOR my teeth TO see II tlry were al
there"
DR. J. Smith Dodge -roxe for the Oiontolo deal
society after - fashion tuat ndo every dentists bosom
swell with prhc ,ud cuthu-h,m Dr Crpspy iuVrig led
against the -n"brrry winch would ra"S above dentist
who di nothing usci tl IN tn world. space were
also made 10y Professor j. T.. Garretsou Dr. William II.
Atkinson and the Iov. Dr. A. r. Beard.