Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-07-09
TEETH WHILE YOU WAIT.

Tow the Dentist Tries to Defy Time a
 Well as Nature.
 -Four and i've dollar sets of teeth mads 1 while waiting"
 That is a portion of an advertisement that caught a reporters eye and caused a visit to the office of the dentist whc had inserted It
 Many mep doubtless remember that cer- ! tain of their relatives remained in solitary confinement for from two to three weeks while waiting the arrival of the ideal set Of grinders Is it possible that one car have ones own worthless teeth removed. an i'm pression of the mouth taken and new teeth fitted, and all within an hour or twos times The dentist, when asked that question, an swered aftirmatively You see," said be- dentistry is progressing like everything else, and it is an every day occurrence for me to get up $5 set of teeth in an hour and half. Although it would be much better if, after having teeth extracted, the patient would wait for a week until the mouth heals and the bone which surrounds the teeth be dissolved, still there are ever so many who come here and will endure the discomfort and pain which of necessity follows quick operation rather than depart toothless "How do l do it so quickly. We'll, by method or process 1 use in vulcaniZing or cooking tho rubber used for the plate, which reduces that usually long process to an hours time
 No, it Is not so satisfactory, nor is it any less expensive, but it is quicker. The price of false set of teeth depends almost entirely on the number and size of the platinum pins which the teeth contain, and the quality and textur. of the porcelain used
 Then too, the small manufacturers of | cheap teeth are continually cutting one anothers throats, and the people get the benefit The dentist has very little to dc il determining the price
 "Countrymen and farmers buy more fals, teeth than do any other class of people You see, Mrs. Jones, for instance, has the tooth ache, comes to town, and, after frantic at tempts to get rid of the pain, has all her 1 Aeth pulled, and with a beautiful new set, with perhaps little gold filling in front, re turns to her village or farm Mrs Smith sees Mrs. Jones teeth. and, not content to be without anything that Mrs Jones has, she l too, comes to town and has porcelain substi 1 tuted for bone
 Country people don't take proper or even decent care of their teeth, and, besides, they eat too much pie. And they, too, are the l people who want their teeth served up in an hours time countrynan comes to the city expecting to do shopping for the folks at home, take in the town and provide him self, and perhaps his family, with set ot teeth, and all in one day Sometimes he is | successful, too
 Negroes carry good deal of porcelain and gold in their mouths, too, but they, al most invariably. want the most expensive sets, insisting upon gold plates and plenty of golo filling. have made a number of sets for negroes which cost S1O0 But ir a years time negro will manage to break the best set that can make, and then, of course, he receives bill for repairs,
 The gold plates are, of course, incompara- ably better than the rubber or the celuloid and if patient can afford them always ad wise their use. "-New York Evening World.