The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1893-03-22
I'm ,WOMAN'S BEIIALF.
SHE EXTRACTS TEETH.

r u. e 81 4 ,
There is q colony in Chicago Of cntcr
prising and Intelligent woman dentists
who nre more and more finding f,.vol
with tho public and demonstrating tha
There aro few professions in whicf
women may not succeed, If thoy pre
4 pare themselves for their work and Sc
ut It zealously and conscientiously S3
The pioneer was Mrs NJ. &c. Abbott
whose place Of business is Mt the cornc,
OF Cottage Grove avenue and Thirty
hrst street, and whose speciality, as he,
card states, Is ''crown and bridge
w%ork." She also gives. special alton.
tion to childron's teeth.
a reporter. says tho Chicago Into,
Ocean, callcd to see her recently, and
found her willing to give phor, expert.
cnce foH tho encouragement Of others
VINO may be contemplating like dc.
rurture from tho beaten path. She has
two rooms, q reception md operating
room, and in the former II sewing -ma-
chime and u white lawn gown, trimmed
with embroidery, III process Of making,
Irovcd TINT, whatever calling IL woman
may pursue, certain woinanly habits
VIII cling to her through every thing.
The assistant admitted tho visitor and
presently tho tlontist herself c,imic In.
She Is I, woman Of medium height, with
good, regular features, dark eyes aud
hair and II FUR complexion.
''Ics, have had |, chcclsorcd career"
she admitted, Us she pulled Off her
gloves and sat down. "You SOC, since
brgan there has been 81 tremondc,.s
chnnge In public opinion. The progress
that has bcen made, within the past
ten years, passes beliof."
where We're you cducated?"
~ have had no college training.
When began there was no collerc OF
dentistry in Chicago. My husbpnd was
II dentist and / studied with him. bo-
gun shortly after was married We
lived on Oak street, not far from the
lake, md were doing well at tho time
OF the fire. That ruined us. Nyo lost
everything, like hundreds of others.
and were among the refugees who went
to Milwaukee, Friends made up O
purse aud helped us remained in
Milwaukee u little over a year and then
] went to Crcsco, Howard county, Iowa
had two children. e
lcnrnod my profession thoroughly,
nna made u speciality Of the mcchanicai
pnrt Of 1t. 1t was really forced upon
me, for had my two little children md
hnd to do whatever work l might un-
dortaltc, at home. This it was possible
for mo to do In dentistry l wont to
Crcaco In tho winter. 1t was intensely
cold weather, rs cold as 1t ever gets in
that part Of the country. had my
children with INC nnd remained n wear
md n half The business did not pay
me, and ] renlizcd that would hnvc to
branch out and opcn other offices in
neiKhboring towns. My friencs. who
were grcutly interested in my success,
and who are still my friends, elso adj
viscd this My first venture was in
Preston, Minn, It was thirty miles
from Ulcsco, Or the railroad, az al 0'., ~
journey had to be made in an opon
wagon. I had heard Of tho community
ms one made up Of intelligent, progress
sivc people. went in January in the
midst Of Il raging blizzard, holding my
baby close to me, under tho blankets,
to keep him from freezing. Louise was
left with friends. Sho was then seven
years old. It was in ,nidwinter and I
did not expect to remain more than n
few days, nor did expect very great
financial results. To my surprise was
busy almost from the first day, and, in
tho three weeks / remained, l earned
$500.
II then continued to open branch Of
fees until Ind six, NIL Of which Wis
ttcd ut stated seasons, md did WE'LL
DO you eXtrnot teeth too?"
"Oh, yes" she said with smile.
"Do you remember the first case Of
this sort?'
Perfectly Tint was in Crcsco NV
husband came out into the back room
and snid: Minnie, there is n man in
the Office who wants his tooth pulled
and you must do It, had always re-
fused to use the forccps because feared
that did not possess the requisite
strength. This is mistake that most
women make. It is not nero strength
was big Norwcgian-an unpromising
subjcct-and looked around and took
up tho forccps with q good dcal of mis-
giving But realized that, sooner or
later, I would have 1t to learn and
would have to make beginning. I got
hold Of the tooth, gave It a little wrench
md ont it camoso ensily that looked
Mt It frightened, supposing that hnd
broken it NIL to pieces. But there IT.
was, intact i never failed in MI my
practice, and havo never broken tooth
in attempting to pull It. 1t is some
thing that the most dclicatc woman can
do easily, If she knows how. My dnugh-.
ter came. to mo while was in Preston
lone of the coldcst days of TINT win-
ter. She, too, made tho trip in mn open
wagon wrapped up In buffalo robes.
She was n tiny child-and could not bo
separated from mo any longer"