Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-31
ABLE TO TALK AGAIN NOW.
A Southern Woman Supplied with an Ar
tliclal jaw by n Gotham Dentist

Southern Woman Supplied with an Ar,
tlhclal jaw by n Gotham Dentist
VI think that grelter progress has
been made In the past few years In
the practice Of dentistry than in any
other branch Of the healing art, said
a dentist to writer for the New
York Evening Sun. Dentistry as n
science consists Of a great deal more
nowadays than the mere extracting
of teeth. In fact, an up-to-date spe-i
clalist does not extract teeth at all,
So long as there Is the least bit Of
crown or root left he sets himself to
work to save that bit, and usually
accomplishes his purpose / know
of recent case where an artificial
jaw was provided for a young woman
in SO clever a manner that, so far as
external appearance went, there was
nothing to show that anything was
wrong A malignant growth of a
cancerous nature had practically de-
stroyed half Of the lower jaw OF the
young woman, when she was brought
to this city from her Southern home
for treatment. Her condition was
such that she could not mastlcate
even the softest food, and she had
lost control Of the muscles of the
Jaws. She was nourlshed with liquid
food exclusively,
"The specialist who took the case
in hand cut away more than half Of
the lower jaw, and made an artifl-
clal one to take its place. He con-
structed artificial hinges also, and
made a plate which is fastened upon
the upper jaw for theguidance Of the
lover Then small but powerful
spring was fitted into the Joint, so
that when the operation was COM
pleted 1t was possible for the young
woman not only to move the jaw at
will, but also to masticate all sorts
Of soft foods. The best part Of the
operation, in the young woman's
opinion, however, was the fact that
1t restored to her the good looks that
the disease had robbed her Of, An
operation like that makes ordinary
dentists work appear like childs
play electricity has been made to
help the dentist materially In his
work. by means of the small mean
descent lamp which is inserted In
the mouth the dentist is Enabled 10
see distinctly every detail Of the i'm
perfect teeth and so may work more
intelligently and quickly than was
possible few years ago"
Wonders of Ancient Glass Blowing.
The glass blowers of ancient
Thebes are know to have been equally
as proficient la that particular art az
Is the most scientific craftsman OF
the same trade of the present day,
after lapse Of forty centuries Of So
called progress. They were we'll
acquainted with the art Of staining
glass, and are known to have pro-
duced that commodity In great pro-
fusion and perfection. Rosselllnl
gives an illustration of piece of
stained glass known to be 1900 years
old which displayed artistic taste of
high order, both In tint and design.
In this case the color Is struck
through the vitrlaed structure, and
he mentions designs struck entirely
In pieces from q half to three quarters
Of an inch thick, the color being per-
fectly incorporated with the struct-
ure Of the piece and exactly the same
on both the diverse and reverse sides.
The priests Of P'tah at Memphis
we're adopts In tie glassmakers' art,
and not only did they have factories
for manufacturing the common crys-
tai variety, but they had learned the
vitrifying Of the different colors and
of initiating precious stones to per-
lection. Their limitations of the
amethyst and OF the various other
colored gems were so true to nature
that even now after they have lain
In the desert sands from 1000 to A.
900 years 1t takes an expert to dis
tlnguish the genuine articles from
the spurious. 1t has been shown
that besides being experts In glass
making and colorlng they also used
the diamond in cutting and engraving.
In the British Museum there is "a
beautiful piece Of stained glass with
an engraved emblazonment Of the
monarch Thothmes Ill, who lived
3, 400 years ago. st. Louis Republic.