The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-23


with those engaged in artistic musical
or literary lines, but only with those
whose rounds are plodding, where pa
tience and perseverance are required
rather than genius or brilliancy.
Women in the profession will also be
touched upon. There is quite a great
deal of speculation as to whether pro
fessional careers are easier since the
full rights of citizenship have been
granted women. The information re-
Gently obtained may throw some light
on this subject.
PRACTICE MEDICINE.
Six ladies of this city are devoted to
the medical profession. They are all
doing we'll from a financial standpoint
ana are respected by their brother prac-
tit1oners. One of them relates this lit
tie incident.
My father and L are associated to-
gether. One day being unable to see a
patient he sent me. The sufferer, by
the way, belonged to the male persua-
sion. When l came to his bedside he
looked at me in great establishment On
telling him my errand, he gruff1y said,
ne dld not believe in ''wimmin doctors"
L told him that as l had come we might
as well talk for a little while. He was
ready TO listen to my conversation, but
did not want my powders and pills.
we chatted for fifteen minutes and
before l left his bedside l actually per-
suaded him to take the very medicine
to Which he had been opposed in the
beginning. a week later we received
another call from this quarter, and it
stated definitely that my father was
not wanted. The message was, Send
/ That woman doctor who came to see
me last week
Even men are ready to be treated by
lady physician when they discover that
she understands her business.
TWO DENTISTS.
Two lady dentists are practising here.
one OF them told some very interesting
facts about her work
Dentistry is a good calling for a
woman; but she must be artistic me-
ohanical and surgical in order to do her
work we'll
When the word artistic was heard,
her auditor was puzzled. what has
art to do with dentistry?"
Everything" was the reply.
10 begin with the different fem
peraments must be understood. There
are TOUR temperaments, the lymph,atic
sanguine, bilious and nervous. but
THESE statements do not explain where
the artistic comes in. Each of
the temperaments given is character
lzed by different tooth. For example
a blonde has a creamy tooth in shade.
If she belongs to the nervous tyne her
teeth are small, SO here comes your ar
llSllc ana temperamental KNOWLEDGE in
use. A brunette has blush white
tooph. one who belongs to neither fine
one type nor the other has a blush
Whlte tooth mixed with gray
A bundle of pattern teeth, consist
ing OF c1fterent shades and sizes, was
examined. e''
How fortunate to know these
facts. Dental art would surely
nave been dealt severe blow had a
blonde decked her mouth with a blu
ISM white set of teeth mixed with gray.
be sure to get teeth which match the
complexion
The doctor then related the following
amusing incident:
My husband and I are partners. One
morning man came in, looked around
and said:
Where is the doctors?
I am the DOCTOR
'You% He measured me from head
to foot.
Is there anything you want in our
line?'
I wanted a tooth pulled
I will pull it for you
Again the man eyed me closely,
smiled and said:
You can't do it,
Try me-, was the response
1--WE conversed a few moments. and
1 then said:
Suppose you come into the operat-
ing room; possibly your tooth might be
saved
He caught at this remark, and be- |
fore fully realizing what he was doing !
found himself in the operating chair. |
His tooth was exa mined, and the infor-
nation given him that it could not be
saved. 1 then told him that I did not
like to see him go out with a toothache
and persuaded him to have it pulled |
With my hypodermic needle 1 care
fully injected the fluid which would
deaden all pain; cut around the tooth,
which was but mere stump, with my
lance, and before he knew it the tooth
was pulled.
Have you pulled ft?' he said.
Yes
"'Well. you are brick, was the
he paid.
Then 1 said: Now didn't you really
come with the intention of having all
these teeth extracted?' Indicating those
which were in the same condition as
the one described. He confessed that
such was the case. [ pulled sixteen of
his teeth that morning.
I'm our profession prejudice is the
main obstacle to be overcome. A wo-
man can make decided success in
dentistry if she really understands it."
will not the right of suffrage make
professional work for women easier?"
Yes, when the public gets ac-
customed to the new regime. Presju-
lice cannot be overcome in a day, or
even a year. 1t takes time for conf
ience to be established. If woman
S determined to succeed, and has the
'equisite qualifications, she need not
fear to enter the dental field
TRAINED NURSES.
There are ten professional nurses in
Salt Lake. They earn from SIS to $25
Der week. One who merely cares for
he money to be had, will not succeed
Is nurse. She who wishes to do
his work must devote herself to the
ask of 'alleviating suffering and be up
Early and late. She must POSSESS
nd IND Gnad J