St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-05-14

worth while, for no other dentist in
London has quite the same light
touch OF hand or the same delicate
skill in operating. He has practi-
cally achieved painless dentistry, at
least the nearest approach to it that
human science can compass. A GER
tain patient of his, despiser OF gas
and anasthetics generally, who had
had teeth extracted by many den
fists, thus expressed his opinion OF
Gumsberg's pre-eminent skill:
"Other dentists, when they extract
a molar, feel to be pulling your head
off and stamping on it. Gumsberg
only feels to be disocating your
jaw"
Could praise go further? The mere
sensation of having your jaw dis
located Why it is (dental) painless
ness pure and simple.
1t so happened that Pimminer,
senior, now deceased, father of the
Charles Pmminer introduced above,
had found out Gumsberg, when the
latter was struggling dentist in
the suburbs, and had given him the
lift that enabled him to make his
name. The said Pimminer was a
prosperous solicitor in the city, and
had ample opportunity OF push
ing his young protege's interests in
lucrative circles. This he strenuouslv
did, recommending Gumsberg when
ever he saw the chance, until a time
arrived when recommendation was
no longer necessary. Gumsberg was,
by that date, comfortably estab-
lished in Wimpole street, with prac-
tice worth thousands per annum. 1t
afterward developed until the pro-
ceeds therefrom must nearly have
touched the five figure mark every
year.
Unlike many, who have had their
fortune made for them by the kindly
interest of a friend, Gumsberg was
immensely grateful to old Pimminer
and did all in his power to evince his
gratitude; and thus a tie of strong
personal regard came into existence
between the two men. When the
solicitor died, Gumsberg began to
take an almost fatherly interest in
his only son, Charles, which that
young gentleman was ass enough to
resent; and while, being great suf-
ierer with his teeth, he made use of
Gumberg's professional services, he
discouraged all the latter's attempts
at personal friendship.
Charles was not, in many ways, a
bad young fellow, but he was rather
weak. And, having risen, by means
of his money into a smarter sphere
than that in which he was born, he
allowed his associates, for whom he
entertained an undue veneration, to
set him the tone by which he should
regulate his life.
These associates were, for the most
part, of snobbish order. To many
OF them - especially to those who
themselves had struggled into social
recognition - a dentist was only
possible professionally. In his per-
sonal capacity he was homo non
And when Charles Pimminer had
made an effort, at the outset of his
new career, to keep up his intimacy
with Gumsberg, he had been given
to understand by these St. lanes
street flunkeys that if he continued
to know" Gumsberg, he must cease
to know" them. To cease to
know" their smartnesses The
prospect was intolerable. Charles
dropped Wimpole street incontinent.
ly, as the price of basking in the
the supercilious sunshine of St,
Jeamesdom.
Gumsberg betrayed no offence at
young Pimminer's conduct. When
he saw him professionally, as he
often did, he treated him exactly the
same as heretofore. He had toe
much self.respect to demonstrate, ant
too much knowledge of the world tc
warn Pimminer against his new
associates, He saw clearly enough
that they were after the young fel
lows money, which they won from
him in considerable sums at card,
and billiards, and in friendly littl,
transactions on change and turf
But he saw also that any warming
from him would do more harm thar
good, and that the best thing h,
could do would be to let Charles bu,
by experience that opening of thu
eyes which was bound, sooner O
later, to arrive.