The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-10


again. She insisted upon my waiting upon
her at once. so. taking her age into con-
sideration, l left my patient and COM
menced examining the old woman's teeth
I had used different instruments, and
started to put one which looks like
needle into her mouth, when she jumped
out Of her chair.
No, you don't! On, no, you dontr
she said
what is the matter, madam
You don't punch any hole into one Of
my teeth, she Indignantly exclaimed.
You will excuse me, madam, l am too
busy to treat YOU / said.
That woman waited for me a couple of
hours. but l had had enough of her. Why,
I wouldn't have touched her teeth again
for a couple of hundred per tooth.
Yes, women have fads in teeth filings
as well as in other things. The worst
fad, in my opinion, is for conspicuous
gold filings. While gold is the best metal
for the teeth in some respects It IS the
poorest in one way, and that is on ac
count of its color. In some lights gold
will look very dark and a dark filling
showing against a white tooth is a very
inartstic thing. l dislike so much 20 have
a woman with a beautiful set of teeth
come to me and say, Now. doctor, do
put in a beautiful filing. and don't spare
1
as possible, for it's a front tooth.
That's the way they talk to me every
day, and il does no good to insist that
gold filling in the from, spoils the appear
ance of the teeth. Women are usually
headstrong, and once they get an idea,
nothing can change il. This fad for gold
has been on a long time, and some peo-
pie go to extremes with it.
Il know a man whom / pity from the
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too very frequently, on account of his
teeth.
when in San Francisco some years ago.
his teeth needed attention. and friend
of his persuaded him to go 10 an expert
dentist, who talked him into having every
tooth in his head covered with gold. tmay-
inc it, if you can.
"Of course, his teeth attract a great deal
of attention; in fact, l think he gains
trihe more notorsety than he wishes, but
it is too late 10 change them now.
Il shudder whenever l look al that man
mouth. So inartistic, though l suppose
all gold looks better than patches of Ii
here and there.
Some lunatic started the diamond fad,
but that was never very popular.
Wanted Diamond Filling.
oh yes, I have had persons to come
to me for diamond filings | must tel
you one funny little experience in this
connection
zone day I was engaged upon the teeth
of well known society woman, when
coal black, kinky- headed co.ored woman
entered the reception room, and. catching
sight of me at my work, called out, re-
CARELESS of my assistant, who was try
ing to ask her what she wanted: oh. doc
tor, want to speak to you a minute
4 answered: Madam, can't you see
that l am engaged?
We'll, she insisted and worried the life
completely out of me until my patient
| begged me to see what the woman wanted
The caller pranced around and nut
on all the airs she knew how and en-
ployed the English accent as far as pos
sible in conversation. She finally hell
up an enormous diamond and then open
ing her big mouth and pointing to her
teeth, said
Doctor, I want you to set this dia-
mond right in here
" Madam, I know of only two classes
of people who would do that for you. and
both are fools-jewelers and blacksmiths.
You would better go to one of them.
There's jeweler next door; go to him.
We'll she said. I belong to the -
opera troupe, and l wanted this diamond
where 1t will show when l sing One of
my admirers sent il to me- she added
with dark blush.
"As she walked out the jeweler next
door, a friend of mine, came in, convulsed
with laughter.
" i heard it all. old man. Eavesdrop-
pers never hear any good of themselves,
do they? The joke is certainly on me. al
though l expected to have it on YOU
sent that woman to you. She asked me
to direct her to a good dentist, and
followed to see how YOU would treat her.
Porcelain filings are the latest, but
they can only be employed under certain
conditions, else they are liable to chip
and look ugly. I have porcelain furnace
for getting this filling, and it is a wonder
full little affair, no larger than a goblet,
yet 1t can be heated up to 2.400 degrees
within few minutes.
Another contrivance, which is a great
Improvement over its predecessor, the old
steam vulcauzer. Is new vucanizer run
by gas. This is so cleverly arranged that
il regulates the amount of gas. keeps the
thermometer down 10 800 degrees, and at
the expiration of the time necessary for
vulcanizing a plate, which is one hour
and five minutes, it turns off the gas.
Speaking of plates reminds me of
little incident which occurred when l was
first starting out as a dentist
zone day / stood looking out of the
window wishing that some OF the elegant
equipages which passed my door would
stop and bring me some influential and
wealthy patients who would increase my
custom, when a stylish carriage contain
ing two ladies drove up. and to my great
delight the occupants entered ny modest
apartment
A sacred Set of Teeth.
''They seemed very sad about something,
and one of them who CARRIED small pack
age in her hand sank into chair and
burst into tears.
Il was utterly dumbfounded and greatly
embarrassed.
after asking them several times what
II could do for them the one who carried