The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-03
Teeth OF
MONSTERS.
Dentists Listen to Talks About
Animals OF the Past.
Things That Are Seen Only i'm
Nightmares.
THOMPSON LECTURE.
State Association is Given a
Rare Treat.
Something About What the
StudiOus May Discover.

The Kansas dentists, members OF the
State Dental association and profession
al descendants of the men on whom,
centuries ago, was perpetrated the per-
enniaI joke OF having pull" were
treated TO z wonderful exhibition or
teeth at the Throop hotel Tuesday even
ing It was the stereopticon view por-
ton of the star lecture of the associa-
ton meeting, delivered by DR.. A H
Thompson OF this city on Comparative
Dental Anatomy"
For over an hour liksnesseS Of mon
sters, mammal and reptile, which hun
dreds Of thousands OF years go StaIked
over the western plains or summed them
selves on the sands OF the kaw. were
thrown upon a screen for the 1nrorna-
tiou and edifcation OF the as
sembIed dentists Some of the
men remem bered them as the plaques
of their bOyhod days when engaged IN
the study OF physical geography, and
others at once recognized various types
as demons of their sleeping moments
when in the midst of a siege of Indi-
gestion- However. these were only
common dentists. for the men VINO
could pride themselves on being com
parative anatomists'' saw in them scien-
tific friends who served to demonstrate
in their dental arrangement the theory
Of evolution
views were accepted with marked atten-
ton One of the dentists looked at the
likeness of a pIeSlOSa uruS, 2 marine rep
tile which DR.. Thompson explained had
existed in the MesOZoic age. and then
wanted TO know how many nerves were
| contained in a horses tooth Another,
q Chicago professor, made d brief sur
vey Of something that looked on the
I screen like big dog supplied with flap
| pers, and then prOceedd to make a
/ speech against the use Of the word
/ canine in describing human teeth
With such little digressions as these.
the lecture moved along at an easy
pace, and proved both interesting and
| instructive
The discussion of DR.. Thompson's $
lecture was opened by Prof ;. w VIII
Erson of the State university. and real
Iy proved to be an elaboration Of it.
More Hkenesses were shown, but it was
the general consensus of opinion that
Prof WiIHtson's collection didn'
compare in unique forms 70 that of Dr.
Thompson
Following the discussion Of +Compar-
ative Dental Anatomy" DR.. !. w
O'Bryon Of Lawrence read a paper on
Some Considerations in the Use oS
y-Phosphates," and in turn it was
discussed
The present meeting IS the twenty
eighth of the Kansas State Dental as
ISOLATION 1t opened with an address
by the president, DR.. J. Fremont Bur
ket Of kingnan- IN emphasizing the
n eed of cooperation among all the
dentists of the state, DR.. Burket said.
kansas is a great state-One Of the
most progressive in the UuiOn-the en-
bodiment Of great ideas boldly con-
ceived and diligently carried out As
Kansas dentists, holding within our
selves the same spirit, stimulated by
the vastuess of our prairies that ever in
cite TO progress, let Us cooperate to
keep the Kansas Dental association to
an equally high rank among the state
associations
The afternoon was taken up with
practical demonstrations in dentistry
Similar demonstrations will be made
this afternoon and tomorrow afternoon
The meeting will close with the elac-
ton of officers Thursday night