Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-11-24

talk with the Superintendent of
streets in Buffalo, who was formerly
resident of this city and was told
the methods which have given such
fame to the streets of that great city
of the Empire state. The whole secret
is doing the work well, at first. ana
then properly and promptly making
the repairs when necessary.
not waiting. as has been the practice
here. until the entire street is in a
ruinous condition. In Buffalo. they
believe in a solid foundation for all
streets, not excepting even the gravel
ones. The excavation is made deep.
several feet and the substratum is
quite depth of crushed stone. over
which the road is built. 1t has been
found cheaper in the long run to pre-
pare this foundation for gravel roads
than To adopt the usual way The
conduits for electric wires. etc, are
laid at the sides of the streets. and
sewers and water pipes are SO fixed
for eXamination at certain points that
general ripping up of the streets is
avoided. All kinds of pavement. as
phalt included. stand the traffic of
Buffalo which is many times greater
than that OF Portland. admirably. be-
| cause Of this general foundation of
stone of uniform size. which prevents
| the streets deteriorating from water
accommodating. and upheaval by
frost. although as the superintendent
| says. the roads in that city would be
more affected from the latter cause
than those in Portland.-Portlard
Transcript.
one Of our best known dentists.
while filing a tooth OF a patient the
other day, entertained him by Il COM
parison of dental practice in the early
days Of the country. with the up-tn-
date ways Of rebuilding dentureS. says
the Portland TRANSCRIPT. The Father
OF His Country. great Washington.
when h. had The misfortune to lose his
teeth. could tina no better substitute
then than teeth made of ivory. which
We're held in with Il powerful spring.
nccesSitdting firm closing Of the mouth
u Keep in place. They had. more
over. Il serious defect arising from the
decomposition of the material en-
rloyrd. this being Il fctor which amy
one approaching him could hardly fail
IL notice. Regarding this clumsy ANA
obieCtionable attempt to rcilac" lost
teeth. which was the best that wealth
! could then command Wc should be
grateful for the advance made since
that time. ana especially FOR the meth
DDS which enable US To retain the ser
Viceablr teeth given us by Nature.
Later than Washington time tht.
] teeth of the dead were employed but
after awhile this had The condemnation
of medical men. many cases com
| ing to their attention positively show
| ing that the diseases with which the
| original owners of such teeth died
! We're directly transmitted to pcopl,.
| who substituted them for thoSt. they
| had lost icSidcS the useful processes
of Gaping. bridgework etc, some Of
! our modern dentists are doing a par
! ticularly fine sort of work which is
nothing less than the removal OF teeth
! which have become troublesome
| through tumor growthS and other eX-
ternal causes mot carles), and then
! replanting in the sockets This opera
| ton is usually successful the tooth
| being replaced after the offending
| thing has been removed. and band
| daSed in place ana absolute rest en-
| joined until the nerve tissue has been
| renew ed.