The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-07


A sanfhrra Womsn Supplied With 80 A.
tincial Jau ~ q notham Dfufiee
Il think that greater progress has
been made ~ the past few years j.
the practice Of dentistry than ln ans
other branch Of the healing art, salc
a dentist 10 a writer for The Nen
YORK Evening snn Dentistry a. 3
science consists Of a great deal more
nowadays than the mere extfactlne
OF teeth. in fact. an uptOdate spe
cialist does not extract teeth az d'l
So long as there ls the least blt q
crown Of root left he sets himself a
work 10 save that blt. and usually
accOmplishes his purpose. know
or d recent case where an artificial
jaw was provided for q young woman
In Sc clever manned that 81 far a
external appearance went there was
nothing TO show that anything Has
wrong. A malignant growth of 2
cancerous nature bad practically DE-
stroyed half OF the lower jaw of tue
young woman, when She was brought
10 this city from her Southern home
for treatment Her condition was
such that she could not masucate
even the s0ftest food. and sac had
lost control Of the muscles q the
jaws. She was n0urlshed With liquid
food exclusively.
"The specialist who took the case
in hand cut away more than bali q
the lower jaw, and made an artlh-
cial one 70 take its place. He con
structed artificial hinges also, and
made a plate which is fastened upon
the upper jaw for fheguldance 0f the
lower Then a small but powerful
spring was fitted into the joint, So
that when the operation Was CONE
pleted IL was possible FOR the young
woman not only 70 move the Jaw %
will, but also 10 masticate all sorts
Of soft foods. The best part 0f the
operation, in the young w0mans
opinion. however, was the fact that
it restored TO her the good looks that
the disease had robbed her Of An
operation like that makes ordinary
dentists work appear like childs
play. electricity has been made o
help the dentist materially in bis
work. BY means OF the small nc8n-
descent lamp which Is inserted n
the mouth the dentist IS unabled to
see distinctly every detail Of the im-
perfect teeth and so may work more
intelligently and quickly than was
possible few years ago.
wonder. Of Ancient Glass Blowing.
The glass biowes OF ancient
Thebes are know 10 have been equally
as proficient Ia that particular art a.
is the most scientific craftsman 0f
the same trade Of the present day,
after a lapse Of forty centuries on so-
called progress They were well
acquainted with the art OF staining
glass, and are known TO have pro.
duced that commodity in great pro-
fusion and perfection. Hossellini
gives an illustration OF a piece OF
stained glass known 70 be 1000 years
old, which displayed artistic taste Of
high order, both In tint and design.
In this case the color Is struck
through the vitrined structure. and
he mentions designs struck entirely
10 pieces from half 10 three quarters
0f an inch thick. the color being per.
fectly incorporated with the struci-
ure Of the piece and exactly the same
on both the diverse and reverse sides.
The priests OF Ptah 40 Memphis
we're adopts In the glassmakers' art
and not only did they have factories
for manufacturing the common crys.
tai variety, but they had learned the
OF the different c0l0fs aud
0f Initiating precious stones 10 per
fectiOn. Their limitations 81 the
amethyst and OF the various Other
.OlOred gems were 50 true 20 nature
that even now after they have lair
In the desert sands from 1000 % 4.
300 years it takes an expert 70 dis
linguish the genuine articles from
.he spurious. IL has been showr
hat besides being experts In glass
making and eolOriny they also used
he diamond 10 cutting and engraving
Ia the British Museum there Is
piece OF stained glass with
10 engraved emblaz0nmcnt OF the
monarch Inothmes III who liyes
+. 400 years ago. st Louis Republic
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