The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-02

DOCTOR CoRYDOS PALMER.
OF Warren. o. who so far known is
the oldeS: dentist ia point 81 years oil
practice In the world.
Dental Journal. was one OF Doctor Agui-
lars patients.
Il could not SEQ any difference between
tho way Doctor AggiIar pulls teeth than
that OF my husband. whom Iihaye seen
extract hundreds.
But / had the most delighted ride on
n railroad train ms result II the sJmno-
form that / eyer experienced. They tell
me Il was only half a minute. that / was
under the influence Of the anaesihetlc CON-
pletciy. but II seemed about three hours
to me
Il thought was on a magnificent train
coming 20 St Louis from Chicago. I
seemed TO be looking out tho windows NJ
the fitting miles o: scenery. and atou;
the time he extracted the two teeth ths
train seemed 10 Ds running at terrific
speed. u 1as really pleasure and with
peTirnced from the Hflcr effects ~ the
snaesthetIc have felt as well as ever"
Doctor AgE!ldr operated on twenty pa
tieuts altogether. Mrs. Frink being tn.
only ons from outside the city H.. Is a
rapid worker and kept his patients In the
char only 4 few fniaut.s.
OLDEST DENTIST PRESENT.
In Attendance at the Congress Is Doctor
COrydOn Palmer OF Warren. -. Doctor
Palmer. 81 - believed. is tho Oldest dentist
ga tho point OF years Of practice In the
world. lie talks Interestingly Of dentistry
a. It was practiced ia ISSs when he began
10 pun teeth.
FILLING. bridge and crown work and
the Manufacture Of false teeth were in a
said Doctor Palmer. "EiIc ksiniths. shO"-
mixers. thinkers. and. IN fact. gny man
who ussd pliers and pinceTs in his bust
ness Gid most o: the dental work those
days.
THE cure FOR ioo;hache. n homo RENE
dies did not accomplish u, was extinction
and No had no soInnoforrn. cocaine. laugh:
Ing gas or drugs to freeze tn. gums and
remove the pain. Few professions have
seen greater advancement than dentistry"
Doctor Palmer IS S. years old. Two OF
his sons are dentists In New York.
Certificates from President Roosevelt
and Secretary Of state John Hay to Tho
United States representatives nj the Don
The official delegates from the Govern
ment are Doctors William Conrad and
Burton Lee Thorpe. 81; Louis: II. J. Burk
Nashville: Z. c. Kirk, NJ II. -Cryer and
Jemes Truman; PhiladslEh,la: v Z; Tur-
Atlanta: ]. A. IJbbey. PittsburS: ". +.
Finley. Washington. ID. G: g. $. Butler.
buffalo: T, W. Brophy. Chicago: J. r.
Texas.
VICE PRESIDENTS CHOSEN.
AT the meeting Of che Interstate Dental
Fraternity yesterday. vice presidents TO-
the following States were appointed: Mis-
souri,. Doctor ID. .. ". Le cron. St. Louis;
Virginia. Doctor W. A. Campbell. Suffolk:
Utah Doctor : W WheEry, Salt Lake
City; New York. Doctor r. Ottolengui:
Oklahoma. Doctor J. Brentzinger: Lpuisi-
ana. Doctor Jules SsurszIn. Doctor X
NJ. Sanger OF Orange. y. J.. was elected
general secretary for the United States
and Doctor Charles A Meeker OF Newark.
y J.. treasurer.
The Committee on the Promotion Of the
Appointment Of Dental Surgeons TO the
tsrday afternoon at Hotel Jefferson and
decided 10 recommend the appointment by
the general Congress Of an international
COMMITTEE 20 carry on the work
meet this morning at O'Clock In Music
Hall officers will b. elected. The Inter
national Congress Will meet an hour later
The last meeting of the congress will
take place tomorrow afternoon at the
Worlds Fair. The arrangements have
St Louis who Is President Francis's dem
list President Francis Will make an nd-
dress. The visiting dentists from foreign
countries viii make short talks
The banquet last night at Hotel JeYer-
son was attended by nearly all OF the del
egates,- many being accompanied by their
wives. The programme included remarks
OF Baltimore. the welcoming address by
Doctor George a BowmGn OF st. Louis
e1Id a short resume on the fourth Inter
national Dental Congress. which all con-
cede, has been the greatest ever held. by
the president. Doctor H. j. Burkhart Of
Batavia. y. \.
rhe fore gn dentists responded 10 ;oa.ts
as follows: France" Doctor Charles Co
don. Paris; Germany" Doctor n s. Jcn-
kias. Dresden: Spain" Doctor SIoressan