The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-05

teeth up to that golden age of yours had stood the
ravageS of time nicely though they gave indications.
IN certain little dark markings that they would de-
cay-at time.
But the dentist. frugal soul, has taken time by the
forelock and has filed them-a year two ahead
Is he not honest, hardworking man? And Is not
the laborer worthy his hre7 Besides the other fellow
might get 1t II he procrastInate. There is no time
like the present, to all the worid-and dentists.
Then. notice how skilful he may be In making
two to grow where one had been before.
Il would advise substitute set,' he remarks to
the lady of satisfying opuence. you can keep one
in disinfectant while you using the other, 1t is
plcasant-in many ways"
Skllful man; he knows the well A still,
small suggestion of such a thing is enough. The
double set by all means let be- and the double bill
slso in Its due time,
The problem of the bill IS however with those
dentists who are gratifyingly commercial and more
greatly skilled not great one may suppose, Be
cause the deposits" like some tireless, lmmutnbc
PAGER. keep just ahead of the work The gentleman
of the aDteroom is a cheerful person, has been
said, but he forgcts. He has given his smiling
estimate Of $3.50 for that full upper restoration"
The Deposit Scheme.
"wilI You deposit 500. madam" nsks he casually.
A hundred doars2 Why good graciousI Well,
madam Will deposit $50? So madam leaves fifty,
whoreat with glad air he advances with her to the
operator
This lady" he nstructs, "is going to have fun
upper" and he completes his technical furnishings
The conscientious operator bows, smiles also they do
smile in these dental parlors and proceeds to work
within the conservative margin of that $50 When
the danger line approaches too near. however,
he treats the teeth = he perSeverngly plugs them
with wool. and changes the wool. though YOU haven't
an Idea you lie back In your chair that the poor
man Isn't working Just hard
Then You Informed that much work has been
done and that another deposit is due. You pay your
deposit uhat other oneD, and the obging dentist
ceases the Treatments aDd-gets to work again.
Am I all finished now doctor?' you ask. with
grateful relief The mighty structure of your bridge
work is at last completed "Al finished" he replies
cheerily So YOU CO. past the cashier and, perhaps
fail to pay that last deposit" But you do go for
A pleasant voice rings out "Ob Mrs. So-and-so
there's just little thing" Before you know il you
are sitting In the red plush again. He is looking in
your mouth with experienced eyes. 'No don't Just
like that-Tll have To- attend TO that. We don't like
to let anything go TIL cverythiDgs quite right"
pick of the cunning instrument and YOU again In
the "uncomplctcd' class. You assurcdy sub
jec for 'treatment'-unt the cashier be salts
factoriy interviewed.
The adroitness. suppose strictly legltl-
mate; at least practitioner OF responsibility or
proby II. Still less would they other tricks
which desert the shadow line altogether and belong
10 the country OF EVIL Some OF those free examna-
tIons,7 for instance, may become a terrorism. You
have u tooth missing. say-a whole tooth You have
had 1t missing for years. but you still hale and
even hearty But You do not know the risks you are
running. The dcntist-tbe purely disrcputnbe den.
fist of course-will tell you.
"You running great danger OF appendicitis" be
viii say on your least tendency to balk He dllates
upon appendicitis He has the statistics of appendl
ctis at his fingers ends. You not quite certain
that you do feel that sharp stitch he is
talking to you. You decide that 1t will be better Lo