New Britain herald., 1927-06-01
Chapter Two

Captain Charles A. Lindbergh be- gan his flight to Paris in a dentists office in Detroit.
 He didn't know 1t then, for he had only heard about men flying in those days. But nevertheless it was while playing with the motors and the tools Of dental shop and an experi- mentors laboratory, that he laid the goundation for his supreme accom- plishment.
 The dental office was that of Dr. .. H. Land. his maternal grand father. Just as clearly as his heri- tage of courage can be traced back 10 his paternal ancestry, his flare for mechanics, his urge to try anything that is new, and his great modesty can be traced to his mother.
 Also his curly hair is the heritage of his mothers family. One of his uncles. it Is said, had hair which matched that Of young Charles.
 Often Visited Office
 Dr. Land was quite fond of his grandson and extended to him the particular privilege of visiting his dental offices and permitting him to give that youthful help" the value of which any mother of such q child can well appreciate. as he himself went on with his researches.
 Dr. Land was born in Ontario. de- scendant of one of the founders of Hamilton. Ontario. but he was rais- ed in New York and Brooklyn, studying dentistry in Brantford On- tario, under Dr. J. E. Meacham. He practiced for time in Chicago and then came to Detroit. His wife. Evangeline Lodge, was the daughter of Detroit physician.
 Just how well defined is the eX- perimental turn which is part of Charles Lindbersh's inheritance, can be seen from the fact that in his Detroit office Dr. Land perfected the process of using porcelain for filling teeth. invented a gold inlay system and developed other revolutionary dental methods. writing In 1875 and again in 1911 books on dentistry which are known throughout the profession.
 But dentistry wasn't the only thing to which Dr. Land turned his inventive genius. He perfected and patented such things as incandes- cent grates for furnaces. gas and oil burners
 His gas jets have never been bet tered" his daughter, the mother of Charlie Lindbergh still maintains.
 Fascinated By Machinery
 Undoubtedly Charles first be- came fascinated with machinery in my fathers office," Mrs. Lindbergh said | few days ago telling of her sons boyhood.
 My father had suite full Of curious appliances. wheels. pulleys. bolts, levers and such things.
 He used to take Charles with him to his office and Charles would spend hours there. watching and tinkering with the machines"
 An uncle of Lindbergh's is the in- ventor of truck trailer now widely used and manufactured in Detroit.
 With such a heritage and fOunda- ton. 1t was but natural that Charlie Lindbcrgh turned to motorcycle. then built a motor driven ice boat, took up airplanes and, when he had exhausted everything else that was new in the flying profession, decided to fly to Paris.
 AS to his modesty, the very qual- ity makes it difficult to go into the details, for Mrs. Lindbergh herself has the quality as strongly defined as her son.
 'He takes some of the possibly father" Mrs. Lindbergh commented when questioned about her sons heredity.
 T have learned many lessons from my boy" she said on another occasion.
 His flying was all his own; I had nothing to do with it and never sought to interfere" was another comment she made.
 Mother Is Proud
 "All the credit is due my boy and 1 don't want to take it from him. Mrs. Lindbergh answered reporters who besieged her to tell them how 1t was that she had raised Charles into such man as, at 25 years Of age. he proved himself to be.
 When messages of congratulation poured into her home Saturday night and Sunday after the Paris flight sue commented that Tit all shows how much people are think ing of what he has done.
 Friday l was unknown and now great men of the world" she said again. "But it is all due to Charles.
 One may search through all that has been said of this remarkable woman who kept on teaching her chemistry class while her son was flying 10 fame and the researcher will find nothing in which Mrs T.indburgh claims any fraction of q mothers share of credit for herself. It all goes to Charles.
 But here is a family secret. His mother admits that Charles inherit cd from her side Of the house. the curly, blonde hair which so graces him and into which so many q flap per would like to twine hor fingers. An uncle of Captain 1indbergh has hair of which Charles locks are the duplicate.
 Fears Ills Curly Hair
 If there is any one thing that the hero Of the New York to Paris flight fears. it is this curly hair. It wor- ries him continuously. He has tried every means to make his hair straight, but 1t simply won't behave. His friends agree that on rainy days Lindbergh is most apt 10 be out Of sorts and irritable, because damp weather makes his hair curl.
 That seems to be about the only