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t ID quite common for Dcntists to append IA
u their advertisements, commendatory leiten from
Clergymen and others. II gratifes us. thai the
American Society of Dental Surgery st d. Iss
meeting passed resolutions disappearing Of a resort
TO such means for the purpose OF obtaining notorn
ty and practice. A moments reflection, ought
10 convince any one, that such letters are worth
nothing at all; that they are proof Of skin on
the part Of those to whom they are given. for
the reason that the individuals who have give.
them, never having made dental SURGERY Sub,
ject OF close and thorough investigation do nnt.
know the qualifications necessary to skilfuI and
accomplished practitioner. 1t always seemed to us
whenever we saw them implied acknowledge
ment Of ofinferiory. We have seldom, if ever, known
man Of genuine professional worth or eminent
Abilities resort to such undignifea means to obtain
business and we do hope that it will be abandoned"
Dentui IatelHgencer, No. ], Vol 2. Philadelphia.


The following is from the American journal and
Library Of Dental Science, December number, VOL
v, Page l6O Edited by DR.. Maynard, Of Wash,
ngton, DR.. Harris, Of Baltimore and DR.. Westcott
Of New York.


Eoplanation--It having been stated by some Of
the readers Of the Journal and with some degree Of
prejudice and blame to the Washington editor, that
the remarks made by him in his T" gossip" Of the
last March number, as to the manner in which
some men get business, were uncaled for as far az
tney alluded to two persons, who have within the
last two years associated themselves together, and
IN Jusuce to all parties, we mako the following OK.
planaton:


II =. smith Dodge, late Of the Bowery. but now
OF BOND street, New York, in l842. employed A. am
assistant IN mechanical dentistry, person who w,.
men known as Luther ParmeAee, late machnist. and
IN some few months afterwards there Appeared ~ .
plate in Bond street, Dodge q ParmeM. dan,;s,- ),
During the ensuing session Of Conrress thar. a.,
appeared in the newspapers an advertisement, &C
Dodge & Parmely, dentists, Of Bond street No,.,
York" offering their services to the citizens a.
Of. Washington In conversation, Dr.. Dodae stated
to the Washington editor, that his partner w.s No,
either DR.. E. or DR.. J. Parmly, of Bond street. abut
one OF the same family; and it was upon hearing
from the Drs. Parmly, subsequently, that they had
never seen DR.. Dodge's partner nor known any
thing OF him, farther than hearing from Dr. D., that
such person was with him, that the remarks allu-
ded to we're penned. Since then some corrsspon.
denco has taken place between the parties which. ~
we recently learned while in New York, resulted in
another change, and the names now stand Dodee
d Parmeie." We would, in Justice to DR.. Dodge.
state that we are credbly informed that he did not


MAKE the first change in his partners name; but il
Is IN evidence that he knew the change had been
made when he used it in connection with his own.
we have not yet heard what reason Dr. D,
assigns for giving in his circular as his partner
doctor l.. Parmly, for stating to the Washington
editor that his partner one of thesame family
as the Parmlys, As we believe that tho parties them
selves neither know of or claim any RELATIONSHIP
with each other.


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