Review of Dental Literature and Art. [Volume: 2, Issue: 6, January, 1861, pp. 334-344]

REVIEW OF DENTAL LITERATURE AND ART.

343

AN ANOMALY.
BY GEO. T. BARKER, D.D.S.
WE were taught when very young that there were no two objects in
created nature that were exactly alike, and that this dissimilarity existed
to a great extent in each and every man, and particularly was it observable in his perceptive qualities, that two persons, and indeed a great
number, could witness the same inspiring scenes, or hear the same thrilling
words of eloquence, and that each one would, in describing them afterward,
present them in a different manner and in totally different language. All
this we heard, remembered, and believed, until the November number of the
Vulcanite, 1860, came to hand; then it was we became a doubter, for we
found by careful comparison that in two reports of the American Dental
Convention, one for the Vulcanite, by Dr. B. W. Franklin, and the other
for the September number of the DENTAL COSMOS, by ourselves, that in
twenty-five reports, of different speakers' remarks, not only the same
thoughts had been caught, but the same language was used to express
them. In every instance the communion of mind and mind did not continue constant with each speaker, as some reports are slightly changed and
altered; but we will present instances. We commence with the remarks
of Dr. Hurd, (page 88 of Vulcanite, 109 of DENTAL COSMOS,) which are
the exact language of our own, as far as they go, three lines being
stricken out. Also the same with the remarks of Dr. Taft, on same
page, with the exception of the omission of a few unimportant words.
The next, remarks of Dr. W. B. Roberts and Dr. Atkinson are word for
word the same as our own, showing the connection of mind and mind was
unbroken. The next remarks of Dr. Atkinson (on page 90 of Vulcanite
and 112 of DENTAL COSMOS) we think must have been copied from our
own, as we are indebted to a private letter from Dr. Atkinson for that
report, as every dental reporter is aware of the impossibility of fully
reporting that gentleman; it has, however, been "clipped" for the Vulcanite. We might also refer to the next remarks of Drs. Dodge and
Westcott, (page 91 Vulcanite, 113 DENTAL COSMOS,) and would particularly call attention to the verbatim reports of the third day afternoon, and the fourth day morning sessions; an instance.
DENTAL COSMOS, pp. 119, 120. VULCANITE, pp. 95, 96.
"Dr. Dwinell said, in cases of ex- "Dr. Dwinell said, in cases of exposed pulp, he classifies his patients, posed pulp he classified his pain some, filling over the pulp, but tients,-in some filling over the
when inflamed, destroys them; pulp, but when inflamed, destroys
where they are slightly exposed, them; where they are slightly extreats with camphor or chloride of posed, treats with camphor or chlozinc, allowing it to remain a short ride of zinc, allowing it to remain
time; fills the cavity, and cannot a short time, fills the cavity, and
recall a single instance of failure. cannot recall a single instance of