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he feels it " bent towards the earth," ashamed of his de-
gradation. The man who has spent his days and a small
fortune in study and getting a thorough knowledge of his
profession, is grieved to see the community pass his door
by and patronize the mushrooms of a day, so that they
nourish, while he starves, filching his bread. The Au-
thor speaks not of himself; he has succeeded to the ut-
most of his expectations; but he does know of well edu-
cated dentists every way deserving the confidence and
patronage of the public, who barely get a living by their
profession, because they have too much honor and pride
to " puff" themselves into notice, or "drum up custom."
The profession is completely overrun, and unless some
efforts are made to put down or lessen the evil, the well
educated members of it, who have spent a great deal of
time and money in fitting themselves to practice the art
with honor to themselves and satisfaction to their patrons,
will soon abandon an unpleasant and disreputable busi-
ness to the reign of ignorants, who will soon sink it to
the lowest depths of public detestation ; and thus one of
the most useful professions will be rendered utterly use-
less. The remedy is in the hands of the public—it should
discriminate between merit and demerit, and employ
such services as will prove beneficial.