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HE ar. uj tl .« country eight fac
^ "*es detuicd >a the n:anuiac?urc
B of art:Anal teeth. Lui )rar the
B auMlanm-n sold over
'bege teeth and this tear they ex
r-'-ct *o art] between ?fc.bM.b<M and
ff and ever* one of these
*eth .on to replace a natural
<*•*’- which. If given proper care
——__•»!,i*tett»on should last out one’s
i.’c tme 1 nclean mouths and teeth
are Itrepanatbb for 'hese •••ir.dittoes, for It is a
fact ft.il* »'at i -‘ • u that less than eight per
‘*st ** :t*’ **»n>*« people use a toothbrush or
made any -#9r to seep their teoth and mouths
clena 1* «r«.c to have good health we must
ha*e sound je- we are permitting our teeth
to dee ay -• » pa-e *ha- is alarming, which, if
j* ae. s.* a wil! ' ad to a turnon of fcrogen-down.
*Mpipll - at** and unit
Tbo flrs- of the permanent teeth, the first
modar mai appears about the sixth year and
for that reason .a-. n designated :•.» -he “six’h
year* molar fine molars are b* far the
uom import*:c- 4 *he ,e-rm*fi«n: *eeth. perform
-ag i —'.** of grinders of all foods that enter
tho ain't f*rw» the seventh to the eighth year
'he lartsan *K“*•r and perform the functions of
dtwidmg 'h«- IjcsS The bicuspid teeth begin to
<!*-:r appear n.-e between he nin'h and
tearth tear .ad -ae . ir.it* from the twelfth to
the fourteenth «ear Around the twelfth year
.he sec'-nd set < ;»-Tna»eB* molars appears, fol
•****«< by the sird or wisdom te. th. whose ap
o*ran« e tarve* ftuc the seventeenth to the
wemt* Afth *ears These *tetb assisted by the
aoseW-s jf a. .►•. a :•* at. • h otrro! the more
meo’g 4 the ia»*. pc-torc. -he Important func
’ *f jwejor %g «.- food for projer ass :m :1a
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A B.ABY. AHB no CURE t the houth, aho the cure
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tk* by *#-*J3* of •L.e stilts of file moult,
wbk* eam*ti.« a Insw railed ptyaiin. that
Vaa the proper*, of *tantncx carbohydrate
foods, tv t as <-**''akl~s and r -reals, into
•tarrt By a 'hora«ffe aiarkailM atth thi*
•' *»t-: *be food la prepared an that a hen it
r«a>ke» "fee guKri- )•»'-*-* of the stomach dl
-as be more readily -tdtanced. ~nd
tert*.'* par*toss cites off to supply the daily
jf *of -a-'-«. j» >«rea »:•!* proper
adfttM
Itor.na 'lie days when toby !• a rest ling
•*tk H* l*» ■•ek the 'ourg mo-her t-ela
aid to *a ti 'toacrtraaecs aa rubber rings and
parMira. pa-naming the Util* uw to chew
item ad HhS’uaa. toileting tha’ they promote
aatare • e«crri* and aaaiat the « mid during the
dratHlofi parted Her good neighbors hat*
told her at! ahoy. These ad Jan'ts to teeth mt
tiag and tiw wonderful resui-s that they have
ttotaiaed through ifasdr use The mother doe*
ooc realise 'feat ail theae contrivances are
damager.»»» o the health and well being of her
1 told, cd’et, to;ng The means of introducing
some aenoue 'ocitsfloiii or infer*.joua disease
<d a Bar daagstoaa chaametar It has been
(•mad That rubber rings or pacifiers are Uac
***** earners being loaded with germs of a
oar ttodaM type Even if ■ leaned and eter
tMttad. there is tiss’er reason mfcy they should
•aver he used Tfc**y deform the mouth The
dsMal ttoaues «d the infant are soft and yield
tag and ihe use of ring* and pacifiers often
(tosci the mou'h and gums. frwjuen-ly re
salt tog ... f , can ^ rrsl-o- lcf’an 0f
th* Mach, a • <l.d'.’iun where the upper and
tower sets do not properly mee*
The *4*th year molar is th* most itni-onant
ad alt teeth It s after lew* becnuae parents
twge utly Think That t is one of the •« tnpo
«n set This error is due to The fact that
* to amt while most of th* first set of teeth
are ta tae mouth When ’hi* tooth is lost na
ture stakes an attempt to close the space, with
the result that the entire articulation is de
stroyed Th* apace thus rftaated betwaam the
•esth . dtfc :• to keep . ieaa. due to th«- food
part Arles torng forced :nto •!■♦•** apace*. Its
Pas* t* also «a* of the chief causes of lrregu
la rills* of the other erupting teeth It is tha
ashed «d * he ear ire dental profession that the
warty toss of tin* •<*»*.- U reaponsiiile for more
mttpts ei teeth itc. i 1-Ki.^.ped jaws than unv
other otmditio* of the U-Ojth
Every tool tor tosuid tcmcis familiar with
the 1 - at km of t: * ltr.|«rtac< to-<th Begin
ateg tt ’to neater * froti' 2nd 'oun’ing tiack
•ard as eft her tide, abttti and below. It is 'he
dfeHfc teach emt f|, ,-:.r: should carefully
stork for any t>e;.-.-ts found in This tooth, and
If entitle* are io „ v -net should be repaired
si once je ,t*ft • .it to- usefulness of the
tooth can be aat<-d
Tl » • * i- - • an habit, the bolting of
f*ad.~ to to of the must serious coidltiors
cd ont modem life Ur. o*!«r has a.i-1 that
t . •• At.' r; an nation could be divided into two
• la bolters and chewcrs. with the bolters
1* dir.g by a large majority. Dr. H. C. Sex
ton of Shclbyvtlle. Ind.. at a meeting of the
Indiana I*«nfal association, delivered an inter
cscing address in which he deplored this habit,
and advisvd that a national movement should
be or* nized to be known as ‘he 'chewing
Bio\(ruent." He said: ‘ The education of the
avr: man. woman and child has been sadly
negle< *ed. They have not been taught to use
their teeth. When we belt our food we ignore
one o' 'he most Important ferments, ptyalin,
in our saliva, that has much to do in the
pr< • t-.- of digestion. Hut the American habit
is to spit, and Americans are the greatest spit
'd- *»f the world. Between mtals they will
sp.t out the invaluable saliva, then when they
• s' they wash down every unchewed bolns of
food w h copious draughts of water, coffee, or
In summer iced tea. What a foolish, disgust
ing i abi* it is and more than foolish, more
than disgusting. It Is killing In its hurtfulness
It has been stated that fully 75 per cent,
of the people of this country bolt their food.
1 "..is jabit is usually acquired during the early
years of childhood and carried on during one’s
whole life.
It should be the duty of all parents to make
•heir children eat slowly and chew their food
properly. Nature has placed these teeth in
our mouth for a purpose, a very valuable pur
pose. too, and if we neglect to properly use
them we are inviting conditions that seriously
threaten our health and general welfare.
Diseases of the nose and mouth have a
great influence upon the dental arch of the
mouth, particularly adenoid growths in the
nose. If the nose is filled up with these ade
noids the free passage of air along the nasal
membranes becomes obstructed and results
in thchild becoming what is known as a
‘mouth breather.” In this change from the
norma! physiological nasal breathing the den
tal arch Is deformed and irregular teeth is
the result. Many of these cases are deplor
able. for it not only impairs the ability of the
individual to masticate food properly, but it
interferes with the voice and changes the
whole famal appearance of the person. An
oii.er deplorable condition due to these nasal
growths is the effect they may have on the
m- niaiity of tile child. They become stupid,
f'rgejfui. inattentive and lack the power of
mental concentration. This is caused by
these growths obstructing the lymphatic clr
of the brain, preventing the proper
supply nf nutrition so essential to its develop
ment. These nd-noid growths not only affect
•'e denial arch of the mou'h, but they are the
ir -Mi- . ' aus.^ of deafness in children. Dr.
W A. Mills of Paltimore, discussing this sub
>'1 a‘ ■ r.' -. n‘ meeting of Washington den
said, one-half our idiots and insane in
;i institutions today are so as the result of
deformed dental arches due to adenoids in the
nose.”
Is insanity in many cases due to defective
teeth? That is a question that has aroused
much interest in the profession due to an
interesting series of experiments made by
Dr. Henry S. Upson, professor of neurology in
the Western Reserve .Medical school, Cleve
land, Ohio. He found among the insane in the
asylums of Cleveland and Columbus many
eases of dementia precox and melancholia,
these patients all showing dental impaction
of the teeth. Taking nine of these unfortunate
creatures. Dr. Upson had them operated on
dentally and the results obtained were sensa
tional in the extreme. Six of these have fully
recovered, two much improved and one showed
no mental change at all.
The common cause of all our dental
troubles Is decay of the teeth, known techni
cally as dental caries, t is a disease known
to have existed for centuries. In the British
museum is a skull of a mummy dated 2S00
B. C., showing evidences of well-marked caries.
Ur. L. M. Waugh of Buffalo, quoting from Guer
ni's "History of Dentistry." calls attention to
a collection of Egyptian writings dating back
to 1550 B. C.. in which are mentioned a num
ber of remedies for this disease. Decay or
caries of the teeth is largely due to neglect or
failure to keep the mouth and particularly the
teeth properly cleaned. If food particles lodge
between the teeth and are not removed they
eventually ferment. During this fermentation
process the mouth bacteria acting on the car
bohydrate foodstuffs produce acid fermenta
tion. These acids dissolve the lime salts of
the teeth, exposing the dentine to the action
of microbes which rapidly destroy the tooth
structure. It is the general supposition that
teeth always decay from the outside; as a
matter of fact the change takes place from
within outward and goes on rapidly until there
is quite a large cavity. Frequently toothache
or extreme sensitiveness to hot or coid food
or drink are the first Intimations that decay
has taken place. Sometimes there is no pain
at all and a chance examination discloses the
cavity in the tooth.
These tooth cavities are ideal incubators
for all kinds of bacteria. Many of the patho
genic bacteria require heat and moisture for
their development and the unclean month and
teeth offer all these conditions. It Is not un
common to find the pus-producing organisms,
the bacillus of diphtheria and tuberculosis, in
Wiese loom caw ues.
The cases of unclean mouths are legion:
not only among children, but among adults.
It is estimated that only eight per cent, of the
people In this country take care of their teeth.
In a recent paper read before the Society
of Medical Inspectors of New York, and com
menting on the condition of children’s teeth.
Dr. Merritt said: "It may be said without fear
of contradiction that if the teeth of the com
ing generation are to be saved it must be done
during their school life. In the city of New
York there are in this year of 1910 over 600,000
school children, a very large percentage of
whom are in need of dental treatment. Few
of them ever make use of a tooth brush: their
mouths are filthy beyond belief, and most of
them have one or more decayed teeth.”
Dr. William H. Potter of Boston, at the so
licitation of the school board of Brookline,
Mass., recently examined the mouths of the
school children In that exclusive suburb of
Boston and found that 58 per cent, of the chil
dren had diseased and defective mouths and
teeth.
The school inspectors of Cleveland. Ohio,
examined 33,000 children last year and dis
c*overed 77 per cent, of them to have defective
teeth. It has been estimated that there are
over 9,000,000 children in the United States
who have defective and diseased teeth and
5,000,000 with enlarged glands and 7,000,000
with defective breathing, due to adenoid
growths in the nose.
Dental caries frequently originates during
pregnancy and should receive immediate at
tention. There is an old and true saying,
“a tooth for every child,” but this can be
avoided if the prospective mother will follow
the Instructions of her physician and her den
tist.
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THF AKThFH DCFS ACT F£Ai.JZF THAT
THFOF COHTHHAACF5 A#f AAACFHOH5
TO THF HFAITH OF H£A CH/JLD
The teeth should never be neglected. It Is
as essential to keep them clean as it is neees- !
sary for us to eat. They should be thoroughly
brushed with a medium bristle brush three
times a day. Most people brush them in a
very perfunctory sort of way, applying the
brush horizontally. This does not remove the
small particles of food between the teeth and
fermentation and decay results. The proper
wav is to first rinse the mouth with water
that has been slightly warmed. This washes
away many of the food particles that adhere
to the teeth. Next use the brush without any
powder or paste to dislodge any food that
may still remain on the teeth; then apply your
powder or paste 'by means of the tooth brush
and thoroughly use it along the teeth with the j
cross motion usually applied with the brush
to the teeth. You must also brush upward and
downward, inward and outward, then back
ward and forward. In this way all foreign
substances are removed. In order to be sure
that no particles remain even after this treat- j
ment, it is necessary to pass silk dental floss
between the teeth. Very frequently if the floss
becomes ragged or breaks, it is a guide to
some defect existing in the tooth surfaces. In
selecting a tooth paste or powder be sure to
secure a product free from acid or grit.
In order to obtain a clean mouth and have
good teeth and health it is necessary that you
should have your dentist look ever your teeth
at least twice a year. You are not able to
locate small cavities with your hand mirror
and your dentist has every appliance for do
ing so. r»o not think that because a tooth has
decayed it cannot be saved; the roots of teeth
do not decay, and the dentist, with the aid of
fllkngs and crowns, can repair these structures
and give you much comfort. Missing teeth
greatly impair the proper chewing of food. It
is here that the dentist can be of important
service to you.
Many mothers think that it Is useless to
take care of baby's temporary teeth, but this
is a grievous error. Their permanent teeth
have begun formation up in the gums during
the temporary period and are ready to make
their appearance at the proper physiological
time. It care is taken with the temporary set.
the permanent ones will appear with some reg
ularity and be formed to produce correct oc
clusion. Mothers should clean the baby’s
teeth every day with a weak solution of bo
racie acid; a soft cloth dipped in this solution
should be gently drawn across the teeth and
gums at least twice a day. When a child
reaches the age of 2% jear3 it should be ex- 1
Emitted by the dentist. This is done to insure
that the teeth and gums are in good condition.
Styles in Sailors9 Dishes
Fiw rg of Wind-Jammer Brings New
Fashion .« Menu for tea
C-cing Men.
«Dwr» body T ' said the steamship
•0(,t is answer to a [wssenger s
gsery Why. d®r» body' la a dish
griitlar to the sailing ship and tramp.
There are several others. but they
,, - to ho dying oat srlth the wind
i Lew day*. The new style of ships
and men brings forth new s^yle dish
es. For Instance, there is black pan'
and hoodie/ dishes seen regularly In
the quarters of the seamen and sto
ker* respectively.
“ 'Slack pan' consists of chicken,
ham and roast beef. The variety, how
ever. consists of scraps of rood from
the saloon tables and is given to the
men by the chef as unfit for other
use. Every evening after dinner two j
of the men go aft to the galley and get
a couple of panfuls of the delicacies
which they would otherwise never get
their teeth into. All the grub des
tined for the sailors is thrown into a
big pan in the galley; hence the name.
\\ hy the pan is called black I cannot
see.
“ ‘Hoodie’ is a dish peculiar to the
•stokers. It is also made from scraps
from the saloon tables, with the ex
ception that occasionally raw pork and
beef are used in its make-up. So far
as I can learn. It Is made as follows:
First, all meat Is stripped from the
bones and thrown on a chopping
board, along with some raw onions,
potatoes and the like. After it is
chopped into small pieces a liberal
quantity of salt, forecastle butter, bay
leaves and other seasoning is added,
the whole being thoroughly mixed.
Each stoker has brought a tin ‘bucket’
aboard with him, and into his bucket
he places his ‘whack’ of the mixture,
after giving the bucket a liberal coat
ins of butter. Then the cover is olaced
over the whole. On going on duty he
carries his bucket down with him, and
places It among the ashes under his
fires. By the end ot his watch it is
thoroughly cooked, as you can imag
ine. and is carried up the ladders as
he goes off duty. When cooked it is
hpodle.’ and. to judge by its aroma,
is a rich and rare dish. How it de
rived its name is more than I ran
tell."
A souvenir by any other name would
probably be called trash.
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Politics—and Priscilla
/ By STACY E. BAKER
(Copyiicht. I9U. by Associated Literary Press.)
Andy Morgan bought a controlling
Interest in the Arlington "Morning
Arrow,” and realize d a cherished am
bition by settling down to the none
too prosaic life of an editor.
Arlington was a thriving i little city
of about 12,000 population. The "Ar
row," under the old editorial manage
ment. had long been a sluggish dis
pirited sheet, with limited patronage
and little voice in civic affairs. The
town smiled broadly when Morgan
fortified himself behind this decadent
timber.
Before Andy Morgan had gone
away to complete his college course
he had been more than ordinarily in
terested in pretty Priscilla Wilson.
Ills return to the home town found
Priscilla blossomed to as dainty a
(Tower as ever he had hoi>ed to see.
Morgan's subjection was complete.
Iian Wilson, father of Priscilla,
was a politician of some note in the
community. "Honest Dan' was his
sobriquet, and his “square’' methods
were matters of pride with his con
stituents.
Wilson was one of the first callers
! at the "Arrow” sanctum under the
| new control.
"Congratulations." he said, as he
entered the presence of the young
editor.
Morgan laughingly waved the older
man to a seat. Wait until I've made
good." he cautioned. "It isn't going
| to be the easiest thing in the world
; to steer the water-logged old craft
j into the current of present times
and methods, and even when this
! is done, no one will care to ship on
her until she has proven herself sea
| worthy.”
"Just so." agreed Wilson. "Put
1 I. for one. have confidence in your
ability to handle the tub. Just how.
if the question isn't personal, do you
stand in politics?" Wilson stared
straight at the young man.
"I shall affiliate myself with no
! party." came from Morgan. "The
Arrow' will be for the best man. al
ways.”
“Quite right." approved Wilson,
with a keen glance analyzing the new
editor. "But sooner or later, my boy.
you will find that influence will be
brought to bear upon you to bring you
r- - - --
He Could Not Understand It.
to the editorial aid of men not capa
ble. I have a pretty keen insight into
things, and I can see it coming. You
must remember your best man plat
form then."
"Trust me," promised Morgan, and
"Honest Dan" left the office.
Andy Morgan called often upon
pretty Priscilla Wilson. Their
friendship spring into an intimacy
that bade fair to lead to matrimony.
The tall youth with his serious ideas
of life, and hfs strong affection for
her too plainly seen in his eyes, was j
encouraged by the trim little maid, j
Priscilla Wilson, despite her dainti- |
ness and littleness, was also of a ■
serious trend of mind.
The "Arrow.” under its new man
ager. prospered from the start. Ad
vertisers increased their space and
Morgan's fair methods and the im
proved appearance of the paper added
new subscribers.
"Priscilla,” began the youth one
evening, “it is now almost a ye^jr
since I took the ‘Arrow,’ I have suc
ceeded. even beyond my expectations
—and they were not modest. There
is only one thing in the world now
that can make my happiness com
plete.”
The girl blushed. It is more than
possible that she surmised the ques- 1
tion to come. The feminine instinct
is capable of much. ‘'And that is——“
she asked, bravely. .
“You!”
Priscilla's lips were silent, and tlio
flush suddenly faded from her cheeks,
leaving th“m strangely pale. After a
little she spoke.
“You wish to marry me?” she
asked in a low voice.
“Priscilla," breathed the man
hoarsely. “Why do you ask? You
know I do.”
A little hand stopped his advance
“You love me, then? Do you love
me well enough to do something for
me? To sacrifice something-.for my
sake?”
“Ask me.” cried Morgan.
“Are you positive that you will
grant me this favor?"
“Dearest, how can I help it?”
"Then listen!” The girl's clear
eyes were on the youth. “You are
championing Anderson Dorn for con
gressman from this district, are you
not?”
“Yes, but-”
“I want you to turn against him,
and support David Kennedy, the can
didate on the other ticket.”
“You want me," exclaimed Mor
gan. hardly believing his own ears,
"to 'knife' the logical man for the
office, and work for that—that scoun
drel. Kennedy?”
“Just so," answered the girl cold
ly. "but I already know what your
answer will be. Your love for me is
not strong enough to allow you to
grant me this slight favor."
"Slight favor," repeated Morgan,
ironically. "1 would hardly call it
that, Priscilla. If I acceded to your
wishes. I would be put down as a
fiolitical sharper immediately, and all
my prestige in the community, my
hard-won reputation for honesty and
square dealing, and, above all. clean
politics would be gone. I can't do it.
girl. I love you. and I will do any
thing in the world within reason for
you, but I can't besmirch my own
name. I don't understand it. What
put such an idea into your head?”
"All that is immaterial,” came
from the girl crisply. “It is suffi
cient for you to know that I asked—
and you refused—a favor. I want
you to believe me when I say that I
will never ask anything more from
you. From now on, we are stran
gers.
“Priscilla, you can't mean it!”
“O but I do On second thought,
however. I will give you a chance.
I will allow you until Saturday to
think it over. If you decide to do as
I ask. come to me and—and 1 will
love you forever, otherwise-”
Morgan took his hat and plodded
dismally from the house. He couid
not understand it. To his knowledge
"Honest Dan" Wilson and this Ken
nedy, a crook politician of the worst
type, could have nothing in common
with each other.
The next day Wilson called at the
"Arrow" office. “My daughter,” the
politician began bluntly, “asked a
favor of you last evening. Don't you
think it would be wise for you to
grant it?”
“I do not,” came from Morgan
shortly. “Nor do I care to talk about
the matter.”
“Honest Dan" bowed curtly and left
the office. “Now,” ruminated Andy,
as he watched the older man stride
past the window, “I have antag
onized him. Well, he may as well
know how I stand.”
On Saturday evening a disconsolate
Andy called at the Wilson home.
Priscilla glanced at the visitor keenly.
“Well?” she interrogated. They
were alone in the parlor.
“I have come to say good-by,” an
nounced the youth sadly. “I can’t
do as you wish me to do. Priscilla.
I wouldn't be fair to myself, if I did.”
The girl came swiftly across the
room, and to the astonishment of
Morgan, her fair head suddenly bent
over his shoulder. “Nor did I be
lieve you would, you big boy,” she
cried exultingly. “Father is so skep
tical in reference to political honesty
that I—I wanted to show him that
you couldn't be bribed, and—and—
you couldn’t.”
Two arms were suddenly thrown
around the youth’s neck and a flushed
face hid itself from his happy eyes.
The Nursery Window.
If the nursery window is not pro
tected by outside bars, hammer a
large screw or nail into the groove of
the lower sash, so that the window
cannot be raised more than six Inches.
If the top sash is drawn down, this is
quite enough for ventilation, and no
matter how ingenious or venturesome
the little ones may be they cannot
wriggle through tne small lower open
ing.
Why “Only Man Was Vile”
Writer of the Famous Missionary
Hymn Was Vexed by a Ceylon
Hotel Keeper.
The famous missionary hymn, ,
"From Greenland's Icy Mountains,” i
which it is proposed to eliminate
from the American Episcopalian hymn
book on the ground that the senti
ments expressed by the author are
now superannuated, was written in
1819 at Wrexham. The author, Regi
nald Heber, was staying with his
father-in-law. Doctor Shipley, rector of
Wrexham, at the time. Doctor Ship
ley had to preach a sermon in aid of
the Society for the Propagation of
the Gospel in Foreign Parts on a cer
tain Sunday. The day before, Heber,
Doctor Shipley and a few friends were
sitting in the library of the vicarage
when the vicar asked his son-in-law
to write something for them to sing in
the morning—something appropriate
to the subject of foreign mission#.
Fifteen minutes later Heber read
aloud to the surprised and admiring
group the verses of the now celebrat
ed hymn. Particular exception is now
token by the Americans to the affirma
tion that “Every prospect pleases, and
only man is vile.” and a reference to
Heber s biography shews that the lat
ter half of the pnrase is a hasty gem
eralization, founded on a single in
stance. A Cingalese hotel keeper prl
wbhedr,the lr!at m,SSl0Dary bishop
how r exorbltant bill. and that was
how he came to the conclusion that
man was vile in Ceylon.
Pie Spoiled It.
i F!re<1 called last evening
* p‘“e •h«* ««!
b,el 801 “ El”
Nautical.
Miss Fifth Avenue—What did she
want to marry that old derelfct for’
JwvBee°ther<^T° deck herself out
* lth the salvage, I guess.—Judge.