Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-05-19
OBSERVATIONS ON TIE TEETH.

An oiYect very snbstrvIent 10 health, aud
WHICH merits due attention. IS he preseryatlon
OF the ieeti the care of which, Considering
Their Importance ~ preparing the foud fot d.
sesIon, is, ia general, far from being sufficient.
ly, cultivated. Very lew persons. comparative
ly wash their mouth ia The morning, which
ought always TO be practised al the confusion
ut every msal, where either animal food OF
veseiabi ate euten for the former is apt IT,
leave btbnd it ~ rancid acrimony, aud the
latter all acIdUy, both oil them hnttful TO the
ttctH. Washing the mouth frequently with
cold water, IS not only seiylCeabie. III keeping
he teeth clean, tut II strengthens the guns, the
nm adhesion of which to the teeth is ot great
Importance IN preserving them sound bnd Sc.
cure.
Picking III. Teeih-Picking teeth properly
Is also greatly conducive TO their preservation j;
but tue usual manner OF dong this is by no
means favorable 10 the purpose. When II Is
necessary to pick the teeth, the operation
ought 10 be performed with due care, so rs
not 10 hunt the gums but the safest aud best
way oi DONG II Is always before "a looking
glass.
IoOh PoWder-Many persons, while iauda,
bly, attentive TO the preservation OF their teeth j,
do them hurt by too much oihciousness. They
daily apply to them some dentfrice poWdt J.,
which they rub SO hard Hs not only TO injure
the enamel by excessive friction, but ~ hunt
The gains even more than by the abuse Of the
picktoolh. The quality of some denulrice poH-
der, advertised III newspapers, is extremely
suspicious and there is reason 10 think that
they are not altogether Tree from n corrosive
lngredlent.--ODe oIthe safest aud best compo
sIl Jns for the purpose. IS n mixture Of two
parts OF oystershell, and one OF Peruvian bark
both finely powdered which is calculated
AZ nnty n clean the IIitbuui hurfno
them, 6u To preserve the Grnn.ss OF the guss.
Besides the advantage Of sound teeth iI0m
,heir use III nasicaiioo, a proper attention To
their treatment conduces not a htiie 10 The
sweetness nf the breath. lhls is, inderd, olIen
affected by other canses, existing III the lungs,
the stomach, aud sometimes ia the bowels but
a rotten state OF the teeth, both from the
putrld smell emitted by carions homes, end
tho impurities lodged IN their cavities
never fails Of egsisvatug an unpleasan,
breath wherever there ls tendency of thai
kind.
t0ul Teeih.-The teeth sometimes become
yellow or black without any adventurous maj
ter being observed on them al other tunes
they become foul, aud give faint 10 The
breath, in consequence Of the mouth, or part
of the food remaining too long about them.
ihs most frequent cause Of foul teeth the sub
stance called tartar, which seems 10 be dep
siion from the saliva, and with which the teeth
are often almost entirely incrusted. When
this substance is allowed 10 remain, itinsInu-
ates il eli between the gums and The teetp, and
then gels down upon the aw in such a man
ner as TO loosen the teeth. THIS, indeed,
is by far the most common cause oil loose
teeth and whom they have been long covered
with this or any other matter, il is seldom they
can be cleaned without the assistance of Instru-
meats. But when once they are cleaned, they
may be generally be kept so, by rubbing them
with II thin piece OF soft wood made into KIND
Of brush and dipped into distilled vinegar after
which the mouth Is 10 be washed rith common
water.
The te eth are sometimes covered over win
a thin dark cooTed scurf, which has by some
been mistaken for a wasting ui the enamel, but
which is only an exuaneous matter covering II.
By perseverance this may he cleaned of as
completely as when TIE teeth we're covered With
tartar oul it is apt aitei some time 10 sp
pear again. When il is observed, the same
oneration must be repeated.
For tile purpose OF applying powders or
washes TO the teeth, a brush or a sponge IS com
ncnIy employed the latter Is supposed prefer
abie. as being ia least danger OF wearing down
The ensmel, Of sepai a,iog tie teeth
Jour. Of Health.
On Friday, in house in Front street, ooy
was found hanging, and nearly oeao' nc eop.
,essed that he lad strung himself up oy way oi
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