The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-04-19

HE TEETH.

an intrusion l woatd IKE ~ N4tt VIC
attention sf yaar readers 10 the imPer-
lance Of we'll regulated and sound
set of teeth.
Irregularity Is one Of the most
fruitful sources Of decay. Nine tenths
of dose who are in regular consslta-
ton ailh dentists, ssaId rarely. IL ey-
er, have had occasion for their services
ii their teeth bad been properly regn-
lated In childhood.s The eruption Of
the teeth Of the second dentition i one
of the NEST important stages OF physl-
cal development. Neglect at tkis eri-
teal period is attended. almost With
out exception. by serious consequences.
But tor this neglect. the painful extrse-
ton of teeth in mature age; toothaehe
(which has been called the shell Of
Diseases" and the necessity Of wearing
artificial teeth. would be comparatively
unknown. No matter what charms one
may possess. whether physical or in
trllectual, they are all more or less
nestralized by defective or irregular
teeth. which at once spoil the express
sion Of the finest countenance, and de-
stroy, to some extent. the effect of the
most refined manners. Laugh, IL you
please, and if your dental condition is
such that YOU show an oblique tooth, Il
often seems to represent an oblique
thought, and sometimes gives even a
sinister expression TO the most bene,
VIOLENT idea, and robs the gentlest word
of its music and its meaning.
There is a story abroad Of man
whose mouth was 80 dis6gured by the
irregularity Of his teeth. and the natu-
raj expression OF his features was so
belied by this deformity. that he re-
GREETED he could not prosecute his
countenance for defamation of charac-
ter.
But to something more important.
Irregular teeth often occasion irregu'
lar temper. The unfortunate creature
whose dental apparatus is so badly ar
ranged that he cannot properly masti'
cate his food, becomes dyspeptic, lot
ten without knowing the Cause, get
nervous and irritable. ruins mis- consti'
tuition, and makes his friends. and ev
cry body about him. uncomfortable, II
not unhappy. And while in this state
of mind, n man of originally good dis
position loses not only his temper, but
to considerable extent, his moral per
ceptions.
Ii is thus that the Science OF Health
is intimately connected with the Sci
ence of Happiness. and that both have
more to do with the Science Of Moral:
than is commonly supposed.
There are said.to be certain diseases
which, as it were, rarity the yrossnes'
of the flesh, and make y man at ono,
more sensible and more spiritual. Blu
| am inclined to think, that no MAJ
was ever made more sensible or spirit
ual by the tDothache and | fancy tina
but few men will discourse to you Ia
least from their own experience,) %
the regenerating influence Of dyspep
STA. | am sceptienl also, as to th,
good moral or mental influence Of al
infected breath; there is, so to speak
an odor of ugliness about it, which i
repulsiye to everybody, and which cal
only be counteracted BY an amount q
personal goodness which few Of Us, alas
possess.
Cleanliness" we are told, sis mex
to godliness,' and it the proverb is true
the importance of well ordered mout
is so manifest that its . ivory tesselat
ed courts" should be kept sweet an
pure as temple of worship.
What picture is more repuisive
the eve, and. alas, what one is NOR
common to behold. than human fac,
originally type of beauty. designe,
as magnificent facade to the "dom
of thought and palace Of the soul" rot
bed Of its fair proportions, and faliin
prematurely TO decay And how ofte
is this sad spectacle owing to matter
ton to the teeth, those delicate an
beautiful organs, which seem, until r,
cent times, to have been celebrated b
poets only to be neglected Of men. =
The mouth. more, perhaps, than an
other feature, gives character to III
face. 1t is the natural organ of til
mind. Before the thought ripens upo
the tongue, if not before it glistens
the eye, it blossoms upon the lip, which
by nature, is as sensible to the emf
tons of the soul, as the aspen leaf
the breath Of heaven. Now, that Il
mouth NAV have its full and free e,
pression-that the organ, SO to spea
may be kept in tune-its delicate iv'
~ keys must, of course, be kept we
adjusted.
One of the most striking characte
istics Of man. as Distinguishing hi
from the brute, is the power Of rende
ing his thoughts and emotions. wi
more or less force, in articuIate lal
gusge. The faculty Of speech;
clothing his " thoughts that breathe"
80 ,vnrsfe that hurn ~ is one of the m,