The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-03-10
The Care OfTeeth.

The Care ofTeeth.
The decay of the teeth is the result of
external agents, corroding and dissolving
10 other words, the decay Of the teeth is
from chemical causes, acting from with.
out, and not from any disease from with
in, as many suppose. With this view,
what would be the most efficient means
of preserving the teeth from decay?
Clearly positive and unqualified cleanli-
ness Of the parts, is the rational means to
be adopted. To accomplish this, a thor
ough aud careful use of the tooth brush
aud tooth pick after each meal, or, a.
least once each day, is indispensable. No
other agents can be made as efficient
The friction of the brush removes all de-
leterious matter from under the free
edges of the gums, and from the exposed
surfaces Of the teeth, whilst the tooth
pick Zone made from common goose
quill is always the bcst) can be readily
insinuatcd between the teeth. to remove
any PARTICLES Of food remaining, which,
it left, will decomposc and generate an
acid which unites with the lime Of the
tooth, and breaks down its structure.
But, says one, know person, sixty
years OLD, who seldom, if ever, brushes
his teeth, ,and yet they are perfectly sound,
Very likely what you say may be truo.--
We have seen similar cases, but whenev-
er they occur, they. are found in individ.
uals who have remarkably firm and well
organized teeth, and the secretions Of
whose mouths are normal, not only free
from destructive agents, but calculated
to neutraize whatever acids may be gen
Grated by the decomposition of food !odg-
ed between and around the teeth.
1t is often asked at how early age
ought the teeth to be ceansed. You
might, with as much propriety, ask the
physician how soon the child nneht to ho
cared for in order to insure good health.
We answer, as soon as they are exposed
to the action of external influences, which
is as soon as, they make their appearance.
If parents would pay attention to this
simple but highly important practice Of
frequent and thorough cleansing of their
chiioIeh tceth, auO hOuiu dccustoHl
them to the habit of cleansing them for
themselves, as soon as they are old
enough, as carefully IS they do the habit
Of keeping their face and hands clean,
much unnecessary suffering would be
prevented, and their bills with the dent.
ist would be much smaller. Dental
Journal.
len THOUSAND PERSONS "ACcIDEN-
ALLY" BURNT ALIVE IN JApAN.-In
August last in Japan, not building with
1000 beings in it, but whole city of
10000 souls was suddenly burnt to ash.
es in few hours-a city Of paper and
bamboo, covering many square miles,
filled with its women and children, the
sick and the infirm, the blind, the halt,
aud the manned 1t burned like straw
on many sides at once, reddcning the
ocean for leagues with its flames. 1t was
tired without warning by bombshells,
and red hot shot rained necessarily du-
ring two days into its midst. In that
vast confagration it is morally certain
that not 1000 only but at least five
times, perhaps ten or twenty times 1000
hel lpless creatures must have perishcd.
No brilliant pen has painted for US tho
hideous incidents Of their last agonies,
and the horror Of an internal fire, before
which that of Chill burns but pale and
oeSs IN S'j 5span aea' 3s' Sy Z Rnsss
sailors-purposely, unsparingly, and
boastfuly-not in war, not in necessity,
not in self-preservation, but in order to
strike terror into a nsmless people whom
we are bent upon forcing into trade.
Letter IN London Daily News.
A PARALLEL. - Said our friend DR..
Eddy, of the Northeastern Christian
1dpocate, the other day, to friend, 81
think there is remarkable parallel in
the case of Paul, who was bitten by the
adder on the Isle of Melita, and the Pres
ident of the United States. Both were
men, to human seeming, most unlikely
to be chosen of God for their good lead
ership Mr.. Lincoln, like the Apostle,
sailed into the terrible Euroclydon, which
burst in terrific fury, and to his wise
counsel the lives of all on board are due,
and, | believe, an Eangel Of God stood BY
him. The Island of Eman ancipation was
reached, and the barbarous people show.
ed him much Kindness" But as Abra.
ham was seeking the comfort of the
storm tossed, the viper Of Copperheadism
(and it is interesting to see how alike
the two snakes are) came out and fasten
ed upon him. The terrified people look
ed to see him swollen and fall down
dead; but he did not cease his work, but
simply shook off the reptile into the fire.
The vlllainous snake came off second best