Middletown transcript., 1871-10-28
OtIt TEETH.


The charms. omcns. signs. panaceas
relating to the teeth constitute quite for
midxblr item III folklore. La some parts
~ Sussex there j. u superstition that ii YOU
put IN yuur right stocking. right shoe,
aud righ, ,rowserlrg before ,he lett, you
will never have touihache To drink out
u q skull taken frum "A graveyard; 10 take
. tooth from such skull, aud wear i,
round the neck to apply the tooth to your
own living but aching touth to put
double nut into your pocket 10 pare your
6nger-nail- aud tor-nails. and wrap up the
psripgs in paper--all are charms against
the tooihache. II you catch mole in
trap. Gu, of one Of his paws, and wear i,
~ a charm.yu will soon see the effect,
provided right paw be used for left
tooth, aud rfce rerm. When an aching
tooth is extracted. mix il with salt aud
burn IT, There il in Norfolk custom of
calling the tuoihachc the =" loye-pain, for
which the sufferer is not entitled 10 nny
sommiseration whether he or she) fully
s.sents 20 this may perhaps be doubted
Many other items Of tooth-lore have no
connection with toothachc For instance:
II the teeth are So, wide apart, there will
be good luck and plenty OF travelling for
the fortunate posscssor When tooth is
drawn. if you refrain from thrusting your
tongue into the cavity. the new tooth TO
grow in its place will be lucky one La
dy Wentworth. in n letter written in l1l3
to her son Lord STAFFORD. spoke Of the
efficacy Of wolves teeth srt ia gold to as
sist children in cutting their teeth: They
ere very lucky things; for my ,woe frs,
one did dye. tbe other bred his very i'll.
aud none OF sc rc.t did, for | had one for
sl the rest" Bless the good lady. her
grammar aud her logic are about on
par
Why do some peoples teeth come ont
more readily than others! The reasons
for this are probably many. About the
middle Of the last century, Peter Kahn. n
Rwede. visited America. and wrote sensi-
bly, nbout what he saw. He observed a
frequent loss Of teeth among the settlers
FROM Europe. especially women. After
discussing aud detecting many modes Of
sxplsnation, he attributed it to hot tea and
other hot beverages, aud came to a gene
ersl conclusion that "hot feeders lose their
teeth more readily than cold feeders" Mr.
Cstlin, who some years ago had an inter
Getting exhibition of Indian scenery. dress
es, weapons, &c noticed that North 4.
merican Indians have better teeth than the
whites. lie accounts for the difference in
this sfrnnge wny-that the reds keep the
mouth shut, whereas the whites keep it
opsn. The teeth he says, require mois.
sure TO keep their surfaces in good work.
ing order when the mouth is open. the
mucous membrane has tendency to dry
up. the teeth lose their needed supply OF
moisture. and thence come discoloralon,
toothachc, ticdolorcaux. decay looseness.
and eventual loss Of teeth
During the days Of the resurrcc,ion.,s
or body-snaichers, when gratcyards were
subjected to pillage for supplying ana,o-
mists with subjects f1r dissection. the teeth
from the dead bodies formed frsqnenta ar.
ticle Of sale to dentists. Sometimes grave.
we're opened for the teeth alone. Is being
email and easily concealed articles Mr.
Cooper. the surgeon relates an instance u
nasa (sigusng to look ou, burial. place
sor his wife, and thus obtaining acces. to
the vault Of meeting house. the trsp-
door Of which he unbol;ei: at nigh, be
lst himself down in the vault. and pocket.
I'd the front teeth Of the whole Of the bu.
sied congregation. by which be cleared
0hy pounds. Mention is made Of a Ii.
esnsed butler or can,ineer during the Pc.
ninsalsr war. who drew the teeth Of
thoss Who had fallen in battle. and plum.
desed their persons. With the produce
q tbess adventures he built hotel nj
Morgsse. But his previous occupation
bsisg discovered. his house was avoided.
asd dspased Of at heavy loss He az
tsvWsrds became dealer in dead mems
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