Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-04-19
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CARE OF THE TEETH.

liz DOSt anu sdltSI uOOIn-WaSn IN the
world is tepid water. There is not tooth
powder in existence, or tooth wash, that
does not inflict physical injury to the
teeth, and promote their decay. Each
dentist has powder of his own, which he
sells at a thousand per cent. profit, which
he may honestly imagine will do a posi-
tive good without any injury whatever;
but he is mistaken. The teeth were never
intended to be pearlv white Every intelli- q
gent dentist knows that the winter the
teeth are, the sooner and more certain they
will decay he also knows that those teeth
are the soundest, last the longest, and are
the most useful, which have yellowish
tint !; then why provide powders to take
OFT this yellowish surface :?
1t is useful to wash the teeth once
week with white soap, making the mouth
as full as possible of .lather," so as to be
close to every particle of every tooth for
few minutes; because the tartar on the
teeth is the product of a living thing, which
is instantly killed with soap suds. A few
persons have another living thing about
the teeth not affected by soap, but which
is instantly killed with salt hence each
person is advised to wash the teeth with
white soap once a week, and once week
also with salt
The teeth should be washed with stiff
brush every morning on rising by dipping
it once in water and rubbing the teeth
slowly front and rear from side to side,
and finally twisting the brush so that each
bristle shall act as tooth-pick at the join
lngs OF the teeth, SO as the more thorough
ly to dislodge anything which might re-
main in the hollows between the ridges.
The water in the brush combined with the
saliva of the mouth, and. by its great
sottness makes one of the best solvents in
nature for and eXtraneous substance about
the teeth. The teeth should be brushed
Immediately after each meal with soft,
old brush, with plenty of water, twisting
it up and down as before. After each
washing, the brush should be placed far
back on the tongue and turned from side
to side, so as to clear off the tongue; this
does much towards freeing the teeth from
the last thing eaten.
If persons would brush their teeth we'll
Immediately after the last meal of the day,
instead of putting it off until bed time, the
teeth would be clean for four or five hours
more in the twenty-four, which is not
slight advantage.
1t is unnatural, absurd and unphilosopi-
cal to have the teeth separated with saw
or frequent picking, or by threads. Halls
Journal
THE PENALTY FOR MARRYING PRINCESS.
When the Marquis of Lorne espoused the
Princess Louise, daughter of Queen Victoria,
he was generally regarded as very fortunate
fellow. 1t was, indeed, looked upon by the
fashionable world as a most advantageous Sc
lection on his part, while some of the Scotch
tenantry of the Duke of Argyle, true elanS-
men, were disposed to think tho Princess
equally fortunate in her selection, since to
wed the heir of the McCullum More was in
their eyes an honor even for Princess, But
it seems, after all that has been said and done,
there is yet in royal etiquette wide barrier
between the Marquis husband and the Prin-
cess wife to be observed on public occasions
that the latter at such times takes precedence
of the former, occupies in fact another and
higher sphere, thereby separating, for the
nonce, husband and wife. Thus, a respecta-
BILE correspondent describing the dedication
of the Royal Albert Hall in London, present
at which were the Queen and most Of the roy
al family. says:
''The Princess of Wales is pretty and pop
ular, but to-day most eyes are turned ON .
figure that follows, all clad in white silk, with
veil and bonnet of white, and wreath of Or
ange blossoms about her forehead. 1t is the
bride Of last week, the Princess Louise, Mar
chioness of Lornc, by whose side walks her
brother, Prince Arthur, and not her husband;
for to marry Princess does not make man
Prince, and royal etiquette thinks nothing
Of putting asunder bride and bridegroom.
The Marquis, looking more boyish than ever,
walks some ranks behind his wife, stands
apart from her when they have reached the
dais, and afterward when the whole party 60
up TO their boxes, cannot sit even in the same
box with her. Nobody seems to be troubled
about it. yet there in the Cabinet box ID that
proud Duke of Argyle looking down ON the
curious scene, and one would really like to
know what he thinks of the social law that
ranges his son so far below his sons wife"
Poor Lord of Lorn how sad that he should
so soon be made to realize some Of the un-
pleasant consequences of marrying above his
station!