Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-05-15

horrible Daroarlsms. All the appli
ances of dental science do not save Al
many priceless organs in ten years a.
these miscreants sacrifice in ST,
months with their bad tooth Filings
TOOTH pullings and filings. No,with
standing all that has been done /,
stay the waste OF teeth, there are u.
many destroyed this year a. there
were last, and more dentists. | know
woman who had twenty teeth ex
tracted by country dentist because
they were somewhat loose, and falls,
ones substituted. The timid and IN.
informed are swindled out of their
teeth by mercenary wretches who
persuade their patients to submit to
permanent injury and lasting mutila.
ton, when the hand of conservative
skill would do abiding good. The
ignorant are persuaded that their
teeth are worth about fifty cents
apiece, and that il is an act of BRAY
ero to have one pulled out. A good
dentist will never extripate a tooth.
Were all dentists able and con
scientious, there would be a panic in
the tooth-market. False teeth do no,
supply the loss of real ones do no,
restore the original contour of the
face nor the ability to speak cor
rectly and agreeably: false tooth
can be detected as far as it can be
seen.
Uncleanliness is the main cause OF
tooth decay. Food acidifies if left in
the mouth, and there are acids and
alkalies in our food and in allopathic
medicines that go on the principle,
You eat me and | eat you Where
the enamel is cracked by extremes
of heat and cold in the food, or where
the teeth have never been perfectly
matured, and there are minute crew.
ces in the enamel, then acids will pen
citrate to the limy interior OF the teeth
and destroy them, unless prevented
by perfect cleanliness. If tartar ac-
cumulates on the teeth for lack of
brushing, it causes RECESSION of the
gums and loosening of the teeth. 1t
must be removed by some sharp in
strument. Dentrifces that will re-
move tartar will remove teeth. All
liquid dentrifirices devour the teeth.
The white ashes of wood fire gently
rubbed Oh the teeth with a small stick
will remove yellow streaks Friction
with the brush, cold water and lit
tie soap are all that are necessary to
greatly improve the worst OF teeth
and gums.
We do not belong to the rodent
species our teeth, once broken or
lost, do not grow again. Still, let all
who have defective teeth hope, for
their teeth may be in measure re-
stored. Nutrition goes on in every
living structure. The crystals Of the
enamel are living structures. The
teeth are subject to the law of waste
and supply, as are other organs Poor
teeth will improve with a good diet
moo o,;h,s is often followed by health
mutton, eggs, oysters, milk, and the
like, have good tooth.materIal; starch,
oil and sugar have it not. The min
eral element that sustains the hard
portions OF the teeth exists largely in
the hull of grain. IF our food con-
tains plenty Of this earthly matter,
our teeth will not be soft and chalky.
but dense and capable OF resisting
decay, and built up atom by atom
like hard stone; and will so remain
until supplies are diminished. Amer
icans feed to animals or throw away
the part of their wheat which con-
tains the tooth, element. The teeth
Of foreign peasant that have been
built on black bread will break down
on diet OF pork. pickles, preserves,
pastry and super6ne flour. M. D.