The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-10-30
CHILDREN's TEETH.
How they Should be Attended TO and
Decay Prevented.

The Amy1cdH A.gyfcnha,ia says A
mother lately told me of her experience.
\ few years ago she thought that her
eldest boys teeth in the front of the
lower jaw were decayed badly. This
was a disappointment to the mother,
who had fed her children carefully on
nourishing and wholesome food as a
general rule, keeping both pickles and
confectionery from them. Studying
the matter over, she jumped to the con-
clusion that what she had read concern
ing the misunderstanding properties of
the tomato must be true, especially rs
her husband, who was very free in his
use of tomatoes this season, had Pc
culiar trouble with his teeth. She had
observed that the children's Especially
the boys') teeth grew white and clean
/ when there were plenty of ripe tomatoes,
and she thought the acid of the vcgeta-
bic went too far and acted upon the
enamel OF the teeth But when the boy
who was then II years old, went TO a
dentist to have his teeth filled, 10 ! there
was no filling to be done. "Your boy
has 4 splendid set of teeth, the dentist
told the mother. "There is not cav
ity in them. Unusually good teeth for
boy OF his age" And the dentist had
no doubt that the teeth were better than
they would have been if the owner of
them had munched candy and pickles,
rs children always do. "'rhcy must be
cleaned, and without delay" he said.
So the tarter which had gathered and
crusted gradually At the crown Of the
teeth was removed by the dentist, and
with it all appearances Of decayed teeth.
Now the boy has nothing to do but to
keep his teeth in order to avoid dentis-
try bills in future. The younger child
rem are warned toavoid the other BROTH
er's trouble by the daily use of tooth
brushes. From their fathers case they
learn to avoid the opposite EXTREME
His teeth are hopclessly discolored, and
4 few are habitually loose, but the USE
iul tomato is no longer suspected as the
cause. He had an opportunity to read
some in work on dentistry, and came
TO the conclusion that hard, SECURING
of his teeth with gritty substances, when
he was young man, had worn away the
hard enamel OF his teeth, so that the
strong coffee he drank (during his SOL
dier life especially penetrated and per-
mancntIy colored his teeth. dislike
to hear OF securing the teeth. When
they have been neglected this may be
necessary to &c; them once clean. The
dentist has peculiar tools for removing
tlIter uIuss, but the yellow dspoo;, Q"
children'S teeth can be cleaned away as
the dentist does it, by any one. Take
inely-powdered pumice stone and a lit
tie clean soft pine stick TO rub with
Dip the pine stick into water and then
in powdered pumice, and rup the teeth
gently. Afterwards wash them with
soap and water, using Toothbrush. 1t
Is well to use little fine soap occasion
ally for cleaning the teeth, but plenty
of pure water, "a little warm in cold
weather. will usually suffice for cleaning
the teeth Of persons Of good dietetic
habits. To make good teeth in the
first place, beginning when we can begin,
and allowing for ancestry" the moth
or should eat plain and nutritious food,
a varied diet well supplied with bone
material, rs the grains are when it is not
bol,ed or sifted out, and lean meat
For young children milk should be free
ly used, and Graham and oatmeal also.