The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-08-18
Children's Teeth.


A mother of several children lately
told me some of her expe ience. A few
years ago she thought that her Oldest
boys teeth in the front of the lower jaw
were decaying badly. This was dis
appointment to the mother, who had
I, d her children carefully on nourishing
and wholesome food, as general rule,
keeping both pickles ana confectionery
from them. Studying the matter over,
she jumped to the conclusion that what
she had read concerning the mischief
making properties of the tomato must
be true, especially as ner husband, who
was very free in his use OF tomatoes il
their season, had a peculiar trouble
with his teeth. She had observed that
the children's Especially the boys)
teeth grew white and clean when there
was plenty of ripe tomatoes, and she
thought the acid of the vegetable prOba-
LILY went too far and acted upon the
enamel of the teeth. But when the boy,
then fourteen ye)rs old, went to a den
tist to have his teeth filled. 10! there
was no filling to be done. Y our boy
has splendid set of teeth, the dentist
told the mother. There is not cavity
in them. Unusually good teeth for a
by of his age" And the dentist had
n doubt that the teeth were better than
they would have been if the owner OF
them had munched candy and pickles,
as children usually do. "They must he
cleaned, and that without delay" he
said. So the tartar which had gathered
and crusted gradually Mt the crown OF the
teeth was removed by the dentist, and
with it all appearance of decayed teeth.
Now the boy has nothing to do but to
keep his teeth in order to avoid den
tistry bills in future. The younger
children are warned to avoid the older
brothers trouble by the daily use OF
tooth brushes. From their fathers
case they learn TO avoid the opposite
extreme. His teeth are hopelessly dis
colored, and a few are habitually loose,
but the useful tomato is no longer sus
pected as the cause. He had an oppor-
tunity to read some in a work on den
tisry, 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 50 that the strong coffee
lie drank (during his soldier life
especially penetrated and permanently
colored his teeth. l dislike TO hear OF
securing, the teeth. When they have
been neglected this may be necessary
Il
peculiar tools for removing tarter crust
but the yellow deposit on children's
teeth can be cleaned away as the dentist
does it, by any one. Take finely pow
dered pumice stone anu little clear
soft pine stick to rub with. Dip tue
pine stick into water and then il
pumice, and rub the teeth gently
Aiterward wash Them with soap anC
water, using a tooth brush. 1t is vel
to use little fine clean soap occasion
ally for cleaning the teeth, but plenty
of pure wat9Ta little warm in the coli
weather will suffice for cleansing tn
teeth of persons of dietetic habits. TX
make good teeth in the fist place be
ginning when we can begin, and allow
ing for 7" ancestry " the mother shcul'
eat plain and nutrious food, a varie'
diet well supplied with bone materia
as the grains are when it is not bolte'
or sifted out, and lean meat. For younl
children milk should be freely used
and Graham and oatmeal also.-ADleTt
can AgTieKlturfst.