The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-01-19
INCIDENTAL PROTECTION.
A.Llght Reporter Gathers a Few
Facts Concerning Teeth.

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human beings; n good set OF teeth con-
stitutes the first requirements of health
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h'n oNerstatihg tue case, uii oeI'"'h
one cannot have health or happiness
without GOOD teeth. Lacking these we
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telllgently. bau ieeth are 700 oiteh 'ne
result of neglect In childhood, and
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cared Tor. feople uoht seem 10
realize that without the organ of mas
tioation healthy and vigorous life is
impossible, and they don't seem to see
that host of common causes combine to
render the survival of really good set
of teeth through youth to manhood al
most marvel. | don't mean to say
that there is very considerable psopor-
tion of the adult population who are
not fairly provided with teeth, but this
considering all things Is little short OF
miracle. As soon as n child has It's iirst
tooth, the fond mother goes into rap
lures over II, and On special occasions
his father, and after that they are
straightway lost sight OF and forgotten.
You ask me what are the causes of bad
teeth?
Perhaps the commonest causes of bad
teeth is hereditary faint. Any one OF
the so called constitutional or "blood'
diseases will servo ms n good foundation
for teeth ruin. Then again the period
of childhood in which boys and girls,
more especially the boys, do all they
can to break, tear and roughen their
teeth, breaking, splitting and cracking
their enamel. or course, you know
acids are injurious to the teeth and cor
rode the enamel. This once done the
salvary secretion of the mouth glands,
the saliva, you know, is apt
to work into the teeth, and reaching the
pulp, slowly destroys II. by and by the
child grows up, and whether rich or
poor, they drink the most acrid, coolest,
hottest and sweetest fluids promiscu-
ously. Iced drinks are very injurious,
and let me tell You, (this Is not for pub
lication). that the reason why dentists
are so plentiful is because Americans
habitually drink large quantities Of iced
water, slipping 1t during meals. This
practice Is most pernicious. for 1t first
chills the teeth and then dilutes the gas
trio juice and other fluids necessary TO
digestion. This is the reason that Amer
leans are to-day the finest dentists In the
world. With them dentistry mas been
developed by force of circumstances into
the dignity Of scientific art.
Teeth should be carefully watched,
and cleansed and trained from their ear
Hest appearance to the end OF the chap
ter. bad teeth render the utterance in
distinct. No man with bad teeth can
be really good speaker. | believe from
my own experience and observation
that one-half the headaches, brain
troubles, neuralgias and other nerve
troubles are directly or indi-
rectly due TO the diseases and dis
orders of the teeth. Now, | will ex-
plain why each tooth has Its own ner-
vous twig, penetrating it Mt the base of
the root, and passing into the substance
or what is called the pulp. The ex-
IRENE sense of touch that is located In
the teeth Is very remarkable. If you
doubt it, try the smoothness Of different
pieces of paper with your teeth and
finger tips, and you will soon find that
the teeth are more sensitive TO touch
than the fingers. Now, this is import
ant, because 1t shows n faculty of doing
mischief as well as serving u useful pur-