Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-08
CHILDRAN's TEETH.
Something About the Physical Develop
ment of Children.


Boards of Health are organized for the
purpose of preventing the spread in our
country of any or all infectious diseases.
What L have now to say is of equal i'm
pOrtance to the rising and the coming
generations. In all low countries or To-
calities like ours, where limestone does
not abound, there is a deficiency in car
Donate of lime in our ordinary food and
drink. About one-sixth of our bodies are
bones, and the quality of these has much
to do with our physical constitutions.
They are the basis AMI support Of all the
rest. Any defect IN these Is like a defec-
tive foundation of a house, and if not
remedied will cause the structure to be
of very uncertain duration. l do not say
that all the ills of life are traceabIe to
bone structure, but many of them are.
All experienced dentists have noticed
the fact that children reared in localities
like this and the Mississippi Delta sell
dom arrive to the age of maturity without
defective teeth. OF this the best informed
have no doubt, for all agree that the evil
is increaslnC, partly from heredity, but
more largely for the want of carbonate of
lime in the food and drink necessary to
build up and preserve a good substantial
bone structure.
DR.. j. Il. Walker, of New Orleans, read
a paper on this subject before the South
ern Dental Society. In it he says sour
children have very interior teeth COM
pared with those reared In the limestone
regions" and recommends the use of lime
water to supply the defect or want of
bone material which nature has not pro-
vided in his locality. Mothers with
children at the breast should use it, and
from infancy to adult age should use it to
improve the condition of their teeth. |
know that many charge their i'll health to
our climate. The sun never shone on a
better. 1t is either our ignorance or
carelessness that prevents our attain
ing coed physical development.
Compare our men. women and children
with those reared in the limestone dis
tricts. The difference is marvellous, and
chemical analysis and careful obserVa-
ton plainly indicate the cause. MANY
attribute it TO the mountain air. This, no
doubt, has beneficial effect on the ner-
vOus system, but it is destitute of bone ma
terials. Our planters have learned to use
artificial fertilizers which contain chemi-
cal plant food which their soil does not
contain in sufficient amount to make
farming profitable. When an increasing
evil deieteriOus to our physical Organiza-
ton is known it is the part of wisdom to
apply an efficient remedy.
The deficiency in bone material in the
ordinary food and drink in this locality is
easily supplied. The remedy is both
cheap and not unpalatable. This article,
which was introduced by physician in
this city, is now manufactured, or pre-
pared by one Of the largest chemical es-
adjustments IN this country, as follows:
Fresh beef bones, carefully selected, aud
freed from fatty matter. AID from all re aims
of muscular and fbrOus tissue, ami reduced
to an lmpai pable powder. Raw bone contains
phosphate OF lime intimately associated with
organic matter (osseinj, and very readily dis
solved by acids.
l have only to say this bore -four, If
daily used, will furnish amply the ma
terials so much needed in this locality to
make up the deficiency in our ordinary
food and drink for building up in our
children lar finer physical development
than is now the case, especially IN the
teeth. DentOS or tooth bone is largely
composed of phosphate and carbonate of
lime. The amount Of phosphate in our
ordinary food is larg ly utilized in
building up and supporting the ner-
vOus system. Hard teeth have
more carbonate of lime in their compost
tiCD than soft teeth. and are much less
likely to decay. Bearing women and
nurses should use the bone Aour; is will
be better for them than ali the tOnics in
the drug stores to support their nervous
energy. 1t Will 60 far in staying the
downward progress in the degeneration
Of our people, and delight the mother to
see her children healthy and happy. About
Cne-balt teaspOOniul for each individual
per day is needed to attain the desired
end. 1t can be used in milk, bread, and
IN various ways to suit the fancy.
E. PARSONS. D. d. s.