Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-23
THE KITTEN HAD PINK TEETH
A Phystctaa's Curious Expersuseus
With Rts Pes - How Nsu Can Dye
NOur BOmcs.

Have you ever seen a kitten with pink eeethf-
doctor who devotes his llsure moments 20 SCI
entinc experiments Inquired OF a STAR reporter
the other day. The latter admitted he never LaI
Look at this" the doctor said. catching up an
ordinary looking baby cat which had been playing
about his chair, and pryiRg Its mouth open with
his fingers "see what pretty color those teeth
are"
Sure enough, the kittens teeth were OF a beau
tiful, delicate pink TINT, like The Inside OF a sea
shell.
They win become OF a deeper shade by ana
bye" the doctor continued. II have only beer
colnring them for a few days.
"'H0w do You do ~, DOCTOR the reporter IN
Quired "feed him on cayenne peppcrTs
''Oh. no." the doctor Answered. smiling That's
the way oird fanciers claim they maze red cana
r1es The process ~ coloring the bones ana teeth
OF kittens Is the simplest thing IN the world Al
there Is 10 II is 70 put little mAdder IN theit
food"
"But doesn't the nader inJure them9- the re.
porter Inquired
.'Not ~ the least" said the doctor at Il a vere
table coloring matter ana has no injurious effect
on the general health whatever TaIs mas b a.
proven even IN the case OF chldrvn."
"Why," ASKED the STAR maa, 'Aas some che been
feeiing babies on madden 10 give them plnK
teeth7"
GOA, no." the doctor laughIugly replied. ..but
when the discovery was made tuaI ma taar when
TAKEN into thr ~ stem, dyed the OsSeOUs structure
it was thought it might prove eilicacious IN tho
treatment OF rick Is Experiments were tricd with
it readily took The place OF the phosphate of lime
Ia bone formation, IL dld not Improve the quality
OF the bone"
''Then all the bones OF the body are colored by
the madder as well the tgeta7r the reporter To-
CURED
Certainly the doctor answered. 81 viii show
you the bones OF several kittens and pigeons
nave experimental with." he procured a small TN
canister aud on removing the cover "A strong O1Or
Vi camphor saluted the reporters nose s'lHere.
SAID nc, taking up secuOn OF bone. els rrag-
nent OF Tue SAUL OF kitten which was Ted on
Lldl1cf lOr Zen days, and then allowed g. 20 WITH
olt inadder Tor six weeks or 50, wuea &C WAS
inca, hleI he streak Of piuk IN the center OF the
Period which the kitten was Iaklng maddcr.
ne streak VI PINK Is faint. you see and would
naNe disappeared entirely IL the kitten had been
ehoWed 10 i've a while longer. The bone back
color. TAat Is due 10 the facg that
mat portion OF the skull becomes mature sooner
shah the rest In young animals YOU know, the
bOny structure undcrgOes rapid cnangeS Alter
maturity Is reached Ihe changes are S.ower A
pigeon, Tor Instance, attainS fua growth after
thirty days Now II. when n plgcOn Is ten days
Old, you begin 10 feed Il on madden, Keep ng Il up
nNe days, aud then stop, by the tine IL attalns
STRUCTURE VIII have entirely disappeared By thus
experimenting with madden some Important facts
regarding the growth Of Tie bones nave Ueen as
certaIuel"
"has the fact that madden will color the bones
been known long?"
about nIteen years. think IL was discovered
accidentally by French physician, VINO resided
III Town Where factory Tor making the red Uloth
LOT soldiers TROUSERS was located. Nader a. used
In dying TINS cloth. IL was found that pigs killed
ia the town had their bones dyed a brilliant PINK
luis curious circumstance attracted tue attention
OF the physician, who began ~ tnyestlg alton lie
dye room OF the factory and TINS gave him tine en-
pldnallOn OF their pink DoneNn