The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1889-12-27
Aids to Beauty.
CARE OF THE TEETH,

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more or less made or married by the
size, color, and condition of the teeth.
Poets have made ''pearl teeth" a sub.
ject for rhspsodies from time immen-
orial, and still the subject is not worn
out.
The preservation of the teeth is
Imperative: sound teeth are necessary
to good health as to good looks. The
care OF the teeth is matter which
shonld be begun in early childhood {:
the regular and careful habit thus form
ed will be continued through life. A
child well drilled into cleansing Its
mouth and brushing its teeth will,
barring any untoward accident, hsve
in old age good sound teeth.
Thu science of dentistry has reached
such point that the first teoth remain
to fulfill their Office much longer tina
formerly. thus giving the second set
better chance. Irresulr o. reformed
teeth are the result Ct los 'ng tie frs,
teeth too soon, consequently the SPACE
that nature had reserved for permanent
tooth becomes so contracted Il at when
it does appear it is crowded from its
position, and riust either lie # thu
crowded, OF a sound tooth sacrificed to
make room for it. If the first tceil
show signs of decay, tie dentist should
be consulted, as he will De able to keep
them in place for a considerable length
Of time.
Having taught the chill to use brush
and powder properly, the ext thing is
to make it remember to use a tooth
pick afer eating. With no part Of t. e
body is cleanliness more essential lha
with the teeth; food left betvee tn
teeth decays, then the tooth itscf is
affected, and the result is an unsghtly
lot Of teeth and an uEhearable breet,.
The quill is best adapted for tooth
pick, and no need go without on the
score of price, for they are to be had
for little more than the asking: if these
cannot be found, any Iiece Of tough
wood will answer. or a piece of floss
silk, carefully passed between and
around the crowns of the teeth, will
serve as well.
A medium hard rather than a so t
brush should be selected, as healthy
gums are not injured BY hard rubbing.
and soft brush soon gets too soft to be
of any use. A well-snown physician
says that the manner Of brushing the
teeth is of great importance. Most
people brush across the teeth, from
right to left: this does not remove the
sccumu alton from between them, but
tends rather to force the debris into
the interstices The brush should be
placed against the teeth, at the gums,
and rota cd toward the masticatine
surff ces. 1t will thus act like bun
die of fine, soft tocth-picks. Ia order
to make the work effectu.l, the brush
should be applied as d, scribed, both
inside and outside Of the teeth, and also
upon the grinding surfaces of the
double teeth. The mouth should Their
be thoroughly rinsed with tepid water.
The dentist should be visited as often
as once in six months, for the purpose
Of having the teeth cleaned and
thoroughly examined, and any decay
arrested. A competent, conscientious
dentist will recommend good powder
or wash for the teeth, and it is safest
and best to follow his advice. If this
cannot be done, tooth paste made after
The following formula will be found
perfectly safe: OF orrisroot, FIVE parts ;
prepared chalk, tifty-iou,; gum myrr'i,
seven; oil Of cinnamon. ore; g|yccrine
thirty,tLree. Soap is one of the Lest
dentifrces, if good kind made of pure
vegetable oil can be found; bat ranc d
fat is so often used for soaps, tina,
unl7ss one is very sure about the
quality, it is best to use good powder
The gums should present a healthy
pink color, and be kept clean and Of "a
normal degree of h4rdness. Gums GOV
cred with tartar or thick yellow
accumulation are most revolving, and
certainly contain the germs Of serious
disorders if long allowed to remain
without treatment. The gums are
indexes of characte. those whose gums
show greatly in talking or laughing
are, as rue, very common place peo-
pie, and inclined to some firm OF
scrofula. Gums that are pale and
b!oodlcss deaote an anamic state of the
body; they show an impoverished con-
dition If the blood and weak ness Of the