The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-06-22
TEETH AND MOTHS.
How to Preserve the One
and Destroy the
Other.
AVOID CHEAP POWDERS AND WASHES.
Putting Away Winter Wraps and
Flannels-Practical
-,...H Hints.
AVOID CHEAP POWDERS AND WASHES

Children have twenty teeth-ten II
the upper arch and ten in the lower
Adults have t~hifty-two teeth-sixteer
in the upper arch and sixteen in tn
lower. AS the jaw and face grow
larger it is necessary for the teeth tt
be larger and a greater number. a
current belief is that persons, especial
ly those of the older generation, have
a double row of teeth.
The facts are that the teeth. by at
triton from naturalization, become
worn down so that the cutting edges
| of the incisor teeth present u double
! surface, and to the casual observer
seems SO. There are occasionally to
be found supernumerary teeth, but
| they hardly ever u a figure, and are
| generally detrimental to the proper
teeth. They are, as a rule, easily
drawn, as their attachment can be
easily broken up.
The twelve-Year-old molars in chill
| dren are as essential to be saved as the
| six-year molars, and should be ex-
| alnined thoroughly and the smallest
assures filled. Gold is decidedly the
best material for a great majority OF
cases; however, alloys Of various
kinds, when properly used, are very
valuable in preserving many teeth.
Teeth properly treated and filled
should last from fl We to twenty-five
years-even longer, owing to the care
and skill used in filling, and also to
the texture and quality of the teeth
as we'll.
Cement and gutta-percha answer
for temporary filling. but they are
not lasting. They wash out or wear
down and in a short time must be re-
newed.
CLEANLINESS NECESSARY.
Teeth can not be cleaned too often.
The enamel is not likely to be worn
off, as some people suppose, with the
toothbrush.
Charcoal should never be used on
the teeth. 1t has n tendency to tat
| too the gums above the teeth, and
cause them to turn q dark blue black
in color. Besides, it partakes OF dia-
mond dust and scratches the enamel.
Many tooth washes, nostrums and
powders are unfit to be used, hence
one had better consult a competent
dentist.
Each tooth is an individual member,
and is susceptible to several diseases
besides carries. 1t requires a skillful
diagnosis in some cases to tell at tnce
which tooth is affected or what the
| matter is, owing to reflex action and
a hyper-sympathetic condition, as is
sometimes found, as well as b in
ability of the patient to 1ntelligently
describe the symptoms,
In the treatment of liberated teeth
by home remedies. do not ever use a
| poultice ON the outside of the face,
and more especially on hat OF a lady;
| should the ulcerous fistula be drawn
| to the outside of the face an ugly scar
| or cicatrix would be the result, as a
| fistulous opening never heals kindly,
| and a scar Of this kind would always
be an undesirable FLEMISH on the
cheek.
When infants are tsething one
should consult the dentist should the
| child suffer. A little help or advice
from him may, and generally will,
| help lessen the .sufferings and often
/ save IIle cLliQ > llLS Nv JuoiSiOuo eiOut-
ment. The dentist, as a rule, under
stands dentition much better than a
| physician could be expected to; they
| do not study this matter as closely as
| the dentists.
THEY CORRUPT wONDRoUS FAST.
Furs. and all woollen garments
should be packed away early in April,
before the moth miller and buffalo
beetle are ready to lay eggs. When
either of these creatures have once
taken up their habitat in either fur
or wool, neither camphor, pepper,
cedarwood or tobacco will drive them
away, and the eggs will hatch out in
a cedar chest or in an atmosphere i'm
pregnated with camphor, and proba-
bly, with any other preventive; and
the grub will GO on with its accus-
toned work, perfectly satisfied with
its surroundings. The beetle, how
ever, avoids all the 'so-called proven
tives, and will not lays it's eggs in any
substance which is impregnated with
them. Neither will it select a gar
ment in regular use for its purpose,
If all stray woolens and furs not in
use are put away even in simple news
papers in which pieces of camphoI
gum have been laid, little danger may
be apprehended from the ravages OF
moths, Tn ese insects especially dis
like the light of day, and are more
likely to take up their habitation in
some old WOODEN garment or cast-ofl
fur cape, hung up in a dark closet
than anywhere else. Having once
secured an abiding place, it is doubt
full how far their ravages will extend.
Long garments should be simply
hung up In a cotton bag, made o
stout, unbleached muslin, witt
pieces of camphor or tar paper
pinned around, so as to in
sure a powerful odor of the prevent
alive. The mouth of such a bag
should be sewed up firmly. A Iona
garment put away carefully in thi:
way will come out in the fall without
a single wrinkle.
Valuable furs and small wooleni
may be sealed up ia newspaper, and
packed away in an old whiskey bar
rel or q cedar chest. There is prob
ably no better place than a whiskey
keg for this purpose. 1t is wei
enough to examine valuable fur'
that are put away once or twice dur
ing the season, as the moth-millel
has the reputation of being exceed
inn olavar in d~fSaovarin0 any ~ravico