New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-03
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POOR TEETH AND THEIR CAUSE.

10 the Editor OF The 1rlDune.
Sir: From nothing nothing comes IA e"l
bren are TO have good teeth, bones and muscles
thew must be fed on food which contains an au
eouate supply of nourishment for the ABOVE s'u.'
ures; otherwise they half starved anu are aul'e
sure to be troubled in after lie WIFI ueo"'-'
teeth contracted jaws, crooked spines anu ive'' w
delcate muscles. In article in Inc lf'pu"e' a
o. d.ys ago u was represented that the teeth OF
the English, and American children anu So ,.
people are becoming more and more ueie@'.
nave not TO look far for the chief cause OF the
decaying teeth which often crowd the poorly u'
veIoped Jaws Of the rising generation.
To-day our children are fed largely upon oieau
,otss necrusts and buildings. made from ,he
onest white superfine -four which can be grouhu
or rolled and bolted from wheat ana rye 'a',
full analysis of these grains shows 'ha' i,'ne ,
beneath the hull lies the dark portion Oh INC n'
which is hard firm ana very difhcui' W s.
ro,, into fine -four; and more or less OF IL Is aui'e
- ., remain IN contact with the bran. and IN
s,,,rs the rest Of II Is mostly separated from the
fine flour Now this dark por'ioh mus ~
posed Of contains in excess 'he very -.
stances required to nourish the tee'"' oo'
muscles and BRAIN namely the siu'e" "'N - 49,
nhates. whereas the central or white portion oi tne
60 contains an excess of starch. which is easily
nulverized and by boiling. gives the superme w'i'e
eour The superfne white flour is composer Vi Il"
undue portion of starch, WHICH, "Heie III P.'f
rronortion as ii exists in the gram Is "sei"' i
.unpying heat and fat-producing material Out IL
docs not contain enough teeth. bone muscle prah
and nerve nourishing materials to sustain amman ne
Cor anv considerable length Of time; consequently
superfne white -four will keep in barreis anu o"e'
for a long time without being disturbed ny 'eN, 80
worms or must, whereas the unpoiteu iie"' ~
not keep for any great length OF time "l.hou' w
coming UNPLEASANT to the taste. Magend one Vi
the ablest psychologists who have ever hVeo' uei'o"
.,rated nv experiments. that animals leu ca
cusiveiy upon the finest superhne nour uieu Al
few weeks whereas those fed on uhpoi'eu "o'
tbrived During the study and practce Oh neuiei"e
for over thirty years the worst case Vi
have ever seen occurred in girl five or SIX year,
ia Who for some weeks would eat nothing put
toast made from superine flour bread. OH!
rescued her from death by requiring her mo.ner "
mix mashed potatoes with the flour from "i'''' ~"
bread was made. - ,us-
Jmperfect development Of the teeth, pohes' mus
ces brain and nerves is The inevitable result when
fellows II children fed largely on SUNNY
white flour cooked in any form ana I, parens
dyspepsia and debility gea IT amer and eve
for the comfort of their children IN ai'er -four or
should never skes e made any from such -four
the house where their children dwell 1t Is aiieu, d
rising generation which being done by the use OF
white 10 dh1 from Mn' USE '1s
being banished steadily by integeht 70 anu habit and
minded people who are not an Wben travelling to
walk mile to get loaf OF g gram bo have been
accustomed to eat graham bread. cakes. etc., white
bread is tasteless and without SUBSTANCE anu a'o
se WsereTeT peape live on unboed wheat or
rye flour or meal they have good FEN sn in lss. at
Thebes, the little Arab girl who, with vessel o OF
yUeEs a n0 hs e as ws rode visit
the tombs of the Kings, for she had splehdla d
waist nst symmetricai in form and graceful in every
movement on visit to the house OF our tae
which had been obtained from the tombs OF the
ancient Egyptians we saw two women nr HhScb thai
young girl There were two mill stones Perhdaps
eighteen or S ons II hrCnsh he %
the upper for pouring in the grain ana al 1Ppo,
these handles and turned the upper stone around
and and back and forth ,s ana edges ne OF Se
seaes cams said Sut to our guide we had
ST ss0S Ss saen sl 6s 2F y Ink nsy
must furnish superne flour bread for foreigners gSlS
t. fSo sa' that ur sad bring IL
and will pay you for your trouble hd in E e da So
It is wonderful to see the Improvement in health.
and cKy old d
pepiicsNwho have been living largely super;
Wheat ' or rye hour bread pudding But il the
spmed ,hen for limited time until they gain
and health from the t Sss Of y, h 0S w
coarse sieve the coarssst Of the bran from the
Ground from wheat which has been hulled before
grinding. which be had in some Of our cities les
use Of graham or unbolted -four 1t will not infre-
ouently in the cases named above, prove too irri-
tating at first and its use abandoned and CON
demned but for strong healthy children and adults
this flour bran and ALL is just right the Lord in
tended II. JOHN ELLIS.
New-York, Nov. "a. 1893.
THE WILSON BILL 1S SURELY DAISY"
TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The Tariff bill drawn by Professor Wilson is
certainly daisy" far fur felt hats con-
cerned. 1t provides for the following duties Hat
ters' furs 20 per cent feathers. 20 per cent; silk
bands bindings and Innings, As per cent; hats made
of these articles, 30 per cent 1t 10 the
American hatters that Professor Wilson has GER
tainly lived up the tariff plank OF the Democratic