The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-11
THE BICYCLE MOUTH.
MALADY THAT is AFFLICTING DE-
VOTEES OF THE WHEEL.


fected by Habitual Open Mouth.
The Easiest Type to Treat Is the
determined Straight One of the
scOrcher.
New York, Oct. 10.-Physicans and dem
fists are complaining of the peculiar ma
ture of the mouths that are brought to
them as cases requiring treatment. For
some time these have baffied their efforts,
But the reason for the trouble has been
discovered, and hence the cure made
easier.
The mouths that have been disturbing
SPECIALISTS are now known as the bicycle
mouth" Peculiar formations Of the teeth
and lips and of the lines around them take
place as the result of riding the wheel,
and these are so pronounced as to be a
menace to good looks, and in some cases
a menace to health. There are different
forms of the trouble, all coming under the
name of the bicycle mouth.
One of the most peculiar of them all is
the one that is commonest. This is the
bicycle open mouth. The patient, when
he or she visits the physician, has half
open mouth, through which the breath
passes irreguarly and with a gasping
feeling which affects the heart
The patient complains of not being able
to breathe through the mouth and of a
great dryness of the throat from breath
ing constantly and quickly in the open air
There is also a soreness of the lips from
the same cause.
The remedy for this is a treatment of
the organs of respiration. The nostrils
must be doctored until they can allow full,
clear breathing, and the patient must ride
slowly until accustomed to breathe
through the nose. The cause of the trouble
is primarily fright. When first leaning the
patient has a gasping feeling, and opens
The mouth to get breath when scared at
Obstacles, Finally the breathing through
the mouth and throat becomes permanent
with an open mouth effect. The habit of
breathing with the mouth open is the most
difficult one physicians have to combat.
Dentists come in for their share of BIZ
cycle troubles. One of these had a case
come TO him of woman who complained
Of constant toothache. Investigation prov
ed every tooth in her head to be sound
Still she complained of woeful pain in the
jaws.
The detst who was very clever prac-
titioLer, suspected the cause. Are YOU
nervous?' he asked.
Yes, " responded the patient
Then the trouble is with the muscles
and nerves of the face
An examination brought out that the
woman had been riding the wheel with
her teeth tightly set SO rigidiy did
they overlap each other that pain re-
suited from the compression. This con-
unued until there developed a muscular
trouble of the nerves of the face, hence
the pain. The remedy for this was a
doetormg of the nerves and the wearing
Of something hard in the mouth. The
patent resolutely ate hardened Iicorice
drops, sucked lemon drops and kent her
leelh apart while wheeling until cured.
A case that travels frequently to the
dentist IS one of crumbled teeth This
4 Is the case where nervousness has
caused the teeth to be ground together
Wnlle cycling. The effort in the limbs
mas caused a reactive effort upon the
o'uer muscles travelling upward to the
eeth' which were ground and grited
WIN each recurring muscular exertion
luz worst case of crumbled front teeth
nave resulted from this. Filling and the
'enhed arts of dentistry are called in to
make the teeth right again. The per-
nahent cure is hard to find. The chew
!ne OF gum is about the best thing If
' patient can be kept resolutely at it.
a inherent texture and flavor of gum
eps the chewing-gum taste alive and
gum appetite" up.
.SpecIdIlsts who keep the complexion and
ave good are the ones who complain the
r rlOSY utterly Of the bicycle mouth. There
I Sne people to them that they would will
reN pay to stay away. These are the
ases OF persons who pay beauty special
$50. Ut thelr work and who hold them re-
'P mn pie FOR wrinkles and defacements
siiue bicycle wrinkles arc the hardest
~ mss IN the world to fight. They come in
." Nenlng and stay forever. They are
ro"tS u py anxiety and are upon the
th0Ga uTh
r1 ,anI IN terror of brewery wagons The
snJ 80" - Drawn downward as for a cry
80, Ht'ie patch Of wrinkles appear close
~ DtieI' Ihey are worse than crows feet
Ill come gradually but they mark a
r9 n,o'ui rider This mouth is found upon
frsn,,1 ua well as women, perhaps more
4uehlly upon men, because nearly
by man cyclist has a woman to worry
"g ny, as well as himself.
I'M mouth OF the feminine scorcher is a
my lhlng She does not bring it to a
49, Tor treatment, but apparently glo-
,c,or M ~. You see it everywhere. The char
ners sues are compressed lips, set cor
Sill a stralght-lined mouth and nostrils
snly dilated. This is the mouth of tbe
b.. mno rlues hard and fast ana who keeps
- "ihd well. This mouth upon a regular
mr. % 700 seVerei upon round face it is
stt,io1oihlng, but upon a certain Japanese
| VI piquant race IL is as pretty mouth
-, ,., III" want, out TINS style of beau
jt olu thls mouth seldom meet You see
ms. olls OF faces defaced with the set rigid
g., ne mouth that is not affected is the
tbo hoh-nervous mouth. This permits
an ups TO meet over the teeth or to
staa. PACK from them. There is a con-
T1n"l charge and no wrinkles result
an mouth preserves its cupid's bow. OF
To- "e riders about one percentage only
of 1o lhls lucky mouth. 1t shows a lack
n rd ives ana great presehce of mind
IN ass urance. 1t is the mouth you find
N MAJ. e quleter walks of life and sometimes
1poN stage women.
man screening mouth is one of which
az l', com plain. The muscles become set
ana I me mouth and the skin drawn
Mnite For them there is massage
MI the women. But with the wrinkled
s,fyeCIe mouth both men and women must
-rleI II once afflicted.
IT, physician who has had most of
cIis1e cases says he would advise ali ey-
no.. 70 preserve the same use of the
on n upon the wheel as when walking
Xmoi,ttta ulng' Notice IL the corners Of the
bc1 are naturally drawn down, and
Il yo, notice them upon the wheel. III
" emu you arc affecting an unnatural
L ate 'oh change at once, before IL Is TOO