Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-07-15
CARE OF THE TEETH.
A Few Hints That May Help You Preserve
the Beauty of Your =" Psnrls."

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the Beanty of Your Psnrls."
II you wish to keep your teeth in
perfect condition, you should pay your
dentist visit every three months. IL
you do this, you will have no trouble
at all With them. us he will be able to
detect the very first sign of decay. and
take active measures to prevent IT
going any further. Many people other
wise quite sensible, will leave their
teeth to take care of themselves, until
violent toothache warns them tnat
some mischief is at work in their
mouth, and then they rush to their
dentist only TO find thut the damage is
very extensive and will take both time
and money to set right.
When tooth begins to decay II not
only affects itself but the taoth that
are next to it, and 1t also affects the
breath in the most unpleasant manner,
SO that you become source OF great
annoyance TO your neigbbors 1t also
causes indigestion, as unless the food
can be properly masticated, you can
not hope for good health, and where
there is pain in eating, the food ia
swallowed only half reduced TO the
proper consistency that it should be.
The best way TO prevent this decay is
to sec that no food is allowed to lodge
between the teeth. You should not
only brush your teeth thrice day, but
after every meal, and also use more
than one toothbrush. You should have
three of these; one should be rather
hard and another should be moderately
soft, while the third should be small
aud round, with curve in the handle,
so as to get into every corner OF the
mouth both behind and before the
teeth. Gays Madame.
The water that you Use to wash your
teeth with must always be tepid and
never quite cold, and you must rinse
your mouth with the same. A drop or
two OF tincture OF myrrh can be used
in this water.
The proper way to clean the teeth Is
TO brush them from the gums TO the
crown OF the tuoth in this way the
particles OF food that are lodged be,
tween the teeth will be disiodRed. II
the teeth are only brushed lengthwise.
as is generally the case, the food, in.
stead OF being brushed out, will be
more firmly lodged than ever.
You should keep skein of dental
silk always beside you, to pass hetweau
| the teeth au1 clean them effectively
from anything that has got between
| them, which the tooth brush cannot
reach. You should never touch any
| thing metal to the teeth, and il the
occauiona use Of a toothpick is neces-
sary, use those made OF quill. But il
teeth are properly attended to such ar
instrument will be useless.
Great care must he taken oil the
gums, as il these become apongy they
are apt to recede from the teeth ano
leave the roots exposed, and decay sett
in very rapidly in consequence. IL tht
gums are kept in proper order tht
teeth will remain healthy aud in goot
condition.
To harden them and cure this soft
ness, use this powder to rub them witt
TWICE day: Quinine, seven drachma
powder of ratanhia, three drachms
chlorate of potash. three drachms. Ol
you can paint ou twice day a tincturt
Of myrrh. borax and eau de Cologne.
II they are apt to bleed freely when
ever touched you must rub them will
an infusion of eau de Cologne, ouinint
aud gentian. Sometimes the gums be
come SO tender as to ulcerate. In thi
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be mixed together and painted on will
a camel's hair brush every night a
bedtime.
Tannin, myrrh, eau de Cologne an
bark can be infused and then used il
the same way. You should be careful
when you are eating to use both side
of the mouth. some people get into
very bad habit OF eating only on on
side. In this case all the teeth hav
not the same amount of exercise. an
decay sets in more RAPIDLY on one sid,
than on the other.
Tartar is one of the greatest foes I
teeth. II forms more rapidly on som
teeth than on others, and neopl
suffering from indigestion, gout, rhau
matism. &C., find that their teeth he
come very quickly coated with il
especially on the inside of the lowc
teoth.
The use Of white CASTLE or cur
soap once a week helps tn prevent th
formation of tartar. A little salt ma
be used for this same purpose now an
then. but only very infrequently, as
tends to loosen the gums, which tarts
is in itself very likely to do. Iara
meat eaters suffer very much frol
tartar on tho teeth, while vegetarian
hardly have 1t at all.
Sulphur can also he we'll rubbed o
TO the teeth now and theo TO remol
tartar, and the teeth should be FRI
| quently scaled by dentist If tt
growth ia very rapid,
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senator Crothers at Home.