The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-06-11
CARE OF THE TEETH.


Her teeth light UP her face!"
This was the comment made by
man on seeing for the first time
girl noted for her good looks. with
out her brilliant teeth she would be
positively ugly"
Women spend too much time
thinking of their hair, of their COM
plexion, of their double chin and of
their other physical peculiarities, and
too little worrying about their teeth.
The reason for this is not very far
to seek.
1t is painful to have the teeth re-
paired. Again, dental work is ex-
pensive. The woman who gets her
teeth put into shape by cosmetic
dentist will have a considerable bill
to pay.
One cosmetic dentist in New York
was once a sculptor. He studied in
Paris and succeeded in making some
nice bits of statuary.
But times were hard and money
was scarce. So, rather than starve,
he took to dentistry. He aims to
make the teeth look as though they
had never been out of sorts. He
tries to make the patient pretty.
To this cosmetic dentist there went
a woman whose front teeth seemed
hopeless. There were gold filings
at-ten-- and sides and front. The
shapen.
Madam" said the cosmetic den
tist, II am going to cut off your teeth
and give you crown teeth. They will
make you look young again"
He cut off the teeth, replaced them
with pretty white enamel crowns and
turned the woman out with row
of pearls, beautifully shaped and
wholly becoming to the face. The
Job cost lot of money, but it was
worth every cent Similar results
are within reach of other women
who can afford to pay the cost.
Some faces are spoiled because
the Jaw is too narrow. When this
happens in the case of a child there
are various ways to remedy it before
it is too late.
Gum chewing widens the jaw, and
for this reason it is recommended to
young children whose teeth seem
inclined to crowd. The child may be
allowed to chew gum couple OF
hours day. This exercises the jaw
and broadens it, making room for the
teeth.
The old fashioned dentist merely
patched the teeth. His idea was to
plug them up with gold, so that they
would not ache. He aimed to make
them useful, but when it came to
making them ornamental he was
helpless.
But the cosmetic dentist is diff
ferent. He uses enamels and he
works, not with an eye to utility
alone, but so as to make you pretty.
The old fashioned dentist did not
hesitate to put a gold cap in the
front of your mouth. But the cos
metic dentist would never dishgure
you ip this manner.
After the teeth have been put in
order, the thing is to keep them
pretty. Here is some advice on the
subject:
"In the morning clean the teeth
with a good tooth powder. Have
brush which reaches every por-
ton of the mouth. Let it be of mod
erately stiff bristles and use great
deal of powder on the teeth.
"Rinse the teeth with clear water
with a little borax dissolved in the
water, and for this use very soft
and very small brush. This should
be followed by a mouth rinse in
boracic acid.
"The teeth should be rinsed after
each meal, and for this purpose there
is nothing pleasanter than a mouth
wash of peppermint water. This
perfumes the breath and is very re
freslling. Pour little of the es
sence of peppermint in a glass o.
water and rinse the mouth ano
throat with it.
"Once a week the teeth should b.
cleaned with the finest pumice stone
Take little of the very finely pow
dered pumice and place it on th'
toothbrush. Brush the teeth light,
and remember that, while punice i
good in its way, it will take off th'
enamel if used too vigorously.
"Just how much of the pumice t.
use is question of judgment, bu
women who lightly touch the teetl
with it once a week are never in nee'
of having the teeth cleaned at tn
dentists.
There was time when the woman
of 40 said good-by to her teeth jus
as she said good-by to her youth AM
there was day when the woman o
90 who had preserved her teeth wa