The Washington times., 1905-05-17
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No woman can be pretty if she has
not nice teeth, and the care of them
IS q matter over which too much time
cannot be spent. Strange TO say, If there
IS one part of their toilet women are
apt to slur over Il is this seeming TO
think that if they brush their teeth
morning and night that is all they
should do.
There can be no greater mistake than
this, for one of the things that acts
most injuriously to the enamel is acid,
and this condition Is likely to arise from
particles Of food remaining between the
teeth after eating. Therefore these
should always be removed, and it is a
wise precaution before using a tooth
brush to clean the teeth with dental
foss. This is Il coarse, soft silk thread
which when drawn between the spaces
will frequently extract particles that the
brush cannot dis1oGge, and the saving
TO the teeth is consequently enormous.
After applying the ftsss use a brush.
To Brush the Teeth.
Frequently as woman takes one OF
these implements int her hand she
rarely uses IL proFtrly. It does very lit
tie good 20 rub a brush across the teeth !;
10 cleanse it must be rubbed up and
down so that the bristles go into the
creviees, as they cannot when the mo-
ton is across. Hold the brush firmly
and rub 1t up and down, going carefully
from the back teeth, that are too often
neglected 10 the front and then back
To the other side After brushing rinse
the mouth with a fragant wash. This
will not only be strengthening the gums,
but will inapart a pleasant odor 70 the
breath
Select the Right Powder.
Tooth powder should be carefully Sc
iected and if bought already made a
woman should experiment until she
finds one suited 10 her One kind that
may be Just the thing fer one set of
teeth may be entirely ineffective with
another. as some require Il powder with
stronger cleansing properties. To make
ones own powder is not difficult, and
one knows then that it contains no in
curious acids. It should always be re-
rnernbered that liquid dentifrices are
stronger than powders ana shsuld be
used less often, not more Than three
times a week at most.
To Make a Good Powder
A powder that is especially adapted
to teeth that are naturally strong and
white Is made Of one-half an ounce of
camphor gum. two and one-ha1f ounces
of precipitated chalk and one and one
half ounces OF powdered orris. Pound
the camphor to a powder, using a few
drops of alcohol, one drop at a time.
pass the powder through d very fine
sieve and pound the remaining Jumps.
Do this until all has been reduced to
dust, Then put in the rest of the pow
ders and SLIT again twice TO mix thor
cughly.
For Diseased Gums.
Diseased gums. which cause the teeth
TO loosen and sometimes recede, leaving
the neck OF the tooth painfully exposed,
are due 20 several causes. but every ef-
fort should be made to cure them.
sfRfggs' disease" d condition when the
fnst pl,lclted out with the fingers. is the
most dreaded Of ali dental troubles, and
any tendency ia that direction should
he checked Tonic tooth powders and
astringent lotions are helpful.
one for this condition is made OF one
ounce Of French magneSia, one-GuaTter
ef an ounce of bicarbonate OF soda, one
half ounce of powdered orris root, TWO
and f,rae-half drains Of green aniseed
coal and two and one-half drains OF
t,owdercd cloves. Mix thoroughly and
i1se q s an ordinary powder. II the gums
80 Ia a very bad condition, bleeding
@reely when brushed. and receding from
the teeth, make powder OF one and
one-faalf ounces of sugar of milk, one
end one-haif drains OF fannie acid. one
Of mint four drops of oil of anfseed,
and three drops of oil of nereH. To
make IL more cleansing ado one-half
ounce OF burnt hartshoTn and one-haif
ofnes OF powdered cuttlefish bone
with .s~ss l5s@ IN a=i~fnGc7t moth