Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-11-19

II has ZEN said that the most i'm
portant epoch In the lie Of an indl-
vlduul IN the FIRST seven years OF rX-
lstenCr. This is the period when last.
ing Impressions ar" mad" which
mould and shape the being physically,
maGtully aud morally, for al tim" to
come
The most rapid increase Of tn" brain
II said to tax" plic" before the S"y-
rnth year. The CTuWna OF the per
mHnrnt teeth Erc Ia simultaneous de-
yclOpmont How then can We expect
other than de astation II SO neglect
the care of our children throughout
this important stage
We are paving entirely too little At
trntIun 10 this important HuhjcCt Par
ents do not understand H. physicians
saI little about IL ana even the dentist
"a WluT We should naturally look Tor
instruction IN these matters, many
times fails to appreciate the great good
that might result by a word spoken
at this time.
Many diseases can be- traced direct
Is or indirectly to defrctlv" teeth.
Among some Of the diseases thus
caused or especially aggravated are
neuralgia. headache, indigestion, heart
trouble. enlarged glands OF the neck,
sub.ucutc blood poisoning and various
ncrSo us disorders, including some
cases Of epilepsy with these facts
staring us In the face. II II not time
that parents and school authorities
take active measures to bring about
propar inspection Of childrcn'B teeth
and thus not only save the teeth hud
much suffering, but even lives"
There should certainly bo no uues-
! ton IA any of our minds OF the ne
CessIty at spreading dental education
IN our public schools.
DIR. brown of Chicago says: "Ii the
mouths OF the children In our public
schools could DO systematically exnm'
Ined by competent persons and In
structlOn given with regard TO the In
teliIEent use OF brushes ana antisepllc
solutions. the death rate OF this coun"
try would be materially iessened and
the percentage Of illness much reduc'
ed, and 70 stronger and more vigorous
race would result In consequence oI
these prohylatic measures" Where
does this learned man get such deus
Iiere are some of the Teasons;
First. Il was found on examina'
! ton that nearly eighty per cent OF
the children IN Great Brithin's Indus
trial schools were suffering from de-
I cayed teeth.
second. Or. George W. Cook. re-
ports after investigation Of ego mouths
tnat III contained the tubsroular
germ. thereby showing concluslVely
that even the dreaded plague may
enter tho system by way Of decayeu
teeth. ..
Third. In Germany, of 10000
children between the ages OF ana
10 years, 90 per cent had den'a'
! carries In alarming proportions
Fourth. The report OF the surgeon
general OF the United States army
shows that In the fiscal years 1900
1905, 1900 young men were reject
I'd for all causes and 1000 were re-
fused enlistment on account Of bad
tsoth alone.
BOme time ago at the tuberculoS'S
convention "a. Washington. the cele.
bTated DR.. Dunn OF Boston stated
that the terrible white plague In
oFeaseA from month 10 month Sno
from year 70 year, ana that IN eaI'S
life, Tuberculosis does not anect tht
lungs as II does In the case OF HdullS
bat frequently remains hidden IN tbs
IntePnaI glands Of children, until az
acute form Of lubercular menlnEitii
or pneumonia causes death. chill
dron, he declared. have no power o.