Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-12-25
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By DR.. DAVID Il. REEDER
TEETH.

About ten years ago business
man now occupying very respon-
sible position came to me, from dis
tant state, for help. He was perhaps
As years old of very large frame,
about six feet tall and weighed not
over 100 pounds, skin and bones;
yes, and in some places the skin was
mighty thin at that. Yes, he had
"doctored," in fact from being quite
prosperous and we'll off his contribu-
tons to the medical fraternity had
ceased only when there was practice
ally nothing further to give.
Stomach trouble, inability to digest
even the simplest Of foods. Terrible
distress with gas, boating at times
until danger Of rupture Of the intes-
tines seemed eminent.
The poor stomach had been belab-
ored with all kinds Of whips, stimu-
lants, laxatives, digestives, and what
not, until it simply could not do
more. When the man spoke to me,
as we shook hands, the cause Of his
suffering and starvation was as
plainly visible as the nose on my
face. l did not need any other of my
five senses than that of smell, but my
eyes confirmed the diagnosis. The
mans mouth was a veritable hot bed
of disease. His teeth were all there,
and most of them were sound in
themselves, but around their roots
coud be plainly seen such vile accum-
ulations that in places it resembled
a grown canker. Pus could be easily
squeezed from the roots Of many OF
them and yet that man became very
indignant when l told him that all Of
his stomach trouble originated in his
teeth. He refused my advice and ac
cepted treatment for his stomach
from another doctor, who was sure
he could put him in good shape in
two weeks.
In three weeks he came to me, but
l refused to do anything for him I'M
less he would first go to my dentist
and have all Of the thoroughly dis
eased teeth removed and the rest
cleaned. He said it would kill him
sure to have teeth pulled when he
was so weak. l told him he could
take his choice, as it would kill him
not to pull them. At the end of the
fourth week he took my advice, the
cause was removed, and he got we'll.
Many Of you who will read this
article have known me through my
work for a score or more OF years,
and you know that am always care
full to not make radical statements.
Many times l have said things to you
for which I have been roundly scold-
ed by doctors who thought they knew
more about it, but have maintained
my position and proven my point ev
cry time. Now am going to tell you
that many cases of rheumatism, the
kind known as arthitls, starts IN
your mouth, in condition known as
pyorrhea. Another and much more
serious disease, known as endocard-
tits, disease of the heart that is
frequently fatal and the cause Of
which able medical men say is fire.
quently unknown, and yet say that
the cause can in many cases be found
in the teeth. Niphritis, that is, acute
or chronic inflammation of the kid
neys, as we'll as serious cases Of an
emia, and the very worst eases Of
dyspepsia, can, many, very many
times, be traced directly to diseased
teeth.
No, I am not booming the dentist
or his job. / don't love him a bit.
He hurts me, too, but I go to him
just the same, and l know that his
work and my care of my teeth will
prevent me from being subject to
many dangers. | only wish some one
had told me about it many years ago.
That's the reason | am telling you.
Many people never have the tooth
ache, so they think their teeth must