The Alaska citizen., 1913-12-01
THE CARE OF
 CH|lDREN'S TEETH


 lticn and thought for the years to come. too little attention Is paid to ahe period of dentition or cutting of the teeth. everything being left to nature at a time when nature often requires assistance.
 At about six months a child usual. ly cuts it's central teeth. the lateral incisors follow from the seventh to the tenth month, and the canine fir m the fourteenth month onward, the first molars being cut concurrently The second double teeth appear about the twentieth month and on- ward The back double teeth tor molars) do not appear with the first set or baby teeth. but are cut at about six years old. and from then 10 seventeen years of age or later they are shed and the permanent teeth gradually take their place
 During the whole of this period the development must be watched to see If they are coming evenly and in line, and that the arch of the mouth will accommodate all coming through comfortably; if they overcrowd from insufficient room some will grow in to ;f,e roof of the mouth
 At this time. when the permanent teeth, which. with care, should last the best part of a lifetime, an irreg- ularity should be corrected by good dentist, and in the plastic conditicn of the gums at this period. it is a simpler matter than if left to more advanced life; slight incision may be needed to help them to come through. or the extraction of a couple which will make all the difference to prevent a child being handicapped throughout life, to say nothing of personal appearance.
 Careful attention to health is al way necessary but during childhood especially so as the constitution $ being built up, and the children of today will be the men and women of the future. Let them have plenty of good, suitable food at regular hours. sleep in well-ventilated rooms ut of draught, take plenty of out door exercise in the sunshine; the bodily functions must be kept in or derly activity, and together with the building-up process going on in all parts of the body, the teeth will de velop properly coated with enamel If the child's health is poor and a delicate condition is established, the teeth will be cut with an insuff cient deposit cf enamel, or perhaps a total lack ct it, causing an uneven and crinkled surface (arrested dentition)
 The cleaning of the teeth applies the same to children
 A dental cream is more agreeable to quite young children than powder, no doubt reminiscent of that nice spoonful of jam" that concealed the grey powder of nauseous memory. Mothers s)rould superintend tn, operation till the child has acquired it as a habit, the same as washing, or brushing the hair
 With regard to sweets-in modera- tion-who,esome confectionery will do them no harm. The food value of sugar is recognized; it forms an i'm portant part of the marching raticns of the German army, on account of it's staying power and portability; this was tested some ten years ago, and Jumps of sugar have formed part of their rations ever since.
 Teach a child to breathe properly through the nose as this filters the air on its passage to the lungs: if through the mouth, there Is danger of inhal.ng germs, basteria, bacillus, microbes, all gre synonymous; but if the health Is robust there Is compar atively little harm to be feared. but a debilitated condition gives them their chance of development and multiplication
 If there is a difficulty in nose breathing. it may be that adenoids have formed at the back of the nose, a very common complaint. causing deafness and other troubles; have them removed by a doctor at once, or you are in for serious trouble
 A prominent dentist says that in gradually spreading the arch of tenn porary teeth when nature was not doing her work. he has noticed in every case an increased development in the nasal passages, a diminished tendency to take cold, a marked i'm provement in personal appearance, sonorousness of voice and ability to enunciate clearly and distinctly, as well as to masticate properly and have clean teeth not disposed to de cay.
 In nineteen people out of twenty the condition of the jaws and teeth in adult life is a reliable index of the attention bestowed upon them by their parents in early life.
 LITTLE GRAINS OF SAND.
 Granite is two and two thirds times as heavy as water: it's specific gravity ia 662 aaYc fha Indianano