New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-21
WILEY'S ARMOR ON
FOR MOUTH CARE
Pure Food Champion En-
thusiastic Over Campaign
for Better Teeth.

DR. Harvey ". Wiley, former head
Of the United States Bureau Of Chem
istry, picked up newspaper back IN
August and read chat he had been
elected president Of the National
Mouth Hygiene Association, which had
just ended its first meeting in Koch
ester. Although he had never heard OF
the organization, official notification Of
his election and documentary evidence
of the reliability of his new associates
and the sincerity of their purpose con
WINGED him that his duty and desire
lay in accepting the office.
Dr. Wiley was in New York last
night full Of enthusiasm for the work
Of the association and eagerly looking
forward 20 the next meeting, which is
10 be held in Jacksonville the nfst
week in December On Wednesday, De
cembcr ., the mouth hygiene advocates
will have a Joint session with tne
Pubic Health Association. Among me
speakers at this session Will be Dr. ="
j. Gies, professor Of physiological
chemistry at Columbia University, who
is himself giving lectures at the Col
lege of Physicians and Surgeons on
mouth hygiene.
"The National Mouth Hygiene Asso-
citation" said DR.. Wiley, was pro-
NOTED by dentists in a movement Tor
better teeth and the hygiene OF the
mouth in general. It's predecessor was
a sort of branch Of their own organi-
cation and for years they worked IN me
schools principally, for II is IN the
children that the work must be done
Bad teeth are always bad; 1t is our am
TO see that the teeth are good from the
beginning.
"Since the association became sep
arate body within the year a PAID eX-
ecutive secretary has been OBTAINED
This Office is filled by Myron. Jermain
Jones, former secretary OF tne i. W.
c. A. in Washington, and ms duties
take him from the headquarters III
Cleveland all over the country organ
ling chapters and spreading the Cos
pei Of the movement. :, :,
'"Thc work we are trying TO 90 IL
fundamental. For years in my pubic
Iccturos I have emphasized the neces-
sitv If proper care Of the teeth Tor the
preservation Of health. Bad teeth are
y constant source Of infection, having
their principal effect on digestion ana
nutrition. Many diseases may be dl-
rectly caused by them, for then, erect
NAV be traced to infection IN all parts
Of the body. .L;s
an the schools particularly Is TINS
true. The youthful habit of swapping
chewing gum, sharing candy and pass
ING along the core Of an apple may
cause the spread of some infection
from one child to a dozen others;
siippose that owe my election TO TINS
association. of which | had never be-
fore heard, to my known stand on the
question Of proper care of the mouth
and teeth"
Dr. Wiley was indicted into Office at
a dinner Of fifty members of the WASH
ington Chapter on October 10, the day
after his SEVENTEEN birthday. Asfo..
ciated with him as vice-presidents OF
the National Mouth Hygiene Associa-
ton are d. Rupert Blue, Of the Puollc
Health Service. and DR.. Oscar Dowling,
president of the Southern Medical So
cietv and prominent in health work IN
Louisiana. The head of the Public
Health Association, with which. the
Joint session will be held in Jackson
Vile. is DR.. w. c. Woodward, OF the
health office in Washington.