The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-04-01

The mouth cavity has been called
the gateway of life. and the care OF
the mouth may as wei! be called the
gateway OF health. But this is very
hard for some people to realize. You
know all people take very much pains
with their food, while the teeth of
most of these persons are so unclean
and delayed that they cannot chew
1t without filling it with thousands of
bacteria germs. And what is the use
or caring so much for the food II
one is going to spoil every bit OF 1t
before he swallows it.
The people surely ought to have
thorough understanding about the
teeth. In the German army the teeth
and tooth brushes are examined each
morning as regular as the guns
the soldiers. 1t is better to pay a lit
tie money to have your teeth put in
good condition than to pay for the
sickness and deaths that are caused
by bad teeth. Unclean and decayed
teeth are the place of bacteria of all
different kinds They become mixed
with the food while it is being chew
ed. And bacteria by the thousands
are passing down the throat every
day. Decayed teeth and sore gums
thoroughly.
Now we have learned how ruinous
this is to our health. Bad teeth are
the cause of adenoids and trouble in
the nose when we get germs disease
into our body they are not easy to re-
iieye. The first thing to do for con-
sumption is to get the teeth in good
condition so that will help the body
and build up the strength. Consump-
tion, diptheria, appendicitis are often
found in unclean mouths and these
germs die Dnt more quickly in clean
mouths than in unclean ones. The
decayed teeth cause failure in keep
ing them clean. Then the way to
keep the teeth from decaying is to
keep them clean,
They ought to be washed as Of
ten as our dishes VIC eat from. Tiey
should be rubbed outside and inside
and the tongue and gums also. And
they surely ought to be rubbed down
wards from the gums instead of cross
ways Sore gums can usually be cur
ed by keeping the teeth clean. AS
germs from a case of dipthearia may
spread through whole schoolroom
and cause the disease in the whole
room. SO. this is the way germs may
spread from decayed tooth. When
tooth begins to decay it should be
filled at cnce. A tooth should not be
pulled IL it can be saved. Everyone
should have his or her tooth looked
over once or twice year. We should
be very careful in breaking the out
side OF the teeth. The outside of the
teeth has a hard layer which is call
ed the enamel. If this is broken the
teeth are liable to decay. Biting on
hard objects is liable to break It..
The first set of teeth need atten-
tion as well as the second Set II the
first set don't have attention the Sec
ond set may come in uneven, an6
crowded. II the teeth of the first set
decay the germs of the first set will
spread to the second set as they come
in. You know a child without good
teeth gets in habit of not chewing
their food thoroughly, and Ire never
changes. Sometimes the teeth come
In crooked. this not only ruins the
use Of them, but spoils the appear
ance OF the face. Good teeth give
no pain. Even teeth gives good
looks. Clean teeth gives good health.
Don't everyone want tc have less
pain and good health?
AIAEDELL HAEWBLL,
Fifth Grade Cheddar School.