New Britain herald., 1915-05-31
Tooth Brush Drills More Important
 Than Fire Drills, Says Dr. Champion Ninety-nne School Children Out of Hundred Have Bad Teeth-New York Bureau of Educational
 Hygiene Institutes Hygiene Week."

! AiidI IS because the fOOd they ate act ed as tooth brushes. They did not have. sweet, little predigested soft ce- reals, fine white bread and the like. They ate the coarsest of whole wheat bread, meat and even. bones. These ground, cleansed and imparted whole some action 10 the tooth, to the gums, l to the muscles surrounding, and caused the proper flow of fluids. That ] is the way these others kept their teeth strong, healthy and clean.
 And that is why we have such poor teeth now. It is the nice food we eat that makes them soft that weakens 1 the resistance of the gums and cause the teeth to fall into holes.' pr. Goldberger was stronger in his con- i demnation of the modern food we eat.
 He said that our soft, useless teeth, in constant need of reparation, arc due to .tae horrible messes which we eat. Never Wastes Efforts.
 Mature does not waste its efforts" said Dr. Crampton. ''If it sees that strength will not be needed it does not bother to build up useless tissues. If we eat the right kind of food we should not have to bother so much with dentists
 And then pr. Champion outlined the history of the tooth brush, explaining it's fundamental necessity and it's great modern function. The early grinding of food done by the savage was done in rotary fashion. "Just try to chew yourself said pr. Goldberger 'and notice that your front teeth do , not go straight up and down.. They describe a circle. And that is just | ",n cleaning of the teeth with the brush
 from high up on the gums, with care taken not to puncture the gums,
 sweeping down, around and up In
 this manner tsae powder or paste is rubbed in at one sweep and brushed out with the refuse at the next sweep. E Chew Straight Up and Down.
 "The back teeth do not chew in g.
 rotary fashion, but straight up and e'own, and it has been found better to
 brush the outer surfaces of the back
 teeth up and down. The proper cleansing motion for the inner surfaces
 of the back teeth, probably following
 .he motion of the tongue, is backward
 ard forward. And in cleaning the
 chewing surfaces must most en-
 pbatically not be neglected. Certain
 of the savages used to chew coarse as-
 paragus stems and similar articles,
 drawing the flores between their teeth. The modern analogy of that is the
 floss silk, wich is absolutely indis-
 I.ensible in the cleaning of the teeth
 ITO clean the teeth in the wrong
 manner is terribly injurious To scrub the brush backward and forward will
 hurt the gums, will injure the neck of
 the teeth and will wear away the en-
 a.mel, forming ridges in It. That is why We are having this tooth brush campaign, to teach how to use the brush properly.
 "Is there any truth in assertions that the tooth brush. because of it's unayoidably germ-laden condition is a menace to the health or the user? ?', Dr. Champion was asked.
 Carry Germs Into Mouth.
 ''It is true that tooth brush which 1 is not properly taken care of is danger ous, for it will carry germs into the mouth. For example, the ram1ly tooth l brush is not entirely a thing of the Iast. To let the tooth brush hang in the bathroom, as do so many people. is l a foolhardy practice. To let one tooth brush remain in contact with 1 1 in any unhealthful atmosphere is very !, harmful. But care of the brush will render ] it innocuous. Powers and creams which are germicida1 will not ony cleanse l the mouth, but they will also keep tn 1 brush pure. Rinse the brush well after using It is not necessary to boil the l brush. I have no use for consuls of perfection, and therefore I will not ! advise a step which I know people will not follow. It would be well, and cer- l .aii'ly very simple, to keep the brush in a test tube which curtains a solu- l ticn of half water and half alcohol, ] for this would absolutely keep the 1 crush in a state of sterilization.
 Varieties Of Brush. Many varieties of brushes have 1 been advocated, some being round, l some containing only two or three clusters of bristles. But all of them 1 point these salient facts-that the 1 brush must be small, sufficiently small 1 to manipulate easily in the mouth; the l clusters of bristles must be widely 1 separated, and the surface must be