South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-28
Our Teeth in Peace
and in War
BY Woods Hutchinson. \. VI. VI. ID.

A man hangs onto life by mis-
teeth When we talk about losins
our grip II is often our dental grip
that We mean.
So vital an essential does the law
regard the tools OF a mans trade that
10 will not permit them TO be taxed.
or seized for debt; but the teeth are
the most vitality essential and import
ant tools that humanity ever had
the tools Of our most universal and
constant trade-cheWing- the
longest hours the steadiest employ
ment and no lay-offs. which we fol-
low without a breath every day in the
week. every month in the year, from
the cradle TO the grave.
We began the battle Of life Win
our gums. and we finish il in the
same cOndition-n We live long
enough. But want a good. long
period OF "well-hecled" feasung and
fighting in between
If we are not getting IL it's our own
fault because our teeth stand right
out in the very front Of our faces
where we can get at them without the
slightest trouble. and do anything
that we please with them. Their i'm
pOrtance is only equalled by their
prOminence-and accessibility. They
hrst in the mouths Of our country
men. and whenever we will We can
do them good.
Just at present they seem 10 be
suffering from unemployment. though
/ probably not so severely as common
| Is reported.
Give Your Teeth Work TO DO.
At all events, il is quite easy TO
remedy. because their demand is not
for more OF the expensive and luxury
I foods to- work on, but for the cOarser
l and tougher and cheaper
Let children chew the crusts of
I bread. and graham and whOle-wheat
l crackers, and almonds and other di-
I gesuble nuts-which does not include
peanuts-and ripe raw apples and
! pears. and the coarser vegetables. like
celery and lettuce, which have plenty
/ of chewing" to them.
An occasional treat" of raw tur-
/ nips or carrots. and even of unripe
! apples and other beloved green things
which make "A grOwn-up shuddeT,
/ may do their teeth more good than
\ they do their stomachs harm. And a
moderate amount of chewing sum
may even be regarded with a lenient
\ eye
Cereals which are eaten wet and
4 slops of all sorts and buildings should
\ be decidedly restricted; and even the
sacred bread and milk OF our child
/ hood days has fallen under the ban.
/ if the two are mixed together long
/ before eating.
Children should take their milk
and other liquids wet and their foods
I dry. as far as possible. for the souls
good Of their teeth; and ii will usual
/ ly improve the condition of their
| stOmachs and bowels as we'll.
Adults should make a point of TAX
\ ing plenty of "rOughening or
\ ''roughage." as the farmers call it
/ crusts and hard crackers and salads
and such coarse vegetables as can be
/ eaten raw, and nuts and raw fruits.
The next demand of the teeth is
/ that they be kept clean, and for this
/ purpose nothing has ever been in
vented to equal that modern means
/ of grace-the tooth brush.
| The PreSerVatiVe Tooth Brush.
II is true that some of our most en-
thusiastic dental faddists declare that
by always selecting coarse food, and
particularly finishing up each meal
| with il. the teeth and gums can be
'cheWed' so clean as TO make the
! tooth brush almost unnecessary.
Yet even though this may be theo-
retiCally correct and good results may
| be got in a small group OF hand
| picked and grown-under-g glass eases.
SO far as the Overwhelming mass of
/ the evidence goes. nothing yet has
been invented TO equal the tooth
brush.
The proof of the brushing is in the
shiny teeth. and upon a basis of hun
/ dreds of thousands of cases there is
nothing either the medical or the
dental profession feels as absolutely
confident in getting the results from
| as good, plain bristles faithfully APP
piled three times a day
There may be savages or peasants
who have ideally perfect teeth, but
they have never yet been discovered.
and the myth of their perfection has
dental clinic among them.
To take the situation as We actually
find it. the whitest. eyenest, most
beautiful and enduring sets OF teeth
10 be seen anywhere in the world to-
day are right here in these United
tooth brushes and good dental care
from their childhood years.
City Teeth Stand the Strain.
The poorest. blacklist. most broken
and earliest decaying teeth are to he
found in fishing villages and sand
barrens and mountain valleys. and re-
mote, Experimentation country dis
triCts.
Modern city teeth may require
some scrubbing and fllins. but they
look better and chew better and har-
Dor fewer bugs" and last longer than
any others Vet invented or discovered
and examined in thousands during
life by competent experts
Some negroes and Indians. for in
stance. have wonderful teeth. but the
majority of them suffer fearfullv
from toothache. carries, gum abscess
and all the faults of civilized teeth
Brush without ceasing. thoroughly.
gums as well as teeth. after every
meal and at bedtime. and YOU can
pretty certainly bank upon il that
your teeth will stay by YOU until so.
o o or 20 years old You will proba bly,
lose few. even with the best of care
for some teeth are born soft and pit
ted. and need filling almost as soon
as they cut the gum, but youIl have
plenty left TO anchor 10; ard your
I dental arches Will be "disfgured. but
still in the ring" until your yourself
throw up the sponge"