The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-02-12
GOOD rgsYa Aso PURE 1000

There is cogunuei and growing
demand on the part of the American
people for pure food We insist on
careful preparation and our best food
factories boast that their product
never is touched by the human hand
We require more protection for our
food than ever before and the care
fully wrapped loaf and sealed box Of :
biscuits are delivered TO our kitchen
door All this is as 1t should be No
effort is wasted which tends 10 result /
In pure food supplies But is the
clean. pure, sterile food going 10 con.
tinue so in the process Of assimilation. |
II Il has TO pass through an unsani.
tary and diseased mouth on its way to
the stomach How does a pure food
label profit US if every crunch Of the
Jaw gr.nds the food under a pressure
OF many pounds introduces into it
bacteria that turns a welcome and
helpful guest into the center Of in,
fectono
Human life is a continual struggle
with germ life When the bad germs
are in the ascendant trouble is at
hand The condition Of the mouth
is often the determining factor be.
tween health and illness. Decayed
teeth are due to chemical action that
dissoiyes away the enamel and pits
the structure OF the tooth; bacteria
grow in the cavity, food accumulates
and decomposes. and soon the mouth
is more unsanitary than any food
which may enter it.
oral hygiene means clean teeth and
mouth Il means intelligent use Of
the tooth brush. II mean. healthy
gums In infancy mothers milk is the
best aid 10 sound teeth and a healthy
mouth For children whole cereals
pure milk. fresh vegetables and fresh
fruit are necessary to normal growth
and perfect tooth structure In later
life selected foods will do much to
keep the mouth and teeth in good
condition Food acids are the best
cleaning agencies. Grape juice.
orange juice lemon Juice yinegars.
apple, bathe the teeth with acids
which clean and protect them. An
apple eaten in the evening will do
much mechanically and chemically to
clean the teeth and protect them from
bacterial rayages in the night when
the most damage is done.
important for Children.
Many parents do not realize the
enormous importance OF teaching
their children the principles Of oral
hygiene and insisting that they are
carried out In an examination
recently made OF a good residence
section Of city. it was found that
40 per cent OF all the children in at.
tendance showed lack of care OF the
teeth 1t is unquestionable that in
some schools this percentage would
run even higher. II parents could be
made to appreciate that much OF the
backwardness in school, much of the
irritability, nervousness. faulty nutri.
tiOn, digestive disturbance and much
OF the low resistance TO disease is due
TO unhygieniC conditions Of the mouth.
particularly Of the teeth and further
II parents could be made to realize
the fact that the child's future health,
happiness and usefulness depend to a
great degree upon the care Of the
teeth, then each child would be taught
10 use clean tooth brush, and
mothers would attend to cleaning the
teeth Of little children long before
they reach school age.
Too often the first set Of teeth are
removed without due regard to the
purpose they serve in developing the
jaws Of the growing child and in per.
fecting the normal facial contour Too
little regard is paid to the effects Of
decay OF the first set OF teeth. The
public is not sufficiently impressed
with the fact that the child having
decay Of the first set of teeth is pre-.
pairing the way for the decay OF the
permanent or second set Almost as
important as brushing the teeth is the
proper cleansing OF the tooth brush
The pernicious habit OF placing sey.
oral tooth brushes in the same cup
affords opportunity for transmitting
germs Of disease from mouth to
mouth. Each brush should be-
thoroughly cleaned Immediately after
using, should be rinsed with hot
water and hung where it will not
touch other brushes.