Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-05-29

gestive juices when 1t enters tho di-
gestive tract. There Is also another
function which it overwhelmingly
that Of washing the teeth. Natural
saliva is natures tooth wash
A normal, healthy person has the
power to resist the attack Of bacteria.
Certainly 1t Is impossible to prevent
altogether the entrance Of mlcro-or-
gahisms into our body, but unless the
body defenses are impaired, nature
Will take care. Of all invaders.
More responsibility for tooth de-
struction should be laid upon the
soft, starchy, demneralized, refined
foods than upon anything else.
These foods require little or no
chewing. A large part Of the energy
generated by the machinery in mod
ern mills and refneries represents
work that should be done by the hu-
man organs Of mastication, in order
that ths salivary glands be stimulat-
ed. Again, they stick between tho
teeth, as stated before; here tho
food particles ferment and decay, and
become the breeding places for bac-
teria. The acids produced In the
mouth by the fermentation of sugars
and carbohydrates are not neutral
lied by the saliva. On the other
hand fruit acids, as those Of the
orange and apple. Immediately give
an alkaline reaction which neutral
ICES them. These foods are also de-
iicient In mineral salts, which are so
essential for all parts of the body.
In this connection it may be ad-
vantageous to bring out the fact that
II the system is to be provided with
special nutrition for the teeth, 1t
should be the lime salts which are
prepared by nature rather than in
the chemists laboratory. Inorganic
lime salts are not assimilatcd into
the body, but the lime salts which
nature produces, such as are found
| IN vegetables, cereals, milk and eggs,
are assimilated and become a part Of
our system
1t Is essential to know something
~ "'o h"'"io VI lHe Illn Inat forms
on the surface Of the tooth. The
film is albuminous. and is deposited
upon the teeth from the saliva.
For long time 1t was held that aka
line dentifrices should be used, but
recent investigations show that aka
line dentifrices harden this film.
| Ideally, tooth-cleanser must be
one which accomplishes its purpose
through the medium of the saliva.
Since this film is albuminous, it
must follow that popsin Is the SOL
vent, for 1t Is all established fact that
pepsin is natures perfect disgestant
Of albuminous foods.
When we come to consider denti
frices and which one to use, (+) is
recommended as the best. 1t has as
Its basis pepsin and calcium phos-
phate. This calcium phosphate, tho
mineral food which forms the teeth
and bones, neutralizes the hydrochlo-
ric acid IN the stomach, and, at the
same time, does not retard the power
Of the pepsin to digest the albumin.
When the calcium phosphate Is
neutralized by the hydrochlorlc acid.
an acid salt Is formed that is after
wards taken up by the blood, and
contributes to the fermentation of
the teeth and bones. This acid salt. !,
or acid calcium phosphate, activates
the pepsin.
Thus through experimentation it
has been found that nature herself
has pointed the way to clean the
teeth; pepsin, natures albumin d.
gestant to dissolve the film; acid
calcium phosphate to activate the
pepsin. and calcium phosphate to
polish the teeth and mechanically aid
in removing the film.
The teeth should be brushed after
each meal, and certainly before re-
firing, so that no particle OF food
may be left In the mouth for bacteria
to work upon during the hours of
rest.
TO do this effectively 1t Is neces-
| sary to use brush which will not
only clean the outer surfaces, but
which will also take itself into all
| the crevices on all the surfaces OF
| the teeth. And to use the brush ef-
| fectively, don't brush across the
teeth, but start at the gums and
bring the brstles down over the ends.
On the lower teeth bring the brush