The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-26
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West Virginia has q record much
lower than other State for caflessness
In this direction. West Virginia has
also q reputation for much more I'LL.
teracy than other States. The tive
work together. A dentist In town, in
fact several OF them, say that some Of
the people who come In to have an
achiHg tooth pulled, lose that tooth
simply and solely because they didn't
take enough interest in It to have It
properly attended to in time. The NUM-
der Of people who simply forget they
have teeth until the tooth aches is
appalling. There are men and women
as we'll who never use q toothbrush
and there are hundreds Of children who
don't even own a toothbrush. Since
the schools have taken hold Of the
serious problem Of teaching children
what they should have been taught at
home, the condition isn't SO bad. Most
disease can be traced through the
mouth and many such diseases could
have been warded off had care been
taken Of tbs teeth. To many 1t is diff
ficult to understand the temperament
which can be satisfied with teeth
which are 5lackened and decayed and
.unsanitary. Something is lacking
for no clean minded person could be
content q moment with mouth in
any other condition than that Of the
best. A visit to the dentist every six
months for that thoroughly cleaning
which even the toothbrush cannot
giye-that cleaning which leaves every
tooth white and sweet-and careful
attention to every decay he moment
it Is noticed, means mouth which Is
Ia comfort to the fastidious personal
iity. We get old soon enough-why
wear false teeth before It is neces.
.sary? It is inevitable IL the teeth are
neglected: And why have that most
precious thing, q tooth, pulled until 1t
is necessary. know men and women
who have never lost tooth at the
age OF fifty. But they have watched
most carefully and never let q day 90
by without careful brushing with an
tiseptic tootbpaste and never allowed
longer than year elapse without q
visit to a reliable dentist for an ex-
animation SO that q stitch in time
might save possible loss OF some
tooth.
Some people are born with unusual
ly poor testk which fall to pieces quite
early in life. This is one Of the Gala
mites in the world which can't be
helped. Every person who has a
thought for the niceties in life though.
will attend To his teeth and at least
do all that is possible with them.
Dentists are expensive these days but
even that &c to be preferred rather
than neglect ones most precious pos.
session. Surely one does not prefer
false teeth. once talked to man
who had set which did not fit. He
sat in my sitting room one entire even
ing and every time he talked, his
teeth slipped up and down. When 1
first saw them going, I put my hand
over my mouth quickly to stifle a
scream. There was something not
only horrible in the real man and the
limitation teeth, neither on mutual
ground, which sure did get my nerves
In a bad SAFE. Looking at him side
ways, one wondered why he looked as
though he were going to laugh, when
looking at him front-ways he looked
so solemn. One could not but wonder
what his real expression would have
been had ne not been separated early
lin life from the teeth God sent him
into the world with. And when you
really come down 10 It, don't believe
the Creator meant that we should try
to make teeth-it's entirely out Of our
limo