El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-17
Clean The Teeth.

TOOTH BRUSH at the age of eight is better than
gold filling at the age Of 49, is worthy Of being
made an adage Nothing is more important to health
than keeping the mouth clean.
The late Ebert Hubbard once said: ave can control
only the first five inches aentarv canal: let
do It we' More than 80 per cent Of the people have
something wrong with their teeth Broken diseased
teeth invite disease Of every variety Among them are
pyoThea cancer Of the stomach tuberculosis and ind-
getlon Germs find comfortable and protected lodging
decayed cavities Later after it IS too late they work
havoc to the entire system
Teeth decay the result Of the action Of disease
known carries The prevention for this in keep
ing the teeth clean by brushing from early childhood
Every school should teach mouth hygiene along with
geography child should be taught that it is as neces-
to keep its teeth clean is keep its face washed
The mouth IS the and place of most
Of the infectious diseases. The u9 epidemic last winter
was attributed by epdemologsts to uncean mouths more
than to anything else.
A stiff bristle tooth brush good mouth wash lot
Of clean water little elbow grease In these have
the greatest bulwark against sickness.
Physicians Of FL Paso have free clinic through which
they treat the sick who poor that they cannot pay
physicians fee and would be Obliged 70 suffer and per
haps die not for such charitable treatment
they receive. The clinics 70 long way toward relieving
distress Of bodily aient among the poverty stricken and
right well they appreciate it Few the American
fortunates here afflicted with disease but of the
clinic and the Mecans very familiar with the scnican
Considering the prevalence Of bad teeth, the effect that
bad teeth have the general health, dental clinic here
would be excellent thing from humanitarian stand
point 1t would be pure charity, but valuable in its
wav as the medical clinic 81 Paso dentists have thought
froned by the fact that dental clinic would require
siderable expensive equipment and the donation by dentists
Of great deal Of time, for most dental work requires
number Of treatments One patient with many bad teeth
might require ali the time dentist could devote to
clinic for month even longer.
It seems possible, however, that If number Of the
dentists Of the city, busy they are would agree to de-
vote part Of their time each day, certain specified
days the work in public free clinic, the city and coun
ty might join IN providing quarters and equipment In
that way start could be made and the various Difficult
ties aterwaTd arising could be solved they At
any rate the general idea IS good and worth enough
thought to bring It into being.
If opponents Of an increase IN telephone RATES want to
be certain Of they should take votes when
central gives the wrong number
The League Of Nations and national prohibition got
into action the day. We may expect lot Of dry
humor as the result Of both.
Candidates this year going to be eleced according
to their records and not according to their promises.
Americans Who clean their teeth and get their hair cut
are all going to vote together this year.
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II is beginning to look like distinguished service eEoss
ss were made a contract basis too.
If Japan and Russia 90 to var, it wiz be fight be-
tween two yellow races
There Is one thing every wrestler can throw.
Words are mems daughters. but Gods sons are things
Madden.