Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-02-27
HELEN SEES THROUGH
THE DOCTORS EYES
Now She Uses Tooth Brush Regu-
larly and Heeds Other Health
and Sanitation Advice.

The day sarted badly for Helen. She
did not like getting up out of the
warm room where she had closed the
windows so carefully the night before.
The water was SO cold in the bath that
she only dabbed her eyes ind face in
spots, and as for brushing her teeth,
there simply wasn't time for that.
Then she remembered a week ago she
had hidden her tooth brush so that
she would not have to brush her
teeth over again.
The school teacher had insisted on
having the windows open in the school
room and that was not half so nice
as her own warm bedroom.
Then came the school doctor who
frowned when he looked at her teeth
and again when he asked her to take
a deep breath. He asked about her
teeth and asked all kinds Of questions
about how long she played out doors
and II she slept with her windows
open. She decided that school doc
tors knew all about little girls and
wondered if he knew about the tooth
brush too. The doctor wrote q card
to be taken home to her mother and
this gave Helen a dreadful feeling
for she thought her secret had at
last been found out.
She was beginning to forget all this,
however, curled up in big chair be-
fore the living room fire with book.
Just when she was beginning to enjoy
herself fully she fell asleep. No. she
did not fall completely asleep for in
q minute she was back again in the
doctors office sitting in his big chair
by his desk. He had on the most
amazing pair Of eyeglasses she had
ever seen for they seemed most to
cover all his face. No wonder he
could see so much, she thought. The
doctor said, 81 am expecting another
little patient this afternoon, Helen,
and il you will put on these eyeglasses
you can see her but she cannot see
you. Do you wish to try it," Helen
was delighted with this new game and
sat very still to watch for the little
girl.
She came in very quietly and softly
and stood holding her hand over her
mouth. She had very sad face and
was small and thin and pale. "How
do you feel today, my dear?" said
The doctor. She did not answer but
shook her head. Suddenly, without
any warning, Helen sneezed and the
eyeglasses fell to the floor. The little
girl looked up, saw Helen and smiled.
Horrors! Helen saw she had not a
single tooth-not one. She had never
seen a little girl who looked so much
like and old woman in all her life.
Didn't you ever have any teeth?"
said Helen. eyes, once ! had nice
white teeth like yours and hated to
brush them and now every tooth has
fallen out. cannot eat anything eX-
cepting 'thoup' and soft things that
don't like at all. The tears ran down
her face while she was talking and
Helen felt very very, sorry for her
Surely the doctor could do something
for the poor little soul.
Cant you do thing for her, doc.
tori" said Helen. "Can't she ever
have any teeth AGAIN." eyes, am
going to make her some new teeth
but they will not be so nice as hei
real teeth were" With this he tool
handful of big nails out of his desl
and made the little girl sit down anC
with big hammer started driving
them in. The blows were terrible ant
Helen put her hands up to her ears t.
keep from hearing them. She was