The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-29
HEALTH IA Ks
~ WILLIAM BRADY ftn.

young horse who never was
known to use Q toothbrush or any
soap or medicated soap called .
Gentrihce, yet she had absolutely
perfect teeth. I know . fine dog
that never thinks Of brushing his
teeth, yet his teeth are as clean As
any hounds tooth and as sound.
Down in the sunny south, in sugar
cane country, little pickanninnies
who never saw a tooth brush or a
6entrifice suck sugar cane all day
and have beautifully regular. per
feet teeth.
They chew sugar cane. which is
fine way of cleaning the teeth.
Most of the little Italian kids co;n-
ing to this country as immigrants,
or born here while their parents
still adhere to their peasant food
which is rough and wholesome
have wonderfully fine, white, even,
hard teeth that bite perfectly. 1t
takes some years Of our denaturix-
ed, over-refned, mOllycoddled
bread, sugar and other sadly doc
tored staples Of the diet to spoil
those good teeth. So say should
want my kid to have wholesome.
undectored, unrefined. natural
things to eat, things that not only
clean the teeth that chew them,
but furnish the mineral matter
needed to build and strengthen
those teeth. And the kid could use
his toothbrush to polish his shoes,
for all of me.
The Daily Chewing Match.
We'd have a real chewing match
at every meal, my kid and l. Wed
have no dinner without some head
lettuce or ordinary lettuce, or some
raw cabbage (cold slaw) or celery,
or beet greens, or other greens, CT
raw onions, or asparagus. or some
thing raw or green and fresh ia
chaw on. OF course we'd top OH
with some good puddin' or pie or
ICE cream or something, but there d
always be chAw stuff for dinner
And cleaning and strengthening
and nourishing the teeth is but one
reason for having chevy things
like that for dinner every day;
such things make fellows ston-
ach and bowels work better. too
and make him grow healthy and
strong and big.
(To be continued tomorrow
| QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Iodine Prevents GOitre.
Many correspondents inquire
about the use of iodine for the pre-
vention of simple goitre in children
chiefly girls, from seven to seven.
teen years old. No iodine or Other
external application should be EN-
ployed without the personal dlrec'
ton of the family physician. l,
has been found that the internal ad'
ministration of minute quantities
Of iodine prevents goitre in schoo
children. A good way to administer
lit is in the form of sodium iodine
Many druggists can supply this il
tablets containing three grains. Z
dozen of which should suffice. The
proper dose is three grains of sodi.
UNI iodide daily for perhaps ten OIL
twelve days, and the sodium iodilt
should be dissolved in not less thar
a pint of water drinking wateri
The same course may be repeated
Twice yearly. No larger qauntity OIL
more frequent courses of such
treatment should be taken except
by the personal direction of the fam
lily physician. Another good way
to administer the sodium iodide, i:
in the form Of an iodized junk5t
add the three grains Of sodium
iodide, dissolved in a teaspoonfu
or two of water, to one-half tea
spoonful Of milk. Heat the mill
lukewarm and add two or three tea.
spoonfuls Of essence of pepsin, and
let it stand until curdled.