Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-29
Health Talks by DR.. Brady
Copyright. 1891. National Newspaper Service
Kids. How Arc You n,,,,r,

IL had regular kid-I'm an unlueky man
LOT l have nothing but chldren-but IL I had
m. n'u vi my own Ia train him to lite we'll
I've pretty firm conviction that the kid who
can bito perfectly can fight his own way In
ine. Theodore Roosevelt knew how to bite
"eii' and what great fighter no w,asl Con
ersl Pershing isn't weak about tho Jaws, and
he can fight some! / could IL wouId mama
sumo people who had wonderful start md
great opportunity but failed ITO put IL over,
people who didn't bite well, some defect of
the teeth and jaw development
!" want my Kid to crack nuts with hIs
.se'n' Ia want him to take his Eaters with
'"e hioes on. Il want him to spread plenty
OF crude brown sugar on his bread ana hut
YER ana Tor breakfast I'd want him to put tho
klnosh on n generous dish Of plain undoctored
wheat cooked from twenty minutes to three
hours, with plenty of fresh milk or cream and
Aio"" sugar on. And if my kid hankered
after raw potato or raw carrots or groom
appieS' i Il pat him on the back and say: Son
us your tummy-go to IT," Likewise ~ my
.su'"r h'd wanted TO go in swimming three
tunes hahd running hot dry cold or
"o's. uay In June, April. October or August
or III nc wanted to leave of his wonlen nm
"e'"e"r or mis- shoes and stockings or his
oFercoht In March or December or NAV or
oc'ooer. id say: Sure" OF course that
wouldn't be on account of his biting but iust
u Keep the Kid from becoming n mollycoddic
But 1t Isn't just what kid ents or how he
th'S IL that determines how we'll ho~ shall bite
The other day n child hi,.eteen years
ola VINO Had started In when she was a baty
sucking her thumb and kept II up all her NE
Her thumb was badly acformcd, but TINT wns
Oh no serious Importance. The serious de-
iormity was in her jaws. The upper front
.eeth were pushed forward and separated; tho
rover teeth were pushed inward and over
iapped so when the poor child tried IN bife
fer teeth were still abou, three ouortars M
an inch apart In front whereas the ,,pner
'front.' teetr should Just overlap tho lower front
ones win practically no spacc between them
when the jaws are closed. or course tho child
was siekly. poorly developed specimen. AL
enough the teeth may still be brought into
iair position ,Ey the skill of modern dentistry
sueh slight force or pressure as that OF
thumh In the mouth can push tho teeth ma
Jaws out OF position like that. mn equally
siiSht force or pressure can push them back
INTO proper position when they are deformed
though 1t takes one or two years 10 accomplish
This in most cases between the ages of eight
and eighteen
Certainly every kid is born with a fair to
ndtiins tooth and jaw foundatio and II Is
his own fault. or his parents or his teachers
ur his doctors. or his dentists, if his teeth and
JAWS are permitted to go wrong
The Way to Keep Teeth Clean.
am not saying word about the tooth.
brush or cleaning the teeth That isn't OF
much importnnc, In my Judgment. [ wouldn't
care whether my kid ever brushed his teeth
CT not. brushing isn't necessary for tho per-
lect prcserva ton of the teeth, ! know, for I
once had young horse who never was known
I" use n toothbrush or any soap or medicatcd
soap called dentrihce, yet she had absolutely
perfect teeth. know fine dog that never
thinks OF brushing his teeth. yet his teeth
are as clean any hounds tooth and as
sound. Down in the sunny south in sugar
cane country, little pickaninnies who never
saw a toothbrush dentrilce suck sugar
cane all day and have beautifully regular,
perfect teeth.
They chew sugar cane. which is n fine way
OF cleaning the teeth Most of the little italian
Kids coming to this country immigrants
OR born here while their parents still adhere
wholesome-hnve wonderfully fine white
even. hard teeth that bite perfectly. 1t takes
years OF dennturiIcd, over-refned
mollyc0ddleu bread. sugar. and other sadly
doctored staples of the diet to spoil those
good teeth. SO l say should want my kid
TO have wholesome. undoctored. unrefned.
natural things TO cat 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 Only Chewing Match.
We'd have real chewing match mt every
meal. my kid and l. We'd have no dinner
without some head lettuce or ordinary lettuce.
some raw cabbage tcold slaw) celery.
beet green's other greens. onions.
or asparagus. or something green and
fresh 10 chaw on. or we'd top OFF
with some good puddn pic ice cream
or something. tut thered always be chaw
stuff for dinner. And cleaning and strengthen
ing and nourishing the teeth is but
son for having chevy things like that for
dinner every day; such things make n fellows
stomach and bowels work better. too, and
make him grow healthy and strong and big.
tTo bc continued tomorrow.)