The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-14
Frederick Haskin's [ etter
Blame 1t On the Teeth.

I The connection between Al,
tive teeth and heart disease $50 i
been definitely proved to tba -. "a
faction Of the Society for Tho 1i ~
vention OF Heart Disease: vha.
New Jersey aIienist OF nots
succeeded IN convincing the n7,s =
sion tnat certain types of i1ss-s,'
are undoubtedly caused by bqet-.s
ial infection in the intestinas s
PRODUCED through dete i've -
Moreover, it is claimed that ~
tins OF insanity in considarst5-
numbers have been cured bv nrS '-..
attention TO decayed or the rep ~,
OF misplaced teeth" a
If this seems preposterous =.
the layman, says one medical a.
thority, "let him bear in mind -.
The hollow of a tooth can enc.
harbor two billion t2.O00. Goa 06a
the figures are more iulUressir.-
germs and that there nav hi 81
varieties OF those in a sinRIe de-
ed spot. All OF them are awsair.
a favorable opportunity to -
into the blood circulation. by mesrs
OF which the particular kind of /,
lection which they represent is cs-
ried TO the tissues most spitabI.
for the propagation of the germ M
the exploitation OF the maladyr
Colonel Roosevelt heads the lie.
of Impressive fatalities a,rribgfa5
TO focal infection. According 10 f5s
bulletin issued AT the time a h.
heath, he had been suffering f-9m
an attack Of rheumatism about ina
months. His progress had been On.
tirely satisfactory and his cop6-
ton had not given cause for AM
special concern. The cause NJ
death was an embOlus."
An enbolus. it seems. is c1of NJ
blood which gets into the lloo5
stream and boats along until
meets a blood vessel whose Calfbs-
is too small to permit its passage
In Colonel ROoseTeIts case. ar.
cOrding to his physician. DIT. Georrs
". Faller, the clOt was probsbI7
arrested in the lungs. but it might
have stopped in the brain. But tba
significant feature is that both TIE
colonelis rheumatism and the re-
sulting blood clot were attributed
by his physicians to an infected
tooth 20 years earlier
Cancer Only a Bad Tooth.
One Of the most interesting cases
in which a serious ailment was
traced directly to an infected tooth
is given in a recent hook on tba
subject of the teeth theory" by
DR.. Ryan. a well known practical
dentist. and DR.. Bowers, a well
known physician-aUth
a woman" il says. was being
treated by physician for what be
supposed was 4 cancer at the lower
margin of the breast Il was a sup
purating sore and required con-
slant attention. One day when the
physician started to dress it he e1-
claimed sharply:
lyon have been going to some
other doctor for treatment
The patient denied it, but TIE
doctor declared that he could smell
creosote coming out Of the guppos-
ed cancer.
a. went TO my dentist yesterday
said the patient. and he put some
c7eOsOte in 2 tooth
Go back to him al once and
tell him to pull that TOOTH said
the physician,
AS soon as the tooth was out.
the cancer healed. This is the as
explanation. the pus from
an liberated tooth in the patients
lower jaw had followed the line Of
least resistance and had burFoTei
a channel among the muscles Of
the neck and chest. finally emery
ing at the lower margin Of the e.
breast"
The authors Of this book prese1.
an extremely rational and Conyi5s-
ing case for the teeth theory
They do not advocate the ruthless
extraction of teeth They believe
that all teeth be saved that can be
always provided their reien-
ton does not interfere with me
process Of health Inc
teeth of children. they urge, should
he given particular attention, De-
cause to tooth infection IN elriy
life may be traced ailments thal
often do not reveal their malignant
character until well past milaie
age