Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-28
BANQUET AND CABARET entertainment
CLOSES SECOND DAY NE, DENTAL SOCIETY
C0NvENT|0N+-ELECTI0N OFFICERS Today

DR.. Loring T. Swain of Boston de-
nvered a most interesting address on
Food In Relation to Some. Orthoped-
ic and Bone Diseases" Wednesday
morning 1T the opening of the second
days program Of the Maine Dental
Society.
Briefly DR.. Swain said that we eat
many things that are not food. such
as candy. soda and other similar
~ no use to the human body.
The use of such demineralized
foods and vegetables as are now be-
ing consumed in this country result
in form Of acidosis which in turn
brings on ricketts,, scurvy or beri-beri.
this being due to the lack Of the nat
ulal mineral salts.
There is a question as to whether
certain other types of disease. such as
arthritis may not be due to the same
cause.
Foods are divided into two classes.
those which are basic acid and those
which are basic alkaline. A proper
mixture of these two classes of foods
is necessary for the we'll being of the
body. An over supply of acid foods
will result in acidosis Of some sort
which will result in the growth of
Vegetables should be cooked in
such a manner that these natural
salts will be retained and not lost in
the water in which they are cooked.
Vegetables, cereals and other foods
rich in these salts should be eaten to
a greater extent than Is now the Gus
tom, while white flour, meat, sugar
and other detrimental foods should
be left alone. Whether these last
foods have any effect upon the teeth
through the SYSTEM the speaker was
unable to say. But he did say that
many experiments carried out by
dentists Of Boston would lead one to
think that this was so. Much more
research and experiments by dentists
and medical men is necessary to pre-
vent further disease of this kind.
DIR. H. L. Tompkins of New York
conducted a most interesting denture
clinic, featuring lower denture con-
struction and the Bowen-Neil attach
ment. In this work he was assisted
by w. II. Thompson of Portland.
Clinics were also conducted during
the morning By the Fillebrown Club.
the Portland Club, the York Club and
the Kennebcc Club.
In the afternoon DR.. NJ. l.. Rhein
of New York City presented a paper,
THE Present Aspect of the Pulpless
Tooth Question" This was followed
by a film on mouth hygiene and tooth
brushing.
At $50 the members embarked for
trips to T6Sus and to the country
club. Those going to Togus stopped
for a time at Old Fort Western. At
the country club the golfing members
of the society were given an oppor-
tunity to enter q tournament. A Wis
it was also paid by many to the
Blaine Mansion through the courtesy
of Governor Baxter who extended an
invitation to the dentists to visit the
historic house while in Augusta.
Banquet and Dance In the Evening
Everybody showed their teeth and
had a fine time"-Of course that
sounds rather flippant, but what bet
ter way could one say that all the
dentists in attendance at the annual
convention, had 4 fine time, at the
banquet and dance, at the Augusta
House, which marked the Wednes-
day evenings part of the program.
One of Manager Gates fine rcpasts
served the members of the assOcia-
ton and their ladies, started the
evening in a right royal manner. The
smaller dining room was used for
the occasion ana the season IOWeTS
were most effectively used for dec
orations. Then there were crepe
paper hats and funny whistles with
feathers on the end of them, to add
to the general jollification.
Brian NJ. Jewett furnished a num-
Der of acts, during the early part of
the evening which were highly en-
joycd by the guests. Harry Farm
ham, at the piano, played his own
Interpretation of kitten on the
Keys" and followed that with
storm of music, which was called.
'Coaxing the Piano" Mr.. Farnham
has nimble fingers and his renditions
were heartily approved of.
Miss Florence NJ. Wilson and Miss
Vivian Currier, two of the city's
fairest dancers, dressed in black and
white striped suits. did some eccen-
trio dancing which brought down the
house. Uncle HE'S Barn Dance"
was their first offering, quaint.
countrified dance, which was full of
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