The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-14
so THIS IS NEWS TO LITTLE WILLIE?

Once upon time universities and doctors re- lied upon the excellence of their service 10 in- sure the patronage of the public Now they is. sue bulletins
 recent skilfuy prepared bulletin from a university expatiated the modern conception of the conservation of the teeth. This as we have endeavored to teach, is that the soundness of the teeth Is question, not of so called mouth or dental hygiene. but of nutrition. Here I must smirk at dentists who owe their education to the brush and nostrum business. These the agents that promote the vulgar notion that hy- siene is q hifalutin word for loud and showy snobbshness. I have a large collection of letters from such dentists and if I were to print few selections from them you'd Le amused The bulletin did not make it clear that this worked out by real authorities. instead it played up the name of a dentist who holds q teaching position in the university and expounded the whole thing. as his theory. The dentist who read fly played the role of wizard in the comic opera bulletin was shrcwd enough to acknowledge nu- triton the dominant factor. but yet skilful enough to include an explanation of the buffer action of mineral salts in the blood and tissues which protects the tooth structure from the solvent action of acids which form or accumu- late in state of acdoss
 The dentists explanation of all this was as hay and complicated as Is the usual attempt of a dentist to deal with medical problem. Even professional student Is confused by the profes- bulletin will probably feel impelled to run right down to the corner and get something to keep In publishing the bulletin one editor facetious- ly remarked that it would come as welcome news to little Willie.
 Oh, yeah? I'd say i:-if 10 that--if it is news and if little Wie's old man doesn't subscribe for this paper. From the letters infer that little Willie gives this column the o.o. for himself casionally, and so when Ma Pa posters him about brushing his teeth he has q perfectly good excuse, for he can refer 'em all to Ole Doc Brady who is always happy to assure anxious mothers fond aunts or ambitious fathers that So far sound teeth are concerned 1t doesn't mntt.r one jot or title whether fe..ow ever brushes 'em not Cleaning the teeth is something only dcn- tist or dental hygenist can do anyway Daily hpII ia fhnttn nothing to do with hygiene, health the con- servaton of the teeth.
 If anybody asks what about these great uni of the fourteen thousand doctors who, for q com pl'mentarv smoke chorused "Yes, Yes" when the tobacco man asked whether smoke soothed the larynx. If doctors sing for smokes what do you think 1t would cost 10 get dentist to the- orzc along certain line about acids attacking the teeth?
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Should Smokers Sing?
 smoke about d pack of cigarcts n day. Would this account for n roughncss of my voice? I de- pend In part on my singing for n living. (C. Al
 Answer-Excessive smoking Is injurious to the throat should think d smoker ought not to treatment 10 break the smoking habit? I'll mail you instructions If you ask for 1t. Perhaps you Wouid ma the England gargle valuable for use just before singing-send stamped envelope bearing your address and ask for directions for preparing and using the gargle.
 What Kids Put Tn Their NostriIs
 Our three year old son has nnc health but for several months he has had q foul nasal tIis- charge, always from the right side only, and there Is bad odOr with t (R. E.)
 Answer-Perhaps the child has a foreign body of some kind lodged In .he nasal passage. You should take him to the doctor for examination.
 Yes. Know How It Feels
 You tell us, believe, that what we calI an in. grown toe nail docs not grow fin. Doctor if you had the one have you would say 1t grows i'm. (H. WD
 Answer-Maybe I'd say more than that How n H n Ia ArA. grow in. Neither does wild hair a wild eye. lash In the case of the nail, the unframed and in long standing cases The "proud flesh" tgranu. lation tissue) really grows over the edge of the nall and must be cut back removed. Send . stamped envelope bearing your address ana ask for instructions for the care of your trouble.