The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-26
SOME PEOPLE HAVE SOUND TEETH 1EA
 THEY NEVER BRUSH FEM

All know is what read in the cnppinss
 This particular clipping purports to be by MOT. TOT. l rs Gilbert and it is copyright by NeW 1orh Evening Post, Inc,and bears the dateiine Lon- don March TO- For all know it may be some deep laid plot to get me in Dutch someWnere, but it is so good that can't let 1t pass "thou' commenting on it, .. e .,o s,n. nlv ship from Cape Town to lonely island Tn the South Atlantic named Tristan da na Cuniia' with supplies, mail, and various oihclal i,spS tors On the island there are 163 lnhapltan's' One of the official inspectors was dental ln-
 spector, the president of the Dental Society or the Cape Province. inhabitants in the two days the ship remained at the island, and found no less than 13l per sons ranging in age from few months to 92
 years. with teeth entirely free from decay' 'ee'h he was constrained to regard as perfect. Now according to the dental hygiene that IS accepted as scientific and sound by the dentlsts
 of this country and by millions or the la!ty, tWo fundam entals are necessary if you nope 10 nave good teeth First you must brush your teetn quite regularly, and second you must include a considerable proportion of hard tack or rough food in your diet, things that require some chewing to exercise and harden your teeth and gums. Most old time dentsts-and most den- lists seem to be old timers about this-hold that the message of the gums is the main fea- ture in brushing the teeth, and they generally concede that if person were 10 suDsist entlrcly on raw vegetables, fruits, whole cereals etc.,
 the gnawing and grinding of these foods mlgnt keen the teeth clean and sound without any brushing. But they always imply that such
 diet is not feazible for civilized man.
 These inhabitants of Tristan da Cunha are the answer to all this baloney the dentists have been passing out here in America. As MT Moore,
 the inspector quoted, says, Tn no case did the examiners find an islander Who nad ever cleaned his teeth.'
 Somehow that reminds me of antithetic statement which is published by dentists in America from time to time, to, the effect that perfect teeth never found in this country, h positively These islanders with the astonishingly good teeth do not ubsist hard or rough foods at all. The staples of their diet are precisely the things are trying to persuade people to eat | and feed their children in this country-milk, eggs, potatoes and fish. They eat meat on holi- I days. They use some refined flour, tea and other groceries" while these last for time | following the visit of the supply ship from the
 mainland. Presumably the islanders grow other fresh vegetables and greens. as well as pota- toes. The milk they use IS fresh RAW milk. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Learning by Experience
 Six months ago went to a quack dcrmatol- Ogist who gave me X-ray treatments and then
 a Ioton This burned the skin off my face. suffered great pain and disagreement. The To- tiOn was analysed and found to be an acid. But
 when sought to bring suit learned the quacIS
 was not financially responsible. Miss C. A0 Answer-Some young persons can learn by precept. Others have to learn by eXprience.
 have harped on this matter of RESPONSIBLE ITY of your doctor or specialist in any case but
 evidently many readers are either very simple
 customers or think they know more than I do. A reputable reliable physician. surgeon or specialist is always responsible. quack or charlatan always has things arranged for a quick getaway in case some atrocity precip-
 tates a suit for damages reputable physi- clan. matter how poor he may be- protects his patients by carrying insurance to cover the risk. quack or charlatan, no matter how rich he may be, can't buy such insurance, be- cause the Insurance companies arc too shrewd to deal with such crooks.
 OxaIic Acid In Foods
 Kindly send mo fuli list of foods containing oxaiic acid, and the quantity in each food. G.. E)
 Answer-I have no such list These foods contain oxalc aeid; Spinach. s0rreI, rhubarb, strawberries. plums gooseberries. tomatoes. green beams. dried figs. cabbage, black tea. chocolate. cocoa. chle0ry. pepper. Foods containing moro magnesium and less, calcium are generally benehcinl where thero iH any trouble from 0KalIo acdi such foods Rr0 ripe. wheat, buckwheat, corn meal, nuts. apples. cof- fec, peas, Outmenl potatoes I0DlOns. a loft.ist recently informed us that he Enfera hHgTr0ly f bs anis strawberries but ha has no trouble if ha takes iomon juice or lemonade freely at the same time,