The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-06

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 nal viror or tone and to prevent softening and decay of teeth.
 The exact dosage for prophyiaxls against defective tooth formation and for protection of fully formed teeth is not known. But we do know Chat child or adult may take daily an amount of vitamin o hunoreos of times greater than the dose nec- essary to prevent rickets, without any ill effect. '"Toxic" effects of large doses of yitamin D, feared in the past, simply do not happen.
 Old timers without definite know ledge of the function of vitamins m metabolism, too readily assumed that the need for vitamin D was Irn- tied to infancy. Better informed au- thorities believe it is just as neces- sary for a person at the age or oU to consume one gram (about 10 grains) of calcium and one gram or phosphorus each day, with sufhclent vitamin D to enable the body to utilize these elements, as 1t was aC the age of 6.
 May Mellanby and her associates in England have shown that ch1l- dren whose diet includes an ade- uuate daily intake of vitamin D are less likely to suffer from decay or the teeth than are children on similar diet but not receiving enough vitamin D.
 Edward Mellanby agrees with May Mellanby, c. L. Patinson and other investigators that cereals in the diet favor dental carries or decay of the teeth, because cereals contain too much phosphorus. Instead of bread, porridge or other cereals he recom- mends moderate amount of carbo- hydrates in the form of milk, jam, sugar, potatoes and vegetables.
 Dr. E. V. McCollum, thinks the average American diet is likely to have too little calcium, too much phosphorus in proportion to the cal- cium, too little vitamin A, too little vitamin D, and in some cases too little c and G.
 The Mellanbys hold that whereas vitamin D is mainly responsible for the calcifying process in teeth and jaw bone, vitamin A controls the development of the epithelium of the gums. Edward Mellanby says in his book Nutrition and Disease" (Oliver and Boyd, London, '34: Tt is probable that cereals also play 8 part in inducing the defective form ation of the epithelium and the tendency to pyorrhea." It would seem that the diet best calculated to prevent decay of the teeth is one rich in calcium, rich in vitamins D, 0. A, G. and nearly or quite de- prived of cereals-the carbohydrate being supplied rather in the form of milk (lactose, milk sugar., potato, vegetables, sugar, ice cream, syrups, jams, candy.
 I said candy. This is 1886.
 Nutrition authorities estimate that an adult requires 5000 units of vitanin A, 30 units of vitamin c, 1000 or more units of D daily.
 Get your vitamin ration and keep your teeth.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 RhinitiS in Children
 Do you recommend the practice of dr0pping-oil in the nOstrils of in- fants or young children when they have rhinitis, or sore throat or coughs? (Mrs. W. E.)
 Answer - I do not advise the use of mineral oil preparations in that way. Rather a bland vegetable oil should be used, and I suggest two or three drops of condol dropped in each nostril three or four times a day. for any such acute cri, especial ly where there is much cough and irritation when the child lies down. The special dropper in the vial of condol drops is convenient for this purpose. Condol is 8 vitamin D con- centrate, each drop containing about 300 units of vitamin D.
 Girl to Woman
 My daughter, aged IA, has begun to suffer with intense cramps.
 (Mrs. H. H.)
 Answer - Send stamped envelope bearing your address, and ask for monograph on Menstruation.
 Copyright 1886, John F. Dille Col