The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-27
SOMETHING YOU CAN GET YOUR TEETH INTO

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 Number 1 of the Little Lessons in the Ways of Health series, as well as Number l of The ' Keys to Vite is SAVE YOUR TEETH. l chose that as the subject and title for the booklet (67 pages) not by chance, but because it is my con- sidered opinion that conservation of the teeth is fundamental for the attainment of health, vite and longevity.
 | Essential for preservation of the teeth are CD use of jaws, gums and full complement of teeth (none missing) for mastication of natural food, CD good nutrition, and | (3) regular care and advice of your dentist.
 I believe there is but one way to keep your teeth clean, and that is by having them cleaned, if neces- sary scaled and polished, regularly by your dentist. Periodic inspec- ton, cleaning, and treatment of any minute Assures of beginning cavi- ties the dentist may find, is indis- pensable for the preservation of the teeth.
 Every one who gives the matter any thought at all naturally wants to keep in the best possible health, preserve his or her youthful charac- teristics, maintain good Immunity or "resistarce" as the old timers call it, enjoy vite, have good morale, postpone the cold gradations of de- cap and attain a hearty old age.
 It was Oliver Wendell Holmes, l think, who remarked that the pre- vention of premature arterioslero- sis hardening of the arteries, old age) must begin a hundred years before you are born. Holmes, like Dr. Osler, ascribed greater import ance to heredity than seems war ranted today Today nutrition takes precedence over heredity as factor in preserving youth or preventing hardening of the arteries, premature old age.
 Nutrition has a good deal to do with the development and preserva- tion of sound, even teeth. It is well recognized that the diet of the ex- pectant mother determines the quality of teeth her baby will have. In this scientific basis it is fair to say that conservation of the teeth must begin before you are born.
 If this makes the question of saving your teeth resemble the chicken or egg controversy, you just don't understand. Let me quote an elementary health principle: l Digestion begins in the mouth, and saliyary digestion continues in the stomach. Good digestion begins with mastication of the food. Good digestion in the stom- ach is conditioned by and depend- ent on changes which occur in mastication and the action of the saliva, for these changes deter mine the character and quality of the gastric juice which will be There you are:
 If your masticating equipment is not as efficient as it should be, the very best health investment you can make is to seek the necessary der- tai service to enable you to digest the sort of food required to main- ta4.i good nutrition, good health, vite, longevity, physical efficiency and morale.
 QUESTIONS and ANSWERS
 Static
 At certain times my body has so much electricity in it that I get a shock when I touch a doOrknob, or the head of my bed or the arm of my chair or the switch or button of lamp. (Mrs. R. A)
 Answer-Static stored up by fric- tion of feet on floor or rugs when the atmosphere is very dry, also when your skin is very dry.
 Mentally Diseased
 Your statement that nervous suf- ferers or the mentally diseased do not suffer is falsehood!
 co. l.. K. Research Engineer)
 Answer-If I made such state ment it would be false. But I never did.
 Alcohol or Caffeine
 To settle an argument among high school boys and fathers, please state which in your opinion is more in- furious to health over long period of time, beer, coffee or Ca popular beverage containing about half as much caffeine as coffee.)
 (G. F. L.) AnSWer-Beer.
 ArthritiS
 have followed the massive dose vitamin D. treatment, as outlined in your booklet and pamphlet, for f;-----w.A f,----.-x--A ---.Me- sAn Jsa=a fl Qy. -