Evening star., 1952-03-06
tooth decay. why take chance On an
unproven chemical?

Reader.
Why is fiuoridation being foisted upon
q gullible public? There is already so
much chlorine (gas), In our drinking
foods cooked In it. Further, when New
York State added chlorine to the water
1t was discovered that many people are
allergic to chlorine and suffered reac-
tions from it. What about huorine? A
double dose Of "gas" from drinking water
is about all some Of us need to keep US
In chronic state Of sleepiness. let alone
possible cumulative effects to our bodies,
especially the kidneys.
It Is q known fact that man Is losing
his taste for water principally because Of
the contamination by Standardization.
We need pure water, filtered in Gods
way, through the Soil-not chemical sub
stitute. It Is suggested that Congress
not only intervene in this matter but
make an investigation into the chemical
trust and drug trust and give the public
the facts on the propaganda behind these
so-called scientific" findings.
Anti Chemical.
I am forced to enter protest to the
letter signed Parent" ! am parent
too. both mother and father to an IL
year-old boy. !, too, would like my child
to have good teeth, and by proper diet
and regular dental check-ups, am try
ing to see that he has them.
But-not at the sacrifice Of his or my
health. ! am an arrested" cancer case;
my mother and grandmother both had
cancer. therefore he has predisposi-
tion to cancer. A report in the same
paper with the letter from Parent states
that. in Texas. experiments on mice
showed that the fluoride treatment will
shorten life expectancy for cancer pa
q pretty thought. do not want my life
or my sons shortened by even three to
five hours.
You can have teeth repaired or buy
new ones II need be, but you can not
buy hearts or kidneys or other vital
organs that may be damaged.
Also A Parent.
Surely The Star must have received
countless letters from its readers who
are opposed to huoridated water. Let's
have more Of these expressions in print.
The whole argument is very transpar.
ent. A bunch Of politicians and Office
holders have found glorifying and
spectacular way Of spending the tax
payers money. again, for something that
the public doesn't need and that will
probably be injurious in the long run.
pT1rif No fi0yA vaat 10 afVao I>nA
Is needed. Let's keep as much artificial
stuff out Of the water as possible.
II the children's teeth are not getting
the nourishment they need. it's not the
fault Of the water. No responsible
authority will deny that BODYBUILDING
elements and nourishment should come
from proper foods.
II fluoridation becomes fact, there
will be thousands Of us who have studied
proper diet for years who will be denied
another one Of our few remaining simple
rights-the right to drink pure water as
God intended.
c. E. M.
OF course, it may be true that fiuorida-
ton may be the miracle its proponents
believe it. Is Yet there Is q chance that
it may be Just another snare and delu-f
sion like many similar ideas Of the
distant and recent past. ar,
About so years ago self styled '.sci-
enlist" in Berlin came UP with scheme
for curing tuberculosis Of the lungs by
electricity. He was going to kill the
germs by shocking them.
Not long afterward another German
wizard announced wonder drug
which was to accomplish the same pur-
pose by patients inhaling the benefcent
fumes Of powder which he had in
vented.
Later third cure for tuberculosis was
proclaimed by man who really was an
accredited doctor Of medicine, but his
dream faded. too.
Now. in 1852, we hear Of a fourth
solution Of the problem Of tuberculosis
which conceivably may be what two
pharmaceutical companies say it is-two
firms manufacturing the new drug.
I may be hitting below the belt, but
think it is fair to ask: Are we being led
astray by persons who have an economic
interest in fluoridation? Somebody is
going to profit for this scheme. Are we
absolutely sure that we, the people Of
Washington, are not going to pay double
for tin money and in health impaired?
A. w.
The old saying that one mans meat
is another mans poison is not to be
disregarded in the scheme now afoot
to force all Of us to take the same
medicine, whether we need it or not.
have no quarrel with anybody who
wants children to have fine teeth.
That's wonderful. But my own teeth
are long since gone and f1uoridated
water naturally can't help me.
Then what is the sense in trying to
make me and many others like me
soak up chemical that can't possibly
do US any good-yet may do us ir-
reparable harm?
Let these experts say it's good for us.
They say that about spinach, too!
J. r. J.