Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-03-11
We Fauor FIuondation


Columbia Falls voters April are being asked
TO express their opinion the question of fluorida
ton OF the municipal water supply.
We hope Columbia Falls goes record favoring
fluoridation.
American citizens certainly have the right to
oppose fluoridation.
At the same time we hope that the negative
vote is not made because there has been too little
information on the subject.
The u S. Department of Health, Education
and Welfare endorses the program that would add
one part per million of fuorde to municipal water
systems.
Their conclusion is: SIN over 1000 communities
(of the United States) than Is million people
drink fluoridated water every day These commune
ties using in precise the fluoride which
nature has distributed rregularly The children in
these towns will have much IS per cent less
tooth decay for life"
There is also a statement: 'For many years
about 4,500,0 900 people in more than 1000 commu-
mites have been drinking naturally fluoridated wa
ter with close to above the recommended
centration OF fluoride Il part per millon) An addi-
tonal 60,000,O00 have been drinking water with
some natural fuoride-less than ideal-but still
measurable. The drinking of Misunderstanding water
never, therefore, uncommon.
There is the survey of tooth decay comparing
adults of Colorado Springs with those of Boulder.
Colorado Springs water has natural fluoride; Boul
der water does not. Adults of Colorado Springs
residents of Boulder
After seven years of fluoridation there was a 81
per cent decrease in the decayed, missing and filled
teeth among six and year-olds in Grand
Rapids Mich, SO per cent decrease in Brantford,
Ontario.
At the same time there are arguments used
against fluoridation to the effect that adding
part per million of the chemical will make bones
brittle, shorten lives and otherwise alter
existence.
Federal government studies compares mortality
rates for heart disease cancer, ntracranal LESSONS,
nephritis and cirrhoss of the liver in 80 cities in
the United States with fluoride and 80 without
fluoride. Conclusion is mo significant difference
exists between the mortality rates in these two
groups of cities" number of other studies
ious ailments bear out this finding
Analysis of Columbia Falls water shows two
tenths part per million of fluoride Five times that
amount would show itself in approximately IS
per cent reduction of tooth decay among chill
dren, and they would have better teeth throughout
their lives
Personally we believe there is nothing new or
experimental about adding part per million of
fluoride to a municipal water supply. Columbia
Falls by authorizing such action would be doing
something that 1000 communities have done before
U.S. Furthermore another 1900 communities already
have the compound present in sufficient quantity to
reduce tooth decay.
Yet there is still argument pro and the
question
We've come to accept that iodized salt is the
best, and take it for granted Our various foods
have traces of many different elements Some of
these in excess injurious to health Sugar is not
poisonous, but look what happens if one consumes
too much
Columbia Falls may not approve fluoridaton of
its water supply April A. but we should keep in mind
that over the nation more and more people are be-
coming and benefitting from the program.
MR.