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The Health bulletin [serial] - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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THE HEALTH BULLETIN. 259to mix with th<strong>at</strong> food other thingsthan the saliva. <strong>The</strong> tooth commencesto pour pus (m<strong>at</strong>ter) into themouth to be mixed with the food. <strong>The</strong>cavities in the tooth are splendid littlenests for the germs to live in andraise their large families. This pus,or decayed m<strong>at</strong>ter, and germs, beingmixed with the food, pass into thestomach and begin to <strong>at</strong>tack thehealth.When one tooth after another isdecaj'edin this way you can see th<strong>at</strong>instead <strong>of</strong> pure, wholesome food bein^taken up by the body all the time, poisonsare mixed with it, and after a timethe persons begin to wonder ichy theydo not feel tcell, and say they havestomach trouble, when in reality wh<strong>at</strong>they have is tooth trouble.To show you wh<strong>at</strong> decayed teethmean, we want to tell you <strong>of</strong> twentysevenboys and girls in Cleveland,Ohio, whose teeth were in very balcondition.<strong>The</strong>se twenty-seven little girls andboys were not doing well in theirschool work, and it was determiaed tosee wh<strong>at</strong> effect the substitution <strong>of</strong>good teeth for bad teeth would haveon backward children. So each <strong>of</strong>them was put in the care <strong>of</strong> a gooddentist and his teeth restored to asnear good teeth as was possible. Afterthis was done a test <strong>of</strong> their schoolwork was made and compared withtheir previous school work. This testshowed th<strong>at</strong> all <strong>of</strong> them had improved99.8 per cent. In other words, thesechildren were ablewith good teeth todo just twice as well as they did withbad ones.Now, the care <strong>of</strong> the teeth is not ahard m<strong>at</strong>ter. It means only a littlehabit <strong>of</strong> cleanliness which, after it isacquired, will never be neglected andwhich will repay you many, manytimes.If you are not in the habit <strong>of</strong> brushingyour teeth,start today, have yourtoothbrush where you will see it beforeyou night and morning, but especially<strong>at</strong> night, for no one should evergo to bed with dirty teeth.In using the brush, in addition tobrushing it back and forth across theteeth, you should brush from the gumsdown on the upper row and from thegums up on the lower row. This isimportant, for in this way we removethe food th<strong>at</strong> is between the teeth.Too much brushing <strong>of</strong> the teeth isnot only unnecessary, but may beharmful, by irrit<strong>at</strong>ing the gums.Brushing the teeth night and morningis enough.In spite <strong>of</strong> the best care th<strong>at</strong> yougive your teeth, there will be timeswhen little spots <strong>of</strong> decay appear, andfor this reason It is important th<strong>at</strong>everyone have a good dentist examinethe teeth once or twice every year inorder to discover these little decayedplaces and take care <strong>of</strong> them <strong>at</strong> once,and so prevent them from becomingcavities.Your f<strong>at</strong>her or mother sometimesmay forget th<strong>at</strong> it is time th<strong>at</strong> yourteeth need looking <strong>at</strong>, and <strong>of</strong>ten w-illforget to notice whether you havecleaned them; so you must learn tothink <strong>of</strong> these things yourself, for theyare, after all, your teeth, given youfor your use. Bulletin St. Louis<strong>Health</strong> Department.Iowa has a new law regarding thereporting <strong>of</strong>cases <strong>of</strong> venereal disease.Failure to comply with the regul<strong>at</strong>ionsmakes the physician liable to a fine <strong>of</strong>one hundred dollars, thirty days' imprisonment,and revoc<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> hislicense.Different Complaint"I believe I will run down to EurekaSprings.""Week end?""No; rheum<strong>at</strong>ism."

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