| Show building maintaining healthy teeth by C HOUSTON GOUDISS it is an alarming fact that almost every adult in this great land of ours is affected by some form of oral disease and that more than 90 per cent of our school children have decayed teeth A prominent medical authority made the statement that if dental decay became rare instead of almost universal uni universal versa 1 more than half of all sickness would be eliminated remarkable and widely heralded advances have been made in our knowledge of how to control and prevent many dangerous and debilitating diseases A decayed tooth is a poison factory distributing its noxious product to every part of the body in the body that poison attacks and centers in the weakest spot it may lead to neuritis rheumatic ailments dyspepsia or duodenal ulcers it may even be a contributing cause of heart disease only a small percentage of our population is yet aware of the far reaching effects of teeth upon health there is a close relationship between healthy teeth and healthy bodies and between decayed teeth and sickly bodies by learning something of the importance of caring properly for the teeth some men and women of middle age look and feel younger than their parents did at the same age I 1 have endeavored in many of the WHAT TO EAT AND WHY articles which have appeared in this newspaper over my signature to point out the close relationship between diet and dental disease between frequent and thorough brushing of the teeth with an efficient dentifrice so as to remove all food particles and strong beautiful teeth I 1 have received many letters from readers of these articles showing that homemakers are eager for sound authoritative advice on the proper care of the teeth to help these and other readers to know how to properly care for their teeth I 1 have prepared a booklet on BUILDING AND maintaining HEALTHY TEETH which I 1 am offering FREE because I 1 feel so strongly strong that this information should be in every home knowing as I 1 do that the salvation of the human race may lie in saving their teeth address C houston goudiss S desplaines st chicago ill III |
