Show How to Add Ten Years to Lo Your Life By J. J A A. A Husik M. M D. D Copyright ISIS 1912 bj- bj the Press Publish lag company the tho New ew York Tork World Good Care of Teeth Is One Secret of Long Life HE teeth are like bone-like structures T THE which servo serve In man a ver very Important purpose The They are meant to aid in the process of ot digestion by cutting and grinding the food tood The cutting Is done by the four teeth in front called the cutting Incisors while the grinding is accomplished pUshed by the hindmost sixteen teeth tour four on each side of ot the upper and lower Jaws To understand the necessity of the teeth It Is sufficient to watch tho the provisions made by Mother Nature At birth man has no teeth for tor the simple reason that he Is brought Into the world to b be supported supported supported sup sup- ported for tor somo some time upon food tood that needs neither cutting nor chewing The teeth tooth begin In to grow early and a a. sot set o of twenty teeth is usually full grown at about 2 I years of ot a age aso o. o The Tho child chUd In Its growth has haa alread already b been en n making some u use uso of ot food that needed to be chewed At about 7 1 years of age those first teeth aro are shed They are aro neither large nor strong strong- enough for tor future needs nor are arc thero there enough of them to fill tho the constantly growing and ond enlarging cavity of the mouth Hence a anew anew anew new permanent set t of ot t teeth th is Ss provided larger better adapted for the purpose and stronger than those that were shed Since nature has taken so much pains to furnish man with these Instruments of ot digestion man must take further pains to keep them In perfect condition The best one can do for tor his teeth Is to use them A muscle grows rows strong by use ulle So does docs a tooth Learn therefore to use your teeth Bite Into your food tood to give sive I the cutting teeth a chance Practice thorough mastication to give the grinders I work to do and so keep them heal healthy thy and strong U Use of ot the teeth wilt will serve not ani only to strengthen them but will alto also aid according to natures nature's intentions In tho the process of digestion Carbohydrate foods In 1 particular such aa as sugar bread vegetables and starches need mas U cation While they are bein being beins- ground around up rip b br by th the t teeth th tho the salivary glands of the tho mouth take tako their chance of ot discharging their function of ot converting the at arch e Into simple sugars a a. form torm more fit for future futuro digestion in the organs below To keep the teeth in a a. healthful condl- condl the general hygiene of ot the mouth and anti nasal passages must be looked after There must bo ho no obstruction In the nos nose noss BO 50 5 as 55 to 0 prevent mouth b breathing For mouth breathing leads to ill UI formed an and ad 1 badly arranged tooth teeth The Tb gums guma um and lind teeth should receive dally daily cleansing No particles of ot food tood should be permitted to accumulate and remain In the mouth The Time presence of food particles between the teeth tooth forms tonus the basis for fer the formation J I of ot acids which In the course of time break breakdown breakdown down the enamel and the bony structure of ot the tho teeth and finally and finally Uy lead to decay decY and destruction Poor or de decayed ayed teeth or absence of them brings weakened an and Impoverished digestion with resulting breakdown of ot gen general health and a cuing of ot life ute To remain In good heath health and to add to your life lite tako take rood good care caro of ot your teeth j 1 them thorn by biting and ana keep them wholesome and clean by th tris th use Ule of ot powder brush and water |