Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-09-15 | Page 4 | What Mothers Should Know

j WHAT MOTHERS jj SHOULD KNOW j By On. CHARLOTTC C. W1T. CopHght, 13 (New York Evening i World), f'reaa Fubllahlng fo LOOK AFTKH YOU CHILDRCN't TBKTM. The teeth have many function to perform bealc.ee that of chawing food important aa this la. In the flrat flace, timely eruption of the flrat eeth la neeeeeary to the proper growth and development of the Jawa and lower part of the face, fleonndly, apeeca te to a large extent dependent upon a good, aouad denture. hlMren whoee teeth are alow In appeartrar or ara defective never learn to pronounce aome word oor-rertly oor-rertly aiva apeech defect are apt to become life ha bit a. Take th two lettera F and V alone, con alder the number of word la everyday ua containing them, and you can form a alight Idea of how aeiioualy a child' apeech la affected who fall to pronounce pro-nounce theee worda correctly (tMn, three, death, thrill. - roth. fin. free, deaf, roof, than, that, thin, van. vat, vine, and ao forth). Many parent do not think It at an naceaaary to look after the flrat or temporary teeth, and one often eea children whoee milk teeth are In a shocking etate of decay. Now. thla condition la farreaching In It bad effect. It tnt erf era with th health of th second or pervnaiient teeth, which, a they comedown, abaorb tha flrat teeth. terayed teeth cannot perform thtr proper function ef thoroughly chewing chew-ing food, ao dageetton. which begina In the mouth, le aerioueiy Interfered with. Furthermore, decayed teeth act aa breeding place for million of germ a thai, polaon tho food; there polaorv are then taken Into the bodr and dlatributed to every pert of It In th blood stream. Tha breath of little lit-tle children 1 often tainted becauae their teeth are In a had atate of decay, de-cay, and their general health cannot fall to auffer In conoons. Every child ahould have dental In-apectlon In-apectlon twice yearly and ahould be taught tha value of sound teeth and the proper dally care Of them. Each child ahould be provided with hie own brush and tooth powder. A box of pt-earbonate of enda and a soft camel's hair tooth bruah la alt that la needed. All particle of food ahould be removed after eating. Children Chil-dren ahould be taught that It (a the decompoaltion of foodstuffs lodged In the crevice of th teeth which cauae decay. A aajt wair mouth waah dieJodge th food particle. , keepa tha mouth aweet and clean and harden the guma. Be aura to take tha children to the dentlet before they enter school, otharwiae their at utile may be interrupted by a auddea attack at-tack of toothache.