Show AT to ta EAT and ancl WHY WN my duj taft qa a dim inam al TEETH your passport to good health and tells how you can avoid the tragedy of dental decay by C HOUSTON GOUDISS a 0 eat east street new york A SCIENTIST who was also a wit once remarked that you admust alx lx must bo be true to your tooth teeth or they will bo be falso false to you that most people do not heed this advice Is evidenced by tile the fact that almost per cent of the adult population I 1 is s affected by some form of oral disease and from 90 to 97 per cent of all school children have decayed teeth As there is a close relationship between healthy teeth and healthy bodies ond and conversely ver sely between decayed teeth and sickly bodies it is easy casy to understand why science views this appalling situation with the greatest alarm ond why such an eminent authority as professor E rnest ernest A hooton of harvard university warns that unless steps are taken to discover preventives prevention of tooth infer infection tion and correctives of dental deformation the course of human evolution will lead downward to extinction health and happiness depend on sound tooth teeth that Is n strong statement but it is not on an ox exaggeration for it would be difficult to overestimate over estimate tile the influence of tile tho teeth upon human health and happiness do you wonder how teeth can affect happiness consider then that a pretty face depends first firs t upon the position of the mouth when the lips ore closed and second secand upon the appearance of the teeth when the lips are parted you cannot have a lovely mouth when the lips close over crooked front teeth you cannot have an attractive smile if the teeth are dull and when gums recede and loosened teeth are forced out of their natural position the position of the lips Is likewise changed with the result that the lower part of tile the face is disfigured surely this is tra tragedy gedy enouf enough h but the effect of decayed teeth upon health is of far greater significance ance dental decay does extensive damage 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 dys dyspepsia pepsin or even duodenal ulcers it may be a contributing causo causi of heart disease in view of such extensive damage it Is easy to understand why a prominent medical nut authority hority has declared that it the teeth were given proper care so that dental decay became rare instead of al mas most t universal more than halt half of nil all sickness would be c eliminated mothers aro to blamo blame for childrens Childr ont bad tooth it has been estimated that the temporary or baby teeth of children childr n como come through tho the gums practically perfect in 08 per cent of all children yet statistics show that by tho the time they reach tile tho first grade 00 per cent of tho the children both from wealthy althy homes and from homes where money is scarce have bad teeth one third have abscessed conditions I 1 in their mouths and every fourth or fifth child does not have proper masticating masti cating surfaces it this his disgraceful state of nf at fairs is allowed to continue continuo tho the blamo blame must bo be laid squarely at the doors of the nations mothers F formerly it was thought that orni oral liv clono would tooth decay but though the importance ot of thoroughly cleansing tile tho teeth Is recognized today as never before nutritional scientists have discovered that correct diet plus mouth hygiene la Is tho the rea real j key to dental health diet and its Ro relation lation to dental disease the teeth are living tissues which require proper nourishment just as much as any other part of tho the body every food e lement clement required for a healthy body plays its part in building healthy teeth but special emphasis must be placed upon providing adequate amounts of calcium phosphorus and three vitamins A 0 and D tooth aro are actually formed before birth these substances must bo be supplied before birth and throughout life although teeth do not appear in a babas mouth until some pome mont months hs after it Is born they are arc actu actually nily formed before birth it Is during this period therefore that proper dieting dieling should begin the teeth are constructed of the same materials as the bones chiefly calcium and phosphorus and if the diet of tile the prospective mother Is not ode ado quate quata these building materials mater iala are withdrawn from her own teeth and bones banes the old idea that mothers must sacrifice a tooth for every child arose because expectant mothers did not realize the importance of taking inking extra amounts of calcium which is obtained from milk cheese dried peas and beans green leafy vegetables and many nuts phosphorus which Is abundant in egg yolk cheese whole grain cereals dried legumes and milk and vitamin D which la Is supplied by fish ilver oils irradiated foods or those enriched with vitamin D concentrates and egg yolk it has been proved experimentally that hat when vitamin A Is withheld the teeth begin to deteriorate and become chalky white and brittle owing to the loss of the enamel and exposure of the dentine vitamin C Is so closely related to the health of teeth and gums that when it is lacking profound changes occur including swelling and ble blending of the gums and loosening of the he teeth four important rules rule for dental health the prevention of dental decay and the preservation of sound teeth and healthy gums Is founded on a four point program first a well balanced diet con twining nn an abundance bt bf calcium phosphorus and vitamins A C and D second frequent and thorough brushing of the teeth to remove oil all food particles tile use of nn an dentifrice encourages efficient brushing ancl helps to keep tile the teat teeth h looking attractive third tile the inclusion in tho the diet of foods that require tile the chewing tearing gnawing and biting for which our teeth were designed such os as raw cabbage celery ap ples and other fibrous foods fourth Q n visit to tile the dentist nt at least twice a year so that lie ho can chock tile the condition of tile the teeth it if every mother will follow this program ond and train her children to follow it tile the result will bo be a n vast decrease dc creaso in dental decay and a forward stop step in human progress for it is in not too much to say any that tile tho SALVATION OF THE HUMAN RACK RACE LIES IN SAVING ITS TEETH write to 0 houston goudiss G 6 east street new york city for information on how to build and how to maintain healthy teeth |