Show t WHAT to EAT and WHY oa b TEETH TEETH Your Your Passport to fo Good Health Health and and Tells How You Can aCan Avoid the Tragedy of Dental Decay By Dy C. C HOUSTON GOUDISS 6 II E Esat it Street New York I A A SCIENTIST who was also a wit once remarked that you tV must be true to your teeth or they will be false to you That most people do not heed this advice is evidenced by bythe bythe bythe the fact that almost per cent of the adult population is affected affected af at- by some form of ot oral disease and from 90 to 97 per percent percent percent cent of all school children have decayed teeth As there is a close relationship relationship relation relation- ship between healthy teeth and healthy bodies and conversely conversely con con- between decayed teeth and sickly bodies it is easy to understand why science science science ence views this appalling situation situation situ situ- t with the greatest alarm and and why such an eminent authority as Professor Ernest A A. A Hooton of Harvard University University University sity warns that unless steps are taken to discover preventives preventives preventives tives of tooth Infection and correctives of dental deformation deformation deformation defor defor- mation the course of human evolution will lead downward to extinction Health and Happiness Depend on Sound Teeth That is a strong statement but It is S not an exaggeration for it would be difficult to over estimate the Influence of the teeth upon human health and happiness Do you wonder how teeth can affect happiness Consider then that a pretty face depends first upon the position of the mouth when the lips are closed and second sec see ond upon the appearance of the teeth when the lips are parted You cannot have a lovely mouth when the the- lips close over 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 changed- with the result that the lower part of the face is disfigured Surely this is tragedy enough But Dut the effect of decayed teeth upon health is of far greater sig sig- Dental Denial Decay Does Extensive Damage A decayed tooth Is a poison n factory fae fac tory distributing Its noxious product product prod prod- to every part of the body In Inthe Inthe Inthe the body that poison polson attacks and centers in the weakest spot It may lead to neuritis rheumatic rheumatic rheu rheu- matic ailments aliments dyspepsia or even duodenal ulcers It may be bea a contributing cause of heart dis ease case In view of such extensive damage dam age It is easy to understand why a prominent medical authority has declared that if the teeth were given glnn proper care so that dental decay became rare instead of al al- DO YOU W WART WAST TO REDUCE Safely Surely Scientifically p K c Get Crl This Free Fre Offered by br C. C of ol this newspaper j. j J.- J. Ire Sr re invited to write writ to C. C Houston Goudin Cowls at 6 Emit Street New York City for lor hi hit bit scientific Reducing which hid how how to reduce by the vale safe and nd sane tane method o of counting cal cat Dries ories The bulletin ii i. romp l with willi witha williI a I chart darl Ik thi II caloric calorie mint of 01 all Sh Mr II COlli commonly III owl sired foods Ind nd contains contain sample menus menu that you jou ou can nn use ule a at 81 a guide to comfortable comfort comfort- able end and healthful weight reduction A it postcard t Is II to So car carry your Oil most universal more than half haU of all sickness would be eliminated Mothers Are to Blame For Childrens Children's Bad Teeth It has been estimated that the temporary or oi baby teeth of children come through the gums practically perfect in 98 per cent of all aU children Yet statistics show that by the time they reach the to first grade 00 90 percent of the children hildren both from wealthy homes and from homes where money is scarce have bad teeth third one have abscessed conditions condi condi- ions in their mouths and every fourth or fifth child does not have proper masticating surfaces I If this disgraceful state of affairs af af- fairs is allowed to continue the blame lame must be laid squarely at atlie atthe atthe the lie doors of the nations nation's mothers Formerly it was thought that oral ral hygiene alone would prevent tooth decay But Dut though the importance im im- ortance of thoroughly cleansing the he teeth is recognized today as never before nutritional scientists have discovered that correct diet plus ilus pus mouth hygiene is the real key cey to dental health Diet iet and Its Ita Relation To o Dental Disease The teeth are living tissues which require proper nourishment just as much as any other part of the he body Every food element required for fora a healthy body plays Its part in building healthy teeth But Dut special ape cial etal emphasis must be placed upon providing adequate amounts of calcium phosphorus and three vitamins A C and anti D D. D Teeth Tooth Are Actually Formed ormed Before Birth substances must be supplied supplied sup sup- plied before birth and throughout life Jile Although teeth do not appear in ina a baby's mouth until some months after alter it is born they are actually formed before birth It is during this period therefore there fore that proper dieting should begin The teeth are constructed of the same materials as the bones chiefly calcium and phosphorus phosphorus and if It the diet of the prospective mother is not adequate ade quate these building materials are withdrawn from her own teeth and bones The old idea that mothers mus must sacrifice a tooth for every child arose arose because expectant mothers did not realize the importance o of taking extra amounts of calcium which is obtained from milk cheese dried peas and beans green leafy vegetables and many nuts phosphorus which is abundant dant dont in egg yolk cheese whole grain cereals dried legumes and milk and vitamin D which is supplied by liver fish-liver oils irradiated foods or those enriched with vitamin D concentrates and egg yolk It has been proved tally that when hen vitamin A is withheld with held the teeth begin to deter deteriorate orate and become chalky white and brittle owing to the loss Joss o othe of the enamel and exposure of the dentine Vitamin C 0 Is so closely related to the tho health of teeth and gums that when it Is lacking profound changes occur including swelling and bleeding 0 of the gums am and loosening of the teeth Four Important Rules For Dental Health The prevention of dental decay and the preservation of sound teeth and healthy gums is founded I on a point four-point program First a well-balanced well diet con H Have ve You a Question Ask Aak C. C Houston Goudiss Goudi Jt C. C hat has put pul at lh the disposal ol of readers reader of 01 this hi per all the ah th facilities ol 01 hit hll famous lamou Experimental Kitchen Laboratory in III Neu Nn York ork City Cily lit lie will mill gladly an wet liver questions question concerning foods diet nutrition and their heir relation to 0 health You ou a are olio also invited to 0 co con con- lull lul him hint In III matters matteri ol of personal hygiene hy giene iene Ii's not no necessary to write a aletter aletter letter unless you desire dee for lor postcard inquiries will receive the Ih same am co careful care care- lid ful attention Address Addren him at et 1 5 East Eail Thirty ninth Street Stel New York City taming an abundance of calcium phosphorus and vitamins A C Cand Cand Cand and D D. D Second frequent and thorough brushing rushing of the teeth to remove all food particles The use of an nn dentifrice encourages ef ef- brushing and helps to keep the he teeth looking attractive Third the inclusion in the diet of foods that require the chewing tearing caring gnawing and biting for which our teeth were designed such as raw cabbage celery apples ap- ap pies ples and other fibrous foods Fourth a visit to the dentist at least east twice a year so that he can check the condition of the teeth If every mother will follow this program and train her children to o follow it the result will be a avast avast avast vast decrease in dental decay and a forward step in human progress For it is not too much mucho to o say that the SALVATION OF THE HUMAN RACE LIES IN SAVING ITS TEETH Write to C. C Houston Douston Goudiss Goudin 6 8 East Street New York City for or Information on How lIow to Build and How lIow to Maintain 1 Healthy Teeth I t Questions Answered I Mrs 1 J. J B. B McK It J It is incorrect to o say that rye bread is more or oress orless less Jess ess fattening than white bread A slice of rye bread supplies the same number of calories as a slice of white bread Miss J F. F S. S P Th P-Th The sulphur dioxide di dl oxide used to bleach a good grade of if dried fruit is present in a chemical chem- chem teal cal combination that is entirely harmless Mrs E. E T. T D. D Answering D.-Answering your question as to the effect of cookIng cooking cook cook- ing on vitamin D this is no pro problem problem lem in the kitchen Natural vitamin vita vita- mm min D is virtually absent from most foods but in irradiated Foods or those to which vitamin D concentrate h has s been added the vitamin D is stable and ordinary ordinary nary cooking has little destructive effect on it ft O e C. C. C Houston Goudiss 1933 |