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^ The following article from the pen of the eminent Chas. O. Perci- 4
4 val, M. D., Is one of a series o discussions on health, hygiene, pre ^
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The enamel covering our teeth will
last as long as we do If we Intelli
gently co-operate In the care of them.
This may be accomplished by simply
paying a visit once a month to a re
liable dentist and having the teeth
given a thorough cleaning—this to be
tullowed up by dally faithful care—
that Is the brushing of the teeth upon
rising and retiring and after each
meal.
The health department of New York
city ha? Issued leaflets for the caro
of teeth, and It has given the following
as a safe and cheap tooth powder:
Two ounces >f precipitated chalk, one
half ounce Cactile powdered soap and
it tie dram of powdered oris root.
Mouth germs can only gain a foot
hold where there is luughnes to cling
to.
Decaying food creules acids which
corrode the enamel and afford the de
sired rousnness, and the tartar affords
me same. It is easy to see why clean
teeth are so necessary. If these mourn
germs do gel fastened upon unclean
teeth it is almost impossible to dislodge
item, as they are provided by nature
with u glue-like suostauce by which
they attach themselves, and there they
stay and work destruction. Entering
Die teeth through tartar and corroded
vnamei, they do not stop until the
tooth Is decay ed. Cleaning and polish
ing the teeth, keeps off tli« growth of
tartar. If children's teeth are given a
lair chunce they may at the age of
twenty be without u single cavity, and
it is possible to prevent decay tor tli -
it-cn years, with care it is possible to
prevent It indefinitely.
Decay is accomplished during sleep,
and a good mouth wash upon retiring
is advised. Nothing is belter than
one teaspoon of common baking soda
lu a half glass of .vmer. The enamel
of our teeth is one of liardest sub
stances known, hut it is the one purt
of the human iiody which never re
,.ews Itself. Once destroyed nothing
ran replace It.
Measurements of human eyes dem
onstrate that there is pribubly no such
thing In the world as an absolutely
purfect eye. Thut v/ould be a miracle
wh'ch nature with a.l liei infinite in
genuity has never peiformed. No hu
man face among till the world's six
teen hundred million inav be held per -
feet, either artistically or physiolagical
ly. To the owner of the face, this Is
relatively an unirapottant matter, but
to the owner of tlje pair of eyes an
error of one three-hundredth of an
inch in the curvature or dimensions of
the eyeballs may m ti e their all-im
portant function abnormal, resulting
in eye-strain with its attendant physi
cal ills
The eye responds to the slightest
physical force in tho world, that Is
light W'aves which are hundreds of
millions of times more Infinitesimal
than sound waves. The eyes are the
hardest worked of all organs, and the
safety and existence of human lives
frequently depend directly on their
accurate working.
The harmful results of eye-strain,
never wholly absent throughout life,
may begin very early In childhood,
even In the second year. Many little
children, for Instance, are constantly
tearing their clothes, hurting their feet
and legs, stumbling and falling, be
cause their eyes are so faulty that
tholr estimates of the size, location
and nature of objects are not correct
ly made. Adults who have been blind
and are suddenly given good vision, re
quire years to learn to seo with ac
curacy or safety in action.
Probably 6 per cent of children are
left-handed, left eyedness causing left
handedness. From 6 to 10 years of
age many children show an Incom
prehensible "nervousness," twitching
of the hands and face, fickle appetite
and various disorders, all usualy due
to eye-strain. Yet almost all of these
cases of eye-strain can be relieved,
and should be relieved In early child
hood. The importance of correcting
this condition early in the child’s
school years, and the Influence of such
it condition in the education and de
velopment of the child must be ap
* parent to every parent and teacher.
Answers to Qusriss.
I am a young woman of 24, and for
the last four or five years have been
troubled with a disagreeable taste In
ray mouth mornings and gas. I have
a good appetite. Have tried doctor
ing without any sucesa. Do you t'dnk
drinking water is beneficial? Discour
aged
Your case malls tor latwnal bathing
rto lean out the intestinal tract which
>s. logged and poisoned with toxins.
Trv a cup of hot wuter on arising, in
which you have put a pinch of blear
bonale of soda. Kat slowly, chew your
food ci refully . ad dont' over-eit. Any
good form of pepsin, the powder, elixir
or wine, taken -r meals would nelp
you for the tii being; but remove 'lie
cause by flus: g oplously wltb pure '
water. Drink t ass of water ovm y
hour between meals.
Kusalle—for pimples use a complex
ion brush. Take sulphur and molasses,
for your hair use alcohol, 2 ounces;
witch hazel 2 ounces, resorcin, 4 5
grains. Saltpetre is of no use to juu.
Used as a heart and blood sedative.
lirownie — Any good tooth powder
should whiten your teeth. 1 advise
Having them cleaned by a competent
eritist. i know of nothing to remove
hair permanently but electricity.
Curly iialr—To straighten your hair
use ucucia, 1 drachm; clunumon oil, 1
drop; rosewater 2 ounces. Apply night
ly to the offending hair until you have
.rained it tu grow straight.
May Morlsou—Use alcohol, 2 ounces;
wiich hazel, 2 ounces; resorcin, 1
drachm. Use three times a week to
remove your dandruff, and it will also
atop the hair from falling out
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POVERTY AND WEALTH
in lUe ability to possess lue tilings
mai uie worm wane mo utllcreiice
•oim eii Hie millionaire and mo day
.aouier is slight. .uuuey call purchase
a great variety and licunesa ol loud,
out ou>y tout ingredients ale ueces
aaiy lor perfect nuiruion—grain, oil,
aciu, greens. Aleu dig their graves
aim men lurks. overeating is un
dermining our noullli. T he Ureek am
•eles, Uie Iinest specimens ol manhood
.he world ever produced, lived upon
oread, fruit, cheese and wine.
A greut abundance ul luod dues not
made a great nation. The invincible
Homan legions lived for days at a lime
»ii wheat which they guthered and ale
as they marched. The richest men ol
tlie earth dine as frugally as mortar
mixers. Andrew Carnegie could afford
lo send vessels to every land to gather
11s delicacies for his table; his favor
ite dish is oatmeal. Frank Vander
lip. head of the City National bank of
New York, could employ a legion of
chefs to procure epicurean feasts for 1
nis delight; Vanderllp eats only two |
meals a day. The Duke of Welling- I
ton who defeated Napoleon at Water- 1
loo could have dined on ambrosia and
nectar; he sometimes feasted his guests
but he limited his eitlnr to a boiled
potato and a chop. Some authorities
state that Napoleon’s defeat at Wa
terloo was due to an acute attack of
indigestion.
It does not require wealth to pur
chase the ideal amount and kind of
food. Tho man wltti a million at his
command should not spend any more
for food than a cabinet maker. Many
a man can trace his physical Ills to
the day when prosperity began to load
his table with luxuries. Plato said the
names of physicians designated dis
eases by showed that their patients
had overeaten and underworked
Idleness a Curse.
Wealth can purchase idleness, but
that Is a curse. Work Is one of the
greatest blessings of mankind. When
men como to realize that tho great
reward for labor is tbo consciousness
of work done Instead of tbo amount
of wage received, we shall have as
cended ono plane nearer to happiness.
The men who can afford Idleness sel
dom want It. No Lincoln, Carlyle or
Washington ever watched tho clock.
Edison labors 18 hours a day, not be
cause of tho final reward that It will
bring, hut because of the happlnes he
finds in It. Michael Angelo when
painting his immortal pictures in the
Slstino Chapel worked with such en
thusiasm that for weeks at a time ho
never removed his clothing. Walter
Scott aroso a five In the morning and
wrote some of his novels when he was
employed as a.clerk. Iluskln uttered
a great truth when he said, “If you
want knowledge you must toll for It;
If food, you must to,1 for It; if pleas
ure, you must toll for It; toil is the
law."
A Thing You Can't Buy.
If youhav e wealth, you can purchase
ono hundred outfits of wearing tp
parel, but you can only wear one at a
time. Socrates never owned but one
pair of shoes, but bin name is im
nuiiul If you have wealth you can
purchase beautiful paintings and adorn
your home with statues. That would
not bring you happiness. If you have
wealth you can purchase furniture In
laid with gold and upholstered with
line fabrics. That doesn't mean con
tentment. When Thoreau lived by
Walden 1'onU he found a stone one day
that he fancied and used It for a chair,
hut rolled It away later.
If you have wealth you can purchase
a great park anil erect a splendid man
sion. but tradltlou tells us that there
was a very happy man who lived In a
tub. ami when the king came to see
him and asked what he could desire
from the king. Diogenes replied. "That
you would step from between me and
the sun.” If you have wealth you can
possess an organ with golden pipes,
but Beethoven composed his Immortal
symphonies on a cheap harpsichord. If
you have wealth you can equip a lux
urious studio, but Turner painted In a
garret und mixed his colors In a brok
en tea cup.
Money can purchase copies of Sir
Joshua Reynolds, but Ood gives the
sunset away free. Money can employ
musicians to perform for a private
concert, hut the song of the ’ark In
the tree and the music of children's
laughter la l’or the millionaire and the
r.oor man alike. Wealth cannot pur
chase the great things of life. It can
not buy a contented mind and •; serene
life. It cannot purchase goodness and
l canty. It will not afford loving mem
ories of days that are past, or the j
smile of a true friend, or a mother’s
love The great things of life are not j
to he bought and sold In the market j
places.
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