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* The Btrowell People-Sentinel, Barnwell, S. C, Thursday, May 16, 193$ ■ j R'' R. H Wa Dental Hygiene . 88 , / The Road to Health 1 -^ By DR. R. ALLEN GRIFFITH . | “PUMPING” BACTERIA P YORRHEA Is a dl*oa«e of the jfums. us see' what causes It. ami row It Infects other parts of the system. When a new tooth erupts or "comes In” In childhood. It bursts through the mucous membrane from which it orig inated. The union of the mucous mem brane to tooth structure Is always, after the eruption of the tooth. Im perfect and capable of admitting In fection. This union of tooth and gum Is therefore of vital Interest and Is called the gingival crevice or gum marginal crevice. It Is much like the Junction of the finger nail.and skin and has a similar free margin. Its total length Is about thirty Inches around all the teeth. It Is protected externally by a tough “pavement” or epithelium, but contains almost no epithelial (outer skin) protection at Us point of union with the tooth structure. It will therefore be seen that micro organisms growing on the tooth’s sur face may readily pass Into the delicate openings In the bottom of the crevice, thus gaining direct access to venules and perivascular lymph spaces In these structures, with nothing to hinder their transfer to deeper tissues by the lymph and blood streams. This process Is in the majority of Individuals greatly aided by the formation of calculus (tartar) or the root surface at the gum margin. The total of masticatory pressure amounts to about one ton per day, ex pended by the average Individual. This great force depresses the tooth Into Its socket about one-sixtieth of an Inch on an average and the elasticity of the tissues causes a rebound. The tooth therefore acts as a piston during masti cation, and where the micro-organisms lodge under the tartar and gold crowns, they are pumped directly Into the un protected blood vessels at the bottom of the crevice. If pyorrhea has progressed long enough to produce pockets around the teeth of only one-eighth of an Inch (a very shallow pocket) we thus have an ulcerating surface of three and one- quarter square Inches. If pyorrhea has progressed long enough to produce pockets around the teefh of an average depth of one-quarter of an Inch we have an ulcerating surface of seven and one-half square Inches. The enamel of all teeth Is naturally aaore or less rough. Mucous plaques stick to It affording lodgment for masses of living bacteria. By being pumped directly Into the blood stream they are always poisoning the system. Get Into your mind this simple idea that bacteria around a tooth are not In a stagnant pocket but In a high-pres sure pumping system. Then you wll) comprehend their danger. • » • ARE ALL CYLINDERS HITTING? A RB all your cylinders hitting, or are you limping along on a few of them? Dr. Irving Fisher of Yale has stated that there are at all times over 3,500,- 000 people in this country who are se riously 111. If three out of each hun dred have the entire engine laid up for repairs, how many more are miss ing on one or more cylinders? Many of our great authorities say that there Is not ahy one thing that Is more Im portant than the hygiene of the mouth. It is obvious, therefore, that hygiene of the mouth will prevent much of the sickness. Many pure food laws have wisely been passed In the Interest of the general public. The most important matter, however, oral hygiene, has been com pletely neglected. What Is the use of Insuring pure food if It Is mixed with millions of the germs of putrefaction during mastication? It Is surely, and just as thoroughly, loaded with poi sons as If It has been allowed to spoil before eating. In normal, healthy mouths are found many disease-producing germs such as those of tuberculosis, diphtheria, influ enza, pneumonia and several varieties of the streptococcus and staphylococcus (the pus-producing germs). To the* first named of the series are due many of the diseases of school children, while to the latter are due many of the Ills of middle llfe.'\.. Many times the first symptoms are hard to define. It may be that the heart action Is slightly altered so that the extremities, being deprived of their full blood supply, become cold and bathed. In perspiration. Digestion becomes slow and difficult, and may be accompanied by the for- ’mation of gas which distends the stom ach aad Intestines, causing them to press upward against the diaphram, thus embarrassing the lungs. The bowels become constipated and the se cretion of the urine Is altered In quan tity. ~ . The mouth a£ this stage Is the only organ of the body that will act as an indicator. There may be a cavity or two flUed with decaying food. The X- ray may show a dead tooth or two, or it may be the guma are allghtly swollen or inflamed, or careful exploration may. •bow a few pyorrhea pocketa r If neglected, this condition la bound bo change for a worse condition until eae or more cylinders are missing or Re entire engine Is laid op for repairs. Me S OMEBODY Is always giving the farmer a’tractor with more comfort, more power, more traction. Low pressure tires started It all. Now come these Hula brothers of Medford, Okla., and steal the shew at the national equipment displays at Wichita, Kan., with this "tractor of the future." It is. air-conditioned, and Is sound-proof to give good reception for Its radio. Even a cigar lighter la Included on the Instrument panel. Bedtime Story for Children By THORNTON W. BURGESS DANNY HAS THE SHAKES Of all the chllta of which you ht>ar There'* no chill like the chill of fear D anny meadow mouse sighed with thankfulness and relief as be reached the other side of the .Laugh ing Brook, by way of the old log which had fallen across IT, thus making a bridge.- To be sure he was a long, long way from ~ his snug little home, where Nanny Meadow Mouse was anxiously waiting for him, but at least he was on the right side of the Snail- asleep. How long he slept he didn’t know but suddenly he . was wide awake. He heard nothing, but he had a feeling of uneasiness. He crept to the entrance and peeped out. The moonlight lay full on the old log across the Laughing Brook and even as he looked a slim dark form leaped up on the farther end and began to run swiftly across with nose close to the old log. • —T 7 — % " ■ " • It was Billy Mink, and Danny knew Billy's wonderful nose had found his scent somewhere on the other bank and that It would lead Billy straight to that hollow log. And so it hap pened. It was scarcely a minute be fore Billy’s nose was poked In at the knot hole and Billy took one long sniff. “Ah. ha.” said Billy. “So this Is where you are. Come out like a gentleman and be eaten." Danny said nothing, but he began to shake as with the cold. It was the chill of fear. He was trapped. C. T. W. Burge**.—WNU Servic*. SIPHON bwwnhx 1 * ****-!> tei “To bo lucky at lovo," says Reno Ritzi, “means to hold a hotter hand of diamonds than to bo lucky at cards." WNU Servtc*. Crept to the Entrance and Peeped Out. Ing Fool and the Laughing Brook. He no longer needed to think of the Big Pickerel or of Snapper the Turtle. He had left Billy MUik and Reddy Fox way back by' the Smiling Pool, so he talt quite safe from them. Of course when he should reach the edge of the-Green Meadows and start across techls snug little home he would have to watch for Reddy or Old Granny Fox, but just now he felt quite safe and It was a very good feeling indeed. Being at last on the right side of the Laughing Brook, Danny felt that he had earned a rest, but having the wis dom of long experience he first looked for a place where he could rest In safety. Just a few fee( from the end of the log on which he crossed the Laughing Brook was another old log. At once Danny scampered over to It for he long ago learned that old logs are quite likely to he hollow and when they are they make the very finest re treats In all the Great World for timid little people who wish to keep out of sight. Just as he hoped, this old log was hollow and the only entrance was through an old knot hole barely big enough for Danny to squeeze through Making sure that no one else was there, Danny squeezed In and prompt ly forgot all his recent troubles and wgs happy, which fortunately is the way of the little people of the Green Forest and -the Green Meadows. In two minutes Danny was fast \ DoVOI 1 Know- it That the month of January was named after Janus, an early Roman divinity. It was added to the Roman calendar by Numa, 713 B. C., who made it the first month because Janus presided over- the beginning of all business. In 175? the legal year in England was ordered to be gin on January 1 instead of on March 25. iUESTION BOX t, ED WYNN, The Perfect Fool Dear Mr. Wynn: I have an uncle who swears from morning till night I never heardXsuch language- -as he uses. Where - world do you think he learned to swear like that? \ Sincerely, HELEN DAMM. Answer: My dear Miss Damm, If ^our uncle does what you claim for him I assure you he could not have learned it any place, It must have been a gift. Dear Mr. Wynn: ' I am a poor widow and have'a hard time makiqg both ends meet. ’ I now find out that 4 could make some extra HELPFUL HOME HINTS TF THE cork is too large for the bot- 1 tie In which you wish to use lr, roll it under a board to elongate It, after soaking It a few minutes in hot water. A handy device for holding the safety razor blade may now be found in the department stores. A tablespoon of vinegar added to tough meat or chicken will soften the fiber and make it less tough. Use it In the water when cooking. To make mint extract fill a bottle with the fresh mint and pack It In well: cover with alcohol and let stand for two weeks, then drain off and the extract la ready for flavoring and mint drinks. Use pure alcohol and It will be perfectly all right. When steel ornaments, buckles and buttons of cut steel become tarnished rub them with unslaked lime and leave them In It for a short time, when they will be beautifully cleaned. Suede shoes will be improved by rub bing them with fine emery paper. Cprn meal well moistened with gaso line will clean velvet hats, collars, and felt hats so that they will look fresh and new. Renew the corn meal after clearing and go over the article to be sure It has been well done. ' Save the bacon fat, pour water over It and allow It to settle. The fat will come to the top, the burnt particles sink Into the water. Skim off the fat and use It for all sorts of cooking. Nice f* r french fried potatoes, hash .browneu, or It may take the place of butter In gingerbreads and spice cakes. An Ink remover—Pour a tablespoon or two of turpentine into a saucer, add some powdered Soap, stir until dissolved, then bottle and keep for any such emergency as grease spots, or Ink on carpet or ruga. If applied at once before the Ink dries, the spots will come oat Rinse with warm water and mb dry. * wm money by taking in washing. I don’t know any people who send oat their wash, so please tell me the best way h with those kind of peo pie, will you? Yours truly, I. VOREESOPE. Answer: Just put an ad In the news papers to read as follows: IU POOR WIDOW NEEDS WASH mo*’ . * — . And, then give your address. Dear MK Wynn: I met a boy at a dance last night and I like ^ilm very much. During our con versa tlon,\ though, It seemed to, me as if he was bragging a bit. He said that his brother lived In'England and that hp sits before the king and queen every day and keeps his hat on. Do you believe that?- Sincerely, ROC A BIBABY. Answer: Sure I do. He Is their chauffeur. , • v —— Dear Mr. Wynn: I have Just started In college and am taking up a course In gardening and farming. I have been paying par ticular attention to the caterpillar and have discovered they always . climb trees and eat the leaves. Can you tell S AM Is an officer walking our beat No one could live on a quieter street If there were • riot, our Sammy would quiet The riot, dnd never disturb our repose. Each child on our street when he goes to sleep, knows He’s under a special policeman’s good care! Sammy is there! And many a child on our street when he prays Says: “Please God, bless Sam, ’cause he has to'sleep days!” / While children are sleeping, his witch he Is keeping, Anff sTpepTng ts hetter because we have Sam. - v The children sleep on If they hear a door slam. He takes all the grief that they might have to bear I Satfimy is there! Sometimes the dear children drift off Into dreams. And thinking of God, and of Sammy, It seems That some one who’s thinking of others, unwinking,* And thinking not once of himself, Is so fine He must have a lot in his heart that’s divine. / So the children sleep tight, and the whole night is fair! Sammy is there I Copyright—WNU Service. CAN BE ADAPTED y TO SUIT WEARER PATTERN 217S Double Duty Dress This tailored ensemble of navy and white pin-dotted sheer taffeta does double duty. The Jacket with Its white linen revers and big sleeves makes the costume an informal dinner dress or serves as a little wrap over the low-cut gown. me how to keep them from eating the leaves? Sincerely, CHU1S. ANN TENUM. Answer: Let them climb telegraph poles. f Dear Mr. Wynn: - _ Do you believe hanging a man will stop crimes? Truly yours, ALEC TROCUTION. Answer: I sure do. I have never heard of a man committing a crime after he was hanged. the AsHoclated Newspaper*. 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