Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 274, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 November 1913 — GERMS CARRIED BY TONGUE [ARTICLE]

GERMS CARRIED BY TONGUE

One of the Most Frequent Causes of . Bad Teeth Is Not Generally Understood/ * How many, or rather how. few women know that the tongue carries disease germs to the teeth. Foreign particles frequently adhere to the rough or upper side of the tongue, and beside it is often coated with w,hat la failed “dental fur.” This fur is a yellowish white substance and is found on the teeth and tongup of every one who does, not clean his or her teeth and moutn at least twice a day. This deposit usually forms so quickly that even the most fastidious have sometimes to be careful lest it settle on the. teeth. If Jhe teeth* cannot be brushed frequently during the day, then it is advisable to brush them the first thing in the morning and the last thing before retiring at night. These two acts alone, if the teeth and mouth and tongue are properly cleansed, will do much toward preserving the teeth. So many women brush the teeth in a hap-hazard fashion. They brush vigorously enough, but they are not particular enough to see that the brushing is carried on properly. The brush iB wet and then sprinkled with powder, the teeth get a quick brushing on the outer surface, very little attention given to the inside, and usually , the brushing consists of the crosswise stroke. • Of course this Is a little better than nothing, as it removes surface accumulations, and not always that.