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Star (Christchurch), Issue 10753, 26 April 1913, Page 4

THE CURE CORNER. FIRST TEETH. Every mother desires that hor children should have beautiful teeth, and in a great measure it lies in her power to ensure this. Wrong feeding, want of cleaning, want- of medical attention, and, above all, lack of hard things to bite, will often cause bad teeth. A healthy baby, who is fed with food that will build up his bones as well as nourish all his organs, will develop as a rule a good set of first teeth. As soon as a child is old enough to do so, it is a good thing to let him suck a crust of wholemeal bread. This will help him to strengthen his teeth. It is better to let the first teeth drop out of their own accord. They should never be pulled out unless they are really loose, or the jaw may shrink, then there may not be sufficient room for the second set, which will then bo cramped for want of space, and probably overlap. It is a bad thing to give children sweets at night: they induce decay. Children should be taught to wash their teeth after every meal with a softbrush and plain water. ( There are many causes which may j bring about irregularities of the teeth. ! such" as a blow oji the mouth, the p; j sence of extra teeth ; the habit of suck- ! ing the thumb, tongue or lip during I childhood, a too early extraction of tha j first teeth. Children with enlarged tonsils are liable to irregular teeth owing to breathing with the mouth open. Proj trusion of the front teeth of the upper | jaw often arises from the habit of thumb j sucking. A protrusion of the lower jaw : may come about from sucking the first I and second fingers, the weight of the I hand and arm gradually forcing the ' teeth out of position. Children should I never be allowed to retain the bottle f alter finishing the food, or be supplied i with a tent, or allowed t-o suck the j thumb or fingers, in order to keep them • quiet. These lia-bits will, in all probability. result in of the jaws, j and the consequent crowding, overlapj ping or protruding of the teeth, which ! wilT cause great discomfort throughout I life. It is much easier to avoid decided j irregularities of the teeth by attention ' at the proper time than to correct tnem at » later period. Therefore, if it_ is ' voessnrr to make a chance of position Inf one or mor n teeth, it is better to (lo ;it in rliildlionct, nfl n few v^ai ? latoi i it would b» difficult and uncertain. ; STIMULANTS. | The usn or disuse of alcohol has been ■ a ved question for ninny years. Al- : ;v>hcu is the result of a chemical action which takes place in the juice of grapes ; when exposed to the air at a certain «.• •iiirerfti.ilre. It appears more or less iu all intoxicating beverages; for ln- : r-' ni"~e. a'cu and' h:g?r beer contain 5 ahouv'i ner con*. Wines, such as 1 sl.crrv. port. Madeira, contain about. • rer c:it-. r.hibi brandy, wln-ky. ruin . and ein contain about >.'o per cent. Ao soon ss sleoiiol is swallowed it' hs"> an : jr.ilner.eii upon every t-'ssue and organ of body ; it seivis an increased now of blood to the brain, which vvrvs the j nervous =:y--- , .o'u. bur this stnuular.on is always followed V.y a reaction of _ ex- • hausiion and gradual depression. Wiien ,' iiiken in large Mti.intitie* it brings about- a cr.nt'uMon of idea-"- and a loss of control. It ovcnr.xe-; t!i-> h'-ari. cause-, an expansicn of the vo-.-els winch j brings about flushing «:l" the fac-. 'I ln-= I redness generally becomes peium: 1 .- :it