. The Dental cosmos. [Translation.] This Tooth-blackening Paste beautifies theteeth. Its jet black effect is like the colorof the crow when it is wet; hence its name—WET CROW. Easy to manipulate—stainsquickly—does not wash off. It drives awaythe feverish condition in the mouth ; tight-ens loose teeth. Nothing can surpass thispowder in keeping the oral cavity in hy-gienic condition. Therefore, ladies and gen-tlemen, use this powder, and you will havebeautiful teeth all your life, the old willbe like the young maiden. Hence this isthe best powder that has ever been discov-ered. Directions: With
. The Dental cosmos. [Translation.] This Tooth-blackening Paste beautifies theteeth. Its jet black effect is like the colorof the crow when it is wet; hence its name—WET CROW. Easy to manipulate—stainsquickly—does not wash off. It drives awaythe feverish condition in the mouth ; tight-ens loose teeth. Nothing can surpass thispowder in keeping the oral cavity in hy-gienic condition. Therefore, ladies and gen-tlemen, use this powder, and you will havebeautiful teeth all your life, the old willbe like the young maiden. Hence this isthe best powder that has ever been discov-ered. Directions: With metal or wire brush apply iton the teeth a little at a-time. Price: One package, 1 cent: large package, 2cents: package containing six small pack-ages, 5 cents. ing paste, and purchased in Yokohama,Japan, in 1892, by Mr. E. Russell Jones ofPhiladelphia, who also kindly furnished thetranslation given below of the Japanese in-scriptions. Fig. Stores : Main Store—Shimizu Machi, corner ofItayabashi. Osaka. Branch—Nippon bashiKu, 15 Hisamatsu Machi, Tokyo. Notice ! Dear Sirs,—By your kind patronage our storeranks first in the popular estimation, andour agents are represented in every part ofthe country. We beg of you to purchase itat your first opportunity. New Discovert.—Convenient [or handy] toothpaint, WET CROW [name of the paint]. (Patented trade-mark.) Osaka : Shimizu Machi [street], Itayabashi[main store], Masuda Dai Ichi-do. HINTS, QUERIES, AND COMMENTS. 639 The Japanese custom of blackening theteeth or making prosthetic pieces bearingartificial black teeth has frequently beenmentioned. Regarding the scope and signi-ficance of this custom, Dr. L. Ottofy, in anarticle on Dentistry in Japan published inthe Dental Review, Chicago, September 15,1899, p. 714, says: The practice of blacken-ing the teeth as a symbol of the marital state,on the part of the women, is becomingobsolete, yet a number still continue theprac
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