The New Spirit . th is to be permanent, time will be required for its with this might be mentioned the tooth brush. An exceedingly stiff brush shouldnot be used. It irritates the gums. It should be concave in shape in order to removeparticles from the crevices of the teeth. The child should be taught to brush perpen-dicularly. At least twice per year the child should be taken to the dentist and have histeeth examined and thoroughly cleaned. This will cost but little and will save is better to pay a small sum now, accompanied witn but little pain, than to pay a largedenta
The New Spirit . th is to be permanent, time will be required for its with this might be mentioned the tooth brush. An exceedingly stiff brush shouldnot be used. It irritates the gums. It should be concave in shape in order to removeparticles from the crevices of the teeth. The child should be taught to brush perpen-dicularly. At least twice per year the child should be taken to the dentist and have histeeth examined and thoroughly cleaned. This will cost but little and will save is better to pay a small sum now, accompanied witn but little pain, than to pay a largedental bill—later accompanied with keen pain. Some simple preparation would be help-ful if it is used properly and contains no narcotic. In conclusion, it might be said that a great work in educating the public in oralhygiene has already been done and that we are getting better results every day. Thework must be done in the schools; and, if the teachers do not co-operate, the blame willbe on them. GEO. H. THATCH. 44. ALBERTA UNGER Holmes County ©lie All Sttmi? I|raltl? ©fftor IP Y E W people realize what it means, financially aswell as physically, to be sick. Many millionsof dollars are expended annually for medicineby the people of the United States, eighty per centof which is spent without the advice of a best way to correct this economic loss and raisethe efficiency of the American people is to have per-sons employed whose sole duty it shall be to informthe people along the lines of hygiene and weakest phase of the health organizationof Mississippi is the lack of interest on the part of thepublic in the position of the County Health Officerand the small salary he receives. Under the presentsystem of county health departments of this andother States, the services of trained men can not beprocured, for those who are efficient cannot afford togive their time for the amount a County Health Officer receives. Until the office is madeworth while, and the
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