HOW TO KEEP
WELL
DR. FREDERICK R. GREEN
Editor of "HEALTH"
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HOW TOOTHBRUSHES
ARE MADE
OQOTHBRU SHES are by no means
T: recent invention, Primitive peo-
ples either in past centuries or in pres-
ent-day remote regions, did not have
bristle brushes as we have today, but
they did keep their teeth clean.
Strangely enough, the brushes used
by early races are practically lke
those used today In the South seas
and among Central African tribes. A
piece of soft wood slightly larger than
a lead pencil is either beaten or
chewed, until it is soft and the long
wood fibers are separated, forming a
brush on the end of the stick. This
rubbed up and down, instead of
across the teeth as our modern tooth-
brushes are used, so that the fibers
®o In between the teeth, polishing the
teeth and also cleaning out particles
of food which lodge in the spaces be-
tween the teeth, In Central America
and South America, a plece of sugar
cane Is chewed until the cane is soft
and the teeth are cleaned with this
In some other tropical countries, a
small piece of bamboo is used.
There are several advantages about
this stick toothbrush. One is that,
after one has been used, It can be
thrown away. Here the savage has
an advantage over the civilized man
who gets his toothbrush at a drug
or department store. He can
have as many toothbrushes as he
wants and he not have to pay
anything for them. A stick tooth-
brush Is really more effective for
cleaning teeth than our modern form,
as dentists are finding out. They are
now advising their patrons to brush
their teeth an down and special
toothbrushes being made for the
purpose,
Modern toothbrushes,
American Exporter, are made of anl-
mal bristles. These are usually hog
bristles, the best grades of which
come from the colder parts of Siberia
and China, where wild hogs abound,
which live out In the woods all the
year round. Evidently, the colder the
climate, the stronger, longer and
stiffer bristles the hogs must have to
protect them from the cold.
These bristles are shipped to
this Arrar in “bunches,”
according length. They are
sorted by color Handles of
brushes used made entirel f
nurely of
hone hey made of a cellu-
is
store
does
up
are
says the
hog
country ged
to also
tooth-
be
are now
lold compound.
They are made In many sizes and
shapes of handles, straight and curved,
large and small. Many dentists have
specially shaped brushes made for
their patients. After all, any brush ls
good if it is used often, thoroughly
and intelligently.
POTATO BUG POISON FOR
MOSQUITOES
VER since it was proven that ma-
laria was carried solely by mos
quitoes, every effort has been made
to find an easy, cheap and sure way
«f killing mosquitoes. After the mos-
quitoes have hatched out, it is prac-
tically Impossible to kill them. Mos-
quito nets and window and door
screens will keep them out of houses
and away from beds. But no screens
are absolutely mosquito proof and
screens and nets do not protect those
who are out doors at night.
While the mosquito on the wing
cannot be killed, the larva or “wig-
glers” can be killed while they are
living in water or the breeding places
can be destroyed by draining the pools
or oiling the water. But both these
methods are difficult and expensive.
Scientists have long been hunting
for some kind of poison by which the
mosquito larva can be killed easily
and cheaply. In the last report of
the Rockefeller Foundation, Dr.
George E. Vincent, the president, an-
uounces that the Unplited States publk
health service has found that ordinal
paris green, used for years by farm
ers and gardeners to polson potat
bugs, Is just as effective In killing
mosquitoes. This promises to be 3
more effective way of contrdlling mus
laria than anything heretofore tried.
Experience proves, says the report
that large groups of people will no
take quinine long enough to get rid of
malaria. As soon as the sick persor
feels better, he stops taking quinine
Several ways of controlling mosqul
toes have been tried. Drainage on a
large scale, ditching to drain small
tracts, planting minnows in ponds,
lakes and streams to eat up the larvae,
spraying creosote or crude oll on the
water to suffocate the wigglers are
all good but expensive,
The public health service has found
that a mixture of 99 parts of ordinary
road dust and 1 part of paris green,
sprinkled on the water, will kill the
larva but do no harm to the fish or
live stock. The government has tried
scattering this powder over large
areas from airplanes. It is not neces
sary to remove the vegetation fron
the water or to drain the area to be
powdered,
will make 100 pounds of powder,
airplane flies
region,
it goes,
and kills the wigglers.
Everyone expected wonderful
sults from flying machines.
ever dreamed that they would be used |
to kill mosquitoes,
low over the swampy
slowly scattering the dust as
Seasoned Drivers Fail to
Make Allowance for
Faults of Novice.
As an
vestigations
recent In-
accident causes In
which It shown that collisions
often result from the Inability of sea.
soned drivers to make allowances for
the shortcomings of beginners, the ae-
cident prevention department of the
Chicago Motor club has
motorists some suggestions as to safe
result of several
Into
Wits
derstanding between drivers,
Special Recommendations,
portance are as follows
“Whenever a driver seems to be
usurping the right of way at an In-
tersection when he 18 not entitled to
do so it
inexperienced and not
respectful of law and
many motorists seek to
a lesson’ at the wrong time,
Inevitable result an accldent,
“The proper time to teach the new
driver the rules of the
fore he has to apply them.
perienced lends the be
ginner that the
way to learn to drive Is to enter heavy
traffic and ‘sink
couraging
order,
is
game {8 be
The ex-
driver who
belleving
is
into
or swim’ Is only en-
Ness
Willfully Reckless Driver,
“The wilifully
chunge his mind
and avold trouble
drives well
avoid it, but
reckless
at the
simply
Know
inexperienced
last
because }
enough to how
the
has such advantage.
be about 1.000.000
¥
year if
no
“There
drivers this
tinue at the
operation of the
to
improvement
new
11
Wiki
Con.
sales
Although
Car
present rate,
car is
easier 1
of the
raffic conditions are more complicates
than at any time in the hi of the
automobile and knowledge of rules of
¢
acquire by reason
in con
1
story
driving and e«
more important
He
“3!
condi
has never been
view of
rtesy
In
the ex
present
fons
afford to m
for willful
cannot ixtuke ordir
' "
experience recklessness
Proper Tire Equipment
for the Vacation Trip
ist
without prog
likely to fi t he
The
lon trip
motor who starts on a va
cnt wer tire equip
hi
ment Is Ins
been penny wise
Nothin
of i
pairing
anything but
1
»
£ so quickly ruins
trouble. Re
broiling sun is
vacation trip as tire
out in a
fun, and,
which many times up-
and definite plans
purchase
mountain or canyon
he usually finds that freight
tra profit have been tacked
that the price is extremely high.
By ecarrying two or three
tires, depending, of course, upon
length of the trip, the vacationist is
prepared in of punctures or
blowouts to quickly change and pro-
coed his way. The safest
of all Is to put the new tires on
wheels and use the tires
spares. There
of puncture in a fresh casing
than there is in a thin, worn tire.
tires
besides this,
it causes delay
sets schedules
If a
at some
motorist has to
resort
ex
80
r 1
ang
on,
the
CRAse
on Course
the
old
new
Tube Vulcanizing
It often that in wvulcaniz-
Ing a tube, particularly in the open
alr, the rubber Is burned
be obviated by making a collar about
four Inches high to fit around
ulcanizer, using several thicknesses
ordinary wire mosquito netting,
fastened together with a couple
rivets of wire run through. This
thould be placed over the vuleanizer
Just before lighting the gasoline.
happens
of
Constant Driving Will
“r
far
don't believe 1
in a day,”
Ist, contemplating a
“I'm not in trim.”
And yet this same
expect his car to take him any dis
tance any time regardless of whether
it Is In trim,
The car that 1s going day and night
always is ready for the long trip, or
the hard trip, because it has to be In
good condition to stand the dally
grind. The car that is never really
ready is the one that stands In the
garage all week, It may have a wa-
ter leak, or Its carburetor may not be
| adjusted for the change in the weath-
er. Cars are like thelr drivers In a
| great many respects, and the matter
of being In trim Is one of them. Ex
| ercise Is vitally essential to good serv-
ice from a car.
This is clearly demonstrated when
a car has been In storage for a long
period. Everything is stiff when the
car starts. Things do not work at
their best. Tires are low, springs are
rusty, even the stale gas in the tank
makes the engine loggy. The car
that Is In trim never acts this way.
It Is always ready, always capable
of meeting the demands,
can drive that
says the typleal motor.
300-mile
Handy Automobile Tool
When one Is in the country and dis
covers that the radiator to be
with water, but Is handicapped
not having a pall or slm re
the rubber floor mat will be
has
illed
iar
ceptacle,
CAR MAY
Handy Emergency Fliler,
serviceable
in the
edges
quite
it, as shown
ing the
Can «
throug
A. Mo
Mechani
Phoenix,
Magazine
Proper Control of Horn
The inexperie r
type of motorist thinks the onl
the horn is fr Is to play
ing concert In
Horn ine
proper use can prevent
Excessive use of the horn indicates
a novice driver, but its proper use
shows the veteran. The novice relies
upon his horn keep others out of
danger. The eran upon his
control of the « plows down
i for crossing streets. He
doesn’t and force them
to to rely
maker because in nine
he is ou
need “Sunday dri
ver-end
inns
ita
& ne
the ears of pedestr!
art and
accidents
control is a f
to
relies
He
the
vet
ar,
people
toot his horn
Jump. The
upon his nolse
cases out
brakes,
Watch the novice as he approaches
a corner. He doesn’t slow fig-
| uring another car may be coming at
rate of 20 feet a second. No, no
nothing ike that. He starts
“squawking” 25 feet from the cor
| ner depending upon his noise to get
| him through. The veteran driver
{| slows down and uses the hern less In
| all Instances.
A really good driver can do with.
out a horn in most instances. The
| novice seems to feel he could do bet-
| ter with a steam calllope.
novice has
of ten tdriving his
down,
the
tn annual gasoline consumption.
much gasoline a year as the average
passenger ear,
71,
lons,
The rapid expansion of bus lines
is expected to show a greater Increase
P Daddys
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Fairy Tale
oY MARY GRAHAM BONNER
sms COPYRGRT BY WELTAEN MEW APE LAI amma
BEAR CHATS
“Of course,” sald Mr.
to live In the
—
woods,"
“rt "
sald
bears
COUrse,
the other
“We've
heard
you tell
KO Ini
wny
of
ful days,
“iY o
heard
adventures
narrow
of all
thrilling,
things.”
“I ike the 200,"
Mr.
the
1 are
But
SEN
stories
those wonder
have
tell of
and
CRCUDES,
of
exciting
you
sorts
continued
“and
and
lear,
keeper
friends
re dte,
Brent
Trying to Cool
Herself,
one thing
BOON RO
1 1 "
understand It
that?”
me, 1 don't
“What Is
bears,
*The winter
d Mr. Bear,
Ing Just the same as usual
asked
has
“and we
Come
snl have been
“If we had been free we wot
been filling up our
ries and all
we wouldn't have
thing untill the
“We would have
winter if
here in the
“Now
just the
of the zoo
“In or out of the
But we do dif
tummle
of goodies
wante
sorts
enriy sp wing
gone to
the we had heen
roo, of course, we could
the
prajrie dogs went
ary 0 pF y
same as though the
allowed
while
keeper sees
whe
herself up
Erowie
the keeper had given tu
all think
Gracious,
It Is hot
than ever,
summer
“Now, I see you walking al
take out your handkerchief
you mop your forchead
yourselves You go in
swimming whenever you
eat ice cream
“1 have no §
things which you
member,
daddies
ber it,
“Remember that
furs away for
put away your
you've taken out summer ones
“You wear short sleeves,
don't wear stocking
“You
and it
I think
though
you
children.
and your
ton,
you've all pu
: that ¥
thes
the summer
winter cl«
yon
They have no summer o
“They do
clothes, They can’
“And what is me
you not only bundle
in houses which
not store away thelr
t
we, in the winter
up, but you
are warm
and never go swims
enked anything
“But the polar bears do
er is too cold for them. In
they love lce, too.
So ean you imag-
ine what it is to
{ them In the sum-
mer, when they
can't put on cool
things and when
they aren't nearly
| 30 used to the hent
as you are? No
they aren't used
ito It, for the
home of the polar
bears Is far up
i North, where
there are icebergs
| and where the
| weather is never
{of the kind that
| makes people fan
| themselves,
“So don't complain of the heat too
much, for there are others who feel
it more than you. Ah, there Is some
one who knows It." added Mrs. Polar
Bear, as the keeper put another huge
chunk of ice in her yard-—something
which he did many times these hot
days.
you
ke
NO
the winter
me wilt or
weath
“Often You Don't
Wear Stockings.”
Like a Farthing
Why is the North pole like an quar.
ter of a penny?
Becnuse It Is a farthing.
»
Cautious Youth
A rather stout
ficulties under his car when he
out and saw a boy
“What are
i Wis
boy. “And if"
“And If what?”
“And if 1
laugh.”
ving aif
looked
fence,
man was ha
sitting on the
he
there? hb
i" 1 + " " i
atchin',” replied
asked
the
you doing
just w
could run faster, I'd
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The
in the ind
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logical
rtance of electrical
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a capacity of 23,838.00)
ever
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nation is
Reo
that
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high est shown
Or None
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one ihe
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1
si
lot at All
’
Putting It bluntly
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