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Vitality Supreme
·
Bernarr Macfadden
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CHAPTER
XI:
Preserving
the
Teeth
Health
to
a
large
extent
depends
upon
the
teeth.
Food
can
not
be
properly
masticated
without
sound
molars.
The
modern
tendency
of
teeth
to
decay
early
in
life
clearly
proves
that
something
is
wrong
with
our
dietetic
or
chewing
habits.
Like
any
other
part
of
the
body,
the
teeth
must
be
exercised
in
order
to
be
properly
preserved.
Our
foods
are
so
frequently
macerated
to
a
fine
consistency
and
they
are
so
often
cooked
to
a
mush
before
they
are
eaten,
that
the
teeth
have
little
to
do.
They
decay
and
become
soft
or
brittle
because
of
lack
of
use.
It
is
necessary
to
give
the
teeth
a
reasonable
amount
of
regular
use.
Cultivate
the
habit
of
eating
zwieback,
hard
crackers
or
other
hard
food
substances
that
require
real
vigorous
chewing.
If
this
is
difficult,
then
make
a
habit
of
exercising
the
teeth
in
some
way.
The
idea
suggested
in
the
illustrations
accompanying
this
chapter
will
be
found
of
value,
though
any
method
can
be
recommended
that
serves
the
same
purpose.
Do
not,
however,
depend
upon
the
chewing
of
gum
for
hours
each
day
as
a
means
of
exercising
the
teeth.
Chewing
a
hard
gum
for
a
few
minutes
after
a
meal
might
be
of
advantage,
but
continual
gum-
chewing
wastes
and
weakens
the
digestive
elements
of
the
saliva.
In
other
words,
if
you
sit
down
to
a
meal
after
chewing
gum
for
two
or
three
hours,
the
saliva
that
you
mix
with
your
food
will
not
have
the
normal
digestive
elements.
One
might
say
that
the
"strength"
of
the
saliva
has
been
lost
while
chewing
gum.
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