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33^ ALiquidfor ckanjlng the Teeth, 



Take Lemon Juice, two ounces. Burnt 

 Alum and Salt, of each fix grains ; boil 

 them together about a minute in a glazed 

 pipkin, and then ilrain through a linen 

 cloth. The method of application is to 

 wrap a bit of clean rag round the end of a 

 flick, dipping it in the Liquid, and rub it 

 gently againft the teeth. You mud be care- 

 ful not to have too much of the Liquid on 

 the rag, for fear it fhould excoriate the 

 gums or infide of the mouth. This ap- 

 plication ought not to be ufed above once 

 every two or three months. 



34. y^fure prefervative from the Tooth Ache^ 

 and Dejluxlons on the Gums or Teeth. 



After having wafhed your mouth with 

 water, as cleanlinefs and indeed health re- 

 quires, you Hiould every morning rince the 



mouth 



