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indigestible foods, especially candies or other sweets, 

 should not be eaten much by those who wish to have 

 good teeth. 



Like all other parts of the body, our teeth, to be 

 healthy, must have good circulation of the blood. 

 Active exercise helps their circulation just as it does 

 that of any other organ of the body. This is an 

 excellent reason for thorough mastication, as well as 

 for eating foods that require a great deal of chewing. 

 An adult who lives largely on soft foods is likely to 

 have poor teeth from lack of proper exercise, if for 

 no other reason. It is a mistake to cut up food in 

 very small pieces for a child after its teeth are able to 

 do their work properly, and the little one can be made 

 to understand that he must chew food thoroughly 

 before it is swallowed. Parents sometimes neglect to 

 give any instruction to children who are beginning to 

 eat solid food, and themselves set the example of too 

 rapid eating. Some even reprove young members of 

 the family who have the habit of eating slowly. 



How fortunate are little folks whose parents insist 

 on thorough mastication of food from the beginning ! 

 Habits formed early are likely to remain through life. 

 Proper exercise will result in healthier teeth and great 

 benefit to the digestive organs. The habit of over- 

 eating will not be formed, because, if food is thoroughly 

 chewed, the sense of taste is satisfied when enough has 

 been taken to supply the real building and fuel needs 

 of the tissues. Another good point to know is that 



