Watch the Luster 



Come Back to Your Teeth 



All Statements Approved by High Dental Authorities 



The Cloud is Due to Film 



When pearly teeth grow dingy they are 

 coated with a film. 



There is on all teeth a slimy film, ever- 

 present, ever-forming. It clings to teeth, 

 gets between the teeth and stays. 



Brushing in the usual way does not end 

 this film. That is why so many teeth dis- 

 color and decay. Most tooth troubles are 

 now traced to film. 



That film is what discolors — not the 

 teeth. It is the basis of tartar. It holds 

 food substance which ferments and forms 

 acid. It holds the acid in contact with the 

 teeth to cause decay. 



Millions of germs breed in it. They, with 

 tartar, are the chief cause of pyorrhea. 



Now We Combat It 



Dental science, after years of searching, 

 has found a way to combat this film. Able 

 authorities have proved this by many care- 



ful tests. Leading dentists all over America 

 are now urging its adoption. 



For home use the method is embodied in 

 a dentifrice called Pepsodent. And all who 

 ask are sent a ten-day test to show them 

 what it does. 



Based on Pepsin 



Pepsodent is based on pepsin, the digestant of 

 albumin. The film is albuminous matter. The ob- 

 ject of Pepsodent is to dissolve it, then to constantly 

 combat it. 



A recent discovery makes this method possible. 

 Pepsin must be activated, and the usual agent is an 

 acid harmful to the teeth. But science has now found 

 a harmless activating method. Now active pepsin can 

 be constantly applied. 



Pepsodent is now doing for millions of teeth what 

 nothing else has done. We urge you to see what it 

 does for your teeth. Compare it with the old-time 

 methods and judge the results for yourself. 



The test is free. Make it for your sake and your 

 children's sake. Cut out the coupon now. 



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Better Than Bananas 



TUCKED away in an inconspicuous 

 corner of the muskmelon section of a 

 seed catalogue was the first description of the 

 Banana Muskmelon that I had ever seen. 

 It looked good to me, and as I have an un- 

 failing propensity for trying out novelties, 

 the fact that the melon was something new 

 to me was an added reason for my ordering a 

 package of the seed. 



That was four years ago. Since then I 

 have had no place in my garden for any 

 other muskmelons or cantaloupes. 



It would seem that in the Banana is found 

 all that is good and desirable in muskmelons, 

 and so far as I have been able to discover, 

 its undesirable qualities are nil. The plants 

 are thrifty and heavy-bearing and seem to 

 be practically free from disease and insect 

 injury. The vines do not run excessively 

 but, being much branched, cover thoroughly 

 the relatively small area of ground that 

 they occupy. A fairly rich loam is best for 

 this variety and I have found that it does 

 very well on soil that is slightly moister 

 than the usual garden soil. If the best growth 

 and the most melons are desired, the plants 

 must never be allowed to want for water. 

 The melons themselves should not be picked 

 until almost fully ripe and then only in the 

 morning before the heat of the day. 



"Composite muskmelon perfection" is as 

 good a way as any of describing the Banana 

 Muskmelon. In shape it ranges from that of 

 the "big stick" to that of a real banana with 

 the latter form the more common. The 

 melons average about eighteen inches in 

 length and about four inches in diameter and 

 weigh from four to ten pounds each. The 

 cavity is small, the seeds are few in number, 

 and the flesh is thick, firm and melting. 

 The taste and flavor, however, are the fea- 

 tures that possess the greatest appeal. The 

 flavor is exquisite and the taste delicious. 

 I may seem over-enthusiastic but if I could 

 share with you some morning a half of one 

 of these wonderful melons, fresh from the 

 garden and with the dew still on it, you would 

 agree that my enthusiasm was more than 

 justified. Real bananas have no attraction 

 for me when I can obtain the muskmelon 

 bearing the same name. 



Then there is the financial side of growing 

 the Banana melon if you are gardening for 

 profit. A hill covering an area about eight 

 feet square produces from the four plants 

 twelve to twenty good melons. As to the 

 price that the melons bring — it is rather 

 difficult for us to keep enough melons for our 

 own table because of the eagerness of others 

 to take them off of our hands at prices rang- 

 ing from forty to seventy-five cents each. 



If you have a "hankering" to raise in your 

 own garden muskmelons that have a size, 

 quality and flavor not found in those bought 

 at stores, suppose you just try the Banana. 

 R. E. Allen, West Virginia. 



[This is the type of melon offered by 

 many seedsmen as Honey Dew or Honey — 

 Editor.) 



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