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WHAT BECOMES OF OUR FOOD. 
Human Teeth. 
1. “Here are some 
pictures for you to 
see, May,” said Miss 
Brooks. “ They 
will help 'you to 
understand how 
we digest our food. 
First, here is a pic- 
ture of your teeth, 
and another of your 
mouth, with the food-pipe down which the food 
passes to the stomach 
after it has been moist- 
ened and chewed in the 
mouth. 
2. “If you chew some 
corn or other starch food, 
you will notice that after 
a little time it tastes 
rather sweet. That is 
because most of the 
starch has been changed 
into sugar, by the saliva 
of the mouth mixing 
with it.” 
3 . 
May. 
Oh. 
t” 
I 
yes! said 
remember 
Section showing Mouth and Nasal 
Cavities, Gullet, Windpipe, <fcc. 
t, Tongue ; ph, pharynx ; ep, epiglottis ; 
g, gullet ; w, windpipe. 
