DISEASES OF CHILDREN. | Q87 
cannot be stopped, have them drawn.* The green colour which 
appears on the front teeth of some people, is caused by an over 
secretion of two glands, situated at the junction of the upper 
front gum and inner lip. To remove this is not an easy 
matter; but perseverance will do it in this way: Get a small 
piece of wood, shaped at the end after the fashion of a front 
tooth, cover it with a bit of cloth, dip it in bicarbonate of soda 
(baking soda), rub with this every nignt and morning for. 
about five minutes, dipping and rubbing, and you will soon 
remove this disagreeable colour. As a dentifrice, we would 
give the following mixture, which we are certain will not 
disappoint you :— 
Tincture-of Myth... ics sasseceesecese Cte OUnCEl 
poap Liniment ...eccccsscscvesesses, Half ounce. 
Oil of Wintergreen ...........++.2++. Twenty drops. 
Spirit of Roses ..... the ha Pa na eae o, SOTEC. Lee ne 
Mix and use with the brush, or, if a powder is preferred, take— 
Blood Root, in powder ......... »eeeees Half ounce. 
Orris Root, in powder .........+e00ss Half ounce. 
Soap Root, in powder ................ Half ounce. 
Precipitated Chalk .........seeeeee0008 Half ounce. 
<, Sistort Root in.powderiessicssiseesceses ONS CUHLe. 
Otto of Roses .....0ecees seceseeseeees 891010 drops 
Pass through a sieve, and use as above. 
CROUP 
Is a disease which often proves fatal in a few hours, if not 
properly treated. Numbers of children are annually carried off 
by it, and yet itis by no means difficult to cure, if taken in 
time. It is most prevalent in cold wet seasons, and in low 
marshy districts; and is brought on by cold or obstructed 
perspiration, and generally begins in the night. Damp houses, 
wet feet and clothes are some of its most prevalent causes. It 
* Some mothers regard this as barbarous advice, but we ask, is it 
humane to have the child tormented, and the whole family worried, on this 
account P If the permanent set of teeth are not coming in regularly, or 
are superfluous, get a dentist to correct them. 
