If a child is not in good health, it cannot keep up with its studies in school. It is more likely to contract any contagious disease, and it has not the proper chance to grow into a robust, healthy adult.
If the child's teeth are decayed, it should be taken to a dentist at once.
The teeth should be brushed after each meal, using a tooth brush and tooth powder.
The following tooth powder is recommended:
- 2 oz. powdered precipitated chalk.
- ½ oz. powdered Castile soap,
- 1 dram powdered orris root.
- Thoroughly mix.
This prescription can be filled by any druggist at a cost not to exceed fifteen cents.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
CITY OF NEW YORK
Instructions to Parents Regarding the Care of the Nose
The physical examination of school children shows that in many instances they breathe through the mouth because they cannot breathe properly or sufficiently through the nose.
This may be due to bad habits in regard to keeping the nose clean, or, in a majority of instances, to a growth which is known as "adenoids" and which stops up the back of the nose. In either case, the air is not breathed through the nose, and the child becomes what is known as a "mouth breather."