th like Ned's, do we not? When we
are little we must take care of the teeth, and if they begin to decay we
must have them filled or treated by the dentist. Let us look at our
teeth and see who has the prettiest and the best ones. Has every one a
toothbrush? We must each have one. We must brush our teeth every day and
rinse them with pure clean water. This will wash out all the germs that
would soon injure our teeth if they were left in the mouth.

If we will care for our teeth when we are young we will not need to have
false teeth when we are old.

QUESTIONS

1. What are our mouths like? Why like a mill?

2. What is there in the mouth that corresponds to
the rocks in the mill?

3. Is there a little baby in your home? Has it any
teeth? Can you tell me why? Yes, that is right.
Teeth are given us to chew food with. The little
baby does not eat any hard or solid food, and
therefore he does not need any teeth yet. When he
is a little older pretty white teeth will be given
him. By the time he is four or five years old he
will have twenty of these little baby teeth. But
he cannot keep the first teeth long. They would be
too little and weak to do him much good when he
gets to be a big boy.

4. Did you ever notice the twig of a tree just
after the leaves had fallen? What did you find on
the stem where the old leaf had grown? That is
right, a tiny new leaf was pushing its way out.
And that is just what happens to the teeth. When a
boy or girl gets to be about eight or ten years
old, a set of new teeth begins to grow down in the
gums under the baby teeth. As these new teeth grow
longer they push up the baby teeth, and cause them
to get loose and fall out. When the new teeth
appear they are strong and hard, that they may
last a long time, if taken care of as Uncle Ned
did his.

5. How many things do we know that we may do to
make our teeth last a long time?

A CHILD'S CALENDAR

"January first is cold,
February winds are bold,
March runs whistling round the hill,
April laughs and cries at will.

Lovely are the woods in May,
Happy June is our time to play;