8.  Toothache, Reliable Remedy for.—­“Chloroform, clove oil, alcohol, one half ounce of each.  Mix together and saturate a piece of cotton and place it in the tooth.  This is sure to give relief.”

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9.  Toothache, From Decayed Teeth.—­“If the tooth is decayed take a small piece of raw cotton, saturate with chloroform and place in cavity.”

Mothers’ tooth powders.—­1.  “The ashes of burnt branches of the common grape vine make a very superior tooth powder.  It will clean the blackest of teeth, if continued for a few mornings, to that of pure white.”

2.  Tooth Powder.—­“Precipitated chalk four ounces, powdered orris root eight ounces, powdered camphor one ounce; reduce camphor to fine powder moistening with very little alcohol, add other ingredients.  Mix thoroughly and sift through fine bolting cloth.”  Have used this with great success.

3.  Tooth Powder.—­“All tooth powders, or anything that has a grit will, with the friction of the brush, scour loose from the enamel of the teeth; and this is far superior to any of them in every respect.

Soap tree bark           1 pound
Turpentine               2 ounces
Powdered orris root      2 ounces
Alkanet root           1/2 ounce

Diluted alcohol, half water, sufficient to make the whole into one gallon.  Let it stand in an earthen jar to macerate for fourteen days; stir occasionally, then strain and filter through filtering paper.  The alcohol will have no injurious effect.  This is an excellent tooth remedy.”

4.—­Tooth Wash.—­“One teaspoonful of boracic acid in a pint of boiling water.

Tincture Myrrh           1/2 teaspoonful
Spirits of Camphor       1/2 teaspoonful
Essence of Peppermint    1/2 teaspoonful

Use in the water in which you brush your teeth.  Let boracic acid water cool, then add last three ingredients.”

5.  Tooth Powder.—­“Precipitated chalk four ounces, pulverized sugar two ounces, powdered myrrh one ounce, pulverized orris root one ounce.  Mix and sift through fine bolting cloth.  This is fine.”

6.  Tooth Powder, Commonly Used.—­

“Precipitated Chalk     12 drams
Rose Pink                2 drams
Carbonate of Magnesia    1 dram
Oil of Rose              5 drops

Mix all well together and after using it you will find the following mouth-wash fine for rinsing out the mouth.”

Antiseptic Mouth Wash.—­

“Boric Acid    10 grains
Resorcin        4 grains
Salol            2 grains
Thymol         1/2 dram
Glycerin       1/2 dram
Pure water       1 ounce

This sweetens and cleanses the mouth.”

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7.  Tooth Powder, Simple and Unsurpassed.—­

Cream of Tartar, powdered   3 ounces
Cochineal                   1 dram
Alum, powdered              4 drams
Myrrh                       1 dram
Cinnamon                    1 ounce
Sugar                       1 ounce

Mix and pass through a sieve.  This is a preparation that has no superior for cleaning, preserving and whitening the teeth.