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Charcoal Tooth Paste
Take of chlorate of potassa in very fine powder, 1 drachm; finely powdered charcoal, 2 ounces; honey (best raw, cold), 1½ ounces; sufficient mint water to flavor; form a paste as before.
A rather unchemical mixture, esteemed, particularly by smokers, for deodorising the teeth and breath. 1317. To Prepare Charcoal as a Dentifrice. To prepare charcoal of the highest quality, as a dentifrice, requires considerable skill and care. The substance, whether wood or nut, should not be in larger than one inch pieces; the carbonization should be effected in covered crucibles, at a low red heat-in no case exceeding a dull cherry red, and the whole should be cooled out of contact with the air. On opening the crucible, only those pieces should be selected for use which are properly and nutmegs, each 1 drachm. Use honey enough to form a paste. 1322. Dr. King's Tooth Paste. Prepared chalk (see No. 1292), 1 part; powdered Peruvian bark, 1 part; powdered old Windsor soap, 1 part. Mix with equal parts of the tinctures of rhatany and myrrh; oil of checkerberry to flavor. This paste is a fine preparation for soft, spongy gums and loose teeth. Tooth ooth and Mouth Washes. These are used to rinse the mouth, and particularly the teeth and gums, a few drops, more or less, of them being added to about a wine-glassful of water for the purpose.
In some cases their action is promoted by the use of the tooth-brush.