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Rh. There are no drug stores in the wilds of Africa, and yet the natives there have splendid teeth, and they keep them clean by continually brushing them after every meal with little brushes made out of bits of stick.

They take a short stick and hammer the end of it until it is all frayed out like a paint brush. It is a brush that any Brownie can make for herself in a few minutes. The thing is not to forget to use it every morning and every evening, when you get up and before going to bed, and also if possible after your midday meal.



Attack those germs with a brush and get them out from their hiding places between and behind the teeth, and wash them out with mouthfuls of water, so that they don't get a chance of burrowing and destroying your grinders.

In pioneer days when the Indians scalped people they seized them by the hair growing on the crown of the head, which they called the scalp lock. A very good way to stand tall and sit tall is to imagine a string tied to your scalp lock, drawing you up to the ceiling or the sky, and all the rest of you, both inside and out, will fall into good position. It is quite painless, so try it.