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of Dentists of tf\e Highest Authority. 
Gentlemen:—I am satisfied from a careful exami- 
nation of your Myrrh Tooth Soap, that it contains 
nothing injurious to the teeth. I am using it, and 
consider it a most excellent dentifrice. 
J. A. Watling, D. D. S., 
Ann Arbor, Mich. 
Chas Wright & Co. 
I have used your Myrrh Tooth Soap for several 
months, and am free to say that I am much pleased 
with it. So far as I know it has no superior, if an 
equal, in the preparations of this kind. To none of 
the materials used in its composition can an objec- 
tion be made; indeed they are the materials largely 
used in the preparation of dentifrices generally. 
You have certainly succeeded in producing an excel- 
lent dental soap. 
Yours very truly, 
J. Taft, M. D., D. D. S. 
Cincinnati, O. 
A FIRST-CLASS DENTIFRICE. 
A first-class Saponaceous Dentifrice; fragrant and 
cooling ; also healing diseased conditions of the mu- 
cous surfaces of the mouth and gums. Removes 
mucous secretions adhering to the teeth, and re- 
stores them to their natural lustre. 
Horace E. Pope, M. D., D.D. S. 
Detroit, Mich. 
RECOMMENDS IT TO HIS PATIENTS. 
Dear Sirs:—Your Myrrh Soap is the best I ever 
used. I recommend it to my patients. 
Dr. C. J. Whitaker, 
Pendleton, Oregon. ©B5JE(2T 
CM p' 111 HE object of this little work is 
to awaken a more active in- 
terest in the care and preservation of the teeth and 
show their important effect upon comfort, health 
and good looks, and also impress upon the mind of 
an intelligent people the benefit of the early anu 
constant care of the teeth and mouth, the necessity 
of their perfect cleanliness, and the many unpleas- 
ant features which are the inevitable result of neg- 
lect in this direction, since the direct sympathetic 
condition of the teeth with the other organs of the 
body has much to do with the general health of 
the individual. 
1 HISTORY 
HE use of preparations for 
-f cleansing and preserving the 
teeth dates back into the remote past. Galen gave 
a formula for a powder which Democritus pre- 
pared, and Celsus recommended the “anointing oi 
the teeth with a mixture of rose leaves, nutgalls 
and myrrh.”* In the writings of Hippocrates (356 
years B. C.) the teeth and their diseases wert 
spoken of; upon the frescoed walls of Pompeii, 
whose beauties were buried for eighteen hundred 
years, were shown many pictures representing 
dentistry in various phases, and gold-filled teeth 
have been found in the heads of Egyptian mum. 
mies 30 centuries old, showing that the art of car- 
ing for the teeth is indeed of ancient origin. 
”Wright’s Myrrh Tooth Soap contains principles 
from all these articles. 
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i REDISPOSED causes for decay are 
described as “existing peculiarities 
which may be transmitted from parent to offspring, 
'flie individual may be weakened by vicissitudes 
that tend to enfeeble the vital forces.’’ For exam- 
ple, the mother may have had too little of the tooth 
and bone forming material in her food. 
Probably the most common cause is the one 
Which might be most easily remedied, viz.: That 
of leaving food upon and between the teeth, to de- 
compose, forming an acid which acts rapidly on thfc 
enamel and ultimately destroys it. 
Scurvy or inflammation of the gums is a serious 
disease if neglected, not only causing suffering but 
3 loss of the teeth as well. The formation of tartar 
upon the teeth, when in small quantities, in some 
cases only affects the appearance, while in others 
it is very troublesome, causing inflammation and 
swelling of the gums, making them spongy and 
often producing ulceration. The tartar spreading 
towards the root, causes the gums to draw away 
from the teeth, and owing to their sensitiveness to 
pain, even that occasioned by the use of a soft 
brush, finally brings about a total neglect of the 
teeth which decay and come out or have to be 
removed. 
The neglect of proper cleansing of the teeth 
causes the breath to become fetid, poisoning the 
fluids of the mouth, making the breath not only 
offensive to the owner, but obnoxious to all whose 
ill fortune it is to come in contact with it. These pol- 
luted fluids carry a long train of ailments; they 
cause indigestion, severe irritation of the mucous 
membrane of the stomach and also affect the lungs 
and bronchial tubes. The eyes and ears suffer with 
4 the teeth, and their diseased condition is the direct 
cause of neuralgia, headaches and a general dis- 
turbance of the nervous system, although tooth- 
ache alone, it would seem, causes enough suffering 
resulting from their careless treatment without the 
accompaniment of the other evils. 
Another cause of the early loss of the teeth is the 
lack of the Phosphate of Lime or bone and teeth 
forming material in our daily food. It is stated by 
good authority that the human body requires daily 
fifty grains of Lime Phosphate to keep it healthy and 
the osseous system supplied with pabulum. It is 
estimated that in five hundred pounds of whole 
wheat there are eighty-five of the necessary mineral 
elements to produce good bone, but the endeavor to 
cater to the fashion of making fine, white flour, the 
outer portion of the grain is bolted out, robbing the 
bread of this healthful quality, leaving only about 30 
pounds in each 500 of flour. This scarcity of bone 
food causes the teeth to become soft and chalky, 
bringing decay in early life. 
5 The fact that our grandparents had good teeth up 
to old age is undoubtedly due to their food being 
coarser, containing a larger proportion of the phos- 
phates, and the exclusion, toa great degree, of sweet 
food from their diet, which, it is well known, is con- 
verted into an acid destructive to the teeth. The 
general use of very hot, or very cold food and drink, 
also tends to cause decay of the teeth in early life. 
Far too little attention is paid to the condition of 
the gums by those who are ignorant of their ten- 
dency to become spongy, ulcerated, and in a state 
altogether prejudicial to health and comfort. The 
stimulating and astringent qualities of Myrrh are 
particularly manifested in the prompt reliefof these 
affections by the use of Wright’s Myrrh Tooth Soap. 
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Care should be made a 
part of the instructions given children 
as to bodily neatness and cleanliness. The child will 
thus form a habit that is pleasing at the time and 
one for which it will be grateful in after years. Many 
people think that because children’s first teeth are 
not of a permanent nature it is as well to get rid of 
them at once. This is an erroneous idea, inasmuch 
as the shape and regularity of the second teeth will 
be much more perfect if the first are kept until the 
roots have been absorbed and the permanent teeth 
7 push them out of the way. By careful attention 
these teeth may be kept clean and healthy, prevent- 
ing the same class of suffering experienced by 
older people, from toothache, etc. It may also be 
safely said that the vast number of mouths filled 
with partly decayed or false teeth, is largely due to 
the neglect of a proper training in early life. 
The necessity of impressing- upon children the 
fact that neglect of the teeth is an offense against 
cleanliness and good taste can hardly be appreciated, 
as carelessness in the child soon blunts the sensibil- 
ities and becomes habitual,with the inevitable result 
of the decay of the teeth. Wright’s Myrrh Tooth 
Soap being pleasant to the taste is especially 
adapted to the use of children. 
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l) I gj HE teeth should be care- 
/ Fx fully and thoroughly 
© cleaned after each meal 
and before retiring at 
night, the last being the most important time; as 
foreign and deleterious substances have a longer 
time to remain in contact with the teeth. 
After meals a few drops of spirits of ammonia, lime 
water or a few grains of carbonate of soda, or better 
still Myrrh Tooth Soap and water should be used— 
any of the foregoing articles are classed among the 
alkalies and will neutralize the acids which are the 
cause of rapid decay. 
A soft brush is best for the purpose, one that has 
bristles of different lengths, that the longer ones may 
9 get in between the teeth and dislodge any particles 
of food. The teeth should be brushed upand down, 
the upper ones down and the lower ones up, not 
from right to left and the reverse, as is usually done. 
Any particles which cannot be removed in this 
manner, should be treated with a quill pick, and a 
piece of silk floss should be drawn between the 
teeth where a brush or pick would not enter, and 
they should be brushed inside as well as out. 
It has been demonstrated by scientific men that 
soaps cleanse the teeth more effectually than pow- 
ders, neutralize the acids which cause decay, and 
destroy the bacteria which infest the mouth if not 
properly cared for. Wright’s Myrrh Tooth Soap 
has been prepared with a special view to the removal 
of these causes of disease. 
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JP EOPLE should never have teeth that 
may be saved substituted by arti- 
ficial ones. The supposition that one will find these 
substitutes more convenient than the real ones is a 
common fallacy. The idea is as false as the teeth 
themselves. At best they will be found uncomfort- 
able in many ways; they often do not fit; the shape 
of the mouth is almost constantly changing, they re- 
quire milch care and expensive repairing and they 
cannot be kept as cleanly as the real ones. The dis- 
covery of anaesthetics and their safety of administra- 
tion has robbed the extraction of teeth of many of its 
11 horrors, and the excruciating agony of having teeth 
drawn in the old and barbarous way is not now a 
necessity. Thanks to the energetic men whose 
scientific developments in the use of Nitrous Oxide 
(laughing gas, as it was first called), permit its 
being used with safety, it has made the “ tooth 
puller,” with his turnkeys, muchlesstobedreaded ; 
and, as a prominent authority on dentistry said, 
“ one may bathe in the waters of kethe while the 
most difficult surgical operations are being per- 
formed, and feel no pain.” 
It is a common 'mistake to suppose th*t, after 
having once been reduced to the expedient of false 
teeth, they need but little attention, when, in fact, 
they require the most careful cleansing to prevent a 
disagreeable odor. Wright’s Myrrh Tooth .Soap 
will keep teeth and plateclean, sweet and agreeable. 
12 tMY 
PERFECT, regular and 
clean set of teeth add much to the beauty of a face, 
while the reverse, a neglected, filthy diseased mouth 
is disgusting to every beholder. Keeping the teeth 
and mouth in a sweet and healthful condition is con- 
sidered indispensable to every lady or gentleman. 
The beautiful appearance of a fine set of teeth and 
gums add a charm to any face, even though the 
other features be not perfect. 
Wright’s Myrrh Tooth Soap adds to personal 
elegance. 
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! ; HEN it is necessary to consult a 
dentist, let it be a good one; and this should be done 
as often as once in six months at longest, that any 
small cavities (called caries) be attended to while 
very small, saving much suffering and some addi- 
tional expense. Do not trust a quack or accept the 
work of one who possesses no known ability at his 
profession, simply because he works “cheap.” “Poor 
work is dear at any price,” is a maxim especially 
true of dentistry. 
I 
In America the science of dentistry has reached a 
state of perfection greater than that attained in any 
country in the world. 
Note, on second cover page, the opinion of two of 
America’s most eminent dentists regardingWright’s 
Myrrh Tooth Soap, viz: Prof. J. A. Watling, of the 
Dental College of the Michigan University, and 
ProfJ. Taft, of the same institution, and also of the 
Cincinnati Dental College. Dr. Taft is a well- 
known writer on all questions of dental science, 
and is the author of “ Taft’s Operative Dentistry,” a 
text book in all dental colleges. He is also the 
editor of the “ Dental Review.” Testimonials as to 
the efficacy of a dentifrice, from such a source, are 
certainly a strong endorsement of its merits. 
14 Mpiiijf 
/*\ YRRH is, and has for cen- 
taries, been looked upon as 
the most potent remedy for 
diseases of the gums and mouth and is so recognized 
by the best dental authority. In our Myrrh Tooth 
Soap we have combined all of the healing properties 
of Myrrh with the cleansing and purifying qualities 
of a deliciously perfumed soap. In combination they 
will cure all unpleasant conditions of the the teeth, 
gums and mouth, removing calculus and destroying 
infusoria and animalculse and all forms of animal 
and vegetable life with which an unclean mouth 
swarms, as is made manifest bv the use of even an 
15 ordinary microscope. It will neutralize the acids, 
cure spongy, soft, inflamed or ulcerated gums and 
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give the mouth the appearance of pearls set in coral. 
The Soap, unlike washes, powders, etc., that are 
liable to break, leak or spill when put up in glass, is 
a handsome cake of soap, pure, wholesome, fragrant, 
neat and efficient, enclosed in a lacquered case, 
handy for traveling and economical to use. 
Powders with charcoal, pumice stone, cuttle bone, 
etc., are dangerous for daily use, being too gritty, 
cutting into the enamel and permanently injuring it. 
There are many tooth preparations advertised that 
contain acids for whitening the teeth; these can only 
do harm, as they cause a rapid and certain destruc- 
tion of the teeth.' 
While Wright’s Myrrh Tooth Soap is entirely free 
from any acid or other substance injurious to the 
teeth, it whitens and beautifies them, and owing to 
the fact that it contains no gritty substance, it will 
not injure the enamel, but rather, by keeping the 
teeth free from tartar, preserve it. 
16 Chas. Wright & Co. 
Sirs:—Your Myrrh Tooth Soap I find is most 
cleansing to the teeth, and very agreeable to the 
mouth. I do not wonder at its popularity. 
Sincerely Yours, Tom Karl, 
of “ The Bostonians.” 
A MOST EXCELLENT PREPARATION. 
Chas. Wright & Co. 
Gentlemen—Your Myrrh Tooth Soap is a most 
excellent preparation. I have had a brush with it, 
and the skirmish was well contested and resulted 
in a victory for the Soap. It is a most excellent pre- 
paration. What was a duty is now a pleasure. The 
person who uses it can never “ Catch a Tartar,” ex- 
cept to vanquish him. I am sure it is healthful, for 
the command, “ Use Myrrh for the Teeth,” is one of 
my early recollections of the family medicine chest. 
Yours Truly, H. C. Barnabee, 
of “ The Bostonians.” 
I am better pleased with Myrrh Tooth Soap than 
with any dentifrice I have heretofore used. 
Thos. J. Dynan, Norwich, N. J. 
I consider Myrrh Tooth Soap the best preparation 
of the kind with which I am acquainted, and can 
recommend it. I practice what I preach by making 
constant use of it. 
Geo. W. Vanden, M. D., Caperton, W. Va. 
I am much pleased with Myrrh Tooth Soap, which 
I have used constantly since receiving same. It is 
a fine article which I take pleasure in recommend- 
ing to all. c. j? Rising, 639 Cleveland Ave. 
Chicago, Ills. 
We found the Myrrh Tooth Soap a grand seller 
We made a display of it in one of our windows, and 
the consequence was we are on our last dozen. 
James G. Wells, 9th and Spring Garden Sts. 
Philadelphia, Pa. COMPLIMENTS OF 
paries 9 <$o. 
PROPRIETORS OF 
Wrist'S To°tl? goap, 
Detroit, Mich. 
fifF you cannot obtain Myrrh Tooth Soap of your 
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