Stony Brook University Libraries Digital Projects and Exhibits

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  Sozodont Powder Dental Pot Lid

  Dental pot lid for Sozodont Powder depicting man brushing teeth [on lid] SOZODONT POWDER FOR CLEANSING THE TEETH [inside lid] FRAGRANT SOZODONT POWDER / AS THE TEETH OF PERSONS SUBJECT TO AN ACID OR BILIOUS STOMACH ARE LIABLE TO DISCOLORATION, EXTRA FRICTION IS NECESSARY TO REMOVE IT, AND THIS VEGETABLE POWDER USED WITH A STIFF BRUSH IN CONNECTION WITH [THE?] SOZODONT AS OFTEN AS TWICE A WEEK, WILL SOON [?] TARTAROUS ADHESIONS AND LEAVE THE TEETH [?] WHITE. THE DECAY OF TEETH ARISES FROM MANY CAUSES, BUT PRINCIPALLY FROM EARLY NEGLECT, ILL HEALTH, OR THE INDISCRIMINATE USE OF TOOTH POWDERS CONTAINING MINERALS OR DELETERIOUS ACIDS WHICH GIVE A MOMENTARY WHITENESS TO THE TEETH, WHILE THEY CORRODE AND DESTROY THE ENAMEL. SHOULD THIS BOX OF FRAGRANT POWDER PROVE INSUFFICIENT FOR THE USE OF THOSE WHO REQUIRE THE POWDER MORE FREELY, IT CAN BE HAD IN LARGE BOXES OF ALL DRUGGISTS AND AGENTS FOR THE SOZODONT. HALL & RUCKEL, NEW YORK. [Rectangular. metal colored bronze]
  Date: circa late nineteenth century
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  Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children Teething Dental Trade Card

  Dental trade card for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children Teething depicting woman in nightgown reading to two children in bed. Text of book reads: MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP FOR CHILDREN TEETHING. [1886 calendar and advertisements for Brown's Camphorated Dentifrice in English, German, and French on back] [in color]
  Date: circa 1886