p. 11 | Teething Necklets by Australasian Good Health

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · May 18, 1904

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 30, No. 20.

Teething Necklets.

By Australasian Good Health

Are teething necklets, rubber rings, and dummies [rubber nipples] for infants good?

Ans.—The first two are of some aid in cutting the teeth, but must be kept clean. There is always danger of communicating diseases to the child in this way. Germs adhere to these toys. We seem to expect our children to pass through all the ailments considered peculiar to children, as measles, scarlet fever, thrush, etc. Thrush is wholly due to uncleanness. Children naturally put everything into their mouths, and so the rubber rings, if used, should be kept very clean, and washed frequently. The little dummies I can not recommend. They are largely responsible for the posterior nasal growths. The constant suction of the child upon these things causes a congestion of the mucus membrane of the throat, and finally results in posterior nasal growth. The little dummies, so much used by infants, are a menace, and are certainly one of the main causes of this annoying trouble. It may be stated that posterior nasal growths are common only in countries where the dummies are freely used by the infants.—Australasian Good Health.