I’m on vacation– a friend’s wedding, a week at Martha’s Vineyard with a huge group of dear old friends– and will be away from this space for a week or so.
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1 nico! // Jun 26, 2008 at 5:50 pm
Modern Dental Hygiene and BPA poisoning
I’m brushing my teeth this morning and my mind turns to your quest to rid your life of plastics and suddenly I realize that I am scrapping and rubbing this soft plastic stick all over the hardest and sharpest part of my body which also happens to be surrounded by highly porous mucus membranes!
What are we suppose to do? Here are some potential options if we look to the history of dental hygiene for our answers:
vulture quill
porcupine quill (Pliny the Younger)
a thin linen towel, which is somewhat rough (Aristotle)
bone and bristles
hand-cut and polished cattle thigh bones made excellent toothbrush handles while long-haired hog bristles
see:
http://www.toothbrushblog.com/toothbrush/on-the-search-of-history-of-the-toothbrush/
for more ideas.
hearts and tarts,
nico
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