Life — May 6, 1920 — page 49: what you’re looking at

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Compensation EEPING through the tissue paper in its uncovered box, a new hat poked about the dainty room. The hat was exquisite thing, smothered ja cunnit wrought artificial flowers rivaled the lilies of the field. She ¢ a lot for me,” mused the hat prov . . “So did several small children,” re- tted veil. “In fashioning they gave the best part of marked a the flower their lives toward you.” “Wh ut you?” asked the hat + She hit me ao add to your witcher 11 shall. My dots will Eve a cr piquancy to her face. But they 1 yive no indication of the worn lit ngers, already old and ti t istened them to the veil- ing. 'ov really a lovely veil. Even the pild thar helped make me would say 1 thi a Fa olunteered an embroidered waist, my origin in a dim, ill- ventilate y room. IT wish the litle children that helped) with me could see me now, They'd hardly recognize ine. How they'd love to caress my dainty freshness.” a if they’d have the time to do so. hey have to make money. It takes a lot of their time to make a very little money,” said the veil. “Not that it really matters,” de- cared the hat. * The children wouldn't mount to much—even at the best They're common children, They might ust as continue to make veils and We shall help our to be a blessing to the vl hats. cning, beautiful, radiant and greed the veil, “on those the freedom and train- scation, the play and less happiness lost to those comm children are well worth our creation.” * She \illing—glad—to pay so mach f x" said the waist. “Tw rif the children were?” *Prolcily not—yet, what could they * Afte .” said the hat, “the chil- us, and more lke us— ” agreed the veil, “ very HOW. H, Reputation wa little slam everyone, and so in her engagement book Were just as white as snow Note the pretty teeth seen everywhere | today. You can see that countless people jclean teeth better than before. They re- move the film which dulls teeth. This new method is employed on mil- | lions ofgteeth every day. Dentists every- | where are urging its adoption. This is to urge you to test it—free—and see what it means to you. Film Dulls the Teeth A viscous film forms on your teeth. You can feel it with your tongue. It clings to | teeth, enters crevices and stays. The tooth brush does not end it. The ordinary tooth paste does not dissolve it. So millions find that teeth brushed daily are still ruined by that film. The film is what discolors—not the teeth. How Millions MillioNs have proved this new way by a simple test. If you have not done so, make it. Film removal is vitally important Pepsodent is based on pepsin, the diges- tant of albumin. The film is albuminous matter. The object of Pepsodent is to dissolve it, then to day by day combat it. | This method long seemed barred. Pepsin ' must be activated, and the usual agent is an acid harmful to the teeth. But science has discovered a harmless activating method. And now active pepsin can be | REGUS. The New-Day Dentifrice The scientific film combatant, now advised by leading dentists everywhere and supplied by druggists in large tubes. Papsadént Do Your Teeth Glisten Like the Teeth You See? All Statements Approved by High Dental Authorities It is the basis of tartar. It holds food sub- stance which ferments and forms acid. It holds the acid in contact with the teeth to cause decay. Millions of germs breed in it. They, with tartar, are the chief cause of pyorrhea. Thus most tooth troubles nowadays are traced to film. Now a Way to End It Dental science, after years of searching, has found an efficient film combatant. Able authorities have proved it by years of care- ful tests. Now great efforts are being made to bring it into universal use. The method is embodied in a dentifrice called Pepsodent. And, to show its powers, a 10-Day Tube is being sent to everyone who asks. Have Proved It every day applied, and forced wherever the film goes. Send the coupon for a 10-Day Tube. Note how clean the teeth feel after using. Mark the absence of the viscous film. See how the teeth whiten as the fixed film dis- appears. When you see the results and read the reason, Pepsodent will need no argument. The cleaner, whiter, safer teeth are evi- dence enough. For your own sake, don’t wait longer. Cut out the coupon now. poo-------- ss ee nt at ee ee so 20 10-Day Tube Free — THE PEPSODENT COMPANY, Dept. 392, 1104 S. Wabash Ave. Chicago, III Mail 10-Day Tube of Pepsodent to Only one tube to a family comicbooks.com