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Matamata Record, Volume II, Issue 109, 5 December 1918, Page 2

In the Inglewood district it is stated that a willing helper who has been rendering assistance to stricken families received somewhat of a shock the other day. He had been to a friend's house, chopping firewood, etc., and, on leaving expressed his willingness to do whatever he could to assist until his friends recovered. Next day he received a 'phone call, and, on responding, was asked to " mow the lawn!" One of the discoveries of the war has been the number of defective teeth among men otherwise fit. England is the worst dentured of any civilised nation: An authority states that one-tenth of our armies are constantly incapacitated through teeth troubles. This figure might be less bxit for the fact that the soldier has a prejudice against the army dentist—he has an idea it is rough and ready. Trench mouths make ravages among British soldiers, whereas amongst others it has been practically eliminated.