MINERALS IN OUR SOIL
Sir,-Perhaps Dr. Muriel Bell has heard of Dr. Harootian, of Massachusetts, But anyway the following extract from Time (September 13, 1943) may be of interest to readers. Prompted by the findings of a Texas dentist a few years ago. Dr. Harootian tried an experiment on nine patients. Time says: "Dr. Harootian gave capsules of bone flour (rich in calcium, phosphorous and fluorine) to nine women whose teeth were decaying very rapidly. Decay seemed to stop almost at once. During the nine-month trial no tooth decay spread, only one new
cavity developed. One hole drilled for a filling but left empty did not decay at all. Says Dr. Harootian: "The results are so striking as almost to eliminate coincidence as an explanation!" ‘Could Dr. Bell tell us if there has been any research carried out recently on the mineral content of N.Z. soil? If so, has it revealed a lack of calcium. phosphorous, and fluorine?
D.H.
H.
(Invercargill).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 10, Issue 248, 24 March 1944, Page 3
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161MINERALS IN OUR SOIL New Zealand Listener, Volume 10, Issue 248, 24 March 1944, Page 3
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