HOW OUR FOREFATHERS KEPT

THEMSELVES CLEAN
Our forefathers were clean and neat.
They kept themselves clean by bathing often
and wearing clean clothes.
To keep their black hair clean, they
used the suds of gugo bark boiled in water for
their soap. Their hair smelled sweet with
their perfumed oil. To keep their teeth even,
they filled them with iron or stones while they
were young. Their teeth looked red because of
the betelnut they chewed to preserve them.