Miss Stow, who taught the fifth grade at Deadwood, made up this motion
song which the children sang occasionally, suiting the proper motions to
each verse:
This is the way we brush our teeth
At morning, noon and night,
Keeping them free from food and germs,
Making them clean and white.
This is the way we brush our hair,
Making it smooth and clean,
Keeping it free from kinks and dust
And beautiful to be seen.
This is the way we brush our shoes,
Making them fairly shine,
Then we ever shun dirt and mud
And keep them looking fine.
When they sang the first verse she let them hold lead pencils in front
of their mouths for tooth brushes and had them make the up and down
motion that dentists recommend.
She noticed a marked improvement in the personal habits of her children
after they had learned this song, and they very much enjoyed singing it.