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| Fine toothbrush you got there |
Most of the people I work with in the field still live a very traditional lifestyle. Although they are adopting more and more of the tools and luxuries of the modern world (clothes, cell phones, washing detergent, etc) they still maintain many of their resourceful and local ways of doing things. One of these things is tooth care. Instead of having a plastic brush and imported toothpaste, the locals use the branches of a small shrub, the Grey-leaved Cordia. Abundant and easy to identify, people will break off some branches and gently peel the end with their teeth. This will create a brush like end which allows the user to dutifully clean their teeth. When I asked a co-worker how often they use the brush, he stated proudly that he brushes up to five times a day and that the bush is quite useful for him. And really, when I think about it, most of the guys I work with have very nice teeth, so perhaps I should exchange my crusty old plastic toothbrush for a natural local one?
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| The tree is usually a small shrub though it can grow large like a small tree |
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