Joyce, forgot to add that tin foil came along much later than when I used the sweet gum branches as toothbrush so it is of interest to me that the pricklies had/have some use--- Again, thank you. Fran Chinquapin On Sat, Feb 22, 2014 at 3:21 AM, Fran West-Powe <fwestpowe@gmail.com> wrote: > Joyce, thank you. I did not think there was anyone left who is old enough > to remember the kind of "toothbrush" we used, but to learn one person still > uses it is great information. > > "Preciate your note. > > Fran > Chinkapin > > > On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 8:21 AM, <jgreece55@gmail.com> wrote: > >> It was definitely the Sweet Gum. The young sapling branches. They grow >> to >> be very large and very old with prickly little balls on their branches. >> We >> used to wrap them in aluminum foil for decorations for the Christmas tree. >> The wood is almost impossible to use for burning. It won't bust since >> it's >> stringy. It burns good but won't bust. >> >> BTW My mom still uses the sweet gum tooth brush. >> >> >> >> Joyce Gaston Reece >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Blue Panther >> Sent: Monday, February 17, 2014 7:22 PM >> To: cherokee@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] A tree whose branches we used for >> teethcleaning >> >> I think it the sweet gum tree >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Fran West-Powe >> Sent: Monday, February 17, 2014 9:28 AM >> To: CHEROKEE@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [Cherokee Circle] A tree whose branches we used for teeth >> cleaning >> >> Writing my family history for my descendants, and cannot remember the name >> of the tree whose little branches we used to clean our teeth. We pulled >> back some bark and used it much as today a toothbrush is used. >> >> Anyone on this list who grew up in back country of S GA and N FL know what >> tree that might have been? >> >> 'Preciate the help. >> >> Fran >> Chinkapin >> ======*====== >> List archives >> http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=cherokee >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> CHEROKEE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ======*====== >> List archives >> http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=cherokee >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> CHEROKEE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ======*====== >> List archives >> http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=cherokee >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> CHEROKEE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >