This section is from the book "Health Without Medicine. A Treatise On The Laws Of The Human System", by Larkin B. Coles. Also available from Amazon: Philosophy Of Health.
The mouth, with its teeth and glands, commences the digestive process. The teeth are to masticate the food. The salivary glands give important aid, too, in digestion. There are three pairs of glands which pour the fluid which they secrete into the mouth. This fluid is called saliva. The effort of chewing food excites these glands and promotes the secretion of saliva, which is essential to the healthy digestive process.
 
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