cipal consumers of the canines of the hippopotamus; for no bony substance has hitherto been found that possesses, to so great an extent, the properties requisite to the successtul performance of their art. Mineral teeth are, for the moment, in great favour; but, after all, it is very questionable… … When these tusks are employed for the manufacture of front teeth, the enamel on the surface is valued, and retained, for the sake of its delicate whiteness and density, as before described ; and the tusk is so manipu- lated that this enamel forms the outer or visible surface of the teeth. But when…
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