in. LONG-NOSE, LONG-NECK, AND STUMPY. 



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in the Natural History Museum you will find an ele- 

 phant's skull arranged so as to show this 7 ; the fifth tooth 

 of the complete series is in position for immediate use, 

 while the sixth and last of the series is ready formed 

 behind to take its place. %! beg you, if I have aroused 

 a particle of interest in this matter, to go and see it for 

 yourself. And before you leave the museum do not fail 



SECTION OF ELEPHANT'S SKULL. 



to examine the elephant's skull that has been cut in half 

 to show the character of the bones. When you see the 

 elephant at the Zoo, or look at pictures of some noble 

 Indian or African tusker, you are apt to think " What a 

 fine forehead he has ! No wonder he displays such re- 

 markable intelligence." But a glance at this specimen 

 in the museum will show that the massive forehead does 

 not bespeak a massive brain within, but is due to the 



