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teeth partaking of the nature of each of these classes. He 

 has sharp incisor teeth, but they are not so long and pointed 

 as those of the dog. His grinders are not covered with points 

 as prominent and sharp as those of the lion, nor are they so 

 flat on the surface as those of the ox; yet they partake some- 

 what of the character of both. He can chew either meat or 

 grains, as he may desire. 



FIG. L Teeth of one Side. 



11. Man has sixteen teeth in each jaw. The four incisor 

 teeth (Fig. I. a, a) stand in front ; these are broad, flat, and 

 somewhat sharp : with these he can bite or cut off his morsel 

 of bread, meat, &c. Next to these are the canine teeth, 

 (Fig. I. 6,) one on each side ; these are commonly called the 

 stomach teeth in the lower jaw, and eye teeth in the upper 

 jaw. Next to these are the bicuspid teeth, (Fig. I. c, c,) two 

 on each side, with two fangs ; and behind these are the 

 molar teeth, (Fig. I. d, d, d, e, e, e,) or grinders, three on each 

 side: these have three fangs, as shown in Fig. I., in the 

 upper jaw, d, d, d, and only two in the lower jaw, e, e, e. 

 These have pointed elevations sufficiently sharp to cut off 

 meat, and sufficiently flat to grind vegetables and grains. 



12. The teeth are firmly set in each jaw, with long fangs, 



