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different substances ; the enamel, exhibited by the white Io2^ 

 enges or bauds, and which extends quite through the tooth to the 

 roots ; the ivory inside of the lozenges, and the crusia pelrosa or 

 stony crust outside. The tooth of the mastodon represented be- 

 low, consists of ivory and enamel only ; the enamel being spread 



over the crown of the tooth, its structure is similar to that of 

 the hog and hippopotamus, fitted for bruising and masticating 

 crude vegetables and roots. The bones and teeth of the mastodon 

 are found all over North America, and many entire skeletons 

 have been exhumed, in some of which, the remains of branches 

 and twigs undigested have been found. The remains of these 

 animals are particularly abundant in those marshy tracts, abound- 

 ing in salt and brackish waters called licks. The mastodon was 

 not unlike the elephant, but was somewhat larger, and probably 



