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that there are certain important differences. The central 

 incisors have quite lost the "mark," which is only repre- 

 sented by a dot. The central enamel in the remaining incis- 

 ors forms a much smaller figure than in the ten-year-old 

 teeth. The corner teeth have become more oval in form and 

 only a trace of the central enamel can be seen. 



From eight to ten years old the changes occasioned by the 

 wear to which the teeth have been subjected are not suffi- 

 ciently regular to enable the examiner to speak positively as 

 to the exact age, but during this period the cavity in each 



MO. 16. INCISORS OF HORSE (LOTHARIO) AT TWELVE 



lower central incisor is worn out and only a small circle of 

 enamel in the tables of the central incisors remains to indi- 

 cate its position. In the corner teeth at ten years old the 

 central enamel has become round, or nearly so, as shown in 

 the accompanying drawing (Pig. 14) of the mouth of Solace, 

 a steeple-chase mare foaled in 1842. The teeth are depicted 



