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but when the Elephant is two years old, the se- 

 cond set are then completely in use. At about 

 this period the third set begins to cut the gum) 

 and from the end of the second to the beginning 

 of the sixth year, the third set comes gradually 

 forward as the jaw lengthens, not only to fill up 

 this additional space, but also to supply the place 

 of the second set, which are, during the same pe- 

 riod, gradually worn away, and their fangs or 

 roots obsorbed. From the beginning of the sixth 

 to the end of the ninth year, the fourth set of 

 grinders comes forward, to supply the gradual 

 waste of the third set. After this period other 

 sets are produced, but in what time, and in what 

 proportion, is not yet ascertained; but it is rea- 

 sonable to conclude, that every succeeding grinder 

 takes a year longer than its predecessor to be com- 

 pleted ; and consequently, that the fifth, sixth 5 se- 

 venth, and eighth set of grinders will take from five 

 to eight years (and probably much longer) each 

 set, before the posterior lamina has cut the gum. 



SUKOTYRO. 



That we may not seem to neglect so remarka- 

 ble an animal, though hitherto so very imperfectly 

 known, we shall here introduce the Sukotyro, 

 This, according to Niewhoff, its only describer, 

 and who has figured it in his travels to the East 

 Indies, is a quadruped of a very singular shape. 

 Its size is that of a large ox : the snout like that 



