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perparts above the Gumms, clofely unite together; "and 
coalefcing thus, form a few large mafiy Teeth inftead of 
many fmallones- 
As for inftance, in Mans Bod y, that is of fo much a lefs 
Size, the Number of the Teeth, (when the whole ^ett is 
compleat) reckons to thirty two, whereas in the large 
Elephant, the Teeth of both the Jaws amount in all but 
to Eight, befides it’s two great Tusks, which rather ferve 
as Horns for its defence than Teeth to prepare it’s Food, 
and therefore I think not fo very properly call d Teeth. 
Figure tbe id. E E ■ is the fmaller Grinding Tooth of the 
under Jaw on the fame fide : it’s Surface covered over 
with the fame white indented Work, as before defcrib’d 
for grinding of the Food. 
f.f.f are three large Roots that kept it firmly fixt in 
the Jaw Bone. 
This fmaller Tooth weighed full fix Ounces. 
Figure the 7>d G- G. is the large Grinder of the under 
Jaw on the left fide, much of the Size and -diape and 
Weight with it’s fellow Tooth defcrib’d Figure the ft* 
Itfhewsits Roots and all its parts, with- the- rough protu- 
berant white Work on its upper Surface made after the 
fame Contrivance, and formed after the 'ameftrong Mo- 
del as the former. 
And truly if one confiders it, ’tis plain that were not 
the Teeth of this Creature made of fo large a Size, and 
withal of fo mafiy and firm a Subfiance, cwere abfolutely 
impoflible they could refift the Force, and bear all that 
Preflure wherewith thofe vafi Mufcles exert themfelves, 
that move the lower Jaw in Mafiication in this fo firong 
an Animal. 
Figure the 4 th. H. H is the fmaller Grinding Tooth of 
the under Jaw on the fame fide ; it is lefs compleat than 
the fmail Tooth defcrib’d before in Figure id. for fome 
of the Root is wanting, and part of its outward grinding 
Surface 
