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Colour, and hollow at Bottom like other Elephants 
Teeth, one of which it plainly appears to be. From 
the Balls, meafuring along the outward Circumference 
to the final 1 End, it is 5 Foot 7 Ihches long, and along 
the inward Circumference 4 Foot 10 Inches. Mea- 
furing from the Inlide of the Balls to the fmall End in 
a llreight Line, the Diftance is of 3 Foot 10 Inches 
and a Half. At the Bali?, where thickeft, it mea fures 
one Foot fix Inches round, and is there fix Inches in 
Diameter: It weighs 41 Pound. The like Tusks, and 
other Bones of the fame Animal, that is, of the Ele- 
phant, are found in fundry Parts of Siberia to a con- 
fiderable Quantity, and the Tusks and Teeth in par- 
ticular, when lefs corrupted, are ufed all over RuJJla 
for Ivory. Henricus IVilhelmus Ludolfus , in the 
Appendix to his RuJJian Grammar *, mentions them 
among the Minerals of RuJJia , by the Name of Mam - 
motovoikoft) and takes Notice, that the Ruffians be- 
lieve them to be the Teeth and Bones of an Animal 
living under Ground, larger than any one of thofe above 
Ground. They ufe it in Phyfick in Lieu, and for the 
fame Purpofes with the Unicorn’s Horn ^ and Ludolfus 
himfelf having been prefented with a Piece by one of 
his Friends, who faid. He had it from a Ruffian of 
great Quality, lately returned from Siberia , found it 
to be true Ivory. He adds. That the moll fenfible 
among the Ruffians affirm them to be Elephants Teeth 
brought thither at the Time of the Deluge. The 
Defer iption of thefe Teeth and Bones given by E. 
Tsbrants Ides f, is ftill more extenfive, and withal 
fo particular, that his whole Palfage deferves to be 
tranferibed at Length. Amongjl the Hills , fays he, 
* Pag. 92. j- In his Travels from Mofco to China. 
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