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XIV. Some Observations on the Structure of the Teeth of grami- 
nivorous Quadrupeds ; particularly those of the Elephant and 
Sus yEthiopicus. By Everard Home, Esq. F. R. S. 
Read May 30, 1799. 
When Mr. Corse did me the honour of putting into my 
hands his Observations on the Elephant's Teeth, and shewed 
me the teeth themselves in their different stages of growth, in 
illustration of what he had advanced upon the subject, I very 
readily engaged in the prosecution of so curious an investigation. 
I examined several specimens of elephants’ teeth, preserved in 
spirit, while in a growing state, which are deposited in Mr. 
Hunter’s collection of compaiative anatomy, and compared 
them with the teeth in Mr. Corse’s possession. From these 
two sources, I was enabled to procure every information that 
was required, to explain the structure of the elephant’s teeth, 
and to point out the general principle upon which all teeth are 
formed, that have the enamel intermixed with the substance of 
the teeth; a subject, as far as I am acquainted, not hitherto 
investigated. 
The success that has attended this inquiry may be ascribed 
to my opportunities of consulting Mr. Hunter’s collection 
this tribute I pay with much satisfaction, and mention it here, 
in proof of the value of that collection, which is not confined to 
the discoveries and investigations of Mr. Hunter, but extends 
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