TEETH OF ANIMALS. 
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the former often shows great attachment 
to an unkind and even brutal master, 
and no amount of ill usage seems to change 
his feelings; hut the cat must be well and 
even respectfully treated to insure her 
regard. She never likes a person who is 
not kind to her. She seems, however, often 
to make an exception in favour of young 
children, from whom she will endure any 
amount of pulling and poking with the ut¬ 
most complacency, seeming to consider that 
they are not to he reckoned accountable.” 
“What sharp teeth they have!” said 
Richard, examining Jessie’s mouth,—much 
against her will. “How many kinds of 
teeth have they, aunt ?” 
“ Cats, like almost all other quadrupeds, 
have three kinds of teeth. The teeth of 
animals, as you know, Richard, form one 
great means of distinguishing the different 
orders; and from them those who are 
learned in such matters can discover with 
certainty what is the nature of their food. 
The number of each kind of teeth, ex¬ 
pressed in the manner of a fraction, is called 
the Dental Formula. Cats have all three 
kinds of teeth,.namely, incisors or cutting- 
