PHILADELPHIA, 
has engaged the attention of the faculty; both 
men and women, American born., losing them 
very generally at an early age. Some ascribe 
it to the great and sudden changes in the wea¬ 
ther from heat to cold; but negroes, who are ex¬ 
posed to the same transition of climate, are dis¬ 
tinguished for the whiteness and beauty of their 
teeth ; and the Indians also, who are more ex¬ 
posed than either, preserve their teeth in good 
order. Others attribute it to the immoderate 
use of confectionary. Of confectionary, the 
Americans in the towns certainly make an 
inordinate use; but in the country, where 
the people have not an opportunity of get¬ 
ting such things, the men, but more gene¬ 
rally the women, also lose their teeth very 
prematurely. Most probably it is owing to 
the very general use they make of salted pro¬ 
visions. In the country parts of America in 
particular, the people live upon salted pork and 
salted fish nearly the whole year round. 
It is only within a few years past, since 
1779, that any public amusements have been 
suffered in this city; the old corporation, 
which consisted mostly of the Quakers, and 
not of the most liberal minded people in the 
city, having always opposed the establishment 
of any place for the purpose. Now> however, 
there are two theatres and an amphitheatre. 
Little or no use is made of the old theatre* 
