The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-03-21

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place In na&nraa histcrys and We could otter
q thousand striking specimenA and Silustra-
lions taken from its reainta q sf'a q lsstisF
g Owen, the grsat paiasntBsdgist, has
wristen Q book which alone was snfilcient
g establish hisre patatien, and which treats
detail OF the aninhai fganizatior. In Lon
don, dental sciehen hnsan organ which finds
q harvest in the specinlty with which il
deals, rich enough In examples to supply IL
with Interesting articles every day. It was
by the analysis of . bone no hunger than .
sixpence that Culver was enabled to re-
construct q creature unknown to him, ands
if it be true to say with Buffon, the style
is the man. it 10 equally 30 to say the
tooth Is the animal ~ We could, therefore,
make NO better use Of the microscope than
to employ It la asserting 6ur righE To- the
Che molars ana ineisors that complete the
structure of our jaws. The perfect tooth
is made up OF at least fcnr distinct and
separate elements some anateuiistB say
Sjfre. We might exhibit for mere arause-
ment some Of still more COMPLICATED sorHn,
None Of them, indeed, are like the ordinary
bones, buried in the flesh, WI ieh projects
them from not orss , the effsctef eoncussi0n,
but the action Of the atmosphere. Their
mission is to exert efforts that would twist
OF break the strongest levers inl our uaotiye
system. although The 1tittef are tnni1ied and
shielded with an elastic cushiort sf fat which
is an excellent device to deaden the jars and
shocks of contacts. Faithful to her great
principle OF eeopomy nature graduates the
soiidity Of organized bodies 70 the efforts
| they are called upon to make or 20 with
stand. Compre hending the Importance OF
orr dental system, we would be ready to
admit that the child who should, by some
| freak Of nature, retain its provisional set
of teeth during all its life, would scarcely
deserve to be Chased with the human spe-
| cies. It would assuredIy be an anomalous
| creature, at this motnent when we are so
closely pressed by the gorillas and other
the ambitions anthropoid. The second
teething of man must be regarded as, in
some sort, equivalent to theme tamorphos
that insects undergo, and SO we may cease
TO feel surprised Attic shock the system OF
| the human iaTyS sustains IN the preparation
of the eating apparatus that is TO last them
\ FOR hs>remsiaaer af- their days.
SCarraaeess !: Sonsethina Mem about r.
4 The uses of carrageen Qdsh mess) in manu-
factures make 1t an article of some import
anee and the present high price of glue
/ and isinglass, for which 1t Ii an, excellent
substitute, have created o demand for il
heretofore, unknown. II IL also cheaper
4 IMAM eggs TOE cieadsbS c5ucc.ts UP 70 hD1ttt
/ the wear 1915 all the earrageen used In this
! ednntry was imported from Ireland. was
| collected ON thesoufhern and western shores
of that island. In 1s49; several PertieE
commenced making a. business of gathering
and curing ChoadsMs -crispas at Scituate,
/ Plymouth county, Massachusetts,, and pro-
tluced the first considerable quantity of the
domestic article ever sold in Boston. This
4 In still the only point in, tho United States
where any noticeable amount is collected
ana the annual crop isrnot far from 5O0,-
600 pounds, equal TO about COCO barrels.
Its most important use Is rs sizing, u
being used an the manufactnre Of cloth
paper; and faltand straw hats. The;poOresi
qualities are bought up for size. The hand
4 pulled fnoes, howeveEs contains mors
starchy matter than the variety which i
! never exposed to the air, The second
quality of moss Is sold 20 the brewers. Al
beers when brewsd and seRnd, afeer q Ger
tain repose, become transparent. When
/ however, beer is .eenG ont very new it !
4 necessary To g fine it, OF impart to it tina
Transparency, This is done by means o
{ fininEs. In Europe iefnglass lie used 70
4 this purpose, and . lengthy formula is givel
fof its preparation !; but IN this country Iris
mosg nerforms the same service without an,
preparation other than that given by tn
/ curer.-AmeFioGa Erckaage and ReUictr. :
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