The hydropathic encyclopedia: a system of hydropathy and hygiene .. . e in no sense or degree associated, dietetically,with the latter classes of animals. But for the satisfaction of those who desire to see as well as hearthe discussion of this subject, the following ocular demonstration issubmitted: Fig. 152. Fig. 152 exhibits the masticatory or-gans of the carnivorous tiger. There:. a resemblance between these teethand those of the human animal; yetno one will dispute that the differ-ence is more striking than the resem-blance. Occasionally the human teeth exhibitthose deviations from the or


The hydropathic encyclopedia: a system of hydropathy and hygiene .. . e in no sense or degree associated, dietetically,with the latter classes of animals. But for the satisfaction of those who desire to see as well as hearthe discussion of this subject, the following ocular demonstration issubmitted: Fig. 152. Fig. 152 exhibits the masticatory or-gans of the carnivorous tiger. There:. a resemblance between these teethand those of the human animal; yetno one will dispute that the differ-ence is more striking than the resem-blance. Occasionally the human teeth exhibitthose deviations from the ordinary form tigers undi t jaw. which are denominated tushes; but such deviations are universally regarded as deformities, and such de-formities always give a carnivorous and ferocious expression to theaountenance. How little do human beings suspect the intimate con-nection that exists between mental impressions and exercises and bodilyinformation. Those tribes of the human family whose aremost associated with animal food, and v. lose teeth are most frequently. <06 DIETETICS employed in masticatbg it, are most distinguished for a structure of teeth iieculiarly inhuman. Fig. 153. In Fig. 153 w. have a represent-ation of the jawsand teeth of an-other purely car-nivorous affords a goodidea of the man-ner in which thejaws of tho car-nivora open andshut, like a pairof shears, being wholly incapable of the least grinding or rotary motion.


Size: 1760px × 1420px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1870, bookpub, booksubjecthydrotherapy