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as a common occurrence, and likewise have noticed the
effects of the teeth upon the countenance, and upon the ad-
dress and appearance of the individual, (a) Thus Ovid re-
commends as a remedy " against love, to make her smile
who has bad teeth. We find Palladius (b) joking a super-
annuated coquette, in saying to her, that, " for the price of
her hair, with that of her paint, her wax, her honey, and
her teeth, she might have bought an entire mask."
Martial, the Greek Poet, addressing himself to Lelius,
says, (c) " you are not ashamed to purchase teeth and hair
but what will you do for an eye as there are none to sell."
;
The toothless mouth of Egle was repaired by bone and ivory;
(d) and Galla more refined, removed her artificial teeth, dur-
ing the night, (e) Horace cites the case of the sorceresses
Canidia and Sagana, running through the city and losing,
the one her teeth, and the other her false hair. (/)
Macedonius said to an old lady ; " What medical art can
ever be able to fasten your teeth?" Martial answered,
u is in the habit of fastening as well as extracting
Cascellius
the teeth." I need not extend the subject any farther
enough has been said, and much more might be, if necessary,
to prove clearly and conclusively that the odontotechny of the
Greeks and Romans was advanced to a considerable degree
of perfection : and that the toilet of the politer part of these
people, was not considered as in any degree perfected, when
their teeth were dirty, or their mouths in an unpleasant state.
Catulus delights to say, that, " when Julia presented herself
to Manlius, she shone by a flowery mouth, (g) She doubt-
less possessed those teeth of snow, so sung by the favorite
of the muses ; (h) or that row of pearls so extolled by Lu-
(a) See Dentiste Jeunesse, page 63, (b) 22, (c) 23. (d) 24, (e) 25, (f) 34,
(g) , 60(A) 62,
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as a common occurrence, and likewise have noticed the
effects of the teeth upon the countenance, and upon the ad-
dress and appearance of the individual, (a) Thus Ovid re-
commends as a remedy " against love, to make her smile
who has bad teeth. We find Palladius (b) joking a super-
annuated coquette, in saying to her, that, " for the price of
her hair, with that of her paint, her wax, her honey, and
her teeth, she might have bought an entire mask."
Martial, the Greek Poet, addressing himself to Lelius,
says, (c) " you are not ashamed to purchase teeth and hair
but what will you do for an eye as there are none to sell."
;
The toothless mouth of Egle was repaired by bone and ivory;
(d) and Galla more refined, removed her artificial teeth, dur-
ing the night, (e) Horace cites the case of the sorceresses
Canidia and Sagana, running through the city and losing,
the one her teeth, and the other her false hair. (/)
Macedonius said to an old lady ; " What medical art can
ever be able to fasten your teeth?" Martial answered,
u is in the habit of fastening as well as extracting
Cascellius
the teeth." I need not extend the subject any farther
enough has been said, and much more might be, if necessary,
to prove clearly and conclusively that the odontotechny of the
Greeks and Romans was advanced to a considerable degree
of perfection : and that the toilet of the politer part of these
people, was not considered as in any degree perfected, when
their teeth were dirty, or their mouths in an unpleasant state.
Catulus delights to say, that, " when Julia presented herself
to Manlius, she shone by a flowery mouth, (g) She doubt-
less possessed those teeth of snow, so sung by the favorite
of the muses ; (h) or that row of pearls so extolled by Lu-
(a) See Dentiste Jeunesse, page 63, (b) 22, (c) 23. (d) 24, (e) 25, (f) 34,
(g) , 60(A) 62,
