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66 FIRST PERIOD—ANTIQUirr
cation to be attributed to the fact of this instrument being of lead and
not of hard metal. Now, if Herophilus, Heraclides of Tarentum, and
Erasistratus all spoke of the serious peril to which the extraction of a
tooth may give rise, and therefore recommended not having recourse to
it too lightly, it is evident that they had given serious attention to this
operation and consequently also to the morbid conditions that may
render it necessary.
