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*9 tion in other the remains of animal dirty places, among and vegetable matter. And the one which is eminently calculated to carry on the work of deftruclion is the feptic acid, generated in the mouth, and poffefling quali ties nearly refembling aqua fortis." Hence it will be feen, from the corroborating opinion of the eminent and very refpectable authority before mentioned, how vadly important it is, that perfons of all ages fhould daily cleanfe their teeth; and that children fhould be ha bituated in early life to a practice fo conducive to their future comfort, eafe and happinefs. Directions for extracting Teeth, t3c. The fufferings of unfortunate victims to vulgar ope rators, ignorant of anatomy, have been many and great. Scarcely a day paffes, even in this enlight ened metropolis, without furnifhing a melancholy me mento of it. An erroneous idea, too frequently pre vails, that any perfon can extract a tooth ; from hence proceed broken teeth, fractured jaws, exfoliations, dan gerous haemorrhages, deep feated abfeeffes, and fome times * locked jaws : the latter is the fure, the cer tain harbinger of fpeedy death. The caufe of dif fering humanity, furely then will prompt judicious, reflecting minds to fcout an idea fo palpably errone ous. The operation of extracting a tooth, is certain ly in many cafes, a very delicate one : in others, few operations are more difficult. To perform this, or any other operation with eafe, fafety or fuccels, it is indifpenfably neceffary, the operator fhould have a pefect knowledge of the anatomy of the parts. A Smith might as well attempt to conftruct a periwig, or a Barber attempt to build a fhip, as either to ex tract a tooth with eafe, fafety or fuccefs. it there fore cannot be furprifing if we continue to fee or * An inftance occurred lad furomer, in this city, of the death of a perfon from a ftaftured jaw, occafioned by an ignorant operator.