Note (16) — CANTO SECOND.
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“The following is the composition of the teeth, as given by Berzelius, whose analysis appears to have been more elaborate than that of any other chemist. It will be found to record the occurrence of several substances as existing in the bone and enamel of the teeth, the presence of which has not been detected by others. According to this celebrated chemist, the enamel of the adult teeth contains, in one hundred parts:—
“Phosphate of lime 85.3
Fluate of lime 3.2
Carbonate of lime 8.0
Phosphate of magnesia 1.5
Soda and muriate of soda 1.0
Animal matter and water 1.0
100.0
“The bony substance is stated, by the same authority, to contain:—
“Phosphate of lime 62.0
Fluate of lime 2.0
Carbonate of lime 5.5
Phosphate of magnesia 1.0
Soda and muriate of soda 1.5
Gelatine and water 28.0
100”
(Bell on the Teeth, pp. 6, 7.)