4) Prof. Montegazza writes to me from Florence, that he has currently been learning the last molar teeth in the different races of man, and has come to the same conclusion as that given in my textual content, viz., that in the higher or civilised races they are on the road in the direction of atrophy or elimination. Many delicate kids, as I have been assured by a surgeon to a hospital for youngsters, have their backs lined by slightly long silky hairs; and such circumstances probably come under the identical head. It is first developed, in the course of the fifth month, on the eyebrows and face, and especially spherical the mouth, the place it's much longer than that on the head. Medusa, a Greek gorgon, is known for one pretty distinctive function: as a substitute of a head full of hair, she has snakes. Yes, that appears like a horrible premise for a movie, but it did nab Selma Blair in a supporting position, make $sixty nine million dollars, and feature one of many 12 months's finest love scenes, so joke's on us for not doing it first.
