x ii CONTENTS PART FIRST. 



Gum, .. 

 Starch, .. 



Oil or Fat, . 



Proteine Compounds, . 



Chyle, ; 



Lymph, . 



Do the products of disintegrated solids nourish ? 



Excretion of Urea, ..... 



Recapitulation of Nutrition in the Horse, 



ORGANS OP NUTRITION IN THE Ox, 



Mouth and Teeth, . 



Palate, ... 



Tongue, ..... 



Salivary Glands, . ... 



Saliva, 



Lips, . 



Cheeks, . . . 



Lower Jaw, . 



Pharynx and Gullet, 



Blood-Vessels and Nerves, . 



Deglutition, . 

 Abdominal Organs of Digestion in the Ox, 



Stomachs, ...... 



Rumination, .* 



Process of Digestion in the Stomachs of the Ox, 



Cow's Milk as Food, . 



Gastric Juice, 



Intestines, .... 



Blood-Vessels, .... 



Nerves, . 



Lacteals, 



Liver, . 



Secretion of Bile, ..... 



Pancreas or Sweetbread, 



Spleen or Milt, 



Villi of the Intestines, 



Duodenal Digestion, 



Animal Temperature, 



Chyme, 



Direct Absorption by the Blood-Vessels of the Mucous 

 Membrane ..... 



Lacteals, ... 



Mesenteric Glands, . 



Thoracic Duct, 



Lymphatic Duct, 



