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ably larger than the rest, lies on the left side, and is 

 commonly called the paunch. The food, having been 

 sufficiently macerated in this stomach, is forced up 

 gradually into the mouth, where it undergoes a com- 

 plete mastication, which is termed chewing the cud. 

 The food is then again swallowed, and conveyed to 

 the second stomach, for the gullet opens indifferently 

 into both. It ends exactly where the two stomachs 

 meet ; and thefe is a smooth gutter, with rising edges, 

 which leads into the second stomach, and thence to 

 the third and fourth : the animal however, has power 

 to direct it into which it will. The second stomach is 

 named bonnet, or king's hood. Its internal surface 

 consists of cells, resembling a honey-comb ; where the 

 food undergoes a farther maceration, and is then con- 

 veyed to the third stomach, called manyplies ; because 

 its internal surface rises up into many folds. Some 

 of those folds are longer than others, and on their sur- 

 face small glands may be seen, something like millet 

 seed. From this it passes into the fourth or red sto- 

 mach, commonly called the caul. This much resem- 

 bles the human stomach, or that of the dog ; only the 

 inner folds are longer and looser. 



Here the food is perfectly digested, and prepared for 

 the nourishment of the animal. When cows or sheep 

 are turned into a fresh pasture, of a different kind from 

 that they have been accustomed to, they sometimes eat 

 so greedily, that the stomach is incapable of contract- 

 ing, or forcing back its contents into the mouth. When 

 this happens, the food undergoes a kind of fermenta- 

 tion, in consequence of which a great deal of air is 

 generated, and the paunch so excessively extended, 

 that, if the animal is not relieved, it will either burst 

 or destroy him by suffocation. An instrument has 

 been invented by Mr. Eager, for giving vent to the 



