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CONTENTS. 



PAGB 



PEEFACB , .... ,. ix 



PART I. 

 MISMANAGEMENT. 



DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE: 



Immediate Object of Food Development Main- 

 tenance Waste or Decay Importance of Good 

 Food for Young Animals Evils of an Insuffi- 

 ciency 8 



ORGANS or DIGESTION: 



Enumeration Prehension Incisor Teeth Tongue 

 Cheeks Molars or Grinders Pharynx 

 Gullet Deglutition 14 



IN SALIVATION : 



Saliva Salivary Glands Solvent Action 

 Chemical Action Quantity of Saliva Uses and 

 Importance of Saliva 16 



STOMACH : 



Peculiarities in the Horse, Ox, and Man Broken 

 Wind, and Chronic Cough Rapid Digestion in 

 the Horse Small Stomach Necessity for 

 Regular Feeding 20 



