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Chapter X. — The Anatomy, Uses, and Diseases, of the Nostrils anti 



Mouth.— The nasal bones — sense of smelling acute — bleeding from the nose 



leeches in it— polypus— coryza— glanders— farcy— The bones of the mouth— the 

 lips — the bars of the mouth— the pad in the upper jaw— the teeth — the age 

 indicated by them— the tongue— the os hyoides— gloss-anthrax or blain— thrush 



in the mouih — the glands and blood-vessels of the neck — the parotid gland 



barbs or paps — the soft palate — the pharynx .... 179 



Chapter XI.— Anatomy ajto Diseases of the Neck and Chest.— The muscles 

 of the neck and chest— the crest of the bull— form and size of the neck— arteries 

 of the neck— bleeding— bleeding places— the milk-vein with reference to bleed- 

 ing — The heart— inflammation of its bag — the bone of the heart— the pulse — 

 the capillary vessels — inflammation — Fever — inflammatory fever— quarter-evil 

 — black quarter— typhus fever— The veins— varicose veins— The structure and 

 form of the chest — the brisket— indications of its different forms— The ribs — 

 proper form and direction of— the spine— the larynx— the round curled form of 

 the epiglottis — the windpipe— tracheotomy — the sweetbread — the bronchial 

 tubes — catarrh or hoose — epidemic catarrh — the malignant epidemic — murrain 

 -epidemic sore mouth and feet of 1840— sore throat— inflammation of the pha- 

 rynx — puncturing the pharynx — bronchitis — multitude of worms often found in 

 the air-passages— inflammation of the lungs — acute pneumonia — epidemic ditto 

 — pleurisy — chronic pleurisy — consumption — importance of recognizing the 

 peculiar cough of consumption ... . , 208 



Chapter XII — The Structure and Diseases of the Gxh^let and Stomach, 

 — The peculiar structure of the gullet of ruminants — choking — the oesophagus- 

 probang— stricture of the gullet — rupture of ditto — the oesophagean canal — the 

 rumen or paunch — the reticulum or honeycomb — the manyplus or manifolds — 

 the abomasum or fourth stomach — the oesophagean canal continued — the mus- 

 cular pillars of its floor — they yield to a solid substance — circumstances under 

 which fluids pass over them into the third and fourth stomachs, or between 

 them into the rumen — the food macerated in the rumen — passes through all the 

 compartments of it — thrown into the reticulum — its honeycomb structure — the 

 pellet formed — forced into the oesophagean canal — re- ascends the gullet — remas- 

 ticated — relumed — passes along the canal into the manyplus — the leaves of the 

 manyplus— the fibrous parts of the food— indigestible substances in the paunch 

 — concretions in ditto — distension of the rumen from food— ditto from gas — 

 hoove — the stomach pump — the chloride of lime — loss of cud — poisons — yew — 

 corrosive sublimate— diseases of the reticulum — diseases of the manifolds — clew- 

 bound— fardel-bound— malformation of manyplus— diseases of the fourth 

 Btomach ... ...... 278 



Chapter XIII.— The Anatomy and Diseases of the Spleen, Liver, and 

 Pancreas. — Anatomy and function of the spleen — inflammation of it — enlarge- 

 ment—The liver — inflammation of it — haimorrhage— jaundice or yellows — The 

 pancreas .... ... 319 



