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STOMACHS OF THE SHEEP. 



THE STOMACHS. 



a,' The esopbagns or gnllet, entermgtlie mmen or pannch. 

 S, b. The ramen, or paunch, occnpjing three-fonrths of -the abdomen, 

 c, The retlcnlum, or honey-coiiib — the 8d stomoclii ' 



d^, The maniplns, or many folds — the 3d stomach. -.^^ 

 e. The abomasum, or 4th stomach. 

 /, The commencement of the duodenum or first intestine, 

 g. The place of the pylorus, a valve which separates the contents of the aboma- 

 sum and duodenum. 



" The walls of the rumen or paunch consist of four coats or 

 tunics — 1st, The peritoneal or outer coat; 2d, The muscular; 

 3d, The mucous, covered with papillEe, or little protuherances, 

 from which (or glands under which) is secreted a peculiar 

 fluid to soften and prepare the food for re-mastication ; and, 

 4th, The inner or cuticular coat, a thin, entirely insensible 

 membrane, which defends the mucous coat from abrasion or 

 erosion." 



