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The Stomachs and Guts, 
in Rumination, is a Voluntary Emulation. Not at all labo- 
rious to them,becaufe of the great ft rength of the Mufcules 
of their Stomach and Gulet to command and govern the 
fame. 
By the Joy nt aftiftance of the Glandulous and the Ner- 
vous Membranes, the bufinefs of Chylification feems to be 
performed. The Mucous Excrement of the Blood being 
fupply'd by the former, as an Animal Corrofive, preparing 5 
and the Excrement of the Nerves by the latter,as an Animal 
Ferment, perfecting the Work. And the Caecus Ventrhu- 
lus of 2: Hog, feems to be a Repfitory provided for fuch a 
mixed Leven or Menftruum : whereby he not only becomes 
more voraceous,having thence continual irritations to eat : 
but all he eats, is thereby likewife well digefted. 
The Folds of the Stomach, which in its Corrugation muft 
needs be much deeper than when it is dilated, or of ufe, To 
divide the Aliment into feveral Portions, and thereby ad- 
minifter their Ferments not only to the Circumference, but 
intimate parts of the Mafs to be fermented. 
The pointed Knots, like little Papilla, in the Stomachs 
of divers Ruminating Beafts, are alfo of great ufe, viz. For 
the Tafting of the Meat. Dr. Willis defcribing the Inner 
Membrane of the Stomach ( not of a Beaft, but exprefly 
of a Man ) fpeaketh thus 3 H<zc Crufta Ventriculum ( Huma- 
num puta ) intus obtegeris, fvmilfc videtur Mi, quae Linguam 
obtegit. Wherein he was miftaken : this Inner Membrane 
being Glandulous 3 the Skin of the Tongue not fo, but only 
Fibrous. But of divers Beafts which Ruminate, thus much 
is true, That in their Three rirft Venters, the Inner Mem- 
brane is Fibrous, and not Glandulous 3 the fourth only be- 
ing Glandulous, as in a man. Of the Fibers of this Mem- 
brane and the Nervous, are compofed thofe pointed Knots 
O) chap. 4. before defcribed (a) both infubftance and fhape,altogether 
like to thofe upon the Tongue. Whence I doubt not, but 
that the faid Three Ventricles, as they have a power of Volun- 
tary Motion : fo likewife, that they are the Seat of Taft 9 
and as truly the Organs of that fenfe, as is the Tongue it 
felf. 
Laftly, and confequently, the faid Nervous Knots, arc 
of ufe to Methodize the Work of Rumination, after this 
manner. The Animal having eaten enough for the Ranch 
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