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CHAPTER IV. 
DISEASES OF THE STOMACH AND BOWELS. 
In this connection we purpose studying all of these im- 
portant troubles which arise in the alimentary canal from 
the stomach backward; we will no doubt treat some affec- 
tions in this chapter which it might seem right and proper 
to consider elsewhere in this work, but if the reader will 
think for only a moment he must realize that those which 
seem out of place (like rupture of the diaphragm, etc.,) 
are a direct result of some trouble along the alimentary 
canal. This chapter, the writer feels, will prove of much 
value to every reader, for in it we will consider some of 
the most common and yet most important diseases to which 
stock are liable. 
Gastritis. 
This is an inflammation of the stomach, and though by 
no means common, yet it is of sufficient occurrrence to 
demand our attention. 
Cause—It is caused by over-eating in most instances, 
and occasionally from eating poisonous herbs. 
