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37. That bile is not ordinarily found in the stomachy and is not 
commonly necessary for digestion of the food ; but, 
38. That when oily food has been used it assists its digestion. 
39. That oily food is difficult of digestion, though it contains 
a large proportion of the nutrient principles. 
40. That the digestibility of aliment does not depend upon 
the quantity of nutrient principles it contains. 
41. That the natural temperature of the stomach is about 100° 
Fahrenheit. 
42. That the temperature is not elevated by the ingestion of 
food. 
43. That exercise elevates the temperature ; and that sleep or 
rest, in a recumbent position, depresses it. 
44. That gentle exercise facilitates the digestion of food. 
45. That the time required for that purpose is various, de- 
pending upon the quantity and quality of the food, state of the 
stomach, &,c.; but that the time ordinarily required for the dis- 
posal of a moderate meal of the fibrous parts of meat, with 
bread, &c.; is from three to three and a half hours.” 
Lancety 35-6, ii, 243. 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMPARATIVE PATHOLOGY. 
No. VIII. 
By Mr. Youatt. 
Atrophy — Anjemia. 
Dec. 11/^,1833. — Indian Goat. Has purged slightly for two 
days past. This has much increased to-day. Dreadfully poor. 
Give cretae preparat. 3 i, catechu 9j, ginger 10 grains, andopii 1 
grain morning and night. 
17th . — It was only to-day that the purging began to stop. 
The goat feeds better. Continue powder, with four grains of , 
opium. 
J9M. — Purges again as much as ever. Give the powder three 
times every day. 
21st . — Continues to purge, and again refuses to eat. Drench 
with gruel. 
21th . — Purges more than ever. Double the quantity of opium. 
25th. — Died. The stomachs were distended with flatus, par- 
ticularly the rumen ; but there was no inflammation of either of 
them, nor of the peritoneal or mucous membrane of any of 
the intestines, but there was a general appearance of collapse. 
