Cattle 1853 - Lewis Family Farm

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Chapter X.—The Anatomy, Uses, and Diseases, op the Nostrils and
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 oshyoides— gloss-anthrax orblain—thrush
in the mouth—the glands and blood-vessels of the neck—the parotid gland
barbs or paps—the soft palate—the pharynx ...... 179
Chapter XI.
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Anatomy and Diseases op the Neck and Chest.—The muscles
of the neok 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 bleeding—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 pharynx—
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
Chapter XII. The Structure and Diseases of the Gullet and Stomach,
The peculiar structure of the gullet of ruminants—choking—the oesophagus-
probang—stricture of the gullet—rupture of ditto—the cesophagean canal—the
rumen or paunch—the reticulum or honeycomb—the manyplus or manifolds
the abomasum or fourth stomach—the oesophag'ean canal continued—the mus-
oular pillars of its floor—they yield to a solid substance—circumstances under
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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 cesophagean canal—re-ascends the gullet—remasticated—returned—
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—clewbound—fardel-bound—
malformation of manyplus—diseases of the fourth
stomach ... ...... 278
Chapter XIII.—The Anatomy and Diseases of the Spleen, Liver, and
Pancreas.—Anatomy and function of the spleen—inflammation of it—enlargement—The
liver—inflammation of it—hsomorrhagc—jaundice or yellows—The
pancreas .... .... 819
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