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Excerpt from The Philosophical Transactions (From the Year 1700, to the Year 1720) Abridg'd and Dispos'd Under General Heads, Vol. 5: In Two Volumes; Containing, Part I. The Anatomical and Medical Papers; Part II. The Philological and Miscellaneous Papers There is in Swine, Sheep, Oxen, and, I think, in molt (ajadrupcds Wtat car that feed on Herbs or Plants, a long Colon with a Ca'cwn at the upper nivorous Arri End of it, or fomewhat equivalent, which conveys the Food, by a m, long and large Progrefs, from the Stomach downwards, in order to a Com? flower Pafl'age, and longer Stay in the Intel'tines: But in Dogs of feve ral Kinds, and I fuppofe in Foxes, Wolves, and divers other Ani mals, which are Carnivorous, fuch Colon is wanting; and, inl'tead thereof, a more ibort and (lender Gut, and quicker Pail-age through the lnteltines. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
