Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-12-21
Considerations ON crib-Bi.ing, with
pY D. 3. FIscHRR.

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underslood Manv of our hes, Va,er,,srv p,,hnrSs
have furnished dissertations on the suieci but these
present great variety OF oninion touchins The
seat,nature, and consequences Of CRIB bninp. Whilst
one contends that in The act The horse swla,xa az
mospheric air, another pretends ina, the animal
elects air. which act is accompanied with pariia,
lar noise created by gas generated in The stomach
Some say that the habit Is injurious 10 horses ybch
practise il, and that il ireuuenty renders them yaue
less; while others maintain that il nowise material
" hurts them. The court (o appeaD has uronoupc.
ed in favor of ils innocuousn.ss.
BY this are led to distinguish crib biting into
that which is acquired by habit haEituak; and that
which is properly 80 called. and which "a sDonta
neous.
The opinion which regards crih-bttinp as dis.
charging air from the stomach similar 10 belchine
in ourselves is evidently an erroneous one, since il
implies that the act ia Que of absolute Necessity -
Now, il is well known that bv various means we
have it in our power, in some horses, 10 prevent
crib biting for longer or sho ter time but in do
ing this hear OF any evil consequences aris-
ing from its suppression. Indeed, il such we're
true, horses ought 10 blow thense Ives out with the
gas, which, instead Of eructatine, they are now
compelled TO retain. And moreover did crib biting
consist in eruCtation, gas might make its escape
through the nose, aud ;nen the animal would have
for that violent movement hich charac-
10 those who pretend that crib-hiiing consists in
swallow wing atmospheric air, in order 70 aid the d.
gesinn Of horses infected with the vice, reply
without entessng into any physiological considera
tons, that If by any means the crib biting be put a
stop to- for several months together, the horse d.
gests quite as well without as with the vice of
this have often had occasion to convince myself
The application given by NJ the Professor Curt,
OF crib biting with ernctation supplies he reas-
on OF the difference Of opinion we have adverted to-
and quite conormable to what one daily observes.
Mr.. Curt asserts that the crlh.ber Swallows air
which he thr same instant rejects but that never.
tbeless, IN particular Cases, portion OF the air hav
lug descended into the esophagus does not re-ascend
INTO the pharynx, bur penelrales into the stomach,
into which II is forced bv The contraction Of the wall
oil The osophagns. nj. Straut, who has written
admirable nenlur on crib biting in horses, admits
Of The view OF the matter taken by Gurta which he
explains IN this way The animal when be incur.
va es his head upon his breas', does SO 10 gain
punt aPpu', IN order to force certain quantity Of
atmospheric an into the pharynx, and thus over.
come, in ihs act, natural mpedlments offered by the
pelItm DdtQki and fd1tCeS The tarknX elevated.
while coinciden muscular contraction draws up the
tauces to receive The swallowed air. AT this mo