The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-24

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The balance:ef the body of this animal seemed
to be In a norIll state.
ANATOMICAL DIFFERENCES. - This she-camel
was OF large sike. The bones of the limbs are
more slender snd more compact than those of
other large qnqdrupede. The yertebral column,
on the contraryiis built quite opposite proper.
tons. There ga striking contrast between the
volume of oneAvertebra and that of the head.
This animal siFfeyidenty built 70 carry great
weights on if Rgck, snd. by the curve of the dor
sal and lumsaaNerteOra, not 10 bend even under
q weight of IL thous2nd pounds. The famous
hump-single * the oromedary, double and not
unlike saddle, % the camel-forms an admirable
eeat, Of an elassic Tissue of a yellowish color,
and consistefse resembling that OF the nam.
mary gland In a tUrgescent state. This pro.
tuberaDce rises your inches above the spine
part Of the tissue is also found at the process
of the sernums forming csllous protunerance
on which the animal hes down. The skeleton
weighed III POT Rds
The most stTit log differences that observed in
the yiscera. are IN the ahmentary tube; twenty.
four molar teetht six inferior incisive instead of
eight, as in tho OK. A cartisginous swelling
like in other rnm enants, replace them on the supe-
rior jaw bone. ljut more singular. the rnminants
known by us have DO canine teeth, and we find
six above and sig below. This animal is doubtless
an ambiguous or intermediate between other
species. The Elimination takes place alternately
from right to efs and from left TO right. contrary
TO the others. 4 have said that il had four stom.
achs. The fast vas verified in presence of Prof.
Dimitry, who SopCurred 10 our opinion on the use
Of numerous cells Occupying nearly one half of
the internal face of the rumen and nearly the
whole of the sarGe face of the net work The dis.
position of thesh cells looks very much like q set
of posiofice bgTes placed against wall. Their
dimension varieEfrom that OF half wine bottle to
that of pigeon egg. Their form is square al the
opening. which, seems TO possess the power Of
contracting like a pouch closed by running
string. In the large one can even be found smaller
cells which look ike subdivision. The number
of these cells may be estimated at one thousand.
The interior of one of the stomachs of our rumi-
nants bears some analogy to those cells it is the
net work or second stomach. But these do not
contain any iqsi1 they are used to stop the solid
objects, extTsneOus TO digestion, such as nails,
pins, knives. rage, etc. In the examination of a
COW, have found more than fifty nails and in
another COW Pair Of scissors.
Such is the truth about that much talked of
fifth stomach, fabulous reservoir. which had to
contain an eight Gays provision of water.
The form of these stomacbs has, indeed some
difference with that Of other rumnants Of the same
family. The network is more elongated and
separated from the second stomach lfeuilet) by
narrow collar. bnt tits has its leaves or lamine
only in rudiineatal state aud is also more elOn-
gated, and seems to connect with the true stom-
ach, without any well defined construction. The
difference of the two can be known by the aspect
and nature Of the mucous membrane which covers
them. The mucous membrane of the true stomach
(cdiUette) do not form eny folds in lamina as in
the OK, but folds as In the monogastrics.
Length of the intesiines: small intestine 81 feet;
cecum, feet; colon. 10 feet; floating part of
colon and rectum, l6 feet; total 40 feet. In
horse five feet high. the length OF the small ntes.
tine is 62 feet; cecnm. feet; colon, ii feet;
floating part of colon snd rectum, 8 feet total,
81 feet or IL tines the height OF the body. In the
OK, 81 times the height; in the dog, times; in
the cat, shorter still. In man, the intestine has
or times the length Of the body. The liver Of this
dromecsry is comparatively small; il is thin and
forms four lobesItwO large ones at the exuremities
and two small ores in the middle. II is slate CO.
lored. did not tind any gall.badder rs in the OK
and tetradactyei. This is also wanting IN the mo-
nodactyles, but exists IN man. This bladder is
nsed az q reservoir for bile in the intervals of d.
gestion, and thih would infer that our ruminant
has permanent digestion like the so,ipedes.
GENITAL 0RGANs.-The mammary gland seems
to be in a rudimenta state there are four teats
like in the cow hut only of the size Of half of
pecan. The uterus is formed in three parts (:
the body, of three or four inches long, and two
horns, having each six inches long. The Ovaries
are of the size.cf pecan uts.
/ have been asked whether the morbid cases in
this animal should be attributed to olinateric in
fuences. | believe not.
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