The Forrest City times., 1891-01-30
FOUR STOM ACHS.
Something AbOst the Animals That Arc fAss
 Endowed.

Endowed.
 Cows. sheep. goats. cancls and giraifes are endowed with what at first extravaganza. In addition to these animals, the four sto mach apparatus is found in such wild creatures as the buffalo and all the members of the deer family; but it is not found outside of the order technically called ruminantia. and commonly known as cud-chewing animals.
 The operation of this complicated member is very interesting. h the infancy of the animal. before the wean- ing period. only one of the four stomachs is used. This is what in the adult is called the fourth or last one But when the time comes for changing the diet from milk to herbage the three hitherto disuse1 stomachs are put to work.
 The grass cropped by the COW. for example, is not chewed at once, but is passed directly into the larye stomach number one. II the COW were xii ed immediately sfterward the grass would be found practically the same as If it remaining there awhile it is moistened with sort of saliva and then passed into the second stomach. This ono is sometimes called the houeycomb c iAt ,f st f0 ton on the inside. Its appearance is familiar to lovers of tripe
 At this stage of the process nature has provided surprising arrange ment The moistened grass is now rolled about over the honeYco mbed surfaee until it is made into quite compact balls. Then these balls arc in turn passed up into the mouth and there leisurely chewod. Alter this has been thoroughly done tho mass starts downward again and fetches up in the third stomach. In this arc great many folds wherein the food i. put through course Of kneading and crushing. Finally it passes to the fourth stomach. the one to which the milk goes directly In calfhoed, and this stomach corresponds to the one in human kind, where gastric juice is mingled with the food.
 But why would not a single stomach. like that which answers SO we'll for humanity, also do for the COW and other animals of the rumtnantiao In the answer you will find another example of the fact that nature makes no mistakes. The ruminantia, In the first place, are timid animals. always glad to hee from danger, and never com bative except in self-dcfense. Secondly, 1t requires the greater part of their time to crop herbage enough to sustain life. The COW, browsing in good pasture. will keep on eating during the greater part Of the day.
 In their wild state. however, ani- nals of this class do not get selected pastures, and they generally have to make tho best of their business hours in grass clipping. We'll. In their na- tive wilds these ani imls are cons tantly menaced by carnivorous. or fesh-eat- ing. animals, including man. Driven from their Browsing places, they might starve befors they could safely return. Here appears the wisdom shown in the mysterious stomaohs The COW or the sheep, by harI work. on the ten-hour system Of labor. can clip enough grass no keep the digestive machinery in fair supply for three days. With this beneficeut provision the wild members Of tho class can fee to barren mountains when pursued and live on the supplies stored in the first stomach until it Is safe to return to tho browsing ground.