. A text-book of comparative physiology [microform] : for students and practitioners of comparative (veterinary) medicine. Physiology, Comparative; Veterinary physiology; Physiologie comparée; Physiologie vétérinaire. (Sehirer). <tp,ept- epHhaUom: /, ten- lembnuie of fros'a itrlkted border; C, bj them and n the demand lat there is to •rgans always of emergency d in ways too true. Diipea- '«8sion of the rue that in a BRtion and of indent on the inimals after but we think DIGESTION OF POOD. 861. it is infinitely better to admit ignorance than attempt to «• plain by principles that du violence
. A text-book of comparative physiology [microform] : for students and practitioners of comparative (veterinary) medicine. Physiology, Comparative; Veterinary physiology; Physiologie comparée; Physiologie vétérinaire. (Sehirer). <tp,ept- epHhaUom: /, ten- lembnuie of fros'a itrlkted border; C, bj them and n the demand lat there is to •rgans always of emergency d in ways too true. Diipea- '«8sion of the rue that in a BRtion and of indent on the inimals after but we think DIGESTION OF POOD. 861. it is infinitely better to admit ignorance than attempt to «• plain by principles that du violence to our fundamental con- ceptions of life processes. 'To introduce " ferments '* to explain so many obscure points in physiology, as the conversion of peptone in the blood, for example, is taking refuge in a way that does no credit to science. Without denying that endosmosis, etc., may play a part in the vital processes we are considering, we believe a truer view . of the whole matter will be ultimately reached. In the mean time we think it best to express our belief that we are ignorant of the real nature of absorption in great part; but we think that, if the alimentary tract were regarded as doing for the digested food (chyle, etc.) some such work as certain other glands do for the blood, we would be on the way to a truer con- ception of the real nature of the processes. It would then be possible to understand that proteids, either in the form of soluble or insoluble substances, including pop- tone, might be taken in hand and converted by a true vital process into the constituents of the blood. If we were to regard the kidney as manufacturing useful' instead of harmful products, the resemblance in behavior would in many points be parallel. We have seen that physical expla- nations of the functions of the kidney have failed, and that it must be regarded even in those parts that eliminate most water as a genuine secreting mechanism. We wish to present a somewhat t
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