3. There it is acted upon, and a part of it digested by the gastric juice.
4. It is then passed into the small intestine, where it is acted upon by the bile, the pancreatic fluid, and the intestinal juice.
5. The digested food is then absorbed by the walls of the stomach and intestines.
6. The greater portion of the food is next passed through the liver, where hurtful substances are removed.
7. A smaller portion is carried through the thoracic duct and emptied into a vein near the heart.
CHAPTER IX.
BAD HABITS IN EATING.
1. Eating too Fast.—A most common fault is eating too fast. When the food is chewed too rapidly, and swallowed too quickly, it is not properly divided and softened. Such food cannot be easily acted upon by the various digestive juices.