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" beyond the external white zone. There was no thickening 

 "of any of the coats of the intestines in the places thus 

 " marked, neither did they appear to have lost any of their 

 ** cohesion and firmness ; the mucous membrane did not peel 

 " off more readily than elsewhere. 



" The contents of the intestines consisted of a thin, reddish 

 " brown gelatinous mucus, without any hardened foeces." 



Dr. Brown adds, — " From the above facts, I believe that 

 " the appearance could not have been caused by mechanical 

 " pressure and drying after death, neither do I know of any 

 " other post-mortem cause capable of producing them. The 

 ** appearances have all the characteristics of extreme vital 

 " irritation (without actual corrosion) in its very first stage — 

 " stages which have been suddenly arrested, and stereotyped 

 " as it were, by death. Four fully-grown tape-worms were 

 *' found, with their heads, and have been preserved." 



