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even with the addition of frequent and active 
titillation of the internal fauces with a goose 
quill. 
“The next day (Saturday) at 4 o’clock, P. M. 
rather more than twenty four hours after dis- 
solution, I examined the body. ‘The extremities 
were more flexile than usual after death. Upon 
turning the body on the left side, a quantity of 
greenish coloured fluid issued from the mouth. 
The viscera of the thorax and abdomen being 
exposed, nothing remarkable appeared, except 
a greater degree than common of distention from 
flatus.. The stomach was distended to the 
capacity of at least three pints, from flatus, and 
about three gills of a muciform, greenish fluid, 
such as had flowed from the mouth; on the sur- 
face of which was plainly distinguished some of 
the masticated root. On this point the persons 
present spoke with confidence. There were 
no appearances of inflammation. I endeavoured 
to ascertain whether there were worms, but 
could find none. ‘The liquid found in the stomach 
after exposure to the air for half an hour in a 
vessel, assumed a dark green. | 
“ Highly interested to know what the root was 
which had caused the boy’s death; immediately 
after he died I went to the ploughed ground 
