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a goose's eg^ was found within it, filled with 

 a watery liquor, and surrounded by a gelatinous 

 matter, which did not adhere to the meralirane, lin- 

 ing the ventricle. Dr. Grieve Maclcewzie, who 

 bad attended the patient, was so obliging as to 

 send the cyst to my father, which appeared to mc 

 of the same structure as that of hydatids. 



"Cases. A stout man, twenty six years of 

 age, had a large swelling, in which fluctuation 

 could be felt, connected witli tiie concave part and 

 under edge of his liver. As there had' been no 

 symptoms of inflammation or suppuration, my fa. 

 ther supposed the swelling to be owing to a cyst, 

 filled with hydatids within the liver. Mh Jin- 

 dreic Woody who also visited the patient, was of the 

 same opinion. 



^' Soon after this, the patient vomited a great 

 number of hydatids of different sizes. lu the 

 course of the four following years, the sac filled 

 again, and dischargd itself into the stomach repeat- 

 edly. The liver was sensibly enlarged, and had 

 descended about an inch lower than the edges of 

 the ribs, and was somewhat more sensible to tho 

 touch than usual. The patient's liver gradually 

 became smaller, and at length retreated within the 

 margin of the chest. 



The patient has enjoyed perfect health for these 

 ten or twelve years past. 



'< Case 3. My father was consulted by a wo- 

 man, forty years of age, who had a large swelling 



within the left side of her belly, which resembled 

 3d 



