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the colon were more intimately united than usual by 

 the omentum ; and there was also a strong adhe- 

 sion between the liver and kidneys. All the parts 

 adjacent to the liver, more especially the kidneys, 

 were tinged of a deep yellow colour.'' 



" Conclusion. 



^' The preceding history of hydatids seems to 

 me to have established the following propositions. 



" 1 . That hydatids are not peculiar to any one 

 part of the human body, and are most commonly 

 connected with the investing membranes of the liv- 

 er, ovaria, or kidney. v 



" 3. That there is no resemblance between the 

 hydatids, which are peculiar to quadrupeds, and 

 those of the human body, as is obvious, by com- 

 paring the preceding description of the hydatid 

 of the human body, with those of the hyda- 

 tids of quadrupeds, which have been published by 

 Hartmannus,^ Tyson, Pallas, Schroeder,\ Fonta- 

 na, and E. Home, Philos. Trans, for 1795. 



" 3. That there is every reason to conclude, 

 that hydatids are animals. 



"4. That observation and experiment have not 

 yet determined in what manner hydatids are gener- 

 ated, or deposited within certain bowels. 



" 5. That as the smaller hydatids adhere to the 



inner surface of the larger, that larger hydatids may 



be called pregnant; or that these animals are mul- 



* See Mis. Nat. Cur. Dec. 2. an. 4to. 

 t See Schrosder de Hydatid. 



