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and  1,5  cc.  at  its  narrowest  axis,  replete 
with  fetid,  dark-brown  fluid.  No  portion  of 
these  parts  sunk,  when  thrown  into  a  large 
vessel  containing  water. 
Right  lung :  Adherent,  as  the  left  one. 
Aspect  similar  to  that  of  the  left  lung.  Pal¬ 
pation  and  section  give  analogous  results. 
An  apical  caverna  has  the  same  fetidness 
and  nearly  the  same  size,  as  that  of  the  left 
lung.  This  lung  also  shows  other  smal¬ 
ler  eavernae  in  the  same  region,  all  full  of  a 
reddish-yellow  fluid. 
Heart-,  small,  of  firm  consistence,  full 
of  dark  semi-coagulated  blood.  A  few  white 
clots.  The  valves  shut  well.  White,  milky 
spot  of  about  3  ccm.  on  the  anterior  face  of 
the  left  ventricle. 
Endocardium  smooth  and  brilliant  in  the 
cardiac  cavities.  Valves  moveable,  without 
granulations.  Pericardium  thick,  containing 
170  gr.  of  citrine  fluid.  Aorta  (ascending 
portion,  arch  and  descending  portion)  normal. 
Liver:  weighing  1440  gr.  Section  easy, 
showing  the  outline  of  the  lobules.  Gallblad¬ 
der  full  of  bile,  the  duct  permeable. 
Spleen  :  small.  Capsule  easily  detached. 
Consistence  firm.  Surface  of  section  of  the 
colour  of  coffee-dregs,  with  white,  resistant 
striae,  forming  a  network. 
Kidneys:  Capsules  easily  detached.  The 
surface  of  the  section  shows  the  two  sub¬ 
stances,  both  pale. 
Suprarenal  capsules:  wholly  desorgani- 
sed.  No  caséification.  They  are  very  volumi¬ 
nous. 
Pancreas:  apparently  normal,  outside 
and  inside. 
Stomach  :  full  of  dirty-yellow  fluid  with 
suspended  solid  particles.  Mucosa  thickened, 
intensely  red.  Mucus  thick  and  viscous,  cove¬ 
ring  the  mucosa.  Sub-mucosa  intensely  red. 
Intestine:  Slight  adherence  of  the  loops. 
The  peritoneum  pariétale  thick,  humid,  bril¬ 
liant.  Mesenteric  glands  all  affected,  vo¬ 
luminous,  their  size  varying  from  that  of  a 
pin’s  head  to  that  of  a  plum.  These  glands 
have  the  same  consistence  and  aspect, 
as  the  above  described  ones,  at  the  level  of  the 
tracheo-bronchial  chain.  They  are,  however, 
not  so  voluminous. 
Liquid  fecal  matter  in  the  whole  extent 
of  the  last  part  of  the  intestine.  Mucosa  red¬ 
dened  in  some  places.  Appendix  free.  Intes¬ 
tinal  catarrh  abundant. 
Bladder:  full  of  citrine  fluid.  — 
Lifting  the  sternocostal  plastron ,  a  normal 
quantity  of  adipose  tissue  appears. 
Thyreoid  gland:  colour  of  muscle,  flatte¬ 
ned  against  the  trachea.  It  is  thick  resistant 
and  apparently  not  increased. 
Post-mortem  examination  N.  2. 
(Oct.  4th,  1913.) 
Body  of  female,  apparently  of  30-35 
years.  Cutaneous  tegument  brown.  Rigor 
mortis  incomplete.  Purplish-red  spots  on  the 
sides  of  the  neck  and  the  shoulderregion.  Very- 
emaciated.  Deep  and  large  epidermical  defect 
at  the  level  of  the  right  crural  fold.  Abdomen 
prominent.  Eyelids  sunk.  Lips  purplish.  A 
reddish-yellow  and  viscous  fluid  escapes 
from  the  mouth  and  the  nose,  increasing  in 
quantity  on  every  movement  of  the  body. 
Corneae  transparent.  Pupils  equally  dilatated. 
Heart:  floating  in  more  or  less  800 
gr.  of  citrine  fluid.  White  milky  spots 
scattered  over  the  surface  of  the  organ. 
Apex  of  the  heart  in  the  6th  left  intercostal 
space,  exceeding  the  left  mamillary  line  for 
the  breadth  of  2  fingers.  Volumen  of  the 
organ  remarkable.  Consistence  regular.  Val¬ 
ves  of  aorta  and  pulmonary  artery  nor¬ 
mal.  Cardiac  cavities  full  of  dark  red  semi¬ 
liquid  blood.  Endocardium  smooth  and  bril¬ 
liant,  the  valves  without  granulations.  On 
surface  of  section  nothing  remarkable. 
Right  lung:  dislocated  towards  the  bot¬ 
tom  of  the  thoracic  cavity,  which  contains 
about  1  litter  of  very  red  fluid.  Parietal 
pleura  thick,  intensely  red.  Visceral  pleura 
also  thick  and  reddened.  The  organ  quite 
covered  by  a  fibrous  coating.  Adhérences, 
on  tthe  whole  of  the  organ,  with  the  inner 
sid  of  the  thorax  wall  and  with  the  dia¬ 
phragm.  Adhérences  between  the  lobes. 
Lung  wholly  hepatized,  small,  witie-red  re- 
