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asylum experience, I have never seen as healthy a 

 brain in the post-mortem room. 



Convolutions well marked and sulci deep; grey 

 matter abundant ; brain substance firm ; ventricles free 

 from evidence of disease; brain not examined micro- 

 scopically. 



THORAX. Sub-sternal adhesions. Emphysema of 

 cellular tissue beneath sternum ; cartilages not ossified. 



HEART. Small weight 3f oz. Pericardial fluid in 

 average quantity ; blood in great veins, and right 

 auricle fluid ; walls of right auricle and ventricle un- 

 usually thin ; valves normal ; small post-mortem clot 

 in left ventricle ; walls of left ventricle hypertrophied ; 

 left auricle normal; valves of left side normal. 



AORTA. Ascending aorta dilated into a fusiform 

 aneurism ; capacity about twice that of normal ; arterial 

 coats not thinner than normal; no evidence of atheroma; 

 no pressure effects noticed ; varicose veins on posterior 

 walls of the heart; abdominal aorta atheromatous ; 

 ante -mortem clots in abundance. 



LUNGS. Eight : Very adherent at apex ; small ad- 

 hesions all over surface of lung; apex, a mass of 

 tubercle in fact, tubercles were found scattered through- 

 out the whole of the lungs, and in the apex a small 

 cavity existed ; hypostatic congestion marked. Left : 

 In this lung a certain amount of hypostatic congestion 

 was apparent, and an occasional tubercle was found, 

 otherwise the lung was normal; cord-like adhesions 

 of pleura on surface. 



ABDOMEN. Liver adherent to chest walls and dia- 

 phragm ; whole capsule torn off in taking out, and 

 remained attached to diaphragm and abdominal wall; 

 weight, 20 oz. ; three vertical furrows present on 

 anterior surface of right lobe; these furrows were 

 about 2 inches in length, centre one distinctly marked ; 

 nutmeg condition present. 



