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Post-mortem examination, Xovemhcr 21, 11 a. m. — Body in good condition. 



Skin: Almost devoid of eruption. The oars alonf; present increased vascularity, 

 w:tli .1 moderate blush and excess of scurf. 



Bificstive organs : Natural above the stomach. Guttural lymphatic glands in part 

 congested and the seat of microscopic blood extravasations. Stomach mottled of a 

 deei) brown for a span of two and one-half inches by three inches along the mucous 

 membrane, covering its greater (curvature. Contents abundant, intensely acid, and 

 fumes with ammonia. 



Duodenum : Bears a small erosion near the pylorus. 



Jejunum and ilium: Have patches of congestion and microscoi>ic extravasation at 

 intervals. 



IliO'ca'cal valve: Has its edges thickened and of a dark bluish gray. Many follicles 

 in Payer's patch covering the valvo arc distended with a yellowish-white product, but 

 thero'is no extra vascularity nor erosion. 



Ca'eum,eoIon, and rectum: Bear at intervals patches of congestion and microscopic 

 extravasation in Ihe mucous and enlimucous layers, over v/hich the epithelial layer is 

 softened and easily detached. No ulcers are foiiud. 



Liver: Discolored in parts by blue punctiibrm spots involving individual acini or 

 several adjacent ones. Toward the lower margin of the gland the deep redness is 

 mostly conliued to the center of the acini. 



Spleen : Seems large, but not unduly gorged witli blood nor softened. 



Pancreas: Healthy. 



Kidneys: Pale in their cortical part, present punctiform iietecliiiE on the medullary 

 portion and papilhe. 



Bladder: Empty and normal. Ovaries and womb sound. 



The mesenteric, sulilumbar, and inguinalliimpUatic glands appeared enlarged and more 

 or less stained, of a deep blood-red color. 



Parasites in the abdomen: Two ascaridcs in the small intestine; one tricoccphalus ia. 

 the cfficum. 



Lun(is: Present numerous congested lobtijes varying in color from browmisli i)ink to 

 a dark piu'ple (almost black). The bronchia leading to these lobules are pervious and 

 withou.t parasites. The congested lobules seem less solid than when worms have been 

 present. 



Heart and pericardium : Normal. 



Brain : Sound. Dura mater bears four patches of extravasation on the right side 

 near the vertex. The average breadth of these is one line. 



Spinal cord: Sound; subarachnoid fluid, about two drachms. 



EXPEKIJIEXT No. 10. 

 White male xng , eight ^veelcs old ; Ireed, Chester White ; condition, fine. 



Post-mortem examination. — Skin: Slight eraption on the ears and bluenoss on the 

 margins. 



Digestive organs: No lesions in the mouth or phaiyux. 



Pharyngeal himphatie glands: Stained of a deep blood-red color. 



Stomach : Well lillcd with food. Contoits strongly acid. On the great curvature a 

 space of two and one-half inches square has a bi'owuish mottled discoloration, and 

 numernns deeper brownish markings, as if from altered ha>matine. 



Small intestine: Epithelium is thick, soft, and easily detached. Contents liquid, 

 with a great excess of mucus. The bowel is reddened ami congestetl around its entire 



