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cially in the larger branches of the veins and arteries, but also in the 

 intertubular vessels and the glomeruli. The kidneys gave evidence 

 of degenerative changes, and it is probable that the " pneumococcus " 

 would have been found in the urine of some of these cases if a bac- 

 teriological examination had been made during life. 



