486 ON THE PHYSIOLOGICAL ACTION OF CASCA BACK. 



There was a large, sloughy, subcutaneous abscess in the 

 situation mentioned above, and another localized collection of 

 pus a little higher up in the skin of tlie neck. No other super- 

 ficial abscesses were found. 



The muscles were pale and rather dry. There was general 

 congestion throughout the body of the larger venous trunks, but 

 apparently not of the smaller ones. 



Abdomen. — The omentum contained rather a large quantity 

 of fat. 



The stomach was quite empty, pale, and contracted. 



The small intestine contained a small quantity of bile-stained 

 mucus ; it was otherwise empty. 



The large intestine contained bile-stained mucus, and in its 

 lower half a considerable quantity of fcieces, also bile-staineil. 

 The mucous membrane appeared perfectly healthy. 



The bladder contained only a few drops of high-coloureel 

 urine, but had not contracted at all firmly. It had the appear- 

 ance of a bladder which has been dried when inflated, and the 

 air then let out. 



The kidneys were pale, althougli the renal vein was much 

 distended. 



The vagina and uterus contained a large quantity of a greenish 

 smeary fluid, which, under the microscope, was seen to be muco- 

 pus. The mucous membrane had here and there patches of 

 injection on it {vide infra) ; near the orifice of the vagina the 

 secretion had quite the character of ordinary pus, but no abscess 

 existed there. 



The diaphragm was pale, flabby, and very transparent {vide 

 infra). 



Thorax. — The lungs were congested, but otherwise natural. 



The heart was very pale and flabby ; all the cavities contained 

 moderate quantities of blood. 



Microscop iced Examina Hon. 



Kidneys : epithelium not degenerated. 



Heart : muscle-fibres very granular ; in many places hardly a 

 trace of transverse stria tion could be seen. 



