266 ON THE PATHOLOGICAL MORPHOLOGY OF SOME ANIMAL FLUIDS. 



The fluid in which the globules are suspended, is either pellucid or 

 diaphanous, at one time thicker, at another time less thick, or is quite 

 as liquid as serum. In nitric acid and nitrate of silver solution, it is 

 sometimes converted into yellowish- white shreds. 



6th. As yet no material and specific difference has been observed 

 between the product of ophthalmoblennorrhcea and phalloblennorrhcea, 

 and the product of normal inflammation of other membranes. 



In what manner does the Absorption of Pus take place ? 



The globules of the mature pus are broken, but the smallest mole- 

 cules, being scattered about, are easily seen to permeate the coat of the 

 intermediate or capillary vessels, and to be mixed for a certain time 

 with the blood, until they are deposited in a fit place (an excreting 

 organ), for ulterior elimination, or into some organic non-excreting tex- 

 ture, and accumulated, are at length transformed into globules of pus, 

 destitute of all covering, and at first form metastatic infiltration of pus, 

 or purulent metastatic exudation (for example, Pyo-ophthalmum parturi- 

 entium), more slowly metastatic abscess. [Afterwards by a vital re-action, 

 an inflammation arises around the metastatic infiltration ; new globules 

 of pus, endowed with an envelope, molecules, and a central vesicle 

 shortly arise ; so that even here and there, in a metastatic abscess, 

 globules of pus, provided with an envelope, are to be detected. 



In phlebitis or arteritis, entire globules of pus mixed immedi- 

 ately with the blood, and joined to it, are carried about in the sangui- 

 ferous vessels, until, from their larger diameter, the free passage 

 through the intermediate vessels is interrupted ; which taking place, 

 the circulation of the blood-particles becomes impeded or retarded, 

 and the stagnating blood separates into its constituent parts, as if it 

 were out of the organism ; the serum and the plastic lymph transude, 

 the intermediate vessel is obliterated, and, we believe, in such manner 

 is brought about that small inflammation, which, in lobulated organs, 

 they call lobular hepatization or inflammation.* 



But not in every organ does a globule of pus, interrupting the pas- 

 sage of the intermediate vessels, provoke or occasion stagnation of the 

 blood, for as 



1st. The parietes of vessels shall be surrounded by a firm and elastic 

 texture, then either the globule is driven onwards, or the dilatation of 



* Although this may be one cause of lobular inflammation, there are unqestion- 

 ably others. Translator. 



