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a considerable quantity of albumen. — In the 6th case, the dis- 

 ease had reached the middle stage : the patient was at the same 

 time suffering from anasarca and chronic catarrh; the blood 

 contained urea. — In the 7th case, the disease was in the first 

 stage; the patient (a man aged 42) was also suffering from 

 peripneumonia and anasarca: the blood contained m-ea, and 

 the urine was albuminous. 



8th analysis. Blood of a youth aged 16 years, suffering 

 from dropsy ; kidneys in the middle stage of granular degene- 

 ration. The serum was peculiarly rich in sohd constituents, 

 and contained a considerable quantity of urea. 



9th analysis. Blood of a man aged 23. The granular degene- 

 ration was more advanced, the blood contained urea. 



10th analysis. Blood of a man aged 23, after having re- 

 covered from scarlatina. The disease in the kidneys was in an 

 advanced stage : the blood was remarkable for the small quantity 

 of corpuscles. 



11th analysis. Blood of a woman aged 25 years, suffering 

 from anasarca, catarrh, and chronic rheumatism. The dege- 

 neration of the kidneys was in a very advanced stage. The 

 blood contained urea, and the urine was albuminous. 



12th analysis. Blood of a man aged 32, suffering from 

 pleuritis and anasarca; kidneys in an advanced stage of the dis- 

 ease. Blood remarkable for the small quantity of corpuscles, 

 and for the large amount of urea. 



13th analysis. Blood of a woman aged 56, with anasarca 

 and ascites ; the disease of the kidneys was in a very advanced 

 stage. 



These observations entirely coincide with my own, as far as 

 regards the decreased quantity of solid constituents, the small 

 amount of blood-corpuscles, as the disease advances, and the 

 presence of urea in the blood. 



Andral and Gavarret have analysed the blood of three per- 

 sons with Bright^s disease. 



The following are their results: 



