134 Account of the ViJfcElion of three Perfons 



fmaller intefllnes was in die fame flate. The urinary bladder 

 was contraded to the fize of a pullet's Qg%^ and its inner coat 

 appeared to have been in a high flate of inflammation, the vef- 

 fels having been diflended to fuch a degree as to have fufFered 

 a rupture, and to have eflPufed a quantity of blood into the 



cavity of this organ. 



The ftate of the lungs in this fubj e(5l was probably the con- 

 fequence chiefly of a previous difeafe, independent of that 

 which proved fatal. An afFe<5lion of the lungs had fome time 

 exiflied, whilll the fubjedl was, in other refpedls, in tolerable 

 health, and in the purfiiit of his bufinefs ; fo that a pulmonary 



confumption would, in all probability, have fliortly put a pe- 

 riod to his life, had the difeafe of which he died never over- 

 taken him. ^^ 



The third cafe. In this infl;ance the difeafe terminated fa- 

 tally on the fourth day. 



Upon opening the thorax, the lungs difcovered marks of in- 

 flammation, anteriorly, and were extremely gorged with blood, 

 in the pollerior pt'.rt of their refpedive lobes. 



The liver exhibited marks of inflammation, efpecially on its 

 concave fide and poflerior part ; its texture was altered, and 

 of a very denfe confiftence. The gall bladder was completely 

 obliterated, its coats having coalefced witli the contiguous parts, 

 fo as to form with them one confufed membranous fubfl:ance. 

 The ftomach was externally, to appearance, in a natural flate, 

 but its inner coat was covered with that black coloured fluid, 

 denominated the black vomit. 



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