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DR. E. CRISP ON THE HIPPOPOTAMUS. 



[May 23, 



sixty, and these are divided into smaller compartments by slight 

 elevations of the mucous membrane ; a few detached semilunar 

 crypts are also present, as seen in the accompanying sketch. 



Colic gland 



The duodenum and upper part of the mucous membrane of the 

 jejunum are covered with very small villi, giving the surface a velvety 

 appearance. In addition to the intestinal gland already named, there 

 are several aggregate glands in the jejunum and ilium ; these are of 

 an oblong form, and vary in length from I inch to 1| inch ; those 

 in tlie latter intestine are to some extent miniatures of the colic eland. 



