LECTURE VII. 185 



European ; the cornea comparatively small and flattened ; the 

 pigment abundant ; the iris dark brown mixed with yellow ; the 

 retina very firm. The glandular system is much developedj 

 both upon the skin and in the internal mucous membrane ; 

 hence the intestinal canal has an uneven aspect, specially in the 

 stomach and the large intestines. The mucous membrane is very 



Fif . 67. Profile of the Brain of the Orang. 



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The description of the figures is the same as in figs. 31, 32. 



thick and fatty. All the abdominal glands are large, specially 

 the liver and the supra-renal glands. These organs seem 

 gorged with venous blood. The bladder lies higher up than 

 in the European ; the large seminal vesicles were always, even 

 in sections made shortly after death, filled with a turbid grey- 

 ish fluid. The penis is always disproportionally large. The 

 blood is always thick, black, and glutinous ; it never is in 

 bleeding projected in an arch, but adheres to the vessel, whilst 

 the serum is more or less dark yellow. The lungs are compa- 

 ratively less expanded than the abdominal organs, they are 

 frequently filled with a black deposit, and are pressed back by 

 the stomach, liver, and spleen. Black pigment spots are fre- 

 quently met with on the tongue, the palate, and the conjunc- 

 tiva, as well as in the mucous membrane of the intestinal 



