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which were stained by hemorrhagic patches, the capillaries 
were distended, and contained the same abnormal elements ; 
these were also seen in the connective tissue of these 
parts, as well as between the nerve-bundles and muscular 
fibres. In the interior of the capillaries of the hemorr- 
hagic patches themselves, between the masses of red blood- 
globules, were immense colonies of micrococci; the same 
condition was observed in the peritoneum and its connec- 
tive tissue. The muscular fibrille were scarcely distin- 
guishable in these patches, and their meshes were enor- 
mously distended by escaped red blood-globules and an 
extraordinary number of colonies of micrococci, with an 
exuberance of plasma-globules. 
“In the round hemorrhagic spot on the left kidney, and 
for some depth in its substarice, were masses of red blood- 
globules and clustering rows of wandering micrococci. All 
the tubules of the gland were filled with exudate, in which 
bacteria and plasma-globules were seen in great quantities. 
In the right kidney the migratory vegetable organisms 
(wandering pilzen) were observed to be in their first stage 
of development. Nota part of the liver that was examined 
but contained the retrograde vegetable formations ; all the 
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cells were filled with them. Between the fibres of the 
heart were only discovered layers of plasma-globules and 
bacteria; but many of the smaller veins were filled with 
colonies of micrococci which adhered to their walls. The 
spleen was in the same condition as the liver; indeed, the 
reporter states that it was only an emulsion’ of cells, cell- 
debris (¢vtimmern), nuclei, bacteria, small micrococci, and a 
diversity of large plasma-globules. The pulmonary blood- 
vessels contained the characteristic diphtheria organisms 
(diphthertepilzes) ; in one portion of the parenchyma of the 
lungs was found a small micrococci ecchymosis. 
“ All these alterations are well illustrated by coloured 
drawings. 
“From the case of accidental transmission of diphtheria 
