380 



Copper in the Bile. 



according to Mr. Griffith (letter dated Mergue December 28th, 1 834) 

 and Blume. Ovary 3-celled, with three polyspermous placentae in 

 the axis; ovules with their integuments very distinct and much 

 shorter than the protruded nucleus (Griffith.) 



election*. 



Copper in the Bile. 



It appears from the experiments of Bestozzi that he has dis- 

 covered distinct traces of copper in dark-coloured human gall- 

 stones, though he has failed to find them in the bile. The 

 quantity of copper seems to bear a distinct proportion to the 

 darkness of the colour of the gall-stone. These results have 

 been confirmed by Heller, who discovered copper by another 

 and simpler method ; also by a Dr. Gowp — Besauer, who has 

 discovered copper not only in dark coloured gall-stones, but 

 also in the human and in ox-bile. It will be curious to see 

 whether these results are confirmed by further researches. 



General review of the causes of death in the Prussian army, in the 



year 1844. 



Nervous fever,. . 

 Abdominal typhus, 



Inflammatory fever, , 



Consumption, 



Dropsy, 



Old age and debility, 



Delirium tremens, 



Apoplexy, 



Lungs and dysentery,. 



Scarlet fever, 



Small-pox, 



Epilepsy, . . 



Heematemesis, 



Cancer of stomach, 



Medullary sarcoma, . 



Traumatic tetanus, 



Disease of heart, 



Haemoptysis, 



Depression of spirits, . 



Suicide, 



152 



248 



127 



317 



52 



41 



26 



23 



9 



8 



3 



2 



2 



2 



2 



1 



1 



1 



44 



38 



Total, 



1,099 



