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Continuation of the Thymus Gland. 
Bij Professor Dupuy. 
This horse, aged five years, died of ruptured stomach, at the 
school at Toulouse. The thymus gland was found of a triangular 
figure, and being an inch and a half in thickness at its centre. 
Its edges were considerably thinned, and each was about four 
inches in length. It was enclosed between the duplicatures of 
of the smaller mediastinum, and extended under the trachea, to 
within an inch and a half from the entrance into the chest. One 
of its borders was situated inferiorly, and the others anteriorly and 
posteriorly. A branch of the axillary artery sent to it three 
considerable vessels, and the blood is returned into the correspond- 
ing vein. Its tissue was of a red colour, and formed of granula- 
tions, very small and easily torn. This organ had communication 
with the neighbouring parts only by the arteries and veins already 
mentioned, and some very loose cellular texture which united it 
with the mediastinum. There was no trace of any excretory 
duct; and this unusual appearance of it leaves the use of the 
thymus gland in all its former obscurity. — Journal , Juin 1836. 
TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
We have received communications from Mr. Harrison and Mr. Money- 
ment, which shall appear in the next month. Mr. Harrison's bidding has been 
done, as he doubtless will shortly hear. 
We accept Mr. Gloag’s offer with thanks. He can guess at that which 
made a letter from him peculiarly welcome to one of the Editors. More of 
this when we meet, which we shall do before we die. 
We apologize to our readers for the manner in which the discussion on 
puerperal fever has been conducted in the last two papers which have ap- 
peared on it. We blame not Mr. Friend, for he was too rudely and sar- 
castically attacked, and of that we are assured that his antagonist is quite 
conscious, and will not offend again. It is not the way in which scientific 
subjects should be discussed, nor shall they so again in our periodical. We 
object not to wit and humour, and a little playful sarcasm, when the subject 
admits of it; but on our arena friend meets friend. We try each other’s 
mettle, but we do not maliciously wound. 
In removing to his present residence, among other things that were pur- 
loined or lost, was the Book containing the list of all Mr. Youatt’s pupils at 
the University, and previously, who had obtained certificates or prizes. Will 
those who had earned these testimonials of merit kindly furnish him with 
their names and address, and also the nature and date of the bestowment of 
these rewards, on or before the 20th of the present month. 
