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cle was partially coagulated with some separation of fibrin. The peri¬ 
toneum was partially minutely injected, especially towards the cardiac 
extremity of the stomach, and on some of the convolutions of the small 
intestines. The branches of the mesenteric veins were somewhat dis¬ 
tended. There was a small quantity of straw-coloured serum in the 
lower pelvis, with some tender diaphanous films of coagulable lymph 
which retained the serum in its meshes. (This lymph may have sepa¬ 
rated from the serum by coagulation after death.) The stomach was 
flaccid and slightly distended, containing air and dirty turbid chocolate- 
colour fluid in which were some gritty matter, and softer whitish pow¬ 
der, probably chalk. There was no concrete mucus or lymph adherent 
to the internal surface of the stomach. The mucous membrane was ge¬ 
nerally of an intense red colour, deepest about the middle towards the 
smaller curvature, a little less so at the cardia, and considerably less 
towards the pylorus and greater curvature. The redness was not alto¬ 
gether diffused, but for the most part assumed the character of a dendritic 
capillary injection. In some instances this redness was most intense 
where rugae appeared to have existed. Along the greater curvature and 
a little towards the pylorus the remains of the rugae were very evident and 
of a livid or chocolate colour, the substance of the mucous membrane being 
considerably thickened along their course. The surface of the membrane 
generally was slightly granular ; there was no appearance of abrasion 
produced either by the poison or the stomach-pump. The mucous mem¬ 
brane did not appear particularly soft, but was perhaps a little thickened. 
In the injected parts between the distended dendritic capillaries 
there was a small appearance of white opacity, suggesting the idea that 
a little lymph had been separated in the substance of the membrane. 
This appearance was less distinct than in some other cases of a similar 
kind. The duodenum was mottled with red colour, but not by any 
means intensely injected. Throughout the small intestines there was a 
marked redness approaching to lilac and of a light colour in the course 
of the valvulee conniventex. The mucus which they contained was rather 
thick, grumous and turbid, but by no means ropy. The aggregate and 
solitary glands were not particularly developed. The mucous membrane 
of the colon as far as it was examined was pale and covered with thick 
mucus. Towards the rectum, and in that intestine, the mucous mem¬ 
brane was a little injected in spots ; this was most considerable towards 
the anus. The mucous membrane at this part resembled paste, and 
had very little odour. The mucous glands were developed. The liver 
was rather large, of a mottled yellow colour, with a granular appearance, 
having a good deal of the character of liver met with after the abuse 
of mercury, the acini assuming the form of small rounded bodies: in 
some spots there were contraction and induration of the intervening sub¬ 
stance, and one or two small semicartilaginous bodies imbedded in its sub¬ 
stance near the surface ; they were probably the effect of blows or some 
other old local injury. The gall-bladder was distended with greenish 
bile; no trace of bile had been observed in the alimentary canal. The 
pancreas was healthy, but perhaps more coloured than is usual. The 
spleen was of moderate size and apparently healthy. The kidneys were 
