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existed at the base of the organ, and also upon its surface above 
the dura mater; on the left side, and immediately under the left 
parietal bone, was a small clot of blood in semi-coagulated condi¬ 
tion ; the left parietal bone was fractured along its inner table, but 
the fractured portions were not in the least displaced; the tissues 
immediately surrounding the fracture were greatly inflamed; the 
substance of the brain was moderately firm, and clear in its colour. 
Between the inner surface of the membrane immediately investing 
the spinal marrow and the spinal marrow itself, was a considerable 
effusion of serum, which appeared to be present the entire length of 
the medullary substance ; the investing membranes themselves did 
not present any trace of inflammatory action, neither were they con¬ 
gested at all. The lateral ventricles of the brain were filled with 
serum, and the vessels of the plexus choroides were replete with 
red blood. 
Abdominal Viscera , Urinary Organs, 8$c. —The stomach, large 
and small intestines, liver, spleen, peritoneum, &c. were beautifully 
healthy; the urinary organs were healthy also; the bladder was 
moderately full of urine. 
Organs of the Chest. —The chest contained about a pint of fluid; 
the right lung was considerably inflamed towards its lower portion—• 
hepatization, in fact, had taken place; the superior part of the lung 
was crepitous; the left lung was sound throughout; the pleura was 
healthy; the heart was normal in every respect, and when divested 
of its large vessels, &c. it weighed exactly seven pounds five 
ounces avoirdupois. The muscles and bloodvessels were all 
normal. 
Case IV. 
Disease of the Spleen in a Pointer Bitch. 
Jan. 1( )th, 1846.—Was requested by Mr. George Hicks, of 
Bradly Mills, in Huddersfield, to attend upon a pointer bitch. 
History, fyc. —The animal is now fourteen years of age, of a 
white colour, and very well bred; has been the property of Mr. 
Hicks during the last thirteen years. During the last four years 
the abdomen of the animal has gradually increased in size, and 
now she appears as though she was very heavy with pup; her 
appetite, generally speaking, has remained good: at times she is 
subject to fainting fits, but the fits are never of long duration, and 
they appear to have commenced about six months after the en¬ 
largement of the abdomen was first noticed; latterly she has begun 
to lose flesh, and also to have a discharge of matter from the vagina. 
I placed the bitch upon her back and examined the abdomen ex¬ 
ternally as well as I could. The enlargement is not circumscribed; 
