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Dr. Leared corroborated this report by a case in vhich he 
had operated with success. 
Mr. Holmes spoke of a case in which a large part of the 
spleen had been removed through a wound in tlie human sub¬ 
ject, and the man lived subsequently. 
Mr. J. Croft said that in cases of death from rupture of the 
spleen itwas not from the lossof the organ,but from peritonitis. 
—Medical Times. 
Death from Hydrophobia.. —An inquest has recently 
been held on the body of Thomas Hobbs, dock-labourer, 
residing in Ray’s Court, New Gravel Lane, whose death took 
place under the following melancholy circumstances:—In 
February last the unfortunate man’s hand was fearfully 
lacerated by the bite of a dog, but being dressed by a surgeon, 
it gradually healed. On the 2nd of March he went to work, 
but on the following day he became very unwell. On the 
4th he became worse, the dangerous symptoms of hydro¬ 
phobia had greatly increased, and it was as much as four or 
five men could do to hold him. He suffered indescribable 
agonies, and notwithstanding all that could be suggested by 
the collective wisdom of three medical gentlemen, the malady 
held its sovereignty and he expired .—Daily Press. 
Curara in Hydrophobia. —The commission appointed 
at the Milan Hospital for the purpose of testing the value 
of curara as a remedy for hydrophobia have reported that it 
has failed to establish its claims as a remedy for this dreadful 
affection.— Lancet. 
Deaths from Nitric Acid. —A very painful sensation 
has been caused in Edinburgh by the death of Mr. Stewart, 
one of the masters, and also of the janitor, of the Edinburgh 
Institution, a large educational "establishment in Queen 
Street. Mr. Stewart was in the laboratory of the school, 
preparing for some chemical experiments, and while 
carrying a jar of nitric acid across tin? room it fell on 
the floor and was broken. He called the janitor to his 
assistance to wipe the floor and to endeavour to save a portion 
of the fluid. In this effort both unwittingly inhaled its deadly 
fumes. Mr. Stewart went home to dinner, unconscious of the 
injury he had received. After an hour or two he began to 
experience difficulty of breathing, and sent for medical advice, 
but he very rapidly became worse, and expired at two o’clock 
on Wednesday morning, about ten hours after the accident. 
4'hc janitor was also taken ill, and though he rallied for a time 
on Wednesday, he afterwards sank, and expired at five 
