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gave rise to the usual thickening of the walls of the hile 
ducts resulting in white patches on the surface of the liver 
and large cavities in its substance containing inspissated 
hile and numerous flukes. 
Finally, OEstri were not numerous, and when present 
were generally very few and very small, and imperfectly 
developed. 
The results of our inquiries hitherto have been largely 
influenced by the time of year, the prevalence of certain 
parasitic forms not being so marked as we should have 
inferred from previous crude observations. Much may be 
learned by future inquiry, and many corrections may be 
made. We regret that we are unable to follow up the history 
of the subjects, this being a point of considerable importance 
in our inquiry; but such information as we can obtain 
is meagre and imperfectly reliable. We must rest content 
then with a general idea of the treatment to which asses are 
subject, but the inquirer in this line cannot fail to remark 
that the cleanest and best kept asses are least frequently the 
hosts of parasites. 
NOTES ON PECULIAR CYSTOID BODIES FOUND 
IN DISSECTING-ROOM SUBJECTS (ASSES). 
By the Same. 
Oct., 1878. Had my attention particularly directed to 
these bodies, which I had frequently seen before but neg¬ 
lected as being somewhat like lymphatic glands. They were 
numerous in a very fat subject and were in the thick layer 
of fat situated between the peritoneum and the transversalis 
abdominis, most of them so placed as to be visible through 
the serous membrane. They were embedded in the adipose 
tissue and some care was required to remove them entire. 
Generally a small mass of fat remained adherent to the sur¬ 
face. They consisted of a fairly stout outer wall and coagu¬ 
lated colloid contents of a brown colour, and varied in size 
from a lentil seed up to that of a small pea. The contents 
exhibited no connecting fibrous membrane, simply having the 
appearance of semi-coagulated fluid. A rough examination 
with the microscope showed many granules, fat cells, and 
granular corpuscles. In one specimen, I certainly saw im¬ 
perfectly distinguishable (but present) radiating projections 
forming circlets. And I saw one dark body resembling in 
figure a detached hooklet, but I am by no means assured of 
