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Show 1lG disease, the appearances in the inside of the stomach were similar to what have been described, but there was no constant fulness discovered in the vessels of the brain, or its mem~ branes. "These appearances" subjoins the re- porter " are no ways adequate to account for the symptoms of the disease." It is to be regretted that this respectable society has neither given the names of the contributors of facts, Analogical Considerations. Analogical Considerations that of Dr. Garden excepted, though there would seem to be no good reason for with- holding them, nor any extracts from the original contributions. Dr. Hamilton, whose collection on hydropho- bia, made as it was under the disadvantage of blindness, must berated as a very meritorious performance, gives in his appendix cases enough to satisfy us pretty well that the appearances in the dead body are at least as various and uncer» 1 2‘] thing unusual (445)-vessels of the brain tur- gid with blood (488 and 50]. )--It is with the trachea and fauces as with the head :-" epi~ glottis, larynx and spaces between the cartilages of the trachea so very little altered as to render it doubtful whether any thing redder than common: pharynx and submaxillary glands natural; parotid redder, but the redness perhaps from the blood of the divided vessels.~--Again, pharynx without inflammation ; trachea and oesophagus covered with thicker mucus than usual; and the patient not having swallowed for 56 hours. Again, mouth, pharynx, msophagus sound; epiglottis and trachea triflingly inflamed.- Again, oesophagus slightlyinflamed; contiguous lymphatic glands larger than common-- Again, fauces, larynx and pharynx sound _; membranous parts of the bronchial rings somewhat inflamed.----Again, no inflammation of' tain in this disorder as they are in fever-the signs of inflammation in some part or other larynx, pharynx or oesophagus. being equally common but by no means fixed, Sometimes, the head and sometimes absent. SllEWS nothing extraordinary, unless it be the " choroid plexus rather full ; veins on the surface distended with blood" (H. 365 :) some times effusion distending the pin mater (381); no mark ot'disease (-lO7)-tlre membranes more turgid than in health-brain sound (418);-w like manner the intestines (as well as the sto- mach) either quite natural, or contracted, or containing much bile, shrunk, or with points of (lura mater seemingly contracted (494)-410- thing In some of these cases, mercurial ointment was used.-~-.In inflammation and abrasion, or as if macerated, or much inflamed, especially on the great curvature. A similar variety occurs in the condition of the lungs. The ingenious Dr. Phy- sick having concluded (1V. Y. flied. Repository V.) that death in hydrophobia arises from spasmodic l '0»; morn:ll |