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Show A woman about 50, had excruciating pains in that of a tendon, affects the general system in a greater degree than would be expected by a the abdomen, excessive prostration of strength, person ignorant of pathology, from the little severity of the symptoms or sensation in the part affected." But to what rate, degree or literated pulse. species of Inflammation does the remark apply? home free from complaint, was seized at seven Is it'not likely that such inflammation as fever P. M. with the same symptoms. At three P. M. brings along with it, will have the effect? As inflammation with fever is occasionally seen in next day, she had signs of great suffering: she could only utter Sounds denoting intolerable every Spot from the surface to the depths of the body, may not some habits be so disposed pain in the abdomen; the pulse and power of moving were lost; the extremities cold and livid. She died at four. At five the exa~ may be equally fatal, extensive ramifications of small diameter? if .4. , ‘tn-sv "1"" The late Dr. G. Fordyce laid especial stress upon symptoms of irritation, as he called one effect ofintlammation, (Pr. qu/zysic, p. 193.) May not these sometimes arise in susceptible habits from large nerves inflamed? As however, notwithstanding some of Bichat's experiments, one can scarce imagine parts inflamed without the nerves participating, every thing comes, in a"-. 7:, (meaning the subsequent inflammation) " like that large nerves, in situations seldom examined, shall become the parts inflamed? or, what 'i .( 71.43411de " ii offever. llIorbz'd anatomy the result, to modifications of this action. That the attack, in speedily-fatal and seem- ingly contagious febrile disorders, does sometimes fall upon the larger nerves appears di- rectly proved by an observation ofHautesierck, f (ancz‘z‘. (Ians lcs hopitazw milil. 1765, p. 375') A being brought into the hospital. The daughter who had accompanied her thither and returned mination was made; and the stomach of the mother found moderately inflamed-among the villi were seen some prominent gangrenous pus~ tules. But the whole tract of the superior mcsenteric plexus for more than three inches was sphacelated and turgid with blood (cngorgé (le sang) The same plexus in the daughter too was diseased but not so much affected with gangrene. The great difference of time after death must have caused some difference in the appearances. The surmise respecting contagion arose from the mother having shortly be.fore visited a neighbour, who died withjust the same symptoms-Dr. Soemmering found the retina inflamed in consequence of being injured in the operation for the cataract, and this ap- parently the. cause of death. Dr. Autenrieth, who "aura-u ..- She died in four hours after 'H-gwgw faintishness, cold extremities and an almost ob- -.~a---v«4.r 7a |