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CASE 8.—Post-mortem examination: The pericardium contained eight ounces of
straw-colored liquid. The lungs were healthy excepting a
slight pleurisy on the right side. The diaphragm adhered at
all points to the upper surface of the liver, which was
very large and heavy and filled with numerous abscesses,—[Specimen 295, Med. Sec.,