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CASE 221.—FIG. 48), was found in the pubis on the right side of the bladder, lying on the peritoneum. The lining of the œsophagus was unusually pale; the epiglottis presented a peculiar appearance, its mucous lining being of a purple color, with several dark grayish spots upon its laryngeal surface. The liver weighed thirty-four and one-fourth ounces, and was of an intense green color; the kidneys were extremely flabby and anæmic, and the cellular tissue surrounding them, emphysematous. The right kidney weighed five and one-half ounces, and measured five by two and one-half inches; the left weighed six and one-half ounces, and measured five by two and one-half inches. The spleen weighed four ounces, and measured four and one-half by three inches. Two sections of the small intestine, showing perforations by the missile, are figured in the wood-cut (FIG. 49). The specimens were contributed to