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Excerpt from Philadelphia Medical Times, Vol. 7: A Bi-Weekly Journal of Medical and Surgical Science; May 12, 1877 Whisky was given subcutaneously, she not being able to swallow; hypodermic injections of digitalis were also given, and carbonate of ammonium per rectum; heat was applied to the extremities, and a constant oversight ofthe patient was directed. She rallied sufficiently to swallow, but then gradually sank, and died twenty-two hours after the first convulsion. Time will not permit a detailed statement of the post-mortem appearances, but the meninges, lungs, liver, spleen, and kidneys were found congested, while the pericardium contained about six ounces of serum. The bladder did not contain a particle of urine. The wall of the left ventricle of the heart was slightly hypertrophied. The pathologist, Dr. Shakespeare, makes the following report. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.