A Mahomedan, a native of this district, died suddenly under very suspicious circumstances. His body was brought in for examination on the 2oth December, 1S66. The appearances were as follows :?Deceased was apparently a healthy man, about thirty-five years of age; eyes sunken in sockets ; no marks of violence visible on surface of body. Brain an I membranes highly congested. Both lungs congested, vessels full of dark blood. Both sides of heart contained dark fluid blood ; cavities not unnaturally dilated; walls and valves natural; patches, which might rightly be designated sub-endocardial cccliymoses, in the These left ventricle, about the columaae carneae, not in them patches extended about a line in depth. They were not numerous, but well marked. Stomach greatly dilated; contained about 30 ounces of a thick reddish fluid, abundantly mixed with mucus, and strings of blood-stained mucus ; a little dark foeces near pyloric orifice; whole mucous membrane highly congested; bloody effusions under mucous membrane near pylorus; numerous minute yellowish or yellowish-green granules scattered over the surface of the stomach; no abrasion of mucous coat; whole track of intestinal canal highly congestive, especially in upper portion; small quantity of solid foece3 in sigmoid flexure of the colon ; liver and spleen natural; kidneys congested ; bladder contained 3 or 4 ounces of high colored but clear urine. The Chemical Examiner to Government for Oudh reported that there were " unequivocal proofs of arsenic in the stomach." A question here suggests itself?Is this appearance in the heart peculiar to arsenic ? Dr. Bonavia does not mention on how many instances he founds his observations. It would be well if every observer recorded his experience on this point. HurduIj 18th Jan., 1867.

STATE OF THE HEART IN ARSENICAL POISONING. By G. D. Medical

The following

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MgREDDIE, Officer, Huedtji.

of arsenical

confirming the accuracy published in the September number as

is placed on reof Dr. Bonavia's remarks, of the Gazette.

poisoning