The New York herald., 1872-09-02

other omatous degenerauon Is not, scientlncaiy
t the same thing; this change in the small vessels
can only be ascertained with absolute certainty by
the use OF microscopic examination, which was
not made Il is my opinion that there % Nv was prob
hood OF the fourth venticle, as understood Dr.
Conrad also to state the intestines were not de-
composed and all authorities agree that
THE INTESTINEs
are among the first organs or parts OF the body to
decompose after death: whilst the brain is among
simple matter to have decided whether that soften
ing occurred before or after death by the Of the
microscope, but no attempt at such test was made
Q. State whether or not all OF these diseased con.
ditiOns are compatible with the symptoms detailed
by DIR. Conradf A. Almost any disease OF the brain
substance may be hidden without causing any nota-
BILE symptoms, and the subject be suddenly stricken
down with stupor or unc0nsciousness without con-
wide sense Of the term ali te Conditions
mentioned are consistent with the symptoms
as detailed BY DR.. Conrad; It is possible for case
nom one OF these diseases; IN certain Of these dis
eases the symptoms are precisely those detailed by
Dr. conrad agree Closely with the ordinary
Sran and are possible In the other diseases @
Q. DR.. Conrad states that these symptoms dis.
prove any Of these conditions. A.
Conrad stated that that 1nsh hs
animation, considered In connection with these
symptoms detailed In Miss Ste1necke's case, enabled
these diseased conditions existed in that brain; is
that opinion corrects A. No.
g DO, or DO not % these ; symptoms T detailed BY Dr.
mic p0isonlngS A. They do absolutely with the
symptoms Of many cases.
which he relied for denying that uremc existed,
was the absence OF cOnvulsi0ns; state whether
that opinion Is based npon authority A. Accord
Ing to DR.. COnrads crOss-eXamnation, 1t ts
based simply on his own experience, as he stated
that he did not know what the. books said about
the matter and that his experience was confined
to single case. l have had large ~
EyPERTENCE IN KIDNEY DISEASE,
havtnR seen scores II not hundreds OF cases and
ject, both English and American, and positively
affirm that the assertion that commissions are not
uremia is not true, aud as far as can remember,
Is not asserted - Sy single anS
or tse
referred to a number Of medical writer's in support
ssss ssssss W:s sg 81 SsGa saSerS Se ~
Flint is Considered one Of the leading American
PracticeN is also considered an authority DR..
Taylor, Of London, IS high authority on poisons,
but not on general subjects.
CHRONIC CONTRACTED KIDNEY.
Q. Describe the symptoms of chronic contracted
kidney both before and after the occur
of re 2eo Before the
the symptoms Of contracted kidney are
often very slight aropsy in many cases, is
little puflness about the 1eet and face; fre-
quently there is no pain in the back; dyspeptic
symptoms are very commonly. but not always,
wretched-scarcely knows that he is sick II the
urine be examined now it viii be found either per-
sstenty occasionally albuminOus-that is, 1t con-
tains matter similar to the white of an egg. Some
times the urine is scanty, sometimes It Is about
natural in quantity, sometimes 1t is passed in
%oHy 1aCssy a%ou sisS Sss alway there very com
~ o.. DIMNESs OF VISION; ~
there may be headache or there may be none; there
may be habitual sleepiness or there may not; here
want to say that, though any or all OF these symp
toms may be present, yet 1t is not uncommon for
be suddenly stricken down without previous warn
ing with uremtc poisoning; this assert both on
personal experience and from reading; when
uremia comes on 1t does so In several different
ways; In one way the patient is suddenly seized
with violent commissions In the uremic or con-
comes over the person, drowsness similar to that
seen when large doses ofmorphia have been taken |;
this drowsiness; in many cases the drowsness be-
comes simply deeper and deeper. the pupils CON
patient cannot be reused from 1t; by and by
THE HEART FAILS
the pulse becomes more and more rapid and feeble,
until it finally cannot be felt; the skin sometimes
@ them detass led G'csse0 S
of this diagnosis.) The stup0r may last afteen
minutes, or It may last week; there is no law
which regulates this.
The Court here adjourned until two O'Clock.
Afternoon Session.
The Court reconvened at two O'Clock, when Dr.
Woods examination was resumed.
Q. Did you understand DR.. Conrad to state that
the reasons for denying the existence Of contracted
kidney were the nOn-0ccurrence OF changes In the
spleen and liver similar to those seen In the con.
were not those that he derailss A. These changes
would not Of necessity occur In the spleen and
to that OF contracted kidney, and there is q
disease Of the spleen OF similar nature the presence
or absence Of disease e. the ve and Spleen
presence or absence OF the amylod form OF Brights
disease, is OF no Importance whatever In deciding
Bright's disease; and may add that all the symp-
toms In the case OF Miss Steinecke, as detailed by
DR.. Conrad, show that II she did have Bright's
disease 1t was Of the contracted and not Of the
O. DR.. Conrad stated that he was positive that
healthy @ his principal reason % Being because Sc the
valves We're uninjured. Is his conclusion war
rantedi A. No. sir; understood DR.. Conrad to
say that because he poured water into the heart,
heart was healthy; the heart Is pump, and such
Ss ssn as Hls ns s cD C
pump and finding the valves did not leak wo'.,5S
prove that the handle was not rotten. .--'- '-N
= ~
heart had been affected by fatty Or other de0enera %
tion: the iact taet tpe ,alves were uninjured
proved positively tns the cause OF death was not
u n s1as organ "a Miss steineckesbody A. No, sir;
sss POWER OF THE HEART PUMP
lies in the contracting walls; II they be 80 weak
ened as to have lost their power the blood cannot
be forced by them through the body, ana the
patient will die, with symptoms somewhat similar
to those seen In Miss SteineCke's case.
q. Are you well acquainted with the action OF
poisons upon the human body2 A. have made the
ACTION OF POIsONS UPON THE LIVING BODY
q specially, and so far claim to speak as an ex-
pert; but I have never made any chemical exami-
nations for posons In dead bodies and cannot
speak as to those. ro sa3 III tel1 ~
! Q. DO you remember the symptoms detailed by
DR.. Hermann A. do. 4lt ..N
O. DO you remember the symptoms detailed by
DIR. Conrad ? A. do.
O. DO you remember his post.mortem A. do.
q. state whether or. not those symptoms and
post-mortem appearances are consistent with death
by prussic acidS A. They are not. -ll4f.l
o. Are they consistent with death from opium
poieOntuU. N not. in what do thev differ A. As I