The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-04-30

Ahe erased parts Of tho blood lie in
tho air cells and III the substance, OF
tissue proper OF the lung lnste ad OF
Its blood-vessels. Fer corrobora.
Gon Of the above assertions in re.
gard to Repatriation, sec Prot Aus
tin Flint's Practice OF Medicine, 4th,
and latest edition, page l76. The
lungs We're not hepatized notwith.
standing Dr.. Wing irantieally affirm.
ed they were before and after
death.
The lungs were found collapsed on
opening the chest. Hepa,ized lungs
cannot collapse. We now come 10
the consideration of the only impor.
tant part, Of what the examination
revealed.
1abercles about the size Of hemp
seed, were found extensively and
uniformly deposited in the intest,nes
ana throughout the lungs, which 10
az lar as they were looked for.
The progress of Tuberculosis il
usually divided, by most writers, in !.
to three stages. In the first stage.
the disease and its progress, is gen
orally insidious and latent in the
third stage, rapidly destructive to
the tissues Immediately around them,
by producing alterations, ii deposit
ed under Serious or mucous mem
branes or assesses if deposited
deep in the tissues OF an organ.
Tho Tuberculosis in the lungs had
advanced to the first part of the
second stage; therefore, it had pro-
duced no abscesses there, nor solidi.
fica'ion Of any part OF the lungs, as
al: could enter the lungs throughout
and therefore the subject before
death and during his illness, could
fully expand tho chest by the inspi-
ratory act. AS no absce.sos were
found in the lungs, the expecto.a
ton could not have come from them,
therefor must have como from the
throat, and bronchial tubes, which
were badly affected through tho lat
ter part of his sickness, as shown
by conclusive symptoms.
In the intcstincs, the Tubsrcu losis
had advanced to the third and last
stage, causing alterations which had
suddenly perforated the intestines.
From tour to six preforat,ons
were found by examining but small
extent of the intestines. The per-
forations mast have been the imme.
date cause OF death; the tubercles,
the remote cause. Sufficient cause,
having now been found, to produce
death, the examination was carried
no further
Considering that Tubercles were
found in nearly all the tissues and
organs examined and the fact, that
when they are found in any tissue or
organ, they are generally IN all their
favorite seats of deposit throughout
the body, we judge, that the severe
Inflammation and suppuration of the
external and internal ear, and
the severe inflammation Of the
throat and bronchial tubes, lie under
went, were caused, remotely, by
tubercular deposits in those stua.
tons brought into suddcn activity by
All attack OF Catarrhal Fever, "a bad
common cold), contracted about
mid. winter.
We also judge, by rccounting tho
nervous symptoms, especially dcliri-
um, that prevailed during tho last
two or three weeks Of his illness, in
conjunction with the fact that sxten-
sive deposits of tubercular matter
were found, that tubercular depos.
It's had taken place on the mem.
branes covering the brain, which Is
one of the favorito seats of ts de.
post; having progressed there only
sufficient to act as an irritant nearly
like foreign body.
As we have said much about tn.
bercular disease il may be well TO ex
plain it, nature to limited extent
and in al few words as the nature OF
the subject will admit.
Tuberculosis is considered by most
writer's as 1.-THE local effect or express
sion of q morbid constitutional
stats'-a constitutional detect.
As most commonly met with, it IL
gray or light ycllowish gray sub.
stance, somewhat resembling cheese,
in appearance and consistsnce; ut 10
inorganic or unorganized 10 found in
minute granules usually, about the
size OF hemp seed. A few path
ologlsts consider it nearly allied, if
not identical with ssrotula. It may
and has been communicated by in
oculation from man to some inferior
animals.
"Tubercle is incurable," it may oc.