[35] Op. cit. p. 99.

[36] It may appear unusual to speak of action going on in the blood; but, in so doing, we only illustrate the principle with which we commenced, viz., that "the blood has the power of action within itself."

[37] Op. cit. p. 669.

[38] The term ecchymosis does not appear appropriate to the discoloured condition of parts observed in the commencement of this disease; the blood is not at first extravasated from the vessels, but coagulated in them.

[39] Op. cit. p. 662.

[40] Op. cit. p. 662.

[41] Ferguson (Dr.) On the Diseases of Women. These cases formed one-fifth of the whole number treated.

[42] Brodie (Sir B. C.) Medical Gazette, vol. xxxvii, p. 642.

[43] Op. cit. p. 662.

[44] I have observed this condition after injuries of the spine which proved fatal, by causing inflammation of other parts.