[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.