Dimsdale—By the lymphæduct, if carried by any means.
No water would come into a body after it was dead, but he questioned whether or not it might come into the windpipe.
Cowper—Sir, I would ask you, was you not angry that Mr. Camblin would not join with you in opinion?
Dimsdale—No.
Cowper—Did you not tell him that you were a graduate physician, and was angry he would not join you?
Dimsdale—Suppose I did?
Hatsell, Baron—But did you so or no?
Dimsdale—Yes, my lord, we had some words about it.
Jones—Swear Dr. Coatsworth. (Which was done.) Now, my lord, we call these gentlemen that are doctors of skill, to know their opinions of them that are found floating without water in them, how they came by their death.
Dr. Coatsworth—I have not seen many drowned bodies to make observation upon; but it is my opinion, that every body that is drowned, is suffocated by water passing down the windpipe into the lungs upon respiration; and at the same time, the water pressing upon the gullet, there will be a necessity of swallowing a great part of it into the stomach; I have been in danger of being drowned myself, and I was forced to swallow a great quantity of water. If a person was drowned, and taken out immediately, as soon as the suffocation was effected, I should not wonder if there were but little water in the stomach and guts; but if it lay in the water several hours, it must be very strange if the belly should not be full of water; but I will not say, it is impossible it should be otherwise.