Book excerpt: Excerpt from Canada Medical Surgical Journal, Vol. 4: April 1876 The liver was considerably enlarged, and its cut surface was glistening and smooth, and of a greyer colour than; normal. There was no means of weighing it. The kidneys. Were about normal, &c., in size and appearance, with the exception of being flattened out from pressure, the left one in particular being very much expanded. Some parts of the; cortical substance were paler than others. Some Of the mesenteric glands were a little enlarged Several Of the retro-peritoneal glands were also increased. In Size and slipped readily from their investing tissues.. They seemed to have a white watery appearance and be more friable than usual. The brain was not examined. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.