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such as the lungs, joints, etc. And that the general circulation was so tainted may be inferred, both in Dr. Herapath's case and mine, from the carnification of the lungs, and the many purulent deposits in distant parts. Perhaps the liver, playing such an important part as a depurating organ m early infantile and fuetal life, may be the cause of this exemp-. tion; or, can it be, that this disease, like some others, affects the body differently at different periods of life? I may mention that, just at the same period, several of the children born in the hospital were attacked with erysipelas; and subsequently, we had one mother with puerperal phlebitis, which proved fatal: and the connexion between the disease in the children and the phlebitis was considered so marked, that it was deemed necessary to close the institution for several weeks. I have no remarks to offer on the treatment. Dr. Herapath's plan was certainly more in accordance with a correct diagnosis than mine; but I fear that, when the disease has advanced to purulent deposition, all treatment will prove unavailing.