of
offensive material.

Lieutaud cites a case, reported by Blanchard, in which, in a case of
hydatid disease, the stomach contained 90 pounds of fluid.

Ankylosis of the articulations, a rare and curious anomaly, has been
seen in the human fetus by Richaud, Joulin, Bird, and Becourt.
Ankylosis of all the joints, with muscular atrophy, gives rise to a
condition that has been popularly termed "ossified man." A case of this
nature is described, the patient being a raftsman, aged seventeen, who
suffered with inflammatory symptoms of the right great toe, which were
followed in the next ten years by progressive involvement of all the
joints of the extremities, and of the vertebrae and temporo-maxillary
articulations, with accompanying signs of acute articular rheumatism.
At the age of thirty-one the pains had subsided, leaving him completely
disabled. All the joints except the fingers and toes had become
ankylosed, and from nonusage the muscles had atrophied. There were no
dislocations, anesthesia, or bedsores, and the viscera were normal;
there were apparently no gouty deposits, as an examination of the urine
was negative.

J. R. Bass, the well-known "ossified man" of the dime museums, has been
examined by many physicians, and was quite intelligent and cheerful in
spite of his complete ankylosis. Figure 269 represents his appearance
in 1887.

Percy speaks of a man named Simoore, born in 1752, who at the age of
fifteen was afflicted with ankylosis of all the joints, and at
different angles He was unable to move even his jaw, and his teeth had
to be extracted in order to supply him with nourishment. Even his ribs
were ankylosed; his chest puffed up, and the breathing was entirely
abdominal. In spite of his infirmities, after his pains had ceased he
lived a comparatively comfortable life. His digestion was good, and his
excretory functions were sufficient. The urine always showed
phosphates, and never the slightest sign of free phosphoric acid. He
still retained his sexual feeling, and occasionally had erections. This
man died in 1802 at the age of fifty, asphyxia being the precursor of
death. His skeleton was deposited in the Museum of the ecole de
Medecine de Paris. In the same Museum there was another similar
skeleton, but in this subject there was motion of the head upon the
first vertebra, the lower jaw was intact, and the clavicle, arms, and
some of the digits of the right hand were movable.

An ossified man has be