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7. _Ibid., p. 234._—Hindoo woman, age about 40. Broad, circular,

depressed “parchment” mark, one inch broad, around the neck, between hyoid bone and thyroid cartilage; made by two pieces of cloth, each three feet seven inches long and one inch broad, twisted into a single cord and tied tightly by three ordinary knots on right side of neck. Superficial wound on left side of head above ear. Face turgid, swollen. Eyes closed. Tongue between teeth and bitten; not swollen. Muscles of neck uninjured. Trachea uninjured. Lungs congested. Right side of heart full of dark fluid blood; left side empty. Liver and spleen congested. Other organs, including brain, normal.