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11. _Ibid._—Cases of strangulation by sticks and other hard

substances. Boy, age 7 or 8. No external marks of violence. There was hemorrhage from mouth and nose. Face swollen and crepitant. Congestion of subcutaneous tissues and bruising of muscles of right side of neck. Mucous membrane of larynx and trachea covered with blood. Lungs much congested; blood in both pleural cavities. Heart empty; bloody serum in pericardium. Brain congested; slight hemorrhage on surface. Abdominal organs normal. Dr. Harvey states that the boy was no doubt strangled by pressure of a _lathi_ on his neck.