DISEASES OF THE JOINTS. Malformations; Morbid Condition of Synovial Membranes; Morbid Condition of Bursæ; Morbid Condition of Cartilage; Ulceration of Cartilage; Chronic Rheumatic Arthritis; Scrofulous Arthritis, 268 _Diseases of the Spinal Column_, 272 CHAPTER III. OF TUMORS. 1. _Benign or Non-Malignant Tumors_, 274 2. _Malignant Tumors_, 286 CHAPTER IV. POST-MORTEM APPEARANCES IN DEATH FROM UNNATURAL CAUSES. 1. _Death from Poisoning_, 294 2. _Death from Suffocation_, 300 3. _Death from Hanging or Strangling_, 301 4. _Death from Drowning_, 302 CHAPTER V. MEDICO-LEGAL QUESTIONS. 1. _Method of Conducting a Medico-Legal Autopsy_, 304 2. _Questions Relating to New-Born Children_, 307 3. _Supposed Period of Death_, 312 4. _The Probable Cause of Death_, 317 CHAPTER VI. ON EMBALMING THE DEAD, 320 CHAPTER VII. PRESERVATION OF SPECIMENS OF MORBID ANATOMY, 326 INTRODUCTION Before entering upon the study of any subject, it is of moment that the student be thoroughly convinced of the importance of the knowledge which he is about seeking to acquire, since his zeal in its pursuit will, in most cases, be in proportion to this conviction. We will, therefore, before entering upon the subject proper of this book, present in few words, some considerations on the _importance of a study of morbid anatomy as revealed by post-mortem examinations_. The necessity of a study of anatomy and physiology by a medical student, is now so universally recognized, that an attempt to prove its importance would seem deserving only of ridicule; but the ignorance of many practitioners on the subject of morbid anatomy, shows that this study has yet to vindicate its claim as a necessary branch of a medical education.