on fire and lower part of her body burnt. Necroscopy showed face and neck swollen as low as thyroid cartilage, and purple; eyes prominent and congested; mouth closed; tongue not noticed; front of neck below swollen part showed two dark-brown hard marks and slight marks also of pressure; on incision the vessels were engorged. Blood, fluid; brain, congested. There were no vesications from the burns and no sign of inflammation.