—In examining some specimens of the pancreas of a cat, from a part which was closely adherent to the duodenum, I observed a large number of Pacinian corpuscles. In one small section no less than three were seen grouped together, with here and there a solitary one; they were cut in various ways by a transverse section of the tissue, and so evidently lay with their long axes placed in various directions. The largest number of the corpuscles was seen near the outside of the sections, in the connective-tissue capsule of the organ, but in one or two instances a solitary corpuscle appeared in the midst of the gland amongst the scanty interlobular connective tissue. The difference in the size of the bodies was very marked, some being twice as large as others, but not any so large as those generally observed in the mesentery proper.
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