APOPLEXY AND CRAVATS
... The cause of sanguineous apoplexy is the distention of the blood vessels of the brain to such a degree as to com- press ?? great volume of the blood which is sent up into the head bv the carotid arteries is returned b the jugular veins; two of which are so near the skin, thbithey are discernable plainly to the eye. If pressure with the finger be made upon these veins, the immediate conse- ...