woman, age about 17, strangled herself with the border of her _saree_.
Necroscopy: Circular depressed mark caused by the border of a band
of cloth, which she had passed in three coils around her neck, the
coils tightly overlapping each other; the short ends had been knotted
together with a “granny” knot at the back of the neck, like the native
women tie up their hair. The coils were so tight that they had to be
cut off. Face swollen, dark purple; conjunctivæ congested. Tongue
between the shut teeth; bloody froth issuing from mouth and nostrils
[the examination was in September, thirty hours after death]. Skin of
neck reddened in nearly a continuous line all around, both above and
below the band, about three-fourths inch wide, evidently caused by the
pressure of the three folds. Considerable ecchymosis above and below
the coils; the neck underneath the folds was swollen and red. Brain and
membranes much congested. Trachea, pharynx, and œsophagus congested.
Lungs congested. Right cavity (auricle?) of heart full, left empty.
Liver, spleen, and kidneys congested. Intestinal peritoneum congested.
Stomach contained half-digested food. Small intestines empty; fæces in
large intestine. Bladder empty. Uterus and appendages congested; no
evidence of catamenia.