Show death by freezing it to la not clearly understood how severe cold causes death remarks the journal of tho the american medical association cia tion A variety of 0 causes live lava been assumed to be at work accumulation of carbonic acid paralysis ot of the vasomotor centers loss of heat boat accumulation of blood in the heart anemia ot of the he brain destruction of red cor muscles all ot of which tends to show that we really do not know anything definite as to the precise cause the signs of death caused by exposure to cold are also poorly understood this la Is especially unfortunate in view of the fact that in all northern countries cases of death from freezing frequently present themselves for investigation |