“Aug. 25th.—Fatal Apoplexy; Mass of Cholesterine in the Gall-bladder. —Dr. C. E. Ware showed a mass of nearly pure cholesterine of a perfectly oval form, about the size of an almond with the shell on, which was taken from the gall-bladder of a man who died of apoplexy. …”

Reference Data:

Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 67, by Masssachusetts Medical Society, New England Surgical Society, 1863, page 144