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had not eaten yolks in the whites of eggs ordered, she 

 said "yes." The same day a lady treated for the pres- 

 tages of fatty degeneration showed cystin in her blood. 

 She confessed to eating yolks. 



Lately also my son, Dr. J. A. Cutter, had a case of 

 cystinic rheumatism traced to eating yolks of eggs largely, 

 against orders to the contrary. But yolks of eggs must 

 not be judged to have a monopoly of cystinic formations. 

 Some years ago a middle-aged man applied for relief 

 from sciatica. His blood showed cystin as seen in Fig. 1, 

 I forgot about the urine. But yolks were not food fac- 



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tors. He was put on hot water and plenty of lemon 

 juice. The next day the cystin was gone from his blood 

 and the sciatica with it. The physical characters of cystin 

 reasonably explain the pains, swelling and tenderuess of 

 the parts affected. 



PRINCIPLES OF FORMATION. 



From the above they may be inferred as 



1. Lack of menstruum in food. 



2. Sulphur in excess in food. 



3. Lack of elmination. 



4. Retention. 



TREATMENT. 



1. Supply menstruum in abundance. Distilled water 



