274 HUMAN DIABETES 



group of remedies which have been used and lauded, as 

 untrustworthy or ineffective (with the exception of opium). 

 It is not known which of the alkaloids of opium is responsible 

 for the influence clearly manifested in many cases by the 

 drug in lowering glycosuria. One can scarcely expect that 

 as long as the real nature of diabetes is not thoroughly 

 appreciated any particularly brilliant result will be attained 

 by an essentially desultory prying around with physiologi- 

 cally different or even indifferent substances. 



