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had uot eaten yolks in the whites of eggs ordered, she 

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

 tages of fatty degeneration showed cystin in her blood. 

 She confessed to eating yolks. 



Lately also my sou, Ur. J. A. Cutter, had a case of 

 cystiuic rheumatism traced to eatiug yolks of e<:;g.s largely, 

 against orders to the contrary. But yolks of eggs must 

 not be judged to have a monoi)oly of cystiuic formations. 

 Some years ago a middle-aged man applied for relief 

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

 1 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 tenderness 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 



