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mation. The removal of the cause is the first essential, and after 

 this, absolute repose of the inflamed part. If these considera- 

 tions are kept in view, and the practitioner is aware that the 

 tendency of most inflammations is to a favourable termination, 

 he will understand that, in many cases, the accidental sjonp- 

 toms of urgency require treatment, rather than the disease 

 itself. 



