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DISEASES OF THE SKIN. 



ANALYSIS OF THE URINE, BY PROFESSOR IVISON MACADAM. 



The urine, except under the action of strong diuretics, was 

 scanty ; had the appearance of linseed oil, and on analysis gave 

 the following result : — 



It will be noticed that the urea is much diminished in 

 quantity (about 31-0 being the normal), and that the quantity of 

 mucus is enormous. This condition of the urine was permanent 

 throughout the disease. Potassium, it will be seen, is very 

 abundant. 



TREATMENT. 



Various remedies have been tried in this disease, but so far 

 the results have not been satisfactory. The preparations of 

 arsenic, as contained in Fowler's and Donovan's solutions, have 

 been given extensively without beneficial results ; the salts of 

 potash, nitrate, iodide, and chlorate ; tonics, both vegetable and 

 mineral, have proved non-effective. Symptoms, however, have 

 been alleviated, and in one case a permanent cure has been 

 established, by the repeated administration of purgative medi- 



