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Prevention. The next point is to prevent its forming 

 anew by measures calculated to obviate uriaary calculi in 

 general. Correct any fault in feeding — excess of beans, 

 peas, bran, etc., — and any disorder in tlie Hver functions. 

 Give abundance of soft water, encouraging its ingestion by 

 a fair supply of salt, let the food be aqueous, consisting 

 largely of roots, especially carrots, and give daily hi the 

 drinking water 1 dr. caustic soda or potassa, or common 

 ashes from hard wood. A course of bitters should also be 

 given (cascariUa, columba, willow bark, gentian, (luassia. 

 or others). 

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