380 THE NEW ZEALAND FAMILY HERB DOCTOR. 
If a teaspoonful is too laxative take smaller doses. It is. 
affirmed after years of trial that this will cure nine out of ten 
cases. Where there is much pain an ointment may be 
applied, made thus :— 
Vaseline ..... énicip Back FR ne ak eae: 
Sulphate of Morphia..... «es 6d y, arate tad ees | RUONE Detar SE 
PARTIAEE AGI Shes sls ence epee a ees .... One drachm. 
Use night and morning or twice a day. When the tumours 
bleed a suppository of tannic acid ot a strong solution of the 
same should be used. Suppositories are made by mixing the 
ingredients with a substance that will hold them together. (See 
treatment for worms). There are various operations for piles, 
but it requires experience to do them. 
URINARY DISEASES. 
Besides acuteand chronic inflammation of the urinary organs 
there are a few other complaints that occur in connection 
with them. Before particularising them we think it needful 
to give our readers a brief analysis of the unne, which we 
quote froma reliable source. 
BRIEF ANALYSIS OF URINE, 
AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE IN DETERMINING DISEASE. 
Healthy urine in colour varies from a pale straw to a 
brown ‘yellow ; it is generally a yellow amber. Pale urine, 
when it indicates disease of an anemic form ; coloured urines 
—reddish-yellow to red—indicate febrile conditions ; dark 
coloured urines—brownish to blackish—contain abnormal 
pigments, requiring examination The specific gravity of 
