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386 THE NEW ZEALAND FAMILY HERB DOCTOR, 
weaken the. vital forces; however, on this point there is a 
difference of opinion, which indicates the want of knowledge 
as to the definite cause. The symptoms are plainer: the - 
almost constant desire to make water and the excessive amount — 
voided; however, this symptom alone is not enough to 
determine it. The presence of sugar in the urine will prove 
diabetes. To find out whether there is sugar the chemical 
test will show. (See the analysis of urine, page 383). Presuming 
we have a reader who thinks he cannot test it chemically, 
and does not care to goto a doctor, and wishes to satisfy 
himself in a positive way, let him keep all the urine he passes 
in 24 hours, take a pint of it, evaporate it till there is just a 
little remaining, put the point of the finger in it, touch the 
tongue, and if it is sugary the taste will determine the 
grave nature of the disease, which, like consumption and a 
few other troubles, has baffled doctors of every school. 
Treatment: If the disease is detected before the body is 
wasted, begin with the Thompsonian course once or twice a 
week. Make a mixture of— | 
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Simmer in three pints of water down toa quart. strain, press. 
and give a wineglassful four times a day. By our lates? 
Medical Journal we learn that a Doctor Valentine has 
discovered that creosote stops tne secretion of sugar by the 
kidneys. He used from four to ten drops a day :n two cases, 
when the sugar disappeare:] promptly and did not return. 
Put one or two drops in each dose of ihe decoction; begin 
with one. Dr. Monkten of Hokitika says he has given 
sulpho-carbolate of soda, from 5 to 30 grains, even in the last 
stage of diabetes with great benefit. This is a compound of 
sulphur, carbolic acid, and carbonate of soda. The diet must 
