Excerpt from The Buffalo Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 20: November, 1880 Rest, with a mild diuretic, and a dose Of bromide of potassium, has often tided me over such attacks. The brisk secretion of urine appears to lessen the irritability Of the kidney, and copious draughts of pure or mildly alkaline water relieves the patient. Sydenham enthusiastically advocates the use of beer TO cool Off the ardent humors that remain in the kidneys and produce stone.' Segalas and more recent writers re-inforce this state ment. I found that beer aggravated these symptoms, as did sour Wine and cider. Most writers pronounce beer and all fermented drinks injurious. Sydenham having experienced personal benefit from the frequent use of cathartics, recommends the use Of manna and lemon juice. (this acted unfavorably in my own case where the stone was oxalate of lime.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.