_Diet._—Milk for liquid—no coffee or tea. Vegetables and fruit, excepting bananas, strawberries, tomatoes, oranges, lemons; fish, oysters and soup in small quantities; no fresh meat should be allowed for a time. Avoid hot breads, pastry of all kinds, spices and eggs. DIABETES MELLITUS. A disorder of nutrition, characterized by an accumulation of sugar in the blood, and excreted in the urine. The amount of urine is greatly increased, accompanied by progressive loss of flesh and strength. =Treatment.=—Regulate diet, exercise and mode of living. A warm bath every other day and a Turkish bath every two weeks are very beneficial. _Diet._—Avoid sugar, starch and all liquors. Patient may eat soups without vegetables and flour; fish of all kinds; meats and fats cooked in any way except with flour; gluten bread. Of vegetables—lettuce, cucumbers, spinach, tomatoes, onions, celery, radishes, cauliflower, cabbage, egg-plant. Of desserts—custard, nuts, acid fruits, ice cream without sugar. Of drinks—coffee, tea and buttermilk, lemonade, beef-tea, chicken broth, and egg-nog. Fluid diet must be moderate, and sugar and flour must not be used in any form. BRIGHT’S DISEASE. (Acute Nephritis; Inflammation of the Kidneys.) =Due= to the action of cold or toxic agents upon the kidneys. _Causes._—Cold, poisons of specific fevers, toxic agents, pregnancy, blows and injuries of the back, lesions of the skin as in burns or in chronic skin diseases. =Symptoms.=—Fever, pain in the back over the kidneys, nausea, vomiting, frequent desire to urinate, puffiness of the face, swelling of the ankles, extreme pallor of the skin, shortness of the breath, with the general appearance of complete exhaustion. The urine is very scanty and highly colored. =Treatment.=—Rest in bed until all symptoms disappear. To promote activity of the skin and kidneys, alcohol or steam sweats should be given daily. To eliminate and purge the bowels give saline cathartics; and alkaline mineral waters may be used freely. _Diet._—Buttermilk, gruels made of barley or arrowroot, or oatmeal water; animal broths and oysters; substitute cream-of-tartar lemonade or plain lemonade for tea or coffee. Pure milk should be taken freely. UREMIA. Uremia occasionally develops during the course of acute or chronic Bright’s disease and other maladies, the result of the retention or accumulation in the blood of an excrementitious material, supposed to be urea, the flow of urine being either normal, lessened, or increased. TREATMENT FOR TUBERCULOSIS. Fresh air and sunshine, a rest in bed from one to three months, and proper food are the three vital points of importance. Do not give too many baths. =Diet= should consist of starch foods—60 per cent. Stale bread and crackers may be prepared in variety. Give albuminoids and tender meats. Milk and eggs should be given about six times a day. FOR PATIENT IN SITTING POSITION.