When Bright's dis-ease has made its appearance, the first thing to be ascertained is the character of the diet and the general habits of eating and drinking during the previous two or three years; secondly, the occupation or habits of exercise, especially exposure to fresh air and sunshine. BRIGHT'S DIS-EASE--THE TREATMENT A very restricted diet should be observed, consisting largely of the following: Fresh vegetables Green salads Subacid fruits The fine cereals--(Such as barley and rice) Milk and eggs--(limited quantity) All _sweets_ taken should be in the form of sweet fruits. (See Lesson VIII, p. 313). Milk is very beneficial in this condition--especially when taken in the form of buttermilk, clabbered milk, koumyss or zoolak. The lactic acid ferments in the sour milk help to destroy the germs of putrefaction in the intestines, which are always one of the aggravating causes of Bright's disease. Sometimes an exclusive acid milk diet for a while works wonders. [Sidenote: Suggestions for diet in different seasons] If the patient is under treatment in the spring and summer, as many green plants and fresh sweet fruits as possible should be taken, in connection with the milk, eliminating cereal starch entirely. In the fall and winter, the many varieties of apples and autumn vegetables may be taken in liberal quantities. GENERAL SUGGESTIONS FOR BRIGHT'S DIS-EASE In the majority of cases it is well to first put the patient on a short fast of about twenty-four hours, and then begin the diet with articles containing a liberal quantity of cellulose, such as the entire wheat, boiled; celery, cooked in casserole dish. Keep the bowels open by the use of wheat bran, or grapes, if they are in season, swallowing skins, seeds and pulp. As in all sympathetic disorders, an abundance of pure, cool water should be taken and as much time as possible should be spent in the open air and sunshine. Care should be taken to limit the diet to the minimum so that the excretory organs can easily eliminate all waste matter, and so that there may be no further poisonous accumulations. In cases of Bright's Dis-ease: OMIT EAT Drugs Abundance of nuts (Italian pine nut) Flesh of every kind Fine cereals--barley, rice Intoxicants Fresh vegetables Rich desserts Green salads Sweets Limited quantity of milk and eggs Sweets in form of fruit-sugar, such as dates, figs, raisins (limited quantity) Subacid fruits Wheat bran with evening meal The diet should be somewhat restricted. Drink an abundance of pure water. DIABETES