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Gravel

p. 529 · The White House Cook Book
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Into a pint of water put two ounces of bicarbonate of soda. Take two

tablespoonfuls in the early forenoon, and the same toward night; also

drink freely of water through the day. Inflammation of the kidneys has

been successfully treated with large doses of lime-water.

Persons troubled with kidney difficulty should abstain from sugar and

the things that are converted into sugar in digestion, such as starchy

food and sweet vegetables.

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p. 529