GOUT

constitutional disease characterized by inflammation of joints with and | deposition of biurateofsoda and derange opera;|ment of various internal organs, parde| ticularly the kidneys. The condition is and | due to exce of uric acid within the body, either through exce ive consumption two|°f nitrogenous matter or through et | deficient oxidation by the ti ues and a|O°rgans, accompanied by an obscure in| Pervous disturbance. G. is hereditary a by over-indulgence in ary_|aiconolic peverages, particularly sweet EU wines and heavy malt liquors, or in rich foods, by_sedentary occupations and overwork, by certain poisons, such as jead, or by a combination of insufficient nourishment and bad hygiene. ‘Lan arks hire, Scotland, on Clyde; large ' shipbuilding yards; engineering works; with Glasgow, 1912. Pop. 90,000.