egnant mother to this
extent, that she save a twenty-four hour specimen of urine and that
she personally take it to her physician, with a report of her
"swellings." This symptom may or may not indicate kidney
complications. The blood-pressure together with chemical and
microscopical analysis of the urine will determine the cause.

Slight swelling of the feet is often physiological and is due to
pressure of the heavily weighted uterus upon the returning veins of
the legs. The progress of the veinous blood is somewhat impeded, hence
the accumulation of lymph in the tissues of the legs, ankles, and
feet.

Never allow yourself to guess as to the cause of swellings, always
take urine to the physician and allow him definitely to ascertain the
true cause. All tight bands of the waist and knee garters must be
discarded at this time. The same general treatment suggested for
varicose veins holds here.

GOITRE

The enlargement of the thyroid gland--goitre--is physiological during
pregnancy, and is believed to be caused by the throwing into the
maternal blood stream of special protein substances derived from the
fetus. As just stated, this is more or less physiological, will
usually pass away after the babe is born, and, therefore, need give
the mother no particular concern. Tight neck bands should be replaced
by low, comfortable ones. The bowels should move freely every day, and
water drinking be increased as well as sweating of the skin encouraged
by a short, hot bath, followed by the dry blanket pack, while the head
is kept cool by compresses wrung from cold water. In this manner the
elimination of these poisons is increased through both the skin and
the kidneys.

BACKACHE

The backache of the later months of expectancy is very annoying and
often spoils an otherwise restful night's sleep. This is probably also
a pressure symptom, if the physician's analysis of the urine proves
that the kidneys are not at fault. If you have electric lights in the
home, a very useful contrivance can be made which will give you great
relief. The light end of an extension cord, five to seven feet in
length, is soldered into the center of the bottom of a bright, pressed
tin pail about twelve inches in diameter at the top and nine or ten
inches deep. With the bail removed, screw in a sixteen or thirty-two
candle power bulb and attach the extension cord to a nearby wall or
ceiling socket. This arrangement supplies radiant heat and is calle