ould be more safe to keep the
child indoors, in a well-aired room, until the temporary conditions pass
over, when they could again resume the open-air treatment.

Naturally delicate children if under two years of age should not risk
staying out of doors too much in very cold or raw weather, even if not
suffering from any of the above complications.

The bedrooms of children suffering from whooping-cough should be large
and thoroughly aired day and night.

The nourishment in these cases is of great importance. They should be
carefully fed, and if they vomit with the paroxysms of coughing, they
should be fed small quantities frequently. Any form of digestive
disturbance is very apt to accentuate the frequency of coughing. A fluid
diet of milk is the best. Milk punches aid in keeping up the strength;
malted milk and eggs beaten in milk are nutritious and easily digested.

So far as internal medication is concerned, I have found pertussin to be
the most efficacious remedy. If it is begun early and in sufficient
dosage, it not only favors an early termination of the disease, but it
lessens the frequency and the severity of the paroxysms. If it is
suspected that the child has been exposed to whooping-cough, pertussin
may be given during the catarrhal stage with the advantage that it will
render the whole course of the disease milder. If it is given during the
course of an ordinary catarrhal cold, it will in most cases be as
effectual as any ordinary cough remedy. The dosage should be large
enough to produce results. I have found a teaspoonful every two hours
to a child of three years to be the average dose. In older children I
give two teaspoonfuls every three hours. It is necessary to continue its
use throughout the disease. The taste of pertussin is pleasant and young
children take it willingly.

When the disease is inclined to a protracted course, or when the cough
does not subside, especially during unfavorable weather, it is of great
importance to send the child away. A change of climate, preferably to
the seashore, even for a short time, will act like a charm, and will
cure the cough of whooping-cough quicker than any other possible
measure.

MEASLES

Measles is the most widely prevalent, eruptive, contagious disease. With
few exceptions, every human being "gets" measles. As an uncomplicated
disease it is never fatal, and is not even regarded as dangerous.
Because of this characteristic, however, parents are n