atient in bed every two
hours. He should never be allowed to lie on his back for hours at a
time. In this way the different parts of the lungs get a chance to air
themselves,--the air cells expand and the oxygen in the air and the
fresh blood tend to heal the parts more quickly.

It would be distinctly wrong to go into the detailed symptomatic
treatment of broncho-pneumonia in a book of this character. Inasmuch as
this is one of the most serious diseases of infancy, no mother should
attempt to treat it alone. A physician is absolutely necessary and the
most the mother can hope to do is to follow out his directions to the
letter.

He may direct the use of mustard pastes but it is essential to know
where to apply them. If he should request the use of the cotton jacket,
the height and character of the fever must regulate its use. Stimulants
are always necessary, whisky and strychnine being given in every case,
but if given at the wrong time they may do more harm than good. Cough
mixtures may be necessary, but frequently they are contra-indicated.
Drugs and cold sponging may be used to reduce the fever, but they are
dangerous if used when conditions do not justify their use.
Complications must be diagnosed when they occur, and the correct methods
of treatment promptly instituted. A competent physician alone can assume
the responsibility of these various phases of the disease.

Every mother should appreciate, however, that pneumonia is frequently
the result of carelessness. It is a well-known fact that pneumonia is an
infrequent disease among children of the well-to-do, because the
hygienic surroundings of these children are better and because they
receive competent attention if suffering with colds and bronchitis.
Bronchitis is quite common in all classes of children, but in the lower
walks of life it is the custom to allow children to run around while
they give every sign of having a heavy cold, and a beginning bronchitis.
These children should receive treatment and should be kept indoors and
in bed if they have even a slight fever, as pneumonia is frequently the
inevitable outcome. They should be carefully fed, and all signs of
stomach or intestinal troubles attended to at once.

[Illustration: By permission of Henry H. Goddard

A Grim Result

Isaac is 16, although mentally 10. He is a high-grade moron.

This is one of those all too frequent instances[A] "of a
feeble-minded woman with a husband who is al