_The_ =treatment of bed-sores= _is usually directed by the physician_; but if it is left to the nurse, she will find the following method helpful. If there is necrotic tissue or suppuration present, she may irrigate the cavity once daily with peroxid of hydrogen, one glass syringeful, followed by normal salt solution, boric-acid solution, or sterile water. Then apply a hot boric-acid dressing, one inch thick, every four hours until wound is clean. If the stimulation of the tissues is needed, fill the cavity with a sterile dressing saturated with balsam of Peru and castor oil, equal parts bovinine, castor oil, or camphorated oil alone. When the depression is filled with granulation tissue, it can be treated as an excoriation. THE MOUTH. The subject of the care of the mouth in fever nursing is equally as important as that of prevention of bed-sores. An unclean mouth is not only very unpleasant and often painful to the patient, but is a source of infection. The accumulation of food and mucus is a fertile field for the lodgement of bacteria. If this infected material is allowed to remain, it can easily spread to the middle ear and the mastoid cells, and cause abscesses or be carried by the food to the already overburdened alimentary tract to add to its infection. When the accumulation of sordes is profuse and persistent the patient’s mouth ought to be cleansed after every feeding. This may be done by wrapping a two-inch square piece of linen or gauze, saturated with the mouth-wash, around the little finger and wiping every portion of the cavity—not far enough on back of the tongue to provoke nausea. If it is necessary to clean the throat, a small swab may be employed. For thorough cleaning of the mouth several sponges are necessary. These may be received in a piece of paper and at once burned. While cleaning the mouth of a delirious patient the nurse for her own protection must place some hard substance between the patient’s teeth. A rubber cork is the best, but if that is not available, a fork-handle may be used. Its prongs must be carefully wrapped to avoid an accident. If the cork is used, the nurse must hold it in place to prevent its falling down the patient’s throat. There are numerous preparations used for cleaning the mouth, as: 1. Listerin, f℥j; Water, f℥ij. _Dobell’s Solution._ 2. Borax, ʒss; Sodium bicarbonate, ʒiv; Listerin, fʒj; Carbolic acid, 95 per cent., ♏︎viij; Warm water, f℥x. 3. Boric-acid solution, f℥j; Alcohol, fʒss; Glycerin, fʒj; Tincture of myrrh, f♏︎j. 4. Glycerin, Water, of each, f℥ss. The following three formulæ have been found excellent for special cases: _For Mucus-coated Mouth._