Mr Roberton, who, at my request, has kindly given me the benefit of his extensive experience in child-crowing, considers that there is no remedy, in this complaint, equal to fresh air--to dry cold winds--that the little patient ought, in fact, nearly to live, during the day, out of doors, whether the wind be in the east or in the north-east, whether it be biting cold or otherwise, provided it be dry and bracing, for "if the air be dry, the colder the better,"--taking care, of course, that he be well wrapped up. Mr Roberton, moreover, advises that the child should be sent away at once from home, either to a bracing sea-side place, such as Blackpool or Fleetwood; or to a mountainous district, such as Buxton. As the subject is so important, let me recapitulate: the gums ought, from time to time, to be well lanced, in order to remove the irritation of painful dentition--painful dentition being the real cause of the disease. Cold sponging should be used twice or thrice daily. The diet should be carefully attended to (see Dietary of Child); and everything conducive to health should (as recommended in these Conversations) be observed. But, remember, after all that can be said about the treatment, there is nothing like change of air, of fresh air, of cold, dry pure air, and of plenty of it--the more the little fellow can inhale, during the day, the better it will be for him, it will be far better than any drug contained in the pharmacopoeia. I have dwelt on this subject at some length--it being a most important one--as, if the above advice were more generally known and followed, nearly every child, labouring under this complaint, would be saved; while now, as coroners' inquests abundantly testify, the disease carries off yearly an immense number of victims. 204. _When is a mother to know that a cough is not a "tooth cough" but one of the symptoms of Inflammation of the lungs_? If the child has had a shivering fit; if his skin be very hot and very dry; if his lips be parched; if there be great thirst; if his cheeks be flushed; if he be dull and heavy, wishing to be quiet in his cot or crib; if his appetite be diminished; if his tongue be furred; if his mouth be _burning_ hot and dry; [Footnote: If you put your finger into the mouth of a child labouring under inflammation of the lungs, it is like putting your finger into a hot apple pie, the heat is so great.] if his urine be scanty and high-coloured, staining the napkin or the linen; _if his breathing be short, panting, hurried, and oppressed; if there be a hard dry cough, and if his skin be burning hot;_--then there is no doubt that inflammation of the lungs has taken place.