Let him be held out just before he himself goes to bed, and again when the family retires to rest. If, at the time, he be asleep, he will become so accustomed to it, that he will, without awaking, make water. He ought to be made to lie on his side; for, if he be put on his back, the urine will rest upon an irritable part of the bladder, and, if he be inclined to wet his bed, he will not be able to avoid doing so. He must not be allowed to drink much with his meals, especially with his supper. Wetting the bed is an infirmity with some children--they cannot help it. It is, therefore, cruel to scold and chastise them for it. Occasionally, however, wetting the bed arises from idleness; in which case, of course, a little wholesome correction might be necessary. Water-proof Bed-sheeting--one yard by three-quarters of a yard--will effectually preserve the bed from being wetted, and ought always, on these occasions, to be used. A mother ought, every morning, to ascertain for herself, whether a child have wet his bed; if he have, and if, unfortunately, the water-proof cloth have not been used, the mattress, sheets, and blankets must be instantly taken to the kitchen fire and be properly dried. Inattention to the above has frequently caused a child to suffer either from cold, from a fever, or from an inflammation; not only so, but, if they be not dried, he is wallowing in filth and in an offensive effluvium. If both mother and nurse were more attentive to their duties--in frequently holding a child out, whether he ask or not--a child wetting his bed would be the exception, and not, as it frequently is, the rule. If a child be dirty, you may depend upon it, the right persons to blame are the mother and the nurse, and not the child! 267. _If a child should catch Small-pox, what are the best means to prevent pitting_? He ought to be desired neither to pick nor to rub the pustules. If he be too young to attend to these directions, his hands must be secured in bags (just large enough to hold them), which bags should he fastened round the wrists. The nails must be cut very close. Cream smeared, by means of a feather, frequently in the day, on the pustules, affords great comfort and benefit. Tripe liquor (without salt) has, for the same purpose, been strongly recommended. I myself, in several cases, have tried it, and with the happiest results. It is most soothing, comforting, and healing to the skin. 268. _Can you, tell me of any plan to prevent Chilblaine, or, if a child be suffering from them, to cure them_?