_What to do_.--It is a complaint of no danger, and readily gives way to a mild aperient, and to attention to diet. There is nothing better to relieve the irritation of the skin than a warm bath. If it be a severe attack of nettle-rash, by all means call in a medical man. _What NOT to do_.--Do not apply cold applications to his skin, and do not wash him (while the rash is out) in quite _cold_ water. Do not allow him to be in a draught, but let him be in a well-ventilated room. If he be old enough to eat meat, keep it from him for a few days, and let him live on milk and farinaceous diet. Avoid strong purgatives, and calomel, and grey-powder. 106. _What are the symptoms and the treatment of Red-gum_? Red-gum, tooth-rash, red-gown, is usually owing to irritation from teething; not always from the cutting but from the evolution--the "breeding," of the teeth. It is also sometimes owing to unhealthy stools irritating the bowels, and showing itself, by sympathy, on the skin. Red-gum consists of several small papulae, or pimples, about the size of pins' heads, and may be known from measles--the only disease for which it is at all likely to be mistaken--by its being unattended by symptoms of cold, such as sneezing, running, and redness of the eyes, &c., and by the patches _not_ assuming a crescentic--half-moon shape; red-gum, in short, may readily he known by the child's health being unaffected, unless, indeed, there be a great crop of pimples; then there will be slight feverishness. _What to do_.--Little need be done. If there be a good deal of irritation, a mild aperient should be given. The child ought to be kept moderately, but not very warm. _What NOT to do_.--Draughts of air, or cold should be carefully avoided; as, by sending the eruption suddenly in, either convulsions or disordered bowels might be produced. Do not dose him with grey-powder. 107. _How would you prevent "Stuffing of the nose" in a new-born babe_? Rubbing a little tallow on the bridge of the nose is the old-fashioned remedy, and answers the purpose. It ought to be applied every evening just before putting him to bed. If the "stuffing" be severe, dip a sponge in hot water, as hot as he can comfortably bear; ascertain that it be not too hot, by previously applying it to your own face, and then put it for a few minutes to the bridge of his nose. As soon as the hard mucus is within reach, it should be carefully removed. 108. _Do you consider sickness injurious to an infant_?