"Yesterday, October 10th, Johnny came home from school about half past three, and said he was too cold to play outdoors. He lay down and slept till about five, when he vomited a large amount of undigested food. I took his temperature and found that it was 103.8°, pulse 126, and respiration 28. At 10 that night his temperature was 102.5°, pulse 116, and respiration the same as before. The next morning at 8 he had a temperature of 100.6°, pulse 114, respiration 24. At noon his temperature was 101°, pulse 118, respiration 24; and at 4 o'clock his temperature was 100.6°, pulse 122, respiration 22. The doctor came at 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon; according to his orders I put Johnny to bed, gave him half a tablespoonful of castor oil at 6.30, and a special gargle. His throat was red and sore and he seemed to feel very miserable. The doctor took a culture from the child's throat. At 8.15 and again at 8.50 he had fluid bowel movements. At 9.30 he had a glass of milk, after which he slept until 6 a.m. when his bowels moved again and urine was passed. He passed eight ounces of urine at noon and four ounces at 3.30. He drank a glass of water at 6 this morning, and at 6.30 I gave him a cup of hot broth. At 8 he had a glass of milk, but at 10 he refused everything but a glass of water. At 1.30 he had a large dish of ice cream. He had a cool sponge bath last night at 9, and a cleansing bath this morning at 8.45. This morning his throat was still sore but not so red, and I saw that he gargled every half hour when he was awake. This afternoon he seems brighter and asked for his harmonica, so his throat is probably more comfortable." FOR FURTHER READING Essentials of Medicine--Emerson, Chapters XVI, XVII. The Human Mechanism--Hough and Sedgwick, Chapter XII. Notes on Nursing--Florence Nightingale, Pages 105-136. Why Worry?--Walton. Those Nerves--Walton. Tuberculosis: Its Cause, Cure, and Prevention--Otis. Publications of the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis--105 East 22d Street, New York City. (Pamphlets free on request.) Publications of the National Committee for Mental Hygiene--50 Union Square, New York City. (Pamphlets free on request.) Publications of the Mental Hygiene Committee of the State Charities Aid Association--105 East 22d Street, New York City. (Pamphlets free on request.) Publications of The American Society for the Control of Cancer--25 West 45th Street, New York City. (Pamphlets free on request.) CHAPTER V EQUIPMENT AND CARE OF THE SICK ROOM