_Aconite_, _Belladonna_ and _Bryonia_ should be given in rotation, one dose every hour in a violent case, lengthening the intervals as the symptoms abate. Applying _hot cloths_ to the head, removing them occasionally to let the water evaporate, will greatly palliate and will not in the least, interrupt the action of the medicines. Never apply cold to the head of any person, when hot or inflamed, much less to that of a child. Children are often killed by the application of ice to the head, producing congestion and paralysis of the brain. Hot applications are Homoeopathic to the state then existing, and always beneficial. The feet may also be placed in hot water, but children should never be put into a hot or warm bath when sick, so as to cover more than the lower extremities. Convulsions of Children--Fits. These generally occur, either from the irritation of worms, or as precursors of ague, or they may arise from diarrhoeal irritation, affecting the brain. They sometimes occur in hooping cough. If convulsions occur from worms, the child appearing to be choked, give at once some salt and water, and as soon as the first paroxysm is over, give a dose of _Bell._, and after an hour a dose of _Santonine_. If they come on at the commencement of an ague chill, give _Aconite_ and _Bell._ every half hour for three or four doses alternately, then leave off the _Bell._ and give _Baptisia_. If diarrhoea is the cause, give _Bell._ and _Cham omilla_. If from hooping cough, _Bell._ alone should be used. Measles. This is a contagious disease, and always begins with symptoms like a cold, with high fever, and a severe dry cough, thirst and restlessness. _Pulsatilla_ is the proper medicine to palliate and regulate the symptoms. If the fever is high, _Aconite_ should be used every two hours alternately with _Puls._ Should the eruption subside suddenly, give _Bryonia_ with _Pulsatilla_ until it reappears. Let the child drink freely of cold water, and avoid stimulants of every kind. If the eruption is tardy in its appearance, a hot bath may be administered, being careful to have the room quite warm, and to rub the patient dry, very suddenly after the bath. Frictions by the healthy hand over the surface, will do much towards bringing out measles. After the eruption is out, quiet, freedom from sudden exposure to cold, cold water and light diet is all that is necessary. In some of the most obstinate cases, where the eruptions failed to appear in the proper time, as well as where they had receded too soon, I have been able to bring them out in a short time with an infusion of Sassafras root, sweetened and taken quite warm, in doses of half an ounce in fifteen to thirty minutes. It is a remedy for measles well worth attention. Mumps.