If the convulsion comes from indigestion give an enema of warm soapsuds, and as soon as the child is able to swallow give him a large dose of castor-oil. When a baby has a fall this may or may not attain the dignity of a nursery emergency. A child can escape real injury in what may first appear to the mother as a very bad fall. The effect of a fall most to be dreaded is injury to the spine or brain. I recall one particular case where a child was dropped by its nurse and it made very little outcry; in fact, it became listless, dull, and apathetic. It dozed, off and on, for twenty-four hours; and then suddenly the mother discovered that the child had lost the use of its legs. The blow to the spine had caused paralysis. When a child strikes the head in falling, and develops listlessness and drowsiness, or makes no outcry, does not even talk, the mother should have it examined by a physician, even though the baby may not become unconscious. There are cases on record where children of three and four years were counted as defective and idiots, when a surgical examination developed the fact that a bit of bone was pressing on the brain and making all the trouble. The fracture could be traced to a fall during infancy, to which no attention had been paid. The pressure removed, the child has regained the use of its faculties and developed into a normal being. The mother who suspects that the brain is even slightly affected by a fall should have her baby examined immediately. Where the arm or leg is hurt the child may stop crying and resume its playing in a short time, merely shielding the injured member. If, at the end of several hours, he continues to play without using the hand or foot affected, the mother will do well to have him looked over by a doctor. An astonishing number of children will resume playing despite a broken arm, leg, collar-bone, or rib. One of the common emergencies of childhood is the burn. I know of nothing which will make a child cry more terrifyingly or give the mother more alarm than a burn, whether from actual flame or from steam or boiling water. Too much care cannot be taken to ward off this emergency. Hot water should not be left standing around where a child can tumble or dip into it. Lamps, candles, etc., should be placed beyond reach. Matches should never be left where a child can strike them. However, careful as the mother may be, children will burn themselves, and a mother should be prepared for the emergency. Keep on hand gauze bandages in several widths and a bottle of sweet-oil and lime water in equal proportion. This is effective if the skin is merely reddened or inflamed. If the burn destroys the first layer of skin, causing blisters to arise, there is danger of infection. Cover the burn with a piece of gauze soaked in a weak antiseptic solution—one teaspoonful of creolin to one quart of water.