REST is essential to the mother during the month. She should remain in bed nearly all the time for at least two weeks, and should not return to her household duties under a month. Perfect tranquility is essential, that the womb may resume its former size and situation, and that inflammation, ulceration, prolonged debility, pain and excessive discharges be avoided, and that a good form be preserved. As a means of preventing a flabby, pendulous belly, she may also, when she does walk around, wear a utero-abdominal supporter or a well-fitting bandage. If a bandage is worn it should be made of strong linen, cut bias, setting snugly to the form, but not exerting unpleasant pressure. Its breadth should be from twelve to eighteen inches. The diet of a nursing woman should be both light and nourishing. I would suggest for the first day well-boiled gruel, bread and milk, panada, tea, dry toast and butter, or bread and butter. For the second day, beef tea may be added (F. 58), and she should be served with food four times; the third day she may eat a little chicken or game, and mashed potatoes or rice pudding, and on the fourth day she can partake once of mutton or beef. Arrow root (F. 44), with these articles mentioned, may form part of her diet thereafter, but she may partake of such articles of her former diet as are wholesome and nourishing. The woman must not be starved; she demands food that will allow her to recuperate her strength. Give her as nutritious food as she has appetite for, and can easily digest and assimilate. (F. 58.) For a BEVERAGE give toast water, barley water, and milk with the chill taken off and a little salt added, tea, cocoa, or chocolate made with one-half milk, new milk and water, cacao and broma, made with a large proportion of milk. Either of these may be freely used as a drink. I have always allowed my patients to drink freely of water from the first, and an occasional cup of coffee is not harmful. When the mother experiences any inconvenience from any articles of diet or drink, she should not hesitate to abandon them, for if they disagree with her they will also disagree with the child. (F. 10, 16, 18, 19, 20, 23, 25, 28.) The LOCHIAL DISCHARGE, which occurs directly after a lying-in, is at first of a reddish color, and gradually changes to a brownish hue, and afterwards to a greenish shade. It is necessary that there should be some discharge to continue for a week, and it often continues for three weeks more. In some cases it has a disagreeable odor.