Not only vegetables, but fruits, by reason of the fruit sugar and acids they contain, may also prove laxative if taken in given quantities. Fruits may be taken stewed, as a compote, or baked, as for instance, apples; they may also be taken _au naturel_ if the condition of the stomach permits. Of compotes the most laxative are plums, prunelles (sour figs), and apples; also pineapples, cherries, and various berries, all of which may also be partaken of in the form of a mush or purée, to great advantage; also fruit juices and fruit wines, if free from alcohol. Of fresh fruits, grapes and, according to our observation, pineapples also undoubtedly have the best laxative quality, as also have green figs, which can be taken regularly as a preventive against constipation. Figs when dried, especially the so-called Olympia figs from Smyrna, or the California variety, are also most beneficial, their laxative properties to a certain extent being probably due to the seeds which they contain, which serve as a means for intestinal massage. Orange and grape-fruit, taken on an empty stomach in the morning, may also have a laxative effect, due probably to the quantity of fruit acids they contain. We sometimes hear patients complain of constipation after partaking of milk. According to our experience, this is more often the case when boiled milk, heated above 60° C., is taken. On the other hand, we believe that when uncooked milk is taken it may act as a laxative in many persons, due to the action of milk-sugar and acid. Acidulated milk may have this property in a greater degree, as also may buttermilk, and especially whey; all of these are, on the whole, good laxatives.