What are called "After Pains" often give much distress. Drugs and alcohol should be strictly avoided. The difficulty here is in the objection so many have to cold applications. These, after child-birth, are not dangerous, but form a short and simple road to health. Making handfuls of soapy lather (_see_ Lather) and rubbing these gently over the pains, both back and front, is most powerfully soothing, and has no tendency to chill. Where severe pains, indicating inflammatory action, are felt in the bowels, this lather should at once be applied, and followed up with cold cloths over the bowels, applied as to the chest in Bronchitis (_see_). The bran poultice should always be applied at the same time, putting it on before the cold towels, over all the lower back (_see_ Bran Poultice). Sips of hot water will also powerfully help in all cases of such pain. Treatment on these lines will deal with even very severe cases of After Pains. Children and Teachers.--Children are of the utmost value to society; through any one of them the divine light may shine which will bless many generations. They are very easily hurt by unwise treatment and teaching. We would have the teacher and parent impressed with the preciousness of even the most delicate child. _Health of mind and body_, not attainment, must be the _first consideration_ in the teaching of the young. It ought to be as much the teacher's business to see that pupils do not suffer in health as to see that lessons (often quite useless) are learned (_see_ articles on Brow, Weary, and Eyes, Failing Sight). We would again emphasise the truth that no child should be undervalued for its delicate health. Delicate children have often become men and women without whom the world would be vastly poorer.