As a precautionary measure against scrofula a careful regulation of the diet is recommended. During the first nine months of life children should be fed with human milk exclusively if possible. If scrofula is hereditary in a family, or if the mother exhibits symptoms of the disease, she should not be allowed to nurse the child but a strong and healthy nurse should be engaged. Recourse to artificial nourishment must only then be taken, when nursing the child is absolutely impossible. For this purpose exceptionally pure cow's-milk ought to be selected. All substitutes, that appear under various names, such as infant's food, condensed milk, etc., contribute much toward the development of scrofula. Children 1-2 years of age are to be fed with milk, meat and eggs. Only strong children, that show no sign of scrofula may be fed once or twice a day with small quantities of rice, tapioca, sago, green vegetables, pulse, etc., beside the food above mentioned. To prevent scrofula it is essential not to give the food of adults to children during the first years of life; avoid exclusively solid food and prepare the same in a pappy form as much as possible. Of course a proper regulation of meal-time and a careful avoidance of overfeeding is by all means to be observed. It is of no less importance for a successful treatment of scrofula to provide surroundings of as favorable conditions as possible. First of all _pure air_ containing plenty of _oxygen_. Therefore the _sea-coast_ is recommended as a proper place for scrofulous children. The children ought to stay there until the signs of scrofula have disappeared and the entire nutrition has been improved. The results obtained in the sanitary stations (vacation colonies) along the sea-shore for scrofulous children have received much favorable comment. _Mountain air_ has a similarly favorable effect especially when _salt water baths_ are used at the same time; even the plain, pure _country air_ proves beneficial to scrofulous children. _Very dry_ locations and dwellings ought to be selected. The children should remain _out of doors_ as much as possible. Of great importance for scrofulous children, furthermore, is a suitable course in _gymnastics and rubbing-down with cold water_. To begin with the water may be 72 deg. but should gradually be reduced to the natural temperature of well water. Just how far Koch's new method will take the place of former remedies used for scrofula can not be told at present as experiments in this direction are wanting. Nevertheless it will be possible to prevent the dangerous transition of scrofula into tuberculosis and thus save the lives of a great many persons.