SYMPTOMS.--In case of convulsions of a child parents usually become frightened, and very rarely do the things that should be done in order to afford relief. The child, previous to the fit, is usually irritable, and the twitching of the muscles of the face may be noticed, or it may come on suddenly without warning. The child becomes insensible, clenches its hands tightly, lips turn blue, and the eyes become fixed, usually frothing from the mouth with head turned back. The convulsion generally lasts two or three minutes; sometimes, however, as long as ten or fifteen minutes, but rarely. REMEDY.--Give the child a warm bath and rub gently. Clothes wrung out of cold water and applied to the lower and back part of the head and plenty of fresh air will usually relieve the convulsion. Be sure and loosen the clothing around the child's neck. After the convulsion is over, give the child a few doses of potassic bromide, and an injection of castor oil if the abdomen is swollen. Potassic bromide should be kept in the house, to use in case of necessity. [Illustration] {310} Pains and Ills in Nursing. [Illustration: The City Hospital.--A Homeless and Friendless Mother.] 1. SORE NIPPLES.--If a lady, during the latter few months of her pregnancy, were to adopt "means to harden the nipples," sore nipples during the period of suckling would not be so prevalent as they are. 2. CAUSE.--A sore nipple is frequently produced by the injudicious custom of allowing the child to have the nipple {311} almost constantly in his mouth. Another frequent cause of a sore nipple is from the babe having the canker. Another cause of a sore nipple is from the mother, after the babe has been sucking, putting up the nipple wet. She, therefore, ought always to dry the nipple, not by rubbing, but by dabbing it with a soft cambric or lawn handkerchief, or with a piece of soft linen rag--one or the other of which ought always to be at hand--every time directly after the child has done sucking, and just before applying any of the following powders or lotions to the nipple. 3. REMEDIES.--One of the best remedies for a sore nipple is the following powder: Take of--Borax, one drachm; Powdered Starch, seven drachms. Mix.--A pinch of the powder to be frequently applied to the nipple. If the above does not cure, try Glycerine by applying it each time after nursing.