Should the menstrual period last too long, be too frequent, or be in any way not what it should be, consult your physician. If you are not sure of "what it should be," or if you have any doubt, ask your doctor. Don't let any false pride or feeling of modesty on your part, or on the part of your daughter, dictate your policy under such circumstances. Don't take the advice of your friends or neighbors in a matter so vital. It is too important, and they are not qualified to "guess" any more than you are. Don't, if you have any respect for yourself, or love for your child, begin dosing her with the advertised patent medicines and "Female Regulators" for which so much is claimed, and which seem to "just suit" your daughter's case at this particular time. Take her to the doctor, whose advice you value (or you should not have him as a family physician), who has no interest at stake except to help you and your child, and whose fee is no more than the price of one of these bottles of advertised poison. He is the only one qualified to speak with authority on such a momentous subject, and you will never spend a dollar to better advantage. Warn your daughter not to speak about "her sickness" to other girls. Especial attention should be paid to cleanliness during this period. The mistaken idea that bathing of any kind at this time may have disastrous consequences is responsible for much of this neglect. If proper care is taken warm sponge baths, in a warm room, will not cause any trouble. Unpleasant odors can be avoided by sponging the parts with a warm solution, into which a mild antiseptic is put, upon changing the cloths. LEUCORRHEA IN GIRLS.--It has been stated above that a displaced womb may cause leucorrhea or a discharge. It must be remembered that leucorrhea, or "whites," may occur in girls as well as in married women. It can also result from catching cold during the menstrual period. Another mistaken idea is that girls should not take douches for fear of injuring the hymen. This is erroneous, and while they are entirely unnecessary in a vast majority of cases it is sometimes absolutely essential to douche in order to cure leucorrhea. When they are given, it is advisable to use the small nozzle that comes with every douche bag set. CONSTIPATION AND DISPLACED WOMBS.--When the picture is fresh in the mind of the girl, of how the womb is held upright in her body, the mother should speak to her about the serious results that may occur from constipation. If the rectum is full of hardened feces the womb will be pushed out of place, and if under these circumstances straining is necessary to empty the bowel, and if this condition is habitual, constipation may be the actual cause of displacement of the womb.