Paregoric may be given for the same purpose--a tablespoonful for adults; a teaspoonful for a child of eight to ten, well diluted with water, and not repeated inside of two hours, and not then unless the pain continues unabated. Inflammation of the testicles demands rest in bed, elevation of the testicle on a pillow after wrapping it in a thick layer of absorbent cotton, or applying hot compresses, as recommended for the neck. After the first few days of this treatment, adjust a suspensory bandage, which can be procured at any apothecary shop, and apply daily the following ointment: guiacol, sixty grains; lard, one-half ounce, over the swollen testicle. =WHOOPING COUGH.=--A contagious disease characterized by fits of coughing, during which a whooping or crowing sound is made following a long-drawn breath. Whooping cough is generally taken through direct contact with the sick, rarely through exposure to the sick room, or to persons or clothing used by the sick. The germ which causes the disease is probably in the mucus of the nose and throat. Whooping cough is usually more or less prevalent in all thickly settled civilized communities, at times is epidemic, and often follows epidemics of measles. It occurs chiefly in children from six months to six years of age. Girls and all weak and delicate subjects are slightly more susceptible to the disease. Some children are naturally immune to whooping cough. One attack usually protects against another. =Development.=--A variable period elapses between the time of exposure to whooping cough and the appearance of the first symptoms. This may be from two days to two weeks; usually seven to ten days.