=Positions of the Patient and Physician in Treating.=—The position of the patient when a treatment is given depends altogether upon the affection to be treated. Probably about one-half of the cases can be treated to advantage upon a table, the remainder sitting on a stool. Many osteopaths treat nearly all their patients upon a table. It is much better to change back and forth, because to correct a certain disorder may be hard upon the table, but will be comparatively easy when the patient is on a stool, and _vice versa_. Besides, constantly changing back and forth rests a physician greatly. Learn to treat in various positions, because it will be impossible to have all cases assume a certain position when being treated; and especially in treating acute cases one is obliged to suit his treatment to the patient and not the patient to the treatment. There is also a tendency for one to get into slovenly habits of treating when patients are all placed practically in one position, and certainly one cannot treat all cases in one position to equal advantage. Also learn to treat as well with one hand as the other. Many times one will be in such positions that equal use of either hand will be required. Carefully educate the sense of touch in both hands. Another point should receive consideration: learn to shift the strength exerted in treating from one set of muscles to others. For example, when one is standing for a long time he will continually shift his weight from one limb to the other. In the same manner in treating use the strength of the hands awhile, then the arms, then the muscles of the back, then the weight of the body, etc.; all in such a manner that there is a constant change by utilizing certain groups of muscles for the same work, as well as utilizing the weight of the body of both physician and patient to advantage. It rests a physician greatly and thus allows him to perform a maximum amount of work with a minimum amount of strength and labor. It is frequently an advantage to the physician to treat upon the nude skin, thus preventing the fingers from becoming tender. Gowns can be easily made that open down the back so that the patient does not have to disrobe.