Case 9. M. D., female, age 3-1/2 years, entered April 7, 1915, with a history of having progressively lost weight for a month past, and of having had a tremendous thirst and polyuria. Had been on a general diet at home. At entrance the child was in semi-coma, with very strong sugar, diacetic acid and acetone reactions in the urine. For the first 12 hours she was put on a milk diet, with soda bicarbonate gr. xxx every two hours, and the next day was starved, with whiskey 1 drachm every 2 hours, and soda bicarbonate, both by mouth and rectum. She died after one day of starvation. This is hardly a fair test case of the starvation treatment, as the child was already in coma and almost moribund when she entered the hospital. When a diabetic, old or young, goes into coma, he rarely comes out of it, no matter what the treatment is. * * * * * Case 10. H. S., male, 6 years, entered April 29, 1915. Duration of his diabetes uncertain; not discovered until day of entrance. An emaciated, frail looking boy. He would eat very little at first, and on ward diet, containing 31 grams of protein, 73 grams of carbohydrate, and 20 grams of fat, he excreted 5.7% of sugar, with a moderate amount of acetone, and a very slight trace of diacetic acid. May 2 he was starved, taking 1-1/2 ounces of whiskey. One day of starvation was enough to make him sugar-free. His diet was gradually raised, until on May 7 he was taking 32 grams protein, 33 grams carbohydrate, and 75 grams fat, and was sugar-free, with absent diacetic acid and acetone. May 9 his carbohydrate intake was raised to 45 grams and he excreted .40% sugar. May 10 it was cut to 40 grams, and he excreted 2.2% sugar. May 11 it was cut to 20 grams, and he became sugar-free and remained so until June 8, when he was discharged, taking the following diet: String beans, 3 tablespoonfuls. Spinach, 4 tablespoonfuls. Bacon, 4 slices. Butter, 2 ounces. Eggs, 3. Bread, 1/2 slice. Cereal, 2 tablespoonfuls. Meat, 3 ounces. Protein, 63 grams. Carbohydrate, 31 grams. Fat, 113 grams. Calories, 1402. For the first few days after entrance he showed a moderate amount of acetone and a slight amount of diacetic acid in the urine; for the rest of his stay in the hospital these were absent. His weight at entrance was 31-1/2 pounds; he lost no weight during starvation, and weighed 32-1/2 pounds on discharge.