The tongue is quite distinctive of the affection; early in the development of the disease it is generally furred, but later the coating peels off in patches, and these spots present the appearance of a ripe _strawberry_; sometimes the entire surface of the tongue looks as if cayenne pepper or red sand had been sprinkled on it. The fever generally increases during the eruptive stage, and the skin becomes very dry and hot. The pulse may run up to 130 to 140 per minute, while the temperature runs up as high as 106° Fahrenheit; this state of affairs places the patient in imminent danger, he now may become restless and even delirious. In a certain proportion of cases the kidneys become involved and albuminuria is a result, but this usually passes off with the improvement and recovery of the patient. In the third stage the cuticle begins to exfoliate in the form of branny scales. In the absence of serious complications this stage marks the beginning of convalescence; the fever subsides, the appetite returns, and the soreness and redness of the throat disappear. The treatment of this affection always depends upon the nature of the case. Simple scarlatina requires no medical treatment; the precaution and intelligence which are comprised in good nursing supply everything that is required. There is not the same danger of the eruption striking in with scarlatina as there is with measles, and the patient need not be kept so warmly covered. When the fever runs very high, sponging the surface with cool water is very grateful and reduces the temperature. After the eruption has thoroughly developed, the water for sponging off may be very cold without the least danger, and this may be repeated as often as comfort or the high temperature demands. To relieve the burning and itching of the skin, the entire body should be rubbed over with glycerine night and morning; this relieves the system and makes the skin moist and supple. If the throat is only reddened, a teaspoonful of chlorate of potash dissolved in a cupful of hot water and when cold used as a gargle and a teaspoonful of the solution swallowed at the same time every two hours is all that is necessary. The diphtheritic scarlatina is treated precisely similar to and according to the instructions laid down for diphtheria in another part of this work. Move the bowels freely with the Femina laxative syrup.