bends the knees instead of the spine. If the trouble is in
the upper spine, the shoulders are held high and the head is stiffly
poised, it is never rotated; in looking about the entire body turns.

Medical aid should be secured early. The X ray not only locates the
difficulty but also determines the extent of the process. If the spine
be put to perfect rest, outdoor life begun, a diet rich in fats
established, the results are often wonderfully successful.

Another tubercular condition is seen in the much dreaded hip-joint
disease which parents should always be on the lookout for. The
earliest symptoms are crying out in the night suddenly, unnatural
standing on one leg (to relieve the strain on the diseased hip) and
so-called "growing pains." Call in a physician very early and
institute proper treatment. A posterior curvature of the spine is
often associated with a bad case of rickets. It is of temporary
duration, and usually clears up when the symptoms of rickets have been
eradicated. It involves only the back muscles--not the vertebral
bones.

The young mother is often very much concerned over the misshapen head
of the child as a result of a prolonged labor; and it does seem quite
miraculous to see a head, more nearly resembling an egg than anything
else, become beautifully round and shapely by the end of two or three
days.

Protruding ears may be encouraged to lie more flatly by the wearing of
a specialized bonnet at night. When the babies are too young to turn
themselves they should be turned first to one side and then the other,
while care should always be exercised in properly straightening out a
curled under ear or an overlapping ear.

RHEUMATISM

While we so often regard rheumatism an adult disease, nevertheless,
children do suffer its aches and pains as well as the fever which so
often attends the inflammatory type. The so-called "growing pains" are
often of rheumatic origin.

Diseased tonsils not only are often--very often--the avenue of entry
of infectious microorganisms that cause one type of rheumatism, but
many forms of valvular heart disease are also directly traceable to
these same diseased tonsils. The treatment consists in giving proper
attention to the tonsils, even removal if necessary--and if the child
is old enough. All other possible causes should be located and
removed; the child should have absolute rest in bed with brisk
cathartics and a liquid diet (no meat broths). The diet should