girls about
the time of puberty.

Treatment.--To remove the cause is the only plan that promises any
result. Each one must be investigated by itself and dealt with
accordingly. For the headache itself a hot foot bath, cold to the head,
and small doses of phenacetine (one grain every hour for four doses) are
perhaps the most certain of all methods of treatment.

THUMB-SUCKING

The habit of sucking the thumb may be corrected by wearing a pair of
white mittens, or gloves tied at the wrist. Should children attempt to
suck the thumb with gloves on, as some do, it will be necessary to
saturate the thumb and fingers of the gloves with tincture of aloes, or
a solution of the bisulphate of quinine, one dram to two ounces of
water.

BITING THE FINGER NAILS

Biting the finger nails may be stopped by the use of the same bitter
remedies as are used in thumb-sucking.

HOW TO WASH OUT THE BOWELS

COLON IRRIGATION. A HIGH ENEMA

Procure a soft rubber catheter,--No. 18 American is about right. It is
not advisable to get too soft rubber for the reason that it will buckle
when the child strains and it will be impossible to wash out the bowel.
Fill half full an ordinary two-quart douche bag with water that is warm,
but not too hot. Dissolve a heaping teaspoonful of table salt in a glass
of hot water and add this to the water in the bag. Hang the bag about
two feet above the level of the child, so that the water will not flow
in with too strong a stream; otherwise the child will immediately try to
eject it. If the water flows in gently, the child may not object to it
to the extent of making strenuous efforts to force the catheter out.

Use the small sized nozzle that comes with the douche bag. Place the
rubber catheter over this nozzle, lubricate the catheter, place the
child on its back over a douche pan, insert the catheter about two
inches, let the water run and as it runs in push the catheter up gently
until it is all in the bowel except the end on the douche tip. The
object of letting the water run while pushing in the catheter is because
it floats up with the water as it distends the bowel; there is no risk
then of pushing the end into the intestinal wall or hurting the child.
While the water is flowing into the bowel it is a good plan to compress
the buttocks together to aid in holding the water, as the child is very
apt to let it run out as soon as it feels uncomfortable.

The temperature of the water for the ordi