Marasmus. Large series of infants with marasmus, congenital or acquired, and premature infants, treated with marked success by external application of codliver oil. Wrap child in oil-soaked flannel from armpits to iliac crests, and cover with oiled silk. Remove flannel, wash skin with soap and water, and reapply flannel, at twelve-hour intervals. Give only water by mouth, in ample quantity. Treatment causes rise in temperature, loss of dryness and wrinkles of skin, and an increase in weight, often considerable. Feed by mouth only when temperature has been normal for a number of days and skin shows increase in fat and water content.-Gray. Cause and Effect. Dr. Piller: "Your husband's stomach is in a very bad condition." Mrs. Newlywed: "Oh, my! Do you think my cooking is responsible for it?" Dr. Piller: "Well, it's a severe case of gastritis, and-" Mrs. Newlywed: "Gastritis? Gracious! it's that gas range he made me use this summer!"-Philadelphia Press.