The mother is frequently tormented with sore nipples, which are so painful as to render it almost impossible to nurse her child. They may be bathed two or three times a day with weak brandy and water, or alum-water, or with a lotion composed of six drops of Arnica or Calendula, to a tablespoonful of water, taking care however, after either of these applications, to bathe them with tepid milk and water before nursing. If there is a constant pain, Chamomilla may be given once in three or four hours, until relieved. Should suppuration or ulceration commence, a powder of Silicea may be taken morning and night, followed in four or five days if necessary, by Mercury, Calcarea, or Hepar.