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1. A constant supply of pure and fresh air for respiration.

2. Active exercise in the open air. The risk is in staying in the house, and not in going out of it.

3. It is important to secure for the patient a uniform, sheltered, temperate and mild climate to live in, with a temperature of about 60°, and a range of not more than 10° or 15o; where also the soil is dry, and the drinking water pure and not hard.

4. The dress of the scrofulous patient ought to be of such a kind as to equalize and retain the temperature of the body. Water-proof coats, boots, and shoes are to be condemned. Flannel ought to be invariably worn next the skin in all seasons.

5. The hours of rest should extend from sun-set to sunrise.

6. Indoor or sedentary occupation should be suspended; but outdoor employment in the fresh air, even in the midst of snow, has been and may be advantageous.

7. Cleanliness of body is a special point to be attended to.

8. The medical treatment must be adapted to the situ of the local deposits and the general nature of the particular case.