Owing to the comparative infrequency of this condition, the following case is considered of sufficient interest to report: History. —Soon after the birth of a full term girl, born in normal labor with a birth weight of 7 pounds, it was noticed that mucus ran from the baby's nose and mouth, and that apparently she could not swallow water given her and regurgitation through the month and nose occurred, associated with severe coughing and an extreme blueness of the skin. During these three days before the baby came under our care, there were apparently numerous meconium movements. Physical Examination. —The baby was rather poorly norished but fairly well developed. The skin was dry from the loss of water but not yet tough. There was a slight general cyanosis, especially of the finger tips. There was a more or less constant discharge of mucus from the nose and mouth, both stringy