A child who alleges that they have been the victim of a crime will be interviewed by police officers. During a police interview it is important that the interviewer obtains the most accurate testimony possible from the child. Previous studies have shown that if children have their eyes closed during an interview they sometimes report more correct information. This paper includes two studies. In Experiment 1 156 children experienced an event and were then questioned about it. Half the children answered with their eyes open and half with their eyes closed. The participants with eyes closed provided more correct information. In Experiment 2 152 children answered questions in different conditions including eyes open and eyes closed conditions. In contrast to Experiment 1 there was no beneficial effect for the eyes closed condition. These inconsistent results are discussed with reference to actual police interviews. It is suggested that until there has been more research into eyes closed procedures caution should be taken in recommending such procedures for police interviews with children.

Preliminary CommunicationsMRDIcM&s 31 acid output in women appears to be a reflection of their smaller lean body mass, an explanation previously suggested by Card and Marks (1960). Since the incidence of anacidity increases with age (Bockus, 1963), this relation between maximal acid output and lean body mass probably holds only for young healthy subjects. It is of interest that in spite of the negative conclusions reached by Baron (1964) Grossman, 1965; Sircus, 1965) further investigation of this group is obviously required.Studies are continuing with the aim of confirming and extending these results, and to determine whether the correlation between lean body mass and maximal acid output is sufficiently close in normal subjects to be able to define, and possibly predict, the acid output more accurately than is at present possible.SUMMARY Evidence is presented which shows that the maximal acid output of the stomach correlates with the lean body mass in both normal and duodenal ulcer subjects. The popular antihistamine promethazine hydrochloride (Phenergan) has useful sedative properties. In large dosage a toxic delirium may occur (Niedermeyer, 1956;James, 1958; Kjeldsberg, 1959), and four fatal cases have been recorded (Dommikovich, 1962;Mantz et al., 1964). A further case with an unusual clinical presentation is reported.CASE REPORT Three hours before admission a 12-year-old boy weighing 29.7 kg. complained of numbness and pain in the left leg. Within half an hour his speech became slurred and he was restless and excited. No significant illness preceded the attack, and access to dangerous drugs was denied.He was stuporous, incomprehensible, and frightened. Periods of violent spontaneous activity and agitation, with both visual and tactile hallucinations, alternated with shorter periods of inactivity. Extreme hyperaesthesia and hyperalgecia made it impossible even to record his temperature. The pupils were normal, all limbs moved freely, and plantar responses were extensor. His pulse was 120 and blood pressure 110/70 mm. Hg.After intramuscular chlorpromazine (25 mg.) the attacks of restlessness became less frequent, occurring about every five minutes. It now became possible to take his temperature (98.40 F.; 36.9' C.). Gradually long periods of sleep supervened.The first specimen of urine was pink and gave a positive phenothiazine reaction. Examination of the blood and urine 12 hours after admission revealed substances with absorption bands maximal at the same wavelength as promethazine. Twelve hours after admission he was drowsy but orientated and able to do simple arithmetic. He complained of a rippling sensation in the legs followed by obvious excitement. An electroencephalogram (E.E.G.) was taken ( Figs. 1 and 2).The tactile hallucinations gradually disappeared and the plantar responses became flexor 22 hours after the onset of symptoms. He had a dry mouth, stuffy nose, and sinus tachycardia for a further three days.On recovery the boy admitted taking eight promethazine tablets (200 mg.) seven and a half...

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