Gallstones have been found in new-born infants and in very young children, but the finding is such a rarity that it merits reporting whenever it does occur. Early in July, a child, aged 17 months, took sick with convulsions and died about six hours after the onset of the convulsions. A possible etiology was suggested by the mother in relating the child's activities during the day before death, when it was seen to be eating various plants and wild berries that grew in the vicinity of the house. Permission for a postmortem was obtained and an extensive pneumonic process, involving the lower part of the left lung was found. The abdomen was normal except that the gallbladder was slightly distended and contained stones. The gallbladder was carefully removed and sent to the Pathological Department of the University of Wisconsin, where it has been preserved as specimen 450. There were numerous