The Yazoo Democrat., 1853-12-07

MOST STARTLING CONSIDERATIONS
Reflections for the Thoughtful.
Strange that countless human beings exist and
drag through life as do the beasts of the field or
the insects of the earth, evincng no more thought
reflection than though the noble faculties of mind
were not v0sicilsated to them.
aiaiy sucA are husbands and fathers upon whom
are dependent the health, the well -befug. and the
happinsss of eonfdag and afeotiou.ste wife with
perhaps family Of children
OFTEN rr HAPPENS rnAr THE
WIFE LIaGER5 FROM YEAR TO YEAR
IN that pttble condition as not even for one day to
teci Lhe happy AID exhileratiag influence incident
20 the enjoyment of health.
She niay not be an invalid confined Is her bed
or even to her room; her pride, ambition and
energy induce aud nerve her 10 take personal
charge OF her household, even when her health will
not admit OF 1t but she is nevertheless perceptblv
sinking from day to day, and always ailing
l hus, pay alter day and month after month tram
spire Iier health daily sinks. till finally even the
hope OF recovery no longer remains. And thus
THE BLOOMING BRIDE.
But n few years ago in the flush of health and
youth, and huoyaney Of spirits, rapidly, aud apln.
renty iuexplicably, becomes a feeble sickly de-
hitated wife, with frame emaciated, nerves un-
strung, spirits depressed, couutenanee bearing the
impress Of suffering, and an utter physical ami
mental prosts ration.
Sometimes this deplorablc change may and does
arse from organic or constitutional But
otteuer by far ottener, to gross and nexcusabe
Ignorance of the simplest and nlnest rules of
health Is connected With the marriage state, the
violation of which entails disease. suffering aud
misery, not only to the wife, but often
Hereditary Complaints upon the Children
UNTO THE THIRD AND FOURTH GENERATION
T4aisrnIt4ing CONSUMPTION, sCaOFULA,
HYEOCEiO1DftJA INSANITY, CDUT,
KINGS EVIL, and other diseases,
P1rNerIn M@@
from the Parents.
And must this continue Shall we be wise In
all that the cattle of our fields our horses
cur sheep, our cows, oxen, the nature and
character of the soil possess, the texture and
quality of our goods and merchandise but IN all that
concerns ourselves as human beings, with human
functions and passions, subject TO great derange-
ment, involving our future peace and happiness
in all that the health and welfare of the
wife of our affections, and the mother of our chill
dren; in all that concerns the mental and physical
well being of those children, we should be i'm
mersed in the darkest and most
BENIGHTED IGNORANCE,
as cULPABLE INExCUsABI.E!
How long shall this ignorance prevail so produo-
tive of its bitter fruits How long shall the wife
and mother be ignorant of the nature, character and
causes of the various womb and sexual complaints,
embittering her days by sufferng-suffering often
prolonged to years. eventuating in a complication of
diseases utterly and hopelessly incurable ! Shall
we for close eyes to the results of phySio-
understanding of ourselves as men and women,
subject serious lifelong enduring diseases, and
perpetuating them to children.
LET EVERY WIFE AND HUSBAND PONDER!
No husband or lrite need be ignorant of tchat
concerns them most to k1to0 to their health
and happiness. That E,l0t0ledge is contained
Littte lcork entitled
THE NJ X RE ID WOMAN'S
PRIVATE MEDICAL COMPANION,
BY DR.. A. NJ. MAURICEAU,
PROFESSOR DISEASES OF WOMEN.
One H,tdredh Edition. 1smo, pp. $50. Price so Cents.
[oN FINE PAPER, EXTRA BINDING, 81 90.
First published in lsl7 and it is not
SURPRISING OR WONDERFUL,
Considering that EVERY MALE,
whether MARRIED or NOT, here
acquire a full knowledge OF the
pIaints, with the various
symptoms, and that nearly
HALF a MILLION COPIES
should have been sold 1t is iInpraetical %
vey fully the various subjects treated of, as they
are Of nature strictly intended for the married,
those contemplating marriage.
UPWARDS OF ONE HUNDRED THOU
SAND COPIES
Have been SENT BY MAIL within the last few
months.