The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-12-07
Reflections for The Thoughtful.

Reflections for the Thoughtful.
Strange that countless human beings exist Gnd
arg through life as do the beasts Of the field Of
the insects a. the earth, eVincing no more thought
reheet'on tnAn though the noble faculties Of mind
we're not Voaehsafed to them.
Many such are husbands and fathers. unop rboua
are dependent the health, the well-being, and the
happiness Of eonfding and afectionAte wife. with
perhaps family of children.
HOW OFTEN IT HAPPENS THAT rHK
WIFE LIEGERs FROM YEAR TO YEAR
10 that ptiabls condition as not even for ops d,v
ieei the happy and exhilerating influence incident
10 the enjoyment Of health.
She may not be an invalid confined to her bed.
OF even to her room as her pride, ambition and
energy induce and nerve her to take persopaJ
charge Of her household, even when her health will
not admit Of u but she is nevertheless perceptibly
hnEIng from day to day, and always ailing.
hus, day after day. and mouth after rionth trnp-
pire. Her health daily sinks till finally even the
boPe OF recovery no longer remains. And thus
THE BLOOMING BRIDE,
But few years ago in the flush of health md
YOUTH and buoyancy Of spirits, rapidly, and appa-
fently lnexplicably, becomes a feeble siekly de-
bllitated wife, with frame emaeiated nerves nm
strung, spirits depressed, eountenanee bearing The
impress OF suffering, and an utter physical and
mental prostration.
0pa
arse from organic or constitutional causes. But
Sitener, by lar oftener, to gross and inc excusabo
Ignorance Of the simplest and plainest rules AZ
health as connected with the marriage state, the
misery, not only to the wife, but often
Hereditary Complaints upon the Children
"uNro THE THIRD AND FOURTH GENERATION"
Transmitting CONSUMPTION, SCROFIrT..
HYPOCHONDRlA, INSANITY, GOUT.
KINGS EVIL, and other diseases
DREADFUL INHERITANCE
from the Parents.
And must this continue Shall we be wiso in
all that concerns the cattle Of our fields our horses
our sheep, our cows, our oxen, the nature and
character of the soil we 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 concerns 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.
nersed in the darkest and most
5ENlGHTED IGNORANCE,
AS cuLPABLE AS INExcUsABLE.
How long shall this ignorance prevail so nrodpc.
1--WE oil ITS bitter fruits How long shall the wifi.
and mother be ignorant of the nature character and
causes OF the various womb and sexual complaints
oiiViVteFthB her uays by sutcrlng-Suterng often
prolonged to years. eventuating in complication of
diseases utterly and hopeessly ncurablo Shall
we ior ever close our eyes to the results of physo-
logical science by which we may arrive at an
understanding of ourselves as men and women.
SUBJECT to serious lte-long enduring diseases, AID
pcrpotuating them to our children.
LET EVERY WIFE AND HUSBAND PONDER
No husband Or rife need be ignorant of ,cEai
concerns them most to k,OIo to secure their health
Gnd happiness. That k,toicledge is contained in a
IittLe t0Ork entitled
THE MARRIED woMAN,s
PRIVATE MEDICAL COMPANION,
BY DIR. A. NJ. MAURICEAU,
PROFESSOR OF DISEASES OF WOMEN.
One Hi"ndredh Edition. lsmo, pp $50 Price SO csn,,.
Ion FINE PAPER, EXTRA BINDING, 81 col
First published in ls47 and it is not
SURPRISING OR WONDERFUL,
that EVERY MALE.
whether MARRIED OR NOT, can here
acquire full knowledge of the nO-
ture, character and muses. OF her
complaints, with the various
symptoms, and that nearly
HALF MILLION COPIES
Ehould have been sold 1t is impracticable to con.
Vey fully the various subjects treated Of rs thew
are OF nature strictly intended for the married.
'r those contemplating marriage.
UPWARDS OF ONE HUNDRED ruoYr.
SAND COPIES
Have been SENT BY MAIL within the Inst few
months. .-..,.