Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-06-21
MEDICAL.
THE MARRIAGE STATE; !

IHE MAKklAGE pIAIE
shaH Hagpsness aas Heaiih, o., .AIisery and
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 thoupht
or reflection than though the noble faculties Of mind
not vouchsnfed to them.
Many such are husbands and fathers upon whom
are dependent the health, the being and the
happiness OF eontidng and afactionate wife, with
perhaps family of children.
now orTEN HAPPENS THAT THE
WIFE LINGERs FROM YEAR 10 YEAR
In that ptable condition as not even for one day TO
feel the happy and exhilerating influence incident
TO 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 personal
charge of her household, even when her health will
not admit of its but she is nevertheless percePtiblyN
sinking from day to day, and always ailing.
Thus, day after day, and month after month tran
spire. Her health daily sinks, till finally even tho
hepe of recovery no longer remains And thus
THE BLOOMING BRIDE,
But few years ago in the flush Of health and
youth, and buoyancy of spirits, rapidly and apPa'
bilitated wife, with frame emaeiated, nerves un-
strung, spirits depressed, countenance bearing the
Sometimes this deplorable change may and does
arise from organic or constitutional causes. But
eftener, by far oftener, to gross and inexcusable
ignorance of the simplest and plainost rules of
health connected with the marriage state, the
violation of which entails disease, suffering and
misery, not only to the wife, but often
Hereditary Complaints upon the Children
UNTO THE THIRD AND FOURTH GENERATION
Transmitting CONSUMPTION, sCRoFULA,
HYPOCHoNDRIA, INSANITY, GOVT,
KINGS EVIL, and other diseases,
DREADFUL iNHERtTANoE
from the Parents.
And must this continued Shall we be wise in
all that the cattle of orr 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 chill
dren in all that concerns tho mental and physical
well being of those children, should be i'm
mersed in the darkest and most
BENIGHTED IoNORANG
AS cuLrABLk as 1NKxcUsAs..E.
How long shall this ilnoranco prevail so produc-
and mother be ignorant of the nature character and
causes of the various womb and sexual complaints,
embttering her days by suiferng-suferinS often
prolonged to years, eventuating in complication of
diseases utterly and hopelessly incurablet Shall
We for close eyes to the results of phySo-
logical science by which we may arrive at an
understanding OF ourselves men and women,
subject to serious lifelong enduring diseases, and
psrpetuating them TO our children.
LET EVERY WIFE AND HUSBAND PONDER!
No husband or ,cife need be ignorant Of irhat
CONCERNS them most 10 &no,c TO secure their health
n,d happiness. That k'lotctedge is contained IN u
iitLe icoTk entitled
THE MARRIED woMAN'S
PRIVATE MEDICAL COMPANION.
BY DR. A. NJ. MAURICEAU,
PROFESSOR DISEASES OF woMEN
Que Iadredh Edition. lssio, up. $50. Price SO Cents.
loN FINE PAPER, EXTRA BrNpNa, 81 0o.l y
First published in lsi7 !; and it is not
SURPRISING OR WONDERFUL,
Considering. that EVERY FENIALE,
+. whether MARRIED OR NOT, cnn here
acquire n full knowledge OF the ma
ture, character and causes OF her
com plants, with the various
symptoms, and that nearly
HALF A MILLION COPIES
should have been sold. 1t is impracteabe to con-
vey fully the various subjects treated of, as they
are of nature strictly intended for the married,
or those contemplating marriage.
UPWARDS OF ONE HUNDRED THOU
SAND COPIES
e. Have been SENT DY MAIL within the last few
months. e#++-