Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-04-17
The MARRIED STATE
Shall Happiness and Health, or Mise
ry and Sickness, attend 1t?
MOST STARTLING CONSIDERATIONS
Reflections for the TAOughtful.

reflections for the TIlOuShtful.
STRANGE tina. countless human bongs exist
~ and dag through life as do the beasts OF
the field, or the insects OF the earth, evining
no more thought or reflection than though 1.-The
noble faculties Of mind were not vouchsated to
them.
Many such are husbands and father, upon
whom are dependen, the health, the well being
and the happiness of a co.fidins and affection
ate wife, with perhaps family of children
- OFTEN 1T HAPPENS THAT THE
WIFE I1NGERS FROM YEAR TO YEAR
In that pitiable condition as not even Tor one
day TO feel the happy and exhileraiins influence
incident to the enjoyment oil health.
She may not be all invalid confined 10 her bed
or even 10 her room as her pride, ambition and
energy induce and nerve her TO take personal
charge Of her household, even when her health
will no! admit Of it !; but she is nevertheless per-
ceptbly sinking from day to day, and always
ailing.
Thus, day after day, and month after mouth
,ranspire. Her health daily sinks, till finding
even The hope Of recovery no longer remains
" THE BLOOMING BRIDE,
But few years ago in the flush OF health and
youth, and buoyancy of spirits, rapidly, and APP
parently inexplicably, ecomes feeble, slckly,
debilitated wife. with frame emacated. nerves
uns,Iung, spirits depressed, counenance bearing
the impress of suffering, and an utter physlca
and mental prostitution.
Sometimes this de2lorable change may an
does arise from organic or constitutional cause
But oitener, by far oftener, 10 gross and inexcu
sable ignorance Of .he simplest and painest rules
oil health as connected with the marriage state
the violation of hich entails disease, suffering
aud misery, not only to the wife, but often
HEREDITARY COMPLAINTS UPON CHILDREN
"UNTo THE THIRD AND FOURTH GENERATION,
Transmitting CONSUMPTION, SCRO
FULA, HYPOCHONDRIA, INSAN-
TY, GOVT, KINGS EVIL, and
other and ,rorse diseases as Il DREAD
Full INHERITANCE from the
Parents.
And mus, this continue? Shall we be wise
! in all that concerns the cattle of our fields, Our
horses, our sheep, our COWS, our oxen the Ia
ture and character of the soil we possess, the
texture and quality Of our goods and merchan-
disc, but in all that concerns ourselves as human
beings, with human functions and passions, sub
iec, TO great arrangement, involving our future
peace and happiness-in all that concerns the
| health and welfare Of the vile oil our affections
and the mother of our children, in all that con
Germs the mental and physical we'll being
those children, we should be immersed in u
darkest and most
BENIGHT'ED IGNORANCE,
AS CULPABLE AS INEXGUSABLE?
How long shall this ignorance prevail so pro.
duciive OF its bitter fruits !? How long shall the
wife ard mother be ignorant of the nature, char
acter and causes of the various womb and sexn-
al complaints embiitering her days by suffering
Suffering oten prolonged 10 years, eventuaiins
in complication oil diseases utterly and hope
lessly incurable? Shall we forever close our
eyes 10 the results Of physiological science by
which We may arrive al an understanding OF our
selves as men and women, subject to selioes life
ong enduring diseases, and perpetua,ing them
10 our children.
LET EVERY WIFE AND HUSBAND PONDER
No husband or wife need be ignorant of wha,
concerns them most to know to secNrs their
health and happiness, and their peennary paos.
periiy. Tha, knowledge is contained in a little
work entitled
THE MARRIED WOMAN'S
PRIVATE MEDICAL COMPANION,
BY DIR. A. NJ. MAURACEAU,
PROFESSOR OF DISEASES OF WOMEN.
One Hundred Edition. lsme., up. $50. Price soc
FINE PAPER, EXTRA BINpINS, $l,0O.]
First published in 1917 and it is rot
SURPRISING OR WONDERFUL,
Considering that crcry Female whether mar
ried or not, can here acquire a jul knoul-
edge Of the nature, character and cau-
ses Of her complaints, uith the rarious
symptoms, and that nearly haDa
Million Copies should hare been sold.
1t is impIac,cable TO convey inliy the various
subjects treated of, as they are of nature s,Icl
~ intended for tho married, Or those conempla-
ting marriage.
UPWA ARDS OZONE HUNDRED THOU.
S.4.ND COPIES
Have been sen, by mail within the las, few
months.