Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-05-31
BOOKS, DC.
The Lady's Medical Pocket-Book
AND
NI1RsERY-ADyIS

4 YIN ANlNd Rules Tor preserving the Hrath OF
~ Unmarried Females Directions To Pregnant md
Lying IN WnmeB aud account of their Diseases; To-
gether with Instructions ief tie Rearing OF GhildfeB
fon the hour ct t Birth; and Of the pis'
OF Infancy. II, the authtr of The Gentcuan's
Medical Pocket Book. Price 30 cts
The iapid sneuud universal appreciation which the
GENrLFMASs MEDICAL PocKtr BOOK has met with,
hnse induced the publishers engage thu talent of the
same Author in the production OF MrnlcaL Pookrr.
Book, expressl, ,or the use I'll FEMALES.
Ava ling themselves OF hints obtained from different
respectable souIces they here present To the public
account OF the causes symptoms and treatment of those
Diseases which aie peculiar to tho Female sex aud 10
lnlhnls' they have embraced in H. also the ger efal
rules Tor the Preservation OF the Health and Comfort Of
Females during tho Single aud Marriage slute; and d.
fectons for the proper Rearing OF Children in reference
TO cir Det and Regiment whilst In an Appendix il
added short treatise that all absorbing subject, Epi
dcmic Cholera.
The Publishers feel per suadcd that the work will be
inund IN every respect worthy the attention OF the
which is especially dedicated; mud thai Mothers will
hnd IN useful manuel of instruction for hir guidance
during Prcgnaf cy in the Lyipgn Chamber and Ia the
Nursery.
The meansby VIII CHI the full developments of the body.
and the henlth vgar aud nntviy of the human system
are best promoted and maintained, unit itnnntely
too lllilr attended To by the Female And vet in
then consideration the female is urged by the powerful
motives OF duty and self interest Beauty cannot To
reality exist. independent of health; the which
tend 10 preserve tho ling equally calculated To inn
prove and promote the other; while the first Is absolute
~ unaanahle by any practice inconsistent with the lat
ter In vain does the female hope improve her skin
to give rosente hue To her complexion, aug
ment the grace AID symmetry OF her form; unless she IL
enui fus To preserve the Whole frame IN health, eonr
and activity Beauty If complexion, and, to n certain
extent TINT of shape also, is olhng more thnn visible
hentha pure mirror OF the perfect perol ol The
inefna functions nj life, and OF their harmony with the
eXterno portions or the sssem-the certain effects at
pure ni', cheerinness. temperance, aud Of exercise UNI
impededhy any species of unnatural rostinnt,
There is however Il sill more important why
independent o I'll considerations connected with petso
nal comfort md happiness. this subject should occupy
the attention of the Youthful hir;-t well being OF
those who mny owe to her their existence. The hct-
thntupon her he,h depend in n very great
the health freedom from .leormit, und future useful
ness, often the very lite of her offspring tail to
recommend those means most strongly to tue attention
Of her who desires be- hailed by the cndearng appel
atipn of motlei-and experience the happiness OF
behalding hers If surrounded by healthy nm joyous
offspring. II is u solemn ruth that female lns any
right expect in the child which she gives birth,
whit shr oes not herse possess--H sound we'll formed
and robust famc She. therefore who neg cets her
health in the pursuit Of folly dissipation, exhnnsts
the energies OF her consltu ION will in the MINORITY Of
eases, cit or b, doomed 10 be childos4 wife, or be
cursed with short lived defnrmed and puny race of
# prng. tl hapless victims of n mothers folly
Such beng the importance of Heath To fcmnle'. n
work which, like the present, cxhib brcf exposition
OF the munnerin wneh is cctHinl To be oht hin.
ed and prcsert ed, will persuaded he received by
The First Part is devoted solely to the mcuns Of Pre-.
serving thu Henh and promoting the peih'ct develop.
ment of Tia, astution of the Unnamed Ftma}e In
the chapters 4evoted to Dyspepsia ami Training for
HEALTH will be found full arcount OF the aud
symptoms Of one Of the most distressing mud common
complaints OF the female sex, with the for it, pre-
yentipn aud treatment
is not, howe, cr during youth erely, that the ie
male commits the greatest crot They are often per
sisted in after Mari ,gel md, added 10 mn improper
of conduct tie result m ignorance and prejudice
during Pregnancy and the Lyngin stnte ieopnrdize the
life OF hor offspring. and enti upon the mother suffering
and disonse which often last tho remainder of her
days. The Second Part Of the work. therefore, ia nd
dressed To the Ma,p7d Iemaie, aud embraces the Gnu
tons to be nbsrvcd in orier insure tho ieath of The
Mother aud The Life Of her Child, during there two i'm.
portant periods
As thu eaIly treatment Of Infant. exerl' powerful
influence upon THEN subsequent health comfort end use.
fulness in the Third Portion of the work hive ter
ed fully into the proper method of Rearing intdmfs'
giving Tinuo directions Tor their management mme
nely after birth and during the subsequent periods OF
childhood.
Ia the Fourth Pnr the cnusos, symptoms and gene
inl rontmcnt OF the more prominent Diseases Of Ho-
detailed with the view 81 tea hing The lair
ieader To be he physi an bu TO point out 10 her
the early indications If hnse affections aud to show her
The immense importance of carly resort 10 proper
medical advice is unfortunate circnmsinn,e TINT,
for want of tins info rmaon such diseases are too often
overlooked in their first stages, from false of
ecacy concealed; until they hnve advanced far that
the best directed efforts uf the skillu practitioner
fail in their removal.
The Fifth Part treats of the symptoms and mannge
ment of the Diseases 10 Which Young Chdrcn otdt-
nayRy liablc is believed thar large number. if
all o. these seasesm ay be prevented by proper Mt
tenton To diet and regimen; when they do orcnr,
mHy by TIE be very promptly nnd efectunl-
ly removed 1t is thesn therefore, that our in
slructio1s especially directed ndvisng always, when
the administration of other remedies becomes n-
dispensabe. without deny, to regular probes