Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-06-02
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The Lady's Medical Pocket-Book
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LIVING u hnmen; and II their ni.,ase-, To-
gether with Instructions tie keuring ii Gllfeo
tn" he hnnf nj t'lrr Birtl; aud Tue DIS.
s,s : u, Infancy Bt the auth OF The Gentlenans
Medical Pocket Book. Price 30 cts
I he iaid salennd universal appreciation which III.
GkNrLEMAss NEptcAL PucKtr Book hae met with
inse In oee'l the publishers engage ih tnen OF the
same Autifr Ia the prudurtinn OF a MKpteAI PackFr
Book, eNpfessly or the Use ui FEaALRs.
Ava ling themselves al hints obtained rum different
fesfettnee sou ees they hrre the public an
aeonit Oh inc eanse ~Nmptoms ind treatment at those
Diseases which peruliar to tho Female sex and In
lhiants: they haNe embraced in 4, also the 90 cru
rules Tor the Preservation of the Health aud Camfi nf
Females during the Single mud Marriage slne; md d.
reetans if The proper Roaring OF Children in reerence
TO 1 cir DIT and Regiment Wills. in an Appendix i.
added shurt Treatise on that all absorbinr subject En
demic Choleiu.
Tho Publishers iccl persuaded that the work will be
found IN every respect worthy the attention o the
which Is especially dedicated; and thu Mothers will
find in useful manuel of instruct "a for iheir guidance
during fnfna ~ in the Lyins-in Chamber. aud Ia tie
Nursery.
The meonsly VIII ch the ful development. of the hn,lv
IN the health, vsor aud activity of tie human sysem
are hest rapntcd and mantane T. are. unit ftunstely
Ia" lliile aiiende' To by the Female sex And
their consideration the female is urged b, the powerful
motives al duty and self interest. Beauty cannot To
reality exist indepeudert of health the which
tend 10 preserve the one ing cquali, calculated i'm
prove and nrontte the other while the first Is
~ hhataiheie by any practice inconsistent with the ln
to give 'rosene hue TO her complecriop, aug
neht the grace AID symmetry of her form: unless she is
ean Us To prese, We the whole frame in health eonr
and attis'iy Beauty complexion, and, n certain
extent that of shape also, is ohing more an visible
heah-a pure mirror of the perfect perfo mnnce the
Internal functions at life. and of their harmony with the
eNterna portions or the sSs'em-he certnn effects Of
ule nil sheeruuess, temperance. aud of exercise un.
impetedhy any species of Unnatural restraint.
There Is however sill more important reason why,
independent OF al conscientious connerai with petso
nal eonioi and happiness, this SUBJECT should occupy
the attention of the Youthful mr-t u well being ol
those who mny owe to her their existence. The act-
thnnpnn her heIth depend in very great measure
the h. nth, freedom from oform, and future useful
ness, oen the very lite of her offspring -ennnot lnil
recommend those means, most strongly, To att ntion
OF her who desires to he hailed by the endearng appel
iaipn OF mohel--and to experience the happiness 81
behading herself surrounded hyu healthy iayou,
offspring. lis II solemn truth. that female has my
night Ia expect in the chill which she gives birth,
what she ioes not herself ossessa sound we'll orioed
and robust amc Sine. therefore, who neg ects ter
hed or, in the pursuit of folly dissipation, exhausts
tile o her constitu ion will in the minority of
eases, I'll or b, dp"med to be childles4 wiz, be
cursed with short lived def0rmci md pnny rnee OF
If prng the inpless victims of mothers folly
such beng the importance of Health IL frnale,
work which, like the present, cNhbs beltsexrosition
Of the manner in whch it is most certainly 10 ,r lit lin
ed and preserved WALL persuaded be received by
ihm with appreciation, AMI clum cir serious attention.
The First Purt is devoted solely to the mans of Pre-.
ment If IT,, 1stiruiion nr the Unmarried Felnaie In
the chnpters -evoicd to Dy pepsn ami Trining for
Health, will be found fu account OF the aud
symptoms of Of the most distressing aud common
complaints OF the omalr sex, with the for it, pre-
yention aud treatment
Is 1T, howe er, during youth creY, ihat the le
INA e commits tie GREATS err,ts. They often per-
sisted in after Marriage. md added To an improper
course feomluct the result igpoance aud prejudice.
during Pregnancy and the wing state. ,opardize the
lie OF hof offs rng. and entail upon the m ther suffering
and disease which ofirn last tor te remainder o her
days, The Second Part of he work, therefor is nd
dressed Ia the Ma,17d Femdle I'd e.lb the Cau.
tons to be obs rived in insure the lnt Of The
Mother and The Life Of her Child DUNG these two inn
pprtant periods
As tn eaily treatment of Infants exeris powerful
influence npnn the subsequent health, comfort md
fulness in the Third Portion Of the work ", hive
ed fnlly into the proper method OF Reatmg faf.ntss
giving "ihne directions for their management imme
neiy after birth and during the subsequent periods Of
cbildho I'd.
In the Fourth Part the causcs symptoms aud gene
al recruitment of the prom nent Diseases Of tio
detailed not with the view 1, ten,hing the fair
reader To BE- he own phys ian; bui point her
the early indications Of those afec ions aud TO show her
tht immense importance of early resort proper
medical ndvcc II is mn unfortunate crcnmsihn, eihal
tor ahn oi Tins inf, rmaiion such diseases Too often
overlooked in their fri stages, from f.e of
de eacy concened; until ,cy have advanced far TINT
the hest directed efforts &C the skful practitioner
fail in their renewal
The Fifth Part treats of the symptoms and manage
ment Of the Diseases 10 which louRg Children od
ro1Rg iabie l. is believed that large number. If Tot
all these discn may b. prevented by proper Mt
lenton IL diet and regiment or, wher they do cur,
may, by TIE mean he very promptly aud eiieciua
ly removed 1t il thsr ,herci 70, thai in
arurtio especially directed ,avie ng always, when
the administration Of other remedies becomes in
dsfensable. without delay regular proies
sonal MD.
Finally, las annexed account OF the causes,
means OF prevention, 'ymPt' ms and lrenme1t OF the
dSiatic Epilemic Choiera. Although MT "a sease
which the eluale is particularly suhiec than the
other it is nevertheless topic of such general Pnd
apphn. interest, and in relation which The diff
fusion of info nation is of much importance,
that have been unwilling tn omit IT, and we nru
saced TINT every reader he pIensed it'll its intro.
duction.
The Gentleman'S Medical POcket-BOOk.
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