Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-07-08
BOOKS.A DC.
The Lady's Medical Peeket-Beek
AND
NUKSERY-ADVIS

- Unmarried Females; Directions Ptes mint and
Lying in Womsn and an account Of their Diseases; to.
gether with Instructions for the Rearing of children
fnn The hour of tbtit Births and of The Dis
at Infancy. BY the nnfh of The Gentloman's
Medical facket Book. priee 30 els.
Tho rapd saleund universal appreciation which the
GESrLEmAN's NEpicAL PocKsr Book has mel with,
hase induced tho publishers To engage The en. of the
same Author in the production of n MEDICAL PooKEr
BOOK, expressly Tor the III FEMALES
Avn ling Themselves ol hints Obtained from different
respectable they here present tn the public
neconft at the causes symptoms and treatment of those
Diseases which ee peculiar Ia tn Female sex and to
lnlns; they have embraced in IT, also. the ger nral
rules Tor the Prevention of the Health anil Comfort of
Females dariaR the Single and Marriage slate; and d.
eeons for the proper Rearing OF Children IN reference
10 cir Diet and Regimen: whilst in Appendix Is
added short treatise that nil absorbing subject EP
demic Cholera.
Thu Publishers feel pen unded that the work will be
lnnnd in every respect worthy the attention OF the to
which Il u especially dedioatedi aud thai Mnihefa will
lind in II useful manuel of instruction for their guidance
during Preena cy, in the Lyng.n Chamber aud In the
Nursery
The meanshy which the full development of the body
mi the health, vignr mud activity of the human system
are hest rramood nnd maintained. are. unit rtnnately
too lutte attended 10 by the Female And vet IN
Their consideration the female urged by the powerful
motives o duty and self nlefeat. Beauty cannot, TO
reality exist independent OF health; the means which
tend To preserve the nne ag equally calculated 10 inn
prove nnd omote the uther while the first Ia absolute
~ nhnttainnle by practice inconsistent with the lat
ter Ia win docs The ffmnle hope improve her skin
to give rosene hue TO her complexion, or Ia aug
men the AID symmetry ol her form; uuas ahe -
cautious to preserve The whole frame in heellh vRour
mud activity Beauty nf complexion, ind, To eertnin
exten thai of shape also, IA fnihinR more than visible
hen--a pure mirror of the perfect nefio o The
Internal functions of life and of their harmony with the
esleron portions OF the sys'em--the certain effect" OF
pune al eheerulueas. temperance and oil exercise UNI
tmpedcdly any speeies OF Unnatural restraint
There Is however n sill mure important reason why,
III .l.Ft. t1 W
mai comfort and happinrss this subject should occupy
the attention of the Youthful air;- 10 well being OF
those who may 10 her their existence Tho iact--
thntnpun her huh depend IN very great measure
the health freedom from lcurniN und future useful
often the worry lite of her offspring cannot tail TO
recommend those most strongly 10 the attention
Of her who desires bn hailed by the endcarhg appel
lnpn of mnthe~-nnd 10 experience the happiness OF
hehading herself surrounded by healthy an joyous
offspring. Il Il solemn ruth that no female has any
right expect in The child 10 which shc gives birth,
whit she dues not herself posaessn sound well FORMED
aud robust frame She. therefore. who nesccta her own
health in tho pursuit of folly dissipation, eShonsts
the energies OF her oooatu ion will IN the minority oi
cnses, either b. dnnmed TO be chldlesa vile, or be
cursed with short lived deformcd aud puny race oil
II prng, thu hnpleas victims ot IA muthets holly
Such being the importance of llenlth to Females.
wor whieh like the present, exhibits brdf exposition
ot the manner in which it IL mast cerhinN To he obtan
al md preserved. will persuaded hc received by
them with npprobnton aud claim ter serious attention.
The Firat Part Is devoted aoely the means OF Pre-.
serving thf fon nnd promoting the perfect develop
ment of the .astulion Of tho Unmarried Female In
the rhnrtera aevoted To Dyspepsia AMI to TRIMMING for
lenlth, will be found full account al the causeS aud
symphonic Of of the mos distressing and common
complaints o the female scx. with the means for ito pre-
Ventnn aud treatment
l. Is not howe, er during youth efely TINT the ie
mno commits the Rreatcgt errnfs They are often per
sisted in qiier Mnfr igt, and Hdded tn nn Improper
course of conduct the result 81 ignorance aud prejudice
during Pregnancy aud the Lyngn state lcopefdzc the
lite Of her offspring. md entail upon the mother snirung
mud disease which often last Tor the remainder OF her
days. The Second Part ofthe work, therefore. Is I'd
dressed to the Ma,pad Female aud emb,nces the Cau'
ons To be observed in order To insure hn Health ot the
Mother mud The Life OF her Child, during these Two i'm
porianI periods
AZ tho eaily treatment Of Infants eNetH powerful
influence upon thc subsequent health, comfort and use.
ulhess in the Third Portion Of the work hnve enter
cd fully into the proper method of Rearing Infants.
giving minute directions for their management imme
aeIy after birth and during the subsequent periods OF
chllho I'd.
In the Fourth Part the cnusos, symptoms aud gene.
tnl treatment of the more prominent Diseases ~ NO
denicd with the view # touching tho lair
reader 10 be he physician; but to point out 10 her
the early indications Of thnse affections aud to show her
Tia, immense importance of oury resort Ia proper
medical ndycc II is unfortunate cirrumsthn, Tint
for want nf tins info rmation such diseases often
overlooked in their first from false SENSE .
deency concealed; until they hive advanced so far TINT
the beat directed efforts Of the most skul practitioner
fail in their removal
The Fifth Part treats of the symptoms and monnge-
of the Diseases 10 mhich Young Chdrn are otdi.
manly iiabie II Is believed TINT lnrRe number II not
NIL these disoosesmny be prevented by proper Mt
fenton to diet and regimen or when they do occur
mny by the MEANS he very promptly and efecunl
~ removed 1t j. these therefore, TINT our IN.
suctiolsae especially directed, advising always, when.
the administration of other remedies becomes III
diapensabe resort, without delay regular probes
sional aid.
Finay, we have annexed account Of the causes,
means Of prevention, symptoms and treatment OF tho
Asafic or Epilemic Choicra. Although disense To
which the female ia particularly subeo than the
other SEX it is nevertheless topic OF auch general and
appalling interest, and in relation which the diff
fusion of information is of 80 much importance
that we hive been unwilling to omit it, and we arc con,
snccd thu every render viii be pleased with IT'S intro
duction.
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