Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-06-28
BOOKS, DC.
The Lady's Medical Pocket-Beeh
AND
AIfIRGEIkX-A ADVISER:

u rama,ried Females: Directions 10 Pregnant aud
LYING Women; and account of their Diseases 10
echef With Instructions fof the Rearing of children
otn the hour Of their Birth; and account Of the Dis
Eases of Infancy BY the anthsr Of The Gentlenans
Medical Pocket Baoe Pfice 30 Ct.
The fanid sale und universal APPRECIATION which the
GHNf1TaAx's MEDICAL IacKEr Book has met WITH
haze induced he Publishers engage tho ncnt. ct the
same Author 10 the production Of "a MEDICAL PoekEr
BOOK. expre..l II the u.e II FEMALE
Ava ling Themselves OF hints obtained from different
Respectable they here resent tn the public an
accoutt the causes symptoms and treatment al those
Diseases which peruliaf 10 ths frmnie sex and -
Iafnis; they have embraced in IT, also, the general
rules the Preservation Of the ealfh and Comioi ct
Females derirg the Single md Marriage state and d.
rectons fr the proper Rearing Of Children reference
to & cir Dict and Regiment whilst in m Appendix j.
added short treatise thu. all absorbing subject, EPi
deinic Cholefu.
The Publishers feel persuaded that the work viii be
found in every respect worthy the attention OF the sex to
which 1t i especially dedcaed; and nt Mothers viii
fnd ia useful manuel of instruction for Their guidance
during Pfegna ey in the Lyipg-in Chamber nnj Ia the
Nursers.
The means ,y VII ch the full development: nf the body.
and the health viga and activity of the human system
nre best promoted and maintained are, un'' thnhtey
too lite attended To by the Female Ana vet IA
their consideration the female is urged BY the powerful
motives of duty and self Beauty cannot 70
rsulty exist independent Of health; tue means which
tend preserve the one b. ing equally calculated to i'm
prove and the other while the first Is absolute
ter In vain does the female hope improve her skin
give a hue to her compeefon or to aug
the grace al symmetry Of her form unless she ~
eautnns preserve The whole frame in health, gour
and activity. Beauty of com plea on and, certain
extent TINT of shape also, is ohng than visible
heatha pure mirror of the perfect neroi Of The
Internal functions of ife and of their harmony with the
external portions the systematic certain effects OF
pure air checrulness temperance and of exercise un'
impededhy any species of unnatural restraint
There is however, IA sill more important reason why,
Independent OF all considerations connerie with Petso
nal comfort and happiness this subject should occupy
tho attention of tho Youthful fair;--t e wei being OF
those who mny her their existence The fact-
TINT upon her heh depend in very great measure
the health freedom from defornity md future useful
often the very life of her offspring cannot ia to
recommend those menus most strongly to the attention
OF her who desires br hailed by the endearhg appel
lation OF mothel-and to experience the happiness Of
beholdng herself surrounded by healthy an joyous
offspring. II is solemn ruth. that female has any
right to expect in The child which she gives birth,
what she does herself possess-a sound well formed
and robust frame She therefore. who negcct her
health, in the pursuit of folly dissipation, exhausts
le energies of her consu ion will in the minority of
cases. ell or b, doomed to be childes- wife, or be
cursed with short lived deiormed and puny rnce OF
II pring. the hnpess victims OF n mothers folly
Such being the importance of Health to Female'
work which, like the present. exhibits brett exposition
OF the manner in which is certainly to he obtain
ed and preserved will, persuaded be received by
~ r. b., = -. y - ~, -, ~ ,o,.ns of y go
II" '''' III, - uoV "teu soie9 " ''o ' "
serving tho Wealth and promoting the perfect develop
menl of tho stitution of the Unmarried Female In
w InaP'erS |eyoe" 10 D}sPePs'a anu ~ i'"i'"s ~,
ie''n' WIZ ce ''un' u' a'eou". u ."o nu
symptoms oi one OF t'e most ',ess"s "''r oo"i'o"
venton aud treatment.
Is not MOVIE er, during youth merely 'hae Tue re
mne commits tee greatest errors. hey are oeh per-
sisted N after Matn'ge and added 10 an 'h'Prole'
course o, cohuuct tue result ni ignorance una P'luuo
NE OF h'r "iSrng' ana eh'a upon the ino'e' S"'',ns
ana disease mhleh oi,en ast Tor the remainder VI nei
uoys' ne oecohd arr oi he work. the'c'ore' Is au
hresse1 10 the Motr7a Femafe and emnieces the Eau
ions TO be observed in oroer to insure The Health OF the
Mother aud The Lie oil her Ghild during ihese TWO I'M
pornnt periods
AS IN e''ly treatment ut Infants exort' pnw'''"
Ihluehse upon men subsequent eatl comfort ana use
ed fully the method of RedTtHg Infants: