Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-06-21
The Lady's Medical POcket-Book
AND
NURsEERX-ADyISER:

Lying in Women; and nm occnunt Of heir Diseascs To
gether with Instructions ot tie Rearing of children
from The hour al then Birth; and ct The Dis.
OF Infancy, Il, the authr Of Tie Gcutleuan's
Medical Pocket Book. Pfioe 20 cts.
The rapil ~nlcnnd universal APPRECIATION which tho
GESrLEmAs's MEDICAL PoeKtr Book hns mel with,
hive induced the publishers engnge tho talent Of the
anne Author IN the production Of u MEDICAL PocKEr.
Book expressly tnr the use nf FEMALES
Awaiting Themselves ct hints ohtnined from different
respectable sources, they here resent In the public nm
account al the oanes symptomsand treatment o thosc
Discusses which ate peculiar tn Female md To
Infants: they have embraced IN II, nlHo, the ger crul
rules Tor the Preservation Of the Health and Comfort of
femnles during thu Single nnd Marriage satei and d
rectons lor the proper Roaring Children 10 reference
to cir Dict and Regimen; whilst in Arpends is
added short treatise on Int all ab'orbing subject Ep
demic Chnom.
Thn Publishers eel crsuuded that the work will be
found in every respect worthy the attention of the
which II IA especially dedicnted and tint Mnthrrs will
Ind IN useful manuel of instruction tor ihci guidance
during Pfegnn'cN in the Lying.in Chamber aud Ia the
Nurserv.
Tho meenshy VII ell the full developments of the body
ind the henlth Vgnr and activity ot the human syarm
nro beat fnmoted and maintained are unit itonately
too little attended Ia lay tho femnle SEX And IN
their consideration the male Ia urged by the powerful
motives OF duty and self interest. Beauty cannot. TO
reality exist, indepnodert OF healtl the which
tend 10 preserve the one lug equally calculated Ia i'm
prove md promote thu olher while The first l. absolute.
~ unatainablc by my pmctice Inconsistent with the Int.
ter In vain does helrmue hope to improve her skin
to give rosente hue 10 her ralupecion aug
ment the grace AID symmetry of her form unless rhe
eanti aus Ia prr-e the whole frame in health, gour
mud activity, Beauty tf complex ION and, certain
extent that of shape also, Il ohng thau visible
henlthn pure mirror of the perfect performance al the
inernat functions of life. md o their harmony with the
eNorna portions or tho eysem-the certain effects Of
puo Hir ohorriunnss. temperance, and of exercise
impededly any species ol nfnaturn restraint,
There is however II sill mnrr important rcasnn why,
independent ct Ill considerations connertp with pe'so
nal comfort and happiness, this sun ct should aroupy
the attention OF the Youthful hir;t well being ui
those WHO mny her their existence. The faet--
hnt upon her own heth depend in yer, great
the health, freedom from doiornn und future nselu
ness, often the very lite of her Offspring -cnnne tail
recommend those means. strongly, la I've attention
ni her WIN desires ho led by the sndenring nppr
alton ot mothcl-and To experience the happiness Of
behnldng hersrlf surrounded by henlthy joyous
offspring. II Is solemn truth. that female hns any
right 10 expect in the child Ia which she gives BIRTH
what she does mol herself possessa sound well formed
and robust frame. She therefore, who neglccts her
health or in the pursuit. of folly dissipation, eNhausts
the enefeiea OF her eonsin ion. will In the minority of
cases, either b., doomed to be n chiIdes. wite be
cursed with abort lived defornei and puny rnee of
III pring The hapless victims Of n mothers folly.
Such being the importance of iIenh to Females.
work which, like the present exhibits brcif position
ri the manner winch 1t snost certnnl, he oh,ain.
ed and prr-erved WILL peraunded,b be received by
them with appreciation, un enim taet serious attention
The flrst Pnrt l. devoted solely the Of Pro.
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n''"' u NV 'seto,'oh ., inc c"m"ff" rem"e IN
,i' I""P''.s roVoen 10 ~ Peps" am 10 framing Tor
'i'"' WIZ p' ''ooo ,o'' account o' inc causes ana
y"P,'"s u, one ~ t"e most distressing ma common
complaints ol tho lemalc with the means for it, pre-.
vention mud treatment,
- not n""eNef' during youth nefey' thal tho TO-
"''' 'p'nS t"a gi'otes' eff"S' iey ore often per
s's'o" ~ 'e' marriage and "daeh To m improper
course 81 eonduete result III ghohhce ana pre]udirc
during Pregnancy and the Lyingn snte eopardizo the
' y, wv w" 'n''' upon 'pe 'po'o'' sn',',ng
w" "'Aa"s' w''o' ",'" '"n ior tue 'fh"hn'e "' h1'
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10 '''o '''," f"H"e' ""u enpfesns ,ho Cnu'
=, " " "'iNn " ,''ol 10 ,"Su'e'nh ''e"l.h Vi ,no
' ' we Inv " "'i Sii"' ""i'hg 'peAe Two NM
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"' wy 'i'"'ip'n OF ln'un,T eNoit Po"e''u'
lhluch2s then subsequent health comfort