Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-01-13
the MARRIED STATE.
Shall Happiness and. Health, or Mite
ry and Sickness, attend it?
MOST STARTLING CONSIDERATIONS.
Reflections for the Thoughtful.

Reflections for the Thoughtful.
STRANGE tina: countless human boings exs,
~ and drag through life as do the beasts Of
the field, or the insects Of the Garth, evlnlGg
no more thought Or reflection than though the
noble faculties Of mind were not voucEsaied to
them.
Many such are husbands and fnther, upon
whom are dependent the health, the well being
and the happiness Of a con6ding and Affection
ale wife, wild, perhaps family Of children.
HOW OFTEN IT HAPPENS THAT THE
WIFE LlNGERS FROM YEAR TO YEAR
In that ptlable condition as not even Tor one
day to feel the happy and exhilerating influence
incident TO the enjoyment Of health.
She may not be an invalid confined t&ker bed
or even to her room as her pride, ambition and
energy induce and nerve her 10 take personal
charge Of her household, even when her health
will not admit Of it but she is nevertheless per-
ceptibly sinking from day to day, and always
ailing.
Thus, day after day, and month after month
'ransPire. Her health daily sinks, ill finding
even the hope Of recovery no longer remains
And thus
THE BLOOMING BRIDE.
But few years ago in the flush Of health and
youth, and buoyancy Of spirits, rapidly, aud APP
parenty inexplicably, ecomes feeble, sicklys
debilitated vile. with frame emaciated, nerve
uns,Iung, spirits depressed, countenance bearln
the impress OF suffering. and an utter physca
nd mental prOstration.
Sometimes this de2lorable change may an
does arse from Organic or constitutional cause
But ottener. BY far oftener. 10 gross and inexcu
sable ignorance of The simplest and piairest rules
OF health as connected with the marriage state
the violation Of hich entails disease suffering
aud misery, not only TO the wife, but often
HEREDITARY COMPLAINTS UPON CHILDREN
"uNTo THE THIRD AND FOURTH GENERATION"
Transmitting CONSUMPTION, SCRO
FULA, HYPOCHONDRIA, INSAN.
ITY, GOVT, KINGS EVIL, and
! other and tcorse diseases as DREAD
Full INHERITANCE from the
Parents.
And must this continue! Shall we be wise
in all tina. concerns the cattle Of our fields, our
horses, our sheep, our cows, our oxen, the La
ture and character Of the soil we possess, the
texture and quality Of our goods aud meIchan-
dse, but in all that concerns ourselves as human
beings, with human functions and passions, sub.
ject 10 great arrangement, involving our future
peace and happiness---in all that concerns the
health and welfare Of the wife of our affections
and the mother Of our children, in all that con.
Germs the mental and physical we'll being o
those children, We should be immersed in III
darkest and most
| BENIGHT,ED IGNORANCE,
cULPABLE AS INExCUSABLE!
How long shall this ignorance prevail so pro-
ductive Of lis bitter frui,s2 How long shall the
wife ard mother be ignorant of the nature, char
acter and causes Of the various womb and sexu.
al complaints, embitterng her days by suffering
suffering often prolonged 10 years, eventuating
in complication OF diseases utterly and hope
lessly ncurable2 Shal! we forever close on
eyes 10 the results OF physiological science BY
which we may arrive at an understanding OF our
selves as men and women, subject to serious life
ong enduring diseases, aud perpetuating tbH-..
10 our children.
LET EVERY WIFE AND HUSBAND PONDER
No husband or wife need be ignorant Of wha
concerns them most to know TO secure theil
health and happiness, and their pecuniary pros
pery. That knowledge is contained in little
work entitled
THE MARRIED WMOAN'S
PRIVATE MEDICAL COMPANION
BY DIR. A. NJ. MAURACEAU,
PROFESSOR OF DISEASES OF WOMEN.
One Hundred Edition. lsmo., PIP. $50. P,ice soc
| FINE PAPER, EXTRA BINDING, $l,0O.1
| First published in lS47 and il Is not
SURPRISING OR WONDERFUL,
Considering that erery Female whcihey mar.
ried or NOT, can here acquire a full kso.yl-
edge offhe nature, character and eau
ses of her complaints, Nth the rarious
symptoms. and that nearly haya
Million Copies should hare been sold.
II is impracticable to convey fully the varions
subjects treated Of, as they are Of nature strict
| ly intended for the married, or those conlempa-
ting marriage.
UPWARDS OZONE HUN D2ED THOU
i SAND COPIES.
Have been sen, by mail within The last few
months.