The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-05-28
HEALTH Of AMERICAN WOMAN
10 LEWIS A. SAYRE, NJ. d. :

To LEWIS A. SAYRE, NJ. D.:
As physician and surgeon OF the highest reputation
call npon you to consider few facts Of the most Wit
Importance to every woman in the country.
The highest Professional authority admit that more W.
men die from uterine diseases than ON any other
and that they unable to cure the diseases or TO ARIA
this lTightul mortality.
will ask your attention to the reasons for th an
then to remedy which has been eminenty suceessluO
many years, and which has the sanction Of The most
| liehtened physicians in the country.
The medicines in general use among the profession
the treatment of Falling in the Womb Whites, leIaDh
MenstruaOn and local diseases OF the uterine Oeans,O
gether with the constitutional symptoms attending them
are Iron Strychnne, Opium, Canthalides Conum, lir
nabis lndica, SeCale COrnutun, and mechanical meals
| as Pessaries. When administering them, the patents
informed that she is taking nothing that will hurth,
Let us see: lion, the most harmless ard the hio
them, when given for these complaints, produces beat
thirst, difficulty Of breathing, and iuoeIable headath
SECALE produces nausea, vomiting, slddlness, deum
stupor and weight in the head STRlCnNINL IS FoVh
so violent that The most minute doses are sometimes i
and yet il is given by rule from the book and wltOuds
knowledge Of all the little Indications which may PIe!f'
it iaom causing death. The effect of Opium is TO relieve
pain relaxing the muscles, but this very eaIallonH
again the OF of the most tOrturmg complaints
CoN1CM and CAN1HAhIDEs both cause CONFUSION, ne.
tremblings, faintness, and general debility fEsahh
indicate, and they also irritae and cause ulcers ~
trd discharges, ard sometimes incurabe diseases ol
bladder,
IN small doses these medicines wifi not always prodr
Immediately 1aal eneCts, but continued as they dc III Wv
treatment of these Diseases they will eytaby iuTe
system, and cause lingering and painful symplomsm
hurry ~ the grave woman who was already lasl e1Op
on the way without the aid Of these violent polsons
can convince you, sir, that the administration olAm
r'edcines ne yer cured a Of uterine diseases bW
the contrary, that future suffering and often an cary aeu
almost invariably follow their use. The insducus poN%
is gradually absorbed by the system until le WY
her error in time to find there no hele
| ask you, as man and as physician why VIII HT
give your count enance to practice which feIsEs III ~
ministerng poisOns and in driving women 70 'Ae""'
graves? ,,,
Fortunately we can turn from this side Of the pelusw
more brilliant one. There is remedy lor hcse tom
plants. tbs not composed of poisOns but OF meata
pies Of great efficacy. 1t never has nor never tahMm
the system. II is certain to effect cure ara hs ns'
eats at the service of yourself or any rh! san. a.
series of letters published in the leading papers au
dressed to eminent physicians. have argued ,he se.
value of the medicines (Marsbas Uterine Cahoheo~'N'
nave given proof of its efficacy. ..-...,;,on
My object now is to call your attention 10 compass W
Of its efficacy with the failure OF your own 1emeuss
contrast Its mild and certain action with the harm @
tai effects Of the poisons administered sy inc ,,
and to urge upon yOu as you value !ou
tiOn to use Marshall's Uterine CathOlicon OF un
of being classed with those PHYSICIANS who
old beaten track, excite pity for their nn,ncS
exec Grafton for their knavery j. +. bnlpur
Secretary Graefenberg Com,Ss ~"
" Nn'o1 T. Nashville.