The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-03-06
MEALT,H Of AMERICAN WOMAN.

To LEWIS A. SAYRE, M. D.:
As physician and surgeon Of the highest reputation
call npOn you to consider few facts Of the most vita
Importance to every woman In the country "a.
The highest Professional authority admit that more wo
men die from uterine diseases than from any other cause
and that they are unable to cure the diseases or to are
this iighthl mortality =
will ask your attention to the reasons for this, and
then to remedy which has been eminenty successful LOT
many years. and which has the sanction of the most en-
lightened physicians in the country.
The medicines in general use among the profession 10,
the treatment of Falling in the Womb, Whites Deraneed
Mensuaon and local diseases of the uterine organs TO-
gether with the constitutional symptoms attending them
are Iron Strychnne Opium, Canthai ides Conium, cam
nabis lnlica, Secae Corutu and mechanical means such
as Pessafies When administering them, the patient IS
informed that she is taking nothing that will hurt her.
Let us see: lRoN, the most harmless and the best
them, when given for these Complaints, produces hea
thirst difficulty of breathing and intoerable headaches
SHcALE produces nausea, vomiting, siddiness deiiu
supO and weight in the head. STRycHNINk IS poison
so violent that the most minute doses sometimes ia
and yet tits given by rule from the book and without que
knowledge of all the little Indications which may peveht
it hom causing DEATH The effect Of Opium is to relieve
pain relaxing the muscles, but this very
again the cause of some OF the most tsrturing
tremblugs faintnes. ard general debility. PsssARis
are indicates and they also irate and cause ulcers M
trd discharges, and sometimes incuable diseases VI Wv
bladder, r-x,l J-f ~ IlN s3t =.
In small doses these medicines will not always produee
Immediately fatal effects but continued as they are ID e
system, and cause lingering and painful symptoms anu
hurry to the grave woman who was already as enous'
the way without the aid Of these violent polsohs
convince you, sir, that the administration o theo
Ledicnes cured case OF uterine disease; bu o
the contrary, that future suffering and often aneaTy oea
almost invariably follow their The insiduous poson
is gradually absorbed by the system until the patient on
pcrceves her in time to find there is no hope:
ask you as man and as a physician why VIII ,uu
give your countenance to practice which persists ID su
minsterng pospns and in driving women TO the IT 'e
graves2 ~lf.uersp rod e.sff TL. A..
Fortunately we can turn from this side OF the pctue
a brilliant one There is remedy for these eo,n
plants tits not composed OF poisons but OF medical s
pies OF great efficacy. II never mas nor never Gan
the system 1t is certain to effect cure. and IT'S nses
ents the service Of yourself or any physcisn
series of letters published In the leading papers arg
dressed to eminent physicians have argued the genera
valve Of the medicines (Marshals Uterine Cahoheo a'u
have given proof Of its effcacy - -" y .., .
Ny object now Is to call your attention 70 eonPscp
Of It's efficacy with the allure Of your own remedies 70
contrast its mild and certain action with the harsh ana
tal effects of the poisons administered by the profession
generally and toursc upon you a. you value your
tion TO ,ss Marshall's Uterine Catbocon, OF run me
OF being csssed with those PHYSICIANS who pursuing ne
Old beaten track excite our pity for sr IsnSIs ne e '''
execration for their knayery J. z. MlDub,. .
''N' W Secretary Grse6snbefe Comfany.
poy sa,s bv f ~ MACKENZIE 4 WILSON, HI
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