The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-07-15
MEDICAL.
W1EOMAN.

Females, owing TO the peculiar and important
rolAtiOnS which thoy sustain, their peculiar or
GaairatiOu, and he o6iess which they perform,
arc subject to many saaSrlnGs. Freedom nom
these contribute iu NO small degree 10 their hap
pIuess and welfare, for none can be happy who
are III. Not only %, but no ono Of these various
female complaints can long be suffered to run on
without involving the gOnsralhealth of the in.
dtvIdunl, and Gre long producing permanent sick.
ness aud premature decline. Nor is It pleasant
TO consult physician for the relief of these va.
rIous delicate affections, and only upon the most
urgent necessity will truewOman 80 far Sacriaeo
her greatest charm as to do this. The sex will
then thauknS for placing In their hands simple
Speclaes which win DO found etcaciOus In relIcv,
Ing and caring almost every one Of those trouble
some complaints peculiar to the sex.
.HunDOLDs Ex4aAcF OF Bucuu.-Hundrsds
suffer on in sIlouce, and hundreds Of Others apply
/
yalnly to druggists and doctors, who either mere
" tAutaIIze them with the hope of a cure OF Hp-
| ply remedies which make them worse. would
not wish to assert anything that wonlddO inIuG-
tee 10 the aiiictCd, bat am obliged to say that
although 1t may be prOdncsd, trOm excessive ex-
hAuDtIon Of the powers Of life, by laborIOuS en-
ploymsnt, uuwholesome alr and food, protuse
menStruatIon, tho use of tea and coffee, and trO.
queut childbirth, IT Is far ottenor cAuscd by dl.
rect irritation. applied to tho mucous membrane
OF tho vagina ITSELF M
When reviewing the cauSss OF these distressing
complaints, it is most painful tocontempIAte the
attendant evils consequent upon them. II is but
simple Justice to the subject to enumerate few
Of the many additional causes which 80 largely
affect the life health, and happiness OF woman in
all classes of society, and which, consequently,
affect more or less directly, tho welfare Of the en-
tire human family. Tho mania that exists for
prccoelOus education and marriage, causes the
years that nature designed for CorporeAl develop
mont to DO wasted and perverted in the restraints
Of dress, the early confinement Of school, aud
especially in the unhealthy Excitement Of the
ball. room. Thus, with the body hAlfclothcd,
and the mind unduly excited by pleasure, per-
verting In midnight reVel the hours designed by
nature for sleep and rest the work OF destruction
is half accomplished.
In consequence Of this early strain upon her
system, unnecessary effort is required by the del
ieate votary TO retain her situation In school at
later day, thus aggravating tho evil. Whom one
excitement Is over, another III prospective kecps
tho mind morbfdly sentative 10 impression, while
the now constant restraint Of fashionable dress,
absolutely lorbiddIng tho exercise Indispensable
to The attainment and retention OF organic health
and strength; tho exposure to night air; the sud
don change Of temperature; the complete pros
tration produced by excessive dancing, must, Of
necessity VtOuuGE buelE ISBlAHAtS OuCS"" nv
last, an early marriage caps the climax OF misery,
and the unfortunate one, hitherto so utterly re
CARELESS Of the plain dictates aud circumstances
of her delicate nature, becomes an unwilling
subject Of medical treatment This is but q
truthful picture of the experience Of thousands
Of our young women. ~
Long before the ability to exercise the fano,
lions Of the gnorauvo organs, they require an
education of their peculiar nervous system, com.
posed Of what's called the Tissue, which is, in
common with the female breast and lips, evident.
ly under tho control of mental emotions and as,
sOela.lons asan. carly period Of life and, as We