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the rest. Her first warning wa faiuttng awi',
while cNcrci ing ~ the gymnasium, Al ulhe
when she shruii have been comparatively lult',
both m,ntdiy ani phy-'a'ly. rus Math,ht
Gums ethnrcs FINALLY shs was compelled ~ re-
unuitC lNWuIstlc exercises ti' 'l. thor. Ia nrr
iuri.r vcar tho orraii4u's u.riidictl fsnctiou
hcgnn tu b. performed with pain. mnd"cte at
hrst. bat mlrc and more severe wuh carh re,
Turning munth. Whcn between seventeen ana
Ell hteen wears old dN5wC nnrrhea Was esiah-
li-hed "a the o,der of that function. Loincideht
with :hc uppo rance of pain there was tdtninu.
q oi cVcrctipn; and as tho former inrt ased
the latter hccumc more marked. In other re-
snects wiis wcll and. In all respects. shc dn-
rcared to I've well 10 her comp lnigns AND t"ihe
tacuIty Of tho college She graduated before
nineteen with fair honors and poor physique;
The year succeeding her graduation was one ot
turcd for two ur three davs out W every month
and for two or threc days after each season ~
torture was weak and miserable, so that about
one-sixth or ffth of her time consumed in
this wsv. The eNcretion from the blood which
had been gradually lessening, after time sub
stantiully stopped, though periodical effort to
Keep 10 up was made. She now suffered from
what ls called amenorrhnn At the same time
she became pale, hysterical. nervous In the or
binary sense, and almost constantly complained
ol hegdache. Phys clans were applied to ior
aid drugs were administered: travelling, with
consequent change OF AIR and scene, was under
taken and all vi th little apparent avail. After
this experience she was brought to Boston Tor
advice. when the writer first saw her aud learned
all these details. She presented no evidence OF
local uterine congestion. Inflammation, ulcera-
ton or displacement. The evidence was alto
gcther IN favor of an arrest Of the development
of the reproductive apparatus at "A stage when
the development was nearly complete. ,On-
nruatory proof OF such an arrest was found In
examining her breast. whore tho milliner had
supplied the organs nature should have grown.
Il II unnecessary Tor our present purpose O. de-
tail hat treatment was advised. II Us sufficient
to say that she probably never viii become
physically hat sho would have hcyn had her
education been phYsiulOgicaliy guided.
Here Is another:
Miss q - orked her wav throurh Now
Tnr nd uriuar rramm r. aud high schools TO
W N.
credit To herself and from which shegraduated,
cDnfr.-cdly it, first scholar leading tho male
aud female youth alike. Al Tint need be told
Of her career Il that she worked a. a student,
continuously and persevernly, through The
gears after H. without any sort " regard to the
periodical type of her organization. II never
appeared that she stalled excessively in other
RESPECTS, or that her system vs. weakened
while In cole ge hv feycrs other sickness.
Not great willie after graduation she began to-
show signs OF failure. aud some years later died
/ under the writer's care. \ po1t-tnortem eX-
animation was made, which disclpsed no dis
etse IA any part OF the BODY, cxcept IN the
brain, whore the micfusc Ipe revealed COM
mencing degeneration.
OF coune the same principles apply to women
who attempt to rival men In other careers. one
case described 10y Dr. Clarke is this:
Elrly- associations and natural aptitude in.
clnfJi Mss Is - u the stage; and the need y
bread and butter sent her upon 10 as "A Cnlld. n
what age do not know. AZ fifteen she was an
/ ACTRESS. determined To do her best, and anhi-
tiuu- Of success. She strenuOusly taxed muscle
and brain at all times IN her calling She worked
I'm q mans sustained way. ignoring all demand
I lr special development, and essaying irst to
Giscstablish and then to britle the catamena.
Al twenty sue was eminent. The eX itement
and effort Of acting periodically produced the
sumo result with her that recitation did under
! similar conditions with Miss 4. If she had
/ boen a phy siolOgist she would haSo known how
/ this course Of action would end, As she WIS an
actress. and not physlo'oslst, she persisted II,
! the slog suicide ~ frequent hemor hayes, and
! encouraged them by her M tiud Of professional
! education, and later by her method Of prac-
/ tstng her profession. she tried u wand Oh utt
! ease and repair the loss OF force by consulting
various doctors, taking drug', and rcsortihg 10
all sorts OF expedients; nut the hemoTrhaae,
! continued, anu were repeated AZ IRREGULAR anu
abnormally frequent Intervals. ~ careful local
! examination disclosed no local disturbance.
| There was neither ulceratlon, hypeTtrophy, or
! congestion of the or cervix utcri no dis
| placement Of any moment, or ovarian tender
| ness. In spite Of all her difficulties. however.
she worked on oourageousy and steadily In a
/ mans way and with a Mpfntt's viii. Aftcr
! long and di.couraging experience of doctors.
| work. and weakues,e4, wh.n rath T over thirty
yyrifrr who learned AZ that time the details lust
| rected. She was then pale and weak. \ muir
muir IN the veins which trcucn shNan. 10y way
| OF dedication To the devil. christened bruH dt
! tanned, was audible over her jugulars, and a
| similar murmur over her heart. Palpitation ana
/ labured respiration accompanied and impcded
| effort. She compllined most of her head, which
/ ielt queer" would not 20 to sleep as formerly,
aud often gave her turns, In which there was I,
! mtnsling 81 Gi1kl css, seli-cH Hnsclousness' allG
fear. Her educatun and work, OF rather method
OF " Nrlt. had wrought ont for her ancnlia ANA
epil"ptiiorn a'tack7 Snc got two or three
ply -iuu g.cI lect urcs, wds ordered to take IRON
/ aut n'hnt uNIr! ming llt, cN vs. Inc flr ,ccu,
aud. above an. o. arrange her protest. nal work
in ...galouy with tAe rytaulicll or poglodical aG
uun Of NOmtus constitution. Sho made the
er,rt 10 do this, and in SIX months reported
hers n iu better hc llth-thpugh lar rom well -
than she hal been Tor six ears before
Ana another Is this:
Mis- q - was h1ol.'tcancr IN n frcrr1nti' 'e
house. The lcusth Of time she rcmainei IN tne
Htr. ffl = a. TltHtR ID Tn q
| sufficient guaranty that sne did her work
we'll. Liee the other clerk she was AZ her post
morning ti.l SATURDAY night. The f,male pelvis
b. Ing y iier tltn that on ie male tue weight pi
the upper rxiremities OF tie ihlshs on, iateralS
Ia females more than In males. Hence the
FORMER cen stand less Ion, with comiort than
the latter. Miss c.. however, believed in do
ing her WORK ia "A mans way, infected by the
not uncommon notion that Wpmanllness mean.
nani.ncss. Moreover she would not or could
no.. make any more allowance for The
perodcity Of her ufg,ni<ation than foI
tv.nty yenrs ~ arc. perhaps wear OF
so older, she applied 10 me for advice N CON
sequence uf neuralgia, btc@lrne, Weuor ha.'ia
lcucnuh.va. ant general debility. sue was
luouic, and looked pale, careworn, and anxious
lnorv WAS no evidence Of any local organic
affection of the pel,ic organs. Get woman
periodic At remission from Labor, II iutermissiOn
Is impos-ihle and do your work In a woman
way, not Z pSin- u man fashion, and You will
need Nery htue apOthechry : stun, was tho adj
vice she received, IL must 20 on as | am do
and the like. Of course they jre Of 10 avail
L.Itterly have lost sight uf her, and. from her
appearau &c at her last visit to me, presume sh,
has gone to a world whore backache and mall
and female sAclet In5 are unknown.
Not only does bodily m health result from
such untimely EFFORT, but even as Dr. Clarke
shows by citations from an eminent medical au-
thority, insanity sometimes follow. DE-. Fisher
OF Boston mentions in his "Pllin Talk About
Insanity" several examples OF this, and he
unites with DR.. Clarke IN declaring that II /.
owing t. The uninterrupted mental exertion
demanded of the unhappy subject at the critca
period of th,.r youth. DT1. Anste and Maud
sley of London, and DR.. : Weir MI chcll Of Philt
delphia, give testimony To the same effect. Tn,
obvious bearing of this physiological fact upor
the question ~ the cO-cducation ot the sexes Il
pointed out In chapter specifically devoted {,
that branch of the subject. Girls and boys ma
be educated IN the same locality and in juxtapo
sition, but they cannot be subjected u the SANE
regimen. Girl must be allowed to rest oftone
and the effort to drive them along ahreas
with boys I'm every respect /, simply tho ruiz
Of their future womanly career.
As may he seen from the extracts We hav