Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-21
MAIDENHOOD.
The Young Girls Life Like a Flowing
Brook.
It's Course Obstructed by Many OBJ
stacles.
Some Timely Suggestions Regarding
n Serious Subject.

Brooks make rivers; rivers run to
seas" sings the poet Dryden in his
Worship of Aesculapius. the first known
physician. The poet little thought, as
he penned his verse In praise OF the an
Gent practitioner how aptly his beau
tiful line would apply TO the life OF a
woman. The chattering brook as is flows
to merge itself in the larger stream
represents the careless unthinking young
girl. The wild and turbulent stream,
sometimes flowing smoothly, then dash
ing over rocks and down into unbroken
depths. at last becoming a mighty river.
bearing ships upon its bosom. is the wo-
man with her broadening and deepening
possibilities.
But, how many girls,
Standing with reluctant feet,
Where the brook and river meet,
Womanhood and childhood fleet"
are at this time OF their lives the OBJ
jects of great solicitude to their parents?
The young girl is sad; does not like COM
pany; has palpitation OF the heart after
slight exertion: dyspepsia, constipation,
pains in the head and limbs and along
the spine, and her face is pale. with
greenish tinge. She Is the victim Of green
sickness. This is the case In which
the nervous system is impaired and
the blood is impoverished. A good tonic
is needed to bring her back 10 health
and strength. and parents should be
careful to choose the best remedy. Here
Is what Mrs. Homer Lard, OF No. 2l5 Al
Len street, Springfield, Mass. selected
for her 17-year-old daughter Mary, with
an account Of It's marvellous results:
Mrs. Lard says: About two years ago
my daughter became so nervous that
had to take her out of school. Her con-
dition caused grave apprehension. She
lost in flesh; was possessed with nerv-
Gus thirst and cutched everything on
which she laid her hands. with the
grip Of a person in the throes Of death.
Worse than all. she was not only unable
10 sleep herself but her restlessness
would keep the other members or our
family awake. She grew worse rapidly,
and we finally went 10 a physician, but
the remedies he prescribed did her no
good on the contrary, Mary thought they
made her worse.
"The old saying OF drowning man
clutchlng at straw came to our minds.
and remembering that / had read of
some wonderful cures made by DIR.
Greene's Nervura blood and nerve RENE
dy, / decided to try II. i must say that
the effect was magical. and results
were apparent after the first bottle had
been partly used. My daughter slept
that night for the first time in months,
and you can believe that to us 1t was
like ray OF sunshine from cloudy sky.
Her condition improved steadily. and she
was able to resume her studies.
piano practice formerly had pc
cularly bad effect upon her. but she now
practices regularly without becoming
nervous. Two years ago we feared that
Mary had reached her growth, but,
since taking DR.. Greene's Nervura her
nervousness has been so greatly dispelled
that she has grown considerably and re-
gained the flesh she had lost.
1t is wonderful what benefit this young
girl derived in so short time from
DIR. Greenes Nervura, the great blood
and nerve remedy. If you have daUsh-
ter. who is suffering in such manner
can you doubt that this grand medicine
Is lust what she needs? You can make
no mistake. in giving her this great blood
and nerve remedy, for 1t is the discovery
of a noted and experienced physician. DR..
Greene. of No. 50 west Fourteenth street
New York city. He not only positively
PROMISES a good effect from the medi-
cine. but allows all who wish to consult
him. free Of charge. either personally or
Inv letter. so that in using his remedy
YOU make him your physician and receive
the benefit Of his great skill.