The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-10-08
Dr.. .Greene's sChickering Hall,
 N.Y., Lecture. Women Shown the Causes of Their Physical Ills. Instructed How to Prevent and
 Overcome Them. New Courage for Suffering
 and Despairing. A Remarkable Presentation of Facts for Women.
Special Dispatch from New York City,

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 Dr. Greene's remarkable Chickering Hall, New York, private lectures to weak and suffering women have pro- duced a profound impression, They are something so different from the or- dinary talk which women hear con cerning their ills. Every sentence which fell from the Doctors lips seemed fraught with the profoundest knowl- edge of their condition and was list ened to with an attention which showed how thoroughly his hearers were interested.
 Dr. Greene, who is Boston's most successful specialist in nervous and chronic diseases and whose office is at 85 West 14th st., New York City, showed in his clear and lucid style how the conditions of modern life have operated injuriously on the physical system of women, and also produced nerve dis turbances which have aggravated in a high degree the troubles of the body.
 The weak and sick women, a prey to nervous prostration and its attendant miseries, was graphically pictured and the causes of her condition so clearly and lucidly pointed out that every wo man present felt that she understood not only the cause of her troubles, but had discovered the true method of ef- fecting their cure.
 The modern woman lives under con- ditions greatly different from those which governed the life of the woman of the past Domestic labor is now not the only occupation in which women are engaged They are now found in nearly every field of industrial enter prise, and in many departments of la bor that were formerly almost wholly occupied by men.
 Many of these occupations are exact ing, requiring long hours of patient ap- plication, and in some cases involving physical and nervous strain to which the naturally delicate frame of a wo- man is unequal The shop girl who stands all day behind the counter, the seamstress plying her needle hour after hour in the same position, the type writer bending over her machine for many weary hours, the mill operative, the housewife and school teacher, each ! VI IliCSC iiidy pS, dllu dOopliCSS loJ 1biC to perform the duties required, if in perfect health, but when the frame is delicate serious physical evils are like ly to arise, resulting in the end in nerv- ous prostration, and those distressing complaints peculiar to women.
 A reasonable amount of physical ex- ercise is beneficial, but an excess of it brings about disaster. But there are many other causes besides those of overwork which contribute to produce the ills to which women are prey. Any taxation of the vital energies is harmful.
 Domestic cares often produce worry and anxiety, and these operate on the physical system to such an extent as to cause serious evils. Neglect of sim pie precautions for the preservation of health, reckless exposure, over-indul- gence in social pleasures interrupt the processes of nature and form the start ing point at which the serious troubles begin.
 Perhaps the first symptom of ap- preaching danger is painful, irregular or suppressed menstruation, for the sympathy between the uterine organ and the vital functions is very marked. Then follow sick headache, nausea in- digestion, pain and weakness in the back, lassitude, languor, and con- stantly increasing nervousness. Dark circles begin to show under the eyes, and the eyes grow dull and lustreless, the complexion becomes sallow and the lips lose their redness.
 Exertion causes short and quick IL. itott rNf the heart the bowels become irregu- lar, constipation follows, and we have the weak and suffering woman, the wo- man in a condition of nervous prostra- tion and female weakness.
 Life loses it's relish, the prospects of social pleasure create no interest; the smallest things worry and iTritate and the nervous system is constantly on the rack Then follows the long train of distressing symptoms of local na- ture which makes life utterly miser- able, such as inflammation, leucorrhea, falling or displacement of the womb, and more or less constant backache
 In such a condition of physical or mental distress, it would be strange if women preserved their natural amia- bility of character. They do not, they cannot their nerves have gone beyond their control, and they are likely in this condition to make life very disa- greeable to all in familiar contact with them. There cannot be any sweetness of disposition associated with grievous ills.
 Moreover, there is a gradual loss of personal beauty, which is as much source of irritation and worry as any thing else. The personal charms begin show decay; the eye has lost it's bright ness, the step its elasticity. the form its rounded proportions, and the wo- man her womanly sweetness.
 But pr. Greene after drawing this dark picture did not leave his breath less attentive listeners to despair
 He spoke cheering words to them, and gave them hope to carry away in their hearts.
 What use to point out to them the ills unless he could also point out the remedy for their cure Dr. Greene has not only made the diseases of wo- men his study, but also the means for their cure. He has devoted his life to Hp5fniy ouf fha rrrnnr 1,ap,adfaS fo1. fs