The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-27
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been beautiful, gaunt and ragged men
who had once been prosperous, could
SCARCELY realize that prison doors which
seemed forever sealed were at last
opened to them"
But II IL is a glorious and noble thing
for this great country, with its magnitl-
cent illlmltable power, to throw Wide
open the prison doors and release the
miserable creatures so desperately
ground beneath Spaln's Iron heel. It Is
no less great and pressing duty OF
American manhood to think OF the ten
thousand wives and mothers OF free
America whose lot is more pathetic and
miserable than that Of these wretched
Porto Ricans.
WOMEN PRISONERS OF FREE
AMERICA.
These women OF our own country with
homes to shelter and hearts to love
them, with all the surroundings which
ought to make life pleasure and a
blessing. are get weighed down with an
Inward physical weakness which shuts
them of from the sunshine and hnppl-
ness Of life, as completely and hopeless
IN as II they were lmmured in the dark
est confines OF Spanish dungeon.
Sentenced to yenrs OF continual sur
ferInE, WEAKNESS and distaste OF living,
their sense of melancholy and despair
filling even their own cheerful homes
with prIson-iike gloom, the daily round
OF homework grows more and more irR-
some and dreadful until It finally rests
upon them like the leaden routine OF a
j0Il.
poisoned by the weaknesses or diseases
peculiar to her sex, cannot but feel that
this penalty which nature has inflicted
on her is more unreasonable than the
despotism Of a Spanish tyrant. How
startling It seems that true woman.
capable in heart and soul OF being
loving wife and mother, should, bF
sheer physical tneapacity, be deprived
of the GROWING happiness OF woman
hood.
A QUESTION FOR HUSBANDS.
This is something for every husband
In the land to consider. and then deter
mine IL there be not something more
than fine furniture and beautiful sur
roundings needed, and which he can
furnish TO brighten his wife's existence.
and TO make his home, as II should be.
the everything source OF comfort and
Joy. , ..,,,,,,
woman too much sympathy. The best
Of husbands cannot half appreciate
what she suffers. II the doctor is called
In ten TO one he will not diagnose the
case correctly. The ordinary local prac-
tItIoner has no special Knowledge o.
special diseases. He will probably pre-
scribe for indigestion" or liver COM
plaintT or heart trouble" and never
once reach the real fundamental trouble
lurking in the organs distinctly femi-
nine.
lie where the cause OF the whole diff
Guilty lies, md II she does, the thought
OF the Notifying questloninEs, "eHam-
nations and ''iocni applications"
which modest women dread, will deter
her from speaking frankly. She knows
the doctor does not understand her
case; she feels that his medicines nre
Giving her no real help; yet she takes
them In the vain hopes that some way
somehow, she will be better In little
whIle. But no woman ever was or
ever can be well while a hidden ailment
OF this nature Is daily and hourly sap
bling AWAY her very life.
WIiAT BOTH HUSBAND h@ND VIZ -
SHOULD KNOW.
II every nillng woman could know
what Dr. PIerce's wonderful "Favorite
Prescription" has done for countless
thousands OF her suffering sisters, fe-
male complaints would become almost
unknown throughout the length and
breadth OF this country. This extraor-
binary Prescription" IS the outgrowth
Of thorough education, deep rescnrch
and an almost unparalleled experience.
Its originator, DR.. r. " Pierce, OF
puffalo. n. Y, has devoted n long life
Of earnest effort 10 the study and treat
ment OF the various diseases peculiar TO
women. For thirty years, as chief con-
snltlug physlclan OF the famous Worlds
Dlspensary Medical AHEoOiation, of Buff
falo. he has had wider practical eS-
perIenco than probably any other ply
stefan In America.
lie designed this marvellous Pre-
srrIpi!on" for the one specific purpose
OF healing, strengthening and purifying
the distinctly feminine organism. II In
Tor this and nothing else II heals all
uIceratiye conditions and unnatural
deaths: oyercomcs all weaknesses aud
deFs getneptF; lmparts strength to tho
supporting llGnments and tonic power
to the nerve-centcrs.
There never was anR other medicine
40 scientifically devised for the express
benefit OF Wom1nkind; there never was