Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-20

MOI so very long ago popular
magazine published an editorial ar
ticle in which the writer asserted, IN
substance, that all disease should be
regarded as criminal. Certain it is
that much Of the sickness and sui
fering of mankind is due to the vio-
lation of certain of Natures laws,
which, if understood and implicitly
followed, would result in the pre-
vention of much of the sickness and
suffering of humanity. But to say
that all sickness should be regarded
as criminal must, on little sober
reflection, appeal to every reasona-
bic and intelligent individual as rad
ically wrong.
Thousands suffer from contagious
and infectious diseases most inno-
Gently and unconsciously contract
ed. Other thousands suffer and die
of cancerous affections, the cause
of which no medical rnan has yet
been wise enough to ferret out and
determine, and which can not, there
fore, be avoided. Then, too, many
times stress of circumstances COM
pei people to expose themselves to
various disease-producing agencies,
such as malaria, bad air in over
heated factories, coal mines, and
many other situations, and surely
those who suffer therefrom should
not be branded as criminals.
insofar as disease is contracted
or brought on ones self from HARM
full excuses, over-eating, intemper-
ance and other like indulgencies and
debauchery, we think, with Our edi-
tor friend, that it should be regarded
as little less than criminal. On the
other hand, we think it would be
harsh, unsyrnpathetic, cruel, yes,
criminal, to condemn the poor,
weak, overworked housewife who
sinks under the heavy load of house
hold cares and burdens which she is
obliged to struggle along under I'M
til she succumbs to the strain and
over-exertion and suffers from
weaknesses, various displacements
of pelvic organs and other derangc-
ments peculiar to her sex.
| The too frequent bearing of chill
| dren, with its exacting demands
| upon the system, coupled with the
care, worry and labor of rearing a
large family, is often the cause Of
| weakness, arrangements and debil-
ity which the mother has to bear,
and which are aggravated by the
| many household cares and the hard
and never-ending work which she is
called upon to perform. DR.. Pierce,
the maker of that world-faned rem
| edy for women's peculiar ills-Dr.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription =
| says that one Of the greatest OBJ
stacles to the cure of this class of
maladies is the fact that the poor,
overworked housewife cannot get
the needed rest from her many
household cares and labor to enable
her to secure from the use of his
Prescription" its full benefits. 1t
is matter of frequent experience,
he says, in his extensive practice in
these cases, to meet with those in
which his treatment fails by reason
of the patients inability to abstain
from hard work long enough to be
cured. With those suffering from
prolapsus, ante-version and retro
version of the uterus or other dis
placement of the womanly organs,
it is very necessary that, in addition
| to taking his "Favorite Prescrip-
ton" they abstain from being very
much, or for long periods, on their
feet. All heavy lifting or straining
OF any kind should also be avoided.
AS much outdoor air as possible,
with moderate, light exercise, is also
very important.
1t is DIR. Pierce's observation that
| many housewives suffer much in a
weakened condition of their system
from too close confinement indoors.
Often the kitchen, where they spend
most of their time, is lily ventilated
and the bad air and overheating
thereof act most unfavorably upon
the woman's strength, until she
| finds herself suffering from various
| weaknesses attended by backache,
bearing-down pains or dragging
down sensations that are extremely
hard to bear. A catarrhal, pelvic
drain of most facilitating and disa-
greeable nature is a common syrnp-
tom of the congested or inhamed
condition of the lining membranes
Of the ne1yic ORGANS attended Der-