The Minneapolis journal., 1905-12-04

When we look back to childhood and
think of what mother advised, we feel
pretty certain that she advised what was
right from her own experience. She
hood a knowledge of childish ailments and.
certain class of remedies that she knew
we'll and their effects. Experience after
all is the best teacher. Most mothers
know as well as doctors, and often better.
what ails young girl on the threshold
OF young, womanhood and what she
mothers have recommended to aiiine
girls q prescription made from we'll
known native, medicinal plants Lady's
Slipper root, Golden Seal root, Black Co
hosh root, Unicorn root, Blue Cohosh root
and chemically pure glycerine make one
OF the best prescrlptions for the period
womankind at one time or another
Prof. +. Ellingwood, NJ. D., of Bennett
Medical College, says of Lady's Slipper
root: 1T exercises special influence upon
nervous conditions. depending upon dis
orders of the feminine organs relieves
Jno. NJ. Scudder, M. d., says of the same
root, wIt. is valuable in all cases of
nervous excitability or irritability.n OF
Golden Seal root, Edwin M. Hale, NJ. D.,
Professor of Mdteria Medicd at Hahne-
mann Medical College, Chicago, says
YIN its general effects on the system
there is no medicine in use about which
ion. 1t is universally regarded as a
tonic useful in all debilitated states.
Prof. +. Ellingood, M. D.. author of e A
Treatise on Materi1 Medtcd and Thera.
peutics," says of Golden Seal root: ut ds
an important remedy n, disorders of tht
qUomb." Of Black Cohosh root, Prof
Jno. M. King, M. d., author of Womer
and Her Diseases" says: rppon the re.
productive organs it exerts a specific
influence, promoting regularity. In dys
menorrhHa (painful periods), it is sur,
passed by no other drug, being of the
greatest utility in Initiative and conges
tive conditions, for dragging pains re-
for side ache" OF Unicorn root thu
AMERICAN DIsPENsAToRY says: ut il
one of our most valuable agents, acting
as uterine tonic, and gradually remov
ing abnormal conditions, while at tn
same time it imparts tone and vigor t.
| the reproductive organs, hence it is mucl
| used in leucorrh9a, amenorrhRa Sup
pressed periods), dysmenorrh9a (painfu
perlOds), ETC."
DR.. John Fyfe, Editor of the 1Eclecti
Medical Review" says of Unicorn roo
| (Helonias Dioica), one of the chief ingre
dients of DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scriptfon:
| "A ieuouy WHICH tQVaTldDly dCGS d
a uterine invigorator and always favor
a condition which makes for norma
activity of the entire reproductive sys
| TEN, cannot fail to be of great useful
ness and of the utmost Importance to tn
general practitioner of medicine. L
Helonias we have medicament whic]
more fully answers the above purpose
than any other drug aotta aUhich / an
acquainted. In the treatment of disease
peculiar. to women it is seldom that
case is seen which does not present som
Indication for this remedial agent"
He continues: "HeloniaS Unicorn root
i through its tonic and Alternative influ
ence = acts equally well in amenorrhe
compressed menstruation) and in menol
rrhagia tflooding or profuse menstruation
! 1t Is especially called for in cases {
amenorrhea which are accompanied b
| general debility and an atomic (weaL
\ condition of the digestive organs, as
increases the appetite and promotes d
gestion and assimilation. When the1
IS atony (weakness) of the generativ
organs and tendency to miscarriage II
tonic influence upon the sexual eSvStel