Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-08
Always Take Mothers Advice.
Mothers Medicine Chest.

w llG1l we LOOK DdCk TO CllllNlit1Ou
and think of what mother advised,
we feel pretty certain that she ad-
vised what was right from her own
experience. She inherited later IN
her instinct OF motherhood knowl-
edge of childish ailments and GER
tain class OF remedies that she knew
well and their effects. Experience al
ter all is the best teacher. Most
mothers know as well as doctors,
and often better, what ails young
girl on the threshold OF young wom-
anhood and what she needs. Tor
nearly forty years many mothers
have recommended to ailing girls a
prescription made from well-known
native, medicinal plants. Lady's
Slipper root, Golden Seal root, Black
Cohosh root, Unicorn root, Blue
CohoSh root and chemically pure
glycerine make one of the best pre-
scriptions for the periodical troubles
and affections which visit woman
kind at one time or another. Prof.
F. Ellingwood, M. D., of Bennett
Medical College, says of Lady's Slip
per root: 1T exercises special in
fluence upon nervous conditions, de-
pending upon disorders of the femi-
nine organs-relieves pain, restless
ness and nervousness. Prof. no.
M. Scudder, NJ. D., says OF the same
root: at is valuable in all cases of
nervous excitability or irritability. "
OF Golden Seal root, Edwin M.
Hale, M. d.. Professor of Materia
Medica at Hahnemann Medical Col
lege, Chicago. says: In its general
effects on the system there is no
medicine in use about which there
is such general unanimity OF opin-
ion. 1t is UNIVERSALLY regard
ed as a tonic useful in all debilitated
states" Prof. F. Ellingood, NJ. D.,
author of "A Treatise on Materia
Medica and Therapeutics" says OF
Golden Seal root: at is AN I'M
PORTANT REMEDY IN DIS
ORDERS OF THE WOMB" OF
Black Cohosh root, Prof. Jno.
M. King. M. D., author of Women
and Her Diseases says: Upon the
reproductive organs it eXerts spc-
ciic influence, promoting regularity.
Tn dvsmenorrhoea painful periods,
it is surpassed by no, other drug, be-
ing OF the greatest utility in irrita-
tive and congestive conditions, for
dragging pains resembling the pains
of rheumatism and for side ache y
OF Unicorn root the AMERICAN
DISPENSATORY SAYS: at is one
of our most valuable agents, acting
asa uterine tonic, and gradually re-
moving abnormal conditions, while
at the same time it imparts tone ard
vigor TO the reproductive organs,
hence it is much used in leucOr-
rhoea, amenorrhoea suppressed re-
riods), dysmenorrhoea painful pc
riodSl, etc
DR.. John Fvfe. editor of the "Ec-
lectic Medical Review" says OF UNI
corn root (Helonias Dioica). one OF
the chief ingredients of DR. Pierce's
Favorite Prescriptions:
"A remedy which invariably acts
as uterine invigorator and always
favors a condition which makes for
normal activity of the entire repro
ductive system. cannot fail to be Of
great usefulness and of the utmost
importance TO the general practi-
toner OF medicine. In Helonias we
have a medicament which more fully
answers the above purposes THAN
ANY OTHER DRUG WITH
WHICH l AM ACQUAINTED.
In the treatment Of diseases peculiar
to women it is seldom that a case is
seen which does not present some
indication for this remedial agent"
He continues: "Helonias, Uni
corn root)-through its tonic and al
terative inAuence-acts equally well
in amenorrhoea suppressed men-
struatiOn) and in memorial gia
flooding or profuse menstruatior).
1t is especially called for in cases OF
amenorrhoea which are accompanied
by general debility and an atomic
(weak1 condition OF the digestive
organs, as it increases the appetite
and promotes digestion and assim-
ilation. When there is atony (weaN-
ness of the generative organs and Il
tendency to miscarriage its tonic in