The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-04-30
IS DISEASE IA critic r.

Not SO very long ago. popular
magazine published an editorial article
n which the writer asserted. IN sub
sIance, That all disease should be re-
karaec Az criminal, Certain It is, that
macn ol the sickness and suffering of
mankind II due To the violation III GER
tain OF Natures laws, which, II under
5000 and implicitly followed. would
result ln the prevention OF much Of tho
sickness and suffering Of HUMANITY.
but to say that all sickness should Be
regarded a. criminal, must. on a little
SOBER reflection. appeal to every rea-
so91a1ie and Intelligent individual AS
ranlcaliy wrong.
hoasxnds suffer from contagious and
Infectious diseases most innocently and
unconscionsiy contracted Other thou.
Sands suffer and die Of cancerous atfec-
LIONS, the cause Of which no medicai
man has yet been wise enough to fer
ret out and determine, and which can
not, therefore, ba avoided. Then too.
many times stress of circumstances
compel people to expose themselves to
~ malaria, bad air in overheated factor
[ los, coal mines, and many other situations,
ana surely those who suffer therefrom
should not be branded as criminals.
. insofar ais disease Is contracted Or
Drought on ones sell from harmful ex-
cnsses, over-natins, intemparance and
other like indnlgencles and dabauchery,
should be regarded as little less than
criminal. On the other hand. we think ii
would be harsh, nnsympathetic, cruel, yes
criminal. to condemn the poor. weak.
0ver-worK0d housewife who sinks under
the heavy load of household cares and
burdens which she Ii obliged To struggle
along under until she succumps to the
strain and 0vcr-exertion and suffers from
weaknesses, various displacements OK
pelvic organs and other derangements
peculiar 10 her sex.
Ihe too frequent bearing OF children,
with It's cxactinE demands upon the sys-
TEN, coupled with tho care. worry ana
labor 81 rearing a large family. Is often
the cansn OK weakness, arrangements
and debility which the mother has to bear
ana which are aggravatnd BY the many
household cares and the hard, and never
ending work which she Is called upon To
perform. DR. Pierce. the maker III that
wOTld-famed remedy for women's peculiar
His Dr. Piercc's Fayorite Prescription
says that one OF the greatest obstacles to
the euro OF this class OF maladies is tho
TACT that the poor, overworked housewife
can not get the needed rest from her
many household cares and labor TO enable
her to secure from the use of his Pres
crlption Tits full benefits. 1t is q matter
Of frequent experience, he says. III his
extensive practice Iii these cases. To meet
with those In which his treatment fails
by reason OF the patients inability to abb
stain from hard work long enough to be
cured. With those suffering from pro-
iapsus. version and retro-version
OF the uterus or other displacement
Of the womanly organs. US very neces-
sary that Iii addition to taking his wTa-
vorite Prescription 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 mod Z
~ exercise Is also very import
1t is Or. PiSwce's observation that many
housewives sAfffer much iii d weakened
condition Of sheir system from too closd
confinement kdoors. Often the kitchen,
where they s&end most OF their time. Is
lily ventilate land the bad air and over
heating thereof act most upfavorahy
upon the wqSnan's strength, until. she
finds herself suffering from various weak
nesses attended by backache bearing
down pains. or dragginx-down sensations
that are extremely hard to bear. A ca
tarrhal. pelvic drain. OF most facilitating
and disagrceable nature. Is common
symptom Of the consested or infiamed