Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-14

When we look back 20 childhood and
think Of what mother advised, we feel
pretty certain that she advised what was
right from her own experience. She
inherited later in her instinct Of mother
hood knowledge OF childish ailments and
a certain class Of remedies that she knew
we'll and their effects. Experience after
all IS the best teacher. Most mothers
know as we'll as doctors and often better,
what ails young girl on the threshold
Of young. womanhood and what she
needs For nearly forty years many
mothers have recommended to ailing
girls a prescription made from we'll
known native, medicinal plants. Lady's
Slipper root, Golden Seal root, Black Co
hosh root, Unicorn root, Blue Gohosh root
and chemically pure glycerine make one
Of the best prescriptions for the period
ical troubles and Affections which visit
wOmankind at one time or another.
Prof. II. Bllingwood, M. D., Of Bennett
Medical College, says Of Lady's Slipper
root: ut exercises special influence upon
nervous cond itions, depending upon dis
orders Of the feminine organs relieves
pain, restlessness and nervousness" Prof.
Jno M. Scudder, M. d., says Of the same
root, 0It is valuable in all cases Of
nervous exctabillty or irritability.n or
Golden Seal root, Edwin M. Hale, NJ. D.,
Professor OF Mdtertd Medicn at Hahne-
vim Its general effects on the system
there is no medicine in use about which
there Is such general unanimity of opin-
ion. IL Is universally regarded as a
tonic useful in all debiitated states"
Prof. +. Ellingood, M. d., author Of IA
Treatise on Mdterid MedtcG and Thera-
peutlcs," says of Golden Seal root: ut Is
an important remedy IN disorders of the
lgontb.p OF Black Cohosh root, Prof.
Jno. M. King, M. D., author of Women
and Her Diseases" says: "Upon the re-
productive organs it exerts specific
Influence, promoting regularity. In dys-
menorrhoea (painful periods, it is sur
passed by no other drug, being of the
greatest utility in irritative and conges-
tive conditions, for dragging pains re-
sembng the pains of rheumatism and
for side ache.n OF Unicorn root the
AMERICAN DISPENsAToRY says: ut Is
one Of our most valuable agents, acting
as uterine tonic, and gradually remov-
ing abnormal conditions, while at the
same time it imparts tone and vigor to
the reproductive organs, hence 1t is much
used in leucorrhPa, amenorrhoea Sup
pressed periods), dysmenorrhBa (painful
periods), ETC."
DR.. John Fyfe, Editor of the Eclectic
Medical Review" says Of Unicorn root
(Helonias Dioica), one of the chief ingre-
dients of DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
IA remedy which invariably acts as
uterine invigorator and always favors
condition which makes for normal
activity of the entire reproductive sys-
tenn, cannot fail to be Of great useful
ness and of the utmost Importance to the
general practitioner of medicine. In
Helonias we have medicament which
more fully answers the above purposes
than amy other drug tottb aohjch 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: rHelonias Unicorn root
through it's tonic and Alternative infiu-
ence : acts equally well in amenorrh@a
suppressed menstruation) and in menor-
rhagia flooding or profuse menstruation).
1t is especially called for in cases of
amenorrhRa which are accompanied by
general debility and an atomic (wealS)
condition of the digestive organs, as it
Increases the appetite and promotes di-
gestion and assimilation. When there
Is atony (weakness) Of the generative
organs and tendency to miscarriage its
tonic influence upon the sexual system