Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-08

MOT 50 very long ago, popular magazine published
~ editorial article in which the writer asserted in
substance that all disease should be regarded criminal
Certain is that much of the sickness and suffering of
mankind is due to the violation of certain of Natures laws
which if understood and implicitly followed would in
the prevention OF much of the sickness and suffering of
humanity But say that all sickness should be regarded
criminal must little sober reflection appeal every
reasonable and intelligent individual radically wrong
Thousands suffer from contagious and infectious dis
most nnocenty and unconsciousy contracted Other
thousands suffer and die of affections the Of
which medical has yet been wise enough ferret
out and determine and which therefore, be avoided
Then too many times stress of circumstances compel people
to expose themselves various producing agencies
such as malaria bad air in overeated factories coal mines
and many other situations and surely those who suffer
therefrom should not be branded as criminals
insofar as disease is contracted brought ones
self from harmful excesses overeang nemperance and
other like indulgenCes and debauchery think with
editor friend that it should be regarded little less than
criminal On the other hand think would be harsh
unsympathetic, cruel yes criminal to condemn the poor,
weak over-worked housewife who sinks under the heavy
load of household and burdens which she obliged to
struggle along under until she succunbs to the strain and
overexeron and suffers from weaknesses various dspace
ments of pelvic organs and other arrangements peculiar
to her sex
demands upon the system coupled with the care worry and
labor of rearing large family is often the of weak
ness arrangements and debility which the mother has
bear and which aggravated by the many household
and the hard and never-endng work which she is
called upon to perform Dr. Pierce the maker of that
wordtaned remedy for womans peculiar llsDr. Pierces
Favorite Prescription that of the greatest obstacles
to the of this class of maades the fact that the poor
overworked housewife get the needed rest from her
household and labor enable her from
the of his Prescription its full benefits 1t
ter of frequent experience he says in his extensive practice
in these to meet with those in which his
fails by of the patients inability to abstain from hard
work long enough to be cured With those suffering from
prolapsus anteverson and retroverson of the
other displacement of the womany organs is very
sary that in addition to taking his "Favoe Prescription
they abstain from being very much for long periods
their feet All heavy lifting stranng of any kind should
also be avoided. AS much outdoor air possible, with
moderate, light exercise is also very important
1t is Dr. Pierce's observation that many housewives
suffer much in 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 overheang thereof act unfavoraby upon the
womans strength until she finds herself suffering from var
ous weaknesses attended by backache bearing pains
dragging down sensations that extremely hard
bear. catarrhal pelvic drain, of most facilitating and
disagreeable nature is common symptom of the
gested named condition of the lining membranes of the
pelvic organs attended, perhaps with tenderness and pain
in these regions.