Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-30
Health Talks by DR.. Brady
Feminine I>rnIIty.

hN"n among women who have had high
school and college training there Is stiIl
ignorance ~ the kind that was once deemed
refined and polite and is stil fostcred by
the great majority Of high schools I'm Amer
lea and som" of tho colieEes-irnorarc. n,
AL that pertains to self and sex This is no .
hected in the superstition Of women thu,
NOR" or l"sS incapacity IL to he expect cd
for two or three days In each month Acco-d .
ms TO ijr. Celia Duel Moshcr medical adj
wiser ~ women in Leland Stanford I.nivor-
SHY 'h"r" is law in ono State providing
for absence from work during tho function
morhidly and wrongly called ncriodt, ...t,,,
ness
Calling that normal or physiological ,unc
ton sickness" is a fine thing for the ,usl-
ness OF IN" nostrum mongcr who appeals to
IN" oreH"''tE OF ignorant women with worth
''Ss or harmful coneoctions purporting to be
good FOR the "weakncsscs' OF tho sex
As matter OF fact. the feminine sex f..
neither weaker more subject 10 injury
or d!Seas" OF tho reproductive system from
strains or accidents or exposure or cold
than tho masculine sex Bat IL covers =
great many medical diaRnostiC shortcomings
and helps to bolster up many "A cas-. In IItiga-
lion II these little dc!usions of feminine
weakness are fostcred in the popular mind
ih"re are literally thousands of ignorant wo-
mon, many Of them collcg. bred mind Won
who suffer. in mind because OF tho common
notions about displacement" ,or cxamplc
AND / am sorry 10 say that many an iucom-
retent doctor has acquesced In this notion
and added TO tho weight OF morhdncss on
the woman's mind by administering wholly
futile and unjustifablc courses OF treatment
Not that prolapse or dispa cement mover oc-
ours, but that IL seldom accounts for the
symptoms the woman complains OF when IL
really exists. am not referring to conditions
Scpu"! To injury in childbirth. but to condi-
tons In women who have borne no children
one woman. acquiring glimmerinEs OF in
tc!iGcncc after She had finished college. re-
marks: Il found that no harm came from
continuing the regular daily cool NTH
through the time of the period. and I'm fac,
believe enjoy better health \, any rate.
| know that since began ignoring tho furc-
ton or ceased thinking of il a sickness
ana Keeping up my ordinary activities. have
become free OF all the old pains and am no
longer even temporarily disa blcd or hiscou-
model by mcnstruat!on. For this I feel crate
full. assure you think you are right In
SAYING that tho feminine Is sadly unin-
formed and mis!nfOrmcd Yet know you,
wholesome teachings hearing good fruit,
for have met many who toll Of
the great help they have derived from follow
ing out your advice and avoiding the old cod
ding habits"
Here is tn" cxercis" which Or. Mosher
found so beneficial in overcoming menstrua
difficulties and irregularities among young
women in college:
Lie your back on Lowell surface with
knees hcXcd. arms at rest by your sides AL
clothing removed. Place one hand on tn,
abdominal wall without pressure Now So,
how high YOU can lift the hand. RELAXED. by
drawing in air aud expanding or lifting the
al domcu thereby. with-ut straining or with.
out jerky effort: then see how low the In nd
viii fan as you slowly expire. Repeat this
ten times every morning and evening in /;
we'll ventilated room for several months. with
no Interruptions at tho menstrual periods"
Questions nnd Answers
Polluted htmosphcrc--Is IL harmful to work
In a place where everybody smokes nearly
all tho tt1nc II. W