As labor occurs in the larger proportion of cases between 270 and 290 days from the first day of the last menstruation, 280 days is the average. The table presents at a glance the beginning and end of 280 days for every day in the year. Find the date of menstruation in the upper line of the horizontal column, and the figure below, with the corresponding month, will indicate 280 days.
As labor occurs in the larger proportion of cases between 270 and 290 days from the first day of the last menstruation, 280 days is the average. The table presents at a glance the beginning and end of 280 days for every day in the year. Find the date of menstruation in the upper line of the horizontal column, and the figure below, with the corresponding month, will indicate 280 days.
To Avoid Miscarriage.—The pregnant woman must be very careful as the usual time for menstruation approaches. It is then that any undue effort, unusual lifting, excessive grief, or shock to the system, may bring on a miscarriage. This is especially true if such a misfortune has previously occurred.
A Great Preventive.—The most abundant testimony shows that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is an almost certain preventive to miscarriage or abortion. It gives strength to the uterine walls, quiets the first approach of pain, controls any spasmodic contractions, and brings about such a healthy condition that all danger is averted. I cannot speak too strongly of this Vegetable Compound for these cases. So many mothers have written us that they are now happy in the possession of a child, when, for time and time again, they would have a miscarriage at the third or fourth month.
Keep it in the House.—Every pregnant woman should always keep in the house a bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She does not know the day when she will need it, and when that day comes she will require it promptly.
At any time when there is soreness, tenderness, unusual pain, any unnatural discharge, or any symptom whatever that shows pregnancy is not pursuing a perfectly natural course, she should begin to use the Vegetable Compound at once. It should be taken in small doses two or three times a day, just enough to produce its strengthening, quieting, and healing effects.
If she finds she has been overdoing, has strained herself in any way, or fears that some unfortunate result will follow an extra hard day's labor, let her take a few doses of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a certain preventive to future trouble.
The One Universal Cure.—In other words, I repeat what I have already said so many times, that whenever there is trouble of any kind with any part of the female generative organs, whenever these do not act in a perfectly natural manner, then the Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound is indicated; for it is the one great, universal and never-failing cure for all the affections which fall to the lot of womankind.
Makes Mother and Child Strong.—Many thousands of wives owe the fact that they are mothers to-day to this grand remedy, and thousands upon thousands of children are happy,strong and robust because their mothers were wise enough to use it. Keep it in the house. Do not be a day without it. Have it where you can reach it at any time. Put your confidence in it. 'Twill prove a never-failing friend to you in time of need.
Mothers' Marks.—There is a wide belief among women that any strong impression made at a certain time during pregnancy will exert a powerful influence in producing some defect or deformity in the child. The opposite is also held, to the effect that beautiful objects, delightful music, and everything elevating and ennobling will have a favorable effect upon the body or mind of the child.
An immense amount of testimony can be produced on both sides of this question. The weight of evidence, however, is rather in favor of these so-called "maternal impressions." In other words, it seems possible that under very unusual conditions the mother may affect her unborn child because of some powerful impression made upon the system.
Yet hundreds of thousands of mothers become frightened and undergo the most terrible experiences without having the slightest unfavorable effect upon the child; while other mothers give birth to deformed children when they have been surrounded with every comfort and have not been disturbed in any way. No one understands this subject, and but little can truly be said about it.
Hereditary Influences Are Strong.—On the other hand, we all know how strong is heredity. Therefore it is only acting the part of ordinary wisdom for every pregnant woman to avoid all disagreeable things possible and cultivate everything that is good and true.
Early Training Necessary.—When we come to study the theory of heredity, we see that it is impossible for any mother to completely change her course of life simply during pregnancy and have a corresponding effect upon her child. To produce the best results on the offspring it is necessary that the mother should have cultivated her own mind and body through many years of training.
Were Cured Early in Life.—Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has done untold good to the present generation. There are hundreds of thousands of children living to-day who are healthy and happy because years before they were born their mothers, when young girls, took this grand household medicine. They were restored to health, a great load was lifted, and things again looked cheerful and bright, and in this condition a happy baby was born into the world.If you do not understand your ailments write to Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free and always helpful. Such letters are strictly confidential and answered with the help of women only.
Diet During Nursing.—Many mothers believe that it is necessary to eat only certain articles of diet while nursing their baby, for fear the child may be given the colic. While this may be true in certain cases, yet it is the exception. As a rule, mothers may eat nearly everything digestible without fear of affecting the baby.
Exceptions.—Sometimes raw fruits or acid substances may change the milk in some way so that it will disagree with the baby, but as I have said, this is not the rule. Occasionally, however, when such articles of diet as onions, cauliflower, and cabbage have been eaten, these will impart such an odor and taste to the milk that the child will refuse to nurse.
Must Be Guided By Experience.—The only precaution the mother need take is that if she finds some article of diet disagrees with her, or if she knows a certain article always causes pain or discomfort in the child, then these should be avoided.
It is true that certain medicines, especially purgatives, may be taken by the mother which will affect the child very quickly. Here the same rule should be the guide as should always govern one, namely, no article of diet should be used which is known to disturb the digestion.
Insufficient Supply of Milk.—When a mother knows that the chances of her child's life are greatly increased if it has its natural food, she will certainly make unusual efforts to supply all the food necessary.
Mothers are too likely to think that an increase in the quantity of the milk answers every purpose; but this is of no use unless the quality is increased as well. The free use of soups and some malt extracts may increase the quantity, but this does the child no good. It too much resembles the example of the milk-man who uses the well-pump to increase his supply of milk.
How Increased.—However, the supply of milk can easily be increased in quantity and correspondingly improved in quality if the mother will drink freely of cow's milk, and use other substantial foods at the same time. If the milk is constipating, or rests heavy on the stomach, then a little lime water may be added to it in the proportion of one or two tablespoonfuls to a glass of milk. Regular exercise in the open air is also necessary in order that the general health may be kept in the best possible condition.
Anger May Poison Milk.—It is a fact that if the child nurses after the mother has had a severe fright, or has become violently angry, the milk will sometimes act as an intense poison. In such cases the mother had better empty the breasts with a breast-pump, and not nurse the child for ten or twelve hours afterward, substituting some artificially prepared food.
Extra Supply of Milk.—Sometimes the secretion of milk is so great that even a strong child cannot take it all. This produces a distention of the breasts, causing what is known as "caked breasts," or "milk cake." This should be promptly attended to, as there is great danger of an abscess forming.
To Prevent Caked Breasts.—The way to relieve this condition is to gently but firmly rub the breasts with warm sweet-oil, continuing this for fifteen or twenty minutes at a time. An occasional use of the breast-pump is necessary also.
How to Diminish Supply.—When weaning-time comes, the question arises how the secretion of milk may be diminished. This is best done by having the mother take as little liquid as possible, whether of water, tea, milk, soup, or anything of this kind. She should also take a gentle laxative each day, as a little Hunyadi Water, or laxative mineral water of any kind.
Then support the breasts by passing a broad band beneath them, and carrying it over the shoulders, compressing the breasts slightly, but not too greatly.
The breast-pump should be used as soon as any distention becomes painful, and the breasts should be diligently rubbed with warm sweet-oil.If you do not understand your ailments write to Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free and always helpful. Such letters are strictly confidential and answered with the help of women only.
Work of the Kidneys Most Important.—The kidneys are constantly engaged in removing from the body certain poisonous substances which are held in solution in the urine. If they should fail to do this work, or if no urine should be secreted for even a few hours, most serious consequences would follow.
Cause of Convulsions.—When these poisons are retained in the system to a sufficient degree they cause convulsions and unconsciousness, and are frequently fatal. The convulsions which some women have at childbirth are caused by this imperfect action of the kidneys.
To Tell If Danger Is Present.—An examination of the urine at any time will tell whether the kidneys are acting well or not, and thus it is possible to determine whether there is danger of having these convulsions during confinement. Therefore I urge upon all pregnant women the necessity of having their urine examined once or twice during the course of pregnancy, and certainly during the eighth or ninth month.
Albumen in the Urine.—Imperfect action of the kidneys is shown by the appearance of albumen in the urine. Any competent physician can easily determine whether this albumen is in the urine or not, and if present he can take such prompt measures as to remedy the evil before any serious danger occurs. Of course I know that hundreds of thousands of women pass safely through childbirth and have no unfavorable symptom at all; yet I also know that nowand then a most valuable life is lost when it might just as well have been spared as not, if these simple suggestions had been carried out.
It is the teaching of all the best medical authorities in the world that this precaution should be taken by every expectant mother.
Symptoms of Kidney Trouble.—When the kidneys are not performing their work properly, the mother may know it, herself. If she finds her feet and ankles swelling at night, if she has a puffy look under the eyes, and especially if the amount of urine passed in twenty-four hours is not so great as formerly, then there is probably albumen in the urine. In this case she should stop eating meat of all kinds, and live largely upon milk, keeping the bowels in laxative condition by using Lydia E. Pinkham's Liver Pills, and bathing the skin well once or twice a day. She should also begin at once the use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, resting assured that this will remove the congestion in the kidneys, and will cause a more free secretion of the urine.
Self-abuse (Masturbation).—This is a cause of many of the diseases of women, also men. Small girls learn the practice from larger ones, and through ignorance continue it often to maturity without knowing that it is bringing upon them a physical and moral injury.
If mothers instructed their daughters on this subject there would be fewer broken lives.
Symptoms.—The main symptoms are wakefulness, restless nights, headache, indolence, melancholy, indisposition to study, forgetfulness, despondency, weakness in the back and private organs, no confidence in one's own abilities, a desire for seclusion from society; whites, hysterics, and inability to look any one in the face. Sometimes the muscles are relaxed, limbs tremble, the skin is sallow and dry, with pain in the womb.
REMARKS. Write to Mrs. Pinkham in perfect confidence, and she will tell you exactly what to do. Delay is dangerous in this matter.
Dyspepsia, Acute.—Acute dyspepsia is usually caused by some improper diet, as the eating of an unusual article of food or of a larger amount than necessary. Such articles of diet as cucumbers, unripe or overripe fruit, an excessive amount of sweets, rich salads, heavy puddings, etc., may so irritate the stomach that an acute attack of dyspepsia follows.
Nature Often Cures.—Nature often makes a prompt cure in these cases by causing a sharp attack of vomiting or diarrhœa. If a cure is not made in this way, then we can imitate nature by giving an emetic, or by taking a laxative, in order to rid the body of the indigestible material as soon as possible.
Treatment.—If there is much pain in the stomach, a mustard plaster should be placed directly over the pit of the stomach, or cloths wrung out in hot water. For the next day following the attack the diet should be restricted to milk, or poached eggs on toast, or something of this kind.
Chronic Dyspepsia.—It is chronic dyspepsia, however, which is so annoying because of its persistence. It has been called "The American Disease" because so many people are troubled with it.
Symptoms.—Persons suffering from chronic dyspepsia complain of a bad taste in the mouth, dry throat, nausea, and a feeling of great weight in the stomach for an hour or two after each meal.
Frequently there is no appetite whatever, or it may be even more ravenous than natural because of the irritation and inflammation in the stomach. When the latter is the case, food does not satisfy, and it becomes necessary to eat every two or three hours in order to quiet the gnawing and empty feeling in the stomach. The chronic dyspeptic suffers greatly from nervousness and depression of spirits; indeed, it seems almost impossible to maintain the usual cheerfulness.
Thought to be the Heart.—Many persons go to their family physician thinking they have a serious form of heart disease, when the whole trouble is with the stomach, the violent beating of the heart being simply a nervous manifestation caused by the irritable condition of the stomach.
Two Diseases Closely Associated.—Chronic dyspepsia is almost invariably associated with the diseases of women. Indeed, the two seem almost inseparable, for whenever you find a woman complaining of soreness across the lower part of the bowels, irregular menstruation, ovarian irritation, inflammation of the bladder, leucorrhœa, etc., you will find a confirmed dyspeptic. The blood is thin and watery, the bowels are constipated, and the whole nervous system seems to be upset.
Which Disease Is the Cause?—The question comes whether the disease in the pelvis causes the difficulty with the stomach, or whether the stomach produces the inflammation in the uterus and surrounding parts. Probably one is true at one time and another at another time. The fact is that both conditions need correcting, and there is one remedy which answers perfectly in each case.
Both Must Be Cured.—The digestion certainly cannot be perfect while there is this inflammation in the pelvic organs; while the latter can hardly maintain a healthy condition if the stomach fails to do its work.
Both May Be Cured.—By paying attention to a few rules of diet, and by taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for a short time, I believe every case will promptly yield to treatment.
Cures Dyspepsia of Men.—Indeed, strange as it may seem, a great many men who have taken Lydia E. Pinkham's Compound because they have seen its good action on the stomach in cases of other members of the family have written reporting good results. It certainly has a most soothing and strengthening power on this organ, while its gently stimulating effect on the whole alimentary canal brings about the most desirable changes.
Regular Action of the Bowels.—I would recommend that Lydia E. Pinkham's Liver Pills be taken each night in just sufficient doses to cause a regular action of the bowels each day. Then if Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound be taken, it will not only allay all inflammation in the stomach and impart great strength, but it will at the same time remove the soreness and pain in the pelvic organs.
A Simple but Valuable Aid.—All such persons will obtain relief by drinking a cupful of hot water at least half an hour before breakfast each morning; and if the case is very bad, then the hot water may be repeated before each meal. The water should be as hot as can be comfortably taken.
Useful Hints.—I would strongly urge the necessity of thoroughly chewing the food and eating slowly. If this rule alone were observed there would be far less dyspeptics in the country. Drink should be used sparingly at meal-time, also, for while the body requires a great deal of liquid during the day, yet this should be taken between meals rather than during meals.
The stomach should certainly have time to rest from its work of digesting the food, hence nothing should be eaten between meals. The habit so many girls have of eating before retiring is very injurious to the health, and should be corrected at once. Meals should be taken at regular intervals and not at any time when most convenient.
Diet for Dyspeptics.—The chronic dyspeptic should use soups sparingly, for, as a rule, they are quite difficult of digestion, while they do not contain much nourishment. Plain mutton and beef soup without much fat are the least harmful. Such fish as pickerel, trout, shad, and white fish may be used moderately; while oysters, especially when raw, are easily digested. The best kinds of meat are roasted or broiled beef, lamb chops, and some fowl, as chicken.
Eggs are easily digested, and are exceedingly valuable as an article of diet for the dyspeptic. They may be cooked in almost any form except hard-boiled. They are highly nourishing, can be prepared in many delicate ways, and are, as I have said, as valuable an article of diet as the dyspeptic can have.
Persons with chronic dyspepsia do not digest vegetables well, as a rule, although such green vegetables as lettuce, green peas, asparagus, celery, and spinach may be used. Potatoes often ferment in the stomach, producing gases, and should be used sparingly.
Toast is always well borne, but should never be buttered while hot. Bread should not be used until it is at least a day old. Rolled oats, cracked wheat, etc., may be taken, although with many they cause fermentation. Nearly all cooked fruits are well borne by the stomach, and so are nearly all ripe fruits. Puddings made from rice and custard are easily digested.
Milk is valuable at all times, and if the chronic dyspeptic bears it well, this diet alone willfrequently make a marked cure. If it rests heavy on the stomach, a little lime water may be added to it in the proportion of a tablespoonful of lime water to a cupful of milk.
Forbidden Diet.—There are certain articles of diet which the dyspeptic should not use under any circumstances. Among such are fried foods of all kinds, pork, liver, veal, rich soups, turkey, goose, duck, mackerel, lobster, cucumbers, cabbage, turnips, parsnips, string beans, pies and cakes, cheese and nuts.
Constipation.—As we have already stated, constipation is productive of the most serious evils. When the lower bowel is distended, pressure is made upon the surrounding blood-vessels, and thus the circulation seriously interfered with.
Causes Inflammation of Uterus.—As a result, there is congestion in the blood-vessels of the ovaries and uterus, and inflammation of these organs is likely to follow with its long train of ailments.
Constipation also seriously interferes with the general health, producing nausea, indigestion, headache, backache, nervousness, general debility, etc.
Daily Movements Necessary.—Nature intended that the alimentary canal should be relieved of its contents at least once every twenty-four hours, and if this is not done, then certain poisons are absorbed into the blood which produce the most undesirable effects.
To Cure Constipation.—For constipation I strongly recommend Lydia E. Pinkham's Liver Pills. I know they give the most prompt and satisfactory relief. I have received letters from hundreds of women who have been cured of the most distressing ailments of the uterus and bladder simply by using these Liver Pills, and all because constipation was cured and in this way the cause of the suffering removed.
Diarrhœa.—Diarrhœa, as a rule, is an effort of nature to get rid of some offensive material. While this may be the first reason for its existence, yet if it is allowed to go on, it produces such an irritation in the bowels that serious results may easily follow.
Treatment.—If the person is conscious of having eaten something indigestible, as unripe or overripe fruit, then it is best to aid nature by taking some gentle laxative, as a laxative dose of Lydia E. Pinkham's Liver Pills, thus hastening the removal of the indigestible substance. If, however, there have been a number of movements of the bowels, until the offending material is probably all removed, then the following plan is all that will be necessary to make a cure:
Let the person rest at full length upon a couch or bed, remaining as quiet as possible. For the diet nothing should be taken but hot milk. A glass of hot milk can be slowly sipped once every three hours, and nothing else whatever should be taken into the stomach for a day, at least, or until the diarrhœa is checked.
If the pain is quite severe in the stomach or bowels, then a mustard plaster may be placed over the most painful part, or cloths wrung from hot water; or a poultice of linseed meal or slippery elm may be applied. I have seen the good results of this treatment of "rest and hot milk" in so many cases, and it is so exceedingly simple, that I earnestly recommend its trial.
General Debility, Exhaustion, Anæmia.—Many women go about suffering from great debility, being hardly able to drag themselves through the day. When night comes they are too tired to sleep, and when morning comes it seems they are more tired than they were at night. All parts of the body partake of this general weakness.
There are great discomfort and suffering through the lower part of the body, difficulty in passing the urine, constipation of the bowels, leucorrhœa, and all other affections which naturally come from an impoverished condition of the blood.
May Be Promptly Cured.—To all women who are suffering from this general debility, exhaustion, and nervous prostration I earnestly recommend Lydia E. Pinkham's Blood Purifier. If the inflammation in the uterus and surrounding organs is quite marked at the same time, then the Blood Purifier may be taken before meals and the Vegetable Compound after. If the female generative organs are not much involved, then the Blood Purifier may be used alone.
A Grand Medicine.—This grand medicine has done great good, and I am confident it will build up the system, purify the blood, and greatly improve the general health.
Persons suffering from general debility of this kind do not prosper well on a milk diet alone. They need more hearty food, such as rare beefsteak, rare roast beef, lamb chops, and eggs.
Sleeplessness.—Sleeplessness is frequently the result of a too liberal use of tea or coffee. Many persons cannot take a cup of coffee at any time during the evening without lying awakemany hours to pay for it. It is a strong stimulant to those who have a sensitive nervous system, and should be used only sparingly at all times and never after the midday meal.
Strong tea acts in this way upon a great many, and if any of my readers are troubled with sleeplessness, and yet at the same time use tea and coffee freely, I would suggest that they try, first of all, to do without these drinks and note the effect.
Treatment.—A warm (not hot) foot-bath taken just before retiring will often cause a good night's rest, as it draws the blood from the head, makes the circulation more evenly distributed, and in this way induces sleep. Frequently a baby or young child may be made to sleep all through the night if a warm bath be given just before retiring.
When the sleeplessness is due to nerve exhaustion, as is frequently the case, the very best results will follow the use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, because of its great nerve tonic properties.
A Hard Cold.—Whenever any one has taken a hard cold, it can often be speedily and completely broken up in the following manner: Take a hot foot-bath for at least half an hour. While the feet are still in the hot water throw a blanket completely about the limbs and body, in order to retain all the heat possible. At the same time drink one or two cupfuls of hot lemonade, or hot ginger tea. Then retire to bed, having the bed previously well warmed, if during the wintertime. Put on plenty of covering, keeping a hot flat-iron or a hot water-bottle at the feet, and in every way try to induce free perspiration.
After an hour or two, gradually remove the extra clothing. Be careful about going out the next morning, for the body will be especially susceptible to the cold. In this way it is possible to break up a hard cold at once. If there is any tendency to cough, or any tightness or soreness in the chest, place a mustard plaster directly over the chest, and allow it to remain on until the skin is quite red.
Sore Throat.—An old-fashioned remedy for sore throat, and a very good one, too, is to bind on each side of the throat a piece of salt pork. The surface of the pork may be slightly covered with black pepper, in order to increase its drawing power. This is allowed to remain on all night, but should be taken off in the morning. During the day a flannel is worn about the neck.
A gargle for sore throat may be made by dissolving half a teaspoonful of chlorate of potash in a cupful of warm water. Gargle the throat with this every hour or two during the day, but do not swallow the mixture. After this has been used for a day or two, then a solution may be made by adding a teaspoonful of pulverized alum to a cupful of warm water; this is applied to the inflamed sides of the throat by means of a swab. Gargling the throat with a solution of ordinary extract of witch hazel, one part, and water two parts, also very useful.
Croup.—As a rule, croup may be quickly cured by the use of either hot or cold water. Immediately the child begins to breathe hard and cough with a dry, hollow, barking cough, wring out a towel from cold water and apply around the throat, covering this with a dry towel. The wet towel should be changed in a few minutes, just as soon as it becomes a little warm. Often before the second cloth is removed the spasm will be broken, and the danger passed.Coolwater will not answer; it must becold. If the spasm does not break, and the breathing does not become easy within fifteen or twenty minutes, then change to hot water. Wring out the cloth from water as hot as can be borne and apply about the neck, changing in a few moments, and so on.
How to Lose Flesh.—I have often been asked whether it were possible to have the flesh reduced without in any way affecting the general health. If the person be only slightly heavier than usual, and is in the best of health, it certainly seems wrong to experiment in any way to reduce the weight, especially when this is done only to better follow the dictates of fashion.
If, however, the excess of flesh is becoming so great as to be uncomfortable, to interfere with the regular work, or to cause weak action of the heart, etc., then something should be done. There are a few rules which a person may follow to advantage in such cases, although the change should be made gradually.
So long as a person continues to gain in flesh, it is positive evidence that more food is being taken than necessary. Therefore the first rule is that the quantity of food should be gradually diminished.
The second rule is that exercise should be taken regularly. This will keep up the general health, while it will cause the fat to be more evenly distributed over the body. Another rule is to keep the bowels well open, so that there may be at least two movements daily. For this special purpose the mineral laxative waters are best.
Diet for Reducing the Flesh.—Fatty foods should be avoided, and so should all drinks in excess. Foods containing sugar or starch should be taken sparingly, as oatmeal, potatoes, rice, cakes, sweetened tea and coffee. Milk is very fattening to many, hence should not be used. The eminent Dr. Mitchell, of Philadelphia, instituted a course of treatment for reducing the weight, which is quite rigid, but nevertheless effective. The regular diet should be changed gradually until it meets Dr. Mitchell's demands.
He prescribes outdoor exercise, and a diet of one cupful of milk and one egg every three hours when awake. No other food or drink is allowed for twenty days, when the list of foods is gradually extended. There are a number of anti-fat remedies upon the market, but many of them depend for a cure upon their power to disturb digestion, and thus interfere with the general health.
How to Gain Flesh.—When it is natural for persons to be thin, it is quite impossible for them to gain in weight under any kind of diet or treatment. Many persons, however, are thin simply because some of the digestive organs do not perform their work properly; or because the diet is not the right kind.
Thin persons need good meats and some vegetables. If the digestion is all right, then such meats as mutton, chicken, broiled bacon, broiled ham, etc., may be used; also rare broiled steak, rare roast beef, etc. Eggs may be used in any way except hard-boiled. Good bread, oatmeal, cracked wheat, hominy, etc., are good.
Such indigestible foods as pork and veal, thin soups, cabbage, turnips, pickles, pies, and pastries of all kinds should not be used.
Often a good preparation of cod-liver oil will increase the weight; and this is also true of many of the extracts of malt. It is useless, however, to try to increase the weight by using a generous diet, unless the digestion is in good order. When the digestion is weak, the person should take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound because of its power to strengthen the digestion and enable the system to obtain all the good possible from the food.
Pimples, Rashes, Eruptions.—Many persons, especially young girls, are afflicted with pimples on the face, rashes, blackheads, etc. To cure this condition it is necessary that the bowels be made to act regularly each day, which is easily done by the use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Liver Pills.
Then a good course of treatment should be taken with Lydia E. Pinkham's Blood Purifier in order to make the blood perfectly pure in every way. Attention should also be paid to the diet, and such indigestible articles as pork, pickles, rich pies and cakes, and rich sauces, sweetmeats and nuts should be avoided.
For local treatment, the face should be washed each day in warm, soapy water, using the best Castile soap. Then with a sponge or wash cloth wash off this water with as hot water as can be borne. It is best to keep up this sponging with the hot water for at least five minutes in order that the face may become thoroughly steamed.
The face should then be wiped dry and rubbed briskly for a few minutes.
Burns.—Burns are likely to occur at any time in the household, and one should always know what to do promptly. The best treatment is to add a teaspoonful of ordinary baking-soda to a cupful of water. Saturate some cloths in this solution and lay them over or loosely bind them about the burned part. This will take out the pain and sting at once. As the cloths become dry, more of the solution should be poured over them, and they should not be removed from the burned parts. After a few hours, these wet cloths may be replaced by cloths well covered with vaseline.If you do not understand your ailments write to Mrs Pinkham. Her advice is free and always helpful. Such letters are strictly confidential; they are never shown without the writer's express permission; women only assist in answering them.
Lady with hand raised
In addressing Mrs. Pinkham you are confiding your private ills to a woman—a woman who speaks from a greater experience in treating women's diseases than can any living physician—male or female.
You can talk freely to a woman when it is revolting to relate your private troubles to a man—besides, a man does not understand—simply because he is a man.
Many women suffer in silence and drift along from bad to worse, knowing full well that they ought to have immediate assistance, but a natural modesty impels them to shrink from exposing themselves to the questions and probably examinations of even their family physician. It is unnecessary. Without money or price you can consult a woman, who can speak from a greater actual experience than can any local physician in the world.
Every one will agree that there are the strongest of all reasons why, if we are ill, we should appeal to the person who knows the most about the kind of illness with which we are afflicted—one who has had the greatest experience in treating just such cases and meeting just the symptoms that are manifest in our particular case.
What confidence does one gain by consulting one who has occasionally met a case just like ours, but has had no great experience? None whatever. All treatment under such a person must of necessity be experimental. But in writing Mrs. Pinkham you consult one who has, actually filed in her office for ready reference, an immense correspondence with patients suffering from female ills which has been constantly going on for more than twenty-five years; and it is safe to say there is not a case or complication of female derangements with which she is not familiar. It is a positive fact, easily verified, that within the last few months she, with her corps of trained women assistants, has advised in over one hundred thousand cases, and that a vast number of the women of this country owe the restoration of their health to her advice and Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Now, if a woman is ill and miserable, it seems to us only simple justice to herself that she should avail herself of the help of a woman of such enormous experience.
Women suffering from any form of female weakness are invited to promptly communicate with Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass. She asks nothing in return, except their good will, and her advice has relieved thousands. Surely any woman, rich or poor, is very foolish if she does not take advantage of this generous offer of assistance.
El Compuesto Vegetal de Lydia E. Pinkham es un remedio seguro para todas las enfermedades de las mujeres, incluyendo la caída del útero, leucorrea, menstruaciones irregulares y dolorosas, inflamaciones y ulceraciones de la matriz y del ovario, para toda clase de afecciones de los órganos de la generación, así como también para las enfermedades de los riñones de ambos sexos. Este remedio está compuesto de las raíces y yerbas mas puras y escogidas, que se encuentran en la naturaleza para las enfermedades de las mujeres.
Menstruación.—Las menstruaciones tempranas no son deseables, aunque muchas menstruaciones aparecen de los trece á los quince años; sin embargo mucho depende de la constitución de la muchacha. Si habiendo llegado á esta edad no ha menstruado todavía, la madre deberá prestar singular cuidado á la hija; esta probablemente crecerá delgada y pálida con una complexión lívida, que hará de ella una víctima fácil y segura de la tisis y de la nevrastenia. Nada hay comparable para estos casos al Compuesto Vegetal de Lydia E. Pinkham. Ayuda y promueve los cambios importantes que han de verificarse en la vida de la muchacha en esa edad previniendo largos años de padecimientos los cuales son resaltados seguros de la negligencia. El Compuesto deberá tomarse siguiendo estrictamente las direcciones hasta que la menstruación ocurra regularmente cada veinte y ocho días. Si hay propensión á estreñimiento, las Píldoras de Hígado de Lydia E. Pinkham deberán tomarse juntamente con el Compuesto Vegetal. Estas píldoras han sido hechas especialmente para mujeres y obran in perfecta harmonía con el Compuesto Vegetal.
Supresión de las Reglases la suspensión de la menstruación.
Si la supresión de las reglas ocurriese, excepto en los casos de preñez ó de amamantamiento, el Compuesto Vegetal de Lydia E. Pinkham deberá tomarse hasta que la menstruación vuelva á producirse regularmente. Curará todas las irregularidades.
Menstruaciones dolorosas.—Muchas mujeres sufren dolores terribles durante la menstruación. El Compuesto Vegetal de Lydia E. Pinkham curará esos martirizantes dolores. Nada importa que el caso sea reciente ó que haya existido durante muchos meses, si el Compuesto Vegetal se toma regularmente y siguiendo las instrucciones, la cura será un hecho cierto.
Menstruaciones abundantesocurren á menudo en las personas sanguíneas y en las pálidas y linfáticas. El Compuesto Vegetal de Lydia Pinkham ha hecho algunas de las curas más asombrosas precisamente en esas condiciones. Para las menstruaciones abundantes avisamos que se tome el Compuesto Vegetal de Lydia E. Pinkham en forma seca, es decir en píldoras ó pastillas.
La inflamación y la ulceración del úteroes la causa de casi todas las enfermedades de las mujeres. El Compuesto Vegetal de Lydia E. Pinkham ha curado más de un millón de casos de enfermedades uterinas. El número de relaciones recibidos de mujeres que han estado enfermas á punto de morir y han sido curadas por este remedio es casi increíble. Una mujer puede conocer perfectamente si padece de alguna enfermedad del útero, porque estas enfermedades vienen acompañadas de terribles dolores en el abdomen, espalda etc., desmayos, pesadez en las extremidades, y de toda clase de otros dolores. Una cura segura se encuentra en el Compuesto Vegetal de Lydia E. Pinkham.
Leucorrea (ó Flores Blancos).—Uno de los primeros síntomas de la inflamacíon del útero es la leucorrea, familiarmente conocida bajo el nombre de Flores Blancos, la cual consiste en una secreción blancusca de la vagina la cual debilita muchísimo el sistema y produce una irritación de la membrana mucosa que reviste el canal vaginal. El uso regular del Compuesto Vegetal, por sus efectos en la constitución, y la Loción Sanativa de Lydia E. Pinkham usada en inyecciones curará positivamente los casos más graves de leucorrea. La negligencia de esta dolorosa enfermedad originará úlceras, flujos excesivos, estableciendo los cimientos para la más terrible de todas las enfermedades—el Cancer.
Caída del Utero.—Existen muchos desplazamientos del útero, pero el más principal es él conocido generalmente con el nombre de la Caída del Utero. Esto es debido muchas veces á la flojedad de los ligamentos que soportan este órgano. El Compuesto Vegetal de Lydia E. Pinkham fortalece lás ligamentos, alivia todas las inflamaciones y gradualmente restaura los órganos á su propia condición. El Compuesto Vegetal de Lydia E. Pinkham removerá los tumores del útero en su temprano desenvolvimiento tan seguro como el sol brilla.
La Inflamación de los ovarioses una de las enfermedades más desesperantes que atacan á las mujeres de 20 á 40 años. Esta enfermedad va siempre acompañada de algunos dolores de la región de los ovarios y de una sensación de pesadez especialmente durante la menstruación. A menudo el dolor extiéndese por el costado y la espalda, especialmente en el lado izquierdo produciendo continuos deseos de orinar. A menos que esta enfermedad se ataque prontamente nada curará á la paciente que no sea la cuchilla del cirujano. El Compuesto Vegetal de Lydia E. Pinkham a curado miles de mujeres que sufrían enfermedades del ovario, salvándolas de los riesgos de una seria operación.
La Esterilidades á menudo debida á la extrema debilidad e inflamación crónica del útero; frecuentemente el uso regular del compuesto Vegetal de Lydia E. Pinkham ha restaurado los órganos reproductivos de la mujer á sus condiciones normales quitándolas la idea de que su esterilidad era imposible de curarse.
Cambio de Vidaes el período peligroso por el cual pasan todas las mujeres que han cumplido 45 años; durante este período las mujeres sufren toda clase de dolores y enfermedades, pero si el Compuesto Vegetal de Lydia E. Pinkham se toma regularmente este cambio importante puede ser pasado sin peligro de enfermedades ó muerte.
Las Enfermedades de los Riñones y de la Vejigason comunes en ambos sexos, generalmente de difícil curación, pero pueden curarse si se atienden á tiempo; nada sin embargo es tan fatal como el no atenderlos debidamente á su tiempo, siendo la muerte el resultado inevitable. El Compuesto Vegetal de Lydia E. Pinkham no reconoce rival entre los remedios que para estas enfermedades han sido descubiertos. Es digno de absoluta confianza tanto por hombre como por mujer.
Los Dolores de la Espaldano son una enfermedad pero son uno de los principales síntomas; cuando existe una enfermedad de los órganos de la generación, ésta es telegrafiada, como si dijeramos, al gran nervio simpático que tiene uno de sus principales centros en la parte mas baja de la espalda. El Compuesto Vegetal de Lydia E. Pinkham curando las enfermedades del útero y de los riñones hará desaparecer los dolores de la espalda.
Dispepsia é Indigestión.—Nada en el mundo será descubierto que pueda compararse al Compuesto Vegetal de Lydia E. Pinkham, para las enfermadedes del estómago.
Preñez.—Muchos dolores y sufrimientos que ocurren al dar á luz á un niño podrían evitarse enteramente, si la madre fortificase su sistema durante dos meses antes del nacimiento con el Compuesto Vegetal de Lydia E. Pinkham.
Una cucharada del Compuesto Vegetal de Lydia E. Pinkham deberá tomarse cada 4 horas al día para cualquiera de las enfermedades arriba mencionadas.
Empápese un cuarto del paquete le la Loción Sanativa de Lydia E. Pinkham en cantidad suficiente de agua para hacer una pinta después de haberse filtrado; cuando los flujos son profusos, úsese la mitad de esta cantidad, añadiendo una pinta de agua caliente.
Para estreñimiento, dolores de cabeza, biliosidades tómense tres Píldoras de Hígado de Lydia E. Pinkham la primera noche, dos la segunda y una la tercera, y á menos que se obtenga una saludable flojedad de los intestinos deberá seguirse tomando una cada noche, hasta concluir la caja.
Cuando la sangre es pobre y el paciente se sienta débil y cansado, y desganado, nada en el mundo es tan bueno como el "Purificador de la Sangre" de Lydia E. Pinkham. Una cucharada tres veces al día curará el reumatismo, scrófula, erupciones de la piel, etc. etc.
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