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THE 81CK MAN 8 COMFAKIOK* 



trouble. Premature labor is sometimes threat- 

 cued by paius, whicb produce for a while, some 

 real change in the womb gufficient even to give 



an experienced practitioner just grounds to ex- 

 pect that they will terminate in a delivery; but 

 things again, very often recover their usual state, 



and the tlarm of nature subsides; in this way 

 the woman proceeds on in her pregnancy for days, 

 and not unfrequently for weeks. As this change 

 in the womb above mentioned does certainly 

 happen, eVf n on a false alarm, it should put in- 

 €xi>eiienced practitioners on their guard, least 

 they promote labor too hastily, either by a gen- 

 eral treatment, or any manual operations^: how- 

 ever, in cases of this kind, where sufficient doubts 

 existed, it has always beenmy piaclice to £,ivea 

 fltrong tea of witch hazle, sweetened, with a 



of com- 

 3 which 



«> 



small portion of cay 



qo&itiuii powders is f-omtllmes 



cage, if tlie pains are timely fti lirgering, it will 



hasten on the delivery, il" not, tliey' will'^usually 



d 



d 



«ua 



llylii 



If the pains app 



Cjuiet 

 unu- 



1 cr 



ke use of the witch hazl 



with half a spoonful of nerve powder, and more 

 cayeime in it, orihe com^josition, with an addi- 



tity 



This will bring 



a safe, and speedy delivery, and 



is better than any other article you can use. If 



in consequence of the irregular, premature painS; 



