ART OF HEALING. — 
The symptoms are, a.constant oozing from the external orifice 
a white matter, sometimes thin, yellow, or brown; fetid sen: ation — 
of heat in making urine, fainting fits, loathing of food, pain in the 
back and loins, increased by exercise, wasting away of the flesh, 
dejected countenance. Sometimes the matter discharged is sharp 
and corrosive ; sometimes foul and stinking. 
_ This disease is easy of cure. Women are generally troubled with 
it a great while before they apply for assistance: to this natural _ 
bashfulness they owe more bad consequences than they ever sus- 
pected. It is often productive of many dreadful disorders, which | 
might with great facility have been prevented ; as consumptions, 
falling down of the womb, internal ulcers, barrenness, dropsy, &c. — 
Tne Curr.—The cold bath, also the most nourishing diet is ne- 
cessary, as milk, meat broths, shell fish, and suchlike A breakfast 
oftwo drachms of isinglass, boiled in milk, is of great use. The 
clove jelly may be taken continually, and will be found very ser- 
viceable. 
Astringent and healing washes and injections are likewise neces- 
sary, to brace up the relaxed mouths of the glands. Oak bark de- 
Coction is perhaps as good as any for this purpose ; it may be tinc- 
tured with the “ balsam of life,” as also may be all other a 
for this purpose. Other astringents are likewise proper, as t 
mentil, crane’s-bill, sweet bugle, marsh-rosemary, alum, &c. 
witch-hazle decoction is not inferior to any of the above, we 
As a general internal remedy, I usually make use of the “ female _ 
syrup” which will be found among the recipes. _This is pe: rly 
applicable to the cure of this disease ; and when properly used, in 
conjunction with the necessary washes, rarely fails of removing it 
entirely. ; 
Preparations of iron, with bitters, are also applicable to the cure 
of this complaint, — eae 
CESSATION OF THE MENSES. 
(Commonly called the “ Turn of Life.’”’) 
That period of life at which the menses cease to flow, is likewise 
very critical to the sex. The stoppage of any customary evacuation, 
however small, is sufficient to disorder the whole frame, and often. a 
to destroy life itself. Hence it comes to pass, thatso many women 
either fall into chronic disorders, or die about this time. Such of 
them, however urvive it without contracting any ehronic dis- 
ease, often beco ore healthy and hardy than they were before, 
and enjoy strength and vigor to a very great age. “ 
If the menses cease all of a sudden, which is seldom the case in 
women of a full habit, they ought to abate somewhat of their usual | 
quantity of food. They ought likewise to take sufficient exercise, ae 
and keep the body open. This may be done, by taking once or 
twice a week, a little rhubarb in wine or brandy. 
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