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not necessary to health ; that menstrual blood is normal 

 blood, and does not contain any poisonous substance 

 that must be eliminated from the system ; that in amen- 

 orrhea, emmenagogues are useless or harmful, as some 

 constitutional disease (chlorosis, hysteria, etc.) causes 

 amenorrhea; but the latter causes no disease itself. 

 Amenorrhea simply indicates some disease of the sys- 

 tem, and should be looked upon as a powerful aid to re- 

 invigorate the body, not be fought as a foe. A woman 

 is not healthy because she menstruates, but in spite of 

 it. He does not want to stop all women from menstru- 

 ating, but simply suggests a reform in the treatment 

 of the disorders of menstruation. He reports cases of 

 chronic invalids with pain and nervous disturbances 

 after menstruation, which had been subjected to all 

 kinds of treatment without benefit, until he lessened 

 menstruation by quiet and hot water injections, with 

 wonderful result. The cases all recovered, although he 

 checked menstruation so much that only two drams 

 of blood were lost. 



The object is to diminish the hemorrhage as much 

 as possible; it cannot be entirely stopped, as the decay 

 of the menstrual decidua will always cause some bleed- 

 ing, but this should be limited to a discharge of bloody 

 mucus. 



The above quotation embodies views which are cer- 

 tainly of great interest from a variety of standpoints, 

 and it is to be hoped that they may be confirmed by 

 further observations. 



Extra-Uterine Pregnancy.— Sometimes the o^nim 

 becomes fecundated before reaching the uterus, and in- 

 stead of passing onward into that organ as usual, re- 

 mains in its position in the Fallopian tube or even on 

 the surface of the ovary. Occasionally an ovum falls 



