Lectures on the physiological laws of life, hygiene, and a general outline of diseases peculiar to females .. . e vagina, burning pain on the top ofthe head or back of the neck, and leucorrhoea or whites. Treatment.—The treatment of this malady is veryunsatisfactory, and can be properly managed only by gynecological physician, one who understands the treatment of chronicuterine diseases. Allfemales suffering withthis form of troubleshould take (F. 6) intablespoonful dosesthree to six times a day,or a teaspoonful of bit-ter wine of iron three tosix times a day,and keepthe bowels regular


Lectures on the physiological laws of life, hygiene, and a general outline of diseases peculiar to females .. . e vagina, burning pain on the top ofthe head or back of the neck, and leucorrhoea or whites. Treatment.—The treatment of this malady is veryunsatisfactory, and can be properly managed only by gynecological physician, one who understands the treatment of chronicuterine diseases. Allfemales suffering withthis form of troubleshould take (F. 6) intablespoonful dosesthree to six times a day,or a teaspoonful of bit-ter wine of iron three tosix times a day,and keepthe bowels regular with(F. 3), taking one ortwo every night untilthey act properly; ortake Rochelle salts. Thepatient should use theindispensable cup sy-ringe, or Chamberlinsutero-vaginal syringe,or the fountain syringe at least once a day withlukewarm water; then take a teaspoonful of (F. 13)to one quart of warm water, and use in like mannerwith the syringe to the vagina; or take sulphate , one teaspoonful to a quart of rainwater, and usefrom one-half to one teacupful to a quart of warmrainwater, as directed Corporeal Endo-Metritis. Catarrh of the cavity of the wombshown by the dots. LIFE AND HYGIENE. 251 AREOLAR HYPERPLASIA. This is an enlarged and thickened condition of thebody or cervix of the uterus, or both; the dotted por-tion representing the places or parts of the womb en-larged. This disease is a disor-der of nutrition, and ischaracterized by conges-tion—hyprcegenesis—exces-sive enlargement of theconnective tissues and hy-peresthesia—an exalted con-dition of its nerves. Itmay be termed chronic in-flammation of the womb, orchronic parenchymatous me-tritis or hypertrophy—an en-larged condition, attendedwith chronic causes predisposingand exciting are as fol-lows :


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