Identifier: lecturesonphysio00cunn (find matches)
Title: Lectures on the physiological laws of life, hygiene, and a general outline of diseases peculiar to females ..
Year: 1882 (1880s)
Authors: Cunningham, Henry S., M.D. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Women Women
Publisher: Indianapolis, Ind., G. F. Borst & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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Syphilitic Teeth. Sound Teeth. Ah! mothers, this is one of the signs that you read ofin the Bible where it says, The sins of the fathershall be visited upon the children, even to the thirdand fourth generation. LEUCORRHCEA (WHITES)* The most prevalent form of female diseases we meetwith is leucorrhwa—whites. It is a flow or discharge LIFE AND HYGIENE. 243 of white, glarry, mucous or muco-purulent matter; whenvery bad, the discharge is often of a greenish colorand offensive. This disease comes from various causes,
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Parke, Davis & Co., Sole Agents for the United States, Detroit, Mich. such as cold, prolonged menses, tumors, pregnancy, over-work, excessive sexual indulgence, debility, acquired orinherited, catarrh of the womb or vagina, ulceration of 244 THE PHYSIOLOGICAL LAWS OF the womb, and gonorrhoea. Many cases of the whitesmight be cured before becoming chronic if the ladyafflicted had only bathed the parts and the vaginaltract with lukewarm water several times a day, whichcan be done with the indispensable cup syringe. It isespecially serviceable when the person is confined tobed; indeed, a want of proper care and bathing oftenbrings about female weaknesses. But few ladies fully realize how potent the free useof tepid water is in keeping them healthy sexually.The treatment is simple and easily administered whenthe trouble arises from a purely local cause, such ascold, lack of proper cleanliness, or from excessive in-dulgence sexually. Where excesses have been indulgedin, abandon them, a

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