Women : their diseases and their treatment / by John King.

  • King, John, 1813-1893.
Date:
1858
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Credit: Women : their diseases and their treatment / by John King. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the National Library of Medicine (U.S.), through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the National Library of Medicine (U.S.)

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    It may be proper to observe that the hip-bath Bhould never be made use of by females, except when prescribed by a physi- cian ; hip-baths, whether of warm or cold water, when employed daily by healthy persons, are very apt to cause such a condition of the parts as will eventuate in lcucorrhea, relaxation of the vaginal walls, &c. The best cosmetic that one can use is fresh water, it removes all impure matters from the surface, promotes the circulation in the capillary vessels, and thereby aids in maintaining the functions of the skin, from which results a vigorous and active condition of the system, a general sense of health and comfort, a suppleness and brilliancy of the skin, which can be obtained by no other agent, and a protection against many diseases of the skin. While on the other hand, the various cosmetics, lo- tions, &c, of the day, derange the functions of the skin by cheeking perspiration, rendering it harsh, coarse, unhealthy, and subject to premature wrinkles as well as pimples or other diseased conditions; and not unfrequently the articles entering into the composition of some of them, as mercury, antimony, arsenic, lead, &c , are of such an injurious character as to pro- duce palsj', neuralgic pains, diseased eyes, and other painful and serious disorders. For a more detailed examination of these subjects, as well as for a knowledge of the hygienic rules relative to diet, sleep, an attention to the bowels, kidneys, &c., the reader is referred to the author's American Family Physician, or Domestic Guide to Health; the rules therein laid down will be found, in gen- eral, applicable to both sexes. Many of the maladies to which females are subject, are fre- quently occasioned by a too early marriage. The health and happiness of parents, as well as of their offspring, is promoted or retarded, according to the conditions which are present when parties are united in wedlock. If the female be too young, the system not having completed its development and become fitted for the proper fulfilment of the new and impor- tant functions which are called into action by a married life not only will the offspring be diseased or of imperfect constitu- tions, but the precocious mother will soon be robbed of all her