the nerves, as before
described, producing uncomfortable feelings, a teaspoonful of the
tincture of castor or asafoetida, with an equal quantity of compound
spirits of lavender, mixed in a little water, will seldom fail to
afford relief, which may, if necessary, be repeated on its recurrence.

MORNING SICKNESS

is one of the most painful feelings attendant on the pregnant state,
and it is one of those which medicine commonly fails to relieve. A cup
of camomile or peppermint tea, taken when first awaking, and suffering
the patient to be still for an hour, will frequently alleviate the
distressing sickness; but should it recur during the day, and if these
means fail, two or three teaspoonfuls of the following mixture should
then be taken either occasionally or, when the vomiting and heartburn
are more continual, immediately after each meal:

Take of--
Calcined magnesia, One dram;
Distilled water, Six ounces;
Aromatic tincture of rhatany, Six drams;
Water of pure ammonia, One dram.

Mix. The anxiety and sometimes despondency of mind--in other words,
lowness of spirits--to which pregnant women are more or less liable
greatly depends on the state of their general health and the natural
temper and character of the individual; but it can be greatly
aggravated, and may often be excited by circumstances or officious
persons. Let me, then, urge upon you the _important necessity_ of
keeping the mind as tranquil and cheerful as possible, particularly
during the first four months of pregnancy. A judicious course of this
kind will produce the most beneficial and well-balanced mind in the
child; while, if the contrary, a desponding and nervous temperament,
with many other peculiarities, will be the consequence.

SURE TEST FOR THE DETECTION OF PREGNANCY.

M. Nauche has found that the urine of pregnant women contains a
particular substance, which, when the urine is allowed to stand
separates and forms a pellicle on the surface. M. Enguiser, from an
extensive series of observations, has confirmed the fact, and
ascertained that kisteine, as this particular substance has been
called, is constantly formed on the surface of the urine of women in a
state of pregnancy. The urine must be allowed to stand for from two to
six days, when minute opaque bodies are observed to rise from the
bottom to the surface of the flui