ssion is the result of
any acute disease, the health must first be re-established, otherwise
it would be wrong to force the menses. When this has been done,
immediately before the return of the period a warm hip bath should be
taken every night for six nights, and one of the following pills taken
three times a day:

Fresh powdered ergot of rye, Fifty grains;
Barbadoes aloes, Twelve grains;
Essential oil of juniper, Twelve drops.

Make into twelve pills with syrup or mucilage, washing down each pill
with a cupful of pennyroyal tea.

CESSATION OF THE MENSES--CHANGE OF LIFE.

By the phrase, "change of life," or, the critical period, we
understand the final cessation, or stoppage, of the menses. It usually
takes place between the ages of forty and fifty, although in some
cases it may occur as early as thirty, and in others not until sixty.
However, we can expect the change about the forty-fifth year.

The symptoms will vary according to the constitution of the woman. In
some the change occurs by the discharge gradually diminishing in
quantity; in others, by the intervals between the periods being
lengthened. A woman may pass this period without having any more
unpleasant symptoms than an occasional rush of blood to the head, or a
headache. Others, however, may have very severe symptoms arise, which
will require the care of an intelligent physician. These disagreeable
sensations should receive a careful consideration and not be hushed up
with the reply that these complaints arise from the "change of life"
and will vanish whenever that change takes place. The foundation of
serious trouble may be laid which will make the remainder of her
existence a burden and cut short a life which might have been
conducted to a good old age. While this change is in progress, in
probably the majority of cases there is more or less disturbance of
the health. It is sometimes quite impossible to say exactly what is
the trouble with the patient, except that she is out of health. The
following are some of the symptoms which may arise: Headache,
dizziness, biliousness, sour stomach, indigestion, diarrhoea, piles,
costiveness, itching of the private parts, cramp and colic of the
bowels, palpitation of the heart, swelling of the limbs and abdomen,
pains in the back and loins, paleness and general weakness.

TREATMENT.

Eat and drink moderately; sleep