in airy, well-ventilated rooms;
exercise daily in the open air, either by walking or riding; avoid
violent emotions; shun exposure to wet, stormy weather, wet feet, etc.

Keep the bowels regulated with the following:

Mercurial pill, one grain; ipecac powder, one-half grain; compound
rhubarb pill, three grains. Mix for a pill to be taken every night.

Or, one ounce of hicra picra, or powdered aloes with castella, mixed
in a pint of gin, which should stand for four or five days, after
which a tablespoonful in a glass of water may be taken every morning
or second morning, as the case may be.

If the patient is large and fleshy, of full habit, the following is
recommended:

Sulphate of magnesia, one and one-half ounces; compound infusion of
roses, five ounces; cinnamon water, one ounce. Mix, Dose: Two
tablespoonfuls once a day.

If there are nervous symptoms prominent, give valerianate of zinc,
eight grains; tincture of valerian, two drams; orange flower water,
three and a half ounces; syrup of red poppies, two drams. Mix. Dose: A
tablespoonful every six hours.

FALLING OF THE WOMB

_(Prolapsus uteri)._

Falling of the womb is simply a sinking down of the organ, and may be
so slight as not to be noticed or so great that the organ will
protrude between the legs through the external opening. It is not a
disease of the womb itself, but of some of its supports.

So long as the vagina retains its natural size and the ligaments are
but two and a half inches long the organ will not be displaced.
Whatever tends to relax and weaken the system may cause the complaint.
The muscles of the abdomen which support the intestines being weakened
from any cause will allow the intestines to press down upon the womb
and its ligaments, and, in consequence of this constant pressure, they
give way. Another cause is too early exercise after childbearing.
Flooding and leucorrhoea, or whites, if allowed to continue for a
long time, will produce it; in delicate females, continued running up
and down stairs, also tight lacing, dancing, leaping, and running,
particularly during the period of menstruation, when the womb is
increased in weight by the blood contained in it. The use of medicines
to loosen the bowels, which is very common among many, is still
another cause of the disorder.

Most females who are troubled with falling of the womb think that it
is necessary to a cure that they