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liberated and normal movements established.

DISEASES OF WOMEN.

Uterine and ovarian congestion, chronic inflammation, discharges, morbid
enlargement, prolapsus, anteversion and retroversion, anteflexion and
retroflexion, and other derangements of the womb and its appendages, are
radically cured by the vibratory, rubbing, kneading, and other
movements, administered through the manipulator and other mechanical
appliances employed at the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute.

To those who are tired of taking medicine, this mode of treatment
commends itself as being both agreeable and efficient. There is no case
too weak, nervous, or helpless for the use of this curative agent. It is
entirely devoid of objectionable features, being _always applied outside
the clothing_.

CAUSE OF FEMALE WEAKNESS. The true relations of cause and effect are
very liable to be misunderstood, when considering the various diseases
incident to the organs contained in the female pelvis. Treatment
intended to be remedial is therefore very often misdirected and fails to
afford relief, positive injury frequently resulting instead. When the
nature of these diseases is properly understood, their cure can be
effected with comparative ease.

These diseases are always attended with weakness, which is often very
great, of the muscles that hold the diseased organs in position. The
muscles forming the walls of the abdomen, and the diaphragm, or midriff,
all of which are concerned in the act of respiration, become feeble and
only partially perform their functions. In health, they act constantly,
even during sleep, producing a rhythmical movement, which is
communicated to the contents of the abdominal and pelvic cavities. This
motion promotes a healthy circulation in the parts. In almost all
affections of the pelvic organs, this normal condition is greatly
diminished.

Diminution of the motions of respiration is attended with an increase of
the amount of the blood in the pelvic organs, constituting an
engorgement of the parts, called congestion, or inflammation. This gives
rise to enlargement of the womb, ulcerations, tumors, and a multitude of
kindred secondary effects, usually considered as the primary disease and
treated as such. The contents of the cavity of the trunk, weighing
several pounds, are allowed to gravitate down and rest upon the contents
of the pelvis, forcing the congested uterus and ovaries down out of
their natural positions,