iry into the
exact frequency of the menstrual period with her young daughter, at
least during the first two years of the menstrual function.

If there is pain at this time, then something is certainly wrong, and
treatment should be taken at once. If there is irregularity, this also
requires most prompt attention, as it will surely develop into something
serious sooner or later. If the flow is too free, or not free enough, or
if there is any deviation from the standard of health, the mother should
be acquainted with it, and should proceed at once to correct the
difficulty.

=First Two Years Very Important.=--If a girl can get through the first two
years of her menstrual life without serious disease, she stands a very
good chance of enjoying good health during the rest of her life; while a
slight mistake at this time may produce the most serious disease in
later life. If you do not understand your ailments write to Mrs.
Pinkham, Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free and always helpful.

CHAPTER VII.

DISORDERS OF MENSTRUATION.

=Amenorrhoea.=--This is a condition in which the monthly flow is
suspended. It can hardly be called a disease, as it is rather a symptom
of some disorder of the uterus, or of some constitutional defect. This
may occur at the time when menstruation should normally appear, namely,
from fourteen to fifteen years of age.

=Danger of a Decline.=--If the young girl does not menstruate at sixteen,
seventeen, or eighteen, something is certainly wrong, and treatment
should be taken at once in order to correct the difficulty before the
girl goes into a decline. It is not wise to trust too much to nature in
these cases.

Such girls are generally thin and pale, with a peculiar sallow, or
yellowish-green color to the skin which has given rise to the term
"green-sickness," or "Chlorosis." They fall easy victims to scrofula,
consumption, nervous prostration, insomnia, and other diseases.

=Treatment.=--When the time for menstruation arrives, and the flow does
not appear, the mother should give her daughter regular doses of Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. This remedy acts strictly according to
the laws of nature, and simply brings about natural conditions.

For some reason nature may not succeed in beginning this important
change in the girl's life, but with the help that comes from the
Vegetable Compound, this is sure to come to pass.

=How Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Acts.=--A bette