, or poverty of the
blood.

=Anaemic Girls.=--Such girls are listless, easily tired, nervous, with
little appetite, poor digestion, and with no resistive power.

By taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Blood Purifier regularly a most remarkable
change is brought about; and by the use of an easily digested and very
nourishing diet, as just given in this chapter, together with plenty of
outdoor exercise, this condition can be corrected before serious trouble
ensues.

=Dysmenorrhoea.=--This is better known as "painful menstruation." It is
due to a large number of causes, and yet can almost invariably be
relieved by proper treatment.

=Two Great Causes.=--In the great majority of cases the cause is two-fold:
Weakness of the nerves and congestion of the uterus. These are so
closely allied that it is often quite impossible to tell which is the
ruling factor; indeed, one seems to be largely dependent upon the other.

It is certainly true that congestion of the uterus almost invariably
produces neuralgia of different parts of the body; while nervous
exhaustion, nervous prostration, neuralgia, and general nervousness
often show themselves by this increased pain at the menstrual period.

=Symptoms of Dysmenorrhoea.=--Usually the most marked pain is before the
flow is well established. The person has a heavy pain in the lower part
of the bowels, with sharp, darting pains extending down the back of the
limbs. Then the pain becomes more concentrated in the uterus itself, or
sometimes in an ovary at the side.

The pain may begin as a dull, heavy ache, which gradually changes into a
sharp, darting pain, and which culminates at last in distinct and
positive attacks of uterine colic, or cramps.

The person suffers such intense pain that a chill may be produced which
is followed by a high fever. Often the pains are of a bearing-down
character, and are not unlike those in the last stages of ordinary
labor.

=Often Make a Complete Wreck.=--These attacks of uterine cramps tell
severely on the general health of the person, and if they are allowed to
continue without treatment, they almost invariably make a complete wreck
of the constitution.

=Can Be Cured.=--This most distressing and most agonizing complaint may be
quickly and entirely cured by a thorough course of treatment with Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. This remedy should be taken
continuously; not a day should pass without the regular dose.

=Old Cases Cured.=--If the dis