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itself. The following rule should be observed when possible:--Just as
soon as menstruation appears, the person should go to bed and remain
there quietly until the flow is nearly over.

Of course it is an easy matter to give these directions, and exceedingly
hard, often quite impossible, for them to be carried out. Many women
have work that must be done, or children who must be cared for during
these days just as well as any other time, and it is almost out of the
question for them to remain quiet.

Yet the question seems to be whether they will remain in bed two or
three days at this time, and then have far better health for the rest of
the month, or whether they will drag along through all the month. We
would certainly urge that this suggestion be carried out as often as
possible, and that for one or two days the person keep as quietly in bed
as possible.

=When Very Excessive.=--If the flow is very free, then the foot of the bed
may be raised three or four inches by placing blocks of wood under each
lower corner. This will tend to check the flow.

=Wonderful Cures Possible.=--Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
made some most startling and almost miraculous cures in just these
conditions. An immense number of letters are on file from women who have
despaired of relief, given up all hope, and who were confirmed invalids
until after taking this famous remedy. Its continued use heals the
inflammation in the cavity of the uterus, causes a better circulation
through that organ, makes the blood richer, strengthens the digestion,
and thus greatly improves the general health.

=Relief is Prompt.=--The very next month after beginning its use the flow
is diminished, the next month it is still less, and so on, until soon
there is only a regular, natural menstruation.

=A Happy Change.=--And what a change this means to suffering women! It
means new life, new hope, new ambition, new courage. It means work
better done, children better cared for, and all social and domestic
duties better performed. I am indeed most happy in being able to tell
suffering women what prompt relief Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
is sure to bring them.

In these cases I always recommend the use of the Vegetable Compound in
the form of Lozenges, or Pills.

=Metrorrhagia.=--When there is great loss of blood at other times than
during the menstrual period, it is given the technical name of
metrorrhagia. It means "uterine hemorrhage.