Practical treatise on diseases peculiar to women and girls : to which is added an eclectic system of midwifery : also, the treatment of the diseases of children and the remedies used in the cure of diseases, particularly adapted to the use of heads of families & midwives / by Buel Eastman.

  • Eastman, Buell.
Date:
1848
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Credit: Practical treatise on diseases peculiar to women and girls : to which is added an eclectic system of midwifery : also, the treatment of the diseases of children and the remedies used in the cure of diseases, particularly adapted to the use of heads of families & midwives / by Buel Eastman. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    senses attain fresh and peculiar activity, the intel- lectual faculties become greatly developed, while the moral and social manifestations show themselves in that indescribable feeling of interest, and captivating modesty and affection which characterize the female sex. 2. Menstruation signifies a monthly discharge of colored fluid resembling blood, happening every lunar month, commencing at puberty, and continuing until the end of child-bearing, unless interrupted by pregnancy, suckling or disease. Before the appear- ance of the menses, they almost always announce themselves in the altered appearance of the female. Her mind is replete with changes ; puerile amusements now yield to maturer enjoyments, and rational inquiry; capricious attachments give place to sincere, unaffect- ed and permanent friendship ; and the best proportions the individual is susceptible of, are now suddenly and successfully developed,, in a word, a new creature almost seems to be suddenly formed. Besides the physical and moral changes just spoken of, there are other circumstances which mark the pubescent period to be near at hand—such as headache, dulness of the eyes, pains in the pelvic regions, lassitude, whimsical appetite, slight whitish or milky mucus discharge from the vagina. The menstrous discharge is secreted by the arteries in the womb; and proceeds from its mouth gradually from three to six days, though in some it is finished in a few hours, and there is