CHLOROSIS OR ANAEMIA.
Home Treatment: Plenty of good food and fresh air will do much to restore the blood. Keep the bowels free. Satisfactory results have been brought about by a systematic use of iron as a tonic.
DISORDERS OF THE MENSES.
Retention of Menstruation.
Treatment: When due to the condition of the blood, recommend good food, fresh air, and sunshine to improve circulation. If the result of cold and exposure means and appliances for restoring the circulation must be adopted.
In either case the bowels should be kept open by injections.
Vicarious Menstruation.
Treatment: No attempt should be made to stop the hemorrhage during the monthly period. The discharge is usually light although it occasionally causes great weakness. This disorder is caused by the suppression of the menses, and must be treated accordingly between periods.
Cessation of the Menses.
Commonly called "Change of Life."