The learned Dr. Dewees, of Philadelphia, whose experience in the treatment of the diseases of women was perhaps as great as that of any other man, went so far even as to say, “The vulgar error that women at this period of life are always in danger, is replete with danger to the suffering sex;” and he continues: “I feel it a duty to declare that they are not necessarily more obnoxious to disease at this than at any other period of their existence.” According to observations made on the bills of mortality in France, by M. Benoiston de Chateaunauf, as quoted by Dr. Dewees, it appears that fewer women die between the ages of forty and fifty than men, or, indeed, at any other period of their lives after puberty; and further, that this change is effected without much disturbance; that they live not only longer than men, but are more free from morbid inconveniences. These facts are well worthy of notice. In some cases, the menstrual function becomes more copious about the time at which it is to cease, and amounts almost, or quite, to an hemorrhage. Sometimes it ceases, and then returns again; and thus an irregularity is caused. At length a final cessation occurs. In the place of menstrual fluid, a sort of mucous discharge takes place at times; the individual experiences lassitude and depression of spirits, nervous complaints set in, and, in some cases, serious diseases come on. But, poorly as the rules of health are by the many observed, the picture is often reversed—the woman’s health becomes re-established, and firmer and better than before. She appears often more plump and ruddy after the change of life has taken place, and does, in fact, seem to grow younger for a time. THE CHANGE OF LIFE. Fanciful writers have sometimes indulged in poetic strains, depicting the changes of this season, as being very unfavorable to the personal attraction of woman. It is said, “that the bosom and cheeks become flaccid, the skin is wrinkled and appears to be too large, and loses its delicateness; the eyes sink in their orbits; the carnation of the cheeks is supplanted by a yellow tint; that empurpled flush which once, amid smiles, sat on her rosy lips, is chased away by a bluish or leaden hue. Every circumstance proclaims that the season of the pleasures is past, and that she can no longer rely on the attractions peculiar to her sex.”