Tokology : $b A book for every womanStockham, Alice B. (Alice Bunker)
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Tokology : $b A book for every woman
Stockham, Alice B. (Alice Bunker)
Women -- Health and hygiene
For many years I was subject to insomnia. I found temporary benefit
from looking steadily at one object, keeping the eyes wide open. It is
better to have the object above and back of the head, so that the eye
is forced to roll backward and upward. Keep the eyes open as long as
possible. When at last they close, still in imagination look at the
object, keeping the mind steadily upon it. There is one measure still
better than this for insomnia; that is, to become entirely indifferent
as to whether you sleep or not. Possess yourself of the belief that
sleep is unnecessary for you, that you are as well off without it.
Occupy your mind by reciting poetry, recalling the past, or planning
work for the future, assuring yourself that your body is getting rest.
If you can become entirely convinced of this fact, with no lurking
combative belief, you will be surprised to see that you have obtained a
condition which will soon result in oblivion.
LEUCORRHEA.--A thin, milky greenish or watery discharge is not
unfrequently a great annoyance in pregnancy, and a drain upon the
vitality. It is usually the result of inflammation in the uterus and
vagina, or an irritation set up by hardened feces in the rectum.
Leucorrhea is not a disease, but is simply the symptom of a disease,
as the cough or sputa are symptoms of bronchitis. This is nature’s
effort to throw off inflammation. She fails in the attempt, and such a
condition is produced that the discharge becomes chronic.
Do not use astringents for leucorrhea. They only palliate by drying the
secretion for a short time. When the remedy is omitted the discharge
returns, or more grave symptoms appear. The cause should be treated.
For many cases good results will follow the use of hot injections
of carbolic soap suds. Two hours a day, wear cotton in the vagina
saturated with glycerine. This temporarily increases the discharge, but
aids to remove irritation. Like other symptoms this yields to thorough
hygienic measures.
PRURITUS of the vulva often becomes very troublesome; may be the result
of a sanious leucorrhea, excessive dryness, inflammation or eruptions.
For the first cause, treat accordingly. For inflammation of the labia
apply cloths in a cold lotion of borax, one teaspoonful to a quart of
water. For dryness apply glycerine upon cotton. Pruritus will usually
be relieved by the following lotion:
℞ Tincture Lobelia }
} a a ʒij
” Benzoin }
Glycerine }
} a a ℥j
Alcohol }
Add benzoin last, slowly.
Apply upon absorbent cotton or oakum. Cleanse the parts frequently with
carbolic soap suds.
As hygienic treatment of pregnancy is fully given, other symptoms are
omitted. Remember that suffering is the result of violated laws. With
physical as moral law:
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