edy, and ever. after its grand and important discovery, when by art I succeeded in bringing it to its present availability and perfection, I felt conscious that prejudice and skepticism, and a low-minded incredulity, might object to its use. Ignorance always assumes that she is the only safe repository of virtue. That knowledge is unsafe and dangerous, and leads to improper consequences. The remedy being new and original, and having not yet the sanction of custom and the approval of general usage, I anticipated that some might try to object to its favorable introduction because persons might misapply or misdirect its use. So upon every subject there are heard two voices. Let one illustration suffice. When Guttenburg, the first printer, was working in his cell in the Monastery of St. Aborsgot, he tells us that he heard two voices address him. The one bade him desist; told him of the power his invention would put in the hands of bad men to propagate their wickedness; told him how men would profane the art he had created, and how posterity would have cause to curse the man who gave it to the world. So impressed was Guttenburg with what he heard, that he took a hammer and broke to pieces the types he had laboriously put together. His work of destruction was only stayed by another voice, sweet and musical, that fell upon his ear, telling him to go on and to rejoice in his work; that all good might be made the cause of evil; that God would bless the right in the end. So to all of us still come those voices that came to Guttenburg, questioning our intents as well as the results of our labors, and like him may we have the courage and genius to be humane, and absolve Ourselves from every ban of convention which impedes progress or is a hindrance to the well-being of mankind.

"It is a first inquiry if the 'WAFER FOR FEMALE WEAKNESS' contains any deleterious or poisonous substance or any property injurious to health. Anything, in fact, which can in any way operate to the prejudice of the uterine organs, or in the slightest detract from their functional powers. We

make our answers complete at once by affirming that they contain nothing injurious to the health of women or in the slightest degree opposed to the functionai integrity of the female constitution, either in its present. or ultimate effects. The directions which accompany each box, enumerate their medicinal properties and qualifying remedial effects, which determine their character, entitling them to our high consideration for female weakness. Their employment, so far from being in any sense detrimental, is of high moment, especially in the alleviation and cure of Leucorrhoeal discharges, checking passive Hemorrhage, excessive Catamenia and Menorrhagic tendencies. They have proved to be excellent remedies in ulcerations of the neck and mouth of the Uterus, and all the female ailments which have been enumerated.

"When the directions, as given in each box, are faithfully followed, we have the utmost confidence in this WAFER as a certain and safe remedy. The wonderful predisposition and exceedingly great aptitude of all women to female weakness is the reason why the WAFER should be properly employed, and with that care and conscious prudence which every female should exercise, they will prove effective for the purposes for which they are designed. As it is not possible. nor proper to make public references of their successful employment, we would simply ask those who have become acquainted with the virtues of the WAFER to speak to their friends who need them, and thus introduce them to favorable notice. From the foregoing pages, the reader will also perceive that I have treated the subject with care and with the gravity it demands. I have done so, also, in order that each may be able to form some opinion as to the merits of the remedy proposed, and be able to distinguish it from any article put forward without the sanctions of skill or experience. Those who wish to communicate with me personally and confidentially by letter on this subject, or concerning female diseases or weaknesses, and their proper management, will bear in mind my address."

So much for what others have said upon this subject, and in conclusion I will only add that I have a thorough knowledge of the "WAFER" spoken of, know all the ingredients of which it is compounded, and have the right to make and prescribe the same. I have used this WAFER in my private practice during the past ten years, with only two cases arising which may be called failures, or even an approach to failure. The peculiar diseases to which women are subject, are aggravated, after marriage, by excessive venery, and therefore no young couple should presume to enter into this holy alliance without first providing this remedy, that it may always be at hand if needed. Mothers are sure to transmit to the offspring the diseases with which they are afflicted during pregnancy, and this will explain why our American women are so generally the victims of female weakness - they have inherited from their mothers and will transmit it to their children if nothing is done. I can give numerous references to ladies of the highest standing in society, showing that these WAFERS are a perfect panecea for all the ailments and weaknesses to which woman is subject by reason of her sex.

In addition to this WAFER, I have a most wonderful remedy for barrenness, which I have named "The Elixir of Life. It is not only a perfect specific for sterility, on the part of the female, in cases where there is no malformation, but in the case of males who have lost their powers of virility, the ELIXIR works like magic. I have employed this remedy very successfully for many years, and now there are scores of couples blessed with children who would have else gone childless to their graves. But as in the case of the WAFER, so of the ELIXIR. I do not like to prescribe either without a personal interview, for there are so many things to be considered that I have not time to write the necessary questions. Full particulars should be stated by letter, where a personal interview cannot be had.

CHAPTER V.

TEMPORARY SEPARATION; PREPARATIONS; CONCEPTION.

At least one month before conception is to be attempted there should be a separation between the man and woman, during which they should not meet. One should leave home, and it is preferable that it should be the woman. Let her go on a visit to her mother, or some very kind friend, where she is sure not only of being welcome, but that her company is actually desired. A mountainous region, or thick forest groves, made healthy by pellucid streams of flowing water, or the sea shore in a rural district during the pleasant season, should be selected as the retreat, in preference to a city, village, or the open plain. The object is to bring her into the closest possible rapport with Nature, not only inhaling a pure atmosphere, but taking in the magnetism of Nature in all its purity and freshness. If asked the why, my answer is that as the human is a progression from mother earth, and really her offspring, that when we would train the human into the highest conditions, we must resort to first principles, in their strongest and healthiest conditions, coming down to the very dust from which we sprang, rather than stuffing with poundcake and champagne.

During this antenatal probation the woman should subsist entirely upon the most nutritious diet, using the greatest care never to gorge the stomach, or to partake of food not easy of digestion. What this food should be, she will be able to determine herself better than any physician can for her, because no two persons are alike, and what is wholesome nutri

ment for one may be poison for another.

This I can say,

however, the food should be as near as possible the natural product, avoiding what are called "appetizers," "artificial condiments, etc." The person to whom mustard, pickles, etc., have become a necessity, is like the boy in a cold windy day who continues thrusting his hands into warm water, declaring that they would freeze if he did not. And so indeed they would, if he had continued this foolish operation for a length of time, since every time he puts them into the water renders them more tender and sensitive to the cold. So, too, persons may so accustom themselves to living on poisons-poisons that are slowly destroying life-that the system as well as the appetite seems to demand them.

The meals should be regular, the food well masticated, be eaten slowly, amid cheerful conversation, the mind free from care and anxiety. Better to miss a meal entirely, than to eat it half masticated, or when the mind is distracted by anxiety, hatred, or any of the discordant emotions.

Constant exercise in the open air is of the utmost importance. It would be better if this exercise partook of the nature of labor, rather than to walk about mechanically and listlessly. Working in a garden, amid the flowers and sunshine is excellent. But she should have no fear of being "sunburnt." Indeed she should court the sun's rays full in her face, instead of striving to avoid them by seeking the shade or hiding behind a huge sun-bonnet. She should also dig in the soil with her hands, exposing her naked feet to the fresh earth, when this can be done with safety from being chilled. The next best kind of exercise is going a hunting or fishing, provided she can enter upon either with enthusiasm. To do so mechanically, with no heart for the sport, would be no better than taking a walk without any object in view save to have exercise.

The exercise recommended will of course necessitate frequent ablutions and a daily bath. The exercise will tend