e steady pains at the commencement of the menstrual
flow, and they increase in violence and become decidedly expulsive. The
mouth of the uterus gradually dilates, and finally, the membrane is
forced out of the uterus, attended with a slight flow of blood and an
entire subsidence of the pain.

THE TREATMENT, in all the preceding varieties of dysmenorrhea, should
consist of measures to determine the circulation of the blood to the
surface, and increase the perspiratory functions. Congestion and
inflammation of the internal organs are generally induced by exposure to
cold or from insufficient clothing. Sometimes they follow from neglect
of the skin, which is not kept clean and its excretory function
encouraged by warm clothing. The domestic treatment at the monthly
crisis should be commenced by the administration of hot foot, and
sitz-baths, after which the patient should be warmly covered in bed, and
bottles of hot water applied to the extremities, back, and thighs. Dr.
Pierce's Compound Extract of Smart-weed should be given in full doses,
frequently repeated, to secure its diaphoretic, emmenagogue, and anodyne
effects, which, for this painful affection, is unsurpassed. For the
radical cure of this disease, whether of a congestive, inflammatory, or
neuralgic character, Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, which is sold
by druggists, is a pleasant and specific remedy, which will most
speedily correct the abnormal condition that produces the trouble, and
thereby obviate the necessity of passing this terrible ordeal at every
monthly period. The patient should take two teaspoonfuls of the medicine
three times a day, and keep up its use in these doses for weeks.
Frequently, one month will suffice to cure, but in most cases, a longer
season is required. In the end, the suffering patient will not be
disappointed, but will become a new being, ready for the enjoyment and
duties of life. The bowels should be kept regular throughout the
treatment by the use of Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, if necessary. A
hand or sponge-bath should be used daily to keep the skin active, and be
followed by a brisk rubbing of the surface with a rough towel or
flesh-brush. A wet sheet pack will cleanse the pores of the skin and
invite the blood into the minute capillaries of the surface, and thus
prove of great benefit. It should be repeated after an interval of seven
days, but ought to be omitted if near the approach of a menstrual
period. The clothin