ter, it is sometimes advisable to inject remedial
fluids. These injections may readily be made with the fountain or bulb
syringe, introducing not less than from two to four ounces. This may be
retained sufficiently long to exert its remedial effects upon the mucous
surface, which usually takes from five to eight minutes. The hips should
be elevated, and the nozzle of the syringe surrounded by a napkin or
other similar material, upon which moderate compression can be made so
as to retain the fluid in the vagina for the necessary period.

When suffering from any uterine trouble, it is necessary to avoid severe
fatigue. The amount and character of exercise should be suited to the
condition of the patient; while, most important of all, the strictest
abstinence from sexual intercourse should be observed.

To those who are unable readily to obtain the Fountain Syringe above
recommended we can send by mail, post-paid, one of these instruments on
receipt of $2.00.

A Soft Rubber-bulb, or Pump Syringe (illustrated in Fig. 7), not so good
for making vaginal injections, can be sent by us, post-paid, for from
75cts. to $1.50, the price varying with the quality and size.

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STERILITY.

(BARRENNESS.)

Real sentiment and interest center in fecundity, since the desires and
happiness of mankind are consummated in marriage and procreation. How
dreary would life be without love, companionship, and the family! How
precious are the ties that bind our hearts to father, mother, daughter,
and son! The love of children is innate in the heart of every true man
and woman. Each child born supplements the lives of its parents with new
interest, awakens tender concern, and unites their sympathies with its
young life.

How dreary is the thought that one may attain a ripe old age with
neither son nor daughter to smooth the decline of life, or sorrow for
his or her departure! How many women desire a _first-born_ of love, the
idol of their waiting hearts, a soul, which shall be begotten within,
clothed with their own nature, and yet immortal! It is a natural
instinct, this yearning of the heart for offspring; and yet little is
said upon this subject, in which so much is experienced. All that is
beautiful and lovely in woman, finds its climax in motherhood. What
earthly being do we love so devotedly as our mother?

[Illustration: Fig. 8.]

Men and women exhibit but little concern, mere idle curi