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tincture of iodine to each ounce of the glycerine, alternating the use
of this with that of pure glycerine; or, the iodine and glycerine may be
used every third day, and the glycerine alone on the two intervening
days. As the iodine will color the finger somewhat, it is well to know
that this unpleasant effect may be almost or entirely avoided by coating
that member with lard, sweet oil, or vaseline. The stain may be readily
removed with a solution of iodide of potassium. The use of Dr. Pierce's
Antiseptic and Healing Suppositories as advised on an other page under
the head of Ulceration of the Uterus will aid greatly in effecting a
cure.

If your medicine dealer does not have these Suppositories in stock, mail
25 cents in stamps to Dr. R.V. Pierce, Buffalo, N.Y., and a box will be
sent you by return post.

It is well to alternate Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery with Dr.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription, taking of each three times a day. By
persevering in this course of treatment, nine-tenths of those who are
thus afflicted will improve and be fully restored to health,
fruitfulness and happiness. If barrenness continue, the case should be
unreservedly submitted, either in person or by letter, to a physician
skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of these affections.

From the foregoing remarks, the reader will perceive that there are a
variety of diseased conditions, any one of which may produce sterility.
It is equally true that nearly all these conditions may be easily cured
by proper medical or surgical treatment. A frequent cause of barrenness
is stricture of the neck of the uterus. No medicine that a woman can
take or have applied will remove this unnatural condition. Fortunately,
however, the means to be employed cause no pain, are perfectly safe, and
the time required to effect a cure is short, rarely over twenty or
thirty days.

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DISPLACEMENTS OF THE WOMB.

The relative positions of the womb and surrounding organs, when in a
state of health, are well illustrated by Fig. 1, page 680. The womb is
supported in its place by resting upon the vaginal walls, and by a broad
ligament on either side, as well as by other connective tissues. By
general debility of the system, the supports of the womb, like the other
tissues of the body, become weakened and inadequate to perfectly perform
their duty, thus permitting various displacements of that organ.

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