operly care for themselves during this change.

=Keep Under Its Influence.=--Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is a
great tonic in itself, bracing up the whole nervous system, aiding
digestion, and causing all the forces of the body to act more in accord
with nature.

Then it has a special influence over the uterus and ovaries; indeed, so
marked is its power to correct disease that all the trying days of the
"change of life" may be passed over in perfect safety, if only the
system be continuously kept under its influence.

=May Be Made Easy and Natural.=--Women who have been dreading this change,
and who have been made to look upon it as something horrible to pass
through, may now lay all such anxiety aside, for Mrs. Pinkham long ago
solved the problem of making this time of life as healthy and natural as
any other.

It is not claiming too much to say that if women everywhere will only
take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound through this trying time,
they will come out of it feeling better in every way than they have felt
for many years. =If you do not understand your ailments, write to Mrs.
Pinkham, Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free and always helpful. Such letters
are strictly confidential and answered with the help of women only.=

CHAPTER X.

PREGNANCY, ITS SYMPTOMS, DISEASES, ETC.

=Sometimes Difficult to Tell.=--Even the most skilled physicians sometimes
make mistakes in stating that pregnancy exists when it does not.

=The First Sign.=--The most valuable and striking sign of pregnancy is the
cessation of the monthly periods; yet even this is not always reliable.
Sometimes menstruation continues for three or four months, especially
during the first pregnancy, although this is exceedingly rare. As a
rule, to which there is hardly an exception, if menstruation ceases in a
married woman who has previously been regular, she is, in all
probability, pregnant.

=Other Signs.=--Another important sign is the enlargement of the abdomen,
although this cannot be detected much before the fourth month. A
valuable sign, also, is the enlargement of the breasts, with a widening
and browning of the pink ring around the nipples. Enlargement of the
breasts often begins as early as the second month, and is quite marked
by the fourth or fifth month.

=Morning Sickness.=--Morning sickness is a symptom present in the majority
of cases. It usually consists of a marked nausea upon rising, and
perhaps vomiting. This