Sulphate of Zinc   1 dram
Sulphate of Alum   1 dram
Glycerin           6 ounces

Put a tablespoonful to each quart of warm water and use as injection.

It is well to remember the injections must be given in large quantities, and used in a fountain syringe.  A gallon can be used at one time.

5.  Witch-hazel in warm water makes an excellent injection in many cases.  It can be used in the proportion of one-fifth water of witch-hazel to four-fifths of warm water.

6.  Many other simple remedies may be named, Cranesbill is one.  Vaginal cones are now made for leucorrhea.  These are used about every third night and a thorough injection taken the next day.  There are many varieties, most of them are good and can be bought at any drug store.

[Woman’s department 513]

Menopause. (Change of Life).  The active menstrual life lasts on an average for thirty years and ends between forty and fifty years of age.  The courts have recognized the age of fifty-three years as the limit that a woman can become pregnant.

The onset of the change of life, may be sudden or gradual.  The organs shrink and waste.  The womb shrinks and part of its muscular tissue disappears and its walls become thin, soft and relaxed.  The ovaries become small and harder.  The vagina shortens and also becomes narrower.  Sudden mental shock, wasting disease or change of climate, may cause a sudden appearance of the change of life.

Symptoms.—­Many women hardly notice any change, as it comes on gradually.  Other women have all kinds of bodily and mental symptoms, and some are afraid of becoming insane.  The heart palpitates readily, feelings of heat and cold, flushes of heat of the face, followed by sudden sweating.  Rush of blood to the head so quickly sometimes as to make the patient lose temporary consciousness.  The spirits are very much depressed, sleeplessness is common in some women.

Mothers’ remedies. 1.  Change of Life, a Useful Herb Remedy for.—­ “Motherwort is one of the most useful herbs to relieve obstructed menstrual flow.  There is no better herb for cleansing the womb and removing obstructions in the female at change of life.  Dose:  A wineglassful of the decoction three times a day.”

2.  Change of Life, excessive Flowing.  An Old Tried Remedy for.—­“One ounce of nutmeg, grated, one pint Jamaica rum.  Mix well and shake before taking.  Dose :—­One teaspoonful three times a day as long as necessary.”  I tried this remedy upon the advice of a physician at the time of “change of life” and was very soon relieved, so I heartily recommend it.

3.  Change of Life.  Good Advice From an Experienced Mother.—­“The first and most important point to consider is the general health of the patient.  If the general health can be sustained there will be no danger attending this critical period of life.  Therefore whatever form of disease may manifest itself the one object should be to seek a remedy in time.  Take special pains to preserve general good health and take care not to overwork, take plenty of outdoor exercise and keep up a regular action of the bowels.  Purify the blood with tonics if necessary.”