B. G. Jefferis and J. L. Nichols, Searchlights on Health — The Diseases of Women (1919)
“ Because the woman has been considered less fit for the struggles of the active workaday world, she has been kept at home, shut in from the air and sunshine, deprived of healthy exercise, and obliged to live a life of confinement and inactivity. ”
B. G. Jefferis and J. L. Nichols, Searchlights on Health — The Diseases of Women (1919)
“ Outdoor exercise, light but nourishing diet, and general attention to the nervous system will bring prompt relief. Intercourse, if attempted, should be quiet and unfrequent. An effort should be made to keep the thoughts on other subjects. ”
B. G. Jefferis and J. L. Nichols, Searchlights on Health — The Diseases of Women (1919)
“ Build up the physical condition by an abundance of good food, fresh air and sunshine, with moderate exercise. Astringent injections and vaginal suppositories of oak bark, myrrh, and cocoa-butter will usually bring relief. ”
