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To thofe prevailing fymptoms of greenfickness may be added, a countenance wan and fallow, with remarkable palenefs of the lips, and exceffive coldness of the feet, all arifing from the fame caufe, viz. an impoverish'd, watery blood, and the want of its free circulation. The patient's appetite is whimsical and much impair'd, often directing her to things unnatural and void of nourishment, fuch as chalk, cinders, four fruits, and the like.

From whatever caufe green-fickness proceeds, it is feldom attended with immediate danger; but if improperly treated in the beginning, or too long neglected, may lay a foundation for other diseases, and difpofe the patient to barrenness, dropfy, confumption, or cancer of the breaft and womb, which too often put an untimely period to her life.

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young females among the lower clafs of people, who ufe fufficient exercise, and

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enjoy the fresh, open air, are feldom vifited with green-ficknefs; it may reasonably be prefumed, that this disease frequently arifes among those in higher stations of life, from the want of thofe common benefits, and that little more than their falutary aid is neceffary for its cure.

Parents and guardians, as well as thofe intrusted with the important office of superintending the health and education of young Ladies, fhould therefore direct their conduct with more than common care and attention, at this critical juncture, the benefit of which may extend to the latest period of their lives; for, on the feafonable commencement and regular returns of the natural discharge depends their future health, as well as the enjoyment of every bleffing derived from it. The regulation of their paffions, the degree of their exercife, the quantity and quality of their food, with the nature of the air they breathe, fhould therefore be regarded

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regarded with prudent caution, as well as every other circumftance correfponding with the intention of nature, in acting conformable to her own laws.

Nothing will contribute so much to that end, as chearful company, moderate exercise, fresh air, fimple food, and an undisturbed mind.

If therefore the menfes do not commence in due season, and the patient is observed to become weak, pale and fickly, she should be indulgently treated, and not by confinement and restraint, inconfiderately deprived of those innocent and reasonable amusements, fo manifeftly tending to the recove

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of her health. On the contrary, the fhould be allowed to walk or ride two hours or more every day before dinner, when the weather is fine.

The power of Mufic, affifted by the inAuence of Poetry and Flower-painting, apart from the hours of exercise, will administer

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to the mind a perpetual fource of pleasing variety, fuitable to the delicacy of female education. Those, by enlivening the pas fions and inducing ferenity of temper, will contribute greatly to promote the several fecretions, and restore the languid bodily powers to their natural standard of strength and vigor.

Although moderate exercise, may at first, fatigue the weak patient, and put her out of breath, yet when gradually increased, and fteadily continued, fhe will daily gain ftrength and fpirits, fo that what before was irksome and difagreeable, will, at laft, become a pleasing amusement.

The quantity and quality of her food should also be fuited to the weak digestive power of her ftomach; for the nourishment derived from it will not be proportioned to its quantity, but the degree of perfection with which it is digefted; and therefore, to eat often in fmall quantities, of what is

light and fimple, and thoroughly to masticate or chew it, is a circumftance of much more confequence to thofe who have weak ftomachs than is generally imagined; for fuch cannot difpenfe with much folid food at once, without being greatly oppreffed with wind, indigeftion and heart-burn.

Although green-fickness requires a more gentle and cautious treatment, than temporary obftructions of the menfes from accidental causes, and is alfo more tedious of cure; in general, it will yield to those gentle methods, if continued a fufficient length of time. Should it be neceffary to aflift them by medicines; I have found nothing equal to the effects of Peruvian bark, which may be given twice a-day, as directed at No. 2. Bath and Tunbridge, or Pyrmont and Spa Waters may also be adminiftered. The patient fhould use exercise at the fame time, and her feet may be bathed