WOMEN’S WORLD.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 14061, 16 May 1906, Page 4

WOMEN’S WORLD.

With the advance of education atra cheap and quick means of transit, and more particularly the shorter hours under the Early Closing Act, the tendency has increased for girls and young women to prefer business or office work rather than undertaking household duties, or adopting household work as a means of livelihood. Yet the work of a saleswoman. or clerk In the office, or the work in the factory, causes a continuous strain on the system. The constant repetition of routine work at high speed, with little or no relaxation, from 8 o’clock In the morning: till 6 o’clock at night, racks the brain and body. Under modern conditions, with the Factory Act and the Early Closing Act la force, city life would not appear to have the detrimental effects which existed years ago. But to-day the hustle and bustle caused by greater competition necessitates a higher tension, closer attention, and greater speed. On the other hand, the housemaid and the lady help—an interminable subject of discussion, and the bane of the housewife’s life —have their troubles. They assert that they are working from early morning till late at night, and are always tired and worn out. The housewife herself is not always to be envied, for if she be the mother of a large family she is weighted down with cares and worries. Her housework is often beyond her strength, yet If she studies her Work and puts it on a business basis and manages well, she can perhaps take half an hour or an hour’s complete rest in the middle of the day, and thus recuperate her energies. It is this complete relaxation which all women require, and those engaged in household-duties have an advantage in this respect over the business woman. ' The tired woman should adopt the plan of lying on her back without pillow or bolster, letting every muscle be passive, loose, and unlumbered. Put a damp cloth over the eyes to rest them, and think of nothing, forgetting all plans and cares, and remaining in that position for at least half an hour daily. Australian girls are renowned for their fresh and healthy complexions, at least until they arrive at the period of womanhood. Then, alas! there is a serious falling off in their good looks. It is at this period that so many girls go out into the world to follow some occupation, and the cause of the sallow complexions is often attributed to the tax of new duties. They exhibit signs of nervousness and frequent»

headaches, the eyes becoiaje enclrcteflf with black lines which often sorely trouble the anxious parent. At irregulaf intervals they suffer so much that thelf strength leaves them, and their proatra** tion takes days to overcome. It is this periodic distress and constant suffering which re-acts upon the beauty of our. women-folk, and tells its own j tale of at disorganised system and of womanly weaknesses. The sick woman cannot be beautiful, for her looks are generally is sympathy, and pity her- —, To women who have Ills andf pains, who suffer the tortures oi irregular conditions, the following let< , ter from Nurse Johnstone,. whos« training and experience entitle her to rank next to a physician as an authority, should afford a strong ray of hope. “I have much pleasure in recommending your splendid remedy. Dr Morse’s Indian Boot Pills.the merits of which are supported by my own personal experience. For ten years I have used them occasionally, and they have assisted Nature in fulfilment of her functions during my advancing years. lam now 60 years of age, and enjoy wonderful health, and am entirely free from ache or pain. During the past ten years in my capacity as a nurse I have always recommended your Pills, and I still do so, as . they are a gentle, but sure and effective, medicine, suitable for young and old. lam sure if the young women would only , use your remedy occasionally, and study their health, there would be far less sickly and ailing wives. They would do well to take a course of these pills, and endeavor to overcome their weaknesses, and thus. In the years after the period of child-bearing they might! live in comfort, free from the ailments which so many are afflicted with in their declining years. Again, I heartily recommend your remedy to women especially, through the medium of this statement, which you may publish in any way you desire."— (Signed) Nurse Johnstone, Hackett street. Charters Towers, Queensland. "Women at all times are more or less subject to weakness brought about by Indigestion and Pelvic Disorders, and la the course of her profession a nurse sees much suffering, much of which could bC avoided. The above strong recommendation to young women and young wives, and also to mothers, and those who ar« . passing info the declining years of old / age, is earnest advice given from conscientious motives, having nothing to gain herself but the goodwill of her fel-low-beings. Dr. Morse’s Indian Hoot tills are a ’ safe, sure, and reliable remedy,prescribed by doctors, recommended by nurses, and praised by thousands of women who have been restored to health through the gentle aid and marvellous curative proof these Pills. They assist Nature in driving all impurities out of the system, ensuring a free and regular condition, and restoring the organs of the . body to health and strength. Women of the highest type, women of superior .education and refinement, whose sane discernment and good judgment give weight and force to their opinions, highly eulogise the wonderful corrective and curative properties of Dr. Morse’s Indian Root Pills. Throughout the many stages of Woman’s Life, from girlhood, through the ordeals of motherhood to the declining years, there is no safer or more reliable remedy. Yeans ago Pills were the medicine of the poor only. To-day the efficacy of Dr. Morse’s Indian Root Pills to overcome the common aliments and to restore health and., Happiness to sick and ailing women, has-convinced not only the work* ing section of the population, but the wives and daughters of the more wealthy, professionaland independent classes, that Dr. Morse’s Indian Root Pills are Woman’s Best Friend, and are absolutely indispensable to every lady's boUc> . doir.— *