Excerpt from Practical Observations on Various Subjects Relating to Midwifery Firstly, On the supposition that styptic injections were safe, and that they could really restore tone to the vagina, (which the author concedes for the sake of argument, for the contrary is his sincere belief, ) it must be Obvious that, if his view Of the nature of the disease be correct, no benefit could accrue from the practice. Accordingly, no practitioner trusts to those means in cases Of any considerable degree of prolapsus uteri. Secondly, It is admitted, that, as the irritability of the mucous membrane of the vagina varies in different women, as well as in the same woman at different periods of time, the injection of strong astringents may prove injurious. Doubts are, therefore, entertained on the safety of the practice, even by those who recommend it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.