Deprived them of recreation, kept them from taking part in athletics,
kept them from getting proper exercise because they have known of no way
to escape the danger that lies in sudden movements.
It has made the lives of many women a burden; made it hard for them to
do their work or to enjoy social affairs; deprived many of them of the
blessings of motherhood.
It has seized upon countless children; filled their days with suffering,
robbed them of childhood's happiness.
[Sidenote: Not Hard To Get Rid Of]
But in spite of all that, when taken in time, rupture is no longer a
hard thing to get rid of.
So easy to overcome that many ruptured people can now be cured while
_working_.
And those who can't be cured, can at least, unless in the last stages,
keep their ruptures from giving any trouble.
The main point about rupture is that it requires very different
treatment than any other ailment humanity is heir to.
_Medical_ treatment, as everybody knows, can accomplish nothing
whatever.
_Surgical_ treatment or operation, as later explained, is usually
dangerous.
There remains only one means of relief. That is _mechanical_ treatment.
Now, hundreds of methods of mechanical treatment-- trusses,
"appliances," etc.-- have at different times been devised.
But most of them absolutely worthless.
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