CONTENTS 



CHAPTER FOR WIVES AND MOTHERS 



How to treat a husband— Wives' rights— The 

 young mother — Pregnancy — Signs of preg- 

 nancy — Quickening — Leucorrhea— The curse 

 removed — Important suggestions — A Hayti 

 mother— Ante-natal influences— Law universal 

 —A source of crime— A bad family— The 

 "Juke" family— A physiological fact— Some- 

 thing for parents to consider— How to beget 

 sound children 483-497 



WOMEN IN ADVANCED LIFE 



Change of life— When the change occurs— Phys- 

 ical changes — Nervousness — Flushings — Per- 

 spirations— Night sweats — Morbid growths — 

 Tumors of the womb— Cancer— Lacerations— 

 Urethral inflammations— Hygiene of the meno- 

 pause—Cause of suffering at the menopause— 

 How to prevent suffering— Vaginal douche, 498-501 



A CHAPTER FOR MARRIED PEOPLE 



Object of the reproductive functions— The sexual 

 function in lower animals— Periodical repro- 

 duction—A lesson from instinct— Summary of 

 important facts— A hint from nature— Some 

 valuable opinions— Results of excesses— Effects 

 upon husbands— Consequences of excess— Con- 

 tinence of athletes— Cause of throat disease— 

 A cause of consumption— Prostatic troubles- 

 Effect on wives— An illustrative case— Some- 

 thing for husbands to consider— The greatest 

 cause of uterine disease — Legalized murder — 

 Accidental pregnancies — Indulgence during 

 menstruation— Effects upon offspring— Indul- 



