212 PRENATAL CULTURE. 



Recreation. a trip to the country, a change of scenery, a re- 

 laxation from all care and worry and a little 

 strengthening of the vital forces prior to the be- 

 getting of a new life would have saved thousands 

 of parents from many anxious moments and the 

 sad disappointment of having a weakly, puny 

 child. 



Strong, vigorous, chaste sexuality at the time 



Virilit Governs ^ conce pti n is of supreme importance; it is in- 



Transmission. dispensable to good results. No number of other 



conditions or factors can be so favorable as to 



justify the creation of a new life when the virility 



of either parent is low. Parents transmit their 



physical constitution, intellect and morals only 



to the extent of the strength of the sex power at 



the time of inception. 



Continency should be maintained for a month 

 before the time of inception. This will tend to 



To Increase . . . .. j . ...^ , T 



Magnetic Power, increase the magnetic power and virility. More- 

 over since continence is absolutely imperative 

 during gestation prospective parents may well 

 learn the lesson of self control. 



The sexual vigor is usually strongest in women 

 at the close of the monthly period ; it is therefore 

 best that the inception of a new life take place 

 at tnis time - Jt is unfortunately true that a great 

 number of children are conceived when the 

 mother is at the lowest point of fecundity. This 

 is the inevitable result of the custom of prevent- 

 ing conception by limiting coition to the sup- 

 posed inviable period. Thoughtful parents 

 should avoid this mistake; they should never 

 take chances and have their offspring the result 

 of an accident. They should live continent lives, 



