What it means—Age when it arrives—Causes that hasten
it—Causes that delay it—Brunettes mature early—The signs
of puberty—Its dangers—Spinal disease—Green
sickness—Hysterics—Secret bad habits—Hygiene of
puberty—Diet—Exercise—Clothing— Precautions during the
monthly changes—Between the monthly changes—What to do
when the changes are delayed—When they are painful—The age
of nubility.
Its power in life—What it is—It is necessary and it is
eternal—Of second marriages and of divorce—Courtship—Love
at first sight—How to choose a husband—Shall cousins
marry?—Marriage between different races and different
nations—The proper age of a husband—His temperament—His
moral and mental character—Words of warning—Signs of
character on the body—The engagement—Concerning long
engagements—The right time of year to marry—The right time
in the month to marry—The wedding tour.
The wedding night—Should husband and wife sleep together or
apart?—The most healthful bed—The dignity and propriety of
the sexual instinct—The proper indulgence and the restraint
of sexual desire—Marital relations, when they should be
suspended—When they are painful—Barrenness, its causes and
its cures—Advice to wives who desire children—The
limitation of offspring—When it is proper—Justifiable
means—Injurious means—The crime of abortion—The nature of
conception—Signs of conception—How to retain the
affections of a husband.
The varieties of inheritance—The legacy of beauty—The
complexion—What physical qualities each parent bestows—The
inheritance of fertility and longevity—Even deformities
sometimes transmitted—How to have beautiful
children—Talent and genius may be transmitted—The physical
traits of fathers in daughters, and of mothers in
sons—Examples—Influence of education on inherited
qualities—Transmission of disease—Of mutilations—How to
avoid inherited ill tendencies—The excess of women—How to
have boys or girls at will—Twins and triplets.
Veneration of the pregnant woman—Signs of
pregnancy—Quickening—Mental changes—Miscarriage, its
causes, symptoms, and prevention—Mother's marks—What makes
them?—How to avoid them—Education of the child in the
womb—Are double pregnancies possible?—Instances of double
children—Can a child cry in the womb?—Is it a son or a
daughter?—Are there twins present?—The duration of
pregnancy—How to calculate when the confinement will
come—Care of health during pregnancy—The food, clothing,
exercise, bathing, ventilation, and sleep—Effect on health
of body and mind—Relations of husband and wife during
pregnancy.
Preparations for childbirth—The signs of approaching
labor—The symptoms of actual labor—Attention is required
during labor—To the mother—To the child—To have labor
without pain—The risks of childbed—Weight and length of
new-born children—The duration of labor—Stillborn
children—Imprudence after childbirth—To preserve the form
after childbirth.
The duties and privileges of a mother—Hindrances to
nursing, and when it is improper—Rules for
nursing—Influence of diet on the mother's milk—Influence
of pregnancy on the milk—The mother's mind and her
infant—Striking examples—Position of the mother while
nursing—Qualities of a good nursing mother—Excess and
deficiency of the milk—Wet-nursing by virgins, aged women,
and men—Rules for care of health while nursing—Relations
of husband and wife at this time—Over-nursing and the signs
of it—Directions for mothers who cannot nurse their own
children—How to select a wet-nurse.
The causes of infant mortality—Bringing up by
hand—Weaning, when and how to do it—Teething—Vaccination
and re-vaccination—The food of infants and
children—Concerning sleep in early life—The clothing of
children, its pattern, amount, and quality—Bathing,
ventilation, and exercise in early childhood—On learning to
walk—The advantages of games and plays—On training the
sight and hearing.
How to recognize and treat croup—Head
colds—Fits—Nose-bleed—Worms— Bed-wetting—Looseness of
the bowels—Indigestion—Hints on home government—Is the
race physically weaker?
Puerperal mania—White-flowing—Milk-leg—Inward
weakness—Various causes of weakness—Tight lacing one of
them—Their treatment—Gathered breasts—Cracked nipples.
What it is—Age when it comes—Signs and symptoms—Effects
on the character—Those who suffer most—Diseases and
discomforts attending—Precautions and remedies.