ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
TOKOLOGY IS DEDICATED
FIRST:
To My Daughter,
whose faith in the physical
redemption of woman by correct
living has been a constant
inspiration in its
production!
SECOND:
To all Women
who, following the lessons
herein taught, will be saved the
sufferings peculiar to
their sex.
CONTENTS.
| [Portrait of Author.] | |
| [CHAPTER I.] | |
| PAINLESS CHILDBIRTH. | |
| Painless childbirth—Testimony of travelers, missionaries and physicians—Sufferings in childbirth greater in this country than in any other—Is this a curse upon woman?—Indian women do not suffer in labor—Dr. Dewees—Prof. Huxley—Remarkable cases of parturition without pain—Author’s professional experience—Anecdote of Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes—Proofs of science—Lay aside prejudice | [17-24] |
| [CHAPTER II.] | |
| CONCEPTION—FETAL DEVELOPMENT. | |
| The reproductive apparatus—The ovaries—The oviducts—The uterus—The vagina—Mammary glands—Conception—Law of conception—Development of the embryo—The placenta—Fetal circulation—Blue baby—Duration of pregnancy—Growth of the embryo—Eight months baby | [25-36] |
| [CHAPTER III.] | |
| PREGNANCY—SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS. | |
| Four physical signs—Cessation of menses—Increase of size—Quickening—Fetal heart-beat—Positive indication of pregnancy—Pathological symptoms—Physicians offer no relief—A woman’s sad experience | [37-41] |
| [CHAPTER IV.] | |
| DISEASES OF PREGNANCY—INDIGESTION, NAUSEA, ETC. | |
| Indigestion a common ailment—Starch and fats the prime cause of dyspepsia—Children’s food is given to the pigs—Morning sickness—Is it a natural symptom?—Biliousness, what is it?—Enemas, their uses—Do not force the appetite—Tradition’s teachings—Will the fetus starve? | [42-50] |
| [CHAPTER V.] | |
| DISEASES OF PREGNANCY—CONSTIPATION. | |
| Most women suffer from constipation—Causes—Hot bread—White flour—Baking powders—Errors in dress—Cathartic drugs—Treatment—Wally and the Lockport entire wheat bread—Wheatlet—Cracked or rolled wheat—How Charlie was cured—Feast on fruits—Foods, laxative and constipating—Special exercises—Going without supper | [51-73] |
| [CHAPTER VI.] | |
| DISEASES OF PREGNANCY—HEADACHE, NEURALGIA, HEARTBURN. | |
| Headache—Tea and sick headache—Headache can be cured—Treatment—Heartburn—Flatulence—Hemorrhoids—Greedy appetite-Loss of appetite—Longings—Diarrhea—Neuralgia—Case from practice—Burning feet—Cramps—Swelling of extremities—Sleeplessness—Leucorrhea—Pruritus | [74-89] |
| [CHAPTER VII.] | |
| HYGIENE OF PREGNANCY—DRESS. | |
| Congenial surroundings—Overtaxed mothers—An old lady’s story—An every-day experience—Lucrative work—An author’s interesting testimony—Prophecy for the future—Dress and fashion—Common sense shoes—Can ladies stand in street cars?—Union under-garments—The chemiloon—The princess garment—Bates waist—The divided skirt—Equestrian tights—Dress and freedom for women—Dress in pregnancy—What corset can be worn—Fashion in deformity | [90-110] |
| [CHAPTER VIII.] | |
| HYGIENE IN PREGNANCY—BATHING. | |
| The water cure mania—The “ounce of prevention”—“A coat of mail”—The sitz-bath the very best bath for a pregnant woman—Fomentations—Save doctors’ visits—Hot water bottles—Cold compress—Foot and leg bath—The Turkish bath—Thermal bath at home—Queen of baths | [111-123] |
| [CHAPTER IX.] | |
| HYGIENE IN PREGNANCY—DIET. | |
| Avoid fats and sweets—The chemist’s theory—Proper food prevents pain in childbirth—Mrs. Rowbotham’s experience—Marvelously easy labor and rapid recovery—Interesting testimony from the wife of a Michigan judge—Mrs. —— could get no doctor, and child born without pain!—She believes pain in childbirth unnecessary—Extraordinary experience!—Scientific theory accidentally proved—A boon to every woman—Bill of fare for every day in the week—Analysis of food | [124-137] |
| [CHAPTER X.] | |
| HYGIENE IN PREGNANCY—EXERCISE. | |
| Motion a law of nature—Nest building—Home labor delights the heart—Contact with the earth a “cure-all”—Waist breathing—Educate the muscles—Massage—Muscle beater—Military position—Exercises in pregnancy—Climbing stairs during gestation—Rules for climbing stairs and hills—Delsarte | [138-149] |
| [CHAPTER XI.] | |
| CHASTITY IN THE MARRIAGE RELATION. | |
| Rights of children—Popular theories—Social evil—Who are the prostitutes?—Touching experience—Lessons for husbands—Theory of continence—A New Testament Lesson—Continence in pregnancy—Its influence upon pain at parturition—Influence upon offspring—Men reverence the maternal in woman—Parenthood and progress—Motherhood, central fact in human life | [150-162] |
| [CHAPTER XII.] | |
| VENTILATION—REST. | |
| A pregnant woman breathes for two—Open fire places in sleeping rooms—Charcoal pit easily constructed—Fresh air in bedrooms—Drafts—Cold air not pure air—The nose a sentinel—Unslaked lime and charcoal—Interesting experiments—A daily siesta needed—How one mother slept—Recapitulation—Mrs. Stanton’s experience—A girl is as good as a boy | [163-173] |
| [CHAPTER XIII.] | |
| PARTURITION. | |
| What are labor pains?—Stages of labor—Bag of waters—Necessary preparations—Directions for making the bed—Management during the first stage—Meddlesome midwifery—Cutting the cord—A new heresy—No child should be washed as soon as it is born—Delivery of the after-birth—Should the bandage be applied?—Castor oil—Rest, the best remedy | [174-182] |
| [CHAPTER XIV.] | |
| DYSTOCIA. | |
| Difficult labor—Caustic treatment a frequent cause—Hot sitz-bath overcomes rigidity—A very remarkable case—Notes from practice—Ergot and cohosh—Their poisonous effects—Instruments—Temptation of physicians—Women can make instruments known in tradition only | [183-189] |
| [CHAPTER XV.] | |
| POST PARTUM DISEASES. | |
| Daily bath—Compress—Sitz-bath—Very best food—Cases in Home of the Friendless—No need of milk fever—Abscess of the breast—Excoriated nipples—Insufficient milk—Drink new or hot milk—Do not use ale or beer—Excessive flow of milk—After-pains—The lochia—Hemorrhage—Childbed fever—Causes to be avoided—Dr. Playfair’s opinion—Treatment must be prompt | [190-203] |
| [CHAPTER XVI.] | |
| INFANTS, THEIR CARE AT BIRTH AND DURING EARLY INFANCY. | |
| A new being—Need of rest—An oil bath—Dressing the navel—Clothing—Useful suggestions—Habits of cleanliness can be secured—Nursing—Mother’s milk the natural food—Best artificial food—Causes of mortality in hand-fed children—Artificial human milk—Analysis of milk—Care of the bottle—Time of weaning—Meat-fed children | [204-216] |
| [CHAPTER XVII.] | |
| DISEASES OF INFANTS. | |
| Aphtha—Excoriation—Colic—Mother’s friend—Soothing syrup—Constipation—Diarrhea—Dysentery—Summer complaint—Inflammation of the bowels—Dentition—Lancing the gums—Starchy food Remedies | [217-231] |
| [CHAPTER XVIII.] | |
| DISEASES OF INFANTS—CONTINUED. | |
| Worms—Incontinence of urine—Retention of urine—Croup, the mother’s terror—True and false croup—A sovereign remedy—Diphtheria—Popular remedies—Contagious diseases—Scarlet fever—Tabular differences between scarlet fever and measles—Whooping cough—Convulsions—Practical suggestions | [232-242] |
| [CHAPTER XIX.] | |
| ABORTION. | |
| Prevention—Treatment—Feticide—Viability of the embryo—Two wrongs cannot make one right—Maternal instinct inherent—Incentives to produce abortion—Unwelcome children | [243-251] |
| [CHAPTER XX.] | |
| MENSTRUATION. | |
| Definition—Cause—Should be devoid of suffering—Disorders—Suppression—Painful menstruation—Errors in dress—Lack of exercise—Romping girls—Wrong diet—Heat, a sovereign remedy—Remarkable cases—Flowing, Remedies | [252-262] |
| [CHAPTER XXI.] | |
| DISEASES OF WOMEN. | |
| Nine-tenths of American women have these maladies—Common-sense hints—Inflammation—Mental sufferings—A cause of insanity—Ulceration—Induration—Errors in dress and diet—Sitz-bath—Thermal bath—Injections—Valuable exercises—Caustic treatment—Acids and probes—Sufferings induced and prolonged—Physicians taking the back track—Reforms effected by the protest of the people—Leucorrhea—Displacements—Hysteria | [263-275] |
| [CHAPTER XXII.] | |
| CHANGE OF LIFE. | |
| A scape-goat of physicians—What is the meno-pause?—Irregularity—Hot flashes—Profuse perspiration—Hemorrhage—Mental symptoms—Nature creates no pathological conditions—Therapeutic measures—Natural remedies—Simple habits | [276-285] |
| [CHAPTER XXIII.] | |
| DIETETICS. | |
| Nearly two hundred recipes, including: Drinks for the sick—Gruels—Jellies—Bread—Gems—Toast—Puddings—Eggs—Oysters and miscellaneous dishes—The outgrowth of experience on a scientific basis—Healthy food made palatable, suiting the fastidious and capricious taste of the invalid—Dainty dishes for the sick | [286-320] |
| [A FAMILIAR LETTER. TO THE READER FROM THE AUTHOR.] | |
| Regulating sex—Various theories—Limiting offspring—Maternal instinct sovereign in women—Law of ovulation—Law of continence—Other methods—Effects of tobacco—Testimonials—Reasons of failure—“Mind cure” a reality | [321-350] |
| [Author’s special request] | [351] |
| [Glossary] | [351] |
| [Index] | [357] |
| [Index of Dietetics] | [364] |
| Illustrations and explanation of plates—See Pocket. | |
TOKOLOGY.