I again resign this book into the hands of my fair readers, hoping that it may be of profit and of service to them during the whole period of their wifehood; and especially during the most interesting part of their lives—in their hour of anguish and of trial; and that it may be the humble means of making a barren woman “to be a joyful mother of children.”
PYE HENRY CHAVASSE
Priory House, Old Square,
Birmingham.
CONTENTS.
| PAGES | |
|---|---|
| Dedication | [iii] |
| Preface to Eighth Edition | [v]–x |
| Introductory Chapter | [13]–102 |
| PART I. | |
| On Menstruation | [103]–116 |
| PART II. | |
| On Pregnancy | [117]–198 |
| PART III. | |
| On Labor | [199]–254 |
| PART IV. | |
| On Suckling | [255]–300 |
| Index | [301]–309 |
Advice to a Wife.
A good wife is Heaven’s last, best gift to man—his angel and minister of graces innumerable—his gem of many virtues—his casket of jewels. Her voice is sweet music, her smiles his brightest day, her kiss the guardian of his innocence, her arms the pale of his safety, the balm of his health, the balsam of his life; her industry his surest wealth, her economy his safest steward, her lips his faithful counselors, her bosom the softest pillow of his cares, and her prayers the ablest advocate of Heaven’s blessings on his head.—Jeremy Taylor.
Of earthly goods, the best is a good Wife;
A bad, the bitterest curse of human life.—Simonides.