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George H. Napheys. The Physical Life of Woman: Advice to the Maiden, Wife and Mother
The Physical Life of Woman: Advice to the Maiden, Wife and Mother
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THE PHYSICAL LIFE OF WOMAN
KNOWLEDGE IS SAFETY
THE DISTINCTION OF THE SEXES
PERSONS OF BOTH SEXES AND OF NEITHER SEX
THE SPHERE OF WOMAN
THE MAIDEN
PUBERTY
WHAT IS THE AGE OF PUBERTY?
WHAT HASTENS AND WHAT RETARDS PUBERTY?
THE CHANGES IT WORKS
MENTAL CHANGES
THE COMPLETION OF PUBERTY
THE DANGERS OF PUBERTY
GREEN SICKNESS
HYSTERICS
SECRET BAD HABITS
THE HYGIENE OF PUBERTY
PRECAUTIONS DURING THE MONTHLY CHANGES
PRECAUTIONS IN THE INTERVALS OF THE MONTHLY CHANGES
WHEN THE CHANGES ARE DELAYED
WHEN THE CHANGES ARE PAINFUL
THE AGE OF NUBILITY
LOVE
ITS POWER ON HUMANITY
WHAT IS LOVE?
LOVE IS A NECESSITY
LOVE IS ETERNAL
OF SECOND MARRIAGES
OF DIVORCE
OF A PLURALITY OF WIVES OR HUSBANDS
COURTSHIP
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
HOW TO CHOOSE A HUSBAND
SHALL COUSINS MARRY?
THE MIXTURE OF RACES
SHOULD NATIVE WOMEN MARRY FOREIGNERS?
THE AGE OF THE HUSBAND
WHAT SHOULD BE HIS TEMPERAMENT?
THE MORAL AND MENTAL CHARACTER
THE SYMBOLISM OF THE HUMAN 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 WIFE
THE WEDDING NIGHT
SHALL HUSBAND AND WIFE OCCUPY THE SAME ROOM AND BED?
WHAT KIND OF BED IS MOST HEALTHFUL?
THE DIGNITY AND PROPRIETY OF THE SEXUAL INSTINCT
ON THE INDULGENCE AND THE RESTRAINT OF SEXUAL DESIRE
TIMES WHEN MARITAL RELATIONS SHOULD BE SUSPENDED
CONDITIONS WHEN MARITAL RELATIONS ARE PAINFUL
STERILITY
ADVICE TO WIVES WHO DESIRE TO HAVE CHILDREN
ON THE LIMITATION OF OFFSPRING
THE CRIME OF ABORTION
NATURE OF CONCEPTION
SIGNS OF FRUITFUL CONJUNCTION
HOW TO RETAIN THE AFFECTIONS OF A HUSBAND
INHERITANCE
BEAUTY
NECK AND LIMBS
COMPLEXION
PHYSICAL QUALITIES TRANSMITTED BY EACH PARENT
HAIR
TEMPERAMENT
FERTILITY
LONGEVITY
DEFORMITIES
PERSONAL PECULIARITIES
HOW TO HAVE BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN
INHERITANCE OF TALENT AND GENIUS
INFLUENCE OF FATHERS OVER DAUGHTERS; OF MOTHERS OVER SONS
INFLUENCE Of EDUCATION OVER INHERITED QUALITIES
TRANSMISSION OF DISEASE
ARE MUTILATIONS INHERITABLE?
LATE MANIFESTATIONS OF THE EFFECTS OF INHERITANCE
HOW TO AVOID THE TENDENCY OF INHERITANCE
WHY ARE WOMEN REDUNDANT?
CAN THE SEXES BE PRODUCED AT WILL?
TWIN-BEARING
WHY ARE TWINS BORN?
INFLUENCE OF TWIN-BEARING ON SIZE OF FAMILIES
MORE THAN TWO CHILDREN AT A BIRTH
THREE AT A BIRTH
FOUR AT A BIRTH
FIVE AT A BIRTH
INCREDIBLE NUMBERS
PREGNANCY
VENERATION FOR THE PREGNANT
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF PREGNANCY
MISCARRIAGE
MOTHER'S MARKS
EDUCATION OF THE CHILD IN THE WOMB
CAN A WOMAN BECOME AGAIN PREGNANT DURING PREGNANCY?
MORAL ASPECTS OF THIS QUESTION
CAN A CHILD CRY IN THE WOMB?
IS IT A SON OR DAUGHTER?
ARE THERE TWINS PRESENT?
LENGTH OF PREGNANCY
CAUSES OF PROTRACTED PREGNANCY
HOW TO CALCULATE THE TIME OF EXPECTED LABOR
CARE OF HEALTH DURING PREGNANCY
FOOD
CLOTHING
EXERCISE
BATHING
VENTILATION
SLEEP
THE MIND
RELATION OF HUSBAND AND WIFE DURING PREGNANCY
EFFECT OF PREGNANCY ON HEALTH
CONFINEMENT
PREPARATIONS FOR CHILDBIRTH
SIGNS OF APPROACHING LABOR
THE SYMPTOMS OF ACTUAL LABOR
CAUSE OF LABOR
CARE DURING LABOR
HINTS TO ATTENDANTS
ATTENTION TO THE MOTHER
ATTENTION TO THE CHILD
FURTHER ATTENTION TO THE MOTHER
TO HAVE LABOR WITHOUT PAIN
MORTALITY OF CHILDBED
WEIGHT AND LENGTH OF NEW-BORN CHILDREN
DURATION OF LABOR
STILL-BIRTHS
IMPRUDENCE AFTER CHILDBIRTH
TO PRESERVE THE FORM AFTER CHILDBIRTH
THE MOTHER
MATERNAL DUTIES AND PRIVILEGES
NURSING
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
INFLUENCE OF THE MOTHER'S MIND OVER THE NURSING CHILD
POSITION OF THE MOTHER WHILE NURSING
QUANTITY OF MILK REQUIRED BY THE INFANT
THE QUALITIES OF A GOOD NURSING MOTHER
OVER-ABUNDANCE OF MILK
SCANTINESS OF MILK
WET-NURSING BY VIRGINS, AGED WOMEN, AND MEN
RULES FOR CARE OF HEALTH WHILE NURSING
RELATIONS OF HUSBAND AND WIFE DURING NURSING
SIGNS OF OVER-NURSING
DIRECTIONS FOR MOTHERS WHO CANNOT NURSE THEIR OWN CHILDREN
HOW TO SELECT A WET-NURSE
THE CHILD
THE CARE OF INFANCY
CAUSES OF INFANT MORTALITY
BRINGING UP BY HAND
WEANING
TEETHING
APPEARANCE OF THE PERMANENT TEETH
VACCINATION
RE-VACCINATION
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
THE FOOD OF INFANTS AND CHILDREN
THE POSITION OF THE CHILD WHEN FED
CONCERNING SLEEP IN EARLY LIFE
THE CLOTHING OF INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN
THE BATHING OF INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN
AIR AND VENTILATION IN CHILDHOOD
EXERCISE IN CHILDHOOD
LEARNING TO WALK
ADVANTAGES OF GAMES AND PLAYS
IMPORTANCE OF TEACHING CHILDREN HYGIENIC HABITS
ON THE TRAINING OF THE SPECIAL SENSES
THE TRAINING OF THE SENSE OF SIGHT
TO PREVENT NEAR-SIGHTEDNESS
THE EDUCATION OF THE SENSE OF HEARING
HOME MANAGEMENT OF SOME COMMON. DISEASES OF CHILDREN
CROUP
HEAD COLDS
FITS
NOSE-BLEED
WORMS
BED-WETTING
LOOSENESS OF THE BOWELS
INDIGESTION
HINTS ON HOME GOVERNMENT
IS THE RACE DEGENERATING?
HEALTH IN MARRIAGE
THE PERILS OF MATERNITY
DISEASES OF PREGNANCY
MORNING SICKNESS
VARICOSE VEINS
PILES
DIARRHŒA
CONSTIPATION
COUGH
WAKEFULNESS
DISEASES OF CHILDBED
PUERPERAL MANIA
THE IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTION
WHITE-FLOWING
MILK-LEG
INWARD WEAKNESS
CAUSES WHICH ARE AVOIDABLE
OTHER CAUSES OF INWARD WEAKNESS
TIGHT LACING
THE HYGIENIC TREATMENT OF INWARD WEAKNESS
INJECTIONS AND IRRIGATIONS
GATHERED BREASTS
THE SINGLE LIFE
THE CHANGE OF LIFE
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
EFFECTS ON THE CHARACTER
THOSE WHO SUFFER MOST
DISEASES AND DISCOMFORTS
PRECAUTIONS AND REMEDIES
NOTES
INDEX
TESTIMONIALS
OF. EMINENT MEN AND OF THE PRESS
TO THE. PHYSICAL LIFE OF WOMAN
AND ITS AUTHOR
FROM WILLIAM A. HAMMOND, M.D.,
FROM REV. HENRY WARD BEECHER
FROM REV. HORACE BUSHNELL, D.D
FROM HARVEY L. BYRD, M.D., Professor of Obstetrics in the Medical Department of Washington University of Baltimore, Maryland
EXTRACT FROM LETTER RECEIVED FROM EDWIN M. SNOW, M.D., OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
FROM REV. GEORGE ALEX. CROOKE, D.D., D.C.L
OPINION OF LLOYD P. SMITH, Esq. Librarian Philadelphia Library
OPINION OF S. W. BUTLER, M.D. Editor of the Philadelphia “Medical and Surgical Reporter.”
EXTRACT FROM LETTER RECEIVED FROM JOHN H. GRISCOM, M.D
FROM THE NATIONAL BAPTIST, PHILA., DEC. 30, 1869
OPINION OF MRS. R. B. GLEASON, M.D
FROM PROFESSOR JOHN S. HART, LL.D
OPINION OF MARK HOPKINS, D.D., LL.D., President of Williams College
FROM THE N. Y. EVANGELIST, NOV. 18, 1869
OPINION OF DR. R. SHELTON MACKENZIE
LETTER RECEIVED FROM REV. GEO. BRINGHURST, Rector of the P. E. Church of the “Messiah,” Philadelphia
FROM H. N. EASTMAN, M.D., Professor of Practical Medicine in Geneva Medical College
EDITORIAL FROM PHILADELPHIA MEDICAL AND SURGICAL REPORTER
FROM THE NASHVILLE JOURNAL OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY FOR NOVEMBER, 1869
FROM THE MEDICAL RECORD, NEW YORK, JAN. 15, 1870
FROM THE NEW YORK MEDICAL GAZETTE, JAN. 8, 1870
FROM THE BOSTON MEDICAL AND SURGICAL JOURNAL, NOV. 25, 1869
FROM THE CHICAGO MEDICAL EXAMINER OF NOV. 1869
FROM THE METHODIST HOME JOURNAL, DEC. 4, 1860
FROM THE PRESBYTERIAN, OF PHILADELPHIA, DEC. 4, '69
FROM THE NEW YORK CHRISTIAN UNION, JAN. 8, 1870
FROM THE PHILA. EVENING TELEGRAPH, OCT. 6, 1869
FROM THE INDEPENDENT, NEW YORK, NOV. 11, 1869
FROM REV. HENRY CLAY TRUMBULL, Secretary of New England Department of Missions of the American Sunday-school Union
FROM THE REV. W. H. H. MURRAY, Pastor of the Park Street Church, Boston, Mass
