The physical life of woman: advice to the maiden, wife, and mother / By Geo. H. Napheys.

  • Napheys, George H. (George Henry), 1842-1876.
Date:
1870 [©1869]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The physical life of woman: advice to the maiden, wife, and mother / By Geo. H. Napheys. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    CONTENTS. PAQK rVTROBUCTORT 9-14 Knowledge is safety—The distinction of the sexes—Per- sons of both sexes and of neither sex—The sphere of woman. The Maiden. Puberty 15-34 What is the age of puberty ?—What hastens and what retards puberty ?—The changes it works—The dangers of puberty — Green sickness — Hysterics—Secret bad habits—The hygiene ot puberty—The age of nubility. Love 34-68 Its power on humanity—What is love?—Love a neces- sity—Love is eternal—What of flirtation?—Second mar- riages—Of divorce—Of a plurality of wives or husbands —Courtship—Love at first sight—How to choose a hus- band—Shall cousins marry?—The mixture of races— Shall Americans marry foreigners ?—The age of a hus- band—His temperament—His character—The symbol- ism of the human body—The engagement—Concerning long engagements—The right time of the year and month to marry—The wedding tour. The Wife 69-137 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—The indulgence and the restraint of sexual desire—Times when marital relations should be suspended or are pain- ful—Sterility—Advice to wives who desire to have chil- dren—On the limitation of ofispring—The crime of abortion—Nature of conception—The signs of fruitful conjunction—How to retain the affections of a husband —Inheritance—How to have beautiful children—Inheri- tance af talent and genius—Transmission of disease—