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FOR

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WOMEN

AND

GIRLS

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PABAMOUNT

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first

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misstep

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quenoes

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of

girl

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in

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of

disease

sexual

history
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the

girl

may

speak
rashly

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conse-

venereal

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degree,

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physical

through

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married.

past

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considered

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infection

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relations,

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SEX

KNOWLEDGE

girl makes
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and

misstep

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social

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the

same

risk

of

becoming
is

system
from

the

have

leave

her

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get anybody

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where

put

it

general,
the

rest

her

head,

of

be found

mate,

life

her
and

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her

eyes.

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husband
unless

before
is

and
her

if he

broad-minded

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made

man

clean

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to

look

for

breast

specter

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before

of

had

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loves

of

life, the

married

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and

over

her

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out

for

has

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him.

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and, in

"

lest

herself

of

years

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get married,

most

some

she

terror

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to

in

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sword

experience
years

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right.
out-

birth

gives

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die,

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not

her

is forced

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child

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runs

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present

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health

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our

as

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infection

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unfortunate

and

her

and

life, or

away

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in

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for

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an

illegitimate child,

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cases

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of

indeed.

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results, but

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to

of

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life.

very

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her

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finding
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her

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of

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marrying

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her

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difference

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women;

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interests
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besides
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of

woman

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of

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reasons,

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mis-

existence.

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in

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mere

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and

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her

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or

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experience

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or

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pregnancy,

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standing,

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of

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of

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12

KNOWLEDGE

social^ scientific
the
these

women

life

is

void

help

may

strange
woman

by

the

to

cover

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is made

for

been

mentioned

only

not

life
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nature

of

forty-five

periodically

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cause

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of
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practically
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sex

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physically

13

to

and

love

woman,

pain, headache,
has

tially,
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in

woman's

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discomfort,

or

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man's,

function

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sex;

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to

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from

rule.

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menstruation.
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woman

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successful

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has

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unsatisfactory.

made

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activities

artistic

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confidence

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sex

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of love

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WOMEN

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complete
to

annoy

life.
the

results

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love-union,

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of

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free

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he

as

special pains
nine

result, has

so

of

months
then

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childbirth,

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the

and

period

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up

of

and

there

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baby.

tion
rela-

generally

it should

not

months

before

her,

suffering

actual

trying

is

is

taken

are

of

lactation

if the

which

if not

then

relation

woman,

troublesome

discomfort

an

pregnancy,

13

sexual

before.

in

unless

case,

after

man

was

resulted

has
the

relations.

sex

NEED

PAEAMOUNT

that

painful ordeal,
another

is

penalty

trying

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nursing

of

or

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seems

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menstruate

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and

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fact

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fact

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the

tinct
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sexual

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of

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consequences

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in

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dangers

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the

years

through

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fortably.
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called

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or

and

to

life.

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woman

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have

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period

one

demarcation

non-sexual

denied

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last

ceasing

of

smoothly

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through

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menopause,
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SEX

the

the

case

not

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the

need

female.

consider

than

necessity
of

woman

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to

of

understood
mis-

struction
in-

sex

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THE

FEMALE

Two

SEX

THEIR

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ANATOMY

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the

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distinguish

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organs;
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female

and

external.

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of:
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womb,

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ovaries,

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vagina.
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glands.
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also

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important
tubes,

sex

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The

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FEMALE

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18

into

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child.

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growth.

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body

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adult

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and

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cervix, is

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size

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SEX

24

of

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29

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SEX

30

gation
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32

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organ

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or

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uterus,

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uterus,

child-bearing

function

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develops,

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33

warm

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ORGANS

thick

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SEX

34

portant

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the

each

that

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bears

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of

contour
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The

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on

the

over

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different;

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voice

serve

the

Woman

physically,

chest,

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and

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the

cles
mus-

entire

angular
delicate.

more

finer

texture,

finer

breasts

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of
well

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head

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perpetuation

the

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quickly

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the

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lack

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girls
by

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race

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by

inborn

the

disgraceful,

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normal,

is

nature

sex

and

and

us

age,

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for

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our

relations

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37

sexual

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responsible
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man

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40

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of

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MENSTRUATION

Where

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menstrual

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blood

and

congested

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and

if

child;

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exudes

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into

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where

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age

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many

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about

children

thirty

age

said

be

year

The

called

usually

the

early

as

cease?
is

fifty.

or

until

place

takes

In

It

forty-eight

first

the

country.

ceases

climacteric.

very

menstruating

for

even

was

stop

menstruation

menstruation

or

to

or

this

in
does

age

which

age

them

months

residence

It

patients.

as

for

first few

their

at

girls

occurrence

the

WOMEN

FOB

KNOWLEDGE

and

amount

and
Where

in

47

MENSTRUATION

it

exceeds

requiring

four

amonnt,

more

hours

than

is

it

is

The

treatment.

menstruating

normally

use

tliis

three

correct.

woman

napkins

an

usual

abnormal

condition,
that

statement

should

not

have

during

the

twenty-

to

Chafteb

Seven

ABNORMALITIES

In

OF

discomfort

pains,

its

of

trickling

or

of

only
have
headache

down

ambition,

call

obliged

the

is

uterus

periods,
are

or

of

and

true

womep

have
of

ging
drag-

feel

pressed
de-

no

while

company,

for

bed

is

that

cramps

day

and

two

or

if

out

is

normal
the
the

or

they

when
is

bling
resem-

menstruation,
from

hemorrhage

regular
When

metrorrhagia.

called

skipped,

of

profuse,

very

than

menorrhagia;
occurs

it

to

go

hemorrhage

called

to

is

appetite,

no

pains

menstruation

the

more

work

severe

oozing

irritable,
have

monition
ad-

aid.

medical

When

it

such

have

blood

complain

some

no

no

Some

are

for

have

majority

some

some

desire

no

are

in

two,

or

quarrelsome;

girls

The

suffer

this

symptoms.

sensation,
or

they

day

the

unfortunately,

percentage.

for

they

fectly
per-

suffer

They

feel

they

unpleasant

some

some

But,

out.

small

until

onset,

it-

irritability,

no

They

process.

from

whatever

headache,

no

is

menstruation

women

physiological

normal,
no

and

girls

many

MENSTRUATION

are

so

menstrual
the

scanty

ses
men-

that

ABNORMALITIES

In

amenorrhea.
of

instead
from

other

Some

nose

normally

from

In

pains
of

and

millions

of

free, is called

entirely

slight pain

in most

present
the

cases

is

pain

sufferer, girl
work,

the

have

every

of

of

use

the

to

the

is

is

so

give morphine

trouble
to

should
and
think

to

that

every

be

made

all

or

are

discomfort
But

day

in many
that

to

even

find
It

bad

most

In

thing
weeks,

the

out

is

any

necessitate

four

or

the

two.

very

three

is

for

or

to

as

it.

remove

lot

the

rhea
Dysmenor-

of

it is

as

by

menstruation.

severe

and

some

men

incapacitated
for

bed

to

pain

is

excruciating,

so

woman,
go

in

that

menstruation.

severe,

morphine,

endeavor

however,

or

must

cases

some

to

and

so

osities.
curi-

mere

which

from

feeling

of

cases

are

accompanied

difficult

least

at

or

struation
men-

menstruation.

dysmenorrhea.

and

painful

means

may

substitute

are

and

the

discharge

the

from

affliction,which

women,

comes

instance,

before

menses

This

cramps.

for

and

rare,

mentioned

the

women

uterus,

vicariovrS

term
are

Dysmenorrhea.

menstruation

the

such

term

the

bloody

To

the

the

use

hemorrhage

breasts.

49

we

body,

some

however,

and

the

have

apply

cases,

girls

of

part

the
we

Such

cases

month.

from

come

rare

women

every

blood,

any

few

coming

some

nose.

notice

hardly

can

yon

MENSTRUATION

OF

cause

mistake,
cases

of

50

KNOWLEDGE

SEX

dysmenorrhea
is,

to

of

the

to

It

themselves.

local

any

decided

the

that

cause

not

therefore,
treatment,

made

has

local

thorough
treatment

trouble,

in

or

that

ment
displace-

of

dysmenorrhea

resides

in

cases

and

is,

local

ovaries,

the

system,

WOMEN

some

Many

origin

nervous

physician

of

wonfb.

nervous

has

due

are

inflammation

an

of

are

FOE

the

genital
advisable

not

unless

examination

is

advisable.

the

tral
cen-

organs
to

dertake
un-

competent
and

SEX

52

noticed
and

KNOWLEDGE

at

are

who

women

distance

some

women

it

take

useless

orthodox

some

godly

and

fit

If

character.
what

would

they

for

good

was

take

if at

other

no

Cleanliness.
twelve
the

of

its

she

should

her

what

not

I have
back

their
and

external
and

doubt

no

Eags,

water.

and

that

origin

to

genitals

"

tion,
menstrua-

with

Married

be

is

who

mother,

shown

protected

from

unwashed
the
warm

women

washed

leucorrhea

rags.

Every

should

water,
should

and
should

infection.

to

of

girl

or

of

use

dust,

lead

cases

many

instruct

the

recently

may

nothing

appearance

will

unless

Of

time.

there
its

her

to

likelihood

the
short

of

age

explain

it makes

rags

evening

every

that

should

Unclean

used.

told

when

She

up

health

the

and
in

tell her

napkins.

wrapped
be

be

once

do.

should

appearance

it, that

at
to

sanitary
kept

its

in

shameful

tionable
ques-

knew

their

during

un-

is next

women

reaches

girl

menstruation

should

she

an

and

gay

for

least

mother

the
of

making

course

the

When

phenomenon

it

time.

thirteen

or

of

and

at

sider
con-

while

cleanliness

orthodox

"

douche

Some

consider

women

them

some

luxury;

that

these

men

are

douche.

women

for

only

some

There

unnecessary

(forgetting

procedure

which

to

vaginal

puritanical

godliness)

to

and

WOMEN

susceptible.

very

never

FOE

date
ing
morn-

wash

plain
also

the
soap

take

THE

HYGIENE

OF

MENSTBUATION

53
i

douche

once

of

quarts

of

borax

is

leucorrhea

to

cold

absolute

first two

rule

the

ocean

any

injury

women;

person,

and

Rest.

advice
it is
is

Best

as

mentioned

as

well

just

do

they

at

girls
that

during
they
days.
girls

and

take
It
and

women

do

period,

an

But

women

it easy,
is

other

and

these
feel
it

is

particularly
outrage
must

for

that

stay

on

swim

the

their
and

do

in

the

their

side.

tion
menstruawomen

just
need

not

minority.
below

par

important

during
many

safe

menses

somewhat
very

average

Some

so.

are

in

without

the

during

times,

an

as

exceptionally

on

during

least

; at

and

are

be

to

river

and

give this

is

more

feel

before

as

not

tub

periods

books

best

Cold

bathe

they

but

not

important

as

if

special hygiene.

Most

in

always

cleanliness,

as

but

there

permissible,

period

menstrual

their

acid,

under

only

ocean

the

who

women

themselves,

to

as

I do

alum,

when

bath.

during

days.

I know

during

robust

any

avoided

like

used

is

well

tear

acid, lactic

lukewarm
as

two

tablespoonful

generally

baths,

best

are

be

Bathing
a

dissolved

things

only

and

only

use

shower

the

during

Such

should

of

or

carbolic

directions.

safe

bathing

iodine

been

salt,

acid.

present

physician's

baths,

boric

of

tincture

is

table

consist

may

has

permanganate,

or

it

douche

which

common

or

potassium

the

"

in

water

spoonful
of

day

the

that

first

delicate,
feet

aU

two

weak

day

or

54

SEX

work'

in

on

bed

is

womb

is

there

uterine
'^female

given

be

less

it

of

stay

second

the

exercises

it

exception,

be

riding,
giv^n

prove

increasing

the

at

up

riding

Automobile

travelling

the

and

sensitive

from

school

best

flow

other

of

in

blood.

extreme.

work

of

rest

the

the

railroad

ways
al-

iirst

athletic

ses.
men-

carriage

instances,
these

is

bicycle

the

and

as

average

other

during

But

it

dancing,
and

some

should

much

during

altogether

injurious

trouble,"

girls

that

rowing,

and

future

that

as

again

is

that

certainly
be

is

then

some

necessary

there

Speaking

horseback

riding,

not

should

away

days.

for

is

**womb

but

delicate

to

is

it

and

well-known

there

and

For

best

not

foundation

altogether,

up

possible.

and

the

It

home

at

period,

the

during
normal,

disease."

be

couch.

than

the

disease,

be

and

laid

often

on

congested

heavier

and

larger

down

shonld

they

when

lying

or

The

or

machine

WOMEN

FOE

KNOWLEDGE

are

greatly
the

ceptions
ex-

Chafteb

FECUNDATION

the

or

egg

of
these

as

to

has

The

as

its

through
It

free.

shaped
the

the

Graafian

is

wave-like

Hair-like

it

by

caught
of

extremity

tube,

follicle

motion

begins

its

the

the

in

of
travel

appendages.
65

cilia
towards

We

say

has

ceived.
con-

of
the

set

trumpet-

or

is

and

ovary

tube

is
breaks

mature,

fimbriated

the

male
fe-

fecundation

the

Fallopian

to

plants)

of

or

becomes

ovum

also

say,

child.

of

process

An

follows.

We

impregnated

The

Process.

started.

impregnate
a

of

is

speaking

conceive

become

tozoon
sperma-

is

being

to

of

union

conception.

or

to

the

fecundation

when

ovum,

and

woman,

woman

briefly

an

union

successful

or

and

impregnation

cell;

germ

of

with

new

fertilization

fecundate

or

the

place

male

process

(chiefly, however,

fertilize
or

"When

takes

of

the
female

the

male.

cells

process

known

by

the

two

The

of

ovum

is

it

animals,

nnion

of

process

the

with

cell

germ

of

speaking

is the

fertilization

or

female

the

FERTILIZATION

OR

Fecundation
'of

Nikb

and,
the

moved

lining

uterus.

of
If

56

KNOWLEDGE

SEX

intercourse

sexnal

no

The

from

thousands

place,
cells

opening

of

search
of

is

It

claimed

into

inch

an

weaker

than

only

the

the

uterus

to

which

remains
and

more

it
"

or

if

as

just
the

by

one

As

by

the

as

ovum,

it

"

that

one

makes

is

it, and

soon

becomes
near

the

the
the

happens

spermatozoon

opening

that

other

no

"

you

is

and

through

the

little

the

ovum,

become

be

attracted

to

spermatozoon

to

be

at

it with

the

strongest
its

swallowed
has

only

way,

up

one

through

up

when

the

to

completely

tightly sealed
so

rush

inch

an

movements

seem

mad

pretty

spermatozoa,

on

finally

and

magnet,

nearest,

perforates
it.

rapid, they

"

their

passive,

ble
capa-

travel

the

near

its

upward
are

fast

journey

When

tube.

more

of

perish

the

germ

spermatozoon

Many

others,

continue

few

long.

male

travel

can

or

taken

travel

to

pretty

that

consideration

of

1/300

is

moved
re-

through

they

they

which

the

uterus

and

that

minutes,

seven

of

has

spermatozoa

motion,

is

menstruation,

begin

The

ovum.

either

or

intercourse

the

and

os,

independent

fast.

take

the

if

enter

external

or

the

thousands

and

womb

or

pens.
hap-

and

**dies/'

tube

with

But

spermatozoa

or

the

latter

the

place nothing

or

up,

in

discharge.

mucous

in

dries

ovum

WOMEN

taken

has

somewhere

remains

in

FOE

been
which

coagulation
spermatozoa

head,

up

by

absorbed
it got
takes
can

in

place
enter

the

ovum.

into

the

be

of

Only
in

But

which

is

be

to

apt

They

the

that

ovum

feverish

for

activity
of

fixed

If

abode.

and

the
be

to

it

months

the

and

and

is

ovum

in

to

the

the

it,

can

to

ovum

it

is

as

and

grow
to

furnish

such

the

an

the

the

snch

nine

womb

If

matozoon
sper-

it travels

there.

is

because

as

of

world.

case,

tube

develop,

and

the

when

itself

estent

end

and

tube

becomes

womb

outside

The

embryo

the

at

the

fixes

and

the

growth,

usually

Pregnancy.

stretch

cannot

until

into

It

of

lining

full

spermatozoon

there.

Fallopian

uterus,

Bstra-Utoine
the

its
out

meets

down

the

develops,

comes

the

remains
in

reached

it

when

uterus

spot

some

has

of

it, it

grows

it

it

pened
hap-

ovum

in

to

all

place

entered

attached

bryo,
em-

an

First

opens

and

called

commences.

looks

ed.
need-

is

one

now

nor

would

got

the

impregnated,

been

for

spermatozoa

more

monstrosity

all

spermatozoa?

perish.

the

or

becomes

other

there

two

ovum

same

What

met

if

For

67

result.

the

has

FERTILIZATION

OR

FECUNDATION

the

bad
the

uteras

good

place
tube

can,

nourish-

KNOWLEDGE

SEX

58
ment

the

as

uterus

happens

that

the

and

tube

of what

also

develops there;

ectopic

Unless

diagnosed

woman

may

months

or

From
the

the

divides

into

into

these
can

no

two, the

longer

in between.

be

And

fully formed
are

spermatozoa,

and

from
all

segmentation

or

of

into

cell,

one

four

four, the

the

This
two

these
organs

into

thirty-two,

result

at

mulberry

layers,

with

they
of

mass
a

cavity

layers of cells there

and

perfect child

impregnated

few

entered

has

consists

into

counted.

itself into

develop gradually

ova

which
two

sixy-four, 128, 256, 512, 1,024, until

cells arranges

two

division

ovum,

the

generally raptures.

spermatozoon

of

is

upon,

after

for

eight into sixteen, these

the

eight,

the

process

The

commences.

tube

the

case

pregnancy

operated

danger,

great

ectopic gestation.

or

and

early

moment
a

ovum,

have

(outside-of-the-uterus)

pregnancy,

in

be

then

we

in

remains

ovum

Extra-uterine

pregnancy.

called

weeks

impregnated

call eictra-uterine

we

tubal

or

Occasionally, howeveri it

can.

the

WOMEN

FOB

the

is twins.

tissues, until
is

same

the

result.

time

by

If
two

SEX

60

gives

KNOWLEDGE

September

yon

get October
of

The

period

be

to

felt

usually

the

by

the

Pregnancy

is

active

every

of

process

reaches

it does

man;

actually

walls

of

than

those
or

child,
in

mind

it

is

uterus
to

of

they

that
the

that

not

stretch,

child

the

push

if its walls

were

If

head

have

to

expel

the

They
to

out

by

contractions
the

too

uterus
thin

or

big

thicker

times

slip

muscular

It is to be

not

pear,

of

size, the
many

nine

think, but

some

strength

muscular

it out.

the

comes.

does

small

tivity,
ac-

the

in

occurs

one.

the

time

proper

during

as

in

being

have

than

companied
ac-

certainly

greater

of

non-pregnant

powerful

that

work,

would
the

when

than

be

to

is

size of

first the

but

which

what

see

uterus

pregnant

tween
be-

process;

there

on

enormously

grows

It

pregnancy,

is apt

in

go

merely

not

the

and

body

at

larger

begin

Quickening.

process

Just

uterus,

size

animal

pregnancy.

The

months.

absolntely,

not

physiological

changes,

greater

be

may

week.

normal

the

The

movements

of

disturbances,

in

process

is

termed

middle

physiological
by

no

is

18th

delivery.

Febmary

child's

the

the

and

16th

like

mother

at

occurs

yon

correct.

which

at

of

calculation

only approximately

bnt

and

days

seven

date

month

the

as

WOMEN

add

probable

short

disregarded,

be

30th

6tli,the

presence

it

FOE

itself;
of

should
too

borne

the

refuse

weak,

the

61

PREGNANCY

child

could
with

out

take
of

the

Still

of
the

at

birth

undifferentiated
fertilized
of

millions

and

into

cartilage,

bone,

And

in

to

call

blood,
for

it

by)

and

the

And,

two.

excreting
because

mother

her

has

system
No

particularly

under

is

her

orgaas,

subject

wonder

an

to

this

it

many

is

not

from

to

provide

providing
kidneys,
also
that

get
the

artificial
troubles

and

tissue,
cess.
pro-

which

the

is

nice

mother's

nourishment
her

for

work
rid

of

pregnant

unhealthy
and

logically
bio-

name

nourishment,
must

to

brain

wonderful

child,

sustenance

has

besides

excretions.

living,

its

draws

become

working

aS

truly

(though

parasite

meantime

the

consists

it

connective

tissue,
etc.

single

have

such

ten

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128

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CONTEOL

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