pples, vinegar, charcoal, clay, slate
pencils, etc. These longings, however, should not be satisfied, as they
do not represent the demand of nature for these substances. They belong
to the same class of changes which are shown by a marked difference in
the disposition of a person whereby the lively and cheerful woman
becomes melancholy, gloomy, and irritable.

=Diet During Pregnancy.=--The diet during the whole of pregnancy should be
generous, yet easily digestible. A great many women do not change their
diet at all, and if the person is in good health and does not suffer in
any way, there is no reason whatever why the diet should be changed,
unless the evening meal be made somewhat lighter.

=Eat Sparingly of Meat.=--It is always wise not to eat meat more than once
a day. This is because a meat diet throws more work upon the kidneys,
and any failure of the kidneys increases the probability of serious
trouble at childbirth.

So far as is known, there is no foundation for the belief that any
special article of diet has any particular effect upon the development
of the child.

=Care of the Breasts.=--The care of the breasts during pregnancy must be
commenced early. All pressure of the clothing should be removed, in
order to give them full opportunity to develop. They should be kept
warm, however, and well supported, if the size renders them
uncomfortable.

=Mothers Should Nurse Their Children.=--Statistics show that the summer
diarrhoeas and dysenteries, which carry off such immense numbers of
children each year, are almost unknown among babies that nurse. It is
the artificially fed child which suffers from wasting diseases and
disturbances of the digestion which are so fatal to life. Therefore,
every prospective mother should do everything in her power to prepare
for the proper nursing of her child.

=Care of the Nipples.=--If the nipples are flat, they can be pulled out
gently each day with the fingers, and thus the difficulty entirely
remedied. At the beginning of the last month of pregnancy, the nipples
should be hardened in order that nursing may be painless, and that all
fissures, or cracks, may be avoided.

Every morning and night apply the following solution to the nipples with
a piece of absorbent cotton:--

Glycerite of Tannin, 1 fluid ounce.
Water, 1 fluid ounce.

Allow this to remain on the nipple. This cannot be used after
confinement, for the bitter taste would be objectionabl