ORCE 115

XIV THE NEED OF EARLY INSTRUCTION OF GIRLS 121

XV WHY GIRLS GO ASTRAY 131

XVI SELF-ABUSE 137

XVII EFFECTS OF IMMORAL LIFE 149

XVIII FLIRTATIONS AND THEIR RESULTS 157

XIX WHITE SLAVERY 163

XX THE NEED OF EARLY INSTRUCTION OF BOYS 171

XXI WHY BOYS GO ASTRAY 177

XXII HOW SHALL THE CHILD BE TOLD 183

XXIII WOMEN IN BUSINESS 189

XXIV NERVOUSNESS--A LACK OF CONTROL 195

XXV A WOMAN IS AS YOUNG AS SHE WANTS TO BE 203

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HERSELF

CHAPTER I

ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE FEMALE ORGANS

Before we can understand the care of anything we must have some
knowledge of its structure; so I think it well, in this our first talk,
that we should learn something of the structure of the female generative
organs. As I have told some of you in former talks, the womb is designed
as a nest for the babe during its process of development from the egg or
ovule. It lies in the center of the pelvis, or lower part of the body
cavity, in front of the rectum and behind and above the bladder. It is
pear-shaped, with the small end downward, and is about three inches
long, two inches wide and one inch thick. It consists of layers of
muscles enclosing a cavity which, owing to the thickness of the walls,
is comparatively small. This cavity is triangular in shape and has three
openings,--one at the lower end or mouth of the womb into the vagina and
one at each side, near the top, into the fallopian tubes. The womb, or
uterus as it sometimes is called, is not firmly attached nor adherent to
any of the bony parts. It is suspended in the pelvic cavity and kept in
place by muscles and ligaments. As the muscles and ligaments are
elastic, the womb slightly changes its position with different movements
of the body. Normally, it is inclined forward, resting on the bladder;
so you see, a full bladder will push it backward, while a full rectum
and intestines tend to push it forward and downward.

[Illustration: GENERATIVE ORGANS.]

The lower end or mouth of the womb opens into th