cally a parasite (though it is not a nice name to call it by)
draws its sustenance from the mother's blood, and the mother has to
provide nourishment for two. And, besides providing nourishment, her
excreting organs, her kidneys, must work for two, because her system
has also to get rid of the child's excretions. No wonder that the
pregnant woman, particularly under an artificial unhealthy mode of
living, is subject to many troubles and disturbances.

DR. ELY'S TABLE FOR CALCULATING THE DATE OF CONFINEMENT

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January | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
OCTOBER | 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
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17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 |
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 |NOV.
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February | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
NOVEMBER | 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
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17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 |
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 |DEC.
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March | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
DECEMBER | 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
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17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 |
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 |JAN.
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April | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
JANUARY | 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
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17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 |
22 23 24 25 26 27 28