bortion--
Criminal Abortion--Missed Abortion--Habitual Abortion--
Syphilis as Cause of Abortion and Miscarriage--Dangers of
Abortion--Abortion an Evil.

XVII. PRENATAL CARE 121

Meaning of the Term--Misleading Information by
Quasi-Scientists--Exaggerated Ideas Regarding Prenatal
Care--Nervous Connection Between Mother and Child--Cases
Under Author's Observation--Effects on Offspring--Advice to
Pregnant Women--Germ-plasm of Chronic Alcoholic--A Glass of
Wine and the Spermatozoa--False Statements--Cases of
Violence and Accidents During Pregnancy.

XVIII. THE MENOPAUSE, OR CHANGE OF LIFE 128

Time of Menopause--Cause of Suffering During Menopause--
Reproductive Function and Sexual Function Not Synonymous--
Increased Libido During Menopause--Change of Life in Men.

XIX. THE HABIT OF MASTURBATION 135

Definition of Masturbation--Its Injurious Effects in Girls as
Compared with Boys--Married Life of the Girl Masturbator--
Necessity for Change in Injurious Attitude of Parents who
Discover the Habit--Common-sense Treatment of the Habit--
How to Prevent Formation of Habit--Parents' Advice to
Children--Hot Baths as Factor in Masturbation--Other Physical
Factors--Mental Masturbation and Its Effects.

XX. LEUCORRHEA--THE WHITES 143

Misconception Regarding the Meaning of the Term "Leucorrhea"--A
Common Complaint--Severe Cases--Reasons for Resistance to
Treatment--Proper Local Treatment of the Disorder--Sterility
Due to Leucorrhea--Causes of Leucorrhea--Tonic
Medicines--Local Treatment--Formulae for Douching.

XXI. THE VENEREAL DISEASES 149

Derivation of Word "Venereal"--Three Venereal Diseases--
Innocent Contraction of Syphilis Through Various Objects--
The Hygienic Elimination of Common Sources of Venereal
Infection--Measures for Prevention After Sexual Relations.

XXII. THE EXTENT OF VENEREAL DISEASE 151

Former Ban on Discussion of Venereal Disease and Its Evil
Results--Present Reprehensible Exaggerations of Extent of
Venereal Disease--Erroneous and Ridiculous Statements of
"Reformers"--Senseless Fear of Marriage in Girls Due to
Lurid Exaggerations--Study by Woman Psychologist Revea