on of, in childhood, 320

Men, as wet-nurses, 260

Menstruation explained, 24

Mental impressions, effect of, on hysterics, 39
on unborn children, 180
troubles of girlhood, 47

Milk, mother's, effect of anger on, 253
effect of retention in the breasts, 249
influence of diet on, 249
pregnancy on, 250
over-abundance of, 258
scantiness of, 259
quantity required by infant, 256
when poisonous, 252
value as food, 42

Milk-leg, causes and treatment of, 367

Mind, changes in, at puberty, 31
during pregnancy, 175, 214
influence of over conception, 126
nursing child, 251
unborn child, 182

Miscarriage, 176
causes and dangers of, 178
frequency of, 176
influence of age of mother on, 177
prevention of, 179
symptoms of, 180

Mixture of races by marriage, 71

Month, right time of the, to marry, 87

Monthly changes, precautions in the intervals of, 46
precautions during, 45
when delayed, 48
when painful, 49

Moon, connection of monthly periods with, 32

Morning sickness of pregnancy, 169, 353

Mortality of childbed, 237
comparative, of the two sexes in early life, 154

Mortality of infants, causes of, 271
relative to married life, 57

Mother, the, 243
diseases of, 361
duties of, towards daughters at puberty, 44
influence of, over sons, 144
position in nursing, 225
who is unable to nurse her child, 267

Mothers' marks, 180

Music, influence of, 99

Mutilations, are they inheritable?, 149

Native women, shall they marry foreigners?, 73

Near-sightedness, how to prevent, 322

Neck, form of, 83
its significance, 84

New-born babe, first cares for, 231
weight and length of, 238

Night dress of children, 301
covering of children, 298
the wedding, 91

Nipples, how to harden, 220

Nose-bleed in childhood, 333

Nubility, the age of, 50

Nursing, 244
care of health during, 263
diseases of, 382
hindrances to, 245
position during, 225
prolonged, 262
rules for, 248
when improper, 245

Nursing mother, qualities of good, 257

Offspring, the limitation of, 115
influenced by the mind, 126

Over-nursing, signs of, 265

Overlaying of children, deaths from, 273

Over-production, evils of, 115
remedies for, 121

Ovulation, the meaning of, 24

Painful monthly changes, causes and treatment, 49

Pains of labor, true and false, 225

Painless labors, how to have, 236

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