PREFACE
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I. INTELLIGENCE OF THE YOUNG WIFE.
CHAPTER II. HOME AND DRESS.
CHAPTER III. HEALTH OF THE YOUNG WIFE.
CHAPTER IV. THE CHOICE OF A HUSBAND.
CHAPTER V. WHAT SHALL A YOUNG WIFE EXPECT TO BE TO HER HUSBAND?
CHAPTER VI. TROUSSEAU AND WEDDING PRESENTS.
CHAPTER VII. THE MARITAL RELATIONS.
CHAPTER VIII. PREPARATION FOR MOTHERHOOD.
CHAPTER IX. PREPARATION FOR FATHERHOOD.
CHAPTER X. ANTENATAL INFANTICIDE.
CHAPTER XI. THE MORAL RESPONSIBILITY OF PARENTS IN HEREDITY.
CHAPTER XII. AILMENTS OF PREGNANCY.
CHAPTER XIII. DEVELOPMENT OF THE FOETUS.
CHAPTER XIV. BABY'S WARDROBE.
CHAPTER XV. THE CHOICE OF PHYSICIAN AND NURSE.
CHAPTER XVI. THE BIRTH CHAMBER.
CHAPTER XVII. SURROUNDINGS AND AFTER-CARE OF THE MOTHER.
CHAPTER XVIII. CARE OF THE BABY.
CHAPTER XIX. THE MOTHER THE TEACHER.
CHAPTER XX. COMMON AILMENTS OF CHILDREN.
CHAPTER XXI. GUARDING AGAINST SECRET VICE.
CHAPTER XXII. THE TRAINING OF CHILDREN.
CHAPTER XXIII. BODY-BUILDING.
CHAPTER XXIV. MOTHERS' MEETINGS, STUDY CLUBS AND BOOKS.
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Books for Men
By Sylvanus Stall, D. D.
- “What a Young Boy Ought to Know.”
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By Mrs. Mary Wood-Allen, M. D.,
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PURITY AND TRUTH
WHAT A YOUNG
WIFE
OUGHT TO KNOW
(THOUSAND DOLLAR PRIZE BOOK)
BY
Mrs. EMMA F. ANGELL DRAKE, M. D.
Graduate of Boston University Medical College; formerly Physician and Principal of Mr. Moody’s School at Northfield, Mass.; Professor of Obstetrics at Denver Homoeopathic Medical School and Hospital; Author of “What a Woman of 45 Ought to Know,” “Maternity Without Suffering.”
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Copyright, 1901, by SYLVANUS STALL
Copyright, 1902, by SYLVANUS STALL
Entered at Stationers’ Hall, London, England
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Dedicated
To the Young Wives Who Desire the Best
for Themselves, for their Husbands
and for their Offspring
