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The Eugenic Marriage
A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and BetterBabies
By W. GRANT HAGUE, M. D.
College of Physicians and Surgeons (Columbia University), New York; Member of County Medical Society,and of the American Medical Association
In Four VolumesVOLUME III
New York THE REVIEW OF REVIEWS COMPANY1916Copyright, 1913, byW. Grant HagueCopyright, 1914, byW. Grant Hague[Pg iii]
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER XXIV
THE FORMATIVE PERIOD
The best age at which to marry—Incompatibility of temperamentA happy marriage need not be a successfuloneThe evils of early marriageThe wedding night, its medical aspectThe honeymoonWhen maritalrelations are painfulTimes when marital relations should be suspendedThe first weeks and months of wifehoodThe formative periodA true marriageA wife's true position in the householdOnly 5% of happy marriagesPeriod of adaptationDifferences of opinionDifferences of principleThe attainmentof successArguing triflesYou must know what you wantThe right kind of wifeContributing to herhusband's efficiencyWhat are the requisites of efficiencyGood healthThoroughly cooked mealsRestat nightHaving a systemEnough exerciseFreedom from worryDo your partThe firstquarrelFault findingThe husband's efficiency depends upon the wife—Work must beinteresting—The wife's part ... PAGE 331The Eugenic Marriage1
 
Advice to Young Wives
CHAPTER XXV
HOW TO ACHIEVE
What the young wife owes to herself—Why was I born—What are the personal qualitiesnecessary to success—What are the personal qualities necessary tohappiness—Self-control—What is a thought—The evil habit of hasty judgment—The bad thought habit—Training the mind—"Go about it in the rightway"—Be sure your husband's friends are your friends—Be a good fellow—Two kinds of people in the world—Everything depends upon what we do with our mind—The most popularwoman—The gift of flattery—Choosing your friends—True friendship expects anddemands nothing—True friendship is necessary—"By your friends shall ye beknown"—Making resolves—The formula of success—When fortune knocks. ... PAGE357
CHAPTER XXVI
SPARE MOMENTS
The study habit—The germ of self-culture—Millions of tiny cells in our brain—Theeconomic value of the study habit—Two[Pg iv] ways of gaining knowledge—Happiness in thecompany of those striving for higher ideals—A young wife's incentive to self-culture—Thedifference between moral and mental disloyalty—The study habit creates its owninterest—Nosophobia, or the dread of disease—"Keep still and be well" ... PAGE 375
The Home
CHAPTER XXVII
DOMESTIC QUALITIES
A good housekeeper and home-maker—What constitutes a good housekeeper—Preparation andselection of meals—Washing dishes—Pots and pans—Dusting andcleaning—Work cheerfully and be thorough—Don't be a dust chaser—Don't get theanti-sunshine habit—Air your rooms—The ideal home—The medical essentials of a goodmeal—What makes the home—Working for something—The average housewife'sexistence is slavery—What shall we work for—Making ends meet—Rest andrecreation—Try a nap—Get enough sleep at night—Go out of doors—Take avacation now and then—Life insurance—Owning a home—The cheerful wife andmother—The indifferent wife and mother—Husband and wife ... PAGE 389 The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3, by W. Grant Hague, M. D.Advice to Young Wives2
 
CHAPTER XXVIII
HOW WE CATCH DISEASE
How we catch disease—How germs enter the lungs—How germs work in the body—Thefunction of the white blood cell—How an abscess is formed—The evil habit of spitting in publicplaces—Sunlight and germs—Why it is necessary to open windows—Facts abouttuberculosis—The tendency to disease—The best treatment f ortuberculosis—Consumption is a preventable and a curable disease—When delay isdangerous—What to eat and wear in hot weather—Scientific dressing—Drink plenty of water—What to drink when traveling ... PAGE 409
Diseases of Women
CHAPTER XXIX
DISEASES OF WOMEN
Diseases of women—The beginning of female disease—Ailing women are inefficient—ashome-makers, as wife, as mother—
Few ailing women become pregnant 
—The chief cause of female disease—The existence of the average[Pg v] mother—Female diseases areavoidable—The story of the wife—Women who don't want children—Abuse of theprocreative function—What the woman with female disease should do—Cancer inwomen—Cancer of the breast—Cancer of the womb—What every woman should knowabout cancer—Change of life—The menopause—The climacteric—The averageage at which the change of life occurs—Symptoms of the change of life—Importance of acorrect diagnosis—Danger signals of the change of life—Conduct during the change of life ...PAGE 433
The Patent Medicine Evil
CHAPTER XXX
THE PATENT MEDICINE EVIL
What mothers should know about the patent medicine evil—Tonics—Used by temperancepeople because it could "stimulate"—Stomach Bitters—BloodBitters—Sarsaparilla—Celery Compound—Malt Whisky—Headacheremedies—Pain Powders—Anti-headache—Headache Powders—Soothingsyrups—Baby Friend—Catarrh powders—KidneyPills—Expectorant—Cough syrup—Lithia Water—Health, wealth and happinessfor a dollar a bottle—New Discovery for Consumption—Consumption Cure—Cancercures—Pills for Pale People—Elixir of Life ... PAGE 451 The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3, by W. Grant Hague, M. D.CHAPTER XXVIII3

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