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WELCOME TO MY saleYOU ARE VIEWINGWoman in Girlhood-Wifehood- MotherhoodA Guide in Hygiene, Tocology, Pediatrics by Dr. M. Solis CohenW. E. Scull1906**More Pictures Below**This is for an original1906 edition of \"Woman in Girlhood-Wifehood-Motherhood\" Her Responsibilities and Her Duties at All Periods of Life. A Guide in the Maintenance of Her Own Health and That of Her Children. By Myer Solis-Cohen. Published byW. E. Scull, 1906. Hardcover. Originalgray-green cloth covered boards with elaborate gilt, black and pink decoration to the cover and spine, oval paper paste down illustration to front cover. Profusely illustrated with color plates, scientific drawings and half-tone engravings. Includes color manikin Chart.xxii, 469 pages, index.7 x 9 1/2\" tall. Antique Victorian book treating the different subjects in a woman\'s life includingetiquette, beauty, health, hygiene, tocology, pediatrics.CONTENTSPART I.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY.
CHAPTER I.
THE BASIS OF BEAUTY.
Standards of Beauty: According to Voltaire; among different ages and among different peoples; with the cultivated — Modern Ideas of Beauty: Symmetry, proportion, curves, color, gradation — Human beauty not complete without expression — Youth not necessary to beauty — Health an essential — How every woman can acquire, increase or retain beauty — The perfect womanCHAPTER II.
BATHING AS A MEANS OF HEALTH AND BEAUTY.
The structure of the skin — The cleansing bath — The cold, or hygienic, or hardening bath — How one catches cold — The action of the cold bath — How to promote the reaction — Forms of the cold bath: The cold full tub bath; The cold half-bath; The cold sponge bath; The cold shower or douche bath — The reaction after a cold bath — Several directions for cold bathing — The hardening effect of cold bathing — The Turkish bath — Sea bathing — The care of the complexion — Care of the ears — Facial massage — The use of cold cream — Powders — General hygienic measures — The prevention of wrinkles and their removal
CHAPTER III.
THE CARE OF THE TEETH, THE NAILS AND THE HAIR.
Perfect teeth necessary from the standpoint of health as well as beauty — How to preserve the teeth: Powder, brush, mouthwash — Cleansing and manicuring the nails. — The structure of the hair — How to care for the hair: Brushing, combing, shampooing, massage, curling the hair — Decorations for the hair — Hints on hair dressing CHAPTER IV.
THE FIGURE— HOW TO DEVELOP A GRACEFUL CARRIAGE.
Standard of beauty in the figure — The prevention of deformities — How deformities are acquired — School a factor in producing deformities — How to detect deformities — Mechanical means to prevent deformities — How to improve the figure — The correct standing position — The position to be assumed when sitting — The proper method of walking — Exercises for developing a graceful carriage — How to utilize housework in developing the figure — Exercises for developing the figure CHAPTER V.
CLOTHING FROM THE HYGIENIC AND ARTISTIC STANDPOINT.
The Hygiene of undergarments — The material that best preserves heat — The best absorbent of moisture — The best material for underwear — Stockings — Outer Garments: Materials for various conditions — The influence of color — Constriction to be avoided — Shoes — Beauty in dress — The colors that may be worn by the different types CHAPTER VI.
FOOD AND DRINK.
The hours for meals — Taking sufficient time to eat — Rest after meals — The different kinds of food and how to prepare them — Animal foods — Milk and milk products — Eggs raw and cooked in various ways — Meats and how to prepare them — Fish and shell-fish — The relative digestibility of different animal foods. — Vegetable Foods: Sugars, cereals, roots and tubers, green vegetables — Fruits — The different beverages: Drinking water; coffee; tea; cocoa and chocolate; alcoholic drinks CHAPTER VII.
WORK, REST AND RECREATION.
Work in its relation to health — Child labor — The length of the working day — The necessity for rest — The noon hour — The ability to relax — The weekly and yearly vacation — The hygiene of sleep — Amount of sleep required — The bed and the bed-clothes — The way to lie — The bed-room — Rules for sleeping — The necessity for recreation — Mental recreation — Physical recreation: Walking, running, climbing, bicycling, horseback riding, rowing, canoeing, swimming, lawn tennis, tether tennis, golf, basketball, bowling, fencing, punching the bag, dancing PART II.
A WOMAN\'S LIFE
CHAPTER VIII.
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY.
Sex Throughout Nature : In plants ; in the lower animals ; in man . Woman \'s physical characteristics — The female sexual organs: In plants; in the lower animals; in woman. Woman\'s reproductive organs: The womb, the fallopian tubes — The ovaries— The pelvis CHAPTER IX.
THE PERIOD OF PUBERTY : PASSING FROM CHILDHOOD TO
WOMANHOOD.
The changes that occur at adolescence — Variations in the age of puberty due to climate, race, mode of life and heredity — Delay in the appearance of the chief sign of puberty — The mental changes at puberty — The religious changes — The mother\'s duty — The hygiene of puberty CHAPTER X.
THE MONTHLY PHENOMENA.
Ovulation — Menstruation — Time of onset and cessation — Character of the menstrual discharge — Duration of the flow — Quantity of the discharge — Other symptoms exhibited at this period — The menstrual interval — Pain during menstruation — Connection between menstruation and ovulation — Vicarious menstruation — The hygiene of the menstrual period CHAPTER XI
PURITY.
The danger of silence — A mother\'s responsibility — What constitutes purity — A mother\'s duty to her daughter — To preserve true modesty and innocence — Secret vice — Hygiene as a prevention and treatmentCHAPTER XII.
MARRIAGE AND COURTSHIP.
The views of various thinkers — The origin of marriage and the family — Marriage customs among different people — Courtship according to modern ideas: In continental Europe, in England, in America — Love the basis for marriage — The nature of love, according to the poet and the philosopher—Passion versus affection — Love as a passion is transient — Passion may be followed by a steadier sentiment — Marriages based on passion are unhappy — Province of courtship to cultivate mutual esteem and friendship — The money question should be considered before marriage — A wrong standard of requirements — Marriage for position or wealth — Sincerity during courtship — The training of a girl for wifehood — Qualities needed by a workingman\'s wife — The proper age for marrying — The danger of early marriages — A mutual understanding about details necessary before marriage CHAPTER XIII.
HEREDITY IN ITS RELATION TO MARRIAGE. CONSANGUINITY.
Providing for the health of the unborn — Exchange of confidences — A physician should be consulted — When these precautions are disregarded — Where the hereditary taint is slight — Drunkenness an obstacle to marriage — Insanity and epilepsy a bar to marriage — Deaf-mutism in its relation to marriage — Instinctive criminality a form of degeneracy — Consumption a disease in which heredity is sometimes a factor — The marriage of syphilitics — Consanguineous marriages CHAPTER XIV.
THE BASIS OF HAPPINESS IN MARRIED LIFE.
Love is kept by art — The influence of the personal appearance — Care in the personal appearance — Dressing for the world rather than for the home — The invasion of the home by conventionalities — The husband neglected for the children — The avoidance of contention — The economic dependency of woman — Humiliation dwarfs a woman\'s character — The question of pocket money — Race suicide — Healthy home life necessary CHAPTER XV.
PREGNANCY: THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHILD.
An explanation of Nature\'s mysteries — Reproduction: In plants; in the lower animals; in man. — Conception — The development and nourishment of the embryo or unborn child — The placenta and umbilical cord — Changes in the mother during pregnancy — Lightening CHAPTER XVI.
THE SYMPTOMS OF PREGNANCY.
Determination of the existence of pregnancy — The commonest symptoms of pregnancy: The cessation of menstruation; Morning sickness; Appearance of the face; Changes in the breasts; Changes in the size, shape and appearance of the abdomen — Quickening: Alterations in the nervous system — Change in color of the mucous membrane — Hearing the fetal sounds — The physician\'s examination CHAPTER XVII.
THE LIFE OF A WOMAN DURING PREGNANCY.
Diet — Dress : hygienic or maternity waists and corsets; the abdominal bandage — Exercises to strengthen the muscles and preserve the figure — Bathing during pregnancy — Work, exercise and rest — Maternal impressions — Keeping the mind in pleasant channels — How to render labor easy — Care of the breasts during pregnancy — Preparation of the nipples — Care of excretions and discharges : The urine ; the bowels ; leucorrhea — Marital relations during pregnancy CHAPTER XVIII.
THE MENOPAUSE—\" CHANGE OF LIFE.\"
Age at which \"change of life\" occurs — Method of oncoming — Symptoms of the menopause: Headache, flushes of heat, derangement of the digestive and nervous systems — A mistake to attribute all symptoms at middle life to the menopause — The physiology of the menopause — Importance of familiarity with the normal phenomena — The recognition of danger signals — Hygiene of the menopause PART III.
CHILD-BIRTH. CHAPTER XIX.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE CONFINEMENT.
Have the best, if possible; if not, have the best possible tinder the circumstances — The lying-in room — Arrangement of the bed — Things needed for the confinement: Absorbent pads, occulsive bandages or napkins, the abdominal binder, the baby\'s basket, the baby\'s clothes, etc. — Preparation of the patient — Engaging the physician and nurse — The Accoucheur : Physcian vs. midwife — The nurse: Trained nurse vs. monthly nurse — Selection of a nurse ; her duties CHAPTER XX.
THE PHYSIOLOGY OF CHILD-BIRTH.
Causes of labor — How to calculate the day of confinement — The duration of pregnancy — Methods of calculation — Importance of knowing the date of the last menstruation — Child-birth : The first stage of labor ; the second stage ; the third stage — The Puerperium — The lochia \'s amount and odor — The danger signals — Afterpains — Changes in the breasts CHAPTER XXI.
THE MANAGEMENT OF LABOR.
The knowledge required to make a woman helpful in the lying-in room — The Diagnosis of Labor: \"Dropping\", labor pains, the show — Duration of labor — Surgical cleanliness the guiding factor throughout the labor — A Talk on germs — How the birth-canal becomes infected — Puerperal infection can always be prevented — How to prevent puerperal infection — The management of the first stage of labor — Diet during the first stage — The administration of an anesthetic — The management of the second stage — Care of a premature infant — Treatment of an asphyxiated baby — Care of the mother during the third stage CHAPTER XXII.
THE CARE OF THE MOTHER AFTER LABOR.
The prevention of infection — Rest and quiet — The position to be assumed in bed — Getting up — Visitors — Diet for a nursing mother — Bathing — Urination — The bowels — Care of the breast and nipples — The mammary binder — General hygienic measures — The treatment of distended breasts PART IV.
THE BABY
CHAPTER XXIII.
APPEARANCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORMAL INFANT.
Color and appearance of the skin— Shape and development of the head ; the fontanelles — The face at birth — The baby\'s hair — An infant\'s tongue — The baby\'s gums — Cutting the Teeth: The first or milk teeth; the second or permanent teeth; teething a normal process. — The shape of an infant at birth — Position assumed by the baby — The infant\'s size and weight at different ages — The baby\'s bowels — The baby\'s urination — The other functions of the baby CHAPTER XXIV.
THE FEEDING OF INFANTS. BREAST-FEEDING.
Mother\'s milk the best food for the baby — The baby\'s thirst — Composition of human milk — How to modify breast milk — Conditions affecting the milk — Rules for nursing the baby — Feeding during the first few days of life; regularity in feeding; frequency of feeding; how long to nurse; how the baby should be held — Mixed feeding — The wet-nurse; choice of the wet-nurse — Weaning the child ; indications for weaning in the child ; in the mother — Methods of weaning — The time for weaning CHAPTER XXV.
THE FEEDING OF INFANTS. ARTIFICIAL FEEDING.
High mortality due to artificial feeding — Difficulty of providing a proper substitute for human milk — Substitutes for mother\'s milk — Composition of cow\'s milk — Modified cow\'s milk — The percentage modification of cow\'s milk — Milk laboratories — Home modification of cow\'s milk — Care and selection of the ingredients — Preparation of the baby\'s food — Sterilization and pasteurization — Mixtures for average infants at different ages — Frequency of feeding — Selection of bottle and nipple — Heating the food — How to give the child the bottle — Care of the bottles and nipples — Peptonized milk — Condensed milk — Patent and proprietary foods — The feeding of older children CHAPTER XXVI.
BATHING THE BABY.
Articles required — Temperature of the water — Hour for the bath — The best place — How to wash the baby — How to hold it — Pat the baby dry, then rub — Care of the hair and scalp — Care of the gums and teeth — Cleansing after bowel movements — Powders CHAPTER XXVII.
CLOTHING FOR THE INFANT AND THE CHILD.
Dressing the Infant — Character of the Infant\'s clothes — The baby\'s binder — The diapers — The infant\'s shirt, petticoat, dress, socks, nightclothes and other garments — The Baby in Short Clothes: Stockings, drawers, diaper supporters, foot-gear, bibs, creeping aprons, outing clothes, night slip, wrapper — Children\'s Clothing: Underwear, outer garments, shoes, clothing for out-of-doors, night attire CHAPTER XXVIII.
THE BABY\'S SLEEPING HOURS.
Amount of sleep required — Regularity in sleeping hours — Baby\'s position when sleeping — Time for sleeping — Preparing baby for bed — The awakening in the morning — Ventilating the baby\'s sleeping room — The Baby\'s Bed: Bassinet, cradle, crib, clothes-basket — How to make the baby\'s bed — How to keep on the covers — Care of the bed — Keeping the air of the sleeping-room pure CHAPTER XXIX.
EXERCISING AND AMUSING THE BABY.
Exercising the Baby: The infant\'s first airing — The proper method of holding a new-born infant — Taking the baby out — How to carry an older baby — The baby\'s first exercise — When the baby can hold its head up unsupported — After the child can stand and walk — Amusing the Baby: Toys for baby and child — How to make playthings at home — Games that both exercise and amuse the child CHAPTER XXX.
MENTAL AND MORAL TRAINING.
The moulding of character lies in the mother\'s hands — The control of the bladder and bowels — How to deal with children — A child\'s sensitiveness — Children\'s questions — Kindness and gentleness — A child requires pleasure — Politeness — Children\'s fears — The child a great imitator — How children learn conduct — Practice vs. precept — Making a child truthful — Children\'s imagination and temper — Obedience and how to enforce it — The spoiled child — Threats and punishment — Order and neatness — Learning to talk — The use of money — Children\'s pets — Stories told to children — Children in the society of their elders: Before company; at the table — Education: Kindergarten, school — The training of backward and mentally deficient children CHAPTER XXXI.
WHEN THE BABY GETS SICK.
How to Tell When a Baby is Ill: Its cry, cough, position, movements and gestures; grinding the teeth, difficulty in suckling; appearance of the face and head, chest, abdomen and tongue — The baby\'s temperature — How to take the temperature — The pulse in sick children — The breathing — The baby\'s bowel movements — The Management of Sick Children: Selection of the sick-room; ventilation, heating — The bed ; articles needed in the sick-room; cleansing of the sick-room — The care of the patient — How the child should be dressed in bed — Feeding the sick child — Administering medicine to the child — Treating the throat — Administering a rectal injection — Attention to the urine CHAPTER XXXII.
THE COMMON AFFECTIONS OF INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD.
The Highly Contagious Diseases: Measles, rubella, scarlet fever, diphtheria, membranous croup, small-pox. — The management of a highly contagious disease. — Isolation: Preparation of the room; method of disinfecting the linen, hands, dishes, vessels, urine and feces; the nurse\'s attire; care of the food; frequent disinfection; disinfecting the mouth and nose; convalescence; disinfecting the sick-room; disinfecting the bedding and clothing; disinfecting a privy, etc — Care of the body after death — Quarantine — The Management of the Mildly Contagious Diseases: Chicken-pox, whooping-cough, typhoid fever, consumption. — The intestinal disorders of infancy PART V.
DISEASES PECULIAR TO WOMEN CHAPTER XXXIII.
SYMPTOMS OF WOMAN\'S DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.
Symptoms of Woman\'s Diseases: How to observe pain; its location, character, degree, duration, frequency, modifications; danger-signals. — Temporary Treatment of Pain: Headache, pain in the abdomen, backache — Discharges: White or leucorrhea, yellow, bloody; their prevention and treatment. — Pruritis or Itching: Its cause and treatment — Constipation: Correction without drugs, by habit, exercise and diet CHAPTER XXXIV.
DISORDERS OF MENSTRUATION.
Irregularity — Suppression — Cessation — Pain, during, before, and after the period — Flooding — Scanty flow — The sudden arrest of the monthly sickness by exposure, etc. — Treatment — Vicarious menstruation CHAPTER XXXV.
MISCARRIAGE AND ITS PREVENTION.
The course of a miscarriage — The causes of a miscarriage — The Signs of a Miscarriage : Pain, hemorrhage, the expulsion of the ovum — The danger of an abortion or miscarriage — The prevention of a miscarriage — How to avert it when threatened — Treatment of an inevitable miscarriage — Its after treatmentCHAPTER XXXVI.
STERILITY— ITS CAUSES, PREVENTION AND CURE.
The woman not always to blame — Causes of Sterility in Women : Abnormalities, displacements, lacerations, inflammation — General conditions, such as obesity, anemia, etc. — Alcoholism — Absence of affinity — Lack of moderation — Prevention of sterility — The cure of sterility CHAPTER XXXVII.
THE CAUSES OF DISEASES PECULIAR TO WOMAN.
Neglect of hygienic rules — Lack of proper exercise — Improprieties of dress — Improper food —Want of sufficient rest — The development of the mind at the expense of the body — Evils in the modern system of education — The girl\'s health given little consideration — Imprudence during menstruation — Mismanagement during and after child-birth — Artificial termination of pregnancy — Unhygienic marital relations — Chronic constipation — The majority of the conditions causing women\'s diseases are preventable CHAPTER XXXVIII.
THE PREVENTION OF THE DISEASES PECULIAR TO WOMEN.
The prevention of diseases lies in the woman\'s hands — When disease has occurred a physician must always be consulted — The importance of keeping the general health at its highest point — Attention must be paid to the manner of supporting the clothes and to the mode of life generally, especially during the period of puberty — Many diseases are prevented by the observance of surgical cleanliness during a labor or miscarriage and by the exercise of prudence and care afterward — The prompt repair of all lacerations occurring during child-birth would be the greatest factor in banishing invalidism from womankind — The question of personal purity and of marrying only one of good moral characterCHAPTER XXXIX.
ACCIDENTS AND EMERGENCIES.
Foreign Bodies in the Eye; in the Ear; in the Nose; in the Throat— The Effects of Heat—Burns and Scalds— The Treatment of Sunburn —Sunstroke or Heatstroke—Heat Exhaustion— The Effects of Cold— Freezing and its Treatment — Frost Bite — Treatment of Chilblain— The Effects of Injuries— The Condition of Shock— Contusion or Bruises— Wounds— Arrest of Hemorrhage— Removal of Foreign Bodies from a wound— Cleansing the Wound; Closing and Dressing; Keeping the Part at Rest; Poisoned; by Germs— Stings of Bees,Wasps and Hornets Snake Bites— Bite of a Mad Dog— Sprains, Dislocations, Fractures— The Action of Poisons Burns with Poisons— Drowning GLOSSARY.
Explaining the Meaning of the Medical and Other Terms Used in the Book.
INDEX.
Complete Index So Arranged that Anything in the Book May be Found at Once
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1906 ANTIQUE MEDICAL BOOK WOMEN SEX CHILDBIRTH DISEASES ETIQUETTE BEAUTY DRESS :
$300.00