The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies By: W. Grant Hague (1868-)
First Page: [Illustration: "Mother and Child," by Lorado Taft So strong is becoming the ambitions of the mothers of to day to give the world children that will be an honor to morrow, that this piece of marble statuary was erected by the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago to express the ideal of the most wonderful thing that can come to any woman motherhood.] The Eugenic Marriage A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies 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 Volumes VOLUME III New York THE REVIEW OF REVIEWS COMPANY 1916 Copyright, 1913, by W. GRANT HAGUE Copyright, 1914, by W. GRANT HAGUE 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 successful one The evils of early marriage The wedding night, its medical aspect The honeymoon When marital relations 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 attainment of success Arguing trifles You must know what you want The right kind of wife Contributing to her husband's efficiency What are the requisites of efficiency Good health Thoroughly cooked meals Rest at night Having a system Enough exercise Freedom from worry Do your part The first quarrel Fault finding The husband's efficiency depends upon the wife Work must be interesting The wife's part ... PAGE 331 ADVICE TO YOUNG WIVES CHAPTER XXV HOW TO ACHIEVE What the young wife owes to herself Why was I born What are the personal qualities necessary to success What are the personal qualities necessary to happiness Self control What is a thought The evil habit of hasty judgment The bad thought habit Training the mind "Go about it in the right way" 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 popular woman The gift of flattery Choosing your friends True friendship expects and demands nothing True friendship is necessary "By your friends shall ye be known" Making resolves The formula of success When fortune knocks. ... PAGE 357 CHAPTER XXVI SPARE MOMENTS The study habit The germ of self culture Millions of tiny cells in our brain The economic value of the study habit Two ways of gaining knowledge Happiness in the company of those striving for higher ideals A young wife's incentive to self culture The difference between moral and mental disloyalty The study habit creates its own interest 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 and selection of meals Washing dishes Pots and pans Dusting and cleaning Work cheerfully and be thorough Don't be a dust chaser Don't get the anti sunshine habit Air your rooms The ideal home The medical essentials of a good meal What makes the home Working for something The average housewife's existence is slavery What shall we work for Making ends meet Rest and recreation Try a nap Get enough sleep at night Go out of doors Take a vacation now and then Life insurance Owning a home The cheerful wife and mother The indifferent wife and mother Husband and wife ... PAGE 389 CHAPTER XXVIII HOW WE CATCH DISEASE How we catch disease How germs enter the lungs How germs work in the body The function of the white blood cell How an abscess is formed The evil habit of spitting in public places Sunlight and germs Why it is necessary to open windows Facts about tuberculosis The tendency to disease The best treatment for tuberculosis Consumption is a preventable and a curable disease When delay is dangerous What to eat and wear in hot weather Scientific dressing Drink plenty of water What to drink when traveling ... Continue reading book >>

The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies By: W. Grant Hague (1868-)

First Page:

[Illustration: "Mother and Child," by Lorado Taft

So strong is becoming the ambitions of the mothers of to day to give the world children that will be an honor to morrow, that this piece of marble statuary was erected by the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago to express the ideal of the most wonderful thing that can come to any woman motherhood.]

The Eugenic Marriage

A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies

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 Volumes

VOLUME III

New York THE REVIEW OF REVIEWS COMPANY 1916

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 successful one The evils of early marriage The wedding night, its medical aspect The honeymoon When marital relations 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 attainment of success Arguing trifles You must know what you want The right kind of wife Contributing to her husband's efficiency What are the requisites of efficiency Good health Thoroughly cooked meals Rest at night Having a system Enough exercise Freedom from worry Do your part The first quarrel Fault finding The husband's efficiency depends upon the wife Work must be interesting The wife's part ... PAGE 331

ADVICE TO YOUNG WIVES

CHAPTER XXV

HOW TO ACHIEVE

What the young wife owes to herself Why was I born What are the personal qualities necessary to success What are the personal qualities necessary to happiness Self control What is a thought The evil habit of hasty judgment The bad thought habit Training the mind "Go about it in the right way" 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 popular woman The gift of flattery Choosing your friends True friendship expects and demands nothing True friendship is necessary "By your friends shall ye be known" Making resolves The formula of success When fortune knocks. ... PAGE 357

CHAPTER XXVI

SPARE MOMENTS

The study habit The germ of self culture Millions of tiny cells in our brain The economic value of the study habit Two ways of gaining knowledge Happiness in the company of those striving for higher ideals A young wife's incentive to self culture The difference between moral and mental disloyalty The study habit creates its own interest 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 and selection of meals Washing dishes Pots and pans Dusting and cleaning Work cheerfully and be thorough Don't be a dust chaser Don't get the anti sunshine habit Air your rooms The ideal home The medical essentials of a good meal What makes the home Working for something The average housewife's existence is slavery What shall we work for Making ends meet Rest and recreation Try a nap Get enough sleep at night Go out of doors Take a vacation now and then Life insurance Owning a home The cheerful wife and mother The indifferent wife and mother Husband and wife ... PAGE 389

CHAPTER XXVIII

HOW WE CATCH DISEASE

How we catch disease How germs enter the lungs How germs work in the body The function of the white blood cell How an abscess is formed The evil habit of spitting in public places Sunlight and germs Why it is necessary to open windows Facts about tuberculosis The tendency to disease The best treatment for tuberculosis Consumption is a preventable and a curable disease When delay is dangerous What to eat and wear in hot weather Scientific dressing Drink plenty of water What to drink when traveling ... Continue reading book >>

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