The book of nature : containing information for young people who think of getting married : on the philosophy of procreation and sexual intercourse, showing how to prevent conception and to avoid child-bearing : also, rules for management during labor and child-birth . t measure of their necks so as to be able todetect this sign. Pains similar to colic, fainting fits, shud-dering and creeping of the skin, longings for unusual foodand drinks, loss of appetite, morning sickness, fretfulnessand peevishness, hysteria, and a dozen other changes inthe feelings, temper or desires of a woman, are stro
The book of nature : containing information for young people who think of getting married : on the philosophy of procreation and sexual intercourse, showing how to prevent conception and to avoid child-bearing : also, rules for management during labor and child-birth . t measure of their necks so as to be able todetect this sign. Pains similar to colic, fainting fits, shud-dering and creeping of the skin, longings for unusual foodand drinks, loss of appetite, morning sickness, fretfulnessand peevishness, hysteria, and a dozen other changes inthe feelings, temper or desires of a woman, are strong pre-sumptive signs of conception. The breasts, being always in sympathy with the womb,usually begin to enlarge a little, the nipples become hard,and their color turns from the usual delicate pink to achestnut brown, with little dots or pimples on the alteration in the nipple must be closely observed toindicate positive pregnancy, as it frequently becomes darkfrom other causes. The hue occasioned by conception ispeculiar to itself, and is a sure indication that gestation hascommenced. Soon after conception, in some females, the face and eye-lids will swell; and many girls are suspected from thiscause alone by their more experienced sisters. Others. PCETUS AT THIRTEEN WEEKS. AND PHENOMENA ATTENDING IT. 55 are warned of their condition by flying pains, palpitations,&c, and by pains at the top of the head. If the urine bekept in a clean vessel for several days, and a white scumarises at the top, this is considered by some physicians asconclusive evidence of pregnancy. When a woman has become pregnant, the white lineon the abdomen, extending from the navel to the pubis,becomes darker, and the navel itself swells out a mucus membrane which lines the Vagina, which isusually of a delicate rose color, turns blue or purple. The above are the most prominent and conclusive evi-dences of conception during the first three months, thoughsome of them may not be experi
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