. The science of eugenics and sex life, the regeneration of the human race ... the few months preceding ma-ternity. At this time it is worse than foolish—it is criminal—for oneto weight the body with clothing, which, bearing down upon the ab-domen and hips, causes pressure upon the delicate, maturing organi-zation, which may thus be deprived, not only of comeliness and perfectbodily structure, but of life itself. In this connection I am glad toendorse the Jenness-Miller maternity dress, with description and aplea for its adoption which I give largely, but not entirely, in own langu
. The science of eugenics and sex life, the regeneration of the human race ... the few months preceding ma-ternity. At this time it is worse than foolish—it is criminal—for oneto weight the body with clothing, which, bearing down upon the ab-domen and hips, causes pressure upon the delicate, maturing organi-zation, which may thus be deprived, not only of comeliness and perfectbodily structure, but of life itself. In this connection I am glad toendorse the Jenness-Miller maternity dress, with description and aplea for its adoption which I give largely, but not entirely, in own language. A few years ago when the maternity dress was introduced, manywomen hailed it with delight as a solution of their most perplexingproblem. To thousands, however, it is still unknown, and thousandsmore, alas! have been too unthinking to realize any need of adaptingthe clothing at such a time to their own highest physical well-beingand that of the life in their keeping. Are such women ignorant of themischief they do to theii offspring, or are they indifferent to conse-. THE DAUPHIN —J. B. Greuze (Louis XVII) A king but still a boy, the unfortunate young Dauphin was deprived of his throneby adverse fate brought upon him by generations of eruelty to the people, and visited uponhis innocent head.
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