Special hygienic and medical information for parents . morphoses. Perhaps the most interest-ing transformation in many respects, and theone to which I now invite your attention, isthat of Puberty. In this latitude it occurs about the fifteenthyear. It is claimed that climate influencesgreatly the time. In tropical climes it occurs often at eightyears, whereas in the colder regions it may bedelayed until twenty. The surroundings ofchildhood influence its arrival greatly. Citylife and its customs hastens it; country liferetards. Previous to the arrival of puberty, the littleboy and girl act very
Special hygienic and medical information for parents . morphoses. Perhaps the most interest-ing transformation in many respects, and theone to which I now invite your attention, isthat of Puberty. In this latitude it occurs about the fifteenthyear. It is claimed that climate influencesgreatly the time. In tropical climes it occurs often at eightyears, whereas in the colder regions it may bedelayed until twenty. The surroundings ofchildhood influence its arrival greatly. Citylife and its customs hastens it; country liferetards. Previous to the arrival of puberty, the littleboy and girl act very much alike, but when itarrives, a wide divergence takes place; he blos-soms into manhood, she into womanhood. Hergirlish plays are laid aside; she has hid the dollshe long has fondled ; she is more shy, modest PUBERTY AND ITS PHENOMENA. 75 and refined in the presence of the light-hearted, playful girl is now a lady, somade by Nature. What a wonderful mentalchange in so short a time! The physicalchange is equally marvelous. The organ of. amativeness is now first aroused from its leth-argy. The word love has no longer a hiddenmeaning. Her muscles are more developed,and the deposition of adipose matter betweenthem gives her more of the rotund form. The J 6 PHENOMENA OF HEALTH. mammary gland, the ovaries, and, in fact, herwhole being, is infused with new life. The most prominent function ushered in atthis epoch is ovulation, and its accompanyingsymptom, menstruation. Previous to puberty,the ovaries were dormant; no ovisacs could bedetected in them by the microscopist, but assoon as puberty arrives, they spring into beingas if by magic. MENSTRUATION. From puberty until the menopause — cessa-tion of the menses — that is, as a rule, from theage of fifteen to forty-five, woman experiencesabout every lunar month a sanguineous dis-charge from the vulva. The amount varies froma few ounces to several pints. The dischargecontinues from three to eight days, but thereare ca
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