Plain Facts for Old and Young

A practical guide provides clear anatomical descriptions of reproduction and the stages of development, followed by chapters on puberty, menstruation, pregnancy, childbirth, and nursing; it examines sexual behavior across the life course, urging moderation and self-control while discussing causes and prevention of sexual precocity and vice. It offers hygienic and dietary recommendations, exercises and bathing to support continence and overall health, considers marriage and courtship, and warns about the physical and moral consequences of excessive marital relations. It critiques methods of preventing conception, addresses abortion and infanticide, and emphasizes heredity and prenatal influences on offspring.