Note H — Chapter VIII · THE FUNCTIONS OF THE FEMALE GENITAL ORGANS
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The Hindus recommend the marriage of the girl before the first menstruation has set in. Among many savages the first menstruation is the signal for marrying off the girl. Such women become impregnated with each succeeding child immediately after they have finished nursing the preceding one. By the time propagation ceases, the climacerium sets in. In this way these women only menstruate a few times during their lives.