The Book of Nature
- Subtitle
- 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
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Table of contents
1. Front matter2. INDEX TO CONTENTS.3. PREFACE.4. MALE GENERATIVE ORGANS.5. THE SEMEN.6. THE OVARIES.7. PHILOSOPHY OF SEXUAL DESIRES.8. TIME AND MANNER OF IMPREGNATION.9. CAUSES WHICH DETERMINE THE SEX OF A CHILD.10. DEVELOPMENT OF THE FŒTUS.11. SEXUAL INDULGENCE.12. HOW TO AVOID CHILD-GETTING.13. EFFECTS OF TOO EARLY SEXUAL INTERCOURSE.14. RESULTS OF SEXUAL ABUSES.15. POSITION DURING SEXUAL INTERCOURSE.16. DISPOSITION AND INTELLECT—HOW FORMED.17. THE TEMPERAMENTS—HOW DISTINGUISHED.18. THE NATURAL LAWS OF MARRIAGE, AND OF THE TEMPERAMENTS.19. ON THE INFLUENCE OF VITAL FORCE.20. TENACITY OF LIFE AND LONGEVITY.21. HOW TO DETECT PREGNANCY.22. LABOR AND CHILD-BIRTH.23. ABORTIONS AND MISCARRIAGES.24. APHRODISIACS, OR LOVE POWDERS.