JUNE | 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 |JULY. ----------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------- October | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31| JULY | 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7|AUG. ----------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------- November | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 | AUGUST | 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 |SEPT. ----------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------- December | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31| SEPTEMBER | 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7|OCT. ----------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------- EXPLANATION.—Find in top line the date of menstruation, the figure below will indicate the date when confinement may be expected, _i.e._, if date of menstruation is June 1st, confinement may be expected on March 8th, or one day earlier if leap year. (Dr. ELY.) (3) _True Pains._—The contractions of the uterus as they become stronger, in the great majority of cases, cause the woman pain. For this reason “true pains” is used synonymously with “uterine contractions.” With their appearance the woman becomes restless, likes to sit down, to bend forward and to press on the sacrum. “True pains” are felt in the sacral region, gradually moving around toward the pubes. They begin slowly, increase in intensity, and slowly pass away. The pains are involuntary, and the woman tries to complain or cry out. Differences in this largely depend upon the nervous temperament of the patient, though they are also related to variations in the physical factors. “True pains” must be distinguished from “false pains.” (4) _The Show._—Within twenty-four hours before labor really begins there is a discharge from the vagina of thick mucus, more or less stained with blood. This is called the “show,” and is the plug of mucus which fills the cervical canal during pregnancy. Sometimes the show is absent or appears after labor has been in progress for awhile. If there is much pure blood with the discharge it is unusual, and the physician should be notified. LABOR.