“A man _never_ seen by them _but in their distress_, is sure most unlikely to become an object _of their desire_; nor can the ladies, however lovely in the bloom of health, be supposed _capable of retaining_ their attractions _in the hour of agony_.”—The writer knows that neither of these assertions are matters of fact. In regard to the first, _many women_ see their Men-midwives _in perfect health, to be informed if they are with child? How far gone?_ “Whether the child lies right?” and on many other PRETENCES.—Men and women, on _such trying_ occasions, _must give way to NATURE—there is no possibility of withstanding it_.—As to women’s _not_ being “_attractingly lovely_ when in labour,”—there he likewise must have been sensible that he erred from truth. Those pains _rather add_ to beauty; and though, _during the continuance of racking tortures, neither_ party can attend to any thing but the pains felt on one side, and the compassion which a good man must sympathize in on the other; yet _in the intervals_ (many there _always_ are, and _generally_ they are _long intervals_) _no uneasiness on either side_ leaves the minds _of both_ at liberty to entertain _other IDEAS_. “And if he” (the Man-midwife) “is at all to answer for their conduct, is, I think, only to be reckoned with _FOR RECOVERING THEM so early_, and _SO PUTTING IT IN THEIR POWER TO go abroad_ and _COQUET IT the sooner_.”—The author is pleased to be _facetious with the ladies_! I do not at all wonder that _those men_ who have _such foundation_ for censuring their conduct, _presume thus_ to ridicule them for their eagerness to visit, in order to _receive the homage_ of their _criminal admirers_! I should have thought, however, that the subject was not of a nature which could authorize such indecent raillery. It verifies the old proverb, “_too much familiarity breeds contempt_.” As to the assertion, that “the faculty employ men to their own wives”—I know very many instances to the contrary—and even _if this was otherwise_, it would be by no means conclusive. Men who have _such choice_ of fine women _to take the most licentious liberties_ with, most probably cannot remain long faithful to their own wives—they may therefore easily be supposed soon to become so indifferent about them, as to be very ready to suffer their own brethren to lay them, _by way of KEEPING UP THE FARCE_, and _blinding the world_. I take for granted however they permit _no private examinations_. They are too much in the secret.