I had not, at that time, any Intention of writing another Letter,—but deriving Hopes from the favourable Impression my first seem’d to have made on the Minds of the Considerate—and having heard weight laid on _the Men’s Knowledge of Anatomy_ as a Reason why _they_ should _be safer_ than Women, I wrote the second Letter to remove _that specious_, but _mistaken_ Idea—and having _known_ some, and heard of _many_ other young Men Midwives, who really _are ignorant_ of that Knowledge of Anatomy which is _their only_ Recommendation _to INFATUATED Husbands_;—and a Man Midwife, under the Signature of “Old Chiron,” having endeavoured to abuse the World with the most scandalous misrepresentations, and _gross Fallacies_, my last Letter appeared to expose the Danger of employing raw young Men—or believing such _interested Deceivers_. I am quite indifferent about the Offence which my Letters have given _the Ladies of Fashion_, and their _darling_ Doctors—_their “sweet Men.”_ They are conscious my Letters convey only _a very faint_ Sketch of their _immodest, obscene practices_. They are _too bad_ to be _exactly_ described without using Language very unfit for the Inspection of virtuous Women!—I place dreadful Rocks in their View, to warn them from a Course on which their Purity would be irretrievably wreck’d: and surely those Parents entertain _strange_ Notions of _Virtue_, who carefully keep my Letters out of the way of their Daughters, through what _they imagine to be_ “Delicacy!”—they would rather, in short, have them _polluted in future—past redemption_—than instructed by my friendly Admonitions, how to avoid the Path to Vice!—the modest, amiable, worthy, _sensible_ Part of the Community, I am confident, will read my Pamphlet with Candour—approve of the Sentiments contain’d in it—and recommend it to the Perusal of others. I shall view the Censures, and Displeasure of _the vicious_, and the _dissipated_, as the highest Eulogiums;—as Praise—which will convey _the most genial warmth_ to my Heart—and, I trust, afford me a pleasing Retrospect in my _latest_ Hours!— My Letters having succeeded beyond my most sanguine Expectation, I am now encouraged to attack _another_ prevailing Custom among the Fair—that of _not_ giving suck to their Infants, at least during the first five or six weeks.