The value of good health—The care of the body—The body a temple to be kept holy—Girls should receive their instruction from their mothers—The body the garment which the soul wears—Effects of thoughts upon life and character—Value of good companions, good books and good influences—What it is to become a woman. Price { $1.00 } net, per copy { 4 s. } * * * * * “What a Young Girl Ought to Know.” WHAT EMINENT PEOPLE SAY Francis E. Willard, LL.D. “I do earnestly hope that this book, founded on a strictly scientific but not forgetting a strong ethical basis, may be well known and widely read by the dear girls in their teens and the young women in their homes.” Mrs. Elizabeth B. Grannis “These facts ought to be judiciously brought to the intelligence of every child whenever it asks questions concerning its own origin.” Mrs. Harriet Lincoln Coolidge “It is a book that mothers and daughters ought to own.” Mrs. Katharine L. Stevenson “The book is strong, direct, pure, as healthy as a breeze from the mountain-top.” Mrs. Isabelle MacDonald Alden, “Pansy” “It is just the book needed to teach what most people do not know how to teach, being scientific, simple and plain-spoken, yet delicate.” Miss Grace H. Dodge “I know of no one who writes or speaks on these great subjects with more womanly touch than Mrs. Wood-Allen, nor with deeper reverence. When I listen to her I feel that she has been inspired by a Higher Power.” Ira D. Sankey “Every mother in the land that has a daughter should secure for her a copy of ‘What a Young Girl Ought to Know.’ It will save the world untold sorrow.” * * * * * “What a Young Woman Ought to Know.” BY MRS. MARY WOOD-ALLEN, M.D. Condensed Table of Contents PART I CHILDHOOD AND GROWTH Woman’s worth—Importance of care of the body—How to obtain health—Waste and repair—Questions of food—Importance of rest in sleep—The office and importance of correct breathing—Injuries from tight clothing—Physical culture—Exercise and recreation—The value of the bath. PART II WOMANHOOD The endowment of new powers—The conferring of life—Brain building and character formation—Soul and self—Special physiology—Woman’s special bodily endowments—The crisis in the girl’s life—Ovulation and menstruation—Their significance—Causes and cures of disturbed physical conditions—Painful periods and displacements—Special care of health at special times—Many healthful suggestions suited to the physical needs of young women—Secret vice and its consequences—The relation of pure young women to young men—Friendships. PART III