"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 Wife Ought to Know." BY MRS. EMMA F.A. DRAKE, M.D. Condensed Table of Contents HUSBAND AND HOME The choice of a husband--One worthy of both love and respect--Real characteristics necessary--Purity vs. "wild oats"--What shall a young wife expect to be to her husband?--His equal, but not his counterpart--His helpmeet Wifehood and motherhood--Should keep pace with his mental growth--Trousseau and wedding presents--The foolish and ruinous display at weddings--Wedding presents and unhappiness--Wise choice of furniture--The best adornments for the home. THE MARITAL RELATIONS The marital state should be the most holy of sanctuaries--Its influence upon character--Modesty--Reproduction the primal purpose--Love's highest plane--The right and wrong of marriage--The wrongdoings of good men. PARENTHOOD Preparation for motherhood--Motherhood the glory of womanhood--Maternity productive of health--Clothing--Exercise--Baths, etc., etc.--The child the expression of the mother's thoughts--The five stages of prenatal culture. PREPARATION FOR FATHERHOOD Questions which test the fitness of young men for marriage--Many young men of startling worth--Effects of bad morals and wayward habits--Tobacco and Alcoholics--Attaining the best--The father reproduced in his children. ANTENATAL INFANTICIDE The moral responsibility of parents in heredity--The mother's investment of moulding power--Parents workers together with God--Ailments during expectant motherhood--Maternity a normal state--Development of the foetus--Minuteness of the germ of human life--Changes which take place--Life present the moment conception takes place--The sin of tampering with the work of the Infinite. THE LITTLE ONE Baby's wardrobe--The question that comes with fluttering signs of life--Importance of wise choice of material and style of dress--Choice of physician and nurse of real consequence--The birth chamber--Surroundings and after-care of the mother--The care of the baby--The responsibilities and joys of motherhood--The mother the baby's teacher--Common ailments of children and how to treat them--Guarding against vice--The training of children--Body building--Helps for mothers. "What a Young Wife Ought to Know" WHAT EMINENT PEOPLE SAY Mrs. Margaret E. Sangster