Estimates based on careful investigation clearly indicate that not five percent of either children or adults have a sufficient amount of calcium in their systems for proper functioning of the human machine. The importance of this mineral element is only beginning to be understood. The deficiency, in general, is due to the lack of consumption of foods rich in this element.

Without sufficient calcium there cannot be perfect nutrition. This may cause what is commonly termed malnutrition, and affects the mother before conception takes place. There is consequently imperfect nutrition during gestation; the child in the human laboratory is not properly nourished; perhaps actually undernourished to a degree developing an abnormality. Also, unless this deficiency is remedied, the mother will not be able to properly nourish the child after its birth.

When the amount of calcium in the food ingested is insufficient, the blood must take the calcium it needs from the bones. If the pregnant woman does not consume foods rich in this mineral; rich enough to supply HER OWN REQUIREMENTS WITH ENOUGH LEFT OVER FOR THE PURPOSE OF BUILDING THE BODY STRUCTURE OF HER CHILD, THE THE DEFICIENCY MUST BE MADE UP FROM HER OWN BONY STRUCTURE.

THIS DIRECTLY AFFECTS THE DEVELOPING CHILD. MORE THAN THIS, THE MALNUTRITION INTERFERES WITH EVERY OTHER PART OF THE CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT AND HAS A POWERFUL INFLUENCE ON THE BRAIN STRUCTURE. THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT SOURCES of calcium are mild - natural, untreated, unheated milk - certified when at all obtainable, and BONE MEAL in one form or another.

Bone meal tablets are also rich in the important brain and nerve element Phosphorous. They can now be readily obtained and every woman contemplating motherhood should AT ONCE BEGIN TO TAKE SUCH CALCIUM AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT HER PREGNANCY AND LACTATION THE BREAST FEEDING OF HER CHILD.

Another source of calcium is egg shells. This is second only to bone calcium. Egg shells may be crushed, placed in a jar, covered with fresh lemon juice, stirred frequently for a few days, and this calcium-vitamin elixir is ready for use: half a teaspoonful three or four times a day. Bone calcium may also be prepared at home by boiling soft bones until they are edible.(13)
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Milk, of course, is an ideal calcium food and should form a great part of the diet before, during and following pregnancy. It contains a perfect combination of fats, nerve and brain food, and the organic mineral elements required for normal growth and development. Second to this as a food is cottage cheese. Both milk and cottage cheese are highly concentrated foods and must be combined with plenty of vegetables, both raw and boiled.
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It is certain that there cannot be proper brain (mind) functioning without Iodine. Iodine is essential for mental balance. It is as important to the mentality of man as is calcium to the bony structure and nutrition of man. Experience covering many years has demonstrated that in many instances of the Change of Life (Menopause), mental disturbances during Change of Life, and some forms of Neurosis, organic Iodine in conjunction with calcium offers almost immediate relief and gradually wholly eliminates the deficiency, restores mental balance and removes disturbances coincident during Menopause. In severe disturbances, the biological Thyroid with calcium may be necessary.

This essential substance in a highly developed condition and readily assimilative form, may readily be obtained from the sea vegetables such as sea-kelp, dulse, sea-lettuce, Irish Moss. Sea-kelp is not alone rich in Iodine, but in almost every other mineral element required for perfect body building. It is readily procurable in tablet form and should be taken regularly in conjunction with calcium.

Irish Moss is a good food before and during pregnancy, and during lactation (breast feeding). It is not only a perfect mineral-carrying food, but it can be made into truly delightful dishes.

These plants grow in the ocean, the cradle of life. The ocean is rich in practically all minerals and supplies the sea weeds with a large amount of organic Iodine. Our foods today are not entirely devoid of the essential brain building Iodine, but certainly do NOT contain nearly enough of this absolutely essential element; the Iodine having been soaked or leeched out of the soil in many parts of the country and carried to the ocean by the rivers. For this reason vegetables and other land-grown foods are wholly unable to supply the necessary Iodine, with the result that both humans and animals suffer proportionately from lack of Iodine. Animals do not suffer this lack as much as humans, because, with them, there is no need of it in mental activity or balance.

The organic Iodine derivied from these marine plants not only supplies this element for certain parts of the body, but also assists the body in the proper utilization of other minerals and food factors.

DULSE (Rhodymenia Palmata) generally known as Sea Lettuce. It is a beautiful purple color and liked by many for its odd taste. Most people prefer to take it powdered in capsule or in tablet form.

KELP (Mycrosistus Pyrifera) This plant differs from other sea weeds because it grows partly above the water exposed to the sunshine. May be powdered and sprinkled on salads or other foods or taken in capsule or tablet from. Eight to sixteen grains of the powder is the usual amount to be taken at a time.

IRISH MOSS (Chondrus Crispus) is also known as Carrageen. This not only supplies a vital Iodine, but also furnishes an equally vital protein in the form of gelatin; one readily digested. Delicious dishes, such as Blanc Mange, Irish Moss Jell and other puddings may be prepared. So important is this article of food to the woman who truly desires to give birth to a perfect child that we here give instructions for its preparation in various desirable forms.

3 cups mild 2 tablespoons honey
1 cup water 2 eggs yolks
1/4 cup granulated Iris Moss 1 teaspoon vanilla
Pinch of salt

Add water to the moss and boil ten minutes, then add the mild and reheat until lukewarm, strain through cloth or fine strainer. Add the honey, egg yolks, salt and favorite flavoring. Set aside and chill. Serve with milk or cream.

1 quart water 1/4 cup Irish Moss, granulated
1/4 cup honey 1 mellow apple
Pinch of salt   1 banana
3 tablespoons lemon juice

Boil moss ten minutes, strain through cloth. Add honey. When cool, add other ingredients, set aside and chill. Other fruits can be used.

To make salads more interesting and tasty, plain gelatin just flavored with lemon (without fruit or vegetables) is used. Cut into small cubes and add to salad.

Some do, others do not, like the sea flavor. To change it, tart fruits or tart fruit juices like plum juice, fresh or preserved peaches, cranberries, cranberry juice or raw, chopped cranberries help to make the Blanc Mange simply delicious. Any preserved or stewed fruit, berries with juice, extra milk or cream may be poured over moss gelatin. Fresh fruit or berries can be served with it. Berry, fruit or vegetable powder can be sprinkled on top of it.

The moss gelatin is particularly suited as dessert for dimmer if made either with crushed pineapple or grated carrots, celery or other vegetable or ming powder - not so well if made with fruit and milk.

1/4 cup granulated Irish Moss 3 pints water

Put moss into kettle, add water and boil for one-half hour; strain. This makes a gelatin that is used for puddings instead of corn starch.

1/4 cup granulated Irish Moss 3 pints water

Wash and drain moss. Bring to boil and strain. Flavor with honey, vanilla or other flavoring.

1 pint water 1 table spoon honey
1/4 cup granulated Iris Moss Juice of 1 lemon

Wash moss and drain thoroughly. Put into kettle and cover with water. Simmer for 30 minutes or until slightly gelatinous. Strain, add honey and lemon juice. Said to be soothing to the throat.

Sprinkle a little of the finely powdered moss over, or in, any food. A shaker comes in handy here. An easy method, no cooking or preparing necessary. This is one way to increase the Irish Moss consumption with children and those who object to taking anything in dosage form.

We cannot too frequently or too emphatically repeat: Our years of experience has convinced us that in the present age and under present conditions, a physically prefect, and mentally normal child is impossible without an abundant supply of organic Calcium and Iodine.
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In all instances where there is a history of any form of feeble-mindedness, mental irrationality, "queerness," partial or actual insanity, on the side of either the father or mother of the child conceived, Thyroid should be prescribed during the entire pregnancy in addition to the calcium and Iodine. WARNING: This is to be taken only by direction, and under the observation of a competent physician. The thyroid gland, a highly important one in the proper functioning of the human machine, requires a certain amount of Iodine which once more emphasizes the importance of that element.
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It is roughly estimated that there are millions of women who are most anxious to conceive and become the mothers of families, either large or small; who have made every effort to conceive but who have failed.

There are many reasons and causes which prevent conception; one of the most general is that known to the laity as an "acid field." Where this is the cause, three to six months may be required to change this "field," but it can be done and it is neither difficult nor unpleasant.

This method of procedure very seldom fails where neither organic disease nor pathological conditions are deterring factors.

A little patience, a little effort, a little stick-to-it-ness, and millions of childless women may become happy mothers(14)
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Physicians who formerly endorsed the artificial feeding of children are now rapidly becoming convinced that it is far from the proper method and that, for many reasons, breast feeding is far more desirable, both from a purely physical and psychological standpoint.

If the mother-to-be is to be capable of perfect lactation- with a plentiful supply of milk carrying all the elements of nutrition, she MUST PREPARE FOR THIS DURING HER ENTIRE PERIOD OF PREGNANCY. This is done in part by eating a plentiful supply of good and properly selected and combined food; but, in addition to this, there is another necessity, one not at all difficult to obtain.

The agent used is both a natural and a legendary one. We would not make so bold as to claim it to be a recognized scientific formula. However, many physicians who have used it during years of practice claim for it two things: EASY CHILD BIRTH and generally a plentiful supply of milk.

This remedy is actually as old as man - not only the white man - but the red man in America. It was a remedy well known and universally used by the red man; in fact, it was his only remedy for these two very important purposes and it has universally proven itself in our hands.
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It is most generally known, especially to the common people - to whom the Obstetricans and Baby Specialist are unknown - as PARTRIDGE-BERRY; SQUAW-VINE (an Indian term); SQUAWBERRY (also an Indian name), CHECKERBERRY, DEERBERRY, and ONE-BERRY. It is found in the woods of most states in America. Its present day use is based upon the traditions and practice of the American Indians and later upon the practice by Botanic, Physio-Medical, Eclectic and Natura physicians.

Its influence is specifically upon the reproductive organs of the female. This influence is desirable during the entire period of pregnancy and nursing. Under its influence, it is possible to eliminate many of the frequently experienced erratic pains and unsatisfactory desires from which pregnant women so frequently suffer.

The nervous system becomes tranquil in place of emotional. Reflex symptoms are removed. The urinary function becomes normal. The bowels become more regular. Labor is approached without the appearance of the usual irritating, aggravating symptoms; dilation becomes completed more rapidly; the expulsive contractions strong and effectual; involution is rapid, and in most instances, there are no subsequent complications to contend with; childbirth is comparatively easy and nursing the child becomes a normal and simpler matter.

MITCHELLA or SQUAW-VINE should be taken regularly beginning with the third month of pregnancy and continued until nursing is finished. It is most satisfactory in its results if taken three times a day. A tincture of Mitchella, 5 to 30 drops; a syrup of Mitchella, 15 to 30 drops; or and infusion may be made of it.
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Many women labor under a constant fear of miscarriage during the entire period of pregnancy, more especially those living in districts where the service of a physician are not easily obtainable. If Migchella is taken throughout the entire period of pregnancy, then, barring accidents, placental disease, syphilis or acute infection of the mother, there is little need of fear as far as miscarriage is concerned, especially if the mother-to-be is fortified with vitamin E and K.
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Before the birth of a child, its character, temperament and physique are conveyed to, or formed by, the pregnant woman's blood, and her DESIRES and mode of life. After birth, the milk of her breasts and her general behavior continue to do the same thing. It is our contention that, psychologically, if both mother and child are to be normal, breast feeding is essential.

The mother should CONTINUE TO THINK, DESIRE AND LIVE during the nursing period, exactly as she did during pregnancy. Every globule of her milk is saturated with the character, the FEELINGS and the mentality of the mother who ingests the food and alchemically turns it into milk - the life for her child.

ONE THING NEITHER A PREGNANT NOR THE NURSING MOTHER SHOULD FORGET FOR A MOMENT is the fact that it is now scientifically proven that every passion such as fear, worry, anger, hate and jealousy actually manufactures a specific poison, and this poison becomes part of the blood and affects the unborn child as it does the child being nursed by its mother.

On the other hand, every desire, every lofty emotion, likewise creates what might be rightly termed an elixer of life which has a constructive, elevating effect.

Let us cite this example: Here are two pieces of paper identical in every respect. One of them is worth a few pennies, the other a thousand dollars. What makes the difference? JUST A SIMPLE IMPRESSION. One of these pieces of practically worthless paper is a blank, on the other the Government has stamped, printed or impressed the words and symbols making it a thousand-dollar negotiable note. To accomplish this there had to be a desire and an activity.

The child in embryo IS such a blank paper; the desires, the efforts and the activities of the pregnant mother do the stamping, the impressing, the printing. Naturally the material - the seed germs received from the father have as much to do with this as has the properly prepared paper, in making a good bank note.

The mother who is capable of breast-feeding her child and refuses to do so commits a crime against herself, her child and the Race.

During the entire period of nursing, as during pregnancy, the marital rite should be engaged in only when desirable and agreeable to the mother, and this should be in moderation. Who is there who does not admire the mother animal patiently nursing its young? The nursing mother is intended by both nature and God to be contented, filled with health and vigor to convey to her child, the bright eyes and pink cheeks expressing fullness of life; in short, an expression of general happiness and beauty.

Unfortunately, all too many mothers are unhappy, drawn of face, dull of eyes, figure emaciated and generally listless. This is usually attributed to nursing. This is utterly in error, the cause lies far deeper and the same condition, possibly worse, would be present if she did not nurse her child. MATERNITY IS THE CENTRAL FACT IN LIFE. Child-bearing, as is child-nursing, is an entirely natural phenomenon. Nature ever rejoices in her period of reproduction.

In the hands of woman - not in the acts of legislative bodies - is found the means for the salvation of the race. It is she who molds humanity for good or ill. She is God's handmaiden in the work of creation. The sooner this fact is fully recognized the better for humanity.

The subject of procreation and regeneration is at once both simple and difficult. Plain terms may seen to confuse, but should never be the cause of shame. The things that God in his wisdom and the depth of His Love has created should not bring a blush to the cheek of any man or woman to read, discuss or investigate. Only the prude can be shocked, and he only because he has a guilty conscience.

The knowledge of sex in all its normal, natural and spiritual functions - and it has a spiritual function - being so essential to the well-being of mankind, cannot by any stretch of the imagination, be in any manner destructive or degrading to moral purity. Maternity is the creative office made use of by Divinity according to His own design and is sacred as humanity may become Divine. Holy as God is Holy. THE INTENT AND EFFORT GRACIOUSLY EXECUTED HOLD THE KEY TO THIS ACHIEVEMENT.
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In order to convey these vital instructions in simple words and form, let us forget time and begin the narrative in the year 1921 and thence retrace our steps.

The physician sat quietly in his office, studying his texts as he usually did when not occupied with his professional duties. The bell of his office rang and, being alone, he himself opened the door to be met with a surprise in the form of a rather petite young woman whom he recognized as a little girl he knew years ago; the daughter of a friend of many years past.

"Doctor," she answered, somewhat hesitatingly. "I just had to see you. You were a close friend of my father and we often talked about you. I am in need of the help I feel you can give me, but it has taken me a long time to muster enough courage to come to see you."

"Mary Jane," he said encouragingly, "you know well enough that any help I can give you is yours, not only for your sake, but also for the sake of your father, who was both a close friend and fellow student with me."

"That is just it," she commented, "and it is one reason for my hesitation. If you will not think hard of me, you will permit me to recall that at the time you knew me, what you then believed, was considered just a little "queer" by our neighbors and friends. You were known to be engaged in a study of books which among our German-American people bordered on what they called a "strange belief," but lately I have read some of these books still in my father's library, and it is because of this study I am here to see you."

"No matter why you are here, or what the neighbors thought, I am wholly at your service, he assured her.

"Doctor," she continued, "I am married to a man who is far above the average, but more or less average in his ideas. He is truly a good and kind husband; is successful in business, and is satisfied with things as they are.

"You know, of course, that I was humbly born. My father was a good man, but had many old-fashioned ideas, among them that a girl's place in life is to be wooed, married, have children, be a good wife and mother, and an excellent house-keeper and lastly, a good companion. Education had little or no meaning to him insofar as girls were concerned. For that reason I had only a common school education.

"My mother, as you also know, was a good woman. She was most kind, Gracious I should say, and ever ready to help a friend or neighbor. She was much like your own good mother. Her education, like my own, was sadly neglected. Her sun rose and set in her husband and family. So much for my background.

"I have been married three years, but there are no children to bless our home. During these years I have been reading and a strange thing has happened. Whether this is due to my reading or whether it was inborn in me from my parents, I do not know, but one thing is certain; I have an intense desire to follow in the footsteps of some of the women so much praised in these books; I DESPERATELY WANT TO GIVE TO THE WORLD SUPERIOR CHILDREN. I do not care whether these be male or female, if they will really glorify God. Can I do this? Will you help me?" she pleaded.

As the physician in this story, we had been interested in this subject for many years. We knew what was necessary, because in previous instances of this nature, wonderful results were secured in each and every instance where the mother-to-be was willing to co-operate by following a more or less strict set of instructions.

We were therefore enthusiastic about the prospect of adding one more mother-to-be to the numerous others who had been highly successful in bringing perfectly formed and mentally superior children into the world.

After a moment's pause we said: "I will gladly help you in every way I may, but before we go into the ways and means, I must ask you a few very important questions.

"DO YOU DRINK ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES?"

ANSWER: "Only occasionally."

QUESTION: "Do you smoke?"

A. "Not very much."

Q. "Are you given to the eating of much sweets, cakes, candies?"

A. "Not regularly."

Q. "What about tea and coffee?"

A. "Not as a habit."

Q. "Now them, the MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION OF ALL. YOUR ANSWER WILL DECIDE WHAT THE ULTIMATE RESULT WILL BE."

"Are you willing, perfectly willing, aye, even anxious, to begin at once to give up all alcoholic drinks and smoking, and to continue tea, coffee and unnecessary sweets only in moderation, in order to prepare yourself to conceive, and give birth, to the perfect child you desire?

"Are you willing, and do you think yourself capable of governing such passions as hatred, resentment, malice, discontent and the rest of their kind, so that these will not find a medium in your child to manifest themselves?"

A. "I honestly assure you that I am perfectly willing to do all of these things and I know that my husband will be most anxious to cooperate."

"Then listen," we continued. "Listen well and follow my instructions as closely as possible. Consult me whenever you feel in need to do so. I will be your father confessor and your guide to the best of my ability."

"To begin with, it is well to remember that you need not deny yourself anything that is not detrimental to your own health and happiness. All that is actually necessary is for you to live a natural life."

"You will begin at once by giving up entirely and as quickly as possible, both alcohol and tobacco. Tea and coffee you will partake of sparingly; a cup for breakfast, and possibly one during the day if you feel tired and in need of a stimulant."

"Unnecessary sweets such as cakes and candy must be used very sparingly. They replace necessary vital foods, and lacking the calcium required to build the bony structure of the child, they do much harm."

"Your diet, beginning now, and following throughout pregnancy, is to be simple. Good food and plenty of protein, such as was the diet of your family. These are, in their order: MILK and COTTAGE CHEESE; dishes made of the various sea weeds for their essential Iodine and mineral contents to help build a normal body and brain. All the sea foods such as the various fishes and oysters for their iron; shrimp for their Iodine; crabs, lobsters and clams for their vital food content; peas, beans and lentils for their vital starch as well as their protein and, lastly, if you eat meat, eliminate veal and pork. These protein foods should form almost half of your diet."

"Next in order are the vegetables, both raw and cooked. These are highly essential for two reasons: First of all, they furnish the absolutely essential mineral elements; secondly, they neutralize the acids and toxins of the proteins. There is a third and also an important reason; they furnish the roughage required for proper elimination."

"Starches are also highly important. The best of these are whole rice and barley, all of the whole grain products; all rich in an organic starch, the mineral elements and lecithin - a nerve and brain food element. Then there is the common potato, best prepared by baking and eaten with its skin."

"Lastly, the fats. These are obtained by combining cream and milk in your diet. They are also a part of all sea food and of some of the other articles of diet."

"What about desserts?" she suddenly interjected.

"Delicious," I assured her, "but truthfully, an abomination to mankind as at present consumed."

"In the first place, they usually follow the meal, and after the appetite and need for food has been fully satisfied. Being actually a surplus, they often are the cause of indigestion, and frequently the cause of congestion in the system."

"Secondly, in these modern days desserts are mostly composed of denatured and devitalized foods(?), hence rob the system of calcium and other necessary elements, instead of furnishing these elements."

"No desserts then," she accepted.

"Not necessarily so, I replied. "There are many desserts rich in food value. Among them are pure ice cream; all of the dishes that may be made from the sea weeds; rice and egg puddings, the pure gelatins and even berry pies, but note this carefully. Whenever you have a desire for any of these desserts, NEVER EAT THEM FOLLOWING THE MEAL WHEN YOU ALREADY HAVE EATEN ENOUGH. Eat them before you start eating other food and you will not over-eat. Or better yet, select one of these desserts and a glass or two of complete, certified mild, and let this be your meal."

"See to it that there is proper and complete elimination so that there will be no congestion in the system."

"Get a sufficient amount of sleep."

"Get plenty of exercise, in the open air or sunshine."

"Do not neglect recreation. It is not material what this may be. The opera; good music; good plays; no heavy dramas; playing cards if you can prevent yourself from becoming angry at your partner's misplay, or being emotionally upset; dancing if you wish, but not after you become tired; see ball games if you enjoy them. No constructive recreation is forbidden you; but do not overdo anything."

"During all of this time, both before and after you conceive, and during all of your pregnancy, ever keep several things in mind:

"Do not permit yourself to become emotionally upset or downright angry. If there is cause for it, remember that to become overwhelmed by it will not correct the cause and it will do you harm. It will manufacture a poison which, coursing through your system by means of blood, will likewise flow through the body of the child being fashioned within your laboratory."

"Always and forever, hold your ideal before your mental vision as an all-consuming fire. Remember that your DESIRE is the means of impression - the printing press that will make a thousand dollar bank note out of a plain, though correctly prepared, sheet of paper. YOU ARE THAT PRINTER; YOUR CHILD IS THE SHEET OF PAPER; YOUR DESIRE DOES THE IMPRESSING."

"Two or three months after conceiving, begin to take SQUAW-VINE in some form. This will prepare you for a normal, natural, easy childbirth as well as develop the mammary glands and assure you an ample supply of milk to breast-feed your child."

"During all of your pregnancy, see to it that you ingest a plentiful supply of calcium in the foods you consume, or by taking bone meal in one form or another. This you continue while nursing your child and after that to replenish your own supply."

"Should you become abnormally mentally fatigued or become conscious of your Thyroid glands, see me or consult your local physician. You might be in need of Thyroid substance as so many women now are."

"During the last months of your pregnancy, further prepare yourself for a natural, normal delivery by taking short warm sitz baths. When the first pangs of labor are felt, call your physician and then take warm sitz baths of half-hour duration."

As a doctor I was keenly interested in this special case, because of long friendship with her father and also due to the fact that the father was more or less in harmony with these beliefs, and I kept a careful record.

In due time a child was born. It was a boy. The delivery was almost painless and of less than an hour's duration. The child was of normal weight, perfectly formed. The mother was easily able to nurse him until it was time to wean him.

He possessed a keen mind and graduated from high school at fifteen, graduated from college, then prepared for his chosen profession.

Today (1949), he is becoming internationally recognized, even though still below 30 years of age.

Since the birth of this boy, two other boys and girls have been born to this mother. All of them nursed at the mother's bosom. All are strong, healthy, beautiful of form, keen of mind and give every indication of becoming members of a regenerated race. The mother is healthy and happy; youthful, the pride of her husband, and seeks no other happiness than her home.

This doctor's book of records is filled with instances such as this; it is a large book, becoming larger by the day; and there is no record of a mishapen body or a mentally weak child.
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1. A new age has come and the call for a new race. To accomplish that requires the raising of better offspring through directed efforts of improving desirable qualities and eliminating undesirable qualities. In the animal world this is called stirpiculture and consists of a systematic attempt at improving a stock or species by selection, suitable environment and attention to the laws of breeding. It can be accomplished in the human family by preconceptive and prenatal culture.

2. In man this requires following a healthy, natural and normal life and the active employment of the pregnant woman's power to mentally impress upon her forming child the qualities she desires it to have.

3. A child's training must already begin before birth, if it is to attain to its highest degree of mental, physical and spiritual development. Proper preparation for conception and care during gestation is far more important than any possible after education.

4. Parents are responsible for properly preparing themselves for parenthood; living properly as regards rest, food, exercise, and especially mental and emotional stresses, and recognizing the fact that impressions during pregnancy shape the doom or fortune of the offspring.

5. The destiny of the individual, hence of the nation, of the race itself, depends upon the mothers of the world and the prenatal conditions arranged for their children. Salvation from extinction lies in propagation undertaken knowingly and understandingly. The parents working harmoniously in conjunction can do more toward true reforms than all the temperance, vice and corrective societies of the world. A child desirably conceived, wisely nourished in the bosom of the mother-to-be, and guarded by the love between father and mother will never go wrong and cannot be led astray.

6. The secret of a mother's ability to transmit to her children any desired quality, goodness, greatness, talent, potentiality, and possibility even though she does not possess it herself is the greatest of all the phenomena in the universe and is based in her desire and love for what she is creating. "Any mother can produce offspring that shall be superior to either parent, if she so will, and by, dwelling only on that which is true, beautiful and good."

7. Heredity foreordains that offspring shall be in the likeness of one, both, or a mixture of the parents. This is true throughout the animal world where there is no modifying influence, or applicable law to retard or advance the traits, shapes or tempers of the progenitors. In the human race, both prenatalism and heredity fix the natural bend or tendency of the child to be. The will, feeding, desire and active effort on the part of the pregnant woman may completely reverse heredity.

8. The period of transmittable influences has been divided into three divisions: 1. The Preparatory Period; 2. The Gestatory Period; 3. The Nursing Period.

9. The preparatory cycle begins with a preconceptive period when the prospective parents should train and fit themselves mentally, physically and spiritually for their responsibility. This to be followed or preceded by a thorough medical examination of each to be certain that both are free of infectious disease or any other condition, physical or mental, prohibiting parenthood. Every mode of life that is undesirable should be eliminated, including alcoholic drinks, tobacco, devitalized foods and every form of profane thinking. Everything that is weakening to the body or degrading to the mind and the finer feelings must be abolished. Only clean and elevating thoughts should be entertained. Every effort should be made to cultivate neatness, system and order, as well as cheerfulness, gentleness and graciousness. If these qualities are not part of themselves, then they must be built into the ego by Will and desire so as to become a part of the offspring. If a mother-to-be wants her child to be a great musician or artist, or excel in any profession, even though she herself is not such, she can do so by constantly thinking about it and fervently desiring it for the child. This is the vital secret for the creation of superior children.

10. The strongest force, greatest mental power, and creative ability in the domain of art, science, philosophy, literature and leadership is invariably manifested by those who have been conceived, nurtured, and born in the affection of their mother. It is in the presence or absence of love and affection wherein is found the key to the production of supermen or super-devils; murderous egomaniacs like Attila, Nero, Hitler, and Stalin, or a CHRISTOS, St. John, Buddha or Confucius.

11. The preconceptive medical examination for detection of infectious or inheritable disease, or any condition, mentally or physically, which would indicate that they should not have a child, must ascertain that the wife is not suffering from anemia; neither high nor low blood pressure; that her heart, lungs and kidneys are in good condition; the bony pelvis not too small, deformed or obstructed and, equally important, no form of neurosis.

12. As soon as a woman realizes that she is pregnant she should, if at all possible, at once report to her physician and have him begin a series of monthly checks, to make certain that no complications develop, or detect them in inception when they can still be taken care of. Each visit must include a urinalysis and blood pressure determination to discover the earliest onset of a possible impending uremia.

13. The mother-to-be should closely watch her diet. She should beware of candy or white sugar and its seductive by-products. She should use only natural undenatured sweets as honey and generously found in dates, figs, raisins and other such foods. Beware also of white flour and its culinary enticements. Use only whole grain products. The fare for the pregnant woman is of the utmost importance. The female parent cannot give her baby any building material she does not possess herself. Subsisting on highly denatured or grossly adulterated foods the modern potential mother is herself already greatly under-nourished, so it becomes imperative that from now on her selection of menus should be a wise one. There must be an abundance of proteins, which are the building blocks of the body, a plentiful supply of vegetables, both raw and properly cooked, because these together with fruits contain the essential minerals and vitamins and also neutralize the acids and toxins in the proteins. There must also be the proper proportion of starches and fats to make a balanced meal.

15. Alcohol is a great danger and an actual poison both to the pregnant woman and her child. The woman who is given to partaking of alcoholics, and who seeks to become a mother, should discontinue their use entirely during the months before she conceives, most assuredly after. The use of tobacco in its poisonous effects upon the pregnant woman and her unborn child is second only to alcohol and should likewise be abolished.

16. Physicians who formerly endorsed artificial feeding of children are rapidly becoming convinced that breast feeding is far more desirable both from a physical and psychological standpoint and alone is natural. However, if the mother-to-be is to be capable of perfect lactation - with a plentiful supply of milk, containing all the necessary elements of nutrition, she must prepare for this during her entire term of impregnation, already beginning with the preconceptive period, by eating an abundant supply of good and carefully selected and combined foods.

17. As far as labor and lactation alone are concerned there is fortunately another very effective agent, both a natural and legendary one. This was the universally used remedy of the aboriginal red race of America, and their only remedy for easy childbirth and a plentiful supply of milk. It is the herb Mitchella, or the Indian name, Squaw-Vine or Squawberry. It is found in the woods of most states of America and its present use is based upon the tradition and practice of the American Indians and later the Botannic and Natura physicians. It is not a generally recognized modern scientific formula but the mothers of such great men as the patriotic Pontiac and the noble and dignified Tecumseh did very well with it.

18. An important thing the pregnant or nursing mother should never forget is that as the mother's character and desires are conveyed to the unborn child through the maternal blood so it is also transmitted through the milk of her breast. She should continue to think, desire, and live during the nursing period exactly as she did during pregnancy. It is now scientifically proven that every passion, such as fear, worry, anger, hate and jealousy actually manufactures a specific poison, and this poison becomes part of the blood and effects both the mother and the nursing child.
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The mere fact that you have this book is proof of your interest in the birth of better and more perfect babies. You may desire to become a mother of superior children; you may have a daughter or friend in whom you are interested or, as many others, you may simply enjoy knowing the Laws and truths as here explained, so as to be able to give others the benefit of your knowledge.

If you, yourself, desire to give birth to superior children, it IS in your power to do so, but you should not, for one moment, consider the methods herein advocated as being new or untried. Much of this knowledge has been known for centuries. Even the Biblical writers were versed in at least some of these methods, as is proven by the quotation from Genesis, which you will find in this book.

The actual fact is, we have taught this system for the past forty years to numerous women, not only in America, but also to many living in other countries. This teaching, for the most part, was carried through personal letters, and there never has been a single instance of dissatisfaction or failure.

Those who have faithfully followed the instructions have been more than satisfied. Many have voluntarily expressed themselves by letter, telling us, in no uncertain terms, that the instructions have proven valuable beyond price.

On the day before these lines were written, we received a letter from one of these friends, telling us of the wonderful results obtained, enclosing an extra free gift of large proportion in expression of her appreciation.

It should perhaps be mentioned that these instructions were originally prepared especially for the women who live in the smaller towns and in outlying districts where it is difficult, and often impossible, to obtain instructions and guidance from a physician who has a true knowledge of the Laws and methods which enable women to bring superior children into the world. It has been our great pleasure to help these splendid women, and through them, the race as a whole.

THE CONSTANT, INSISTENT DEMAND BY THOSE WHO RECEIVED THESE INSTRUCTIONS IN CONDENSED FORM, HAS INDUCED US TO ISSUE THIS BOOK, SO THAT THESE, AS WELL AS ALL WOMEN INTERESTED, CAN OBTAIN THIS INSTRUCTION WITHOUT TOO MUCH DIFFICULTY AND WITH THE COST OF THE BOOK AS THE ONLY OUTLAY OF MONEY. As a result, you and your children may have the benefit of this priceless information.
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