l intercourse or
in handling the sexual organs is more or less closed by a membrane termed
the _hymen_. The presence of this membrane was formerly considered as
undoubted evidence of virginity; its absence, a lack of chastity.

"The _mammary glands_ are accessory to the generative organs. They secrete
milk, which the All-wise Father provided for the nourishment of the child
after birth.

20. "MENSTRUATION, which appears about the age of thirteen years, is the
flow from the uterus that occurs every month as the seed-germ ripens in the
ovaries. God made the sexual organs so that the race should not die out. He
gave them to us so that we may reproduce life, and thus fill the highest
position in the created universe. The purpose for which they are made is
high and holy and honorable, and if they are used only for this
purpose--and they must not be used at all until they are fully
matured--they will be a source of greatest blessing to us all.

[Illustration: HOPEFUL YOUTH.]

21. "A CAREFUL STUDY of this organ, of its location, of its arteries and
nerves, will convince the growing girl that {387} her body should never
submit to corsets and tight lacing in response to the demands of fashion,
even though nature has so bountifully provided for the safety of this
important organ. By constant pressure the vagina and womb may be compressed
into one-third their natural length or crowded into an unnatural position.
We can readily see, then, the effect of lacing or tight clothing. Under
these circumstances the ligaments lose their elasticity, and as a result we
have prolapsus or falling of the womb.

22. "I AM MORE ANXIOUS for growing girls than for any other earthly object.
These girls are to be the mothers of future generations; upon them hangs
the destiny of the world in coming time, and if they can be made to
understand what is right and what is wrong with regard to their own bodies
now, while they are young, the children they will give birth to and the men
and women who shall call them mother will be of a higher type and belong to
a nobler class than those of the present day.

23. "ALL WOMEN CANNOT have good features, but they can look well, and it is
possible to a great extent to correct deformity and develop much of the
figure. The first step to good looks is good health, and the first element
of health is cleanliness. Keep clean--wash freely, bathe regularly. All the
skin wants is leave to act, and it takes care of itself