97;
nipples, care of, 98;
nurse, duties of, during, 93;
pneumonia, how avoided, 100;
rest and exercise during, 94;
temperature of mother, 96;
toilet of the vulva, 96

Malaria, 346

Maternal instinct, the, 1

Maternal impressions, explained and discussed, 16

Measles, 293-94

Medical supervision in early days of pregnancy, 2

Medicine chest, the, 270

Meningitis, 329

Menstruation,
cessation of, a sign of pregnancy, 4;
cessation of, due to other causes than pregnancy, 4;
passage of ovum at time of, 9.
_See also_ Pregnancy

Milk,
acidity, how counteracted, 158;
analysis of cow's, 156;
analysis of mother's, 156;
annatto, test for, 159;
boiling, when necessary, 161;
bottled milk, care of, 163;
bottles, care of, 166;
buttermilk, when used, 174;
certified milk, 161;
condensed milk, how used, 175;
cow's milk, modification of, 157;
cream gauge, 158;
cream, gravity of, 172;
dairy, essentials of a good, 159;
"flour ball," the, 175;
food, special, 175;
formulas for feeding, 171, 173;
goat's milk, use of, 157;
herd milk desirable, 159;
lactometer, 158;
lime water, use of, 173;
"modification" of cow's milk, 165;
nipples, care of, 166;
pasteurization of, 162;
peptonized, 174;
preparation of, 168-70;
schedule for feeding, 171;
seven per cent milk, 173;
spores, how guarded against, 163;
sterilization of, 162;
sugar, use of, with, 157;
"top-milk" formula, 172;
whey, how used, 176.
_See also_ Feeding the baby

Milk crust, 198

Miscarriage,
care needed at seventh month of pregnancy, 39;
causes of, 39;
defined, 390.
_See also_ Abortion; Pregnancy

Monstrosities, causes of, 17

Moral training of child, 415-24

Morning sickness,
a sign of pregnancy, 4;
remedies for, 35 ff.;
vomiting (pernicious), 44.
_See also_ Pregnancy

Mothercraft, 1;
science of, 2, 370-75

Motherhood,
characterized, 1;
preparation for, 2

Mouth of baby, care of, 199

Mouth wash for use during pregnancy, 30

"Mulberry Mass," the, 11

Mumps, 291

Nails, ingrowing, 342

Nature, lessons from, in teaching children, 405-12

Navel, bleeding from the, 284

Nervousness,
hereditary (in child), 308-10;
how overcome, 310-14, 323-32

Nervous system, absence of connection between, of mother and child, 18

Nitrous oxid, effects of, 87-90

Nosebleed, 352

Nurse, choice of, 56-57

Nursery,
ba