food is taken into her
stomach and it is there changed into liquid and so prepared, that when
it passes into the intestines, the part of the food that is good for
her, is sucked up into the blood, and the blood carries it to every part
of her body. It distributes whatever is needed to all parts, and as the
baby is a part, it gets its share. The other pipe carries the blood back
again, out of the baby for new supplies, and as this is going on all the
time, there is no danger of the baby starving in any way, or at any
time.

When your daughter understands this, show her how important it is that
mothers should be in good health, otherwise the baby will not get good
food, it will not be properly nourished and will be born a poor, little
sickly child. Little girls, consequently, should try to eat properly,
exercise regularly, and do everything their mothers tell them, so that
when they become mothers, they will be able to nourish their babies and
not bring into the world poor little starved infants.

GIRLS MUST NOT BECOME MOTHERS.--We have previously stated that girls can
become mothers when they have reached the age of puberty. God did not
intend, however, that girls at the age of twelve or fourteen should
become mothers, because their bodies are not strong enough, nor are they
fully grown, nor have they the experience, to undertake the physical
task and responsibility of bringing a baby into the world. We know this
from experience, because we have seen the sickly babies such girls have,
and we have seen how much these girl mothers suffer, and how they ruin
their health, by trying to do what God did not intend they should do.
Even the trees teach us this lesson. An orange tree will bring out buds,
which would develop into oranges, when it is two years old. The
experienced farmer, however, will pluck these buds off, and will do so
every year, till the tree is five years old. If he allowed the tree to
bear fruit during its young years, the oranges would not be good, or
sweet, or large; so he waits until the tree has grown and is strong and
healthy, when its fruit will be large and sweet. An orange tree of this
type will have better fruit, and will continue to produce this good
variety for many years. A tree allowed to bear fruit when two years old
will never have first class oranges, nor will it continue to have, even
poor oranges, as long as the other.

CHAPTER XV

PREPARING FOR MOTHERHOOD

Menstruation--Irr