3.  EXERCISE.—­A goodly amount of moderate exercise is a necessity, and a large amount of work may be accomplished if prudence is properly exercised.  It is overwork, and the want of sufficient rest and sleep that produces serious results.

4.  DRESSES.—­A pregnant woman should make her dresses of light material and avoid surplus trimmings.  Do not wear anything that produces any unnecessary weight.  Let the clothing be light but sufficient in quantity to produce comfort in all kinds of weather.

5.  GARMENTS.—­It is well understood that the mother must breathe for two, and in order to dress healthily the garments should be worn loose, so as to give plenty of room for respiration.  Tight clothes only cause disease, or produce frailty or malformation in the offspring.

6.  SHOES.—­Wear a large shoe in pregnancy; the feet may swell and untold discomfort may be the result.  Get a good large shoe with a large sole.  Give the feet plenty of room.  Many women suffer from defects in vision, indigestion, backache, loss of voice, headache, etc., simply as the result of the reflex action of the pressure of tight shoes.

7.  LACING.—­Many women lace themselves to the first period of their gestation in order to meet their society engagements.  All of this is vitally wrong and does great injury to the unborn child as well as to inflict many ills and pains upon the mother.

8.  CORSETS.—­Corsets should be carefully avoided, for the corset more than any other one thing is responsible for making woman the victim of more woes and diseases than all other causes put together.  About one-half the children born in this country die before they are five years of age, and no doubt this terrible mortality is largely due to this instrument of torture known as the modern corset. Tight lacing is the cause of infantile mortality.  It slowly but surely takes the lives of tens of thousands, and so effectually weakens and diseases, so as to cause the untimely death of millions more.

9.  BATHING.—­Next to godliness is cleanliness.  A pregnant woman should take a sponge or towel-bath two or three times a week.  It stimulates and invigorates the entire body.  No more than two or three minutes are required.  It should be done in a warm room, and the body rubbed thoroughly after each bathing.

10.  THE HOT SITZ-BATH.—­This bath is one of the most desirable and healthful baths for pregnant women.  It will relieve pain or acute inflammation, and will be a general tonic in keeping the system in a good condition.  This may be taken in the middle of the forenoon or just before retiring, and if taken just before retiring will produce invigorating sleep, will quiet the nerves, cure headache, weariness, etc.  It is a good plan to take this bath every night before retiring in case of any disorders.  A woman who keeps this tip during the period of gestation will have a very easy labor and a strong, vigorous babe.