attending miscarriage always deprive the mother of the opportunity of
nursing, another pregnancy may quickly ensue unless these facts are
appreciated.

Those who anticipate the possibility of a premature interruption of
pregnancy should realize that the marital relation is inadvisable
after conception has taken place. For others, who have no reason to
expect irregularity in the course of pregnancy, such a precaution is
unnecessary. None the less, women who marry late in life or who first
conceive toward the time of the menopause will do well to follow the
same rule. The risk of accident may be very slight, but conservative
persons will not assume it when the likelihood of subsequent
conception is doubtful.

Not infrequently the fundamental reason for habitual miscarriage lies
in some anatomical abnormality which a surgical operation alone can
correct. As the necessity for interference can be determined only
after a careful examination, recommendations of wide application are
not possible. Nothing short of painstaking study of each case will
afford a basis for advice and action.

SYMPTOMS.--Very definite warning usually precedes a miscarriage, but
the threatening symptoms vary greatly in severity and duration. If
appropriate measures are taken promptly, these symptoms may disappear
with no harmful result Everyone concedes that bleeding and pain are
the chief indications of impending miscarriage, although an
occasional patient, profiting by former experience, may find other
signs prophetic in her own case.

Mature women, accustomed to the regular monthly function of their