9.  A HISTORICAL ILLUSTRATION.—­A woman rode side by side with her soldier husband, and witnessed the drilling of troops for battle.  The scene inspired her with a deep longing to see a battle and share in the excitements of the conquerors.  This was but a few months before her boy was born, and his name was Napoleon.

10.  A MUSICIAN.—­The following was reported by Dr. F.W.  Moffatt, in the mother’s own language, “When I was first pregnant, I wished my offspring to be a musician, so, during the period of that pregnancy, settled my whole mind on music, and attended every musical entertainment I possibly could.  I had my husband, who has a violin, to play for me by the hour.  When the child was born, it was a girl, which grew and prospered, and finally became an expert musician.”

11.  MURDEROUS INTENT.—­The mother of a young man, who was hung not long ago, was heard to say:  “I tried to get rid of him before he was born; and, oh, how I wish now that I had succeeded!” She added that it was the only time she had attempted anything of the sort; but, because of home troubles, she became desperate, and resolved that her burdens should not be made any greater.  Does it not seem probable that the murderous intent, even though of short duration, was communicated to the mind of the child, and resulted in the crime for which he was hung?

12.  THE ASSASSIN OF GARFIELD.—­Guiteau’s father was a man of integrity and conquerable intellectual ability.  His children were born in quick succession, and the mother was obliged to work very hard.  Before this child was born, she resorted to every means, though unsuccessful, to produce abortion.  The world knows the result.  Guiteau’s whole life was full of contradictions.  There was little self-controlling power in him; no common sense, and not a vestige or remorse or shame.  In his wild imagination, he believed himself capable of doing the greatest work and of filling the loftiest station in life.  Who will dare question that this mother’s effort to destroy him while in embryo was the main cause in bringing him to the level of the brutes?

13.  CAUTION.—­Any attempt, on the part of the mother, to destroy her child before birth, is liable, if unsuccessful, to produce murderous tendencies.  Even harboring murderous thoughts, whether toward her own child or not, might be followed by similar results.

  “The great King of kings
  Hath in the table of His law commanded
  That thou shall do no murder.  Wilt thou, then,
  Spurn at His edict, and fulfill a man’s? 
  Take heed, for He holds vengeance in His hand
  To hurl upon their heads that break his law.” 
  —­RICHARD III., Act I.

[Illustration:  The Embryo In Sixty Days.]

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HOW TO CALCULATE THE TIME OF EXPECTED LABOR.

1.  The table on the opposite page has been very accurately compiled, and will be very helpful to those who desire the exact time.