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Blank No. 19 Series II. Form B. 6.

12 - What knowledge of sexual physiology had you before marriage?
b) how did you obtain it?
a) "Not the least in the world."
13 - Number of times married. If more than once additional blanks
will be furnished you to answer the following questions separately
in regard to each marriage? once.
14 - Number of years married? twenty-seven years.
15 - Do you habitually sleep with your husband? b) what reasons
for so doing or not? Yes (when he is at home)
b) You had always seen it so, and makes husband happier, duty as wife.
When you think about, no objection [?] her own case. Most men
would be weaned[?] away from wives without it. Sympathy and
understanding nearer. "To have him all to herself and talk over things
which could not be done in a cold blooded way."
16 - Number of conceptions? 6
2 months, last; about 31 years at time. Very miserable in health
at time, despondent, did not want to have it, walked a good deal
but nothing that [?] have hurt if she had been [deleted]we[deleted] ordinarily well. Some
discharge of blood as if she were coming[?] unwell every 2 or 3 days. Took strong physic. Took a chill after
a long ride in carriage & birth took place.
17 - Number of children? State in connection with each a) date
of birth? b) sex? c) whether healthy or not? d) note any
characteristic and the cause. e) note either immediate
or after effect on your health of the birth of each of your
children. f) give time of first menstruation after birth
of each child.
1) a) 1867. or Aug. b) girl, c) born healthy, could not nurse it, milk from bottle disagreed,
Thinks it came from want of vigor. [??] 7 1/2 month. Sick constantly during
time of pregnancy, constant nausea. (9 mo period) No strength afterward almost
an invalid for a year. f) about 3 mo
2) a) 2 years after Apr b) girl c) born at 8 months, labor produced by severe attack of
Pneumonia. it lived 48 hours. (did not know anyone for 6 wks. followed
by Puerpral fever. never as well since then, not so much vigor. f) not certain
[??] [??] for 3 months, as remembers that she menstruated after

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