Читать книгу The Female Physician онлайн

85 страница из 123

II. AS to the unsuccessful Act of Coition, I shall refer what may be offer’d on that Point, until I come to treat of Sterility, in Section viii: And therefore I shall only farther observe Here, that the Parties ought not to encounter with full Stomachs, Bellies, or Bladders; much less when Both, or Either, are weary, fatigu’d, depriv’d of Sleep, angry, troubled in Mind, or in any other real respect out of Order. For in these Cases, it is very detrimental to the Health^[39] of such imprudent Parents; and (if Conception follows) it infallibly intails some respective Evil upon the Innocent Production: Because all the Affections or Disturbances of their Minds, virtually devolve upon the Embryo. And besides, as (by such perverse Means) the Conception becomes irregular; so also does the Maturation, Nutrition, and Birth carry the same Impression: For from the least Perturbation of SPIRIT, the Infant may contract various Blemishes of Body, as well as Errors of Mind.

WHEREFORE, in fine, as this Affair is to be undertaken with a serene and contented Mind, a chearful and undisturbed Heart, so it ought to be perform’d with Moderation and Decency: Not in any brutal Manner or Posture; but according to the rational Law and proper Instinct of Nature.