Modern Birth Control Methods or How to Avoid Pregnancy

The literature on birth control is eI^!)1u?USon this added to almost daily. The sale for books subject must be equally large or the law of supply and demand would operate and stop the flow. Mr. Scott's book is like many others, but on the whole it is a very satisfactory book. It lives up to its title, and its sub-title, 'How to avoid pregnancy'. Little time is spent in discussing the ethics of birth control; the author goes straight to the point and describes various methods, giving their pros and cons. He ends with a table covering some 12 pages, in which the indications, the contra-indications, the reliability, etc., of the different methods are given. One interesting feature is that the writer does not condemn, except on the grounds of unreliability, coitus interruptus, as most writers do; his reasons seem sound enough. The fact that there was a foreword by Sir W. Arbuthnot Lane did not increase the reviewer's confidence when he undertook his present task, nor in his opinion has the foreword added to the value of the book; many people will disagree with this prolific contributor to the lay press when he states that a man's or a woman's general usefulness in the world is in proportion to his or her sexual development. Otherwise, the book is a practical one and can be recommended.