INTRODUCTION FIRST PART. A GENERAL CONSIDERATION. MEDITATION I. THE SUBJECT. MEDITATION II. MARRIAGE STATISTICS. MEDITATION III. OF THE HONEST WOMAN. APHORISMS. MEDITATION IV. OF THE VIRTUOUS WOMAN. MEDITATION V. OF THE PREDESTINED. MEDITATION VI. OF BOARDING SCHOOLS. MEDITATION VII. OF THE HONEYMOON. MEDITATION VIII. OF THE FIRST SYMPTOMS. MEDITATION IX. EPILOGUE. SECOND PART. MEANS OF DEFENCE, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR. MEDITATION X. A TREATISE ON MARITAL POLICY. MEDITATION XI. INSTRUCTION IN THE HOME. MEDITATION XII. THE HYGIENE OF MARRIAGE. MEDITATION XIII. OF PERSONAL MEASURES. MEDITATION XIV. OF APARTMENTS. MEDITATION XV. OF THE CUSTOM HOUSE. MEDITATION XVI. THE CHARTER OF MARRIAGE.