George Henry Napheys
Published: 2015-06-24
Total Pages: 415
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Excerpt from The Transmission of Life: Counsels on the Nature and Hygiene of the Masculine Functions The instructions "How it can be prolonged," are especially valuable to middle-aged and elderly men. The sexual passion is analyzed, and two full chapters given on the drugs which stimulate and those which moderate desire. The second part is on the single or celibate life, and contains matter which every parent, clergyman, and educator should be conversant with. After speaking of the advantages and disadvantages of unmarried life from a medical point of view, the author proceeds to discuss four important questions, chiefly concerning young and unmarried men. These are the solitary vice (self-abuse), spermatorrhœa, secret diseases, and the social evil (prostitution). In reference to the first of these, the consequences, the prevention, and the cure of the destructive habit of self-abuse are detailed fully, and in plain language. Spermatorrhœa is treated of under the headings "What brings it about?" "How to prevent it," and "How to cure it." The two most frequent secret diseases are described briefly and clearly; their effects on a man and on his children explained; means of prevention and treatment are mentioned, and the very important question answered, "How soon ought a man to marry, who has been diseased?" About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.