CONTENTS Xlll 



tive apparatus— The downhill road— Self -abuse 

 — A dreadful siu — Self-murderers — What 

 makes boys dwarfs — Scrawny, hollow-eyed 

 boys— Old boys— What makes idiots— Young 

 dyspeptics— A cause of consumption— The race 

 ruined by boys— Cases illustrating the effects 

 of self -abuse— Two young wrecks— A prodigal 

 youth— Barely escaped— A lost soul— The re- 

 sults of one transgression— A hospital case— An 

 old offender— The sad end of a young victim 

 —From bad to worse— An indignant father— 

 Disgusted with life— Bad company— Bad lan- 

 guage — Bad books — Vile pictures — Evil 

 thoughts— Influence of other bad habits— Liq- 

 uor and tobacco— Bad diet— Closing advice to 

 boys and young men 365-413 



A CHAPTER FOR YOUNG MEN 



Pure manners — Irreligion — Wrong ideas about 

 women— Sowing wild oats— Getting married — 

 Self-preparation— Caution— Avoid a devotee 

 of fashion— The young husband 414-421 



A CHAPTER FOR OLD MEN 



The period of decline— Moderation required — 

 Economizing of vitality— A dangerous waste— 

 Extreme disparity of ages— Exhaustive effects 

 of the sexual act— Found dead— Repugnant to 

 nature— A somber perspective— Children of old 

 men— Senile lovelaces— Cicero on old age — 

 Love in old age— Brutish lasciviousness — Na- 

 ture's punishment— The career of a debauchee 

 — Human satyrs— A case in point 422-434 



