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5. Avoid solitude; for then it is that temptation 

 comes, and you are most likely to fail. Avoid, equally, 

 all other causes which may lead to the act. 



6. Strictly comply with all the rules laid down for 

 the cultivation of chastity and the maintenance of con- 

 tinence. 



7. Above all, seek for grace and help from the 

 Source of all spiritual strength in every time of tempta- 

 tion, relying upon the promise, ''Seek, and ye shall 

 find." 



Hopeful Courage. — An individual who will ear- 

 nestly set himself about the work of purifying his mind 

 and redeeming his body, if he will conscientiously 

 adopt, and perseveringly apply, the remedies pointed 

 out, may he sure of success. There can be no possible 

 chance for failure. Triumph is certain. Patience may 

 be tried and faith tested, but unwavering trust in God 

 and nature, and an executed determination to do all 

 on his part, will bring to every such one certain re- 

 covery. There may be some scars left, a few traces 

 of the injury wrought ; but the deliverance will be none 

 the less triumphant. Faith and perseverance will work 

 wonders. 



General Regimen and Treatment. — After long 

 abuse of the sexual organs, and in many cases after a 

 short course of sin, the whole system becomes deterio- 

 rated; digestion is impaired; the muscles are weak- 

 ened ; the circulation is unbalanced ; the nerves are irri- 

 table, the brain— especially the back and lower por- 

 tion of it— is congested; the skin is torpid; the bowels 

 are inactive; and the general health is deranged in 

 almost every particular. All these morbid conditions 

 serve to keep up the very difficulty which has produced 

 and is increasing them. Any curative effort, then, to 



