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salt to the quart of water, is somewhat more stimulat- 

 ing than the ordinary water bath. 



Sun baths, electric baths, spray, plunge, and other 

 forms of bath are of greatest value to those suffering 

 from the effects of indiscretions. These are described, 

 with additional observations concerning the tempera- 

 ture of baths, etc., in works devoted to this subject. 



Improvement of General Health.— Patients suf- 

 fering from emissions and other forms of seminal 

 weakness are almost always dyspeptic, and most of 

 them present other constitutional affections which re- 

 quire careful and thorough treatment according to the 

 particular indications of the case. The wise physician 

 will not neglect these if he desires to cure his patient, 

 and make his recovery as complete as possibleo 



Prostitution as a Remedy.— Said a leading physi- 

 cian in New York to us, when interrogated as to his 

 special treatment of spermatorrhea, ''Wlien a young 

 man comes to me suffering from nocturnal emissions, 

 I give him tonics and send him to a woman," That 

 this is not an unusual method of treatment, even among 

 regular physicians, is a fact as true as it is deplorable. 

 There are hundreds of young men whose morals have 

 been ruined by such advice. Having been educated to 

 virtuous habits, at least so far as illicit intercourse is 

 concerned, they resist all temptations in this direction, 

 even though their inclinations are very strong; but 

 when advised by a physician to commit fornication as 

 a remedial measure, they yield their virtue, far too 

 readily sometimes, and begin a life of sin from which 

 they might have been prevented. There are good 

 grounds for believing that many young men purposely 

 seek advice from physicians who they know are in the 

 habit of prescribing this kind of a remedy. 



