f he Cause. 



vigour, and they at length fall into consump- 

 tion." (Ludwig, quoted by Tissot.) 



" Too great a dissipation of the semen weakens 

 the spring of all the solid parts, hence arises 

 weakness, laziness, inertness, phthisis, dorsal 

 consumption, numbness, a deprivation of the 

 senses, stupidity, madness, fainting, and con- 

 vulsions." (Klookof, quoted by Tissot.) 



Such a text as this last, nicely illuminated, 

 framed and glazed, would make a valuable 

 wedding present to young married people. 



We have also Tissot's experience ; he knew of 

 several young people who had been " atteints de 

 consomption par la detestable manoeuvre de la 

 masturbation." Several other eminent men, such 

 as M. Londe (" Effet de la Masturbation ") ; 

 Charles Mauriac (" Jaccoud Dictionnaire ") ; Mr. 

 Lewis (" Practical Essay on Tabes Dorsalis ") ; 

 M. de Goster, Van Sweeten, and others, might be 

 quoted to the same purpose. 



I do not assert that everyone suffering from 

 consumption is addicted to the vices in question, 

 but I point to the fact that in many cases 

 that fearful complaint is the direct result of 

 indulgence. 



" Cancer may develop in the kidneys, or the 

 bladder, primarily, or involve these organs when 

 commencing elsewhere. ... In women, 

 however, the uterus is certainly liable to become 

 the seat of cancer. From the recorded facts it 

 would appear that there is some connection 

 between such cancer and great functional activity 

 in the genitalia. . . . There seems no 

 question that great sexual indulgence .... 



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