The Conservation of Vitality. 



tells us that in such case the stallion " in six 

 weeks would do himself more harm than in a 

 number of years with moderate exercise." How 

 much more important is it then that moral re- 

 straint should be brought to bear upon our own 

 species ? 



Mark well these few important words from 

 Ruskin : " Learn that every vicious habit and 

 chronic disease communicates itself by descent ; 

 and that by purity of birth the entire system of 

 the human body and soul may be gradually 

 elevated ; or, by recklessness of birth, degraded." 

 As it is in posterity that we must depend prin- 

 cipally for regeneration, so we must study our 

 habits, remembering that according to our 

 virtues or our vices so the race must wax or 

 wane. 



Whether we care to acknowledge it or not, 

 the sexual act is for the purpose of propagation 

 alone, and, when performed for the sake of mere 

 pleasure it becomes a vice, and is attended with 

 most disastrous results. 



This, then, is the solution to the great problem 

 of the physical deterioration of the masses. We 

 must lay bare the causes in the sight of the 

 people, and, depend upon it, the dissipation of 

 our vitality will cease, and its conservation 

 begin. 



" THE END OF LIFE is, NOT TO GET, BUT TO BE." 

 Momerie. 



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