The Functions and Disorders of the Reproductive Organs in Childhood, Youth, Adult Age, and Advanced Life: Considered in Their Physiological, Social, and Moral Relations |
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PATHISIS ARISING FROM V. - AFFECTIONS OF THE HEART ARISING FROM
109 117 118 THIRD PERIOD - ADULT AGE . THE FUNCTIONS AND
DISORDERS OF THE REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS IN THE ADULT . first Division .
GENERAL ...
PATHISIS ARISING FROM V. - AFFECTIONS OF THE HEART ARISING FROM
109 117 118 THIRD PERIOD - ADULT AGE . THE FUNCTIONS AND
DISORDERS OF THE REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS IN THE ADULT . first Division .
GENERAL ...
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This most dangerous habit is not unfrequently , I believe , produced by irritation of
the rectum arising from worms . In other instances it arises from some morbid
irritability of the bladder . Of the existence of this latter cause another symptom ...
This most dangerous habit is not unfrequently , I believe , produced by irritation of
the rectum arising from worms . In other instances it arises from some morbid
irritability of the bladder . Of the existence of this latter cause another symptom ...
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This vague alarm that we must not allude to these sexual matters because
forsooth some ill consequences may arise has no longer any influence on me .
Daily experience teaches me that much prejudice has too long existed on these ...
This vague alarm that we must not allude to these sexual matters because
forsooth some ill consequences may arise has no longer any influence on me .
Daily experience teaches me that much prejudice has too long existed on these ...
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... steps ( of which cleanliness is the most effectual ) are not taken to check it , the
child will in ignorance handle the organs , and the dangers arising in this way are
much greater than those attendant on mere ablution , especially in cold water .
... steps ( of which cleanliness is the most effectual ) are not taken to check it , the
child will in ignorance handle the organs , and the dangers arising in this way are
much greater than those attendant on mere ablution , especially in cold water .
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This degrading practice in a young child may arise in a variety of ways . The most
common is of course the bad example of other children . In other cases , vicious
or foolish female servants suggest the idea : In such sexually disposed children ...
This degrading practice in a young child may arise in a variety of ways . The most
common is of course the bad example of other children . In other cases , vicious
or foolish female servants suggest the idea : In such sexually disposed children ...
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| Title | The Functions and Disorders of the Reproductive Organs in Childhood, Youth, Adult Age, and Advanced Life: Considered in Their Physiological, Social, and Moral Relations |
| Author | William Acton |
| Edition | 5 |
| Publisher | Lindsay & Blakiston, 1871 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 1 Nov 2007 |
| Length | 262 pages |
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