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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Occasionally , the emission gives pleasure , and there is then great danger of the habit becoming confirmed . The boy's health fails , he is troubled with indigestion , his intellectual powers are dimmed , he becomes pale , emaciated ...
Occasionally , the emission gives pleasure , and there is then great danger of the habit becoming confirmed . The boy's health fails , he is troubled with indigestion , his intellectual powers are dimmed , he becomes pale , emaciated ...
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I have myself no hesitation as to the advice I should give to parents in such matters . In all cases , I would tell them , the best preventive step to be taken is to watch their children , if not actually to warn them against what it is ...
I have myself no hesitation as to the advice I should give to parents in such matters . In all cases , I would tell them , the best preventive step to be taken is to watch their children , if not actually to warn them against what it is ...
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... a boy of twelve years whom he suspected of evil practices . The boy had fallen away in his studies , had dark patches under his eyes , and was depressed in spirits . In Although I would not give too much weight to the MASTURBATION .
... a boy of twelve years whom he suspected of evil practices . The boy had fallen away in his studies , had dark patches under his eyes , and was depressed in spirits . In Although I would not give too much weight to the MASTURBATION .
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Although I would not give too much weight to the opinions of sufferers , yet I cannot refrain from introducing the following unsolicited letter from a patient on this duty of parents to their children .
Although I would not give too much weight to the opinions of sufferers , yet I cannot refrain from introducing the following unsolicited letter from a patient on this duty of parents to their children .
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... it on their consciences which they would give the world to erase . I am not suggesting that such modern imitations of ancient platonic attachments are universal , general , or even common in English schools , I only say that they do ...
... it on their consciences which they would give the world to erase . I am not suggesting that such modern imitations of ancient platonic attachments are universal , general , or even common in English schools , I only say that they do ...
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Page 50 - If the balance of our lives had not one scale of reason to poise another of sensuality, the blood and baseness of our natures would conduct us to most preposterous conclusions ; but we have reason to cool our raging motions, our carnal stings, our unbitted lusts, whereof I take this that you call love to be a sect or scion.
Page 47 - In the Spring a fuller crimson comes upon the robin's breast; In the Spring the wanton lapwing gets himself another crest; In the Spring a livelier iris changes on the burnish'd dove; In the Spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.
Page 328 - ... for this night's repetition of the folly ; could he feel the body of the death out of which I cry hourly with feebler and feebler outcry to be delivered, — it were enough to make him dash the sparkling beverage to the earth in all the pride of its mantling temptation ; to make him clasp his teeth, and not undo 'em To suffer WET DAMNATION to run thro
Page 164 - As a general rule, a modest woman seldom desires any sexual gratification for herself. She submits to her husband, but only to please him; and, but for the desire of maternity, would far rather be relieved from his attentions.
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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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