New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-25


nulatng against the evils eugenGcred by the tDuse "a
the sexual instinct Il treats Of the causes INA, uh'c
mine physical manhood and wOmanhood DE- "a'""eI
claims right to be- heard, as physician VINO MS Pen
twenty-five years In the almost exclusive sthdy a" F'"o
tce OF that particular branch OF his profession known vs.
the Diseases OF Females; and man who 'cel ut P'
his responsibility to breast the tide Of error, sl'
cry that is overwhelming the community IN cons y,
of anholy practices. or tho character anu 49,
these evils both his experience AS aphysc'fh an" ~
snq rs a mar lead him speak in strong ternS' Hee'
We hope that his feeling man mpels hm 20 ue terms
ooy and ts,en little stronger than his eNsIehee as
pbyscian alone rond warrant We cannot 'I'inA nh"
mite Justified i'm sounding an alarm tHat 'he Aiotioh
race is fast dying out; bat the feeSng Is commentator
shat eees such fear and tbe earnestness me that
would avert the omen.
we must give the doctor credit FOR wholesome and out
spoken indignation against the sins he describes Ho
speaks his mind freely about the Injurious rehhenen'so OF
our modern life, the pampcred ease which rches ana
fashion bring in their train the fo air o! crowded ee
the neglect OF healthy occupations the vacancy OF NINA
ana Abbnes Of muscle of the ornamental Of the
epoch there is no Lack OF panuess in his description OF
the class OF females who live irregular lives, or tdper
with their heah~oy Attempting to interfere Win the
laws OF life and the economics OF their nature StontS
he inveghs against the muscular dances 10 when young
girls engage without regard TO their condition. inc al
sence OF parental restraint and Of physiological teach
ing the tight dresses that force dsiende1 organs into "O
normal p1st!Ors the luxurious habits OF society," the
constant violations OF palHestruies Of pradence tAe
hotbed schools the exciting literature and the other
ktnuauts Of passionate desires He does not hesitate 20
say thar personal abuse lies at the root OF much on the
teebenes nervousness pale, waXenfaccdaess and gen
eral gOodfOr-uothinGncss Of the whole community his
Recommendations Of Infdnticiie are Incorporating lie
calls murder murder in cold blood without eause OF
an unknown Child: ones reatiye n TACT part OF
ones very being actually having not only ones own
blood IN its being but that blood momentlry inerchanG-
ing Hs experience suggests that tie public has no
convention OF The extent which this crime prevails In
Hew-I0rk Orgaulzsd business Is supported by IT,
AbOrticus" he says, arc Of daily habit, III The families
of tho best informed and most religious among those
Astounding In wealth as well IS among the poor and
needy" one lady confessed TO MIN on her deathbcd to
which such an ateIap had brought her, that she had
produced abortion herself twenty-one tmos success
fully before. In fashionable boardnghousa he iOuud
four wives from twenty-five TO thrtydve years OLD, all
several years married all chdess, and al broken down
by their own persistent eudeayors be and remain So
A French writer Ambrose JaTdien, is quoted for tho
statement whereas In 1885, 70 population Of 1910
persons but AZ stib0rn children, In 1872 to
population 450Oo0 there ls2o The population had
sextupled; the arrested pretcrnaturally fastened
births had multiplied thirtyseyen fOdl And the discOur-
aging feature Of the is that the shameful practice
goes on under such tring and in the face Of
such terrible perls. The impclns motive 10 luNufy'
dread Of pain desire 70 Keep about IN society,"
wish to go to Europe fancy for being independent of
and nursees the penis areto say nothing OF tho
I.oral consequences OF committing sntho risk OF pain
full and speedy DEATH the probability Of prolonged Illness
and chronic debility; the chances Of being physically
blgted and the certainty of being ehdess when chill
dren may perhaps be more than anything desired.
As is with books Of this class, the representation
Of the evil is stronger than the statement OF the remedy
It must Of be for the ev springs NOS from
ignorance only chiefly for IL exists among Intelligent
people; springs from strange mixture Of passion,
heedessuess rashness unreaecton, OF loves and
tioua considerable forecGsIlng mind. Iu spite Of the
suGsngs aud sOrrows II direct entas the crime Is per
peiTated aud the remedy consequently must wait til The
moral spent s 0rre % long "a
tho conscience remains untouched radical cure viii be
Effected when tho conscience is touched tie remedy
will reveaitsclf close at band Probably, therefore, the
most eecuai portions Of Dr. Garduers book VII prove
10 be those which present in their just light the nature
and extent Of the evils which tho sins ho treats u IL
eyitaby bring in their tram.
still his streugtb Is wasted the attempt % over
throw positions indirectly sustain forms Of
lsehievous abuse and ia the assertion Of principles ~
which such a. are IN condition their may be
helped to avert tie wreck OF health and virtue.
The author takes ground IN opposition 20 early mar
rages pressing the opinion that the principal melting
cause OF disease IS the fact that many marry at too
early an age" he persuaded thai late marriage has, Il
anything the advantage carly. delivery beihg then
no more dangerous difficult, and tic general condition
of organization being quite favorable The ques-
IL effectively In lis argument Vic same may be
sd Of other points that he discusses conjugal relations
between the DID, for instance, marriage between tho old
aud the young a remark 70 tho purport may be
yen;ured touching the subject Of the last and most Gig
niGcan CHAPTER which lie entities What may be done
with health view and tho fear Of God before u.s." but
which might be more inteliccnuy headed Satures pro-
vision for the time satisfying doslre saving
health avoiding burdensone increase If offspring"
In this matter the argument sdoube purpOseof
which may be made to defeat partially the other
For the substance Of the chapter refer the reader 10
the volume ITSELF contentng ourselves with intimatiug
by the way that the information It contains commonly
printed IN books Of different character written for
different end; books designed, q word, 70 show how ap
petite NAV DO ratiaed without danger OF natural cOuse
ouenees We viii not forget, however that abuse OF
information should prevent udci0us use of ~ and
That such 1t possible Dr. Gardner satisfactorily
,royen We trust that those who read his book WILL as ia
ali likelihood they Sl belong TO the wise rather than 10
the unwise, aud that ia th,> BOY 'Ho "'''' IL
tentiOr may be fulfilled.
But the Doctor's reasoning Is not STays eosent no
deyotes chapter the physical effects Of eoutinence
and throws vast weight OF authority against the popu
lar molten that strict eOntineroes ufavOrabe to health
This conclusion Interesting in aphysolosiea Ycw,an
has besides its moral value bat It's ethical force cannot
DO reckoned high No doubt acontlneace sometimes
cuses itself by thinking pTctendiE TO think that con
tineuce is harmful; wfthe knowledge that cOntin
ence IL beahful give a serious choc 10 incOnt!nence
People She cake Of health but for the sake
OF pleasure, and IN defiance Of health The number Of
the ineonnent heats sake Is incalculably small
The making Of such points these does no. "ateffHy
assist the rcforner 10 lis Efforts abate Drying evil
An article Oh the Ply slcsl Decline o. American women
written nearly ten years ago for the B"'ekooocke'
xagafac sndlreFInted here IN auI appendix sums Mp
the whole matter In q vigorous style that VIII carry
vctIon considerably further, think, than Dl tue oah