The Labor enquirer., 1883-01-27
Plain Facts Plainly Spoken.

Ait one time the discussion of the secret
vice was entirely avoided by the profession,
andmedical works of but few wears ago
would hardly mention it.
To-day the physician is of different opin-
ion he is aware that it is his duty--disagree-
able though it may be-tO handle this matter
without gloves and speak plainly about It:
andH intelligent parents and guardians will
thank him for doing so.
The results attending this destructive vice
WERE formerly MISUNDERSTOOD, or not properly
estimated; and no Importance being attached
to a Subject which by it's nature does not in
Vite close Investigation, it was willingly igv
nOred
The habit is generally contracted. bv the
young while attending school; older colnpan-
ionsJ through their example, may be response
Die tpr IT. or it may be acquired through acci-
dent The excitement once experienced, the
practice will be repeated again and again,
until at last the habit becomes firm, and com
pletely enslaves its victim. Mental and ner-
V0ous atf1Ictlons areusually the primary results
of self abuse. Among the injurious effects
may be mentioned lassitude, detection, or
lrascIbility of temper, and general debility.
The boy seeks SecluSiOn, and rarely Joins in
the sports of his companions If he be
young man, he will be little found in COM
pany with the other sex, and is troubled with
exceeding and annoying bashfulneSS in their
presence. LasciyiOus dreams, emissions; and
eruptl0nS on the face, etc, are also DrOmi-
nent symptoms.
II the practice is violently persisted in,
more SeriOnS disturbances take place. Great
palpltatlOnS of the heart, or epileptic cOnyul-
SionS, are experienced and the sufferer may
fall into a complete state of idiOcy before,
finally, death relieves him.
To all those engaged in this dangerous prac-
tice, would say, first of all, stop it at once,
make every possible effort to dOs0; but if you
fail, II your nervous system is already too
much shattered, and consequently your will
power broken, take some nerve tonic to aid
you In your effort Having freed yourself
from the habit, l. would further counsel you
to go through a regular course of treatment,
for 1t is great mistake to suppose that any
one may for some time be it ever so little,
give himself up to this fascinating but dan
gerous excitement without suffering from
some OF its evil consequences at some future
time. The number OF young men who are
incapacitated to fill the duties enjoined by
Wedlock is alarmingly large, and in most of
such cases this unfortunate condition of
things can be traced to the practice of self
abuse, which had been abandoned years be-
fore. Indeed, few months practice of this
habit is often sufficient to induce spermator-
rhGa in later years, and have many of such
cases under treatment at the present day. y
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the bladder, often accompanied by slight
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ehlng OF tne system III manner the patient
cannot account for. On examining the urin-
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