The Detroit times., 1915-03-31
SOME FACTS ABOUT SEX
BY Or. FRANK CRANE
Copyright, 1915, by Frank crane)

There are some facts every boy ought
to know about sex matters. OF course,
the subject is as infammable as gasoline
and has TO be handled with greatest
care. But the worst element in ii is ig-
norance. Most vice begins with LACK
OF KNOWLEDGE.
Suffer, therefore. a few plain. honest
remarks.
With the entrance into manhcod
comes the functioning Of sex and the
natural desires attendant. These cray
ings are NOT WICKED; they are nor
NAL; they are just as healthful as the
desire for food.
First, therefore, don't get into faver
of conscience about them. The mo-
dangerous phase of sex is M0RBIDITY
self-accusation, self-pity, or feeling th1ks
you are low and wicked. It's all pert
Of the development of life; and IL M
know the truth and learn how to az
cipline and manage yourself you neos
have no tragedy.
The first truth you must believe n
this, that sexual qualification In NOT
NECESSARY TO HEALTH. Any phy-.
stefan will ratify this. A man can live
a perfectly sound and efficient lie and
leave out sex matters entirely. &c
What n world of misery would -
avoided il men only KNEW this FACsti
And what a mass of unhealthy, snivel-
ling self-pity and plain viciousness we
should be saved!
Sex desires do not originate In the
body. but in the MIND. II Is because
the minds of men and women are con-
stantly vitiated that these desires be-
come so imperative. Novels dwell upon
sex matters, magazine stories exploit
them, the theater exhibits them, they
are treated in art, conversation runs 70
them: i'm fact, society in all ways seeks
70 overstimulate this one phase Of per
sonal expression. That is the reason
why there is a perpetual outbreak Of abb
normalities.
Watch your THOUGHTS and you win
have little trouble with your BODY;
that is, provided you begin early enough
in life.
The only thing that can save q man
in the best possible way from the SEX
slough is true, loyal love for one woman
Monogamy is the only tried and perfect.
solution. OF course, il has its imperfec-
tons. but on the whole. and in the long
run, il is the only satisfactory answer
to the problem the human race has yet
discovered.
And that Is because sex can only be
brought into harmony, balanced, and
duly co-ordinated with the rest Of hfe's
identifying, spiritualizing functions Of
loyalty, devotion, and self-sacriice that
marriage, and marriage alone, carries
with il.
Sex is a powerful force, the most
tremendous passion in human nature. II
is intended to be. II is natures pro-
vision for the perpetuity Of the race.
But every force in us is danger UNI
less it is subjected to DISCIPLINE
Fire In the hearth is a comfort: fire UNI
controlled is conAagration. Steam con-
fined in locomotive is useful; when II
bursts its confines il is destructive.
So your desires; il you begin cary
enough, and if you learn how to govern
them and how to give them vent only
in such ways as shall not damage your
life, they will pass into an invigoratiou
Of both your body and your mind.
Think these things out, boy. Get a.
the FACTS. Don't botch your life BY
believing lot of hearsay and vicious
rumors. Find out the truth.
Only the truth can make you free.