Save the Boys, page 390
The Inhumanities of Parents, page 396
Chastity and Purity of Chracter, page 400
Exciting the Passions in Children, page 404
Puberty, Virility, and Hygenic Laws, page 406
Our Secret Sins, page 409
Physical and Moral Degeneracy, page 414
Immorality, Disease, and Death, page 416
Poisonous Literature and Bad Pictures, page 421
Startling Sins, page 423
The Prostitution of Men, page 427
The Road to Shame, page 430
The Curse of Manhood, page 433
A Private Talk to Young Men, page 437
Remedies for the Social Evil, page 440
The Selfish Slaves of Doses of Disease and Death, page 441
Object Lessons of the Effects of Alcohol and Smoking, page 445
The Destructive Effects of Cigarette Smoking, page 449
The Dangerous Vices, page 451
Nocturnal Emissions, page 457
Lost Manhood Restored, page 459
Manhood Wrecked and Rescued, page 461
The Curse and Consequence of Secret Diseases, page 464
Animal Magnetism, page 470
How to Read Character, page 473
Twilight Sleep, page 479
Painless Childbirth, page 479
The Diseases of Women, page 480
Remedies for Diseases of Women, page 483
Alphabetical Index, page 486
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He STUMBLETH not, because he SEETH the light.
[Illustration: “Search Me. Oh Thou Great Creator.”]
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Knowledge is safety.
1. The old maxim, that “Knowledge is power,” is a true one, but there is still a greater truth: “Knowledge is safety.” Safety amid physical ills that beset mankind, and safety amid the moral pitfalls that surround so many young people, is the great crying demand of the age.
2. Criticism.—This work, though plain and to some extent startling, is chaste, practical and to the point, and will be a boon and a blessing to thousands who consult its pages. The world is full of ignorance, and the ignorant will always criticise, because they live to suffer ills, for they know no better. New light is fast falling upon the dark corners, and the eyes of many are being opened.
3. Researches of science.—The researches of science in the past few years have thrown light on many facts relating to the physiology of man and woman, and the diseases to which they are subject, and consequently many reformations have taken place in the treatment and prevention of diseases peculiar to the sexes.
4. Lock and key.—Any information bearing upon the diseases of mankind should not be kept under lock and key. The physician is frequently called upon to speak in plain language to his patients upon some private and startling disease contracted on account of ignorance. The better plan, however, is to so educate and enlighten old and young upon the important subjects of health, so that the necessity to call a physician may occur less frequently.