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2. Not only sensual women, but all without exception, feel deeply hurt, and are repelled by the husband whom they may previously have loved dearly, when after entering the married state, they find that he is impotent. The more inexperienced and innocent they were at the time of marriage, the longer it often is when they find that something is lacking in the husband; but, once knowing this, the wife infallibly has a feeling of contempt and aversion for him; though there are many happy families where this defect exists. It is often very uncertian who is the weak one, and no cause for separation should by sought.
3. Unhappy marriages, barrenness, divorces, and perchance an occasional suicide, may be prevented by the experienced physician, who can generally give correct information, comfort and consolation, when consulted on these delicate matters.
4. When a single man fears that he is unable to fulfill the duties of marriage, he should not marry until his fear is dispelled. The suspicion of such a fear strongly tends to bring about the very weakness which he dreads. Go to a good physician (not to one of those quacks whose advertisements you see in the papers; they are invariably unreliable), and state the case fully and freely.
5. Diseases, malformation, etc., may cause impotence. In case of malformation there is usually no remedy, but in case of disease it is usually within the reach of a skillful physician.
6. Self-abuse and spermatorrhoae produce usually only temporary impotence and can generally be relieved.
7. Excessive indulgences often enfeeble the powers and often result in impotence. Dissipated single men, professional libertines, and married men who are immoderate, often pay the penalty of the violations of the laws of nature, by losing their vital power.
8. The condition of sterility in man may arise either from a condition of the secretion which deprives it of its' fecundating powers, or it may spring from a malformation which prevents it reaching the point where fecundation takes place. The former condition is most common in old age, and is a sequence of venereal disease, or in the change or the structure of the glands. The latter has its' origin in the structure, or in an injury, or in that condition technically known as hypospadias, or in debility.
9. It can be safely said that neither self-indulgence or spermatorrhoea often lead to permanent sterility.
10. It is sometimes, however, possible, even where there is sterility in the male, providing the secretion is not entirely devoid of life properties, on the part of the husband, to have children, but these are exceptions.
11. No man need hesitate about matrimony on account of sterility, unless that condition arises from a permanent and absolute degeneration of his function.
12. Impotence from mental and moral causes often takes place. Persons of highly nervous organization may suffer incapacity in their sexual organs. The remedy for these difficulties is rest and change of occupation.
13. REMEDIES IN CASE OF IMPOTENCE ON ACCOUNT OF FORMER PRIVATE DISEASES, OR MASTURBATION, OR OTHER CAUSES - First build up your body by taking some good stimulating tonics. The general health is the mose essential feature to be considered in order to secure restoration of the sexual powers. Constipation must be carefully avoided. If the kidneys do not work in good order, some remedy for their restoration must be taken. Take plenty of outdoor exercise, avoid horseback riding or heavy exhaustive work.
14. FOOD AND DRINKS WHICH WEAKEN DESIRE - All kinds of food why cause dyspepsia or bring on constipation, diarrhoea, or irritate the bowels, alcoholic beverages or any indigestible compound, has the tendency to weaken the sexual power. Drunkards and tipplers suffer early loss of vitality. Beer drinking has a tendency to irritate the stomach and to that extent affects the private organs.
15. COFFEE - Coffee drank excessively causes a debilitating effect on the sexual organs. The moderate use of coffee can be recommended, yet an excessive habit of drinking very strong coffee will sometimes destroy virility.
16. TOBACCO - It is a hygenic and phsiological fact that tobacco produces sexual debility and those who suffer any weakness from that source should carefully avoid the weed in all it's forms.
17. DRUGS WHICH STIMULATE DESIRE - There are certain medicines which act locally on the membranes and organs of the male and the papers are full of advertisements of "Lost Manhood Restored", etc. but in every case they are worthless or dangerous drugs, and certain to lead to some painful malady and death.
18. DRUGS WHICH MODERATE DESIRE - Among one of the most common domestic remedies is camphor. This has stood the test for ages. Small doses of half a grain in most instances diminishes the sensibility of the organs of sex. In some cases it produces irritation of the bladder. In that case it should at once be discontinued. On the whole a physician had better be consulted. The safest drug among domestic remedies is a strong tea made out of hops. Saltpeter, or nitrate of potash, taken in moderate quantities, are very good remedies.
19. STRICTLY SPEAKING - There is a distinction made between impotence and sterility. Impotence is a loss of power to engage in the sexual act and is common to men. Sterility is a total lack of capacity in the reproduction of the species, and is common to women.
20. OVER-INDULGENCE - "in intercourse", says Dr. Hoff, "is sometimes the cause of barrenness; this is usually puzzling to the interested parties, inasmuch as the practices which, in their opinion, should be the source of numerous progeny, have the very opposite effect. By greatly moderating their ardor, this defect may be remedied."
21. A certain adaptation between the male and female has been regarded as necessary to conception, consisting of some mysterious influence which one sex exerts over the other, neither one, however, being essentially impotent or sterile. The man may impregnate one woman and not another, and a woman will conceive by one man and not another.
