Idealism is right, and we all approve it; so much so, that many of us cannot see that ultra-idealism, extremism in right, (it is foolish to attempt to attain anything better than the best) may be wrong. Undoubtedly, entire devotion to the material and physical, is also wrong; but we never must lose sight of the palpable fact that, unless we have a proper, stable, natural, well-regulated physical or material foundation, we must fall short of all ideals. Proper physical adjustments enable the realization of realizable ideals. Unrealizable ideals are chimeras pursued into futurity, while a world that should be human and happy waits in vice and misery. I gather that Dr. Long believes that reducing this vice and misery, and increasing human happiness and improving health are suitable works with which to companion a faith in the Arbiter of our destinies. If thus he develops his idea of the integrity of the universe, I agree with him fully. His book, since it delineates the numerous details of a normal sex life, can be sold, thanks to our prudish public, only to the profession. I believe it should go to the larger public as it has gone formerly to his smaller community. In spite of imperfect ideals the Orient has endured, while we of the Occident are fast becoming decadent. We, by learning something of the art of love, and of the natural life of married people, from the Hindoos, may perpetuate our civilization. They, by adopting the best of our transcendentalism, may reach higher development than we yet have attained. The time has come for a book like this to command the attention of medical men, since now an awakened public demands from them, as the conservers of life and the directors of physiological living, explicit directions in everything pertaining to the physician's calling, not omitting the intimate, intricate, long taboo and disdained details of sex life and procreation. W.F. ROBIE, M.D. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION By Dr. W.F. Robie, author of "The Art of Love" Need for facts about sex and love--Present ignorance of sex relations--Sex information improves health, prolongs life, promotes virtue, adds to happiness--Frank talks needed--This book describes details of normal sex life, describes art of love, gives explicit instructions pertaining to intimacies of sex life. FOREWORD Answers problems of sex life in the delicate relations of marriage--Most people too timid to reveal reasons for their sexual difficulties--Knowledge in a book less embarrassing to gain--Never before could people find facts they wanted to know most--This book prepared especially to help husbands and wives to live wholesome sex lives--Gives them facts all married people should know--Explains how to use that information to make marriage a success--Especially valuable for newlyweds if read on honeymoon--Those now married who do not get on well together will find in this book relief from suffering and woe. EXPLANATORY INTRODUCTION