Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners: A Complete Sexual Science and a Guide to Purity and Physical Manhood, Advice To Maiden, Wife, And Mother, Love, Courtship, And MarriageJefferis, B. G. (Benjamin Grant)
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Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners: A Complete Sexual Science and a Guide to Purity and Physical Manhood, Advice To Maiden, Wife, And Mother, Love, Courtship, And Marriage
Jefferis, B. G. (Benjamin Grant)
Marriage; Medicine, Popular; Sexual ethics
6. BAD DRESSING.--If women knew how much mischief they do men they would
change some of their habits of {410} dress. The dress of their busts, the
padding in different parts, are so contrived as to call away attention from
the soul and fix it on the bosom and hips. And then, many, even educated
women, are careful to avoid serious subjects in our presence--one minute
before a gentleman enters the room they may be engaged in thoughtful
discussion, but the moment he appears their whole style changes; they
assume light fascinating ways, laugh sweet little bits of laughs, and turn
their heads this way and that, all which forbids serious thinking and gives
men over to imagination.
7. THE LUSTFUL EYE.--How many men there are who lecherously stare at every
woman in whose presence they happen to be. These monsters stare at women as
though they were naked in a cage on exhibition. A man whose whole manner is
full of animal passion is not worthy of the respect of refined women. They
have no thoughts, no ideas, no sentiments, nothing to interest them but the
bodies of women whom they behold. The moral character of young women has no
significance or weight in their eyes. This kind of men are a curse to
society and a danger to the community. No young lady is safe in their
company.
8. REBUKING SENSUALISM.--If the young women would exercise an honorable
independence and heap contempt upon the young men that allow their
imagination to take such liberties, a different state of things would soon
follow. Men of that type of character should have no recognition in the
presence of ladies.
9. EARLY MARRIAGES.--There can be no doubt that early marriages are bad for
both parties. For children of such a marriage always lack vitality. The
ancient Germans did not marry until the twenty-fourth or twenty-fifth year,
previous to which they observed the most rigid chastity, and in consequence
they acquired a size and strength that excited the astonishment of Europe.
The present incomparable vigor of that race, both physically and mentally,
is due in a great measure to their long established aversion to marrying
young. The results of too early marriages are in brief, stunted growth and
impaired strength on the part of the male; delicate if not utterly bad
health in the female; the premature old age or death of one or both, and a
puny, sickly offspring.
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