PRE F AC E

Not ly amon g l aymen but al so amon g ser iou s th inker s

on

an d wr ite r s on me di c al top ic s the op in ion 1 8 e n e ll p r ev al en t

g r a y ,

that the r e is a vas t di ff er en ce in the de gr ee of in ten s ity of t h e

s ex imp ul se in men an d w omen
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U pon th is s u ppo s it ion r es t s
.

the j us ti fication of the double s tan dar d of s exu al mo r ality of

the two sexes If the in ten sity of the am ato r y emotion s is the
.

s ame in both s exe s then ther e is n o j us tific at ion f or a double

,

s t an dar d of s exu al mo r al ity .

Now an emotion is in it s n atur e subj ect ive

, , , I t s in ten s ity
.

can n eve r be object ively deter m in ed M en an d w o m en may

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di s p ute the q u e st ion of the diff er en t degr ee of in ten s ity of the

am ato r y e m oti on s till the en d of time s till the y w ill n eve r
,

r each a de fin ite con cl u s io n Th e o nl y w ay to dete r min e the

.

n atu r e of an emotion is to s t u d
y it s p atholo gy If it. can b e

s ho w n th at the s ame p atholo ic al en titi es of the sex in stin ct

g
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ar e foun d in m en an d w ome n the in fer en ce is j us tified th at

,

the n or m al emot ion s ar e al s o the same or sim il ar in both s exes .

T o p r o v e t h e sim il ar it y or iden t it y of th e in ten s ity of the

s ex imp ul s e in both s exes the au tho r p ubl ished in the w in ter of
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1 90 6 1 9 0
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h is book Wom an A T r e atis e on the Nor m al an d
,

P atholo gical E m otion s of Fem in in e Lov e S in ce the pu blication

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of
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Wom an h e r eceiv ed n umer ous lette r s w ith r equ es t s to w r ite
a sim il ar t r eatis e on th e am ato r y em ot ion s of m en I n 1 91 0
.

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the autho r publ ish ed Gen esis A M an u al f or the I n s tr u ction of
,
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Ch ildr en in Matter s S exu al He thou ght th at the D esc riptio n
.

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of the e v ol u tion of s ex in pl an t an d an im al in Gen es is migh t
su pply th e dem an d Still th e r e q ues ts con tin u ed to ar r ive
. .

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He t hen p ublis hed in 1 91 2 Neu r asthen ia Sexu al is A T r eatise
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on Sexu al Impoten c e in M en an d Women

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I n thi s tr eat ise th e
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an a tomy an d ph ysiology of the m ale or gan s of gen er ation

tho r o ughly d is cus s ed St ill it did n ot fill the deman d Th e
. .

chapter on pathology dealt on ly with impoten ce .

When the au tho r fin ally decided to wr ite the coun ter p ar t

of Wom an it occurr ed to h im th at if the am ator y emotion s
,

ar e the s ame in m en an d w omen they ought to be tr e ated to

,

“
g ethe r in on e vol um e. He n ce the p r e s e n t w o r k Lo ve A T r e at
,ise
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on the Scien ce of Sex Attr actio n
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Natur ally the pr es en t volume
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r ec ap it ul ate s al l th at the autho r h as p r ev io u s l w itte n i n h is

y r

th r ee books Woman , Gen esis an d Neu r asthen ia Sexu alis

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Th e th r ee p r evio u s w o r k s ar e me r e ch apte r s of the p r esen t

tr eatis e S till ever y author gr ows with h is w o r k Afte r year s
. .

of s tu dy of the s ubject of s ex he was able to exp an d the spher e

,

of h is p r e viou s les s on s so th at even thos e r eader s wh o h ave r e ad

,

hi s th r ee p r evio u s book s w ill s till fi n d s ome n ew poin ts in th is

wo r k . If the r e ader s should agr ee with th is op in ion the author ,

w ill con s id er h im s elf w ell p aid f or hi s l abo r s .

THE A UTH OR .

New Y o r k , May, 1 91 5.

P R E FA C E T O SE C O N D E D I T I O N

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T h e main cr iticism of L “
by th e r eviewers of th e fi r s t
ove

editio n w as di r ected again s t the f r equ en c y of L atin w or d s an d

ph r as es u s ed in veil in g s ome of the mo r e u n pleas an t as pect s of

the n o rm al an d es pecially th e p athological sex activ ities -
.

Still it was n ot pr u der y which dic tated this cou rs e The .

an c ien t l an guage w as u s ed as a p r otection again s t the cr i tic ism

of t hos e wh o w ou ld take umbr age to pl ain sex exp r es sion s .

The r e is quite a n umber of people wh o ar e n ot on ly po ss ess ed

of the O edip u s complex oi the E lectr a complex but wh o ar e ,

al s o ob s es s ed of th e obs cen ety complex F or the imp ur e ever y

.

t hin g is impur e For t un ately such people s kn owledge of Latin

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 PR E FA C E

is, le very sl ight an d f or them th is tr eatis e will r emain

as a r u , ,

a s e aled book Phys ic ian s an d l awyer s f or whom th is book was

.

w r itten kn o w e n o u gh Latin gr amm ar en abl in g them to appr e ,

h en d the mean in g of all tho s e ph r as e s n ece ss ar y f or the u n der

s ta n d in g of the m ain po in t s of th e t r e at is e To fac il itate th e .

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r e ade r s t ask the follow in vo c b u l a of the La t w o r d s often
g a r
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u s ed h as bee n appe n ded .

f r o m t h e ou t s e t
t o i n d u ce
t o exci te
a l i ttle w h i l e
l ov er
fr i en d
a n se r goo s e
an e t befo r e
aper io to o p en
a pe r t u s o pe n

ass idu u s c on s ta n t

aut or

aux i l i um h elp
av e r s a Ven u s by r ectu m
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co r e t o co h a b i t exer ceo

co i tu s co h a b i t a t i on ext r a h o

co ll um n ec k fa c i o , ec i

com m a r it u a fell ow hu s ba n d
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f a s c in u m
co m m in go t o u r i n a te fell a ti o
oomm is co t o co pu l a te f ell a t r icia .

co mm is co r t o co h ab i t a te fem i n a
comm x i ti o cop u l a t i on fem i n a t e
com plexu s v en er eu s s ex u a l i n ter cou r s e fem i n at e so
com pr eh en do g e t.p r e n an t
g fo r n i ca tr ix
com p r es s i o co p u l a t o n
i fo r n i x
com p r i m o cOpu l a t e f r i ca r e
co n c a r n a ti o co i ti on ga lli n a .

c on cept a r e t o get p r egn a n t ge n u

con ce ptu s con ce pti on gr a b a t us

con cu bit a l i s cop u l a t i v e h abeo

con cu b i tu s co h a b i ta t i on hor a
con cumbo co h a b i ta t e b or tn a
co n gr es s io co p u l at i on h u m es co
con gr e s s u s co i t i on h um o r
con uga j W i fe i l l icio
co p u a t i on im i t a r i
con u gat io
j l
m a r r i ed cou ple i m pe d i r e
con j u ge s
j i
con u g um co h a b i t a t i on im ped it a r e
con j u n go , xi t o co pu l a te im ped it io
 PRE FACE

to ten er p , e
es di s
o ut s e t po n o s u i i tum
, ,

co i t i on por ca
t o co h ab i t a te por t s .

to i n se r t pos co poposc i,

i n ser t i on po s i tu r a
l i ke pos t
du r i n g p r aebo m am m as
sh ir t p r aed i u m
t o i n tr od u ce m ssi
p r ae o , e
con t i n u a lly p r os t i b u l u m
lip p u d ib il i a
t o ex ci te pu el l a
t o l i ck p u er
s l ow pu l v i l u m
m a te r i a l plea s u r e pu lv in u s
ton gue q u o t n oc t ibu s

t o pl a y r es ol vo

g e n i ta l s s cam n um
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br eas t s it is

h an d l
so v o
w ar t s pa ti um t empor is
,

w i fe s tati m
h us ban d s tu p r o m a n u
m o th er
membe r
m a l e sex o r gan -

er ec ted
a fter t h e fa s h i on t p r u m facio
s u
facer e t o be a p r os ti tu te
,
s tu p r u m m a n u
r o s t itu te s tu p r um m u t uum

gm e l u e gen i ta l s
fem a le
w o man
bu ttock
ev e r y n i n e d a y s
d en u d a t i o n b a r i n g
,

n a k ed
ev er y

co u r s e o f a ct
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s
ped er a s ty
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s m a ll

to fi n i s h
t o co n ti n u e
t o tou ch i
v ce

ca r es s sm a ll l
vu v a
s pen d th e n i ght
With th is sm all vocabu l ar y on h an d th e au thor hopes ,

ever y college br ed m an w ill be able to r ead t his tr eatis e without

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d iffi culty
. T HE A UT H OR .

New Yo r k O cto ber 1 9 1 6

, , .
 T A BL E O F C O NT E NT S

P A RT
DUCTI ON I : I NT RO .

Hun ger a n d lov e l ov e an d civi l iza t ion sex w or s hip ph a ll i cis m

, ,
-
, ,

y on i s m m, o u n t o f V en us h or ses h oe l in gam t h e cr o
,s s tem pl e cou r t e
-
, , ,

s ans , C h r is ti an i ty an d s ex fas h ion an d sex fem a l e bosom ps ych ology of

, , ,

cl o th es pr u der y phys i ci an s i gnor an ce m or b i d fi ct i on cha n ge in s ex

’
, , , ,

d i s cu s s ion s .

P ART I I EVOLU TI ON O F S E X : .

C h a p t er I — Or ga n ic evo l u t i on .

Mech an is t ic an d v ita l is tic theo r ies teleo l ogy cr eat iv e evolut ion , , ,

L am ar ck i s m D a r w i n i s m v ar iat i on a mph im i xi s p r otozoa mor u l a coe

, , , , , ,

l en t er at a bl a s tu l a ga s t r u l a p r im i t i v e m emb r a n es w o r m s ch o r d a do r
, , , , ,

sa l is coelom ech i n od er m a ta
, , m o llu sca ar th r o po d a v er teb r ates , , , .

C h ap t er —
Z E vol u t ion o f t h e gen i t a l s ys t em .

Wol fiia n body l ducts o f Mull er ur eter k i d n ey gen ita l r i dge

, c o ac a , , , , ,

sex gla n d a ll a n to is bl adder

-
, u r ach u s s in u s u r ogen ita l is u r eth r a per i
, , , , ,

n eum an a l m em b r an e
, m a le in ter n a l sex-o r ga n s fem a le i n ter n a l s ex
, ,

or gan s gen i ta l s w ell in g gen it a l tu ber cl e gr oov e m a l e ex ter n a l gen i t als

, , , , ,

fem a le ex ter n a l gen i ta l s .

PART III : AN AT O MY O F S E X .

C h a p t er 8— T h e ma l e gen i t a ls .

T h e m a l e gen i ta l s , scr otu m , tes t i cles , d es cen t of tes ti cles , v as

defer en s , s per m at i c cor d, s em ina l v es i cles , ductu s ej acul at or n, ur eth r a,
p r o s t ate, co ll i cu l us , s i n u s pocul a r i s , peni s .

C h ap t er —
4 F ema le gen i ta ls .

Mon s of Ven u s lab i a maj or a m i n or a v es ti bu le bu lbs c l itor i s

, , , , , ,

Bar th o l in i an gl an d s hymen v agin a u ter us br oad an d r oun d l igamen ts

, , , , ,

t ubes ov a r i es G r a a fi a n fo ll i cle o vu m
, , , .
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C h apt er —
5 S econ d ar y sm a l ch a r ac t er i s t ics .

Man s fi gur e s k el eton l ar yn gea l p r oj ect i on s h ou lder s pelv i s l imbs

’
, , , , , ,

skin s tep s ait v o i ce oma n s fi u r e h ad h air f n eck ch es t

’
, g , w ,g e ,
ace , , , , , ,

a bd om en th i gh s r es p i r a t i on
, , .

P AR T IV : PHY S I OLO GY O F S EX .

C h a p t er —
6 G en er a l p h ys i ologic p h en om ena .

ll d i v i s i on m a t u r it ion i m p r egn a ti on m i tos is po la r bod ies

Ce -
, , , , , Men
del s l aw un i t ch ar acter s segr egat i on zygote
’
,
-
, , .

C h ap t er 7
—F un c t i ons o f the ma le gen er a t i ve or gans .

Fun ct i on of tes t i cles s per m a togen es i s , , ma tu r it ion , fu n ction of

sem i n a l v es i cl es p r o s ta te C ow per s gl a n ds u r eth r a l gl an d s sem en
’
, , , , ,

er ect i o n ej a cu l at i on
,
n er v o u s con t r o l o r ga s m
, , .

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C pa t er 8— F u nc ti ons o f f em a le s ew-or gans .

Fu n ct i on o f ov a r ies ovu m G r a a fi an foll i cle tubes m en s t ru a ti on

, , , , ,

f u n cti o n o f u te r u s fem a le ej a cu l a t i o n fu n ct i o n o f
,
a gi n a B a th o l i n i a n , v , r

g l an d s of c
,l i to r i s cou r se o f t h e se xu a l act
,

C h ap t er 9— Li bid o s ex u a lis .

Qua l i ty of pleas ur e s ymp toms of plea s ur e , , or gas m, s ym ptom of

a ft er l u s t
- i n ten s i ty of l i bi d o t h e sen ses in it s
, , ser v ce, i i n h i b i ti o n of

l i b i d o dur a t i o n of copu l ati on pos tor ga s ti c s tage

, , .

P AR T V : P S Y C H OL O G Y O F S EX .

C h a t 1 0— P s c h c lc gy f s ew a t t r act ion .
-
p er y o

Nat u r e of t h e i n s t i n cts , ch ild r en s t i on s puber ty sex in s t i n ct

’
aff ec , ,

in an ima l s , mech an ism of s ex act i v ity, em ot i on s o f pu ber ty .

C h ap t er 11 — D ev elop men t i mpu ls e

o f r epr oduc t i v e .

C on j uga t i on in
i llu l a r an i ma l s in metazoa b in ar y fi ss i on bud
u n ce , , ,

d in g s por u l at i on con j uga ti on in ch i l odon in mon ad s h er m aph r od i tes

, , , , ,

self fer t i l i za tion

- in ph an er ogam ou s pl a n ts gen i ta l s of pla n ts s ex d i f
, , ,

fer en tiation er ot ic chem ot r opi smu s in fi s h es b i r d s m am m a ls a ttr ac tion

, , , ,

of m a te s p er m a n en t m a t in g p r o tect i on of t h e yo u n g m on o am y
, ,
g , .

C h a p t er 1 2 — S ens u a l l o v e .

E gotism of sen su a l lov e fon dn es s

, . a tta chmen ts h atr ed , .
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C h a p t er —
1 3 S en timen ta l love .

Cpns cious ltr uis m men tal char acte r s psychi c qualities tr ue
a , , ,

f riends h ip love an d p as s ion dev elopmen t of in d iv i du a l lo ve ch ar acter

, , ,
:

i s t ic o f t h e i d ea l w om an s l ov e obs t r u ct i on s in t h e d evel opmen t of

’
,

love ten s ion at p uber t y r eas on s f or t h e d is tur ban ces in lov e s develop
, ,
’

men t d i s i ll u s i on of sen s u a l i ty
, .

C h a p t er I é— E r c s a nd li bido .

E mot i o n s of E r os an d l ib i do in , m en , an d in w omen , j eal ous y ,

tr an scen den ta l att r act i on , t w o des ir es of E r os , difi er en ce in t h e tw o

emotion of j ea l ous y ty w om ans for mer love
’
sexes , , it s cau ses , v an i ,

afi a ir s .
‘

PART VI : PATHOL OGY O F S E XUALI TY .

C h ap t er I 5— P ar a dofi a .

S exu a l d es ir es in t h e ol d, in in fan ts , ca u s es of ea r ly mas t u r ba t ion .

h
C pt
a er I —
ii Anaes t h es i a .

E tio l ogy o f imp oten ce in m a l e, ch a in of sex act , s a tyr ias i s , n ympho

-

m an ia , tr ou bl es in bl a dd er , in m en s tr u a t i on , n erv ou s d eb i l i ty, co n sen

s u a l is m, br eak
h a i n con t i n en ce an d i m poten ce w oman s sexu al i ty
in c , ,
’
,

i mp oten ce in w omen cl i tor i s s exu a l i ty exces ses in copu lation hys ter ia
, , , ,

p r act i ce of w i th d r aw a l four impoten cies in m a les as per mi a azoo s per

, , ,

m ia four types of i m poten ce of copu l at ion aton ic im p oten ce p ar tial

, , ,

i mp oten ce p r em atur e ej acu l at i on s ym ptom s of t h e im po ten t po ll u ti on s

, , , ,

p ar alys i s of bl adder u r in ar y symptom s fem a le impotence fr igid it y

, , , ,

s ter i l ity im p oten ce of l ib id o or ga s mu s r et ar dat us n ymphoman ia or

, , , ,

g a s m u s p r aecox di m i n i s h ed f r e u en c
, q y .

7
C h a p t er 1 — Hyp er a es t h es ia .

M ixoscOpy, its tion s obscen e s i ghts er otoman ia in men

emo , , , , in
w omen , sa yr ias is , t , n ym ph oman i a p r iap is m m a s tur ba tion in an ima l s , , , in
w om en , in ces in men , in w omen t .

C h a p t er 1 8— P ar a es t h es ia .

Mas och is m subm is s ion t o p a in in m en in w omen s ad i sm pl a

, , , , ,

t on i c s ad i s m fou r degr ees in men in w om en fet i c h i s m in men in

, , , , ,

w omen ex h i b i tion i sm h omosexu a l i ty in a n i m a l s in s av ages in h is to r y

, , , , , ,

in men in w omen p er v er s ity fou r k i n d s homos exu a l per v er s ion p s ych ic

, , , ,

her m aph r od i s m in m en in w om en efl emin at ion v i r agi n i t y t r an sv es t

, , ,
'

, ,
p

ism in men in women ,

. . s ob er as t ia in men. in women .
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PART VI I : S EX UAL HYGI ENE .

C h a p t er 1 9— H ygi en e of ch i ld h ood .

Neces s ity of ea r ly in s t ru ct ion ,

hygi en e in in fan ts in ch i ld r en in , ,

per iod of puber ty m en s tr u ati on po ll u t i on s p r ev en ti on o f m a s tu r ba

, , ,

ti on s yph i l i s go n o r r hoea p r os t i tu ti n a lcohol van i ty pleas u r e seek

, , , o
, , ,
-

in g p r o ph yl ax i s a ga i n s t i n fect i on
, .

C h a p t er 2 0— E ugen ics .

Aim of eu gen ics , meth od s l i m i n at i on of t h e un d es ir abl es m ar

of e ,

r iage of defec t i v es , per s on a l l i be r ty in m a r r iage s egr ega t i on s ter i l i , ,

za t ion , ca s tr a t i on .

C h a p t er 21 — —
8 ew h ygi en e f or ad u l t s .

E n gagem en t -r u l es , l ti p w edd i n g day

s e ec on of a r t n er , , bed -r
oom ,

po s i ti on s of co n j uga ti on fr eq uen cy of con j uga tion seq uel s of gr ea t f r e

, ,

q u e n cy i n
, g en e r a l h e a lth in s peci a l or gan s in t h e
, e m o t i on s i n se x , ,

pl ea su r e p a i n of de fi o r a t ion con j u ga t i on du r i n g m en s t r u at i on co n ju
, , ,

t io n d u r i n g p r egn a n cy a fter con fi n em en t con j uga t i o n d u r i n g l n ata

g a o

, ,

tion con j ugat ion of n er v ou s people d ur a tion of con j ugat i on p r epa

, , ,

r at ion of t h e w om an s mul i eb r ia in p a r t ia l f r igid i ty off s p r i n g an d se xu a l

’
,

l ife i n terv al betw een t w o con fi n emen t s s ter i le t i m e f or con j u ga ti on

, , ,

t im e o f da y f o r con j uga t i on d i s p ar eun ia im pedit io of con ception , , ,

seq u el s o f w i thd r a w al s of p r ev en ta t iv es ab or t i on
,
ab s t in en ce mean s of , , ,

sex ua l exci tem en t .

P ART VI I I : MO RALI TY .

— m i
C h a p t er 22 S t a n da r d o f o r a l ty .

Mo r a l s tan d a r d of r ev ea led r el i gi on l aw et h i cs cu s tom S up r eme , , , ,

I n te ll i gen ce ch aos in m o r a l i ty econ om i c d et er m i n i sm t h e s u per m a n

, , , ,

eth i cs a n d w or k m o r a l i ty o f l ov e ph i l o so ph y of pl eas u r e mo r a l s t an d
, , ,

ar d in n at u r e r a t i on al i ty in n atu r e a im of n at ur e a ltr u i s m a n d
, , ,

mo r a l i ty .

C h a pt er —
23 8 l mor a li t y .

Hi s tor y pr om i scu i ty con s an gu i n eou s f am i l y pu n a

of ma r r i age , , ,

lu an fam i l y p a ir in g fam i ly p at r i ar ch a l fam i l y fema le ch as t i ty

, , , ,

ad u lt er y l aw of obs tacl es m od es ty co ynes s fem a l e m o r a l i ty a n d r eason

, , , , .

h a —
C p t er 2 4 1!a le ch a s t i t y .

Tw o r eas on s ma l e ch a s t ity, syph il is an d gon o r r h oea p r ey s

f or ,

len ce of gon or r h oea in men in fection of mother s an d ch i ldr en s ter i l i ty

, , ,

s yph il i s , it s com pl icat ion s , a l i men t a r y ca n al r es p ir a to r y tr act , cir cu ,

is to r y s y te
s m ge to u r in ar y s y s tem s k el eton mu scl es n er v ou s s y s tem
n i -
. , . , ,

pr o s t i tu ti o n c l an des ti n e v i ce i n j u r y of ab s t i n en ce eth ics of evo lu tion

, , , .
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PART I .

I N T R OD U C T I O N

T wo in ten se desir e s r ule an d gover n m an k in d an d con tr ol

all m an s tho u h ts h is jo s an d s o r r o w s The m
’ ’
g y
, y ar e an.s t w o

appetite s h un ge r f or food an d c r avin g f or love C u r iously

,
.

en ough whi le m an t akes gr eat p ain s in the educ ation of the

,

o n to p r ep ar e them f o r the r a tifi cat io n of h un e r the m u h

y u g g g c ,

tabooed qu e s t ion of s ex h as been exclu ded in our p r es en t civ iliza ,

tion fr om ev er y d is cu s s ion
,
.

Y et love l ie s at t h e foun dation of s oc iet y it per m eates un ,

con s c iou sly t h e t h ou ght s as p ir at ion s an d hop es of m an kin d

, .

Love is glor ified as the s ou r ce of the most adm ir able p r odu ct io n s

of ar t of th e s u bl im e c r eat ion s of po etr y an d m u s ic ; it is accepted
,

as the m ighties t fa cto r in h u m an civ il ization as th e b as is o f the ,

fam ily an d s t ate The ego is m of p ass ion an d the p ow er of love

.

ar e ab so r b in g al l othe r con s ider at io n s Vir gil call s love th e

.

g r e ate s t co n q u e r o r

O m n ia v in c it amor n os et cedamus amo r i

,
.

“ ”
Solom on s in gs Lo ve is s t r on g as d eath
,
.

I n its r ight app r ec iation love h as bee n e xalted by the

,

an c ien t s in s o n g an d s t o r y an d extolled by p r ies t an d p h ilo s opher .

“
To t h e Sp ir it to He av en t o th e S u n to the Moon to E ar th
, , , , ,

to Night to t h e Day an d to the F ather of all th at is an d will

, ,
”
be to E r o s
,
S u ch an in vocation w as po ss ible on l y am on g the
.

an cien t c iv il ized n at ion s They r eco gn ized the impo r t an ce of

.

s ex u ali ty in l if e T hey cou ld n ot s ee an y mo r al t u r p itu de in

.

act io ns r e gar ded by them as the de s ign of n at ur e an d as th e

,
2 L O VE

a cme of felic ity They dis cover ed in Love the focu s of lif e
. .

For thi s r eas on s exuality amon g the an c ien ts was an object of

p ur e r ever en ce as the fun damen tal fo r ce of l ife T h e d ivin e .

ado r atio n of sex w as the p r act ice of ever y tr ibe an d n at ion o f

p r eh is to r ic an t iquity E ven the o r gan s of sex w e r e con s ider ed

.

beau tifu l an d pleas ur able objects an d we r e adm ir ed accor di n gly

,
.

The ph all u s or the m ale s ex o r gan an d the yon i the extern al

,
-
, ,

fem ale gen it al s w e r e symbol s of t h e w or sh i p of th e an cien t s

,

an d w e r e objects of special r el i iou s r ites

g .

I n the r emote s t an tiq uity the w o r s hip of the gen er ative p r in

cipl e w as the o n ly r el igio n k n o wn to m en Sex w o r sh ip was n ot .
-

con fi n ed to an y on e r ace It was the fo r m of w o r sh ip common

.

to al l p r im ev al n at io n s of the globe The H in du s Chaldean s .

, ,

Heb r ews E gyptian s G r eek s Rom an s G aul s Celt s Teu ton s

, , , , , , ,

B r itons an d Scan di n avian s all sh ar ed in ph al licism an d yon ism

,
.

Th e s t u dy of s exu al act ivit ies an d of gen er at ion w as the

b as is of an cien t H in d u theology S iva h ad on h is left ar m a .

r in
g o n w h ic h w a s p o r t r a
ye d t h e se x o r g an s in t h e act of p ro

cr eat ion Th e Gr eek bacch an al ia an d the Roman satur n alian

.
,

m yste r ie s the fr ee love th at p r ev ailed dur in g the fest ivit ies in

,

hon or of Mylitta An aitis an d Aph r odite w er e stil l r elic s of s ex

, ,

w o r sh ip . Her odotos s tatemen t th at in B abylon women off er ed

’

them s elves on ce at least in their l ives in the Temple of Ven us

, , ,

an d th at o n ly afte r so do in
g w e r e the
y co n s ide r ed f r ee to m ar ry ,

an d h is f ur the r r epo r t th at the w om en on the ve ss el s s ail in g f or

Bubas tis to the fes tiv al s of I r i s u n cove r ed them s elves in the

pr es en ce of the men show th at sex wors hip was n ot un kn own
,
-

amon g A ss yr ian s an d E gypt ians .

I n the histo r ic t ime sex w o r s hip w as almo s t r epl aced by

othe r for ms of r el igion Y et ther e ar e t r aces of t h e cu lt of the
.

ph all us to be foun d eve r ywher e in an c ien t p r ofan e an d s ac r ed

his t or y The temple in w h ich th e em per o r E l gabal w as b r ought
.

u p w as r ep r es en te d on a b r o n ze co in of h is r e ign ; an ion ic

per is tyle with a peek in to the Cell a but in stead of the st atue ,

of a god w as a gigan tic ph all us E ven the Hebr ews w or s hipped .

in t h e ph all u s the p r in c iple of the p r odu ct ion of l ife befor e the

a dopt io n of the c u lt of Jehov ah R eco r ds of ph allicism can
.

st ill be fo un d in the Old Te st amen t I ns tead of in vokin g th e .

 I NTRO D U C TIO N 3

D eity in takin g a s olemn oath Abr ah am or der s hi s s er van t to

,

pl ace h is h an d u p on h is ph all us becau s e t h e ph all u s w as s t ill

,

kept in its fo rmer h igh v en e r at ion The slain en emy was f or .

,

this r eas on depr ived of h is ph all u s D av id bo ught S au l s daugh

,
.
’

ter w ith a tr ophy of t wo h u n dr ed ph all i t aken f r om the s l ain ,

Ph il istin e s C ir c umc ision als o shows the in co r por at ion of phall ic

.

r it u al w ith r el i ion
g .

I n the s ame light an d with the s ame ve n er ation as the

ph allus w as the yon i wo r sh ipp ed I n the yon i was wo r sh ipped
.

t h e r eceptacle of l ife the d ivin e ar k with i n the h idden en

, ,

clos ur e of wh ich w as con tain ed the myster y of l ife I t s in ter ior .

w as con s ide r ed the holy of hol ies The yoni was f or th at reason
.

often r ep r es en ted by an ar k w h ich w as the holie s t of all symbol s

,

in the wo r sh ip of the A n c ien ts The wor ship of O sir is took pl ace

.

befor e an ar k ; the s an ct um s an ctor um of Jehovah s temple h ar ’

bor ed eu ar k .

Y oni sm was the ador ation of the vulva as the or gan th r ough ,

wh ich the s exual powe r s ar e m an ife sted It is th r o ugh th e .

w om an th at the d iv in e s ex ual emotion s ar e ar ous ed ; it is the

s igh t or tho u ght of h er th at c all s in to act iv ity t h e m an s gen e r a
’

tive n at ur e an d power s .

T h e female p r in ciple in n atur e was h en ce n ot con sider ed

simpl y as a p as s iv e me di um but was ex alte d an d wor shi pped
,

as a poten t f acto r in the m s te r of c r e at ion an d r ep r od uction

y y .

The e ar th its elf was con side r ed fem in in e an d al l n atu r al o r ifice s ,

h ave been r egar ded as typ ical of th at p ar t wh ich ch ar acter ize s

wom an . Th e vu lv a ther efo r e was the sacr e d symbol of the
, ,

fem ale p r in c iple in n atu r e .

The As h er eh so oft en men tion ed in the B ible was n oth in g

, ,

but the image of the yoni It was a symbol of A shtor eth, or of

.

t h e u n ion o f B a a l a n d A s hto r et h T h e Ash er eh w as m ade of

.

w ood an d h ad in it s cen t r e an open in g or fi s su r e as the door of

l ife Above the fi ssu r e w as a s m all elev at ion as an emblem atic al
.

r epr es en t at ion of the cl ito r is .

The most comm on fo r ms of the femin in e symbol wer e thos e

m ade in r ep r esen tation of the mon s Ven er is Th e moun t ain of .

Ven u s w as r ep r esen ted by moun d s column s an d pyr amids , .

Moun ds an d h ills wer e con sider ed holy The gr aves of E gyp .

4 LOVE

t ian k in gs wer e er ected in fo r m of h uge pyr am ids in ho n o r of

th e fem in in e c r e at ive de ity The yon i w o rs h ippe r s of the O ld
.

Tes tame n t h ad the temples of their fem in in e de ity on h igh hill s .

The obel isk pill ar col um n alt ar moun t an d c ave all h av e th eir
, , , , ,

o r igin in the p r ist in e symbol is m of yon ic w o r sh ip .

E ven th e p r e s en t belief in th e l ucky ho r s es hoe is con n ec ted

w ith t h e an c ien t em bl em s of t h e fem al e gen it al s the yo n i In ,
.

I r el an d the yon i s eem to h ave been the symbol of s ex wor ship -

m os t in us e E v en in the ar ches over the d oor w ays of Ch r is t ian

.

ch ur ches a female figur e wi th the pe r s on f ully expos ed was s o

, ,

placed th at the exter n al o r gan s of gen er atio n at on ce caught

t h e eye
. I n old en tim es the p eo pl e w er e in the h ab it of mak in g
,

ch ar co al d r aw in gs of the fem ale gen it al s over the doo r s of their

hou se s to w ar d off ill l u ck Now the ho r s es hoe h as a gr eat r s
.
,

s em bl an ce w ith the fo r m of the vulva Hen ce the dr awin gs over .

the doo r s r e s em bled a ho r seshoe Fr om thi s sym bol or igin at es

.

the ho r ses hoe s all eged po w e r to w ar d off evil an d to b r in g luck

’ .

F athe r D ubo is fo un d th at the l in gam w h ich the devo u t H in d u s

attach e ither to the ir h air or ar ms o r is s us pe n ded f r om the

n eck is a s m all amulet r ep r e s en t in the o r gans of both s exe s in

g
act iv ity . E ven the symbol of the cr os s h as been iden t ified with
the e ar l iest r eco r ds of s ex w o r sh ip T h e c r ucifor m symbol on
- .

t h e A ss yr ian r el ic s an d in the tem pl es of V is hn u typ ifie s the

’
sac r edn e ss of Lo ve s ph ys ic al exp r es s ion .

Th us w ith the an c ien t s the p as sion of sex an d the fer vo r

of r el igion w er e clos ely in ter woven A ccor din gly ever y an cien t .

t emple h ad with in its con fin e s a n umber of co n s ec r at ed women

w h os e offi ce it w as to s u bm it to the em b r aces of an y m an u pon

the p aymen t of a s pecified s um The m o n ey w as u sed f or r e

.

l igiou s p u r po s es To the m in d of the An c ien ts n o mo r e app r o

.

pr is te n or holy m ean s cou ld be dev is ed f or r aisin g mon ey f or

the main ten an ce of the temple th an a s an ctified in dul gen ce in
the divin e s et It was the mo st sac r ed an d subl ime of all h uman
.

fun ct ion s Hen ce the temple cour t es an was hel d in h i gh ho n o r

.
-

an d w as con si de r ed as sacr ed as th e p r iest The O ld Tes tamen t .

“ ”
call s th e temple cour t es an Hakdesh oh
-
th e con s ec r ated t h e , ,

holy ; an d it w as n ot in the leas t degr adin g to assoc iate with h er ,

in the ear ly h isto r y of the Heb r ews as th e st ory of Ju d a an d ,

 I NT RO D U CTI O N 5

Tamar sh ows . LaterAmo s 1 1 ) compl ain s th at t h e He

on , , 7
br ew m aiden s r eceived t h e embr aces of m en at ever y alt ar .

Hos ea ( iv 1 4 ) di s tin gu is h es betw een th e common p r o st itu te

,

an d the temple cou r te san -

.

The l apse of I sr ael in to the fo r m e r s ex wo rsh ip at the time -

,

of these p r ophet s c aus ed a r eact io n again st an y s ex m an ifest a

,
-

t ion s Th is r eaction is e s peciall y n oticeable am on g th e faithful

.

adhe r en t s of the r el igi on of Jehov ah in the l atte r days of t h e

s econ d temple The p iou s men s o u ght the gr eate s t v ir t ue in

.

ch as tity an d cel ib acy an d l ocked w ith con tempt u pon s ex u ality .

I n the begin nin g on ly in d iv id ual pe r s on s took to cel ib acy as ,

did E l ij ah an d E l is h a Lat er on th es e c el ib ates becam e mor e

.

n ume r o u s an d fo r med d iff er en t o r de rs of wh ich the o r de r of the ,

E ss aean s w as the mo s t im po rt an t bec aus e Chr ist ian ity took its ,

or igin w ith in the folds of th is o r der .

I n acco r d an ce with its o r igin Ch ri st ian ity n ever l ocked with

,

f avo r u pon se xu ality of an y kin d T h e im m acul ate vir gin is.

“
t h e ideal . E ven holy m at r imon y was on ly tolerated It is .

g ood f or a m an n ot to to u ch a w om an w r ite s P au l to t h e ,

Cor in th ian s ( C ap vii ) Ch r is t ian ity th er efor e al w ays su r

. .
, ,

r o un ded with a h alo tho s e w h o vow ed ch as tit T ove com e

y o r .

the p as s ion of sex was al w ays p r ais ed as the highes t vir tue an d ,

as ceti c is m w as held in high ven e r atio n Just in us says th at to tal .

s exu al ab s t in en ce is a hi gh v ir t u e an d th at s exu al act ivit y is

,

u n n e ce s s ar to l ife H ier o n ym u s cl aim s th a t God an d t h e

y .

Ch ur ch r equ ested sin glen ess an d on ly per m itt ed m ar r iage .

Chr ist ian ity en t ir ely over looked the tr em en dou s st r ain u pon th e
physic al men tal an d mo r al fo r ces such an un n atur al l ife must
,

c ar r y with it For tho u gh com plete ab stin en ce is possible an d

.

feasible dur in g the per iod of adoles cen ce m en an d women wh en , ,

m atu r e in year s s u ff er u n d er s u ch en f o r ced ab st in en ce an d al

, ,

tho ugh the fin al act or the cul m in at ion of the sex att r action
,
-
,

m ay be su ppr es s ed by the will yet its emot ion s ar e ir r es is tibl e

,
.

The n eu r oti c n un wh o imagin es he r sel f bein g embr aced by a

s ain t th in k s th at sh e h as s u bj ugated the in s tin ct of sex but in ,

r eality h er emoti o n s h ave a s exu al o r igi n .

Action s c aus ed by gr eat s exu al exc itemen t m ay be f oun d

in the life of m an y a s ai n t A ugustin us in his con fes sions, s ays :
.
,
6 LOVE

My h ear t was foamin g with un c h astity

bu r n in g bo ilin g
, an d
”
it w as po ur ed ou t it over fi owed it w en t u p in licen t io us n es s
, ,
.

O r igi n e s fo un d s exu al ab s tin e n ce too diffi cul t an d cas t r ated

h im s elf F or th at r eas on he n ever w as can o n ized F or t h e
. .

s p ir it s ho ul d k ill the fle s h P ar km an s r epo r t abou t Mar ie de

’
.

l I n car n at ion is h ighl y in te r e st in g in th is r es pe ct

’
She hear d .
,

w h il e in a t r an ce a m ir ac u lous vo ic e C h r is t p r omi s in g to be
, ,

com e h er spous e Mon th s an d year s p as s ed when again the

.
,

vo ice s o un ded in h er car th is t im e w ith the as s u r an ce th at the

,

p r om is e was fulfill ed th at s h e was in dee d h is b r ide Now en s u ed

,
.

phe n omen a wh ich ar e n ot inf r equen t amon g female devotee s ,

w hen u n m ar r ied or m ar r ied n h app ily I n h er exc it e d im agin a

u .

t ion the d iv in e s po use bec am e a l ivin g pr es en ce an d h er l an

, ,

g g
u a e to h im a s r eco r d e d by, he r s elf is of in te n s e p as s io n H er
,
.

“
p r ayer is O ! my Love ! when s hall I emb r ace you ? H ave you
,

n o p it
y o n the to r me n ts w h ich I s uff e r ? Al a s al as m y Lo ve , , ,

my Beau ty my Life ! I n stead of he al in g my p ain you take

,

pl eas u r e in it Come let me emb r ace you an d di e in you r sac r ed

.
,

ar ms .

A c o in st an ce of pe r ver s ion in r el igio sexu al feel in g

ur i u s -
,

bo r der in g on zooer astia is the c as e of St Ver on ica Acco r di n g

, . .

to F r ied r ich sh e w as s o en am or ed of the d ivin e l ion symbol iz in g ,

S t M ar k th at sh e took a l ion w help to h er bed fon dled it kis s e d

.
, , ,
“
it et pr asbebat ei m amm as .

Th us the p r each in g of t h e Ch ur ch on the s ubj ugation of

t h e fl esh w as n o gr eat s u cces s even am on g t h e s ain ts If t h e .

as ceti c s ar e n ot f r igid the y r em ain s u bj ect to the emot io n s of

s ex M an k in d at lar ge is s u r el y r ul ed by the di ctat es of th e

.

s ex u r ge
-
in ou r day n o les s th an at th e tim e of s ex w o r s h ip
,
-
.

E s pec ially do al l femin in e tho u ght s as p ir at ion s an d p ur s uits ,

a im thou gh s omet imes u n con s ciou sly at lov e in s p it e of our

, , ,

fals e m od esty pr u der y an d con sp ir acy of silen ce about the

,

f un d amen tal fac ts of r epr odu ction .

On e gl an ce at the fas h ion s in dr e ss w ill bear ou t th is con

ten tion The qu e stio n of d r es s su r ely r ules the thought s an d
.

act io n s of a m ajo r ity of our m ode r n w om en N ow w h at is th e .

“ ”
mean in g of dr es s ? G r os se in h is Anf an ge der Kun st sho ws
th at the des ir e f or clothes w as o r igin ally an irr adiat ion of t h e
 IN T RO D UCTION 7
s ex in st in ct . Th e man
d pted d r es s f or the pur po s e of decor a
a o

tion the w om an f or the p ur po se of attr act ion th r ough cove r in g

,
.

The fi r s t cover in gs of the p r iv ate p ar t s s er ved as an o rn am en t

of the s ame an d to r en de r the p ar ts cover ed mo r e cons picuous .

For w her e n ud ity ge n e r ally p r ev ail s the p r act ice of cover in g ,

cer t ain p ar ts of th e body exc ites cu r io s ity an d s olicits the oh

s e r vation of the othe r sex Mor t ime r r epor ts that in A ustr alia
.

i l c a t ff the i p o fte m r iage b ein lo e r n x io

g r s s o r a r n s a r ar g n o n g a u s ,

to en gage th e n otice of men .

Th is fact s e r ves to p r ove th at clothes wh ich o r igin ated fr om ,

th e fi r s t cover in gs we r e o r igin all y wo rn to all ur e

, It was n ot .

the feel in g of s h am e that c aus ed r es o r t to cove r in gs an d cr eated

cl othe s bu t the ver y cover in gs p r ovoked in t ime the feelin g of
,

“
s h ame )

Clo thes owin g their in t r odu ction to th e ir r ad iation of sex

att r act ion fas h ion n ever diso wn ed their or igin Fash ion says
, .
,

Bloch be ar s witn ess of it s in tim ate r elat ion sh ip to th e vita

,

s ex u al is in th at it al w a s s t a r te d fr om the r an k s of co u r tes an s
, y
an d at the in s tan ce of op ule n t dem i mo n d ain e s Gun ther s ays : -
.

Th e dem i mon de h as al ways sin ce f ash ion s ar e in exist en ce

-
, ,

dictated them in Rome in Ven ice an d n ow in Par is

, ,
.

F ash ion h as in t wo ways in tr oduced a s en sual el emen t in

d r ess E ither it r en de r s cons p icu o us cer tain par ts of the body
.

an d ex agger ates the ir s ize by the s h ape of the gar men t it s

, ,

d r aper y an d t r imm in gs or it leaves u n cover ed thes e par ts to

,

catch the eye Both m an oeu ve r s aim at th e p r oduction of a

.

s e n sual e ff ect The str etch in g of the skir t over th e abdomen

.

an d legs in s u ch a way th at t h e o u tl in es of t h e h ip s an d th igh s

obtr u de them s elves u pon the eye w as su r el y in ven ted by a Par i

s ian dem i mon d ain e to s er ve s en su al ity
-
Th e co r s et says Bloch .
, ,

aim s to r e n der con s p icu o us an d p r om in en t the s pec ifi c fem al e

o rgan the bos om It tr ies to eff ect an excitin g con tr ast betw een
, .

the for m of the bo s om an d t h e s l imn ess of the waist in c r eased ,

by t ight l ac in g At the s ame time fas h ion dict ates f or a gr e at

.
,

James ( Psychol ogy 1 890 I I p 449 ) as ser t s th at emot ions follow

, , . .

an d do n ot p r eced e t h e bod i l y s ta te W e fea r because w e r un a w a y .

,

r ev er en ce becau se w e kn eel l ov e because w e ki ss , .

8 L O VE

nu mber of occas ion s an a mple n u di ty of th is m os t a ll ur in g femal e

o r gan .

The bo s om of th e wom an s ays Ber g is the o r gan by whi ch

, ,

s h e is able to exp r es s he r s elf mo s t in en io us ly I t u n d u l t io

g s a .n s

wer e alw ays h er mos t exp r es siv e an d s kilful r hetor ic The .

bosom r epresen ts the woman s lan guage an d h er poetr y h er

’
,

h isto ry an d h er mus ic h er pur ity an d h er lon gin g h er pol icy

, ,

an d h er r eli ion h w o r h ip d h e t h ec e t d h r
g er s
, an r ar er s r a n , e

con ven tio n h er char acter an d h er p r ide h er con sciou sn ess h er

, , ,

m agic m ir r o r an d h er mys t e r y T h e bo s om is th e cen tr al or gan

.

of all fem ale ideas des ir es an d h umo r s No w on der ther efo r e

, .
, ,

th at fas h ion con c en tr ate s it s gr eate s t en deavo r s an d p ain st akin g

e ff o r t upon th is p ar t icul ar p ar t of the fe male body Bein g .

’
C up id s most faithfu l s er van t fas hion s elects this p ar t w h ich
,

it expects to s er ve best as the tar get of the win ged god s arr ow s ’
.

To be s ur e the in di vid ual r efin ed an d ch ast e w om an is un aw ar e

,

of the un d er lyin g p r in ciple of the cr eat or s of fas hion s She is .

con v in ced th at clothes wer e adopted f or esth etic r eason s al ,

th ou gh the s culptor wh o kn ows mos t of beaut y s eldom cover s up

the nak ed body By her e di ty an d s oc ial cus tom cloth in g f or
.
,

r efin ed w ome n h as become a me r e si d e c ur r en t of irr a diation

of the s ens ual Clothes ar e u sed by a m ajo r ity of w omen

.
, ,

m ain ly as a mean s of be au ti fyin g O rn amen tal clothin g is n ot

.

an y lon ge r a s im ple l u r e It is a sign or sym bol of a gr eater

.

r efin emen t of per cept ion an d del ic acy of feel in g By the u se of .

cloth es the atte n tio n is dir ected r ather to the per son ality th an

to the per s on I t is an attempt t o di s pl ay p sych ical r ather than

.

physic al featur es Th e impulse of the n o r m al w om an to at

.

t r ibu te an ex agger ated v al u e to cl othes is mor e an im agin ative

r ad iat ion an d f ar r emote fr om th e de s ir e of physical exh ib it ion .

B ut as f ar as fashion is co n cern ed the o r igin al close con n ec ti on

,

bet ween clothe s an d th e at tr action of th e sex es is st ill th e com

men di n g p r in c iple Fashion is s till stan din g in t h e ser vice of
.

s en suality . Thi s expl ain s its modern fi ckl en ess I n p r evious .

epoch s the same mode of dr ess was wo rn f or cen tu r ies as th e ,

E ur opean pe asan t s dr ess s hows Th e p r es en t fever ish l y fr equen t

’
.

ch an ge of fas hion is a p ath ological ph en om en on bet r ayin g th e ,

 IN T RO DU C TIO N 9

dis eased e ager n ess f or ever s tr on ger an d mor e o r igin al sen su al

s timul ation s .

Love an d s ex attr actio n be in g the ch ief objects in the lives

of a con side r able p ar t of mank in d it is sur p r isin g th at un til ,

r ec en tl y s exu ality was n ot looked u pon with gr eat favo r an d ,

t h at a s an e kn ow ledge of s ex an d r ep rodu cti on w as as s idu ou sl y

withheld fr om the people Wh ile our an ces to r s con s ide r ed the .

s ex fun cti o n s s acr ed by a s tr an ge m en t al p r o ces s it is n ow con

,

s ider ed s h amef ul So deeply is the s en s e of s hame mor bidly

.

as s oc iat ed with th e s e n s u al de s ir e th at mo st peopl e an d e s pe ,

cial ly w omen fr equ en tly di savow the ir p r open sity an d att empt
,

to h ide the ir ar dor fr om the wo r ld They do n ot r ecogn ize th at .

n o r m al w ell o r der ed am ativen e ss is a phys iologic al an d mor al

,
-

v ir tu e wh ile man ifest at ion s of s p ur iou s s p ir itu al ity ar e often

,

in du ced by cer tain pe r ver s io n s I n diff er en ce to am ator y pleas

.

u r e s is f r eq uen tl y p r ofe ss ed by tho se wh o r e s or t to ar t ifi cial

s tim ul an ts O nl y tho s e mo st occ u p ied with am at or y deligh t s

.

feign to look with con tem pt u pon sex an d to desp ise it s won
der f ul fun ction s !
To th e r e al ly in n ocen t an d pur e all thin gs ar e
.

pur e The r esult of th is mo r b id sen s e of s hame is th at ther e is

.

s car c ely an y othe r s u bj ect s o com pl et el i r e d s the sex

y g n o a

fun ct ion although so m uch of the health an d h appin es s of th e

,

r ace depe n d s u pon it Th is fal s e s en s e of s h ame is the caus e

.

of our moder n fi g leaf modes ty an d p r u der y which attr ibu tes a

-
,

p ar ti cul ar ob s cen e mean in g to eve r yth in g s exu al It h as c r eated .

th at d iseased imagin ation dep r aved beyon d all hope which can , ,

fi n d an y p r ur ien t gr at ific at io n in the cold ch aste n akedn ess of ,

an cien t m ar ble The m er e n u de ar m s or legs of a s mall school

.

g ir,
l the f ur n is h in gs of a p u bl ic b ath ho u s e the na ked l imb s of -
,

a T ir olian peas an t or t h e r an de s t w o r ks of ar t aw aken in them

g ,

la s civ io u s th o u gh ts I n div i du al s w ith s u ch t r ai t s ar e accu s

.

t om ed to in te r j ect the ir own d is e as ed imagin atio n guil ty con ,

s cien ce an d ob s cen e s en timen t s in to the p u r es t ar t is tic c r eat ion s ,

be they s culpt ur ed pain t ed wr itten or spoken

, , .

ten den cy of t h e min d is to p r oj ect in imagin ation u pon t h e

Th e
w or l d abou t u s w h at w e pos ses s in ou r ow n s ou l s An accen tu a ted m en ta l .

atti tu de in an in d iv i du al is as a r u l e p r oo f th a t in it s s u bcon s ci ou s n es s
, ,

dw ells a ty pe of r ev er sed feel i n g t o t h e on e th a t i s act i v e in con sc i ous

n es s
. Th e exces s i v e p r u de i s gen er all y a t h ear t a sen su alis t .
10 L O VE

Th e p r u der y an d ob scen ity of the s e v ictim s of a d is eased

imagin at ion an d pe r ver ted mo r al s ens e h ave succeeded in dis
t or t in g ou r j ud gm en t on q u est ion s of s ex in s uch a w ay th at
an de ir e f or s c ien t ific in s t r u ct ion in thes e s ubjec ts h as b eco m e
y s

in extr ic ably con fus ed w ith ideas of p r ur ie n ce an d imp r opr iety .

M atter s pe r tain in g to the gen er ative fu n ct ion s ar e as a r ule , ,

excluded even fr om t r eat is es on phys iology But f or the an ato .

m is t s an d al ieni s ts n oth in g w o u ld be kn o wn abou t the ph ys iology

,

of n or mal Lo ve The zealots w is h to per s u ade u s th at the popu

.

l at ion of the ear th in c r eas es by the sto r k m ethod -

.

E ven the phys ic ian wh o is often c alled u pon f or adv ice

abo u t th i n gs pe r tain in to the p cholo gic al ph a s e of s e x p r u
g s y ,

dish ly ign or e s the m ighties t of h um an in s tin cts w h ich is s o in ti

m ately r el ated to hum an w eal an d woe He is con vers an t with
.

the s ex u al q ues t ion by v ir t u e of its an atomic al an d phys iological

kn ow led ge an d he is w ell awar e of it s hygien ic soc iologic al an d
, ,

eth ical impor t an ce But when he is to furn ish en lighten men t

.

o n p s ych ic or p ed a o ic q u e s t ions of s ex he is emb ar r ass ed be

g g ,

c au s e of a l ack of k n ow l edge of sex p sycholo gy Th e gr eat .

teach er s in our medic al s chool s wh o ou ght to im mr t to the ir

,

p up il s al l th eir kn owledge about the n atu r e of th in gs con cer n

in g Love th at th ey h ave gathe r ed in their lo n g an d ext en s ive
e xp er ien ce s eem e ith er to con s ider Love a subject too s acr ed
,

f or ph ys iologic al an d p sycholo gic al an alys is or ar e r eally afr aid

,
.

to ar ou s e the an ger of t h e zealots wh o m ade of the san ct uar y of

”
s ex att r act ion a
-
n ol i m e t an ger e .

O n ly the wri ter s of fict ion an d p oet r y ar e allow ed to appr o ach

the s an ct uar y of Love becau se with their abn o r m al im agin at ion
,
‘

they san g d ithyr ambs on th is n at u r al s en timen t an d mor bidly

t r an s fo r m ed it in to a s upe r n atu r al ob s cu r e phen om en on The
,
.

h yp er aesth et ic w r it er s of th is m or b id fiction ar e en co u r aged to

con tin u e the ir p r act ice of elevat in g the n at u r al s en t im en t of
love t o th e he ight of a fet ich wh ich on ly the lover is cap able of
,

u n de r st an d in .
g The s c ie n t is t w h o d ar ed to an al y ze th is s e n t i
m en t so im po r t an t to the h um an r ace an d t r ied to en l ighten
, ,

u s abo u t t h e n at ur e of the att r act ion of the s exe s w as met with ,

“
the cr y T o th e Tar peian r ock
, . T h e un b iased ob ser ver w as
decl ar ed in cap able of feel in g an d compr ehen din g th is n atu r al
 INTR O D UCTIO N 11

e tim en t E ven ph ilo s opher s such as S chop enh aue r H ar tm an

s n .
, ,

an d Spen ce r tho u gh they to u ched u po n t h e s u bj ect o n l y fr om a

,

ph ilos oph ical poin t of v iew w ithou t p r obin g it with the an at

,

om is t s s calpel h ave been dec r ied as hear tles s an d s oull es s

’
,

cyn ic s w hom n at ur e den ied the po s s ess ion of th is s ubl imes t of

s en t imen t s bec aus e they dar ed to attack the m aje s ty of Love
,
.

No w o n de r the r efo r e th at n o othe r phys ical fun ct ion h as

, ,

been tr eated with s o step m other ly a r egar d an d s c an t atten t ion

as the impo r t an t in s t in ct of the p r es e r v at io n of the s pecies n o ,

w o n der th at n o othe r ph ys iological ph en o m en o n h as been ap

p r oach ed with su ch hes itan c

y as the s tu dy of love in m an The .

w or k s on phys iol ogy an d gyn aecology ar e s ign ific an tly s il en t on

the s u bject of th is im po r t an t s en t im en t an d the p r actit ion er ,

wh o so often h as to deal w ith the p atholo gical s ide of love look s

in v ain f or l ight in h is tex t book s -
.

I n the l as t decen n ium a ce r tain ch an ge h as taken pl ace in

,

th is r e s pect A w ave of s ex d is cu s s io n is s w e epin g ove r the

.

c iv il ized co un tr ies of the w o r ld The fo r mer t aboo on the dis .

cu s s ion of s ex u al m atte r s h as b ee n m o r e or l es s r em oved an d t h e

veil l ifted Th in gs w h ich n ot ver y lon g ago cou ld n ot h ave

.

been men t ion ed in pol ite s oc i ty except in wh is pe r s an d w ith e

low b r eat h ar e n ow p u blicly d isc u ss ed in s eas on an d out of

,

s eas o n . As it is often the c as e w e h ave t u rn ed fr om the on e ,

ext r em e of co m plete d ar k n es s to the othe r e xt r eme of too gl ar

ing l ight Sex en l ighten m en t r un s r am p an t at pr es en t It

. .

h au n t s the s t age l u r k s m i n n u m er able s oc iet ies an d c r op s out

,

in n ews p ape r s an d m agazin es .

But al thou gh the w o r ld is fu ll of sex d is c u s s ion the em

, ,

ph as is is gen e r ally l aid u pon s ex h ygien e an d u pon the k n o w ledge

-

of the r el at ion s of th e sex f un ct io n to men tal an d ph ys ic al de

v el opm en t Sex hygien e is n ow adays held to be a p r op er su b

.
-

j cet of pedagogy an d is taught in m an y s ch ool s an d college s .

But the emotion of Love is s till ver y l ittle s t u d ied an d it is ,

s t ill w r apped in complete d ar kn es s A gr eat deal of ign or an ce .

s till p r ev ails in r e gar d to th is impo r tan t emotion F ew people .

u n der s t an d u n der th is mu ch ab u s ed w o r d on e an d the s am e

-

emotion The s ame w or d is u s ed to de s ign ate en tir ely difi er en t

.

f eelin gs .Th e an c ie n t G r eek s h ad th r ee diff e r en t wo r d s to ex

12 L O VE

p r ess d iff er en t em otion s th at go un der th e name of love

th e .

On e of t h e h igh es t em ot io n s is exp r e ss ed by the w o r d dya mim .

I t is the love man feels f or G od p ar en ts or coun t r y I t is th e ,

.

love fou n ded u pon w or sh ip ador atio n gr atit ude an d h ab it Th e

, ,
.

other kin d of love was exp r e ss ed by the w o r d M 6» It des ig .

nate s th e love fou n d ed on s ymp ath y an d l ik in a s the love of

g ,

fr ien ds of h uman ity of wis dom Th e l as t am ator y emotion was

, ,
.
, ,

exp r ess ed by th e wo r d lpdu I t is th e l ove fo un ded u pon sex

.

at tr actio n It is a p ur ely in st in ctiv e em ot ion foun d thr ough

.
,

out the an im al k in gd om an d eve n amo n g s ome pl an ts Hen ce .

it is j us t the feel in g w hi ch s hould n ot be t r eated with such

besotted r ever en ce T r u e en ou gh sexu al p as s ion is the p as s ion
.

of cr eat io n the m os t im por t an t fun ct ion in the u n iver se S ym

,
.

p athy aff ect ion fidel ity sac r ifice in deed al l thos e n oble t r aits
, , , , , ,

in cl u ded u n der t h e ter m altr u ism s p r in g f r om the r ep r oductive

,

in s t in ct .Still the t w o em ot ion s love sun g by poet r y an d ex , ,

alt ed by ar t an d s ex att r act io n fo u n d in an im al s an d pl an t s as

,
-
,

w ell as in m an can n ot be iden tical

,
S till they ar e both gen .
~

er al l y co n fo un ded even by the b es t w r iter s .

To s p r ead mor e light upon th is impor tan t subj ect is the

aim of th is t r eat ise It h as been wr itten f or th e elu cid ation of
.

the n o r mal amator y emotion s cons ider in g the p athological ,

ch an ges on l y by way of con t r as t f or the per u sal of the pr of es ,

s io n of med icin e an d of s t uden ts of medical j u r is p r u den ce .

 P A RT II .

E V OL U T I O N OF SE X

C H APTE R I

ORGAN I C E VOL U T I ON

Th e em ot ion of lov e like an y othe r p sych ic tr ait is su bject

, ,

to the laws of evol ut io n I t s his to ry is w r itten on the pages of

.

Lif e s boo k The amato r y em otion s h av e follow ed s tep by s t ep

’
.

the evol ution of pl an t an d an im al .

T h e fact of o r gan ic evol u ti on is n o w adays tacitly ac cepted

even by those powe r s wh o in a n ot ver y r emote per iod fo ught
again st the theo r y of the hel ioce n t r ic sys t e m Wh at is st ill s u b .

d i ain
j u ic e is the method of evol u t o n He r e w e h ave.t w o m
theor ies :
1 The m ech an is t ic
. .

( )
a N eo -
L a m ar ck i an s .

b
( ) N eo -
D ar w in ia n s .

2 The vital is tic

. .

( )
a T e l eolo gy.

( )
b C r e a t ive evol u t io n .

A cco r din g to the m ech an ist ic theo r y al l l ife can be ac ,

c o u n ted f or th r o u gh the appl ic at ion of t h e l aw s of ph ys ics an d

ch emis tr y whil e the cl aim of the vital is ti c th eo r y is th at phys ic s

,

an d chemist r y do n ot expl ain al l Teleology holds th at life is

.

car r yin g out a p r earr an ged pl an ; creat ive evol ution pos t ul at es

a bl in d p r im o r dial en e r gy a p sych ic fo r ce a l ife impetu s w ith

, , ,

out an y p r earr an ged pl an s Th e Neo Lam ar ck ian s hold th at

.
-

acq uir e d ch ar acte r is tic s du r in g the l ifetim e of the in di vidual

ar e t r an s m itt ed to its o ff s prin g Th is tr an smiss ion is th e

.

13
14 LOVE

method of evolution The Neo D ar w in ian s den y the tr an smis

.
-

s ion of acq u ir ed ch ar acter is t ic s an d cl aim th at e vo l ut ion h as

been an d is e ff ect ed by n at u r al select ion The an imal s ger m .

’

cel l s be in p r od u ct of it s ow n s o m a cell s an d t h e p ar e n t s m
’
g a -
g e r

cell s, th ey m us t ch an ge con t in ually s in ce the s om a cell s ar e ,

-

be in g c on t in u ally ch an ged Thos e ger m cell s wh ich ar e ben e

.
-

fi cial to th e o r gan ism ar e s elected by n atur e f or p r eser vation .

The cl aim of th e Lam ar ckian s is th at en vir on men t gives r is e to

var iat io n wh ile the D ar w in ian s main tain th at a given var iat ion
,

is s el ected by en v ir on m en t f or s u r viv al .

All fou r th eo r ies as s u m e evol u tion as a f act Th at t h e n eck .

of the gir aff e f or ex am ple h as been evolved to r each the leaves

, ,

of h igh t r ees is adm itted by all of them ; they on ly d iff e r in the

p r in c iple un der lyin g th is evolut ion Accor d in g to tel eology the
.
,

faculty to evolve a lon g n ec k h as b een in fu se d in to the p r oto

plasm by the c r eat ive po we r acco r d in g to a p r earr an ged plan
,
.

C r eative evol ution assum es a blin d p r imo r d ial v ital im petus

w it h o u t p u r p o s e en d o r a im
, Or ga n ic l if e is an in fi n it e a ddi
.

t ion a con t in uan ce without con cl us ion C r eation on ce s tar ted

, .
, ,

the lon g n eck h as evolved w itho ut an y p r e vio us ly ar r an ged plan .

The Neo L am ar ck ian expl ain s the evolvem en t of the lo n g n eck

-

by the con tin ual st r etch in g of the o r gan to r each the le ave s of
h igh tr ee s Th e in c r eas e in len gth w as then tr an s m itt ed f r om
.

g e n e r at ion to
g e n e r at io n e ach g
,
e n e r at io n co n t r ib u t in g it s q u o t a .

I n th is w ay t h e p r es en t lon g n ec k h as been evolved The Neo .

Dar w in ian ass um e s an acc id en t al v ar iation At on e tim e in the .

a n im al s h is to r y an an im al w ith a lon g n eck h as been acc id en ta ll

’
y
br ed . Th is v ar iat ion w ith its h igh er s u r vival v al u e s u r vived
du r in g a sc ar c ity of food w h ile the l ow n ecked v ar ieti e s dis ap
,
-

pear e d .

Neither of the fou r th eor ies gives en tire satisfact ion to the
fast idiou s c r itic The mech an is t ic theo r y den ies or r ather ig
.

n or es the p r e s en ce of an in t el l igen c e in the un ive r s e an d the ,

h um an m in d as n ow con st it uted can n ot un der s tan d h ow the

, ,

p ow er th at cou ld c r eate a s ub st an ce w ith the poten t ial ity to de

,

v el o in to the h u m an in tell ect co u ld it s elf be d evo id of in tellect

p ,
.

If on the oth er h an d th e c r eat ive po we r is en dowed w ith in tell i

, ,
~

g en ce ,
th en it s w o r k in
g w ith o u t ai m or p u r po s e is eq ua ll y un
 E V O LUTION OF S E X 15

th ink able Th e vital ist ic theor y o ff er s other d iffi cul t ies Tele
. .

olo gy f or in s tan ce doe s n ot ans w e r the qu es tion w h y an in t elli

, ,

g e n ce
, u n l im ited b y s p ace an d t ime om n i pote n t an,d om n is c ie n t ,

s ho uld n ee d the v as t m ach in er of evo l t io to ccompl i h it

y u n a s s

en d ; w h y co uld it n ot c r e ate a f u ll fled ed Ad am of the the

g
-

ologis t ? Mo r eover the h u m an m in d can n ot gr as p the How

, ,

When ce an d the Wher e of t h e S up r em e I n te ll igen ce except by ,

faith an d s cien ce h as n o de al in g with f aith The same objection

, .

may be r ais ed again s t c r e at ive evol u t ion w hen ce th is in it ial , ,

v ital im pet us when ce thi s o r igin al l ife ?

,

Th e p ar t of th e m ech an ist ic theo r y en un c iated by the Neo

Lam ar ck ian s s eem s quite p r ob able Natur e or en vir on men t .
, ,

does s omet im e s ch an ge o r gan ic be in gs either by chemical or by

physic al in fl uen ces an d the s e ch an ges ar e n ot s eldom tr an smitted
,

t o the o ff s p r in g An ton io M ar r o ( F ir s t E u gen ie C on gr es s ) cites

.

a cas e w h er e a b ull w h ile le avin the t ble h ad it s t ail cu t off

g s a ,

the doo r su dden l y clo sin g ; all the c alve s born th r ou gh the im
r egn at ion of th is b ull w e r e t aill es s M r o al s o m ade gu in ea
p a r .

p igs ep ilept ic by the r es ec tio n of the s c iat ic n er ve an d the off ,

s p r in g of the an imal s we r e al s o ep ilept ic Cl im ate t emper at ur e .

, ,

mo istu r e n utr ition an d un us ual act iv ity p r oduce e ff ects u pon

,

the o r gan ism an d the o ff s p r in g of the n ew gen e r at ion h ave in

,

their blood an d b r ain the co n s eq u en ce s of the h ab its of their

an ce s to r s
. P r olon ged disu s e of an o r gan c au s es it s degen er at ion
an d of t e n it s d isapp ear an ce H igh tem pe r at ur e ch an ges th e
.

colo r of in s ects wh ich is then in he r it able or r ac ial Po is on s s uch .

as alcohol s yph il is ar th r itic d iathes is in tox ic an ts of con tagi o u s

, , ,
“
dis ea s e s do al s o ch an ge the ge r m pl asm a F r an z B oas ( T h e I m
- .

m igr at ion Co mm iss ion Ch an ges in bodily fo r m of des c en d an t s

.

”
of Immigr an t s ) h as fo u n d th at n on e of t h o ch ar acte r ist ics of the
h um an typ es th a t com e to A m er ica r em ain s t ab l e N ot e v en th o s e .

ch ar acter is t ic s of a r ace wh ich h ave p r oved to be mos t p e r m an en t

in their old hom e as the fo r m of t h e head r e m ain the s am e un de r
, ,

the n ew s u r r oun d in gs The len gth of the h ead of the b r ach yceph
.

al ic Heb r e w s is in c r e as ed the w idth of the he ad an d of th e f ac e

,

is dec r eas ed On the othe r h an d the l en gt h of the head of t h e

.
,

dol ichoceph al ic S ic ilian s is dec r eas ed wh ile the w idth of th e ,

h ead is in c r eas ed The e ff ect of thes e ch an ges is the develop

.
16 L OVE

men t of a e t
gr a er si mil ar ity of th e descen dan ts of S icil ians an d
Hebr ew s on e to the othe r T h e height of body of the Am er ican
, .

bom Heb r e w is in cr eas ed This in fluen ce of Amer ic an en vir on

.

men t u pon the des cen dan ts of imm igr an ts s hows that acquir ed
characte r istic s ar e t r an sm iss ible On th e other han d m an y .
,

facts ten d to s h o w th at acqui r ed ch ar acter istic s as a r ule ar e , ,

n ot t r an sm itted to the off s p r in S i ce the be i i of h i to

g n .
g n n n g s r y
c ir cumc is ion h as been p r actis ed amon g the Jews still th e Jewish ,

boy is born w ith an in ta ct p r ep uce .

For th e r eas on th at in the m ajor ity of c ases acquir ed ch ar ac

,

ter s ar e n ot t r an sm iss ibl e the D ar w in ian r eject s the expl an ation

,

of evol ution by appeten cy or th e us e an d disuse of certai n or

,
“ ”
g a ns, a n d as s u me s a q u as i de u s ex m ac h in a i n the fo r m of
v ar iat ion .

O r d in ar y v ar iat ion is a fact that can n ot be dis puted No .

t w o pl an t s or an im al s ar e ex ac t ly al ik e The amph im ix is or
.

the blen din g of the in her itan ces of t wo in div idual s is accor di n g ,

to Weism an n the gr eat facto r in the pr od uct ion of v ar iat ion s

,
.

The two p ar en ts of ever y an imal or pl an t h ave th e s pec ies ch ar -

ac t e r in com mon but ther e ar e cer t ain dis tin ct ive tr ait s th at
,

hyb r idize Hen ce o r din ar y v ar iation is a fact an d N atu r e by

.
,

selectio n m ay evolve in a sl o w way n ew s pecies j us t as Lu ther

, , ,

B ur b an k c r eates n ew k in ds by ar t ificial s election Favorabl e

.

v ar iat ion s ar e then boun d to f ur n ish th e pos s es so r with a gr eater

po w er of r es ist an ce an d w ith h igher po ss ibil itie s of l ife an d pr o
t i E l t i co d i l o c u p im il th o u h s ud
p g
a a o n . v o u o n ac r ,
n gy c r s ,
r ar y r g
den mu tat ion s or s po r t s wh ich ar e the fittes t f or s ur viv al .

Wh ile the pr in ciple u pon wh ich the Lam ar ck ian doctr in es

r e s t is the p ow e r of ad apt at io n the bas is of evolution f or the
,

D ar win ian is th e t r an s m iss ib il ity of u n l iken e s s or in d ivid u al ity

j u s t as l iken es s Acqu ir ed ch ar acter s ar e n ot t r an s mitt ed ; each
.

e n e r a t io n h a s t o m ake a fr es h s tar t It doe s n ot be gin w h er e

g .

t h e l ast gen e r at ion h as left off But v ar iat ion s ar e t r an s mitted

.

to the o ff s pr in g an d evolu tion pr oceed s by s por ts or by th e

,

t r an s il ien t v ar iation .

A s er iou s object ion t o th is theo r y is the ten den cy of N atu r e

to r ever t to t h e n or m al av er age of t h e r ac e The l aw of Galton .
 E VOLU TIO N O F SE X 1 7
mean s the r etur n to the mean of the s pec ies The ch ild r e n of .

th e s po r t t en d to r eturn t o w ar ds the m ean of the r ace .

Th us the four explan ation s do n ot s atis factor ily expl ain ,

an d the subj ect of the method of evol ut io n is n ot yet dec ided .

Neither teleology w ith the in it iator y p sych ic en er gy w or kin g

tow ar ds defin ite en ds n or Ber gson s v ital im pu l s e or o r igin al
,
’

p r ofo un d cosmi c for ce n or La mar ck s appeten cy or u se an d

,
’

d isus e n or D ar wi n s n atu r al s election furn ish an un object ion able

,
’
,
’
s at is fact or y expl an ati on of o r an ic evol u t ion St ill t h w o r ld s
g e .

th in kers an d sc ien tis ts h ave accepted or gan ic evolut ion as a fact

w h ich m ay be p r oven b e m b r yon ic d ev el op m en t in c on fo r m ity
y ,

w ith H aeckel s b io gen et ic axiom th at o n to gen

’
y is o n ly a sho r t

r ecap it ul ation of ph lo en
y g y .

The ovum or even the zygote ( i e the imp r egn at ed ovum ) . .

,

is a s in gle cel led o r gan is m an d r es em bl es the an im al s of the

-

fi r s t or lo west type in the an imal k in gdom T h e p r otozoa ar e .

n oth in
g el s e th an s in
g l e c elled an i
-
m al s Some of the m h ave .

ev en a lo we r s tr u ct ur e th an the common cell The Mon er a e g .

,
. .
,

h as n e ither n u cleus n or memb r an e The m an ife st at ion s of l ife

.

ar e r eco gn iz able o n ly by the pos s es s ion of the facult ies of the

ass im il at io n of food an d of p r op agation by s egm en tat ion an d

d iv is ion .

Like the pr otozoon the ovu m imm edi at ely after its im
, ,
.

r e n a t ion
p g ,
b eg in s to u n d e r o a cer ta in divis ion
g b y a s er ie s o f ,

s u cces s ive se men tat ion s in to 2 th en 4 8 1 6 32 64 etc cell

g , , ,
s , , , ,
.
,
.

a , cell ; b, m or ul a ; c, blas t ula ; d, gas tr ul a ; ec, ec o t bl as t ; en , en dobl as t .

By con tin u ous cell s egm en tat ion s a gr eat m as s , the m o r u l a or

m ulber r y, is p r oduced The s tr u ctur e of the mor ula cor r es pon ds
.

with th at of the coelen t er at a or the an im al s of the secon d type

, .

To th is type belon g the an im al s w ith gemm ip ar ou s r ep r odu ct ion ,

or m u lt ipl ic at ion b m e n s of b d Th di v ided im l s w

y a u s e a n a .

m ain t ogeth er an d for m colon ies as e in p e l s

g s on g s o r
, co ra . . .
 18 LOVE

The n ext ev en t in th e fo r m at ion of th e embr yo is th e

bl as tu l a T h e s ol id s phe r ic al m ass of c ell s b ecom e s hollo w l ike a
.

r ubbe r b all I n the s ub s eq uen t st age the bl ast ul a be com e s flat

.

at on e pole By degr ees a dep r es s io n is fo r med at th is po in t

.
,

w h ich become s deepe r s tep by s tep u n t il the in n e r l aye r r eache s

,

th e oute r l aye r r ep r e sen t in g h alf a sphe r e of t w o l aye r s l ike a

, ,

C UT I I .

D ia gr a m , s h o w in g t h e de v elop men t f
o t h e o r ga n s .

ek , ektod er m ; mp m edul a r y pl a te ; m s m es o der m j u s t for m i n g fr om t h e

, ,

e d en t od e r m ; c
, coe l o m o r bo d y ca v i ty ; n t
, n e r v e tu be o r s p i n a l co r d ;
,
-

ac a bd om i n a l cav ity ; cd c h or d a dor s alis ; it i n t es t in a l ca v i ty

, , , .

coll ap s ed r ubb er b all I n t h e far ther gr o wt h th e ed ges app r o ach

.

the m iddle l in e t ill they fin ally m eet an d f us e togethe r The .

ov al bo dy c alled the gast r u l a th u s con s is t s of t wo l aye r s th e

, , ,

p r im itiv e ger m in al m em b r an es the ectoder m an d en toder m

,
.

Th e gast r u l a r es embles in it s st r u ctu r e th at of th e w o r m s or ,

the th ir d type of th e an im al k in gdom .

By ce r ta in foldin gs of the e n to an d ectode r m t r an sfo r m a

t ion s ar is e an d n ew ) r gan s develop T wo folds of the e n tode rm
,
.
 E V O LUTI O N OF SEX 19

gr ow h igher app r oach e ach other an d fin all y m eet I n th is w ay

, .

th e emb ryo con s is ts of fo ur ge r m in al m emb r an es A cer t ain .

fol di n g of the ectode rm m ar ks t h e po sit ion of the futu r e b ack

bon e in the p r im itive st r ipe A lon gitudin al fu rr ow m ar ks th e
.

o r igin of the n e r ve t ube The d iff e r e n t mem br an e s h ave thu s

-
.

fo r m ed s ever al t ubes the cho r da do r sal is the defi n it ive in tes t in al

, ,

can al an d t h e abd om in al c av it r c oe l om T h t r u ct u r e of th e
y o e s .

emb r yo r es emble s n ow m o r e or les s th at of the an im al s of t h e

fou r th typ e or t h e ech in oder m ata .

The m emb r an es wh ich in cl u de the in tes t in al c an al soon

o v er gr o w on both s id es the n er v e t u be an d the cho r d a an d ar e
-

t h en diff er en t iated p ar tly in to the bo n e s of the skel eton an d

p art ly in to the m u s cles I n the m ean t im e t h e v as cul ar s p aces
.
,

develop . At on e p oin t of the v as c ul ar t ube a r h ythm ical p ul s a

tion is ob s e r ved r ep r es en tin g t h e p r im it iv e h ear t s im il ar t o
, ,

th at of the moll us ca .

A ce r tain fold the head fold ar is es at the fr on t en d o f

,
-
,

the emb r yo by the ben din g of the s p in al column B en eath th e .

head fold ar is e fi v e p r oces s es or gill s as in fi s hes wh ich l ater on

-
, ,

ar e t r an s fo r m ed in to the f ace of the f et u s Fo ur other pr ocess es .

ar e b u dded off f r om the t r u n k an d s u b sequ en tl be ome the ex

y c

t r em it ies . A fur r ow at the ven t r al s ide of the em b r yo s how s

the o r igin of later t r achea an d l un gs On both s ides of t h e .

head fold can be s een t w o pit s f or t h e eyes At th is po in t t h e

-
.
,

em b r yo is in the same st age of develop m en t as m an y ar th r opods .

The s keleton begin s n ow to o s s ify The he ar t tube begin s .

“ ”
to ben d an d takes the for m of an S I n th is w ay the t ube is
.

tu r n ed in to an au r icle an d ven t r icl e as in the am phib ia T h e .

ven t r icl e is then d ivided by a p ar t ition as in t h e r ept il es On e .

p ar t of the n er ve tube is di ff er en tiated in to th r ee cer ebr al ves icles

-
,

as in b ir ds .

Thu s the emb r yo r es emble s in it s str u ctur e at di ff er en t

stage s the str u ctur e of the d iff e r en t t ype s of the ani m al s of t h e

an im al ki n dom
g The. d iff e r e n t fo r m at io n s do n o t follo w t h e

ch r on ological o r der as d es c r ib ed bu t as a r ule th ey t ake pl ace

, , ,

syn ch r on o u s ly At the en d of the fou r th m on th the fet us is

.

abo u t s ixteen cen t imeter s or s ix in ches lon g an d h as r e ached

it s defin ite h um an s h ape .

20 L O VE

C HAPT E R II

EVOLUT I ON OF T H E GEN I TAL S Y ST E M

A . T h e I n difler en t S tage
’

Befor e the last descr ibed stage h as been r eached ther e h as ,

developed s im ultan eo u s ly w ith the other or gan s a set of o r gan s ,

kn o wn un der the n ame of the gen ito ur in ar y system which -

,

de s e r ves he r e our s pecial atten tion .

The ur in ary secr et ion is eff ected thr oughou t the an imal
kin gdom by t h r ee syst ems : the pr on eph r os or the head k idn ey -

m e so n eph r o s or p r imitive k idn ey or Wolfiian body

, ,
“ ”
Urn ier e ; ,

an d met an eph r o s or tr u e k idn ey

, The p r on eph r os mu st be r e
.

g a r d ed as t h e p h lo en eti ca l l
y g y old es t p a r t s in c e o n ly t r a ces
, o f
it ar e fo un d in t h e h um an emb r yo Her e in the ear lie r stages of
.

embr yoni c developmen t th e Wolfiian body is th e or gan f or th e

,

ur in ar y s ec r et ion.

The Wolffi an body or meson ephr os appear s in the s h ape of

, ,

two lon gitu din al p r o t uber an ces on either side of the m es en tar y
alon g the s p in al col umn Th e p r ot uber an ces con sist of a s er ies
.

of tr an s ver s e excr etor y t ubul es or n eph r ides These t ubules .

open in to t w o p r on eph r ic duct s or Wolfiian d ucts wh ich ar e

, ,

r un n in g alon s ide the abdo m in al ao r ta

g The s e t w o W .olffi a n or

p r im itive m ale ducts open at the cau dal en d of th e emb ryo in to

the h in d-en d of the alimen tar y can al or th e cloaca ( C ut III , ,

Fig .

When the Wol ffian body h as almost r each ed it s gr ea test de

v el o m en t a secon d lon it u din al du ct m ak es its appe ar an ce by
p g
the evagin ation of the ve n tr al sur face of the Wolflian body .

These ducts lie in close p r oximity of th e Wolman d ucts alon g ,

the d or s al as pect of the coelom or body c avity an d ar e kn own

,
-
,

as the d u cts of M iill er or the p r im iti ve fem ale du cts

,
Th e fun c .

tio n of thes e can als in lo w ly o r gan ized an im als is th at of r eceiv

in g fr om th e b ody-cavi ty th e ova an d of evacuat in g th em from
22 LOVE

the body The Mulle r ian ducts als o open in to the cloaca At
. .

the lo w e r en d the M ull er ian an d Wolffi an d uct s r un in clos e

appo s it ion an d fo r m the e n it al co r d At th i t e of develop
g s .s a g
men t the emb r yo is th u s her m aph r od it ic l ike the wor m s .

The met an eph r o s or the t r u e k idn ey appear s fi r s t as an

, ,

ep ithel ial or r en al ev agin at ion of t h e Wolffi an duct on the do r sal

s ide of the l atte r an d n e ar it s Ope n in in to the in te s t in al c an al
g
or clo ac a Th is bud gr ow s fo r war d ext en ds head war d to war d
.
,

th e pos it ion of the Wolffi an body an d becomes a lon g n ar r o w ,

t ube the u r ete r

, The bl in d en d b r an ches in to d iff e r en t t ub ules
.
,

ea ch h avin g a s acc ul ated en d They s oon ass u m e a to r t u o u s an d

.

con volu ted fo rm an d r ep r es en t the per m an en t k idn ey The .

Wolffi an body is n ow r epl aced in its fu n ct ion by the tr u e k idn ey ,

an d en t er s in to s pec ial r e l at io n s w ith the s exual or gan s by bein g ,

t r an s fo r med in to the gen it al appar at us of the m ale .

Befo r e the Wolffi an body h as y et degen er ated the mes othel ial
cells over lyin g the fr ee s u r face of th at body at its u pper p ar t , ,

an d at the ve n t r o m es ial s ide -

as s u m e a h igh col u m n a r f o r m
,

an d fo r m an elo n gated s well in g k n o wn as the in te rn al gen it al

'

r id ge . As the de gen e r ation of the Wolf fian body p r oceed s the

g e n it al r id ge is d iff e r e n t i ated in to t h e i n d iff e r e n t s e x u al gl an d ,

by p r odu c in g a p r ojection u pon the w all of the coelom or bod y

c avity Th is p r om in en ce is att ached to the su r face of t h e Wol ffian
.

body by a fold of the per ito n eum At th is st age ther e is n o .

d istin ct ion of s ex The s exu al gl an d r epr es en ts the in d iff e r en t

.

type of the s exu al app ar atu s .

Wh ile th is metamor ph os is is goin g on at the head en d of -

the sexu al du ct s the c au d al en d s u n der go als o a ce r tain degr ee

,

of developmen t .

In the e l
ar y emb o
ry ni c l ife the in t e s ti n a l c an a l is in co m
mu n icat ion with t h e al l an t ois I n fact both fo r m on e con t in u ou s
.
,

c an al When th e c au d al po in ted en d of th e in testin e becomes

.
,

obl iter ated the all an tois du ct on th e ven tr al side an d th e in tes

,
-
,

t in e on th e dor s al s ide both open in to a k in d of pou ch th e

, ,

clo aca When the body cavity of th e emb r yo clo s es in th e cou rs e

.
-

of farther developmen t th e all an t ois w h ich is th e con n ect in g

, ,

l in k b etw een th e em br yo an d the pl acen t a en ter s th e emb ryo by ,

the sm all open in g kn ow n as the umb il icu s Ver y s oon the m iddle .
 E VOLUTION OF SE X 23

segm t of the
en allan to is d il ates an d ass u mes the
in t ra-emb r yo n ic
for m of a s p in dle sh aped sac the l ater u r in ar y bl adder Th e
-
,
.

o r tio n of t h e in tr a em b r yo n ic all an t o is co nn ectin

-
the mm it
p g s u ,

of the bl adder with the umb il ic u s s oo n becomes an imper v io us ,

cor d kn own as the ur ach us T h e po r tion of the all an to is in ter

,
.

ven in g betw een th e bl adder an d the in te s tin e is des ign ated as

S in us U r ogen italis .

I n to th is s in us open s the sho r t can al con n ectin g the lo wer ,

en d of the bl adde r with the u ppe r en d of the ur o gen it al s in us

wh ich become s l ate r on the u r eth r a The s in us als o r eceives th e .

g en it a l d u c t s the M ,
u lle r ian an d the W ol fi‘
ian d u ct s an d the ,

latter s evagin at ion s the ur eter s Later on owin g to alter ation s

’
, .
,

th r ough un equal gr owth th e o r ifi ces of the u r eter s wh ich

, ,

or igin ally l ie in clo se appo sit ion w ith the open in gs of th e Wol m an

duc ts ch an ge the ir pos it ion an d ar e m oved tow ar d the bl adder

, .

Th e in ter v al bet w een th e t wo p air s of d u cts the Wolfiian du ct s ,

an d the u r eter s in cr eas es un til the u r eter s fin all y open in to

, ,

the bladder .

The in t r a embr yon ic all an to is h as th u s fu r n ish ed the f ol

-

lowin g or gan s : the s ol id co r d ur ach us or l igamen tu m ves ico ,

umb il ic ale the u r in ar y bl adde r the u r eth r a an d the ur o gen ital

, ,

s in u s . The l atter is s till in communi cation with th e in tes tin e by

mean s of the cloaca .

At the n ext st ep r idges or fol ds s pr in g f r om each side of

th e cloaca gr ow to w ar d ea ch other un til they fin all y co ales ce
, ,

an d fo r m a complete s eptum By f ar the r developmen t th e

.

or igin al ep ithel ial s eptum beco me s the pe r m an en t per in eum .

S in ce the in test in e is n ow n o lon ger in commun ication with th e

u r o ge n it al s in us the clo aca as such disappears At th is s tage
, .

the in test in e en ds in a bl in d sac It is closed up t owar d s the .

exter io r by the an al memb r an e Neither ar e ur eth r a an d gen ital

.

can al in comm un ic at io n with the ext e r io r T hey both open .

in to the u r ogen ital s in us an d the l atter is clo s ed u p towar d s th e

,

ext er io r by the ur o gen ital m emb r an e The an al membr an e soon .

br eaks t h r ough an d th e r ectum open s to the ext er ior by t h e way

of th e an us .
24 LOVE

B T h e I n ter na l Mal e S exual Or gans

.

Aft er th e gen it al r idge h ad m ade it s appear an ce col umn s ,

of cells begin to gr ow do wn in to the s ubs tan ce of the Wolffian

r idge .The colum n s ar e compo s ed of t wo kin ds of cell s small ,

epith elial cel ls an d lar ge s phe r ical cells kn own as sex cell s T w o ,
-
.

r egion s m a be n ow r ecogn ized in the r id ge the r et e r e gio n an d -

y ,

the sex glan d r egion Th e cell col umns of the r ate r egion ar e
- -

“
ter med r ete co r ds an d the cel l column s of the s ex gl an d
-
,
-

“ ”
r egion ar e called s ex cor ds Th e sex cor ds un ite to for m a
-
.
-

compl icated n et w o r k an d the r et e cor ds

-
g r o w b ackw ar d to t h e -

Wolman r idge They then d evel op a lumen an d s en d off br an ches

.

to the sex cor d r eticulum

-
.

The gen ital por tion of th e Wol ffi an body per sist s in the mal e
in its en tir ety an d se r ves as the eff er en t du cts of the tes tis They .

open in to the u pper par t of the Wol fiian duct Th e latter is r e .

t ain ed complete Th e por tion n ear es t the te stis is th r own in t o

.

coil s an d for m s a p ar t of the ep ididymis th e r em ain der is con ,

ver ted in to th e v as defer en s an d t h e d u ct us ej acu l ato r iu s an d

the l ater al outpou chin g of the wall the v es icul a sem in al is ,
.

Th e M uller ian ducts disappear complet ely in the m al e .

O n ly the lower en ds of the ducts fuse t o fo r m the sin us pocul

or utr icul us p r o st at ic u s .

C . T h e I n t er na l F ema le S ea: Or gans

Inthe fem ale the Wolfii an body an d d u cts degen er ate Th e .

r em ain de r of the body is kn o wn as the p ar ov ar ium an o r gan ,

withou t an y app ar e n t fun cti o n w h ile the r em ain d er of the ducts

,

ar e des ign ated the d u cts of G ar t n e r .

Th e ov ary is pr oduced fr om the asexual st age by th e f ol

lowi n g met amo r phos is Th e m es othel ial cells on t h e per iton eal
.

s ur f ace of the s exu al gl an d ch an ge in to the ge r m in al ep ithelium

an d fo r m the s o-c all ed egg c ol umn s or s exu al cor d which r epr e

-

s en t th e p r im it ive ova .

At the c au dal en d the M u lle r ian d uct s fu s e to gether in t o

,

on e t h e w all s
, alon g th e en t ir e l in e of the un io n
,
degen er at e ,

an d the t w o d u ct s thus fo r m a sin gle d u ct the l ate r v agin a an d ,

uter us Un til th e fi fth m on th t her e is n o dist in ct ion betw een

.
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b d -
P

d a d
c v a
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vagin a an d u te the or gan s for m a s in gle s ac l ike str u e

r u s, tw o -

t u r e At the begin n in g of the fifth mon th a cir c ular r idge in

.
,

the w all of the sac m akes its appear an ce an d m ar ks the di vision

bet w een the v agin a an d t h e ute r us When the lo wer po r t ion of .

the t w o M uller ian d uct s h ave f us ed to fo r m a s in gle can al the ,

ute r o v agin al s ac the l umen of the vagin a is st ill obl iter ated
-
, ,

bein g filled with epithelial cells By the br e ak in g down of the .

cen tr al ep ithel ial cells the c av ity is e st abl ished

,
.

At t h is per iod a l ittle s em ic ir cular c r escen tic fold att ached

to the do r sal mar gin of the aper t u r e of the v agin a ar ises an d
for m s the hymen an or gan which h as al ways pl ayed such an
,

impo r t an t r ole in the f an cy of all n at ion s .

The u pper bl in d en d s of the M uller ian ducts with th eir ,

exp an ded fun n el sh aped mo uth s d iver ge an d for m the ov iducts

-
, ,

or the F allop ian tu be s .

D . T h e E x t er n a l Gen ita ls

At the time w he n the u r eth r a the s ex ual du ct s an d th e in ,

tes tin e st ill open in to the sac like t ube the ao called cloac a the r e
-
,
-
,

is d ist in guish able on the exter io r s ur face of the body co r r e s pon d ,

in g to the po s ition of the clo aca a cer t ain dep r es s ion c alled the ,

cloacal dep r es s ion When the in t es tin e is s ep ar ated fr om the

.

cloaca by the s ep tum the l ater per in eum the exter ior clo acal
, ,

dep r es s ion is cu t in to tw o the an al an d the u r ogen ital depr ee

,

s ion s . Betw een the u r ogen it al dep r ess ion later called the gen ital ,

g r oove exte r io r l
, y an d the u r o e n it al s in us in te r io r ly
g the r e is ,

o n ly a divid in g memb r an e the u r o gen ital memb r an e wh ich later

,

on b r eak s th r o u gh an d t r ans fo r m s the en t ir e s in u s in t o a sh allow

dep r ess io n term ed the ve s t ib u le

,
.

B efor e the u r o gen ita l s in u s h as open ed to the exter ior th e

mes en chym s ur r oun d in g the ur ogen ital depr es sio n exter ior ly
begin s to th icken an d p r od u ce s an en c ir cl in g elevatio n the gen i ,

tal s w ell in g On the ve n tr al s ide with in th is s w ell in g appear s

.

a p r ojectio n th e ge n ital tu ber cle wh ich is th u s s u r r o u n ded by

, ,

the gen ital s w ell in g The tu ber cle soon in cr eas es in s ize so th at
.
,

th e u r ogen ital dep r e s s ion n ow c alled the gen ita l gr oove becom es
, ,

p ar tly s it uated at it s u n de r as pect ( C u t 5 F ig The l ip s of , .

 E V OLUTI O N OF S E X 2 7

Fig . M

8b s t a ges of t h e d ev el op m en t o f t h e e x t er n a l ge n i.t a ls . F i g 1 a n d 2 , t wo C-n

d i p er e n t
‘
s t a g es ; m a n d M , t w o m a l e s t a g e s , f a n d F , t w o f em a l e s t ages
a f t er 0 . H er t wi g
.

pl, p os t er ior l imb s : cl o. cl oacal d ep r es s ion ; gt , g en it al t ub er cl e : gs g en i t a l

.

s w el l in g ; g t g en it a l
, t ol d : g g , g en it a l gr oov e ; gp , g l an s p en i s ; p per in eu m
.

a. a n us : p r p r ep u ce ; s c . s cr ot um ; r . r a p h e : cl .
, cl it or is ; eu en t r a n c e t o s in us
,

u ro g en it al i s : 1m . l ab ia maj or s : a r . n ymp h s ; v v . v es ti b ul e or “ gin s .

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t his gen ita l gr oove t hicken fo r m th e tw o gen ital folds

an d . All
the se fou r o r gans ar e common in both s exe s an d r epr es en t th e
as ex u al or bis ex ual s tate of the extern al gen ital or gan s .

E . T h e M a le E xter na l Gen ita ls

In the m ale the gen ital tube r cle in cr ease s en or mous ly in

s ize to fo r m the pen is I ts extr em ity b ecom es bu lbo us ly enl ar ged
.

an d fo r m s the l an pe i The l ip of the oove the of

g s n s s .
g r o r r a r

the vest ib ule s in ce by this t ime t h e u r ogen it al memb r an e h ad

,

b r oken th r ough an d h ad tr ans fo r m ed the s in us ur ogen italis in to

th e ves tib ule the so c alled gen ital folds meet togeth er an d fuse
,
-
, ,

th us con ve r t in g the vest ibule an d the gr oove in to the ter min al

p o r t io n of the m a le u r eth r a an d b r in gin
g it a bo u t th a t the
,

du ct us ej acu lator ii an d th e s in u s pocul ar is open u pon the floo r

of th at pass age The p r o state co n s ist in g of s ever al in depen den t
.
,

g l a n d s
, h as al so it s ope n in gs a t th is po i n t I n it s developme
. n t
the p r os tate belon gs to the u r eth r a as w ell as to th e sin us ur o
g e n i ta l is
. The t w o g en i ta l s w ell in g s ar e b r o u g h t clo s e r to ge the r

in the m ale an d for m the s c r otum a s ac con t ain in g t wo s epar ate ,

pouche s in to wh ich the tes tes des cen d .

F . T h e F ema l e E xt er na l Gen ita ls

In the fem ale the ves t ib ul e or the s h allow depr ession whi ch,

w as fo r med th r ou gh the b r e ak in g thr o ugh of the u r o ge ni tal

membr an e r em ain s o pen th r oughou t l ife an d is ter med th e
, ,

ve st ibule of th e vulva Fr om the sides of the lower par t of.

the s in us a p air of evagin at io n s ar e fo r m ed an d give r ise to the

B ar t h olin ian gl an ds The ves tibu le bein g in fact the open s in us
.

ur o gen it alis the ur eth r a an d the vagin a n atur all y have their
,

or ifi ces in the s ame .

The gen ital tuber cle ceas es to gr ow in the female an d be

comes the clitor is The gen ital fold s or the l ip s of the ves tibul e
.

become p r olon ged an d fo r m the l ab ia m in or a or the n ymph ae .

Th e geni tal s well in g in c r ea s es in s ize thr o ugh adipo se an d

fibr ous t iss ue The p ar t s it uated on the ven tr al s ide of the
.

cl ito r is become s the m om ven e r is w h ile the l ater al p ar ts ar e ,

con ver ted in to the lab ia major a of th e vul va .

 T H E M AL E GE N I T AL S

The kn ow ledge of the an atom y of the gen ital s of the ,

mech an ism of e r ect ion an d ej ac ul atio n an d t h e n e r vo us cen tr es

,

w hi ch p r es id e over th es e f u n ct io n s is e s s en t ial f or a cl ea r com

,

pr ehens ion of sex att r actio n in m en an d in w omen I t will

-
.
,

th er efor e be of s ome p r ofit even to medic al men b r iefly to r ec al l

,

to memor y tho se p ar ts of the h um an an atomy wh ich have a par

t icul ar bear in g u pon the s u bject of th is t r eat is e .

S cr otu m — T h e m ain gen er ative gl an ds in the m ale the ,

t es ticles ar e s itu ated within a bag t h e s o called s c r otum out

, ,
-
,

s ide of the abdomin al c av ity Th is bag or po uch h an gin g be

.
,

t w een the thighs b elo w t h e sym ph ys is con s is ts of t w o com par t

, ,

men ts wh ich ar e s ep ar ated by the s ept u m s c r ot i The scr otum .

m ay be con s ide r ed as a dive r t icle of the an ter io r abdom in al wall .

Befor e the des cen t of the test icles fr om the abdo m in al cavity ,

t wo di ver ticl es of the abdomin al w all ar e fo r m ed at t w o poin t s ,

an teri o r l y t o the gen it al sw ell in g w he r e l ate r on the in guinal

,

c an al s ar e f ou n d T h e div e r t icl es exte n d t o t h e s w el l in g an d

.

coales ce to for m the bag Th e r aphe or l as t at th e poin t of th eir

.
, ,

un io n can be ob s e r ved th r o u gh the en t ir e l ife of the in d iv id u al

,
.

Th is med ian r aphe r un s fr om the per in eum to th e pen is in di cat ,

in g the in n er di vis ion of the s c r ot um .

Th e s c r ot u m be in g a der iv at ive of the abdomin al wall it ,

follow s th at it s w all w ill con s is t of the sam e elem en t s as th e

abdomin al wal l . Th e fir st l aye r of the abdomin al wall t h e epi ,
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der mi s or c ut is for m s al s o the ep ider mis of the s cr otum The

, .

fas c ia s u per fi cial is abdom in is con s t itu tes th e s econ d l ayer of the
s c r ot um or the t un ic a d ar to s
,
The mus cul u s obl iq uus abdominis
.

ext ern u s goes to m ake u p the th ir d laye r the s o c alled Cooper s ,

-
’

fas c ia T h e m u s cul us obl iqu us abdom in is in ter n u s fo r m s the

.

four th layer or t h e m us c ul us c r emaste r exte r n us The m us cu lus

, .

t r an s ver s al is abdomin is f u r n ishes the c r em as ter in ter n u s m uscle ,

an d the t uni ca v agin al is comm un is o r the fifth l ayer F in ally ,

.
,

the do uble l aye r of the abdom in al per iton eu m fo r ms the tun ica
v agin al is p r op r ia of t h e s cr otum B et w een t h e t w o l amin a of .

this t un ica is fo un d s om e fl u id wh ich when p atholo gicall y in ,

c r e as ed con s t it utes the an o m aly c alled hyd r ocele

, .

T es ticl e — The test icle is an ovo id or gan w ith two sur faces ,

a med ian an d l ater al w ith tw o pole s an u pper an d low er pole

, , ,

an d t w o m ar gin s an an ter io r co n vex an d a po s ter io r s t r aight

,

mar gin I n the n at ur al po s ition the u ppe r pole is s omewh at

.
,

an ter io r ly in cl in ed The av er age w e ight of th e tes t icle is 1 5 to

.

2 5 gr am m es av er age l en gt h 5 c en tim ete r s b r eadth 2 to 5 ce n ti

, ,

me te r s an d t h ickn es s 3 cen tim eter s The s u per io r pole an d th e .

poster ior m ar gin of the test icle ar e cove r ed by the ep ididym is .

The left test icle as a r ule h an gs deepe r th an the r ight

, ,
.

D es cen t of tes ticles — I n em b r yon ic l ife al r eady the tes t icle ,

is con n ected at its lo we r pole w ith the bottom of the s c r otal

, ,

di ve r t icle the l atter ven t r icl e of the s c r otum by a co r d con tain

, ,

in g u n s t r iped m u s c ul ar fib r e s the s o c alled gu be r n acu l um te s tis

,
- .

Th is co r d does n ot gr ow in len gth hen ce with the gr owth of , ,

the emb r yo the t es ti cle h as t o des cen d fr om it s positio n on

, ,

eithe r s ide of the m es en t er y alon g the s p in al col um n Th us .

,

in the s ev en th m o n th of em b r yon ic l ife e ach t es t icle des cen ds ,

thr ough it s r e s p ective in guin al c an al in to its comp ar tmen t in the

s c r otum . I n th is des cen t the te st icle t ake s alon g it s pe r ito n eal
cover in g When the bottom of the scr ot um h as been r eached
.

this per iton eal cove r in g together with the l in in g of the s cr otum
,

coales ce an d the t wo l am in a for m the above m en t ion ed tuni ca

,
-

v agin al is p r op r ia .

S tr u ctur e of t es ticles — Th e tes t icle is cover ed with a thick

.
,

wh ite fib r ou s co at the tu n ic a alb u gin ea

, ,
This tun ica s en d s off .

abou t 2 0 0 to 4 00 s ept a or t r abecul ae t es tis T hese tr abec ul ae .

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divide th e par en ch ym atous t iss ue of the test icle in to n um er ous

con ical lobule s an d con ve rging to war d s the poste r io r mar gin
, ,

o f t h e t es t icl e for m a s ol id fib r ou s m as s the s o called cor p u s

, ,
-

High mor i .

The p ar en chym at ou s t iss u e of the te sticl es con sist s of n u

m er ous fi n e t ubules the c an al icul i s emin ife r i E ach lobule con
,
.

tains a n um ber of these fi n e tub ules I n th e begin n in g an d .

thr ou gh the ir en t ir e cou r s e the s em in al tubu les or can al ic ul i ar e

tor tu ous ; towar d s their en d s how eve r they become s tr aight
, , .

they r each the cor p u s H igh m or i the th icken ed en lar ged , ,

CUT VI .

S c h em a the s e mi n i er i Af t er Br bs i ke
'

f
o f t u bu les . .

l , t ubu li con to r t i ; 2 , tu bu l i r ect i ; 3 , r e te v as cu l o s u m ; 4 , v asa

t ia ; 5 , co n i v a s cu los i ; 6 , ep i d i d ym i s ; , v a s d efer en s 7 .

p ar t of the t un ic a albugin ea they collec t an d un it s to for m a

, ,

n et w o r k the r ete v as c u lo s um
, Th is r ete s en d s off 1 2 to 1 4 lar ge
.

t ubule s the v asa e ff er en tia wh ich r un ni n g in a s tr aight lin e

, , , ,

p as s the cor pu s High m or i an d en ter th e ep id idymis The cor pus .

High mor i s er v es as a po in t of en tr an ce f or the ar ter ies an d

n er ve s an d as an exit f or the ve in s of the tes ticles .

E pididymis — T h e ep ididym is is the exc r etor y du ct of th e

.

test icle It is s it uated at the pos ter io r m ar gin of the s am e cov

.
,

er in g th is m ar gin an d the u pper pole of the testicle The upper .

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an d of the epidi dym is taper s off to p as s in to the vas defer en s .

The epid idym is is divided in to the head m iddle piece an d tail ,

.

At t h e low e r po in t the tail t u r n s d ir ectly u pwar ds an d b ack

,

w ar ds an d is n ow c alled vas defe r en s

, The v as a e ff e r en t ia en ter
.

t h e ep ididym is at the head The un folded vas ep ididym is is

.

about s ix mete r s lo n g I ts d iameter is abo u t

. m illimeter I t .

g r ad u all y dil ate s as it a pp r o ache s the v as defe r e n s .

Vas def er ens — The vas defer en s r un s do wn the p os ter ior

wall of the ep idi dym is an d t u r n s u p w ar d s to en ter the abdomin al
c avity thr ou gh the in gu in al c an al I t then r un s b et w een bl adder
.

an d r ect u m to en d as the d u ct u s ej acu l ator ius Befor e the vas .

defer en s r eceives the du ct of the semin al ve s icle it for m s a

s p in dle l ike e n l ar gem e n t
-
the so c alled ampu lla The vas de
,
-
.

f er en s open s un der the n am e of d uctus ej acul ator ius in to t h e

p r ost atic ur eth r a .

The l en gt h of the vas defer en s is abo u t 6 0 cen t im eters it s ,

diam eter is abo ut 3 m illim eter s The w all of the vas defer en s
.

is v er y t h ick giv in g on pa lp at io n t h e f eel in g of a p iec e o f r o pe

,
.

It is l in ed in s ide w ith a l ight cyl in dr ic al ep ithel ium wh ich r es ts

u po n a laye r of fib r o us co n n ect ive t iss u e T h is fib r o u s s ubst r a
.

t um is s u rr oun ded by a th ick mu s c ul ar co at of n on s t r iat ed

,
-

fibr es Th e m us cu lar co at is com po sed of t wo lon git u d in al

.

l ayer s wh ich in cl u de betw een th em a c ir cul ar l ayer The mus

,
.

cul ar co at is s u rr o u n d ed by a l aye r of con n ect ive tis s u e the s o ,

c all ed adven t itia .

S per ma tie cor d —I n it s co u r s e f r om th e t es t icle to the in

.

tern al r in g of the in guin al c an al the v as defer en s is accompan ied

by the ar te r ia an d v en a s per m at icae in tern ae T h e th r ee o r gan s .

fo r m the s pe r m at ic co r d But altho u gh the th r ee o r gan s ar e in

.

tim at ely con n ected still the v as defer en s is r eco gn iz able w itho u t
,

di fficu lty by its r ope l ike co n s is ten cy an d is eas ily s e v er ed as in

-
,

the oper ation f or the ste r il iz at ion of the m ale The ve in for m s .

a ten d r il l ike t r es s w o r k
-
w h ich is c alled the pl ex u s pampin i
-
,

for m is I n p athological con d ition s the plexu s for m s the v ari

.

e ocel e .

S em ina l .
— Th e
em in al ves icles m ay be con s ider ed
ves icles s

as diver t icles of the v as a defe r en t ia T h e ves icle s ar e lyin g in t h e

.

su lc u s betw een the p r o s ta te an d th e bl adde r an d exten d obl ique

, ,
 A NATO MY 33

ly outw ar d an d b ackwar d Th e len gth of th e s emin al vesicl es is

7
.

abo u t 8 c en t im ete r s the ir d iam eter is abo u t

,
m ill imeter s Th e .

ves icles fo r m a b ulbou s m as s of con vol u ted tu bes Bein g a der iv .

ative f r om the v as de f e r e n s the w all of the tu bes con sis ts of

,

th e sam e s tr ata as the v as defe r en s i e of an adve n t itia fol ,

. .
,

lo wed by the mu scu lar coat then by the fib r ou s s ub st r at um an d

, ,

C U T VI I .

M a le gen i t a l a pp a r a t us , s id e view . Af t er Z u ck er k a n d el and T es t a t .

b bl add er ; p al
, , , ml , t h e th r ee l obes of t h e pr o s tatic gl an d ; u u r eter ; ,

sv s em i n a l
, v es ic e ;l v d vas d efer e n s ; ed
, ej ac u l a t o r y d uct
, .

fin ally by a layer of c yl in d r ic al ep ith el ia Th e mucous mem .

br an e pos s ess es n um e r ou s tu bu lo u s gl an d s I n th is way the .

ves icles s er ve n ot o n ly as r ese r v o ir s f or the s pe r m a but m ay be ,

con s ider ed as ver it able glan d s By the j un ction of the po in ted .

en ds of t h e s em in al ve s icl es with the v as a defer en t ia the ej acu ,

l at or y du ct s ar e fo r m ed
D u c tu s ej a cu la t o mi — Th e ej acu l a to r y du cts t r av er s e t h e
.

p r os tate an d open by sl it l ike o r ifices in to the sin u s poc u l ar is

,
-
,
.

The w all of the du cts is m u ch th in n e r th an th at of the v as

.

defer en s The m u s c ular fibr es of the latte r ar e gr adually sub

.

s titu ted in the d u cts by c ave r n o u s tiss u e Th e mu cous mem .

br an e diff e r s little fr om th at of the v as defer en s an d of th e

sem in al ves icles .

Ur eth r a — The u r eth r a is divided in to th r ee p ar ts th e pros ,

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t ati c,the mem b r an ou s an d the c aver n ou s p ar ts Th e p r os tat ic .

ar t is the w ide s t po r t io n of the en tir e u r eth r a It i u r r o un ded

p s s.

by an un st r iped musc ul ar l ayer an d the mu s cles of the p r os t ate .

C UT VI I I .

M a le u r et h r a

bl adde r ; 2 p r o s ta te ; 3 co ll i cu lu s ; 4 or ifice of t h e s i n u s pocu l a r i s ;

t h e p r os t a t i c d u cts ; 6 o r i fi ce s o f Co w pe r s gl an d s ; 7
I, , , ,

o r i fi ces of
’
5, , ,

co r p u s ca ver n os u m u r eth r ae; 8 cor po r a ca v er n os a p en i s ; 9 p r e p u t i u m ;

, ,

1 0 gl an s ; l l
, , fos s a n av i cu l a r i s
.

Th e membr an ou s p ar t is the n ar r owest s ho r tes t an d mo st thin

, ,

w alled po r tion of the th r ee p ar t s of the u r eth r a It is en tir ely .

su r r o un ded b the m uscu l ar fib r e s of the d iaph r agm a u r oge n itale,

y
w hich take s he r e a cir cul ato r y co ur se It is in th is w ay s ituated
.
 ANAT O M Y 35

on th e bor de l of the abdom in al cavity an d th e ext er ior

r - in e ,

within the abdom in al w all Th e c av e r n o u s po r t ion of the u r e

.

th r a is s u r r oun ded by the co r p us cave r n o sum ureth r ae This .

t io n show s t wo dil atati on s on e in the b ul bo us p art j us t an

p o r , ,

t er ior t o the ter m in ation of the membr an ou s p ar t w he r e the ,

’
ducts of the t wo Cow per s gl an ds open ; the other dil atation is
n ear the en d be h in d t h e meat us
, for min g th e so c all ed foss a ,
-

n avic ul ar is . The meatus its elf is the n ar r owest par t of the

en t ir e ur eth r a N umer ous mucous crypts the gl an d s of Litt r é
.
,

an d ce r tain l ac un ae the l ar ge s t am on g them n ear th e fossa

, ,

open in to the l umen of th is p ar t of the u r eth r a The en tir e .

ur eth r a is l in ed w ith a cyl in d r ic al ep ithel ium except at th e ,

fos sa n av icul ar is The l atter is cove r ed by a l ayer of p avem en t

.

epithelia The len gth of the ur eth r a is about 1 8 cen t imeter s I n

. .

the u sual state the u r eth r a pos s es s es on ly a vir t ual lumen i e , . .

,

the wall s touch each other .

P r os tat e — The p r ostate is a gl an d che stn u t l ike in s h ape - .

,

I t s gr eat es t diameter is in aver age abo ut 4 cen t imeter s Th e .

S ch em a of s a gi t t a l ou t t h r ou gh p is
en . Af t er T es t us .

bla dd er ; defer en s ; 3 co ll icu lu s ; 4 p r os ta te ; th r a ;

bu lbus u r eth r a ; 7s ym phys i s
l, 2, v as , , 5, ur e
6, , .

diameter fr om the b as e to the apex is about 3 cen timeter s The .

thickn ess of the p r ostate is abou t 2 cen t imeters an d it s w eigh t ,

is about 1 8 gr ammes The upper b r o ad m ar gin th e bas is is

.
, ,
36 LOV E

a dj acen t to th e bl adder th e lower n arr ower en d or th e apex

, , , ,

r es ts on the d iaph r agm a u r o gen it ale It th u s l ie s completely.

w ith in the abdomin al c av ity The an te r io r sur f ace is con n ected

.

w ith the low e r en d of the s ym phys is p u b is by the l igam en ts p uh o

p r os tatica the po s ter io r s u r face is con n ected with the r ectum by
,

loo s e con n ective t is s ue The p r o state is lobul ate d an d gen er ally

.

divided in to th r ee lobes a median an d t w o later al lobes Th e

,
.

p r ostate emb r ac es the n eck of the bl adder an d the fi r s t por t ion

of the ur eth r a .

The str uctu r e of the p r o state is a fr amew or k of mu scu lar

fibr es in wh ich ar e embedded n umer ou s r acem ou s gl an ds The
,
.

l atter collect an d open in to the p r os tat ic duct s The main sub .

s tan ce of the p r o s t ate is l n d u l a T h m u co u s l in in g of t h e

g a r e .

p r o state wh ich fo r m s at the same t ime the m ucou s memb r an e

,

of th e pr o s tat ic u r eth r a show s u pon the po ster ior w all a l in ear

,

elevat ion of the mu cou s memb r an e wh ich cover s a fold of e r ectile

t is su e the so called coll icu l u s s em in al is
,
-
.

C ollicu lus — The collic ulu s is a m assive bu tt on 3 m ill i

.
,

meter s in height an d in b r eadth an d l ies an te rior ly to the foss a

,

CU T K .

C ollieu lus
l, or i fi ce of th e i
s n us pocu l a r i s ; 2, or ific es of th e p r o s ta t i c du ct s .

p r o s tatica On t h e s umm it of the collicu l u s th er e is an open in g

.

w hich l ead s to a pear s h aped po u ch the s o called s in u s poc u l ar is

-
,
-
,

a r em n an t of the M ul l er ian d u cts Th e t w o o r ifice s of t h e .

 A NATO MY

ej acul ato r y du ct s ar e foun d with in the pouch n ear it s open in g ,

in to th e u r eth r a T h e o r ifi ce s of t h e p r o s tat ic d u cts ar e s itu at ed

.

in the fur r o ws on either s ide of the coll icu l us

,
I n the s tate of .

er ect ion the coll ic ul us fill s out the ur eth r a completely an d closes
it up t ightly an d abs ol utely s o th at n ot a dr op of ur in e can p ass
,

ou t of the bl adde r or es c ape d u r in g ej acu l at io n .

C owp er s gla n ds — ’
Cow pe r s gl an ds ar e t wo ac in os e gl an d s
.
’

of the s ize of a pea They ar e embedded betw een the mu s c ul ar

.

fibr es of the m us cul us tr ans ver s u s pe r in ei p r ofun dus The ducts .

r u n betw een the t w o leafl et s of the d iaph r agm a u r o ge n it ale to

th e po ster ior en d of th e b ulb us hen ce within the c ave rn ou s ,

tissu e n ear the sep tu m an d open on e ither s ide of the bu lbus

on th e floo r of the b ulbo u s ur eth r a .

P en is — The pen is is ch iefly m ade up of th r ee e r ectile

bodies the co r p us c ave rn os u m u r eth r ae an d the t w o po r por a
,

C UT XI .

C r os s eu t t h r ou gh t h e pen is .

d or s a l i s ; 2 a r ter i a d or s a l es ; 3 s eptum ; 4 cor por a

t un i ca a l bug i n ea ; 6 v en a p r o fu n d a ; 7
I, v en a . . . ca ver
n os a ; 5. . u r e th r a ; 8 . . co r pu s
ca v e r n o s um u r e th r a
e .

ca v e r n o s a
p en is . T h e l a tter a r is e ea ch f r om t h e r am u s des cen den s
o ssis p ubis by s tr on g fibr ous p r oces s es the c r ur a The c r ur a
, , .

co n v e r s e an d co al esce a t the in fer io r m ar in of the s mph s is

g y y
to wh ich they ar e fas ten ed by the l igam en tum sus pen sor ium pen is
medial e The an tgr ior e n ds of the co r po r a caver n osa ar e r oun d
.

ed They ar e s it u ated in the fu r r ow of the gl an s of the pen is

. .

After the ir co ale scen ce the t w o co r po r a ar e divided on ly by a

fibr ous sept um The lo w er s u r face of the co r por a s ho ws a d eep
.
38 LO VE

fur r ow wh ich s erves as a r eceptacle f or th e cor pus cavem o

ur eth r ae The latter thu s occ u p ies the same r el at ion to the
.

cor po r a c av er n o s a p en is as doe s t h e r am r od to a do u ble b ar r eled -

The cor pus caver n osum ur ethr ae fo r ms two exp an sion s .

The an ter ior exp an sion is r ep r es en ted by the gl an s pe n is t h e ,

p o s te r io r e xp an s io n by the b u lb a t,
ube r o us e n l ar geme n t s it uat,ed
between t h e dive r gin g c r ura of th e co r po r a cave r n o s a pen is Th e .

b lb is cover ed by th e m uscul us bulbo caver n osus

u - .

S tr uc u r e of th e cor por a ca v er n os a
t — Th e w all s of t h e cor
.

por a cavern os a ar e m ade up of a de n se fibr ous el ast ic memb r an e ,

th e tun ic a albu gin ea F r om th is tu n ica ar ise n umer o us t r abe

.

cul ae composed of fi b r o us t iss ue an d n on st r iped m us c ul ar fi br es

,
-
.

I n th is way a s po n ge l ike t iss ue is fo r med in wh ich the spo n gy

-

s pe s t r uctu r e co s ist s of el ast c fi b es

u r n i r T h e mes h s pac es ar e
.
-

filled w ith cir c ulatin g blood The s p aces of thes e caver n ous
.

bod ies ar e cover ed w ith an e n dothel ial l in in g l ike blood vess el s -

.

The c ave r n s comm un ic ate with each oth er by t h e ar t er iae h eli

cin ae sho r t ar te r ial b ran che s
,
an as tomo sin g in the c ave r n o us
,

s p ace s . The ar te r ies cap ill ar ies an d vein s p ass alo n g the t r a
, ,

beculae of th e s pon gy t iss ue an d open in to t h e c aver n s Th e .

caverns may thus be con s id er ed as en l ar ged cap ill ar ies Th e .

ar te r ia an d ven a p r ofun d ae e n is r un t h r ough th e mid dl e of th e

p
co r pus .

The ar t er ies within the tr abec ul ae pos s es s n ot onl y c ir cul ar

m u s c ul ar fib r es as all othe r ar ter ies but al so lon gitu din al fib r es
, ,
.

T hes e mu s cul ar fi b r e s ar e n o r m ally co n t r acted an d th u s p r even t

the bl ood f r om flo w in g in to the caver n ou s sp aces If by s om e .

in h ibitor y in fl uen ce the mu s cles ar e r el axed the c avern s ar e im ,

m ed iately filled wi th blood . Th is bl ood h as to r etu r n by the

v en a pr of u n d a comm u n is w hich p ass es th r ou gh t h e un s tr iped
m us cu l ar fib r e s of the mus c u lus t r an s v er s u s per in ei p r ofu n du s .

Hen ce by the con t r action of th is mu scle the ve in s ar e com

p r ess ed an d the blood is p r even ted fr om flowin g ofi As a r esu lt
,
.
,

the s pon gy an d c aver n ou s bodies becom e tu r gid an d the corpo ra

cave r n os a penis become s ton e h ar d Th e blood of the cor pu s
.

c avern os um ur eth r a on the other h an d r etur n s th r ough th e ven a

, ,

dors al is pen is wh ich en t er s the abdom en th r ough conn ective

 ANATOMY 39

tiss u e p ar t s ben eath the symphysis For this r eason the cor pus
, .

cave rn o sum ur eth r ae r em ain s comp r es s ible eve n d ur in g e r ect io n .

Th e m ain m u scles of the pen is ar e the e r ecto r pen is an d the

b ulbo c ave r n os us The l atte r ar ise s fr om the cen tr al per in eal
-
.

ten don an d in s e r ts by em b r ac in g the b u lb The er e cto r pen is .

mus cle ar ises at t h e in n e r s ur face of t h e tube r o sitas ossis ischii

an d in s er t s in to t h e s ides of t h e cr u r a .

The pen is is cove r ed w ith an in te gumen t which fo r ms the

con tin uat ion of the s k in of the abdom in al w all but it is so me ,

w h at d ar ke r th an the l atter At t h e an ter ior en d a fold of skin

.

for m s the p r ep uce wh ich cover s the glan s pen is .

G en i a l n e ves
t r — The gen it al n er ve s ar e of th r ee d iff er en t
k in ds The r e ar e fi r s t the eff er en t n er v es or cen tr ipeta l n er ves
.
,
.

They ar e the sen s it ive ter m in al b r an ches of the n er vu s pu den dus

an d en d or r athe r ar is e in t h e e n it a l n e r ve b u lb s The y a re
, , g .

r ichl
y d is t r ib uted th r o u gh o u t the p r o s t a t ic p ar t of the ur eth ra .

Th es e cen t r ipetal n e r ves ar e con n ect ed with the P acin ian cor
u scl es with in the p r o st ate an d w ith the exte n sive n er ve-plexu s
p , , ,

in ter spers ed w ith gan gl ia w h ich ar e fo un d in the supe r fic ial

,

l aye rs of th e u r eth r al m u cos a as w ell as in the co r tical l ayers of

the p r o st ate Th e s e n erv es r et urn to the cen t r e s in the s p in al
.

cor d an d in the b r ain th r ou gh th e r am i of the n er vu s p u den du s .

The secon d kin d of n e rv e s ar e the cen t r ifu gal n er ves wh ich ,

ar is e by t w o r oot s at the sac r al ple xu s f r om the fi r s t to the th ir d

,

pair of s ac r al n er ves Th is s ac r al plexu s s en ds off an astomos in g

.

br an ches to the ve sic al ple xu s Th e l atter is m ade u p of

.

b r an ches fr o m t h e h ypogas t r ic pl exu s of the sym path et ic n er v e

an d of fil am en t s f r om the s ac r al gan gl ia th e p u den d al plexu s ,

an d the s ac r al n er v es The l atter in n er vate s the bladder s em in al

.
,

ves icle s the u r eth r a an d the p r os tat e The n er vi er igen tes ar e

, ,
.

vas odil ator n er v es T h eir cen tr e in t h e l u m ba r p ar t of th e s p in al

-
.
,

co r d is con n ected with th e cen tr e of the v as odil ator s of the

,

medull a oblon gata by fil am en t s r un n in g w ith in the s pin al co r d

,
.

When thes e n er ves o r th eir cen tr e ar e ir r itated as in dis eas es of ,

the cor d or exc ited by elect r ic ity er ection s will en su e

, ,
.

The th ir d k in d of n er ves ar e th os e of ej acul at ion They .

ar e cen t r ipet al an d cen t r ifugal n e r ve s an d r u n th r ou gh the n e r v i

per in ei the l att er be in g br an ches of the n er vus pu den dus com

,
40 L OVE

mun is Th ey in n e r vate the ej acul ator y ducts th e semin al vesi

.
,

cles ,
vas a def er en t ia an d test icles The cen tr e of thes e n er ves
.

h as al s o its s eat in the l umb ar po r tion of the s p in al co r d .

Gen i ta l cen t r es .
— The cen tr es f or the gen ital n er ve s ar e
s ix in n umbe r th r ee ce r eb r al on e in the med ul l a oblo n gat a an d
, ,

t wo s p in al cen tr es . The r e is fir s t the cer ebr al ce n tr e of vol uptas

or c u p ido . It is the s eat of the s ex ual in sti n ct or of s ex des ir e .

The s eco n d cen tr e is the cen tr e of lib ido I t is the cen tr e f or

.

exper ien c in ple e T h th i d ce n t r e is th at of in h ib itio n

g a s u r . e r .

It is the cen t r e wher e u n de r cer tain cir cum s tan ces sexu al
, ,

act iv ity is p r even ted The v as od il ator cen t r e in the medulla

.

oblon gat a an d the t w o s p in al cen t r es r egul at e er ect ion an d

ej ac ul atio n C on n ect in g fib r es ar e pas s in g bet ween the cer ebr al
.

cen t r es an d the s p in al ce n t r es Hen c e psychi c s tim ul ation m ay

.

c aus e e r ection an d ej acul ation .

 ANATO MY

CHAP T E R IV

T H E F E M A L E ORG AN S or G E N E RA T I ON

Vu lva —The m ain fem ale gen e r at ive o r gan s ar e en t ir ely

.

sit uated within the pelv is The le ss impor tan t extern al or gans
.

ar e tho s e comp r is ed in the n am e vu lv a ( de r iv ed fr om the La tin

w or d v alv a the fold in g doo r )

,
When the wom an is in er ec t
.

po sition the vulv a r un s ho r izon t ally fr om the mon s ven er is to

,

th e f r en u l um of the fos s a n av ic u l ar is .

—
Mons ven er is The mon s ve n e r is is th e n ame of the fatt y

CUT XI I .

Vul va . the n ymp h ae s ep ar a t ed .

1 , m on o v en er i s ; 2 l ab ium m a j u s ; 3 , p r epu ce o f cl to r s ; 4 , g l an s of
i i
7i
.

cl t o r s ; 5 , u r eth r a l o r fi ce ; 6 , n ym ph a ;
i i i , or fi ce o f t h e B a r th o l n an i i
gl an d ; 8 , v ag n a l or fi ce ; 9 , h ym en ; 1 0 , fr en u lu m ; l l , per n eu m ;
i i i
1 2 , an u s .

cus hion which r es ts u pon the an ter io r su r face of the symphysis

pu bis After p u ber ty the moun t ain is cover ed with a gr owt h of
.
,

h air . I n the femal e sex the h air s occupy a t r ian gul ar ar ea th e ,

42 L OVE

bas e cor r espon din g wit h the uppe r m ar gin of the symphysis .

Th is sign is s om etim es of v al u e f or the d eter m in at ion of the r eal

s ex of an app ar e n t h er m aph r odite .

L abia m aj or a —T h e l ab ia m ajo r a ar e a p air of in tegumen

t ar y fold s exten d in g f r o m the m on s ven e r is to the pe r in eum or
, ,

the t r ian gu l ar p ar t it ion bet ween t h e an us an d the v agin a E ach .

l ab ium h as t w o s u r f aces an out er on e p igm en ted an d cov e r ed

,

with st r on g c r is p h air as on the mon s ven er is an d an inn er

, ,

on e u s u ally lyin
, g i n clo s e a ppo s it io n w ith it s fello w T h e fis su r
. e

CUT XI I I .

Labium ma ins and s ebaceous gland .

g, g l an d ; t t
se, s r a u m co r n eu m ; e , l ayer s of p av emen t ep i thel ium ;
f fibr ous t i s s u e ; v blood v es s e l
. . .

bet ween t h e two lab ia is ter med r ima puden d i Th e in n er sur .

faces ar e mo is t an d r es em ble a m u cou s m em b r an e in appear an ce .

Th e o ute r sur face h as the s ame s t r uc tu r e as the skin Ben eath .

t h e sk in ther e is fo un d a l ayer of con n ective t iss ue r ich in ,

e as t ic fib r es an d f atty t issue
l The n ext layer is a den s e m ass of
.

adipose ti ss u e which is s uppl ied wit h an ab un dan t plexu s of

,

veins .The l abia ar e r ichly s u ppl ied w ith s ebaceou s gl an d s .

Nymphae — Th e n ym ph ae or the l ab ia m in o r a ar e tw o
.
,

tr ian gul ar s tr uctur es w hich r un p ar al lel to th e l ab ia major a,

 ANATO MY 43

fr om th e cl itor is to e ithe r s ide of the vagin al aper tu r e Their .

free bo r der s ar e cr en u l ated or lobed The n ym ph ae con sis t of.

CU T XI V .

Nym p h a an d va gi n a .

p ,
e p av em en t ep i thel i um ; v, va
g n a ;i s e, t t
s r a um corn eum ; n, n ym ph a ;
p p ap i ll a
, .

th in fold s of t is s u e ar e sm ooth an d w h en p r otected as in the

, , ,

ch ild of a p ale r ose colo r r es em bl in g a m u cou s m em b r an e in

, ,

appear an ce They con tain n umer ous p ap illae an d s ebaceo us

.
44 L OVE

f ollicles . Their in te r ior con t ain s conn ect ive tissue some mus ,

cul a r fib r es an d e r ec til e tis s ue Hen ce they t ake p ar t in th e

.

female e r ection They ar e ext r emely sen s itive bein g abun dan tly
.
,

s u ppl ied w ith n e r v e en d s At t h e s ide of the cl itor is each

-
.
,

n ymph a is d iv ided in to t w o l amel l ae The t w o an te r ior l amellae

.

u n it e at the
g l an s of the cl ito r is an d fo r m the
p r a ep u t iu m cl ito
r id is. T h e po s ter io r l am ell ae f u se at the back of the cl itor is an d
fo r m the f r en el um The n ym ph ae d iver ge b ackwar ds an d t er
.

m in ate in t h e m iddle of the r im a .

Ves tibu lu m —Th e v es t ib u le is the ar ea in clo s ed betw een

.

t h e t w o n ym ph ae e xten din g fr om t h e cl ito r is to the fo u r chett e

,
.

Som e au tho r s call v est ibul e o n ly t h e s p ace fr om t h e clito r is to

the vagin al open in g the r e st f r om the vagin al o r ifi c e to th e
,

fou r ch ette is th en called foss a n av ic ular is On e ither s ide of .

the vest ibule b en eath the mu co u s mem b r an e emb r acin g the

, ,

u r eth r a ar e s itu ated the ve st ib u l ar b ulb s t w o p r ifo r m th i ck

, y , , ,

e r ectile vein plexus -

.

B u l bs —
. Th e b u l bs a r e u n der t h e i n flu en ce an d p a r tl y cov
e r ed by the is ch io cav er n os u s an d con s tr icto r vagin a m u s cles
-
.

The low e r en ds ter min ate at the middle of th e vagin al aper tur e .

Hen ce du r in g th e en gagemen t un der s exu al excit em en t they

help to n ar r o w the e n t r an ce of the v agin a Th e an ter ior e n ds of .

the bu lbs exten d to war d the cl ito r is an d un ite with the caver n ous
tis s ue of t h is o r gan .

C l itor is — The cl ito r is is a sm all o r gan s itu ated betw een th e

b r an ched an ter io r ext r em it ies of the n ym ph ae w h ich fur ni sh the
p r ae u t ium an d f r en u l um of th e c lit o r is
p It is r a r e l y e
. ve n in ,

the state of er ect ion l ar ger t h an tw o cen t im eter s The cl itor is

,
.

con s is ts of t w o c r u r a a co r p u s an d a s m all gl an s
, ,
w h ich is ,

r ar ely exceed in s m all in s i e Th c r u r a ar ise f r om th e

g a pe a z e .

in fe r io r s u r face o f each isch io p u bic r am u s of t h e p u b ic bo n e

-
,

an d after f us in g belo w the p ub ic ar ch fo r m the body of the

cl it o r is
. T h e cl itor is is s h ar ply b en t on it s el f the gl an s look in g ,

do wn w ar d an d b ackwar d tow ar ds th e vagin al aper t ur e .

The cl itor is is th e an alo gue of the m ale pen is w ith th e on ly ,

d iff er en ce th at it is n ot pe r fo r ated by the u r eth r a The l atte r .

o pe n s in to the vest ib u le m idway bet w een the cl itor is an d

,

vagin al o r ifice an d is sur r o un ded by a fold of m u cou s m em

,
 ANA T O MY 45

br an e The cl itor is is equipped with t wo er ect ile or gan s the

.
,

co r por a c aver n o s a an d tw o mu s cles the m us c u l i is ch io c avern o s i

, ,
-
,

an d is ther efo r e ver y e r ect ile

, ,
The clito r is is suppl ied with an
.

abun d an ce of del ic ate s e n s o r y n e r ve e n d s in cl u din g the en d

-
,

b ulb s an d the Pacin ian an d Meis sn er s cor pus cles an d is

’
,

for e ext r emel y s ens itive .

E x t er n a l gen i t a ls af t er r emo va l of s kin . Af t er M a r t i n .

it i pl l ll ; i tor i s ;
7
I, cl o r s ; 2 , exu s o f v ein s in t h e v a gin a w a 3 , gla ns of cl
4, b lb
u us v esti b l i
u ; 5 , or ifi ce of i
v ag n a ; 6, i t
co n s t r c o r cu n n i ; ,

sph i t
n c e r an i ; S, a n u s .

Bar t h olin ia n glaneither side of the v agin al or ifi ce

ds — On
open the du ct s of the B ar thol in ian gl an ds T h e tw o s m all gl an d s
.

ar e of the r acemo se type an d n ot l ar ger in size th an a sm all pea .

Th ey ar e s ituat ed ben ea th the b ulb s of the v es t ib ul e .

46 LO VE

Hym an — v agin al o r ifice in th e v ir gin al st ate is p ar tly

. Th e , ,

clo s ed by an im per fec t s ept u m t h e h ym en The hym en is a

,
.

fold of tis sue p r esen tin g a st r uctur e sim il ar to th at of the v agin a

, .

The fold is u su ally attached to the po ster ior v agin al w all The .

hymen clos es on ly in completel y the v agin al en t r an ce leavin g ,

an open in g w h ich v ar ie s in s ize fr om the he ad of a pin to a

cal ib r e wh ich w ill admit the t ip of on e or t w o fin ge r s T h e Open .

C UT XVI .

G en i t a ls f
o a gi r l at p u ber ty .

1, r i ght la b i um m aj u s ; 2 , d u ct of B ar th o l i n i an gl a n d ; 3, B a r th ol i n i a n
g l an d ; 4 .r i m a p u d e n d i .

in g of the hymen is as a r ule s em il un ar an d r each es th e an t er io r

, ,

v agin al w all After defi or at ion or s o m et im es on ly afte r t h e fi r s t

.

co n fi n eme n t the hymen is to r n at s eve r al po in t s an d sho w s o n ly

,

r em n an t s the so cal led c ar un c u l ae m yr t ifo r me s

,
-
.

Vagin a — The vagin a is a m us cu lo membr an ou s t ube exten d

l
-
,

in g fr om th e vulva to the ute r u s The l umen is on l y vir tual

.
,

i e at r es t the v agin al walls ar e in con t act with eac h oth er

. .
,
,
 ANATOM Y 4 7
an d th ep as sage appear s as a fissu r e the l atter assum in g on a
,
“ ”
c r osscut the for m of the lette r H The wall s of the vagin a
.

ar e com po s ed of th r ee co at s an exte r io r co n n ect ive t is su e co at

, ,

a th ick m u s cu l ar co at an d a m u co u s m em b r an e The mus cu lar .

C UT XVI I .

D ia g r a m p el v ic o r ga ns .

lab ia m aj or a ; 2 n ym ph s ; 3 cl i tor i s ; 4 s ym phy s is ; 5 u r eth r a ;

7
1, , , , ,

6, bl a dder ; , v a gi n a w i th co l um n a r u g a r u m ; 8 o r ifi cium u ter o ,

v agin a l e ; 9
, i n ter n a l o s ; 1 0 bod y of ut er u s ; l l per i n eum ; 1 2 arms ;
, , ,

1 3 r ec tu m ; 1 4 pe r i ton eu m ; 1 5 v er teb r a
. , . .

o t comp r is es t wo l ayer s of str on g u n st r iped mu sc ul ar fi br es

c a ,

the oute r lon gitud in al the in n er c ir cul ar The l atter bein g

, .
,

mor e l ar gely developed n ear the vagin al aper t ur e fo r ms a par t ,

48 LOV E

of th e sphin cter v agin ae The mu cous mem br an e is cover ed

.

w ith a p avemen t ep it h elium an d is eq u ipped w ith a gr eat n um

ber of p ap ill ae but is devo id of gl an ds

, Th e en t ir e v agin a is
.

s u r r o un ded by a s t r on g n et of ven o u s bl ood vessel s The eu -

.

t er ior vagin al w all is about seven cen timete r s lon g an d p r es en ts

at the m uco u s s u r f ace a m edian lo n git u d in al r idge ; the po s te r io r

w al l is abo u t t en cen t imete r s lon g an d h as t wo f r om

C UT XVI I I .

Dia gr a m o f th e u t er us .

l, fun d us ; 2, t i;
ca vu m u er 3, body ; 4 , in ter n a l os ; 5 , cer v ix ;
6, ex te r n a l 0 3 .

wh ich mbe r of tr an s ver se r ugae p ass the column ae r ugar um

a nu ,
.

On ly a sm all p ar t of the po s ter io r v agin al wall is in con t act w ith

th e fl oo r of the pelvis an d is cove r ed w ith per iton eum Th e .

en t ir e vagi n al tube l ies bet w een the bl adde r an d th e r ectum .

“ ”
In ter faeces et u r in as n ascim ur
lam en ts the p ious father of the Ch ur ch A par t of the m u sculus
.
 ANATO MY 49

o o u o d s the o r ifi ce of the vagin a an d is kn own

c nst r ict r an i s rr un

un der the n ame of co n s tr icto r c un n i .

Wh en the wo man is in an e r ect po sition th e vagin al o r ifi ce ,

looks dir ectly to t h e gr oun d the cou r se of the v agin a b ein g al

,

mos t ver tic al with a sl ight in cl in at ion fr om the f r on t to the

,

back towar d the v agin al vau lts The v au lt or f om ix is d ivided

.

by the p r oj ectin g ce r vix in to two l ate r al v ault s an an te r ior sh al ,

l ow an d a post er ior d eep v ault .

Utor us — T h e u ter us is a hollow pyr ifo r m fl atten ed thick , , ,

Ut er us of a f ou year - -
r o ld ch ild .

as , cylin dr ica l epit helium ; mt , muscu la r tiss ue ; g , uter i ne gl an d .

muscu lar or gan It is d ivided in to the uppe r th ick en d or

.
,

f u n d u s th e body a n d t h e n ec k o r ce r v ix
, ,
T h e u ter in e cav ity h as .

s ome w h at the s h ape of a t r ian gle it s b as is co r r es po n d in g to the

,

u te r in e bas e The u ter in e cavity commun icates with the can al s

.

of the Fallop ian tubes by two o pen in gs at the an gles of th e

bas is The low e r an gle is con tin u ed in to the cer vical can al an d
.

open s in to th e vagin a The median p ar t of the cer vical can al

.

is w iden ed . Th e n ar r ow open in g in to the c avity of the u ter us

is kn own un de r the name of 0 8 in tern um wh ile the open in g in to ,
50 LOVE

th e vagina is called os exter n um The ut er in e cavity is coat ed

.

with a m u cou s memb r an e cove r ed wit h col umn ar ep ithel ia of

,

th e c il iated type wh ich bear s a gr eat n umbe r of tu b ular gl an ds

, .

Th e mu co u s me mb r an e of the cer v ic al c an al s ho ws a syst em

‘

of sm all fold s the ar bor vitae Th e cover in g of the cer vic al

,
.

can al is al s o a h igh col umn ar cil iat ed ep ithel iu m Th e l at ter

,
.

ch an ges in to a p avem en t ep ithel ium at the extern al 0 8 .

C er vix u t er i f ro m a da y -
o ld in f a n t .

pe, p av em en t ep i thel i um of t h e va gi n a l po r t i on of t h e cer v i x ; c

.
,

bor der l i n e of t h e po r t i o a n d t h e cav i ty of t h e cer v i x ; C E cy l i n d r i ca l ,

ep i th e l i um o f t h e cav ity o f t h e cer v i x ; v bloo d v es se l s ,

- .

The secon d uter in e co at con sis ts of n on -st r iat ed m uscular

fibr e s The ute r us h as n o s ub m ucosa The r e is an in n er c ir cul ar
. .

an d an o u te r lon gitu d in al m u s c ul ar l aye r The l ar ger u ter in e .

blood ves s el s l ie ch iefly between thes e t wo l ayer s

- .

The cer v ix is compos ed m ain ly of con n ective tiss ue in wh ich

is fou n d a l ar ge amoun t of el as t ic fib r es Th e ce r v ix con tain s
.

als o e r ectile t is s u e of the s am e k in d as th e cl itor i s an d the b u lbs .

 ANATOMY 51

Th e en tir e uter us as f ar as it is n ot situ ated betw een other

,

o r gan s is cover ed with per iton eum The an te r io r su r face of

,
.

the u te r us is almo s t flat an d is cover ed with a l ayer of perit on eum

which is in flected u po n th e bl adde r at the level of the os in ter
n um . The pos ter ior s u r face is con vex an d cover ed in its whole ,

exten t with a l aye r of per iton eum w h ich is p r olon ged down
,

war d f or a s ho r t d ist an ce u pon the po ster io r w all of the v agin a .

Th e an ter io r an d po s ter io r per iton eal cover in gs un ite l ater ally

an d fo r m the b r o ad l igame n t s .

The u ter u s is fixed in it s pl ace by the r ou n d l igamen ts .

The l atter ar e t h e con tin uation s of the ut er in e t is s ue They .

our xxr .

S ch ema f
o t h e i n t er na l f ema l e gen i t a l a p p a r a t us .

a, Fa llop ian tube ; b , ov a r

y; c, cer v x ;i d , r ou n d l i gam en t ; e, v agin a ;
f , t
u er us .

r un betw een the folds of t h e b r o ad l igam en t s an d th r ough th e

in gu in al c an als an d te r m in ate w ithi n the tis sue of the labia
majo r a .

The uter us is n ormall y an t efle t ed the fun du s lyin g f or c

w ar d n ear the symphysis an d the ce r vix to the r e ar

, Th e aver age .

len gth of the uter us is abo ut s even c en timete r s th e br eadth is ,

abo ut fou r cen timete r s .

F llopia n tubas
a — Th e F allop ian tube s ar e two s er pen tin e
.
,

tr u mpet sh aped t ubes of abou t t welve cen t imeter s in len gth

-
, .

They l ie at the u pper m ar gin of the b r o ad l igam en ts betw een ,

the tw o l ayers of the s ame The u ter in e h alf of the tub al can al
.

is nar r ow abou t th r ee m ill imeter s in diame te r an d o pen s in to

, ,
52 LOVE

th e b as ic ter in e an gle ; th e dis tal half is of a width of about

u

eigh t m ill imeter s in diamete r w iden s in to the amp ull a an d

,

o pe n s in to the abdo m in al c av ity Th is open in g is su r r oun ded

.

w ith fr in ge s on e of w h ic h tou ch es almos t the ov ar y an d p r ob abl y

,

f u r n is hes the r oad the ov um takes to r each the tube .

The t u be is com pos ed of th r ee coats the outer per iton eal ,

C UT XXI I .

C r os s cu t o f F a l l op ia n t u be f
o a ch i l d f our y ea rs o ld .

E, e p i th el i um ; mc, muco s a ; ml, m u s cu l a r l ayer ; p , per i t on eum ;

v, bl oo d v es s e l
-
.

o t th e m iddl e m us c ular co at cons is tin g of

c a the tw o l aye r s—
, ,

ir r —
ou te r lon g t u d in al an d the in n e r c c ul ar l aye a n d the m uco us
i w

m em br an e co at T h e l att er is co v e r ed w ith a h igh cil iat ed

.
,

column ar epithel ium The ciliar mot ion is to war d the u ter in e
.

cavity Th e m u cou s m emb r an e for m s a l ar ge n umbe r of ph os

.

t ions in the adul t .

Ovar ies — T h e ov a es
r i a r e t o fl tt e ed almo d sh aped or
w a n n -

a ns of a bo u t fo u r cen t im ete r s in len gth a n d t w o cen t im ete r s

g
in br e adth They l ie on t h e po ster io r s ur face of the l igamen tum
.

latum on e it her s ide of the uter us w ith w h ich they ar e con

, ,

n ect ed by the l igam en t s ov ar n The l igam en t r un n in g betw een

.

th e two l am ell ae of th e l igame n tum latum leaves th e l atter ,

 ANATO MY 53

th r ough a fi ss ur e in
the pos ter io r l amell a an d en ter s the ovar y
at the poin ted en d t h e so cal led h ilu s
, The ovar ian ligam en t
-
.

fu rn ishes th e fibr ous t iss u e elem en t s f or the fib r o us skeleton the ,

s tr om a ov ar n Th e ves s els an d n e r ve s al s o en ter the ov ar y at

.

the hilus .

Th e ov ar y is cover ed with a cub ic al gen ital ep ithel ium The .

ep ithel ia pu t fo r th s ol id n est s of ep ithel ial cell s in t o the fib r ou s

C UT XXI I I .

Ova r y f r om a gi r l on e y ea r o ld .

ge r min a l p ith el ium ;

e PO, p r i m it i v e ov a ; G , G r aaflan fo ll i cles ;
S , s t r om a o v a r n .

t ma Thes e n est s r ep r es en t the pr imitive ova Som e of thes e

s ro . .

cells become l ar ge r an d s ur r o u n ded by t h e other u n chan ged or

,

folli cu lar cell s ar e fin ally c h an ged in to per m an en t ova Th e

, .

en tir e c r us t of the ov ar y th e zo n a par en ch ymatosa cons is ts of

, ,

fib r ou s an d ep ithelial elemen ts Th e in te r ior p ar t th e zon a

.
,

vas c u lo s,
a co n s is ts of fi b r o u l
s e sa ti c ti s u
s e an d of n o s tr iated
n -

mus cul ar fi br es .
54 L O VE

Gr aafia n follicl e —
The ovu m sur r oun ded by the follicu l ar
.

epith elium is called the G r aafi an follicle The r ipe Gr aafi an .

foll icl es lie u s ually n ear the per ipher y of the ovary The .

Gr aafi an follicle is bubble s h aped an d is s u r r o un ded by a fibr o us

-

s he ath the thec a fo llic ul i The c av ity con t ain s a l ight yello w
, .

fl uid l iquor foll icu li The in te r io r of the c avity is coated w ith

, .

s eve r al l aye r s of foll icu l ar ep ithel ia T h is cos t is c alled th e .

mem br an a gr an ulos a The foll icul ar ep ithel ia for m at on e poin t

.

Gr aa fi a n f o lli c l e , f ou n d by t h e a u t h or in a w o ma n of f or t y , op er a t ed

f or ca n cer o f th e u t er u s .

v
g
, l
v es icu a
ger m in a tiv a ; mg, m acu l a ger m in a t iv a ; o, ovum ; zp, zon a
pellu ci da ; cr , co r on a ra d i a ta ; l l i q uo r in a coagula ted
, t t
s a e ; a,
an t r um foll i cu l i ; t theca fo ll i cu l i
, .

a disc of cell s the discus oophor us whi ch in cludes in its m id st

, ,

the ovum .

0 vum — The ovum is a modifi ed cell with a memb r an e

.
,

call ed zon a pell u c ida a cyt opl asm c alled vitelu s a n u cleus called
, , ,

ves icul a ger min ative an d a n ucleol us c alled m ac ul a ger m in ative

, ,
.

At the time of men s tr u ation the Graafi an foll icle b u rs ts ;

the ovum thu s fr eed is taken up by the cu r r en t called for th
, ,

by th e ciliar motion of the tub al ep it helia an d b r ought th r ough ,

th e tu bes in to the u ter us .

 ANAT O MY 55

N er v es an d th eir —
The cen tr es of th e fem ale gen it al
cen tr es

n e r ves ar e j us t as in t h e m ale s ix in n um be r th r ee cer eb r al t wo

, , , ,

S p in al an d on e in the m ed u ll a oblo n ata The r e is in the fi r s t

g .
,

pl ace t h e ce n t r e of vol u ptas or cup ido or the cen t r e f or the

, ,

s exu al in s t in ct ; s eco n dl the ce n t r e f or expe r ie n c in l ib ido or

y g
ple as ur e an d th ir dly the cen t r e of in h ib it ion which un der cer
, ,

tain c ir cum st an ces as in fe ar dis gu s t gr ief etc p r even ts the

, , , ,
.
,

er ect ion of cl ito r is b ulbs an d ce r vix Th e in h ibitor y cen tr e

, , .
,

how ever pl ays a s econ dar y r b1e in the female Th e t wo s pin al

, .

cen tr es ar e the cen t r es of er ect ion an d of ej acul at ion .

T h e n e r ve s u pply of the gen it al s is fu rn is hed by the s pin al

-

n e r ve s an d t h e n ervu s symp ath icu s Th e l u mb ar plexu s .

,

fo r m ed by the four lumbar n er ves s en d s off th e n e r v u s il io ln ,

-

S ch ema o f a ce l l .

a, ce ll m embr an e ; b, ce ll body
- or c y topl a s m ; c, l
n u c eus .

gu in al is , te r mi n al b r an che s of wh ich ar e di st r ibuted in t h e

th e
mon s ven er is The sac r al pl exus for m ed by a p ar t of t h e fo u r th
.
,

an d the en t ir e fifth l um b ar n e r ve s an d t h e fo ur u ppe r sac r al ,

n er v e s , s e n d s off the n e r v u s p u de n d us comm un i s wh ich is dis ,

t r ib uted in the clito r is as n e r v u s do r s al is cl itor i dis an d in th e

,

l ab ia as n er v i l ab iale s po ster ior es The n e r ves of the vagin a

, .

a r e de r ived f r om the h ypo gas t r ic plexu s the fou r th s ac r al n e r ve ,

an d the p ub ic n er ve The n er ves of the u ter us ar e der ived

.

fr om the ovar ian plex us an d fr om the th ir d an d fou r th sacr al

,

n e r ves . Th e n e r ves of the ov ar y ar e de r ived f r om the hypo

g a s t r ic pelv
, ic a n d ov ar ia n plex u s The ovid u ct s ar e s u ppl ied .

by the ov ar ian plexu s The n er v i e r igen tes dist r ibu ted in th e

.
,

co r po r a c aver n o s a of the clito r is in the b ulb s an d in the e r ectile ,

tiss ue of the vagin a an d cer vix ar e der ived fr om th e hypo ,

g a s t r ic plexu s .
 L O VE

C HA PT E R V

T HE S EC ON DA RY S E X UAL C H A RAC T E RI S TI C S

In the pr ecedin g two ch apt ers th er e w er e descr ibed the

p r imary s ex ual char acter is tics of man an d w oman wh ich ar e al
r ea d
y fo un d in e ar l y foet al life The s eco n
. d ar y sex u al ch ar ac
t er is t ics by wh i ch we ar e able to dis tin guish th e male fr om th e
,

female qu ite irr esp ective of th e essen t ial o r gan s of r epr oduc
,

ti on an d by wh ich t h e sexes ar e made mor e attr active to each

other begin to develop at th e t ime of p uber ty
,
.

At th is per iod of life ce r tain ch an ges take pl ace in th e

body of the ch ild an d the di ff er en ces betw een th e sexes become
,

mor e p r on oun ced The stamp of sex is n o lon ger con fi n ed to

.

t h e p el v is b u t is im p r ess ed o n ev er y p ar t of the bo dy
, I n th e .

fir s t years of exis ten ce th e ch ild is almo st as exu al in physical ,

as w ell as in men tal r elat ion The ch ild is yet n eut r al ; it is

.

o n ly a s p in al be in g or a di gest ive tube All its act ions ar e di .

r ected u on on e aim the p r es e r v at ion of th e in di v idu al He ce

p ,
n .

t he r e is n o gr eat physical diff e r en ce in ch ildr en of t h e diff er en t

s exe s . Th e diff er en ces begin to show with th e b egin n in g of
p uber ty an d ar e de fini te at the close of th is per iod I n the an i .

m al kin gdom e spec iall y amon g bir ds an d m amm als n atur e h as

, ,

dis tin guished the m ale with the gr eate r beau ty M an s galan t r y
’
.

de s ign ates w om en as the beau tiful s ex .

The man s figur e is ch ar acter ized by a r el at ive r obu s tn es s

’
,

t h e for m s ar e s in ew y the co n tou r s le ss r oun ded

, Th e bon y .

p r om in en ce s ar e mo r e cons p icuous an d the m uscles mor e clear ly

defin ed The s keleton is r elatively l ar ger the statu r e is h igher
.
,

an d the for m is er ect T h e head is m u ch l ar ger an d the gr owth

.
,

of the h air on it les s p r on oun ced The male skull is mo r e t ilted

.

back the occipital p r otube r an ce l ar ger Th e gl abell a or the

,
.

pr ojection ove r the n os e is mor e pr on oun ced Th e su per ciliar y .

r idges mor e p r om in en t The eyes th er efor e appear mu ch

.
, ,

s m al ler . The low er j aw is mar kedly l ar ger th e lips ar e th icker ,

 A NATO MY 5 7

S h ow in g pr opor t i ons f ma n
o and wo ma ”
0
58 L O VE

an d the mou t h is l ar ger Hen ce the face appear s les s del ic atel y
.

T h e ch in an d u ppe r l ip a r e cover ed w ith h air Man s n eck ’

cut . .

is le s s cyl in d r ical th an w om an s an d p r e se n t s fo ur sl ightly flat

’

t en ed s u r face s The l ar yn geal p r oj ection is h ighly p r on o un ced

. .

’
M an s sho ulder s ar e n ot S lop in g but s q uar e show in g t r aces ,

of s in ew s an d m us cles The t hor ax is lo n ger The be au t ifull y

. .

r o un ded fo r m of the fem ale bo s om is m is s in g The b r e ast s ap .

pear at r oph ic the mammillae in s ign ific an t Th e t r u n k is r el a

,
.

t iv ely s ho r te r .

Th e pelv is is h igher an d s m alle r The cir cu m fe r en ce of the .

h ip s is r el at iv ely s m aller T h e an gl e for m ed by the s uper ior .

plan e of the pelvis with the ho r izon when st an din g is r el atively , ,

s m alle r . Hen ce the buttock s ar e less p r otuber an t .

The l im bs ar e lon ger T h e for ear m is m o r e in a s t r aigh t .

lin e with the ar m The m us cles ar e highly developed hen ce

.
,

n o t r aces of the pl eas an t r ot u n d ity of the fem ale ar m The .

h an ds ar e l ar ger the fi n ge r s thicker Th e thigh is mo r e col

, .

u m n a r an d doe s n ot t ape r so r ap idly as in w o m an The obl iqu ity .

is le s s emp h as ized The feet ar e l ar ger an d m o r e sin ewy The

. .

s kin is of co ar s e r text u r e d ar ke r l ack in g of sm oothn es s an d s oft

, ,

n es s , an d is m o r e h air y Th e fi gu r e show s a l ack of c u r ves

.

th r ough the p au c ity of the pan icul u s ad ipo s us .

’
M an s step s ar e lon ger h is gait is less sw in gin g M an s
’
,
.

voice is v ibr an t an d d eep M an s r es p ir at ion is of the lower .

’

co s tal type .

Wom an s fi gur e is o r d in ar ily ch ar act er ized by a r elativ e

’

g r ac il it y the
, fo r m s a r e mo r e de l ic ate the co n to u r s mor e r o u n ded , ,

an d the w aist n ar r o w e r th an in m an The skeleton is mo r e .

del ic ate the s t atu r e low er

,
The head is sm aller an d cover ed w ith
.

mor e h air The h air s ar e lu xu r ian t T h e featu r es of the face

. .

ar e mo r e d el icat ely cu t the be ar d is w an t in g the eye s ar e m o r e

, ,

beaut if ul an d l us t r o u s th e cheek s ar e r ou n de r an d the l ip s

, ,

d ain t ily cu r v ed T h e n eck is r ou n d an d lon g l ack in g the

.
,

lar yn ge al p r oj ect ion The ches t is n ar r o w er th e sh oulde r s slop

.
,

in g . The hem is pher ic fo rm of th e br e ast s w ith the w ell pr o -

n ou n ced m am mil ae r e n de r th e b os o m h i hl a tt r act ive Th e

g y .

abdome n is lon ge r hen ce the d ist an ce betw een the n avel an d

,

the p ubes is gr eate r th an in men Th e pelvis is lo w er an d .

 ANAT O MY 59

lar ge r th an in the m ale an d sur p as ses t h e l in e of the shoul der s

,
.

T h e in cl in ation o f t h e p el v is is m o r e p r on o u n ced h en ce t h e ,

buttock s ar e m o r e p r otuber an t T h e w o m an s body th us s eems

.
’

to be s om ew h at mo r e r em in is ce n t of t h e q uadr u pedal po stu r e

h an m an s
’
Ther e is a gr e ate r obl iq uity an d con ic it y of the
'

th igh s The calv es ar e v er y p r o n o un ced The sk in in gen er al

. .
, ,

is of a fi n er t extu r e w h iter s m oothe r and l es s h air y th an in

, ,

men . The pan icul u s ad ipo s us is ab u n d an t hen ce the fi gur e is

,

al l c u r v e s an d do es n ot sho w t h e an gl es as in m an The l imb s

,
.

ar e r el at ivel y s ho r t mo r e del ic ate mo r e r o un ded t ape r in g an d

, , ,

less m u s c ul ar th an in m an Th e feet ar e s m all er an d mor e

.

dain tily sh aped The h an ds ar e com el y an d t h e fi n ger s s len de r

. .

The w om an s step s ar e sho r t er h er gait mo r e gr acef ul

’
,
.

T h e w om an s vo ice diff er s in p it ch as w ell as in t im b r e f r om

’

man s It h as a h igher n ote an d s w e ete r ton e The wom an s

’
. .
’

r es p ir at io n is of th e uppe r co st al t ype .
 P A RT IV .

P H YS I OL OG Y OF SE X

CHAPT E R VI

C E L L -DI VI S I O N , M A TU B I T I ONT
, I M P RE G N A T I ON

The m ain fun ct ion of the gen ital glan d s is the p r oduction
of ge rm cell s the s pe rm atozoa in the m ale an d the ova in the
-
,

fem le Th is p odu ct o is eff e ted by e n of cell d iv is ion

a . r i n c m a s - .

C UT XXVI I .

F is s i p a r ou s r ep r od uc t io n o f th e a m o e ba .

Th e i l
s n g e ce -
ll ed an ima l “
a
”
d i v i ded a fte r difl er en t s tep s i n to
is
'

tw o
“ ” “ ”
an im a l s f an d g
, .
 PHYSIO L O GY O F SE X 61

Th e d iv ision may be dir ect as fo un d in th e fi ssipar ous r epr o

du ct ion of th e amoeba As soon as the cell r eache s a ce rt ain
.

s ize it di v ide s it s e lf in to t wo cell s

, T h e m o r e compl ic ated fo r m
.

“ ”
of cell d ivision is the in dir ect d ivis io n c alled M itos is or
-

“
K ar yokyn es is .

As ho wn befo r e the ce ll con s is ts of two m ain p ar ts the

s ,

s m alle r p ar t c alled the n ucle u s an d the lar ge r po r tio n c alled

the cytopl as m The n u cleus s ho w s in its in te r io r a l in in n et an d

.

deeply s tain in g gr an ul es Becaus e of th is q ual ity they ar e c alled

.

“
ch r omatin . The cytopl as m in the clo s e p r o xim ity of the
n u cle us co n tain s m in ute a ule s it u ated e ithe r s in gly or in
gr n s ,
“ ”
p air s which a r e c alled ce n t r o s o m es .

I n the in d ir ect div is io n the n ucle us is di v ided by a com

p licated p roces s S imul t an eo usly the cytopl asm an d the m em
.

br an e ar e al s o cleft in t w o p ar ts I n the typ ical cell div is ion

.

t wo p ar allel s e r ie s of ch an ge s occ ur n ear ly s im ultan eo usl y on e ,

aff ect in g t h e n u cle u s the other the cyto pl as m

,
The eb r o .

mat in wh ich is us uall y ( Fig A C ut XXVIII ) in fo rm of .

,

s c atte r ed gr an ul es ar r an ged a
,
lon g the l in in n etw o r k becomes ,

aggr egated to gether in ce r t ain defi n it e ar e as ( Fig B ) for m in g .

,

us u ally a co n vol uted th r ead or s ke in Th is skein appear s either

.

in fo r m of a lo n g fil ame n t or d ivided u p in to a s e r ies of s eg

“ ”
men t s c alled ch r o mos ome s ( Fig C ) The n umbe r of ch ro . .

mos omes is co n st an t f or e ach s pec ies of pl an t an d an imal T hu s .

,

in the common m o us e th es e ch r omos ome s ar e t w en ty fo u r in -

n um be r in the on ion s ix teen in the s ea u r ch in e ighteen etc

, ,
-
,
.

The n um ber is al w ays an even on e By th is tim e the n u cl ear .

memb r an e h as d isappear ed an d the ch r o m o s o m es appear u s u ally

,

as a col lect ion of ban ds l in f r ee in the cytopl as m D

y g ( g )
Fi . .

At the s ame t ime an other se r ies of ch an ge s h as gon e

,

t h r o u gh t h e c e n t r o s o m e an d t h e cyt o p l a s m in t h e cel l b o dy Th e -
.

cen tr o som e ass umes an ell ips o id for m co n s t r icts t r an s ve r s el y in to

,

a dumb be ll s h aped fi gur e ( F ig B )

- -
an d d ivide s in to t w o daugh
.
,

t er cen tr o s om es A r oun d each of them is gr adu ally de v eloped

.

a s tell ate fi gur e co m po s ed of a cou n tle ss n umber of del ic ate

fi br il s r adi atin g out in all d ir ect ion s f r om the cen t r osom e

,
“
as a ce n t r e The en t ir e con s tell at ion is called aster
. Th e .

t wo aste r s gr o w in s ize p r ogr es s ively as th e t wo cen t r o s omes

 PHYSI O L O GY O F SEX 63

move ap art towar d the pol es of the cell ( F ig C ) Betw een th e . .

two aste r s a sp in dle sh aped system of del ic ate fi br il s appe ars

-

s tr et ch in g f r o m on e as t er to t h e o t h er w h ich is call ed ce n t r al
”
s p in dle F
( gi D ) .The t w o. a s te r s to g ethe r w ith the ce n t r al
“ ”
s p in dle r ep r e s en t the M ph iast er .

At th is po in t t h e cen tr os om es or th e aster s an d the ch r om o

s ome s be gin to w o r k to gethe r A system of fib r il s gr ows out
.

fr om each aster wh ich att ach t hem s el ves to the in d ividu al eb r o

mos om es The l atter ben t in to U sh aped loop s ar r an ge them
.
-

s elve s in a c ir cle ar o u n d th e ce n t r e of the s p in dl e an d for m the

equ ator ial pl ate ( F ig E ) . .

The ch r om o s om es ar e n ow lo n git u d in ally s pl it an d the ,

h alves m ove tow ar d the pol es as if d r awn by t h e m an tl e fib r es

Fi
( g . F ) The . loop s a r e s t ill co n n ect e d w ith ea ch othe r b y
th es e con n ect in g m an tle fibr es ( Fig G an d H ) . .

Th e n ew U s h aped loop s fo r m n ow n ew s ke in s at each pol e

-
o

( g )
F i . I The. c h r o m at in
g r a n u le s n o w s ep ar ate al o n g t h e

th r e ad of the l in in n et w o r k an d the n ew n u cle ar memb r an e s ar e

,

form ed ( F ig K ) . .

S im ult an eou sl y w ith the for m in g of th e tw o d aughte r n u cl ei

th e cell body co n st r icts ac r os s the m iddle of the s omewh at el on
-

g a ted ce ll The .co n s tr ict io n in c r e as es u n t il a co m plete d iv is io n

in the equ ato r ial pl an e of the s p in dle h as t aken pl ace The .

r es u lt is t h e fo r m at io n of t w o s ep ar at e d au gh t er cell s L
( g )
F i . .

Ma tu r ition — Th is m ode of c ell d iv is io n is m ade u se of by

.

t h e o r gan is m in the m atu r in g of the ger m cell s in to gam etes .

Befo r e the con j u gat ion of the ovu m w ith th e s per matozoon takes
pl ace m os t ova ext r ud e t w o pol ar bod ie s in the followin g w ay
,
.

T w ice a d iv is ion of th e ov um t ak es pl ac e each t im e in to t w o ,

qu ite u n equ al p ar t s The s m all e r called pol ar bod ie s r em ain

.
, ,

n ear t h e p er iph e r y of t h e egg cell an d ar e ext r u d ed l at er on .

T h e s am e p h e n om en on is ob s e r ved in the s p er m atocytes Th e .

imm atu r e ger m cell can n eithe r imp r egn at e n or becom e im

p gr e n a t e d r e s p ect ivel y u n t il b y a ,
t w ic e r epe at ed c el l d ivis ion
, ,

a p ar t of the n u cle ar su b s tan ce h as been c ast off O n l y after .

th is h as been e ff ected does th e germ cell become a gam ete ( a

m ar r iage abl e c el l f r om th e G r eek w or d y a ném I m ar r y) i e a
, , ,
. .
,

cell c ap able to im p r e n at e or be in
g g i m p r egn ated .
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Th is m at u r it ion of th e ger m cell h as h ith er to been veiled

in a mys ter y wh ich did n ot adm it an y plaus ible expl an at ion
, .

Wh y is the los s of h alf of the ch r omos ome s n ecess ar y ? Now a

days it h as been accepted by mos t of the b iologis ts th at mat ur i
tion stan d s in close con n ec tion w ith Men del s law of s egr egation ’
.

T h e learn ed m on k Me n del in h is con ven t gar den m ade

, ,

s eve r al im po r t an t d isc ove r ie s con ce r n in the he ed it of l ivi

g r
y n g
o r gan isms He fi r s t dis cover ed the qu al ity wh ich he called
.

“
u n it ch ar acter s . Un it ch ar act er s ar e in the fi r s t place th e , ,

ch ar acter ist ics of the s pecies s u ch as the n um ber of the fin ger s

, .

U n it ch ar acte r s ar e fur th er ch ar acte r is t ic of the s ex as the bear d ,

in the m ale an d the b r e as t in the fem ale Lastly the r e ar e the .

in d iv id ual u n it ch ar acte r s as bl ack h air or bl u e eyes

,
Un it .

ch ar acte r s ar e con t r olled by deter m in er s w h ich ar e eithe r dom i

n an t or r eces s iv e Un it ch ar acter s f or th is r eas on do n ot
.
, ,

blen d The colo r of the eyes f or exam ple is a u n it ch ar acte r

.
, , ,

an d bl ack i s the dom in an t colo r H en ce w hen a bl ack an im al

.

or pl an t is cr os s ed with a w h ite on e the hyb r id is alw ays bl ack ,

.

Th e bl ack type p r edom in ates in the in fl u en ce u pon the hyb r id ,

w h ile th e type of w h ite exe r c is es the le s s e r in fl u en ce .

The s econ d phen omen o n Men d el d is cover ed is th at of seg

r egat ion . By s egr egat ion is u n d er s tood the s ep ar ation of op
s it dete r m in er s E ve r y un r ipe ovu m or s pe r m atocyte in
p o e .

the hyb r id pl an t or an im al con tain s f or ex ample wh ite an d

, , ,

bl ack dete r m in er s but the r ipe ovum or s pe r matozoon con

,

t ain s on l y on e k in d of dete r m in er s e ith er w h it e or bl ack th at

, ,

is du r in g the r ipen in g of the ger m cell in to the gam et e on e

,
’

k in d of th e dete r m in er s h as been el im in at ed .

S egr egation ther efo r e m ean s th at th e gam ete or s ex cel l

, , ,

afte r m at u r it ion h as e ithe r dom in an t or r eces s iv e det er min er s

, ,

n ev er both Segr egat io n th u s aff ects th e pu r ity of the gam ete s

. .

The m at ur ed ovum an d s per m atozo on ar e always pu r e even in ,

the hyb r id plan ts or an im al s Acco r d in gly when a s pe r mato

.
,

zoon w ith a wh ite d eter m in er im p r egn ate s an ov um with a

,

w h ite dete r m in e r althou gh bo th o r igin ated in black hyb r ids

, ,

the zygote or the im pr egn ated cell will be a p u r e w h ite When

, ,

a bl ack o v u m is im megn at ed by a bl ack s p er m atozoo n th e ,

zygote w ill be a p u r e blac k If the ovum is bl ack an d th e

.
 PHYSI O L O GY O F SE X 65

s per m atozoo n is wh ite or the ovum is wh ite an d th e s per m ato

zoon is black the z ote w ill l o be bl k b ut bl ack h b r id
, yg a s a c a y ,
.

Black blac k black 2 5 % p u r e ,

.

Black w h ite black 2 5 % hyb r id , .

Wh ite black bl ack 2 5 % hyb r id ,

.

White w h ite w h ite 2 5 % p u r e , .

Thus when a black bean e c is cr oss ed with a white bean all

,
. .
,

the ofi spr in g in the fi r st gen er at ion w ill be bl ack but h yb r ids .

Wh en tw o of thes e hyb r ids ar e then cr o ss ed th e dom in an t color

7
,

bl ack w ill be r ep r e sen ted by 5 per cen t of th e ofi sprin g an d .

the r eces s ive colo r white by 2 5 per cen t i e the o ff sp r in g in .

,
. .
,

th e s eco n d gen er at ion altho ugh both p ar en t s ar e bl ack wil l be

, ,

th r ee fo u r th s b l ack an d on e fo u r th w h ite
- -
For the gam et e of .

t wo hyb r id p ar en ts is al ways p u r e Th e zygote of t wo h ybr id .

par en t s is either pu r e or hyb r id When th e t wo gametes ar e .

s imil ar t h e zygote is p ur e an d is c alled homozygo us when th e

, ,

tw o gamete s ar e di s s imil ar the zygote is hete r ozygous

,
Hyb r ids .
,

by th e fac ult y of segr egat io n p r odu ce in the fir st gen er at ion

,

of h yb r id ism fi fty per cen t hom ozygou s zygotes ( 2 5 % pu r e

, .

wh ite s an d 2 5 % p u r e bl acks ) an d fif ty per cen t hete r ozygous .

zygotes ( all h yb r id bl ack s ) Hen ce the app ar en t p ar adoxical

.

phen omen on th at when a p ur e blon d is m ar r ied to a pur e br u

n ette all the ch ild r en ar e b r un ette w h i le w hen both th e p ar en ts ar e
, ,

br un ette but h yb r ids the off s p r in g wil l be t wen ty fi ve per

, ,
-

cen t blon d an d o n l y s even ty fi v e per cen t b r un ette

.
-
The blon d . .

bein g r ecessive can on ly be p u r e wh ile the b ru n ette b ein g dom i ,

n an t may be e ithe r p u r e or h b r id
, y .

Th is l aw th at the deter m in e r in the p r otopl asm of th e

,

par en t cell or r ather in the n u cleu s of the cell al ways fixes

, ,

the ch ar acte r of the p r o gen y holds good on l y of the un it ch ar

,

acte r . M an y in dividu al ch ar acter s ar e flu ct uation s an d pl ay n o

par t in Men d el ian her edity Bodily modi ficat ion s r es u ltin g
.
,

fr om en vir on in g con dit ion s ar e n ot Men del ized Most of the

,
.

h um an tr aits Men delize s u ch as s tatur e s p an size of head

, , , ,

s h ade s of colo r of h air a n d eye s h air c u r l in e s s puls e r ate di

, , ,

g e s t io n a n d the p s ych ic t r ai t s s u ch as dete r m,in at ion che er f u l ,

n e ss, aler t n es s r es is tan ce to fat igue

, Som e an om al ies al s o de .

pen d upon t h e deter m in er s an d Men del ize su ch as color blin d ,

 Dia gr a m i llus t r a t in g t h e f er t i liza t ion of the egg a f t er B e ver i
.

A, egg s u r r ou n d ed by spper m a taz oa on e pen et r a t in g t h e m embr a n es t h e

, ,

cyt o pl as m sen d i n g a h i ll l i k e p r oces s u s t o m ee t t h e s er m a t ozofi n

“ ”
at -
p ;
 PHYSI O L O GY O F SE X 7
ht bl in dn e ss alb in oism br achydactyl ism ( on ly tw o fin ger
n es s , n ig , ,

jo in t s in stead of t h r ee ) syn d actyl ism polyd actylism kerato sis

, , , ,

hem oph il ia cat ar act de af m u tis m im bec il ity H utch in s on s

, ,
-
, ,
’

chor e a ep ileps y an d s om e fo r m s of in s an ity

, ,
.

The Men del ian l aw of se gr egat ion h as s om ewh at l ifted the

ve il in wh ich m at u r it ion w as w r app ed E ve r y ger m cell bein g .
,

a p r o du ct of t w o p ar e n t c ell s is in on e w ay or othe r a h yb r id ,
.

By c as t in g off h alf of t h e ch r o m o s om e s d u r in g it s m atu r in g it ,

becom es p u r e The gam ete is th u s al w ays p u r e an d r eady f or

.

imp r egn at io n .

I mpr egn a tion — Th e p r oce ss of im p r e gn atio n is about the

.

s ame in mo s t m an y celled an im al s As s oo n as the he ad of a

-
.

s in gle s pe r m atozo o n en ter s the eg c t opl m n w m e m b r ane

g y a s a e -
,

is fo r m ed ar ou n d th e o v u m w h ich e ff ect u all y p r e v e n ts the en

tr an ce oi an y othe r s pe r m ato zo a T h e head an d the m iddle .

piece pen etr ate n ow in to th e egg the t ail u su ally r em ain in g ,

im b ed ded in the m em b r an e w her e it s oon degen er ates .

A f ew m omen t s af t er th e s per m at ozoiin h as en ter ed th e

egg a system of r adiat io n appe ar s ar o un d the m iddle p iece
,

wh ic h develop s in to an as te r s u r r o u n d in g the ce n t r o s om e of ,

the s per m cell ( Cu t 2 9 F ig ,

.

Th e s pe r m n u cleu s n ow in c r e as e s in s ize an d it s ch r om at in ,

ch an ges in to a r et icul ate for m Sper m as ter an d s per m n ucleus .

,

the as te r p r ecedin g n ow m ove tow ar d the egg n u cleus As the

,
.

n u cle i app r o ach e ach othe r the s pe r m n u cle u s in c r e as es st ill

m o r e in s ize u n til both b ecom e al m o st of th e s am e size ( F ig C )

, . .

T h e ch r om at in n et w o r k of each n u cle u s n ow b r e ak s u p

B t h e t a il of t h e s per m a to zoon is v a n i s h ed t h e s per m n ucleu s pr eceded

, ,

by it s cen tr os om e is m ov i n g to w a r d s t h e egg n ucl e s w h i ch s how s a

ch r om a t i n r et i cu l u m ; C egg n u cl eu s a n d s p e r m n u c eu s a r e n ea r each
,

o th er be tw ee n them t h e a s t e r fi b i l s ; D t h e cen tr o s om e h a s d i v i ded

, r , ,

t h e ch r o m a t i n h a s ta ken th e fo m o f ch r o m o s o m e s ; E fi r s t c l ea v age o f
r ,

t h e ch r o m o s o m es t h e Spl i tted ch r om o s o mes a r e l yi n g on t h e eq u a to r i a l

,

l i n e ; F t h e cl eav a ge is com plete t h e t w o ce l led s t age ; 8 s per m atazoa

, ,
-
, ,

on ,
n u c l eu s of t h e ov u m ; p h i ll l i k e p r oces s u s ; s n
, s p e r m a to zoo n
-
,

n u cl eu s ; se s p er m a to zo on
, cen t r o s om e ; cn ch r o m a t i n n et ; af a s ter ,
-
,

fibr il s ; ch o ch r om os om e of t h e ovu m ; ch s ch r om os om e of t h e s per m a

, ,
~

t ozotin ; dc d iv id ed cen t r os om e ; s pc Sp l itte d ch r om o s om es t h e l i ghter

, , ,

t h a t o f t h e s per m a t ozo iin a n d t h e d a r k e r th os e of t h e ov u m ; n u n ew ,

n u cle i each con ta i n in g fou r ch r o m o s o m es

, t w o f r om t h e ov u m an d ,

t w o fr om t h e s p er m a tozoo n .
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in to a nu mber of ch r omos omes an d the n ucle i come in to con tact

an d fu s e to gethe r
. The cen tr os ome togeth er with its aster
, ,

div ide n ow in to two p arts an d t h e t wo daughter cen tr o somes

,

m ove ap ar t to the oppo s ite poles of the ov um an d the typ ical

,

amph i as te r
-
of cell di vision as above des cr ibed is for m ed
, ,

( g
F i . D ) .

The n u clear memb r an es n ow disappear an d the chr omo

s ome s ar e d r aw n together in to the eq u ato r ial pl ate w her e eac h

s pl its lon git u d in al ly

. Th e h alve s ar e d r awn by th e m an tle
fibr il s to war d the oppo s ite poles whe r e they ar e t r an s for med
in to tw o daughte r n u cle i ( Fig E . I n the mean t ime the cy
t0 p1asm h as al so d iv ided. The r esu lt ar e t wo n ew cells Th is
.

p r ocess of d iv is ion is r epeated con tin uous ly in e ach of t h e

r e s u ltin g gen e r at ions of cell s . Fr om the m ass of cell s thus
fo r med develop s th e n ew o r gan ism .
 P HY SIO LO GY O F SEX 69

C HAPT E R VI I

THE F U N C T I ON OF THE M AL E G E N ERAT I VE ORGAN S

T es ticles — .fun ction of th e test icl es is th r eef ol d The r e

Th e .

is fi r s t the in n er s ecr et ion of c er t ain su b s tan ces s per m in es , ,

wh ich ar e t h e c au s e of the m ale secon d ary c h ar act er istic s .

E u n uch s w h o h ave been oper at ed u pon befo r e p ub er ty sho w

femin in e t r aits in the ir appea ran ce th r o ughou t th eir lives .

They h ave SIOpin g shoul de r s fl abby muscles bear dles s faces

, , ,

h igh p itched s queaky vo ice s an d festoo n s of f at on b r eas ts an d

-
,

h ips Secon dly ce r t ain st imul i star tin g fr o m the tes ticles ser ve
.
,

to in c r eas e the ton u s of t h e cen tr es of e r ect io n The m ain .

fun ction of the t es t icles is the p r od uctio n of s perm atozo a .

S pe r m a togen es is — T h e tes t icle s belo n g to the clas s of

.

t ubulou s gl an d s T h e t ub ules ar e th r o ugh the gr eate r p ar t of

.

their co u r s e con voluted t ub ul i co n to rt i to war d the en d they

, ,

C UT XX X .

S p er ma t ogen es i s .

1. ba semen t m em br a n e ; 2 S er toli s or s u s t en tacu l a r ce ll ; 3 , s per m a

,
’

t ogon e ; 4 , S er m a tocytes ; 5 , s per m a t i d s ; 6 , h ea d s o f s pe r ma t ozo a

p .

become str aight t ub ul i r ecti The w all of the co n vol uted

,
.

tu b ule s cons is ts of th r ee layer s ( 1 ) an exte rn al co n n ect ive t iss ue

,

layer ( 2 ) a middle b asemen t memb r an e an d ( 3 ) in t er io r l y an

, , ,

ep ithel ial l in in g The epithel ium con s is ts of t wo k in d s of cells

.
,

fir st the su ppor tin g or the s usten tacul ar or S er toli s cells an d ’

secon dly the gl an d ul ar cell s .

70 LO VE

When in act ivity th e glan dular cell s show th ree diff er ent
,

st r ata,
w hi ch r ep r es en t the th r ee d iff e r en t s t ages of s pe r m ato

g e n es is . The fi r s t s t r a t u m the s per m a t ogon es

, l ie a g ain s t t h e ,

basem e n t membr an e They s oon begin to in c r eas e by cell di

.

v is io n an d m ove to war d th e ce n t r e of the tu b u le D u r in g th is .

movem en t they in c r ea s e in s ize an d s how the d iff e r e n t st age s

of m itotic divis ion Thes e en l ar ged cells ar e called s pe rm ato

.

cyte s an d fo rm the secon d s tr at um The cel l s pr odu ced by the .

m itos is of the spe r mat ocyte s co n stitute the th ir d s tr atum an d

ar e c alled S pe r m at id s .

D u r in g t h e t r an s f o r m at io n of t h e s pe r m at ocyt e in to a s pe r
m at id a r ed uct io n of its ch r o m o s ome s t o on e h alf t h e n um be r -
,

s pe cific f or the s pe c ie s t ake s pl ace

,
T h is r educ t io n r ep r es en t s
.

t h e m at u r ition of t h e s p er m cell wh e n the segr egatiorl of th e-

,

u n it ch ar ac te r s is e ff ec t ed A s pe r m a t id is t h e r ef o r e al r e ady
.
, ,

a gamete i e ,
. a r e pr od uct ive cell in th e r ed uced co n dit ion
.
,
.

T h e s pe rm at ids a r e s m all r o un d cell s w h ich l in e th e l umen

of t h e s em in if er o us t ub ules T h e s pe r m at ids s o o n beco m e o vo id
. .

T h e n u c l e us fo r m s t h e h ead an d t h e cvt opl as m is dr a w n in to

,

a t ail l ike p r o cess us

-
I n t h is s tage th e s pe r m at i ds a r e c alled
.

s pe r m atozo a A S er toli s cell to gethe r with a gr o up of develop

.
’
,

in g s pe r m at ozo a at t ached t o its ce n t r al en d is c alled s p er m ato ,

The ep ithel ium of t h e t u b ul i co n to r t i t h us co n s is ts of th r ee

s t r ata fi r s t of the s t r atu m of t h e s per m atogon es
,
lyin g again s t ,

the b as eme n t m emb r an e seco n dl v of th e s t r at um of s pe r m at o

,

cyt e s wh ich a r e s per m a togon es i n th e s tate of m itos is an d ,

th ir dly of th e s tr a tum of s pe rm atids w h ich ar e t r a n sfo rm ed

s pe rm at oc yt e s The s pe r m atozoa ar e s per m at ids w h ich h ave
.

as s um ed the ir p er m an en t s h ape .

The s pe r m atozoo n is d ivided in to th r ee p ar ts t h e head , ,

w h ich is the mo difi ed n ucle us of t h e m ale r ep r od uctive cell ,

the in t er m ediate s egm en t w h ich is th e cytoplasm of the cell

, ,

a n d t h e t ail wh ich is a ve r ita bl e v ib r ati n g c il ium as fo u n d in

, ,

c il iate d epithel ial cell s .

The s per m ato zoa s oo n detach th e ms el ves fr om the s per m a

tobl as ts an d w an de r in to t h e s em in ife r o us t u b ul e s t ow ar d the
r ete v c lo
as u s u m a d
n ep id idym is Th e s pe r m at o zo a po s s.e s s t h e ir
 P HY S I OL OG Y OF SEX 7
1

own mot ion . he ad is p r opelled fo rw ar d by a wh ip l ike

Th e -

wr igglin g of t h e tail The r ate of movemen t is

. to
m ill im ete r s a m in ute Wate r check s the movemen t an d c au ses
.

the tail to c ur l u p Con cen t r ate d s ol ut ion s of s alt s s u gar alb u

.
, ,

men an d u r e a m ay r ev ive the s p er m atozo a to fo r me r act iv ity .

M etal sal ts an d acids ar r es t th e m o v em e n ts wh ile c austic pot ,

C UT XXX I .

S p er ma t ozo o n .

a, h ea d ; b i n te r m ed i a te
, s egme n t; c, ta i l .

as h an d s o da in v igo r ate them E ven th in

. an d w eak d s olu
a ci

t ion s , as u r in e an d the vagin al con ten ts !

, ar e h ar m ful wh ile
,

Th
i s q u a l i ty m ay expl a i n th e T a lmud s ( B er ach ot h 6 oa N i d ah
’
,

3 1 ) as se r t i on th a t i f t h e fem a le o r gas m occu r s fi r s t t h e c h i ld i s of t h e ,

ma s cu l i n e sex w h i le w h en t h e ma le o r ga s m p r eced es th a t o f t h e fem a l e

, ,

a gi r l is bo r n When t h e ma l e or gasm occu s fi r s t t h e sem en is dis

. r ,

ch a r ged w i t h i n t h e a c i d v a i n a l c n ten t s Th e s pe r m a to zo a a r e th er e
o
g .
,

fo r e w eak en ed a n d a gi r l 1 8 bor n W h en t h e w o m an s o r ga s m occu r s

, , .
’

fi r st t h e sem en is then ej acu l a te d i n to t h e a lk a l in e cer v i ca l secr et i on

,

w h i ch w as ex pe lled w i th K r i s t e l ler s pl ug Hen ce t h e s per mat ozo a

’
.
,
7
2 L OVE

al k al in e l t ion s ar e favo r able to t h e s pe r m at o zoa I n s per

so u .

m at ozoa w h ich h a ve d ied gr ad u al ly a f t er ej acul atio n the t ail

, ,

is o ut s t r etched or sl igh tly c u r ve d wh ile in thos e dis ch ar ge d ,

d ead t h e tail is r oll ed u p in a s pir al

, .

S emina l v es icl es — The s em in al ves icl es h ave sever al fu n c

t ion s The in ter n al s ec r et io n s s er v e dir e ctly as an excitan s of
.

t h e s exual imp u l s e T h e d is ten s ion of t h e v es icle s r eflecto r ily

.

s t im ul ates the s ex u al ce n t r e s It is a well kn ow n fact th at .

-

the dis ten t ion of the v es icles in st r ict con t in en ce gives r is e to

fr equ en t e r ect io n s j us t as w ell as t h e full bl adder con stipatio n
, , ,

l ithias is an d dis eas es of t h e p r os tate o r of t h e r ect u m

,
.

The m ain f un ctio n s of th e ves icles ar e th r ee in n umber .

The ves icles se r ve in the fi rst pl ace as a r es e r voir f or th e

, ,

te st icul ar s ec r et ion s The othe r fun ct io n con s ist s in the r eab

.

so r pt io n of the u n ej ac ul ated s pe r m a The th ir d fun ct ion is to .

fur n ish a fl u id f or the dil ut io n of the ve r y th ick testicul ar s ecr e

tion an d a m edi um wh er e the s p er m atozo a can bes t car r y ou t
th e ir m o t io n s .

The sem in al ve s icles s ecr ete a p ec ul iar m u cu s wh ich is ,

th ick fibr in ou s glair y an d album in ou s T h is secr etion con s ti

, , ,
.

t ut es t h e b u lk of the s em en .

P r os ta t e — The pr o s tat ic gl an d h as a double f un ctio n It

. .

is the m ain po in t w h er efr om the s tim u l i f or the s exu al im p ul s e

s tar t . The in te rn al sec r et ion s of th e p r ost at ic p ar en ch ym a s en d
l ibidin ogen ou s s ubst an ce s in to t h e bloo d The coll ic ul u s r ich in .
,

n e r vou s elem e n ts s e n d s al s o out n e r vo us l ibidin ogen ou s s t im ul i

,
.

Th e p r in c ip al fun ction of the p r o st ate is its s ecr et io n w h ich

im p ar t s to th e oth er w is e s l u ggis h s pe r m ato zoa th eir l ively
move men t s .

The sec r et ion of the p r o st ate is th in m ilky t r an sl u cen t , , ,

am phote r ic or s l ightly ac id It con t ain s the bas e s per m in w h ich

.

r em a n i tr on g an d v i gor ou s a n d a boy is bor n Th e m oder n th eor y o f

s .

sex i s th a t i t is d ete r m i n ed by t h e ger m cell s a s ev e r y o th e r u n i t ch a r

-

acter . E v er y s p er m a to zoon an d o vu m p os ses s or i gi n a ll y m a l e a n d

fema le d eter m i n er s Bu t d u r i n g t h e ma t u r it ion t h e d eter m i n er s of on e
.

s ex ar e cas t off a n d t h e ga me tes a r e e i th er m a l e or fem a l e

,
Hen ce . ,

w h en t h e ov u m is m a l e on l y a m a l e s pe r m a t ozoon w i ll be a dm i tted
,

w i th i n it s i n ter i o r a n d a b oy w i ll be t h e r es u lt
, I f t h e ov um i s fe m a le .
,

on l y a fem a l e s per m a tozoon w i ll be ab le t o p en et r a te i t an d a gir l ,

w i ll be bo r n .
 P HY S I O L O GY O F SE X 7
3

causes th e peculiar l odor Th e secret ion gives to th e

s emin a .

in e r t sper m atozo a the ir pec uliar m ot ion an d life .

C owpcf s glan ds — The Cow per s gl an ds s ec r ete a m u cou s

’ ’

album in u s fl uid of alk al in e r e act ion The s ec r et ion t akes pl ace .

befo r e the ej acul ation of the sem en .

Ur eth r al gla n ds — The ur eth r al gl an ds sec r ete a v is c id

clear fl uid Th e s ec r etion of the s e gl an d s t ogether with th at
.
,

of Cowper s glan d s se r ve fi r s t as a l ub r ic an t f or th e walls of

’
,

the ur eth r a T h e oth er fu n ction is to n eut r alize t h e con ten t s

.

cover in g the ur eth r al w all s The l atter ar e or di n ar ily b athed .

in acid u r in e Th is acidity w ou ld h ar m the s per matozoa

. .

S em en — The s em en is compo s ed of the s ec r et ion s of the

.

tes t icl es sem in al ves icles p r o s tatic gl an d Cowper s glan ds an d

, , ,
’

the u r eth r al gl an d s The s em en is a th ick color le s s gel atin ous

.
, , ,

op ales cen t n on tr an sp ar en t viscid fluid r esemblin g bo ile d

,
-
, ,

s tar ch It p oss ess es a s p ec ifi c odor s ui gen er is, due to th e

.

C UT XXXI I .

Nor ma l s p er ma .

l y s ta ls ; 2 a my lo i d bo d i es ; 3 hya l i n e bod i es ; 4 te s
lec i th i n bod i es ; 7s per m at ozo a
’
,
B oe t tc h er s cr , , ,

t icu l a r ce ll s ; 5, u r eth r a l ep i t h el i a ; 6 , , .

pr es en ce of phos ph ate of s pe rm in I t s specific gr avity is h ighe r .

th an that of wate r its r eact ion is alk al in e It is s ol uble in

,
.

wate r an d ac ids an d is coagulat ed in alcohol ,

If it is l et .

s tan d in a tes t t ube t wo l aye r s w ill be fo r m ed a lo w e r on e

, ,

op aq u e con sis t in g of s per m atozo a an d oth er cellul ar elemen ts ,

,
7 4 L O VE

an d an pper on e tur bid an d tr an s l ucen t with on ly a f ew cell s

u ,

an d de t r itu s Th e t w o l ayer s ar e of abo ut equal th ickn es s

. .

The s emen con sists of abo ut ni n ety per cen t wate r an d .

ten per cen t so l ids . O f the s olids s ixty per cen t ar e o r gan i c
. .

s ub s t an ce s thir ty r cen t e ar thl

y pho s ph ates an d t en er ce nt
, pe .
p ,
.

s od ium chlor ide When a dr op of fr es h s emen is obser v ed

.

u n d er the m ic r os cope it is fo u n d fu l l of m otio n

, as if an an t ,

h ill h ad bee n s tir r ed u p Th is motio n las ts f or abo u t t welve

.

hou r s I t is c au s ed by the liv in g sper m atozo a The n umber of

. .

s pe r m atozo a in an or di n ar y em is s ion of about t en gr am mes , ,

is abo ut t w o h u n d r ed to th r ee h un dr ed m il l io n s B es id es th e .

movin g s per m atozo a ther e ar e fo un d a ce r tain n umber of

,

lecith in globu les Their s ize is abo ut h alf th e s ize of a r ed

.
,

blood co r p uscle When s emen is let st an d f or a cer t ain t ime

.
,

Boet t ch er s c r ys t al s con s is t in g of pho s ph ate of s per m in ar e

’
, ,

fo r med fr om the bas e w h ich gives to the s em en its pec ul iar

s mell an d w h ich is de r i ve d f r om the p r os t at ic s ecr et io n s The .

s em en al s o s ho w s t h e p r e s en ce of d iff er en t k in ds of ep ithelia ,

the p avem en t ep ithelia fr om the fossa n avic ul ar is ur eth r a the ,

r ou n d cell s fr om the p r o st ate an d the colum n ar ep ithelia f r om

,

Co wp er s gl an d s
’
.

E r ection — The m ale s exual activity co n sis ts in the ess en

.

tial featu r es in t r om is s ion an d ej ac ul ation For in tr om is s ion

, .

e r ect ion is an ab s ol ute n ecess ity The l um en of the vagin a is .

o n ly v ir t ual the r e is n o r e al l umen I t follow s th at on ly an

, .

u n flexibl e bo dy co u ld pen et r ate in to this o r an whe r e t h e s emen

g ,

h as to be depos it ed f or t h e p r odu ct ion of th e n ew bein g For .

t h is r eas on it is p r e r equis ite to copu l at ion that the pen is wh ich

, ,

is n o r m ally in a s tate of flaccidit y sho uld obt ain the r eq u ir ed ,

r igid ity . T h is r igid ity is gain ed in the f ollo w in g w ay .

Th e to n u s w h ich is p r es e n t in all the blood v es s els of t h e

,
-

body is the c aus e th at the ar ter ies of th e co r por a caver n osa

,

pen is h ave o n ly a vir tual an d n ot a r eal l umen For betwem .

t h e l aye r s of the c ir cu l ar m uscul ar fib r e s of thes e vess el s is

fo un d a l ayer of l on gitu din al fib r es wh ich n ar r ow the l um en
an d alm os t e n tir el co m p r ess it
y .

When th e ton u s r elaxe s th e blood p r ec ip itate s in to th e

,

e n l ar ged vess el s an d the c av er n ou s s p aces an d an active in ,

 P HY S I O L O GY OF SE X 5

c r ease in th e amoun t of art er ial bl ood is the r esult Th r ough .

t h e in c r ease of the l ume n of t h e ar te r ies an d ca ve r n s t h e v e in s ,

ar e comp r e ss ed an d the blood c an n ot flow out of the c a ve rn o us

bod ies . Th us the act ive in c r eas e of ar te r ial blood s e r ve s as a

chec k of the r efl u x of the blood th r o u gh the v e in s by th e p r e s

s ur e of th e d is te n ded ar te r ie s an d c ave r n s u pon the s e ve in s .

Bes ides th is ch eck the v en a p r of un d a cu mm u n is by wh ich th e

, ,

blood of th e cor por a c ave r n osa pen is h as to r etu rn p asse s ,

th r ou gh th e un s tr iped m u scu l ar fib r es of t h e m u s cul us tr an s

ver s us per in ei pr ofun d us Now th is m u scle co n t r act s syn ch r on
.
,

ous ly th r o ugh the s ame in fl u en ce of the n e r v i e r igen te s w h ich

cau sed the r el ax of the ton u s in the ar t er ies The co n t r act ion .

of the m uscle caus es the com p r essio n of the ven a p r of un da an d

p r even ts the bloo d fr om flow in g o ff . B es id es t h e m u s cu lar
t r ans ve r sus pe r in ei the m u s cu l us is ch io c av e r n o s us wh ich ar is es
,
-

fr om the os isch ii an d en c ir cles th e r ad ix of the pe n is as w ell ,

as the m us c u l u s b u lbo c av er n o s u s b
-
co m p i the b u lb us
y r es s n
g
ur eth r ae w ill both at the ir co n t r act io n p r eve n t the blood fr om
, , ,

flo win g off I n th is w ay ther e is n ot on ly an active in cr eas e

.

in the am ou n t of ar ter ial blood but al s o an ab r u pt decr e as e in

,

the amoun t of ven o us blood flo w in g out of the pen is Th e

,
.

co r po r a c ave r n os a ,the r efor e b ec om e of al mo s t c ar t il agin ous

,

h ar dn ess an d the pen is r eache s the s tate of r igidity n eces sar y

, ,

to the per for m an ce of the m ale s ex act When er ection is com

-
.

p l et e the co n t r act io n of the m u s c u l u s e r ecto r p e n i s d r aw s the

o r gan up again s t the abdom en an d gives it the same d ir ect ion
as th at of the v agin a .

C ath a rina — With the er ect ion of th e cor por a c ave r n os a the ,

coll icu l u s als o s w el l s an d al mo s t fil ls u p the en tir e l umen of

the p r ost atic u r eth r a I n th is w ay the bl ad de r wh ich h as al
.

r e ady been clo s ed b the co t ct io of the p h i cte i l o d

y n r a n s n r , s c s e

u p m o r e t i htl th at t d op of i e co u ld e c pe The
g y so
,
n o a r u r n s a .

er ect ion of the coll ic ul us al s o cau s es the o r ifi ces of the ej ac ula

to r y du cts to take th e dir ect ion for w ar d s tow ar d the p ar s mem
br an acea .

U r etin a — At t h is
t e the u r eth r a obt ain s an act ual l umen
s ag .

Th r ough the n et of vein s wh ich s ur r o un d the m ucous mem

b r an e of the ur eth r a an d th r ou gh the tu r gescen ce of the cor pus
76 L O VE

ca vern o s um ur eth r ae the canal of the u r eth r a open s an d r e

,

m ain s gap in g th r ou gh the en t ir e d u r atio n of th e e r ection In .

this w ay it is adm ir ably fitted to give a fr ee p assage f or th e

s eme n . I n th e mean t ime th e u r eth r al gl an ds ar e cons tan tl y
s ecr et in g the ir v is c id cle ar fluid wh ich to gethe r with the s ecr e
, ,

tion of the C ow pe r s gl an d s p r ov ide a l ub r icat in g an d p r otect

’
,

in g co at f or the u r e th r a an d n eu t r alize t h e con ten ts of the

ur eth r al w all s wh ich ar e other wis e b athed in ac id u r in e .

E j amd a tio n — The l as t im po r ta n t step of the male sexual

.

act is ej acu l atio n T h e s pe r m ato zo a l eave the l in in g of the

.

tubu l i con to r ti an d wan der th r ough th e t ubuli r ecti to the r ete

v ascu lo s u m an d hen ce th r o u h the v asa efi er en t ia to the hea d
g
of t h e ep ididymis They con t in ue their wan de r in gs thr ough th e
.

ep ididym is an d vas a defer en tia un til they r each t h e s em in al

ves icles an d the ej acul ato r y d ucts D ur in g s exu al t r an q uil ity .

an d in a n o r m al s t ate of health the ej ac ul ator y duets o win g

, ,

to the n a r r o w n es s o f th eir d iam ete r an d t h e obl iq u e d ir ect ion

of their o r ifices ar e suffi c ien tly co mp r es s ed to pr even t the s emen
,

fr om r each in g the u r eth r a The semen ther efo r e r em ain s in

.
, ,

the sem in al vesicles un t il n eeded f or ej acul atio n If n ot n ee ded .

in du e t ime it is as a r ule r e ab s or bed an d the o ve r flow if

, , , , ,

th er e be an y is d is ch ar ged d ur in g s leep accomp an ied by l ib id

, ,

in o ue d r eam s .

Co in ciden t w ith er ection the en tir e situat ion ch an ges Be .

fo r e ej acul ation the tes ticles ar e fo r c ibly dr awn u p to the

ex ter n al r in s of the i i l c l b the ct io of the
g n gu n a a n a y a n ,

cr em aste r m uscle Thr ou gh the co n t r act io n of the e pid idym is

.

an d the co n i v as c u lo s i the s e m in al fl u id is p r opelled t ow ar d

,

t h e vas a defe r e n t ia Th r ou gh th e pe r is tal t ic mo vem en t of the

.

v as a defe r en tia an d the s emin al ve s icl es the s emen is p r es s ed ,

in to t h e ej acu l ato r y du cts The l atte r by mean s of th e m us

.
,

cu l ar l aye r in the ir w alls fo rw ar d the semen to t h e p r os t at ic

,

u r eth r a . Th e act ion of the ducts is at th is momen t fac il it ated

by th e ch an ged dir ect ion of their o rifice s The ch an ge t ake s .

pl ace th r ough the t ur gesce n ce o f th e co ll ic ul u s T h e sw ell in g .

of the coll icul u s an d the con tr act ion of th e exte rn al s ph in cte r

of the bl adder p r even t the s emen fr om flowin g b ackw ar d in to
the bladder .
 P HY S I O L O GY OF S E X 7
7
At t h is e the mu scul ar s ub st an ce of t h e p r ost ate con
s tag

tr acts an d s queezes out t h e p r ostat ic fluid in t o the ur eth r a T h e .

fl u id h a d been s tow ed u p in t h e follicles un til the r e w as a dem an d

f o r it. All t hes e s ec r et io n s of t h e test icles s emin al vesicles , ,

an d p r o st ate mee t syn ch r o n o u s l y in the p r o s tat ic u r eth r a an d

,

ar e the r e tempo r ar ily s t o w ed up .

Th e m usc ul ar l aye r w h ich s ur r o un d s t h e membr an ous por

t ion of the u r eth r a is a ve r it able s ph in cte r th e con tr act ion s or ,

d il atatio n s of wh ich w ill p r opel or r etain t h e s em en T h e .

s em en po u r in g f r o m the ej acu l ato r y d u ct s an d the s ecr et io n of

th e p r os ta te ar e stead il y fo r ced for w ar d B u t r etain ed by th e

.
,

con tr acted sphin cte r exte rn us the semen is fo r ced in to the bulb
,

of the u r eth r a as th e pl ace of least r e sis ten ce I n th is w ay the

,
.

bulbous p ar t of the u r eth r a becomes d isten ded an d s er ve s as a

tem por ar y r es er vo ir f or t h e s em en befo r e ej acul at ion By r eflex .

e xcit at io n th is dist e n t io n c au s e s S pasmodic con t r actio n s of t h e

,

m us cu l us bul bo c ave rn o s u s an d clo n ic con t r act ion s of th e s e

-

cel er at or u r in ae The con tr act io ns of th ese tw o m uscles over

.

come the con tr ac t io n s of the s ph in cte r i e the m u sc ul ar l aye r

,
. .
,

of the memb r an o us port ion of t h e ur eth r a an d the s emen ,

is d r iven fo r w ar d an d gus hes out of th e meatus in sever al jets , ,

th r ough the o pen an d well l ub r icated c an al of th e u r eth r a

-
.

—
N er vous con tr ol of er ectiom Th e mec h an is m of e r ection
an d ej acu l at io n is co n t r o l l ed by s ix ce n t r es the th r ee cer ebr al , ,

o n e in t h e me d ull a oblo n gat a an d th e t w o s p in al

, E r ec t io n m ay .

be c aus ed by t h e s timul atio n of the cer eb r al cen tr e of vol upta s .

I mp r es s io n s o r igin atin g in th e b r ain as sexu al thou gh t s m ay

, ,

evoke v igo r o us e r ec tio n s Th e r e is n o fun ct io n of the h um an

.

eco n omy o ve r Wt h t h e m in d exe r t s a mo r e po wer ful in flu

’

e n ce th an over th at of sex Th e im agin at io n says H ammo n d

.
, ,

is al ways a mo r e po ten t s t imul an t of sex ual des ir es th an th e

ph ysiolo gic al in cen tive s u ppl ied by n atu r e Be s ides by im agi .

n at io n t h e ce r ebr al ce n tr e m ay be exc ited by imp r es s io n s eon

,

veyed th r o u h t h e sen s e s
g S igh t s m ell h ear in g an d in s ome
.
, , ,

patholo gical s tat es e ven t ast e ar e w ell k n o wn t o con v ey s exu al

s t imul at io n to t h e b r ain .Th e s e n s e of t ou ch h as s u ch an in flu
en ce over th e ge n er ative f un ct ion t h at it is con s ider ed th e
in s ep ar able comp an ion of sex ual act ivity .
7
8 LO VE

E r ect io n m ay fur the r be stim ul ated by exc itat ion of th e

cen t r e in t h e s p in al cor d . Th e dir ect elect r ical excitation of

CUT XXXI I I .

19 .

20
“
Dia gr a m o f n er v es and cen t r es .

1, br a in ; 2 cen t r e of i n h i bit i on ; 3 cen t r e of l i bi do ; l l cen tr e cf

, , ,
v o l u pta s ; 4 v a s od i l a to r y cen t r e in t h e med u ll a obl on ga t a ; 1 6 cen tr e
o f e r ect i o n ;
,

7
ce n t r e of ej a cu l a t i o n ;
, 1 0 gen i ta l s a t t h e per i her y
,

T h e br o ken l in es d es i gn a te cen tr i peta l n er v es t h e s ol i d lin es

,

, en o te
ce n tr i fuga l n er v e s .

E xpl a n a to r y r em a r k s : h en a v o lu p t u a r th ou ght or ig n a tes

W y i
in t h e cen tr e of v ol u ptas 1 1 , t is tr an s m tted by fibr e 1 2 t o t h e v a s o
i i
d la to r cen tr e 4 in t h e medu ll a obl on ga ta , h en ce by fibr e 1 4 in t h e
i y
s p n a l co r d t o t h e cen t r e o f
i er ect oni 1 6 in t h e l um ba r p a r t o f t h e
co r d ; 7
h en ce th r ou gh t h e n er v i e r gen tes 1 t o t h e gen tal s at t h e
i i
per pher y 1 0, w her e it r es pon d s by an er ec t on T h e exc ta t on of t h e
i i . i i
e r ec t on is th en , if s t r on
i h t m it t d th u h t h t r pet a l i
g e n ou g , r ans e r o g e cen
 PHYSI O L O GY O F SE X 7
9

th e pinal co r d in dogs evokes v igor ous er ect ion s T h e ir r ita

s .

tion of th e s p in al cor d in some s p in al dis eas es often p r oduces

er ection s Sleep wh ile lyin g on th e back is kn o wn to p r oduce
.
, ,

vigo r o us er ections by in c r eas in g the flow of blood to the s pin al

,

cor d an d by allo w in g the blood to s ettle in the medulla oblo n gata

an d in the cor d s o as to p r od uce a p as s ive co n ge st ion
,
.

E r ect ion s m ay fin ally be evoked by the s t imul at io n of the

er iphe r al n e r ves at the ge n i ta l s as on the gl an s an d on the
p
s kin of th e pen is E s pec iall y the p r o st at ic u r eth r a an d the
.

coll ic ul us ar e r eco gn ized as t h e mo s t s en s itive ar ea the focal ,

po in t of the n er vo u s im p r e s s ion s on the geni t al system Pr e s .

s u r e of the met al s o un d on the p r o s tate or it s c au te r iz at ion ,

tu m o r s c alc u l i an d in flam m at ion s e e gon o r r hoea m ay oft en

, ,
. .
, ,

excite er ect ion s Th e p r o s tatic mu cou s memb r an e is s u ppos ed

.

to be the s eat of the pleas u r abl e s en sat ion s Du r in g an y k in d .

of s ex u al act iv ity the p r o static ar ea is in ten s ely con gested an d

, ,

it s n er ves ar e in a h igh st ate of te n s io n E xcit at ion s at the n eigh .

bor in g p ar t s of the gen it al o r gan s as evoked by hemo r r ho id s , ,

s ton e in the bl adde r full bl ad der w o r ms or fu ll r ectum may

, , ,

al s o p r o du ce e r ectio n s .

Th e per iphe r al exc it atio n s of the gen it al s ar e tr an sm it ted

to the cen t r al n e r vo us sys tem i e the cen tr es in the pen s ,
. .
,

an d in the med u ll a by r eflex ac tio n F r om thes e cen t r es the

,
.

or sen s or
y n er v e 9 to t h e t
cen r e o f j
e a cu a 7
l t i on ; h en ce aga i n th r ou gh
th e cen t r i fu ga l j
e a cu a o r y n er v e l t 8 to t h e per i pher y w her e ej acu l a tion ,

ta kes pl ace .

When an exci ta ti on or igi n a tes at t h e per i ph er y 1 0 as in s leep i t , ,

is tr an s m i tte d th r ou gh t h e s en s o r y n er v e 1 8 t o t h e cen tr e of er ec t i on
1 6 an d th r ou gh n er v e 1 5 t o t h e a s o d i l t r y cen tr e 4 ; h en ce b a ck t o
t h e per i ph er y b y t h e n er v e s 1 4 a d 1 7
, v a o

a fter t h e i n h i b i to r 1 3
y n en
r v e ,

h a s been p a r a l yzed T h e exc i ta t i on o f t h e er ec t i n i s th en tr a n s m i tte d

th r u gh n er 9 t o cen tr e 7
. o ,

a s p r ev io u s l y d es cr i bed , o a n d n er e 8 to ve v

th e e r i ph er y w h r e j acu l a t i n t a k es pl ce I n e i th er case t h e ex
p e e o a .

c i t t on o f t h e ej a u l t i n i s th
a i c c i d th u gh t h se
a o y
en 5
ar r e ro e n sor n er v e

t o t h e cen tr e of l i b i d o 3 an d is th er e exp e r i en c d a s a pleasu r able fee l i n g e .

Wh en t h e cen tr e f er ec ti on 1 6 is d i r ec tl y i r r i ta ted f or ex am ple by

o , ,

e lec tr i c i ty a fter t h e s p in a l co r d h a s bee n s e r ed t h e s ti mu l u s is d i r ec tl y

t r a n s m i tt ed th r ou gh n er v e 1 7
, ev ,

t o t h e p er i ph er y 1 0 t o r es po n d w i th er ec
t i on Th e s am e r oa d is ta k en by t h e exci ta ti on of t h e cen t r e of er ect i on
.

1 6 d u r in g s leep .

s p e r m a t r h oea t h e s tim u l u s a t t h e cen tr e o f v o lu pta s

d i r ectl y t r a n m i tte d th r ou gh n e r e 6 to t h e cen t r e of ej acu l at i on 7
I n o r 1 1 is
s v ,

h en ce th ou gh n erv e 8 to t h e pe r i pher y 1 0 an d ej acu la t i o n ta kes pl ace

r ,

wi t h ou t er ec t i on .
80 L O VE

s tim ul us is con veyed to the cen t r e s of er ect ion in the lumbar

r e gio n If the in dividu al is in a state of un con sciou sn ess as in
.

s leep ,
the stimul us at t h e pe r iphe r y takes the d ir ect r oad to
the cen t r e of er ection The exc itat ion of th is cen t r e is then
.

car r ied by the way of th e n er v i e r igen te s t o the cor po r a c ave rn os a .

h
C en tr e of in ib ition — All the n er vous elemen ts the cer e ,

br al cen t r e of vol up tas or sex des ir e the s pin al cen tr e of

-
,

er ect ion an d the n e r ves at the per ipher y n ot onl y at the gen i
, ,

tal s bu t the n er ve en din gs of the s k in th r ough the en tir e body

, ,

wo r k in pe r fect h ar mon y Hen ce a man in full v igor of vir il ity

.

wo u ld h ave v igo r o u s e r ect io n s at the s l ighte s t to u ch or even

s ight of a comely w om an G iven our p r es en t mode of l ife
.
,

with the u b iq u itou s oppo r tu n it ie s f or s u ch sight s at all t ime s ,

n o r m al heal thy m en w o u ld h av e to w alk ar ou n d on the s t r eets

in a st ate of per m an en t p r iap is m but f or the ce r eb r al c en t r e

,

of in h ib it ion The in flu en ce em an atin g fr o m this in h ib itor y

.

cen tr e w or ks upon the s p in al cen t r e to pr even t er ect ion Wh en .

t h e in fl u en ce of th is cen tr e is r em o v ed er ect ion is facil itat ed

,
.

When the s p in al co r d of a dog is s ever ed in the lu mb ar r egion ,

th e ir r it at ion of the gen ital s mo r e r e adi ly p r ovokes e r ection .

With the r emoval of the in h ibitor y in fl u en ce du r in g sleep the ,

l east exc itat ion of the gen ital s cau s e s vigo r o u s er ectio n s When .

the st im ul ation of th e in h ib ito r y cen tr e is un u s u all y in cr eas ed ,

as in n e u r asthen ics an d othe r n e r vou s d is o r de r s er ect ion s fail to ,

appear w hen they ar e mo s t des ir ed

, .

T h us by the in h ib itor y acti on of the b r ain the t on n e of

, ,

th e cen t r e of er ect ion p r es er v es the eq uil ibr ium an d it r eq uir es ,

lo n ge r p r epar ation s an d mo r e in ten s e exc it at ion s th an is o r d i

n ar il y fur n is hed in s oc ial in te r co u r s e to evoke e r ect io n s u sees ,

sar y f or the pe r fo r m an ce of the sexual act Wh en cer eb r al in h i

.

bition is r emov ed as in sl eep er ect ion s ar e f acil itat ed

, ,
On .

th e oth er h an d, wh en th e inh ibitory in fluen ces ar e in cr eased ,

as in a st at e of in ten se men t al occupat ion or of depr ess in g

emot ion as f ear of in ab ility t o con s ummat e th e act

,
or f ear ,

of detectio n or at th e l o ss of th e obj ect of o ne s aff ect io ns or

’
, ,

in cases of ext r eme modesty or disgust etc erection s may be , .

,

ven ted or en tir elv arr e s ted H en c e th e n o rmal accomplish

p r e .

ment o t e f h s ex-a ct r eq uir es co m pl et e ab sen c e of dou bt s , app r e

 P HY S I O L O G Y O F SE X 81

h en sion s , of an y an x iety wh atever an d wan t of con fi den ce in

,

on e s own po wer O ther wis e the in h ibitor y in fluen ces will pr e

’
.

ven t a per fect er ection .

C en tr e of ej a cula tio n — The cen tr e of ej acu lat ion h as it s

se at in the level of the fo ur th l umb ar ver teb r a I n a s tate of .

per fect health the excitab il ity of th is cen tr e is mu ch lo w e r th an

,

th at of er ection Hen ce it r equ ir es mor e i n ten se s tim uli an d

.

lon ger p r ep ar at ion to p r od uce an ej acu l at ion th an an e r ect ion .

The best s timu lu s f or th is cen tr e is the ten der s oft w ar m va , ,

g l u al m u co s a w,
h e n r ubb in
g ga ain st the g l an s a n d the s k i n

of the pen is .

Or gas m us — The compl icated r efl ex n er ve phen o m en a t ak

.

in g pl ace in a complete an d per fect male s exu al act m ay be

descr ibed as follows
At the fi rst volu ptuou s th r ill of a physical pleasu r able sen
sat ion ,
an d at the fi r s t t acti le exc it at ion of the s en s u al o r gan s ,

the cer ebr al cen tr e of in h ibit ion is at o n ce par al yzed an d its

in fl u en ce is r emoved Th e cen t r e of er ect ion h as n ow oppor
.

t un ity f or the fu ll d is pl ay of it s v as od il ato r y in fl u en ces Th e .

ton us of th e gen ital ve ss els is r emoved an d an in c r eased am oun t

,

of blood flows in to the ar te r ie s an d c aver n s so as to r en der t h e

pen is ston e h ar d Th r ough the in cr eas ed bloo d su pply an d
.

un der th e gr eatly in cr eas ed n er vou s ten s ion the gen ital gl an d s , ,

the testicles s em in al ves icles an d p r ost ate s ecr ete an in c r eas ed

, ,

amo un t of their r e s p ect ive fl u id s Thes e s ecr et ion s pour in to

.

the u r eth r al b ulb an d d is ten d the same Th e excit ation s r adi .

,

atin g fr om th is d is ten s ion s e r ve to s tim u l ate the cen t r e of

,

ej acul ation an d the con tr act ion s of the mu scles b ulbo caver n osus
,
-

an d accele r ato r u r in ae t ake pl ace Th e r es u lt of the s e con

.

tr action s is the phen omen on of ej ac u l ation .

S im u ltan eo u s l y with th e e j acu l a ti on th e n er vou s ten sion

, ,

w h ich w as in cr eas ed to the h ighes t degr ee th r ou gh the excita

tion s of the diff er en t or gan s is al s o r emoved T h is explosion
,
.

of the n er vous ten s ion dur in g the cr isis pr oduce s the ple asur abl e
s en s at ion s w h ich ar e kn ow n u n de r t h e n ame or ga ( f m
"
sm r o
the Gr eek w or d é pyay to sw ell w ith l u s t )
,
.

M an y au th or ities ( am on g oth er s Rohl ed er B er l in er K l in ik 1 909

Heft 25 7cl a i m th a t t h e l i b i d o or t h e pl ea s u r abl e sen s a tion s or igin a te
, , ,

, ,
82 LOVE

A fte r ej acul ation an d t h e r em oval of th e geni tal con ges t ion ,

the p ar alys is of t h e in h ib ito r y cen t r e ceas es an d th e n o r mal ,

n er v e t on u s of t h e bl ood v es s el s gr adu all r ea ppe ar s The in flu x

y .

of bloo d in to the gen ital vess el s is th us cut 0 6 an d th e e r ectio n ,

of t h e cor po r a caver n o s a ceas es O n ly the coll icul us r emain s .

t w ll d f s o m e t ime F or th i r eas o n m ict u r it ion is im

y e s e e , o r s .

po ss ible immed iately afte r ej acul at ion Afte r the act fol lows a .

s t ate of exh au s t io n w ea r in es s w eakn e ss an d in c l in at io n to s leep

, ,
.

Altho ugh the fr an tic con d ition an d the s emi delir ium gen e r ally -

l ast s a s h or t t im e on ly s t ill it is su fficien tly lo n g to exh au s t

,

com pl etely t h e st r en gth of th e or d in ar y or gan ism After a .

cer t a in t im e of r es t s ex co n n e ct io n in a h ealth y pe r s o n is fol

,

low ed by a joyous feel in g an d fr esh vigo r Th e head feel s mor e .

f r ee an d eas y th e body m o r e el as tic an d a gr eat er dis posit ion t o

, ,
-

h
p y s ic al a n d in tellect u a l l abo r r es u lt s .

at ifi
t h e or ce s of th e j
e a cu a o r y l t
du ct s du r in g t h e p ass age of t h e th i ck
s e m en t h r o u
g h the e n a r o w O p n i n g s T h i s hypo thes i s w i ll n o t s ta d
s r e . n

a cr i t i ca l a n a l y s i s .People w h o began t o m as tu r bate in ear ly c h i ldhood

r el a te th a t f o r yea r s th ey exper i en ced or s m w i th ou t n o ti ci n g t h e l ea s t
tr a ce of a n ej a cu l a t i on On e day u su a l y betw een t h e fou r te en th an d
.
,

s i xtee n th ye a r , th ey w er e s u r p r i s ed by t h e fi r s t ej acu l a ti on : S t i ll ther e

w a s n o m a te r i a l c h an ge in t h e q u a l i ty o f t h e l i b i d o du r i n g t h e o r gas m
ac co m p a n i ed b y e j acu l a t i on f r om th a t ex per i en ced d u r i n t h p r ev i o u s
g e
o r ga s m s w i th ou t ej ac u l a t i on s T h i s ten d s t o s h ow th a t t h e l i b i d o ex
.

p e r i en ced a t t h e se x u a l p a r o xy s m h a s i t s ca u s e n ot i n t h e r em o v a l o f
t h e m a ter i a l con ges t i on bu t in t h e r e l i ef f r om t h e n er v ous ten s i o n .

T h e or gas t i c p a r oxy sm h as it s a n a l o gy in t h e ep i l epti c cr i s i s Th e .

n er v o u s te n s i on in t h e ep ilepti c p a tien t i s gr ad u a lly in cr ea s ed un t i l

o n e da y a n ex pl o s i on en s u e s a n d t h e ep i l e pt i c a tt a ck r em ov e s s o t o s a
, y , ,

t h e a ccu mu l a ted n er v ou s en er gy Th e p a tien t is th en r e l i ev ed f or a

.

ce r t a i n t i m e An an a l o o u s r e l i ef fr om t h e n er v ou s te n s io n is eff ec ted
.

g
d u r i n g t h e o r ga s tic cr i s i s an d t h e cause of t h e lib i do in men an d in
,

w omen is th is d i sch a r ge of n e r vo u s en er gy T h e e j acu l a t i on of t h e f ew

.

d r o p s o f s emen o r of K r is te l ler s l ug is on l y a n a cc i den ta l i n c i d en t

’

w h i c h m a y co n t r i bu te t o t h e w ell b
,

e i n g of t h e i n d i v i d u a l
-
j u s t as t h e ,

d i sch a r ge f r om bladder and rectum, but wh ich is not t h e cause of

or gas t i c l i b i d o .
 P HY S I O L O GY O F SE X 83

CHAP T E R V I II

T H E F U N C T I ON S OF T H E F E M A L E G E N I TA L ORG AN S

th e —
The ov i l in ed b l a e r of
F u n ctions f
o ovar y
. a r y s y a y
n ital p ith l i w h ich u n d er o ce r ta in
g e e e a g
ch an ges d ur in g the e n t ir e s ex u al l ife of th e w om an T h e epi .

thel ia ar e co n t in ually t r an sfo r med in to ova When a sin gle .

g e n i t al ep ithel ium le ave s the o v ar ian l in in g to be t r an s fo r med

in to an ovum it moves fr om the per iphe r y to w ar d the cen t r e .

It then su r r oun d s itself with foll ic ul ar ep ithel ia an d fo r m s the

G r aafi an foll icle . Th r o ugh it s gr o w th th e Gr aafi an foll icle ap
p r oa c h e s a g a in the pe r iphe r
y A .l l r i pe G r a a fi an foll icle s are ,

t h e r efo r e s it uated n ear the p er iphe r y of the ov ar y

,
.

Ovu at on
l i — Abou t on ce a m on th a gen er al con ges tion of
the en tir e gen it al system t akes pl ace !
Th is con ges t ion cau s es
.

an e ff us ion of s e r um an d blood in to the G r aafi an foll icle an d

the r upt u r e of th e s am e I n th is w ay th e o vu m is set fr ee an d

.

is s e ized by the fi m br iae of th e F allop ian t ube Th e o v um begin s

.

n ow its jo u r n ey to war d s t h e ute r u s D u r in g it s p r o gr ess th r o ugh

.

the ov id u ct the m at u r ition of t h e ovu m or the r ed uction of its ,

ch r omo s om es to h alf t h e n um be r p ecu l iar to it s s p ecies takes ,

pl ace by a double segm en t at ion The ovu m is d ivided t w ice in

.
,

su cce s s io n e ach t im e in to t w o q u ite u n eq u al p ar ts

, The sm alle r .

s e gme n t s c alled pol ar bod ie s r e m ain n ear the pe r iphe r y of the

, ,

ovum an d ar e ext r u ded l ater on The ov um is n ow r ipe f or

.

fer til iz ation .

A ccor d in g t o B is c h o ff a n d H is s t h e im p r egn a tion t akes

,

l ce i t h d i t l n d of t h e b Afte imp e t io t h
p a n e s a e
tu e . r r gn a n e

zygote co n t in u e s it s w an d er in g by the c u r r en t of the cil iated

Th i s m on thly p er i od i ci ty i a t tr i bu te d by s om e au t h r i ties t o
s o

co s m i c i n fl u e n ces ( t h e n ew m oo n a d fu ll m oo n )
n B u t s i n ce o th er
. .

v i ta l p r o ces s es a l s o s h ow a ce r ta i n u n d u l t o r y i c e se an d d ec r e as e in
a n r a

s tr en gth ( e c t h e s y s to l e a n d d i as to l e o f t h e h e a r t )
. . i t is m or e pr obable
,

th at t h e er iodicit y of ovu l at i o n is du e t o a n u n du la to r y moti on w her e ,

t h e l en o f t h e w av e is a bou t fou r w eeks .

84 L OVE

e p ithel ia of the tube tow ar ds the uteru s Th e o vum n eeds ao

,
.
,

co r din g to Hen s en fr om th r ee to five days accor d in g to B is choff

, ,

e ight d ays to t r an s ver s e th is way in the w oman It co uld n ot

, ,
.

las t an y lon ger s ays Von Win ckel becaus e the u ter in e en d of th e
, ,

tu be in the h um an fem ale h as a di ameter of onl y two to th r ee

, ,

mill im eter s wh ile the di am eter of the o vum in the s econ d

, ,

w eek of p r e gn an cy is th r ee to s ix mill imeter s al r ea dy

,
Hen ce .
,

whe n a r et ar dat io n f or on e c aus e or an othe r t ake s pl ace a

, , ,

t ub al p r egn an cy will be the r es u lt .

Wh en the imp r egn ated ovum h as r eached the c avity of th e

u te r us it p en et r a t es t h r o u h t h e ep ith el ium in to the s u bm u cou s
g
fib r o u s t iss u es of t h e u t er us whe r e it co m ple te s its devel opmen t
,
.

I n ter na l ovar ia n s ecr etion — Bes id es the f un ct ion of pr e

par in g the ova t h e ov ary h as an in t er nal s ecr et ion w h ich is
,

th e c a us e of t h e fem ale s eco n d a ry ch a r acte r is t ic s Wh en both .

ovar ies ar e r emoved be f o re p ube rt y the t ime when the stamp ,

of s ex is becom in g im p r e s s ed on eve r y p ar t of t h e body the ,

e s s en t ial f em in in e f e a t u r es f a il t o dev el o T h a b e of t h e
p e s e n c
.

o var ie s lead s to the develop m en t of a colo r l ess n e uter c r e atu r e ,

of an gul ar fo r m s tr iden t voice str id in g gait an d even of

, , ,

bear ded chi n .

i
F un ct on of th e F al lopia n tu bes — The fun c tion of the ducts
is to f ur n is h a p ath f or the ovum in it s p assage t o war ds th e
ut e r u s an d f or the s per m at ozo a on their wa to meet the o vum
y .

The c ur r en t of the t ub al c il iat ed ep ithel ia is d ir ec t ed to w ar ds

th e u ter us . I n th is w ay the ov um wh ich does n ot po ss es s s elf
m ot io n as do the s per m atozo a is c ar r ied to w ar ds it s dest in at ion
, , ,

wh ile the s pe r m ato zo a h ave t o s w im aga in s t t h e c u r r en t .

M ens tr ua tion — The m ain fun ct ion of th e uter u s is to se rv e

.

as a co uch or r e s t in g pl ace f or the fer t il ized ov u m d u r in g it s

developmen t For th is en d a woun d h as to be set in the l in in g

.

of the uter u s t o fac ilitate t h e gr aftin g of t h e fer t il ized ovum ,

j u st as the gar d n er m akes a sl it f or in gr aftin g the youn g shoot .

The p r ep ar ation of the in gr aft in g of the youn g ani m al is ao

compl is hed by the mon thly ch an ges in the uter u s p r eced in g
men s tr uation Th e mo n thly gen e r al co n ge st ion of the gen it al
.

o r gan s , n ece s s ar y f or the ov u m to le ave t h e G r aafi an foll icle ,

al so c au s e s t h e u te r in e m u co u s m em b r an e to s w ell f r o m on e
 P HY S I O L O GY OF S E X 85

to th r ee mill imeter s in th e th ickn e s s Th e mu co sa becom es .

"t

. th us tu r gid an d velvety The ep ithel ial cell s of the en dome.

t r ium s well an d mult iply The openin gs of th e uter in e gl an ds.

ar e en l ar ged an d a wh itis h op aqu e m u c us is pour ed out

,
The ,
.

l d u l a ce l ls a r e en l ar ged an d the r e is a m ul t ipl ic at ion of the

g an r ,

r o un d cel l s of the st r o m a The cell s ar e clo udy an d fil led with .

f at gr an u les Th is fatt y de gen er at ion in volves the glan d ular

.

cell s the cell s of the in te r glan du l ar t issu e an d the cells of t h e

,
-
,

blood vess el s wh ich ar e d isten ded with blood The en dom et r ium .

or l in in g is th u s p r ep ar ed f or the r ecept ion of the imp r e gn ated

ovum Th e s e alter at ion s devel op in depen den tl y of the h aem or

.

rh a e The w ell i be i lo n t ime befo r e the pe r iod an d

g . s n
g g n s a g
r e ache s it s m ax im u m o n ly at th is t ime .

If the ovu m h as become imp r egn ated it is r eady to r es pon d

’
to thes e p r ep ar at ion s If however n at ur e s attempt to r epr o
.
, ,

Vi
Accor d in g t o P f l ti ger ( e t s Ha n db der G y n 1 9 0 8 , Vo l 3 , p 2 5 )
’
. . . .

t h e p r es s u r e of t h e per od ca ll gr ow n g G r aa fla n foll icle cau ses a con

i i y i
t in u a l ir r ita tion of t h e ov a r a n n er v es , w h ch , b r eflex act o n , i s t h e
i i y i
cau s e o f t h e gr ea t con ges t io n o f t h e gen t a l s hen t h e s t m u lu s h as i . W i
r ea ch ed a cer ta n h e i ht , t h e co n ge s t on l ea d s , o n t h e o n e s d e, t o t h e
i i i
r u ptu r e of t h e fo ll ie e, on t h e oth er h a n d , t o t h e m en s t r u a l c h an ge
i
of t h e u te r n e m u cos a T h s th eo r y h a s been a ba n d on ed , an d t h e m od ern
. i
tr en d of op n on is t o attr bu te t h e gen er a l con ges t on to chemica l
i i i i
s ub t
s a n ces , th u s r etu r n n g t o B ow n S eq u a r d tea ch n gs th a t t h e p er od
r -
i i i
ica l con ges t ion is cau s ed by a ch em ca l s u bs tan ce w h ich , p r odu ced i
w th in t h e ov a r y, en te r s t h e bl oo d cir c u l a t on
i i .

Accor d n g t o i L
Me er , u n d er t h e n flu en ce of ovu l at on , a con
. y i i
t in u a l p r od u ct o n of s u bs ta n ces , oo ph or in es , n eces s ar
i f or t h e gr ow t h y
o f t h e foe tu s , ta k es pl ace T h ese s u b s ta n ces c r cu la t e in t h e blood ,
. i
an d, w h en th e ar e p r es en t in l a r e a m ou n t s , cau se 9 s t m u l a t on o f
y i i
g .

t h e en t r e n er v ou s s s tem
i T h s expl a in s t h e n er v ous r r ta t o n a n d
y . i i i i
o th er ph en om en a of th s per od u r n g m en s t r u a t on thes e su bs tan ces
i i . D i i
td
7thi
a r e excr e e .

G K l ei n
.
( M il n eb . 191 1,m ed 99 ) . n sW och en sch r
a . p . k th t
h
t h e oo ph or in es ca u s e a c em ic a c a n ge of t h e u er n e m u co s a a n d of
‘

l h t i
th e bl d
oo c r cu a i l ti
n g in th e a er , an d ar e em s e v es c em ica l tt th l h lly
h
c a n ged T e . h y th l
en e a v e t h e bo d s i m u t a n eo u s wi t h e m en s r u a y l l y th t l
bl d
oo . t ti
Hen ce men s r u a on i s a r ea ca a r s s in t h e sen se of Hy o l th i , p
f
kr at es , a r ee in g of t h e o b dy f r om t h e o x ic eff ec s o f t h e oo p h o r in e s t t .

Th e p r esen ce of t h e oo ph or in es ur n g s er o a ccou n s f or th e d i th i p i d t
d t
iff er en s m e of men s t r u a ll ood r om o r n ar oo l bl
Th e ecu i a r f d i y bl d p . l
ll f
sm e r om t h e m ou th
s o f s om e m en s r u a i n g w o m en m a
y a so be a t t r i t t l
b td
u e p
t o t h e r es en ce of t h e ooph or in e s i n t h e od b y .

Wh en r egn an c p h a s on ce y
een es a s ed , m en s r u a on cea s es b t bl i h t ti
d t p th
f or th e en ir e er i o t h e mo er is n u r s n g h er off s r n g, be t h e n u r s n g i p i i
w i th t d i
in t h e u er u s u r n g ge s a o n or a e r on t ti
ur ng ac a on , w l t d i l t ti i th
b
t h e r eas t B th p i d
o . e r o s com r s e t h e p i
m e w e n t h e m o er h as t o giv e ti h th
h er v a it l fl d
u i s f o r t h e n u r i ion of h er off s r n
g t t p i .
 86 L O VE

d uee an in d ividu al of
pecies h as b ee n f r us t r ated an d the
th e s ,

o v um h as n o t been im p r e gn ated the l atte r h as to be c ast ou t , ,

a n d al l the p r ep a r at io n s a r e el im in a t ed The exu be r an t epi .

th el ial cell s ar e exfol iated The del ic ate cap illar ies e n go r ged
.
,

w ith blood s w eat d r op s of blood b diapedes is or bu r s t an d dis

, y
ch a r ge the ir co n t en t s The con ge s ted an d en go r ged gl an ds se
.

cr e t e an d exc r e t e p r of u s el
y .

Th is m in gled m ass of ep ithelial cells blood an d m uc u s ,

lea ves the bo dy in fo r m of m en s t r u al disch ar ges Men s t r u at ion .

,

th er efo r e is a r et r o gr ade p r ocess in con sequ en ce of the fail u r e

, ,

of the imp r egn at io n of the ovum The m on thly flow is l ike .

the sh e dd in g of the l eaves by the tr ee the gett in g r id of s om e ,

m ater ial the fun c t io n of w h ich h as been fr us tr ated an d f or w h ich

the ec on o my h as n o mor e u s e .

Men str uat io n is th u s t h e m an ifes t ph en omen on of t h e r e

t r ogr ade m et am o r pho s is w h ich e n s u es at the fail u r e of the ovu m
t o becom e fer t il ized Whe r e the r e is fer tilizat ion ther e is n o
.

m en s t r u at io n He n ce tho s e w omen w h o m ar r y imm ed iat el y

.
,

a fter m en s t r u at io n s ets in at p u b er ty an d ar e imp r e gn ated

‘
, ,

an d tho s e wom en w h o ar e im p r e gn ated immed iatel y afte r they

f i n ished n u r s in g the ir b ab ies w ill s eldom show the ph en o m en on ,

of m en s tr u ation Th is is t h e r eas on wh y men str uat io n is so

.

r ar el ob e ved m o n im al s sl
'

y s r a n
g a

Th e H i n du s r ecomm en d t h e mar r i age of t h e g r l befor e t h e fi r s t

i
m en s t r u a t i on h as s e t in Amo n g m an i s a v a ges t h e fi r s t m en s t r u a t o n
y
.

is t h e s i gn a l f or m a r r yi n g o ff t h e gir i S u c h w o m en beco m e m p r eg
n a t ed w i th eac h s u cceed i n g c h i ld i mm ed i a te l y afte r th ey h a v e fi n i s hed
n u r s i n g t h e p r eced i n g on e B y t h e ti m e p r o pagat i on ceas es , t h e cl im a
.

ce r i u m se t s in I n th i s w ay t h ese w om en o n ly m en st r u a te a f ew t i m e s
.

d u r i n g thei r l i v es .

1
'
A n o th er r e a s o n w h y m e n s t r u a t i o n i s s o r a r e l y o b s e r v e d a m o n g
a n i m a ls is th e i r p o s t u r e I f t h e p r ep a r a t i o n s p r eced i n g m en s t r u a t i on
.

a r e f o r t h e p u r po s e o f i n gr a fti n g t h e fer ti l i zed ov um i t fo llow s t h a t ,

men s tr u a t i on m u s t occu r in a l l thos e a n i m a l s in w h i ch t h e fer t i l i zed

egg is fu ll d l o p d t c m pl t m t u r i ty w i th i n t h e i n te r i or o f t h e
y e v e e o o e e a

m other . Th is is i n d eed w h a t h a ppen s A l l an i m a l s w i th so i n t i m a te

.

a n atta ch m en t of t h e foe ta l a n d m a te r n a l or ga n i s m s t h a t t h e fo e ta l

p l a ce n t a ca n n o t b e d et a c h e d f r o m t h e m o th e r w i th ou t a h aem or r h age ,

s h ow t h e phen omen on of men s t r u a t i o n .

Men s t r u a t i on w a s for m er l y r ega r ded as t h e excl us i v e p r er oga ti v e

o f w om an b u t w e k n ow n ow th a t w om an s h a r es t h e p r i v i l ege w i th m an y
,

an i m a l s .Al l w a r m bl oo d ed an i m a l s th a t s tan d or w a lk er ect w i th ou t

-
,

ex cept i o n m en s tr u a te
, Th e a ppe a r an ce of t h e d i sch a r ge is s i m pl y d u e
.

t o pos tu r e Th e p r ocess i s go i n g on in a ll q u a d r u ped s a s t h e s heep

.
, ,
 P HY S I OL OGY OF SEX 8 7
T h e con cubitalis f un ction of An other highly im t h e u t eru s —

por t an t f u n ct ion of the u te r u s is t o s e r v e as an o r gan of cop u

l ation D ur in g the or gasm at t h e m omen t of the h igh es t ex

.
,

cit em en t t h e u te r us
,
des ce n d s d eepe r in to the s m all pelv is
!
It .

is as s is ted in the des cen t by the p r es s ur e of the abdom in al

the co w , t h e dog, t h e ca t , et c , bu t on accou n t o f t h e po s i t i on of t h e

.

t
u e r u s ( in q u a d r u ped s t h e fu n d u s o f t h e u t e r u s i s s i tu a t e d l o w er t h a n

t h e n ec k ) t h e bloo d is u s u a lly r eta i n ed in th a t o r gan , r ea bs or bed

thr ou gh t h e lym pha ti cs in to t h e blood , a n d co n s umed in t h e v it al pr oces s
o r e l i m i n a ted th r ou gh excr eto r y gl a n d s .

I n s o m e an i m a l s t h e d i sch ar ge c on s i s t s of mu cu s I n d ogs t h e .

wr i ter s aw r ea l bloo d I t is on l y a pl ay o f n a tu r e, th a t in on e s pec i es

.

t h e co n ges t i on of t h e en it a l s m a n i fes ts i t s e l f by a s w ea t i n g o f v i sco us

m u cu s , in t h e o th er y a flow of bloo d .

E v en t h e low er a n i m a l s s hed t h e sa me d egen er a te d ma ter i a l Th ey .

m en s tr u a te th r ou gh t h e lym ph a t i cs , i f f o r o n e cau se o r a n o th er im
r egn a t ion h as been p r ev en ted Bu t a s a r u l e, in an im a l s , l i v i n g in
¥
.

r ee dom , i m p r egn a t i o n a lw a y s fo llo w s t h e p r e p ar a t io n o f t h e u te r u s ,

a n d t h e ph en o m en on o f m en s t r u a t i on f a i l s t o a ppear I t is on l amon g
y .

dom es ti ca ted an im a ls th a t t h e d i sch a r ge fr om t h e gen i ta l s 1 8 some

t i mes obse r v ed .

Acco r d i n g t o B isch ofi a t t h e m om en t of t h e h i gh es t exc i tem en t

'

t h e u ter u s is p r es s ed d ow n i n to t h e s m a ll p el v i s a n d t he u t er i n e o r i fi ce ,

O p en s an d r ece i v e s t h e s per m a b y a k i n d o f s u ct i on .

E ich s tedt cl a i m s th a t t h e u ter u s w h i ch is u s u a ll y fl a tte n ed ii

,

t h e s a gi tta l d i r ect i o n a s s um es a r ou n d p ea r s h a p ed fo r m du r i n g t h e
, ,
-

exc i tem en t an d f o r som e t i m e a f t er w a r d s I n th i s w a y a r ea l ca v um

.

u ter i is p r o d u ced w h er e p r ev i o u s ly on l y a v i r t u a l ca v i ty ex is ted

,
Th e .

v acu i t th n u k i t h Sp m b y m f p i a t i n l i ke a pu m p
y e s c s n e e r a ea n s o as r o .

K isch sa y s : Du r i n g t h e or ga s m t h e u t e r u s descen d s d eep er i n to

t h e p e lv i s I t i s as s i s t ed in it s d e s cen t by t h e p r es s u r e o f t h e a b
.

dom in a l m u s c les T h e mu sc l es of t h e u te r u s o pe n the n t h e u t e r i n e

.

o r i fi ce a n d t h e fo r m e r l y fi a t O pen i n b ec o m e s r ou n d A t t h e s am e
, g .

ti me t h e u ter i n e o r i fi ces of t h e tube s a l so o pen S i mu lta n eou s l y t h e .

s ecr et i o n of t h e ce r v ica l l a n d i s x p s s d an d a s u c t i o n o f a s ma ll
g s e r e e ,

am o un t o f s p e r m a i n to t h e ce r v i x en s u e s .

Rohled er s ays : Th e pl i cae pa lm ata e of t h e cer v ix for m an obs tacle

t o t h e pen etr a t i on o f an y fl u i d i n to t h e u te r u s B u t du r i n g t h e exci te .

m en t th i s ob s t acl e i s ov er com e by t h e i n cr ea sed s e cr eti on of t h e cer

,

v ica l gl a n d s At t h e s am e t i m e t h e u te r i n e o r i fi ces o f t h e tu bes w h i ch

.
,

a r e g en e r a ll y c lo s ed o pe n w id e ly th r ou h t h e exci tem en t a n d a lm o s t
, g
ch a lle n ge t h e en tr an ce of t h e s pe r m a to zo a .

K r i t e l l e r d esc r ibes t h e sec r eti on of a clea r tr a n s p a r en t mu cu s in

s

t h e fo r m of a co r d a bo u t o n e t o fou r m i ll i m eter s th i ck an d o n e t o s ix
cen t i m e te r s lo n g in t h e u te r u s o f ev e r y ma t u r e w om an w h o n ev er w a s ,

p r egn an t T h i s co r d is h a n gi n g ou t of t h e o r ifi cium exter n u m u ter i

. .

Acco r d i n g t o Wer n ich a p r ep ar ato r y er ecti on of t h e v agin a l

,

por ti on an d o f t h e n eck of t h e u te r u s ta kes pl ace in t h e begi n n i n g of

t h e a ct T h en in t h e m om en t of t h e h i ghes t or gas ti c excitemen t an d
.
,

a lm os t s i m u lta n eo u s l y w i th t h e mu tu a l ej a cu l a t i on t h e ce r v i x becom es ,

flabby a n d s o ft aga i n T h i s s u dd en r el axat i on of t h e er ecte d cer v ix

.

i s m ad e p o s s i ble by a p a r t i c u l ar a r r a n gem en t o f t h e n er v es an d ca u s es
t h e a s p i r a t i on of t h e s per ma T h e er ect ion of t h e low er par t of t h e
.

.
88 LOVE

m uscles The uter us usually fl atten ed in th e sagittal dir ection

.
, ,

ass ume s a r oun d pear sh aped fo r m dur in the o r gas m an d f or

-
, g
s ome tim e af te r w ar ds I n this way a r eal cavum ute r i is pr o
.

duced an d th r o ugh th e vacuum th us p r od uced the u te r u s is able

, ,

to s uck in the s emen by m ean s of as pir atio n F u r the r mor e .

,

t
u er u s dur ing t h e s exu al t t
th er ef or e al mos t t h e s am e
exci emen h as , ,

im po r ta n ce f or p r op a ga t ion a s t h e er ect i on O f t h e pen is f or co pu l a t i on .

I t ser v es t h e p u r po se o f ex p ell i n g K r is t el l er s s l i m y pl u g fr om t h e
’

cer v ix in t h e m omen t o f t h e h i gh es t or ga s m
, .

Mu n de h as s een t h e gus h i n g a lm os t in j ets o f clear v i sc i d mu cu s , ,

fr om t h e ex t er n a l 0 8 d u r in g ev i d en t s exu a l exci temen t pr odu ced by ,

t h e r a th er p r o l on ged d i gi ta l an d s p ec u l a r exam i n a ti on in an er ot i c ,

w om an T h e l ip s o f t h e exter n a l 0 8 a l t er n a te ly o p en ed an d c l os ed w i th
. ,

eac h ga s p in g em i tt i n g cl ea r m u cu s u n t i l t h e exci tem en t w h i c h w as in , ,

t en t ion a lly p r ol on ged by gen tly t i t i ll at i n g t h e cer v i x w i th a s ou n d

th r ough a S i m s s pecu l um r eac hed s uch a h ei ght a s t o cau s e t h e w om an
,

t o s it u p on t h e tabl e a n d thu s en d t h e exp er i men t

Beck ( S t Lo u i s Med ical an d S ur gi ca l Jour n a l Sep 1 8 7
.

. 2 p 449 ) , .
, .

obs er v ed a n o r gas m w h il e ex am i n i ng a w om an w i th pr o l a p s u s u ter i .

Th e o r i fi ce o f t h e u t er u s w a s j u s t in s i de O f t h e v u l v a an d cou ld be
ob ser v ed w i th ou t a s pec u l u m T h e w om an w a s v er y p r o n e by r eas o n
.
,

Of h er p a s s i on a te n a tu r e t o h a e an o r ga s m p r o d u ced a t t h e s l ightes t
,
v

co n tac t w i th t h e fi n ge r s T h e a c ti o n o f t h e u te r u s d u r i n g t h e t w o
.

obs er v a t i o n s w as a lm o s t i d en t i ca l Th e cer v i x o f t h e u t e r u s h ad
.

been fi r m h ar d an d gen er ally in a n o r m a l con d i t i on w i th t h e os

, , ,

c los ed s o a s n ot t o a dm i t t h e u t er i n e p r obe w i t h o u t d i ffi cu lty Bu t .

imm ed i a te ly w h en t h e or ga s m bega n t h e o s O pen ed t o t h e exte n t O f ,

fu lly an i n ch mad e fi ve to s ix s ucces s i v e gas p s d r awi ng t h e exte r n a l

, ,

0 5 i n to t h e cer v i x each t im e
, pow er fu lly an d at t h e s ame t i me be
,

com i n g q u i te s o ft t o t h e to u ch After a bo u t tw e lv e s eco n d s a l l w as

.

ov er . T h e 0 3 h a d cl o s ed a ga i n an d t h e cer v i x h a r d en ed , Du r i n g t h e .

cr i s i s an i n te n s e c on ge s t i on o f t h e p a r ts co u ld be n o t i ced T h e se n .

s a t ion s exp er i en ced w er e d es c r i bed as be i n g o f t h e s a m e q u a l i t y as th ey

ev e r w er e d u r i n g co i t i o n B u t they w er e n ot t h e s a me in q u an tity t h e
.
,

n or m a l o r gas m l as t i n g l on ger
7
.

T a l mey ( New Yo r k M ed i ca l Jou rn a l Jun e 28 1 9 1 ) O bs erv ed , , ,

an o r ga s m w h i l e exa m i n i n g a ca s e w h er e t h e cu r v ix w a s fo u n d t o
be o f n o r ma l co n s i s ten cy an d t h e exte r n a l 0 8 w a s j u s t p a s s a ble
,

f o r a u t e r i n e s ou n d S u dd en ly t h e cer v i x becam e r ed con gest ed a n d

.
, ,

s o ft an d t h e s o un d w ith in t h e u ter in e cav i ty began t o execu te cer ta in

,

mo v emen t s r es em bl in g p en d u lum s w i n gs
, Th e o s o p en ed so w id e as t o .

a d m i t t h e i n d ex fi n ger be s i d es t h e s ou n d a n d t h e cer v i ca l l i p s m a d e th r ee ,

g a s p s
, eac h t i m e d r aw i n g t n c l i p s w ith in t h e ca n a l Afte r a f ew s econ d s .

t h e p ar o xy s m w a s ov er .

Th es e d i r ec t o bs er v at i o n s o n t h e u ter u s b y t h e l as t n a m ed Am er
ican au th or s pl a ce t h e u ter in e acti on d u r in g t h e or ga s m i n to t h e r ea lm
of s c i en t i fi c fa cts an d en t i r e l y r em ov e i t fr om t h e p r ov i n ce O f th eor et i ca l
s p ecu l a t i on T h e fact h a s been es t abl is h ed beyon d t h e s h a dow O f a
.

dou bt th a t pr opaga t i on is gr eatly fac i l ita te d by t h e s u ct i on mov emen t s -

c f t h e u ter u s d u r in g t h e o r gas m .

T h i s s u ction is a l s o t h e ca us e w h y d ou ch es w h ich ar e often r ecom

men d ed as an t icon cept ion a l r emedies mus t fa i l ev en i f they ar e ma de ,
 PHY SIOLO GY O F S E X 89

th r ough th e excitation th e cir cul ar fibr es of the cer vix con tr act at
,

the s ame t ime as the lon gitu din al fibr e s The r esu lt is a dil ata .

tion of the ce rv ic al o r ifice The fo r mer ly flat open in g becomes

.

r o un d . At the s am e time the u te r in e o r ifices of the tube s wh ich ,

ar e gen e r ally clo s ed open w idel y an d ch alle n ge th e en tr an ce of

,

the s pe rm atozoa .

F ema le ej acula tion — T h e con t r actio n of the ce r vical fibr es

al s o c aus e s the er ect io n of the v agin al po r t ion an d of the n ec k

of th e ute r us Th is e r ection at the momen t of the h ighes t or

.
,

s e r ves to exp el K r is tell er s s l im

’
g a am, y pl u g f r om the ce r v ix .

This expu ls ion r ep r es en ts fem ale ej ac ulation Afte r the expul .

s ion the ce r v ix becom e s s oft an d fl abb y The er ection an d sud .

den r el ax atio n of the ce r v ix c au s e the exter n al 0 8 to open ,

s ometime s to t h e exte n t of full th ee ce t ime t e a d t m a ke

y r n r s n o ,

seve r al s u cc es s ive gas p s E ach t ime the gas p d r aws power fully
.

th e exte rn al os in to t h e ce r v ix an d c au s es t h e as p ir at io n of t h e
s em en .

F un ction of th e vagin a — Th e f un ct ion of the v agin a is to

s e r ve as a r eceptacle of peni s an d s eme n The e r ect ile tis sue .

wh ich r un s alo n g the en tir e len gth bet ween the diff e ren t mem
b r an e s fo r m in g the v agin al w all help s th e vagin a to adj us t
, ,

its elf to the vol ume of the pe n is an d t o augme n t it s t ur ge s cen ce .

Th e m us c u l a r fib r es s it uat ed with in the t u n ic a m edia of the

,

v agin al muco us memb r an e con tr act du r in g the ej ac ul ation of

,

th e s emen T h e con tr act io n is of a pe r is ta ltic n atu r e s tar tin g

.
,

fr om the v agin al aper t ur e I n th is way the s emen is sto wed

.

towar d the u ter in e or ifi ce un de r a cer t ain p r e ss ur e an d is pr e

ven ted fr om flo win g off .

Pr evio us to th is con tr act io n the s ph in cter c un n i the an a ,

l ogu s mu s cle to the m u s c u l u s b u l bo cav er n os us in t h e m ale al s o

-
,

con t r acts an d cl in ches th e pen is pr e s sin g at the s ame time , , ,

imm ed i a te l y a fte r con gr es s B y t h e u ter i n e s u cti on t h e s per m a tozoa a r e

.

dr aw n w i th i n t h e u t e r i n e c a v i ty an d i m m ed i a te l y r em o v ed fr om an y
act i o n t h e d ou ch es cou ld h a v e on th e m Hen ce w h en t h e fem a l e o r gas m
.

fo llow s t h e m a l e a s it u s u a lly does in t h e n or m a l w om an , an t i

,

co n cept i on a l d o u c h e s w i ll a l w a y s be a f a i l u r e O n l y w h en t h e fem a le
.

or ga s m p r eced es th a t O f t h e m a l e a n d t h e s pe r m a to zo a a r e l eft u po n
,

the i r ow n r eso u r ces t o r each t h e u te r i n e ca v i ty , then ther e is a ch an ce

0 k i l l t h e s per m a tozoa by an i mme d i a te an t i se pt i c, ac id o r ba cter ioc i d e
3 ou cli.
90 LO VE

u pon th e two b ulb s of th e vestibule I n this way the v agin al .

o r ifice is mor e fi r mly comp r e s sed .

F u n ction of th e Bar t h olin ian gla n ds — T h r ough th e act iv .

ity of the con st r icto r c un n i t h e B ar thol in ian gl an d s ar e als o

,

comp r es s ed No r m ally th es e glan d s ar e in active They on ly

. .

s ec r ete on ir r itation
!
At the fir s t vol up tuar y th r ill s th e l ubr i
.
,

eatin g fl u id gushe s for th f r om the B ar t hol in ian gl an d s mo is te n s ,

the s ex u al or gan s p r ep ar es the way f or the p ain le s s e n tr an ce of

,

the m ale o r gan an d f ur n is hes the an t or gas tic l i b ido wh ich is -

s eco n d o n l y t o th e o r gas m its elf an d is the o n ly l ib ido exper i

,

en ced by m an y w ome n th r ou gh o u t the ir li v es .

Th e alk alin e lubr ic atin g fl uid fr om the B ar thol in ian gl an ds

s e rv e s the f ur the r p ur po s e of n e u t r al izin g the v agin al co n ten t s

wh ich ar e of an ac id r eact ion But f or th e alk al in e s ec r etio n s

.
,

befor e the m ale ej acu l ation the s perm atozo a w o uld be k illed,

by the ac id s or at l eas t checked in their movemen ts

, , ,
The .

s ec r etio n of th e B ar thol in ian gl an ds h as ther efor e a th r ee , ,

fold pu r pos e : it facil ita te s the friction s n eu tr alize s som ew h at ,

the v agin al con ten ts an d in cr eases or fu r n is he s the an t or gas tic

,
-

l ibido
F un ction of th e clitor is —
.

Th e m o s t s en s itive o r gan of the

fem ale ge n ital appar atu s is the cl ito r is I n t h e fem ale child the .

cl ito r is an alo gous to the pen is in the m ale r ep r es en ts the main

, ,

er o gen o us zon e an d its activity m an ifest s itself by fr eq uen t

,

t witch in gs an d e r ection s After puber ty the m ain function of

.

the cl it o r is is acco r d in g to Fr e ud to tr an smit the s timuli to

, ,

the other gen ital o r gan s .

T h e er ection of the cl ito r is is p r odu ced in the sam e w ay as

th e er ec tion of th e pen is by t h e r el axation of t h e ar te r ies of t h e
,

co r por a cave r n o s a of the cl ito r is w h ich ar e th us filled w ith ,

blood Th e er ect ion is fu r the r helped by the con t r action of th e

.

muscles is ch io caver n osu s an d con s tr ictor cu n n i The clito r is

-
.

h as a dir ection in ver se to th at of the e r ecte d pen is n am ely

, , ,

down w ar d By vir tue of its di r ecti o n an d its an gle th e er ected

.
,

Th e B ar th ol i n ian gl an d n ot bein un der mu scu l ar con tr ol an

, ,

ej acu l a to r y d i s c h ar ge of it s co n ten ts w on ( 1 s eem t o be i m pos s i bl e S ti l l .

in a p a t i en t a m ar r i ed l a d y o f 3 5 year s a fter a pr o tr ac ted con tac t s t imu

, ,

la ti on of t h e exter n a l gen i ta l s t h e author obs er v ed a n ej acu l a ti on l i ke -

d i s ch a r ge fr om t h e left gl an d r es embl i n g t h e flow f r om an hypo d er m i c

,

s yr i n ge u n d er p r es s u r e I n fou r oth er ca s es t h e o n l y on es in w h i ch t h e
.
,

a u th or h a d t h e oppor tu n it y t o ob s er v e t h e B a r th o l i n ian gl an d s in a ct io n ,

t h e s ecr et i on a pp ea r ed in small d r op s s low ly oozin g ou t fr om t h e pin

,

head l ike or ifi ces

-
.
 P HY SIOLO GY OF SE X 1

clito r is is able to yield and d es cen d to meet the dor sal face of
the gl an s an d body of the pen is w ithou t bein g in a position
,

t o r is e again du r in g its actio n T h e co n tr action of t h e t w o l as t

.

n amed m us cle s w ill the r efo r e help to p r e ss th e r ight an gled

, ,
-

c l it o r is on the do r s al s id e of t h e p e n i s The e r ect.io n an d the

ben din g of the clito r is ar e fu r ther helped by the action of the

b ulb s of the ve stib ule w h ich th r o ugh the p r e s su r e of t h e pen is
,

s e n d their fl ui d to the co r po r a c ave rn o s a an d the gl an s of the

clito r is an d th u s in cr eas e the s en s itiven es s .

0 r do r ei
.
— Acco r din g to th e fun ctions of the diff er en t
o r gan s the ini tu s mu liebr is takes the followin g cour se As
,
.

s oo n as the men t ul a r eache s the ve s tib ule the glan s of the ,

cl itor is is pr es s ed do wn to the v agin al edge of th e o r ifice of

the v agin a to meet th e gl an s fas cin i Un de r the in fl u en ce of
.

the er o tic ir r itation the ton u s of th e blood ve ss el s of th e cor po r a

,

c aver n o s a cl itor idis an d of the b ulb s is r emoved an d the o r gan s ,

fill w ith blood The e r ected clitor is ben t do wn an d p r es s in g

.
,

upon the do r s al s u r face f as c ini is th u s u n able to r is e again

,
.

At the fi r s t tou ch of the s e s en s itiv e o r gan s the lub r icatin g ,

fluid gushes fo r th f r om th e B ar thol in ian gl an ds moiste n s the ,

v agin al o r ifice an d p r epar e s th e w ay f or the p ain les s en t r an ce

,

fas cin i Th e gl an s fas cini p ass es n ow the t wo edges of t h e

.

vagin al b ulb s et collum cor pu s que fas cin i ar e se ized by the

,

p r otr u din g p ar t s of thes e b ulbs T h e con s tr ictor cun n i n ow

.

clin ches the vagin al o r ifice an d t h e vagin a by mean s of its

, ,

er ectile tissu e adj u s ts its elf to the vol um e m en t ula At the

, .

mom en t of th e m ale ej ac ul ation a per is talt ic con tr action of the

vagin a takes pl ace by w h ich the sper ma is s towed tow ar d the
,

u te r us an d is p r even ted f r om flo win g off un til the fem ale ej ac ul a

tion h as taken pl ace .

I n th e mean time the u ter u s des ce n d s deepe r in to th e small

p el vis an d its m us cl es open the th r ee u te r in e or ifices T h e s ec re
, .

tion s of the c er vic al gl an d s or K r ist ell er s pl ug ar e n ow ex

,
’
,

p r es sed th r ou gh th e o pen ext er n al os an d a s u ct ion of sm all

,

amo un t s of s per m a in to th e ce r v ic al c an al e n s u e s Th e ex pr es .

s ion of the cer v ic al s ec r etio n s r ep r e s en ts t h e fem ale ej ac u lation

an d take s place at the momen t of the hi ghe s t o r as m

g .
92 LO VE

C HAPT E R I X

LI BI DO S E XU ALI S

D ur in g th e en t ir e sexu al Spas m, especially at th e height

of the ven er e al c r is is cer tain pleas ur able or l us tful sen s ation s or
, ,

l ib ido ar e exper ien ced by both m ates The qu al ity of the l ib ido
, .

is diff e r en t in d iff e r e n t in di vid ual s I n s ome people th e pleasu r e .

m ay be ex ce s si ve fu r io u s ove r po w e r in g
, Som e people ar e
,
.

th r ow n by the violen ce of their e motion al m ani fes t at ion s in a

"
s t at e of s yn cope or co n v u l s ion s Hen ce the s pec ulat ion whethert
.

t h e q u al ity of s exu al l ib ido is h igh er in t h e m ale o r in the

fem al e is en t ir ely fut ile Libido bein g a s ubject ive feelin g n o
.
,

on e w ill eve r be able to me as u r e the s am e in an othe r in d iv id ual ,

j u s t as h e is u n able t o m eas u r e t h e am ou n t of pleas u r e h is

fel lowm an h as gain ed at an y other occ as ion of en joymen t ( e c . .

b an q uet d an ce theatr e
, ,
Hen ce we will n ever be able to
, ,

d ec ide abou t the q u al ity of l ib ido in the tw o s exes B u t the .

symptom s of l ibido be in in both s exe s al m o s t ide n t ical the in

g ,

fer en ce m ay be dr awn th at the qu al ity will al s o be s imil ar .

m
S y p oms of libida
t — The n o r mal lib ido an d or gas m s how
cer t a in defi n ed sym ptom s by w h ich the p r es en ce of the l ar ger
lu s t m ay be eas ily diagn o s ed Wh ile in l ibido cor por a con ju gum
.

ar e in a s tate of exc itemen t c au sed by the ir r itation of the

,

fi b r e s of th e s ymp ath et ic n e r ve s Th e ir r itatio n s p r e ad s ov er

.

the e n tir e exten t of the v as om oto r sys tem an d cau s es a p ar alysis

of the v as omotor n er ves The r es u lt is the w iden in g of the
.

cor o n ar y a r te r ie s h ype r aemia of th e h ear t m u s cle s

,
an d ,

hen ce an in c r eased exc it at ion of the hear t gan glia an d p alp i

ta t ion of the he ar t The cir cu l ation is acceler ated the ar te r ies
.
,

beat st r o n gly an d the ven o u s blood ar r es ted in the ves s el s

, , ,

augme n t s the an im al he at Th e s tagn ation of th e blood m or e

.
,

On e of th e th or s p at i en ts a you n g l ady 22 yea r s Of a ge mo th er

au
’
, ,

o f on e ch i ld , lo s t con sci ou s n es s f or hal f an hour ev er y tim e after t h e

p r o duct i on of t h e s um ma l i b i do .
 PHYSI O L O GY O F SE X

p r on oun ced in th e br ain by con tr action of the m u scl es of th e

n eck an d the r et r actio n of the he ad c aus e s a mome n t ar y c er eb r al ,

con ges tion D ur in g its co n t in uan ce the in tellect ual fac ult ie s
.

ar e held in abeyan ce . The eyes ar e m ar kedly in jected the ,

b ulbi of the eyes p r ot ube r ate an d the pu pil s ar e en l ar ged al m o s t

,

t w ice th eir n o rm al s ize The eyes become h aggar d an d the sight

.
,

is d immed o r the eyes ar e s p asmod ic ally clo s ed in o r der to sh ut

,

ou t l ight . The r es p ir ation is r ap id an d p an tin g com in g in ,

sho r t an d q uick in te r v al s the air bein g expelled sp as mod ic all y

,
.

Some tim es the r es p ir at ion is en t ir el y s u s pe n ded by a con vu ls ive

con t r act io n of th e l ar n x an d the b r e ath is ejected in the s h a e
y , p
of b abbl in g in cohe r en t w o r ds The con gested n e r ve cen t r es com
, .
-

m u n icat e o n ly v ague an d co n fu s ed ou ts ide s en s at ion s Mob il ity .

an d s e n s ib il it held i pe io The l imb l

y a r e n s u s n s n s
. a r e c o n v u s

ively agi t ated or ar e s u bject to cl on ic con tr actio n s T h e n os tr il s .

ar e d il at ed the j aw s ar e fi r ml et an d the teeth ar e gr o u n d on e

, y s ,

again s t t h e o the r .

Thes e d iff e r e n t e xp r e ss ion s of t h e su mma l ib ido ar e aecom

p an ied b
y c a r e s s in
g w o r d s O. vi d the m a s te
,
r in m att e r s of s en

s ua l ity s in gs in h is
,
Ar s A m an d i
Nec b l an de e voce s j u cu n daq u e m u r m u r s ces s en t
Nec t acean t me diis im pr ob a ve r b a jocis
Ads p icies oculos t r emu l os fu l go r e m ican tes
“
U t s ol a l iq u ida s aepe r ef ul get aq u a
Acceden t q u er t us accedet am ab ile m u r m u r
,

E t d ul ces gem it us apta q ue ve r b a lo co .

Wher e th es e s ympt om s ar e w an t in g the ab s en ce of the ,

pot en cy of e xper ien c in g l ibido m ay be ass um ed .

T h e or gas m — S im ult an eou sl y w ith the objective phen om

en a of e r ect ion an d ej ac ul at io n r u n s th e co u r s e of the s ub
,

j ec t ive
pl e a s u r a b l e f ee l in g s T .h e l ib i d o m a y be d i v i d ed in to
th r ee ph as es : the an t o r gast ic or gast ic an d po s t o r gas t ic ph as e s
-
,
-
.

D ur in g th e an t o r gas tic s tage the l u s tfu l s ens at ion gr o ws by

-
,

degr ee s in in t en s ity u p to the mom en t of com men c in g ej acu

l ation The l ib ido r em ain s then r el atively con st an t f or s om e
.

t ime The l ar ge st l u s t s w ell s t hen su dden ly to the m ax im um

.

an d r e ach e s it s acme ,
the or gasm at the in st an t of em is s ion
,
.

After the ej acu l atio n the l ibido d isappear s r apidl y It fall s to .

94 L O VE

zer o an d is followed by a ph as e of in diff er en c e an d in some

in d ivid uals even of dep r es s ion I n the fe m ale the ple as u r ab l e
.

feelin gs occur l ater than in the m ale com e on mo r e s lowl y an d , ,

ge n e r ally outlast th e act of ej ac ulation The female po st .

or gast ic l ib ido doe s n ot r ap idly d is appear as in the m ale but , ,

dies away as th e tun e of t h e t un in g fo r k ! -

.

C UT XXXI V .

C u r v e il l us t r a t i n g th e co u r s e o f th e or q as m .

l , a n t or ga s
-
ti c ; 2, or ga s ti c ; 3, po s t o r ga s t i c ph a s es
-
.

A fter t h e o r gasm the s ex ual e xc itemen t gives pl ace in the

m ale to a st at e of exhau s t ion an d to an in cl in ation to s leep ,

an d to a co mfo r t able feel in g of l as s it ude in the n o r m al w om an .

Om n e an im al post coitum t r is te est p r aete r mulier em gal

l um q u c,
s ays G al en A f te r a f ew mom en ts r es t a co m fo r table
.
’

l as s itu de takes po ss es s ion of t h e whole body in both mat e s .

C um p ar ite r v iet i f aem in a v ir q ue j acen t .

At th is per io d even if the m an w o uld be in a pos it io n ad

,

p ger en dam co m m ixt ion em ( e c e u n u c h e

. s an d i.n p r iap is m ) ,

fu r th e r perm ul s ion es ar e n ot w an t ed an d the ir d is co n tin uan ce

is d em an ded by th e n o rm al w o ma n .

As piciem dom in ae v ictos am autis ocel los

“
La n gueat et t an gi s e v et et il l s diu .

Accor d in g t o Mo l l , t h e h igh es t o r ga s m m a y b e n du ced a n d co m i

l ete s a tis fact on en j o ed b t h e femal e w ith o u t ej a c u l a t o n
i y y Th e sat s i . i
act io n m a y be exp er ien c ed w h en t h e co r po r a cave r n o sa f t h e cl to r s , O i i
af ter th eir er ect ion , r el a x a ga n i
 PHY S I O L O GY O F SE X 95

A woman d esir ing t h e con t inuan c e of un in ter r upted pen etr a

tion s or wh o eve n allo ws them plain ly shows th at w h ile sh e
, , ,

m ay h ave felt an t o r gas t ic l ib ido s h e h as s ur ely n ot expe r ie n ced

-
,

the s upr eme gr at ific at io n wh ich is foun d in the s tate of o r gasm .

E xcept in ear l y yo u th an d th en on ly afte r a p r ot r acted con t i

,

h en ce it is impo s s ible e v e n f or a w om an to expe r ien ce f ur th er

,

l ibido imm ediately afte r t h e o r gasm The gen e r al n otion s about .

the gr eat fem in in e po te n cy ar e e r r on eo us They ar e b ased u pon .

the con fus ion of the poten cy of coh ab itat ion with th e poten cy
of exper ien cin g the o r gasm wh ich is n ot on e an d th e same ,

even in the m ale So f ar as coh ab itat ion is con ce r n ed it is t r ue

.

th at the w e akes t mo st del ic ate wom an is able to t ir e out the

, ,

s t r on ge s t m an . Pl ayin g the p ass ive p ar t sh e could s tan d con ,

carn atio co n tin u a f or a lo n g tim e in fact as lon g as the , ,

mucous membr an e of the vagin a w ill l ast an d the v agin al p ave ,

men t epithel ia ar e by n atu r e ver y s t r on g E ven Ov id kn ew .

“ ”
th is fact He s ays in h is Ar s Am or is
.

“
C on ter it ur fer r um sil ices t en ean t ur ab u s u
,

S uflicit et d am n i p ar s c ar et ill a met u .

But in r egar d to the poten cy of expe r ie n c in g l ib ido the wo man

is gen e r ally in fer i or to the m an After th r ee complete o r gasm s
.

in on e n ight even a youn g s tr on g w om an w ill be completely ,

en er v ated du r in g the follow in g day an d the w oman w h o r egu ,

l ar ly expe r ien ces a d a ily o r gasm f or a p r ot r acted per iod w ill , , ,

n o le s s th an h er act iv e p ar tn e r fall a v ict im to n eur asth en ia

,

afte r s om e time .

I n t ens i y of libido
t — The in tens ity of the pleasu r e v ar ies
.

in d iff e r en t in div id u al s With s om e the in te n s ity r e ache s a

.

ve ry h igh de gr ee Th er e ar e th os e wh o cr y an d b ite at th e
.

he ight of or gasm !
On th e oth e r h an d the r e ar e in d iv id ual s
.
,

wh o s c ar cely h ave an y l u s t f ul feel in gs or if ca p a bl e o f e xpe r i , ,

cuein g an t o r gasti c l ib ido ar e l ack in

-
i the feel in of o r gas m
g n , g .

No rmal ly th e in ten s ity of l ib ido an d o r gasm in c r e ases with th e

n umbe r an d d ign ity Of t h e poin ts w h ich p r od u ce the ple as u r e .

On e of th e au th or
p atien ts b i t h is w ife in t h e br eas t th a t s h e
’
3
h ad to be tr ea ted f o r s om e t i m e a fter w a r d s An o th er p a tien t b aw l ed .

ev er y t i m e s h e r each ed t h e s ta te o f o r gas m An o th er you n g w om an los t

.

con sc i ou s n e s s ev er y t i m e at t h e m ome n t o f t h e or ga s m .
 96 LOVE

Th e o c of an y kin d of pleasur e lies in th e five se n s es

s ur e .

O f thes e the s en s e of to uch is bes t adapted to p r ovoke s ex ual

pleas ur e The t act ile s ens e is th e fun dam en tal an d gen er ic s en s e
.

fr om wh ich all other s take the ir r is e an d by w h ich they ar e ,

ver ified All the per cept ion s of ou r sen ses h ave to be su pple
.

men t ed by ou r t act il e s en s e The foet u s with in the ute r us

.
, ,

r ece ive s the fi r s t k n o w led e of its ow n in d iv id u al it of it w

g y s o n ,

ego , by the tact ile s en s e I n to u ch in g w ith it s body the wall

.

of the w om b it r ece ive s on e im p r es s io n wh il e in to uch in g on e

, ,

p ar t of its body with an other p ar t it r eceives two im p r ess ion s , ,

at both po in t s of co n t act I n th is w ay it le arn s by r epeated

.

e xper ien ce of the ex isten ce of bod ies ou ts ide of h is ow n Thu s .

it d iff e r en t iate s it s own ego fr om the o ut s ide w o r ld by the s en s e

of touch at a tim e when th e oth er sen s es co uld n ot as yet
,

fun ction ate Touch is the r efo r e the p r im ar y s en s e The other

.
, ,
.

sen s es ar e on l
y mod ifi ed t act ile s e n s es W ave s of s o u n d to
. u ch
the tym p an ic membr an e of the ear : r ays of light tou ch the r et in a
in t h e eye ; o dor s tou ch t h e n e r ve en din gs o f t h e o l f a ct or y n er v e
-
,

an d food the tas te p ap ill ae -

.

The s en s e of tou ch is ther efor e t h e s en s e above al l othe r s

, ,

to evoke pleasu r able s en s at ion s The tou ch of a s oft an d sm ooth

.

s u r face ple as es ; th at of a r o u gh object d is ple as e s M an y people .

like to feel smooth object s s uch as velvet O the r s p r efe r smooth

,
.

pl an t s ; yet othe r s ar e fon d of car es s in g an im ate bein gs such ,

as c at s or dogs w ith a s m ooth f u r Ther e ar e thos e wh o del ight

.

to to u ch the s oft sm ooth s k in of babies N ow the s oftes t an d

,
.

s mooth es t s k in in the h um an bod is fo u n d on the p ar t s cov

y
e r ed w ith a m u cou s m em b r an e The pleasu r able s en sat ion s .
,

ther efo r e in cr eas e when t w o in d ividu al s to u ch each oth er at

,

p ar t s cove r ed w it h s u ch a m em b r an e He n ce k is s in g o
. n the ,

l ips by r e as on of the ir cove r in g is accomp an ied by pleasu r e

, ,
.

Th is un do ubtedly accoun t s f or the o r igin of k is s in g .

T h e s ame r eas o n is r e s pon s ible f or the un ive r sal ten den cy

r s to app r o ach an d to u ch on e an othe r s l ip s F
’
amo n love or
g .
,

aff ect io n fed b i ht o n d t as t e an d odo r r ea ches it s cl im ax

y g
s s u , , ,

in tou ch . The combin ed pow er of con t act w ith softn es s an d

war m th am ou n t s to a con s ide r able p it ch of m ate r ial ple asu r e ,

an d a p r edis pos ed aff ect ion as amon g lover s r en der s the con t act
, ,
 P HYSI O L O GY O F SE X 9 7
thr ill in g Lo ve pleasur e th er efo r e begin s an d en ds in sen s ual
.
, ,

con tact Th e in ten sity of the sen sual pleasur e will be pr o

.

po r t ion al with the ar ea of con t act an d w it h the d ign ity of the

or gan s touched Nu dity with the gr eater ar ea of dir ect con tact
.

w ill in cr eas e the pleas u r e .

Th e v al u es of the or gan s p r od u c in g s ex ual l ibido ar e su c

ces s ively : in the m ale gl an s e t co r p u s pe n is , s c r otu m l a b ia , ,

o r is l in gu a p al m a m an u s an d th e gl ut eal r egion ; in t h e fem ale

, , , ,

cl itor is vu lv a l ab ia m ajo r a n ymph ae vest ib ule v agin a vagin al

, , , , , ,

por t io n of cer vix m am illae l ab iae o r is l in gu a p al m a m an u s

, , , ,

an d the gl uteal r e gio n

!
The mo r e poin t s of the h ighly sen s ible
.

o r gan s ar e to u ched the l ar ger the exten t of the s kin su r face

,
-

that en te r s in to the r ealm of touch the mo r e the fr icti on s ,

ar e con d uc ive to exc itat io n the bette r the fun ct ion of the s ph in c ,

t er c un n i ? the gr eate r will be the in t e ns ity of the s en s u al

,

l ibido in both mates I f mor e s pec ial s e n se s ar e excited such.

,

as s ight by be au t the m ell b w eet odo the to uch b s oft

y s y s ,
r s y , ,

smooth s k in if im agin at ion coO er at es an d if in h ib ito r fl t

, p y e ec s ,

ar e abs en t then the in tens it is m u ch gr e ate r

, y .

I n h ib it on of libido
i — Th e in h ib ito r y e ff ect s u po n the l ib ido
.

h ave v ar ious c aus es an d ar e mostly b r o ught on by the d iff er

,

en t s e n s e s The most in h ib itin g eff ects eman ate fr om the sen s e

.

of s m ell The s en se of smell pl ays an im por tan t r Ol e in pr o

.

vokin o r in h ib itin exu l de i e F th t e o w om

g g s a s r o r a r as n en a r e .

Th u s w om a n co mm a n ds o v er a gr e a e r t n um ber O f er ogen ou s
zon es th an t h e m an Hen ce t h e i n te n s i ty of h er
. l i bi do ought n atu r all y
t o be h igher th an th a t o f t h e m an .

Acco r d i n g t o Ha mmo n d t h e n eck an d mou th of t h e u ter u s a r e

s u ppl i ed w i th se n s i b i l i t y in it s ch a r a c ter l i ke th at pos se s s ed by t h e ,

c l i to r i s
. On t h e o ther h an d Ro u b a u d s a y s th a t m an y w o m en h a v e con
,

fes s e d to h i m th a t they a r e pe r fec tly i n s en s i ble t o t h e t i t i ll a t i on s o f

t h e cl i t or i s an d exp er i en ce l i b i do on ly by t h e to u ch O f t h e w a ll s o f
,

t h e v a gi n a l en t r a n ce On e o f t h e a u th o r s p a ti en ts ex per i en ces a p a i n fu l
’
.

sen s a t i on by t h e t i t i l l a t i on o f t h e c l i tor i s w h i l e t h e to u ch o f t h e v a gi n a l ,

wa ll i n du ce s m agn am l ib idi n em .

S m om en kn ow h ow t o t r a in t h e s ph in cter cun n i th a t it
1 o e w
'

becom es a s s tr o n g a s t h e s ph i n c te r a n i T h i s a r t is es pec i a lly s tu d i ed by .

t h e Pa r i s i an d em i m on d a i n e a n d i t is s a i d th a t th er ei n l i es a
-
, ea t d ea l
o f h er m u c h v au n ted p i q u an cy Th e au tho r h a d occa s i on t o O ser v e t h e
.

w gu l a r v o l u n ta r y con t r acti on s O f t h e Sph i n c t er cu n n i d u r i n g t h e v agi n a l

ex amin a t i o n o f a youn g er o t i c w om an o f th i r ty yea r s o f age .
 98 L O VE

po ssess ed of cer tain odo r s to attr act the ir mates The v agin al .
‘

m uc us or r athe r co n ten ts h ave a s ta le ch ar acte r is ti c odor

, , ,
.

Th is Odo r belon gs to the cl ass of the cap r yl o do r s wh ich m ay -

,

be design ated as the S pec ific ally er otic odo r s The n atu r al .

a gin al odo r becomes s t r on ge r du r in g the men st r u al per iod .

Some women t r an s pir e at the t ime of men st r uat ion the dis
agr ee able odor of t r im a h yl am in -
.

I n some cou n t r y d is t r ict s in E u r ope it is r epor ted the

-
, ,

y o u n
g pe as an t s whe n go in
g to a ,
d an ce pl ace the ir h an dker ,

ch iefs in to th eir ar m p it s to im b ibe th e pe cu l iar Odo r of the

-

man an d un awar e to the gir l s h an d ove r the s ame to the

, , ,

w o m en they ar e in love w ith to s m ell The pecul iar odor is .

s u ppo s ed to exc ite the i l s to love

g r .

All this s er ves to show th at the q u ality of the odor is n ot

a m atte r of in d iff e r en ce to the exc ita t ion of sex u al vol u pt as .

The dis agr eeable smel l f r om an y p ar t of the body of on e m ate

w ill act as an in h ib ition u pon the l ib ido of the oth er The .

s e n s e of s ight if o ff e n ded w o r k s m u ch the same w ay

, Ugl in es s , .

w ill the r efo r e act as a che ck n ot o n l y u pon the vol u pt as but

, , ,

al s o u pon the l ib ido Pa in or cold h ave al s o in hibito r y efi ects

. .

Hen ce deflor at ion accompan ied by mo r e or les s pain checks the

, ,

l ibido of the w om an .

Hat r ed h as a gr e at in hibito r y in fl uen ce upon vol uptas an d

l ib ido I n m en it is s elf evi den t th at wh er e the r e is n o volu pt as
.
,
-

Women ys Hagen in h i s S exu ell e Os ph r es iologi e a r e l i ke

, sa ,
“
,

t h e flo w e s w h o s p r e a d th i i t x ica t in f agr ce du r i n g d aw a d r an n n

d u s k— at t h e fi r s t r ays of t h e r i s i n g an d the l a s t r a ys Of t h e s et t i n g
r e r n o

Wi th some t h e sw eete s t od r s em an a te du r i n g n i ght tim e Befor”e a o - .

thun der s tor m w hen t h e a ir is c lose t h e pa r fu m de l a femme is

, ,
“

p ar ti cu l a r l y p r on un ced T h e t a n s p i r a ti on of lea n w omen is l es s pr o

o . r

n o u n ce d th a in t h e s to u t w h o p o s s e s s u s u a ll y l a r ge s u d or i p ar ou s
n ,

p r es a n d s b aceo u s gl an d s B r u n e tte s h av e a s t r on ger od o r f em in ae

o e .

th an blon d s an d bot h a r e u r pa ed by t h e r ed h a i r ed
e , s ss -
.

Accor d i n g t o J aeger t h e ba lm y fr agr an ce O f t h e ur e i n n ocen t

As soon a s t h e gi r pf a ll s in l ov e
, ,

v i r gi n is O f a n ext r ao r d i n a r y pu r i ty . ,

t h e fr agr an ce a t o n ce ch a n ges .

Lon g sexu a l con ti n en ce is cl a imed by Ga lo p in t o in cr eas e th e tr an s

p i r a t o r y O d o r f em in a e .

Accor d i n g t o Mon in t h e w oman s r es p i r a tion a t t h e t im e O f

’
,

men s tr u ation h a s t h e O dor of o n i on s .

Befor e an d after con j u ga ti on t h e n atu r a l od or cor por i s of t h e

w om an is mo r e i n te n s e f t h e au th or s p a t i en ts w er e r epo r te d
’
Tw o . o

t o exh a l e a n Od o r s o m ew h a t r esem bl i n g th a t f on i on s im m ed i a te l y o ,

af t er th e or gas m .
 P HY SIOLOGY O F SE X 99

th er e i s n o e r ection an d con sequen tly n o con gr ess or l ibido Bu t .

even in w omen wh er e s exu al con j u gat ion is po s s ibl e again st

h er w ill l ibido can s eld om be com pell ed
,
She m ay be debau ched.
,

phys ically an d even ej ac ul ation m ay t ake pl ace f or when f ully

, ,

exc ited the m us cu l ar con t r action s become in depen den t of the

,

will bu t th e excitation can n ot in d u ce f u ll l ib ido

,
!
V ir tu ally . .

a wo m an can r ar ely be v iol ated If in a c as e of r ape the w oman

.

exper ien ce s complete or gasm then sh e con s en ted ph ys iologic ally

, ,

though sh e may have mor ally st r u ggled again s t the imp r op r iety
of the act .

S p tiu m con car na tion is

a — Sp atium tempor is con cu bitu s
. ,

to a cer tain exte n t depen d s u pon the will The man an d

, .

th e w om an ar e able to del ay the o r gas m f or a ce r ta in t im e .

It is in the in div idu al s pow er if it be n ot n eu r as then ic or

’
,

tabet ic to in du ce the o r gasm e ar l ie r or l ater

, B ut th is pow er is .

l imited It is n ot altogethe r vol un t ar y to in du ce o r gasm or

.

p r even t it .

The du r at ion v ar ies in diff e r e n t an im al s as w ell as in dif

f er en t in div idual s I n s ome an im al s a s in gl e stim ul an t s u ffices
.

to in du ce o r gas m ; other an im als r em ain in con j ugio f or

hou r s or eve n d ays If the dur atio n of th e an t or gas fi c stage
.

is too sho r t in the fem ale an alo go us to the ej ac u l at ion a n te

,

po r t as in the m ale the defic ien cy m us t be co r r ected Thou gh

, .

the p r ecipitate or gasm in the fe m ale h as n ot the s am e impo rt an ce

a s in the m ale bec aus e h er o r as m doe s n ot of n ece s s it te r m i
, g y
n ate con r es su m as i the m le Yet i t m omet im
g n a a y
. s e s , ,

h ave a d am agin g e ff ect u pon the pote n cy of p r oc r e atio n Fo r .

the ideal in ter cou r s e in the in ter est of p r oc r eat io n is the on e

, ,

in w h ich the fem ale ej acul at ion occu r s immed iately afte r t h e
male emiss ion or s imultan eo usly with the same Bes ides the . .

lon ger du r a tion c r eates gr eat er in ten s ity o f libido w h ich is de ,

s ir able f or the w ell bein

g of-
both m ates F o r th is r e as o n
. O v id
“ ”
adv is es in h is Ar s Am an di

Rouba u d s a ys : Wh a ts oev e r t h e d egr ee O f co ldn es s an d av er s i on

m ay be th a t th e w om an br i n gs t o a d con cubit um, t h e m er e p r ese n ce
o f t h e m en t u l a w i th i n t h e v agi n a w i ll p r od u ce in h er o r gan s a cer
ta i n acti on , w h i ch a lt h ou h in t h e begin n i n g on ly local , wi ll , if pr o
l onged , ch an ge in t o a l ibi in ous exci ta ti on .
1 00 LOVE

Or ede mih i, ven er is p r op agan da volu ptas

n on est ,
”
Sed sen s im t ar da pr olicien da mo r a .

T h e pos t or gas tic s ta ge — Soo n after th e or gas m the l ib i d o

-
.

ceases an d a st ate of l an gu or en s ues

, .

“
C um p ar iter viet i f aemin a vir q u e j ace n t .

I n n o r m al in di vid uals an d in aff ection ate lover s the l as s i

t u de is of an agr eeable n atur e The s er en ity of the min d de
’
.

pen ds lar gely u pon the in tens ity of the exper ien ced lib ido I f .

the act is exec uted with gr eat pleas ur e it will give the n er vous ,

s ys tem a pleas u r able exc item en t an d w ill act as a helpfu l ton ic

u po n the n e r ve s The blood u n de r it s an im atin g in flu en c e flo w s

.

mo r e f r eely th r ough the cap ill ar y ves sel s of the sk in The coun .

ten an ce become s exp an ded it s exp r es s ion b r ighten s an d it s w hole

,

s u r face acqu ir e s the r u ddy t in t an d gen ial gl o w of health E ver y .

fun ct ion seems to be gladden ed by the ton ic It caus es a uni .

ve r sal exp an sion of vital action Th e bo dy feel s bu oyan t an d .

l ively an d the r e is a co n sequ en t d is posit ion to quick an d ch eer

,

f ul mu s c u lar mot io n s as r u n n in g j ump in g d an c in g l au gh in g

, , , , ,

an d s in gin g . Fu rt her m or e the act execu ted w ith a gr eat in

,

ten s ity of pleas u r e ser ve s to appe as e the s ex ual desir e f or a time

an d n at ur ally lead s to mode r at io n The s er en ity an d w ell bein g
.
-
,

follow in g s uch an act h ave a gr eat in fluen ce upo n the con

,

tin u an ce of the love r s aff ect ion s An agr eeable calm n ess will
’
.

in c r eas e an d ev en c r eate att achme n t Some con ven tion al mar .

r iages tu r n f or th at r eas on in to aff ection at e love aff air s -

.

If the in ten sity of the l ib ido is in s ign ifican t a depr es sion of ,

the min d po s t con car n ation em w ill r e sult Wher e coition is .

e r for med with ave rs ion wit ho u t aff ect io n f or the m ate or w ith
p ,

f ea r of inf ect ion or con cept ion it w ill act as a n e r ve dep r e ss o r

,
-
,

an d a s tate of deject io n will be the r e su lt S uch an act does .

n ot s atis f y an d appeas e the s exu al des ir e Like a d ist ast efu l .

meal th at does n ot sa tiate con c ubitu s w ith o u t pleas u r e o r

,

r eat aff ect ion c r e ates de s ir es f or mo r e s exu al in d ul gen ces keep s

g ,

the n er ves in a st ate of s exual exc ite m en t an d lead s to m an y ,

k in d s of debau ch er y E ven if or igin ally a good deal of aff ection

.

ex is ted a s exu all u n su itable m atch m ay r ed u ce the in te n s ity

, y
of the libido to a m in im um If then the l an guo r is disagr eeably
.

f el t if th e in di vidu al r em ain s excited an d is un able to sleep

, ,
 PHY SIO L O GY O F SE X

an d the followin g mor n in g feel s en er vated th e for mer aflection

,

w ill gr ad u a lly d is a ppea r an d a r om an tic love aflair of lon g

,
-

d ur at ion m ay tur n out a complet e fail u r e after m ar r iage ‘

.

F o r t h e s am e r eas on s s tu p r um cu m f o rn icat r icibu s t o a p

peas e t h e p a s s o n s is h ghl d el eter ou s t o t h e m an s hea lth , ev en f h e
i i y i ’
i
es ca p es in fec t o n i No m a n h a s an y r ea l aff ectio n f o r h is tempor a
.

ch a n ce a cq u a n t a n ce o f t h e s t r ee t
i T h s l a ck o f afl ect i on , t o th er w i
i '
.

t h e fear of n fec t on , r en der s mer etr c ou s v en er y h ghly

i i i i i ygien i c in
t h e lon g r un .
 P A RT V .

P S YC H O L O G Y O F SE X

CHAPT E R X

T H E P S Y C H OLOG Y OF S E X ATT RA CTI ON

A l aw
egu latin g an d gover n in g phen om en a is onl y pos sible
r

on the as s umpt ion that the l aw is the exp r es s ion of the modu s

Oper an di of the gove r n in g po w er w h ich h as es ta bl is hed the fixed

r ules f or the pe r fo r m an ce of a ce r tain act io n le adin to r

g a c e

tain en d The law gover n in g t h e phen om en a o f s ex h as ev i~

.

den tly been p r es c r ibed f or the p ur po s e of the p r e se r v at io n of the

s pecie s Th is pr es e r vation is at the b as is of sexu al des ir e an d
.
,

becau s e the u ltim ate aim is unkn own to the agen t the de s ir e is ,

in s t in ct ive in n at u r e F or eve r y in s t in ct is an in w ar d imp u l s e

.
,

an u n con s cio u s in vol u n t ar y p r om ptin g to act ion witho ut a dis

, ,

t in ct app r ehen s ion of the en d wh ich n at u r e h as design ed should

be accomplis hed t her eby Hun ge r f or love an d h un ge r f or food
.

ar e both b as ed u po n the t wo in s t in ct s of p r e s e r v at ion the in ,

st in ct of t h e p r es er vat ion of the in di vi d u al an d the in st in ct of

th e p r e s er vation of the kin d .

Th e hun ger f or food m an ife sted al r e ad y by th e n ew bor n

,
-

b aby is b as ed u pon the in s tin ct of the p r es er v ation of the in di

,
!

Th e co m pl i c a t ed act i on s , execu t ed by
baby a t t h e
th e n ew - or nb
fi r s t n u r s i n g a r e t h e m os t m a r vel ou s t h e au th o r can im ag i n e
,
As .

soon as t h e mo th er p r esen ts h er br ea st t o h er ba by it s m ou th cl o ses ,

ai r tight a r ou n d t h e n i pp l e by t h e p r om pt a ct io n o f t h e m u s c l e o r b i
-
,

cul ar i s o r i s ( i n n er v a ted by t h e f aci a l is ) T h er eu p on t h e to n gue is

r etr ac te d l i k e t h e is to n O f a s yr i n ge I n th i s w a y a v acu u m i s cr ea te d
.

in t h e cav i t y of h e m ou th a n d t h e m i lk i s th u s d r aw n ou t o f t h e
.

br ea s t T h is r etr act ion of t h e ton gue is efl ect ed by t h e h elp of t h e

'

musc le s h yo glo s s u s an d s ty l ogl o s su s .

Th e to n gue is n ow p r es s ed tow ar d t h e p al a te pu s h in g t h e flu i d ,

backw ar d t ow ar d t h e ph ar ynx F ir s t t h e t op of t h e ton gue is p res sed

.
 PS YC H O LOGY O F SEX 1 03

vidu al the , g e m -ife

s ex ur
an s t e d b y y, o u th s a n d m a i de n s a t the
time of puber ty befor e they have ever expe r ien ced an y copulative
,

t o t h e p a l a te by t h e M l on g i tu d in a l i s l i n gu ae th en t h e middle ton gue

.
, ,

by l ift in g t h e hyo i des bon e by m ea n s o f t h e M mylo hyoid eu s ( N t r i . .

g e m i n u s ) a n d fi n a lly t h e r oo t o f t h e to n gue by t h e m u sc l es s ty logl o s s u s

a n d p a l a togl s s u s ( N f ac i a l i )
o . s

When t h e flu i d h a s p a s s ed t h e t w o a r cs t h e a r cus p a la togloss us ,

a n d t h e ar ena pa l a tO ph a r yn geu s t h e la tte r con t r act a n d cl o s e t h e w ay

,

back t o t h e f r on t w h i le t h e s o ft p a l a te o r u vu la c lo s e s u p t h e cav ity of

,

t h e n ose by t h e ac t i on O f t h e M lev a t o r v el i p a la tini ( facialis ) an d .

t h e M ten s o r v el i p a l a t i n i ( tr i gemi n u s )
.

Th e flu id or t h e mo r se l is th us con fi n ed in t h e h ea d of t h e ph ar yn x .

Th e l a r yn x is n o w d r aw n u p w ar d an d for w a r d by t h e M m gen i o .

h y i deu s d i ga s tr i cus an d m y l ohyo i deus I n th i s w ay t h e r o t O f t h e

o , . o

ton gu e p r es s es t h e ep i glo tt i s dow n u pon t h e or i fi ce of th e lar yn x an d ,

pr ev en ts t h e food fr om en ter i n g i n t o t h e lun gs .

Th e food en ter s n ow t h e oes oph agus w h ich by a per i s t a lt i c mov e

men t p r es ses t h e s am e dow n i n to t h e s t o mac h .

A r r i v ed in t h e s to ma ch t h e ep i th el i a of t h e la tter begi n t o secr ete

,

hyd r ochlor ic aci d an d pep s i n by w h i ch t h e a lbum en of t h e food is chan ged

s u cce ss i v e ly i n t o s yn to n i n t o a n d p pt o B y p i t l t i m
p p
r o e n e n
, a e r s, a c o v e .

men t of t h e s to ma ch t h e so lu t i o n is then fo r w a r ded i n to t h e du od en um

, .

At t h e a r r i v a l th er e t h e p a n cr e as s e n d s it s fer m en ts t y p s i n t o ,
r ,

d is so lve t h e s t i ll un ch an ged a lb um i n a tes a n d t h e f a t fer m en t t o br ea k ,

-

u p t h e fa tty s u b s ta n ces ( t h e d i as ta t i c fer m en t f or ch an i n t h ca r b o

g g e
hydr at es i n to su gar is n ot foun d yet in t h e i n fan t ) At t h e s am e t i me .

t h e liv er sen ds in it s s ecr et i on t h e b i l e w h i ch ser v es t o efl ect an

'

, ,

emu ls i on of t h e f att u b t Th th i t t i l l d l
y s s an ces e o e r n e s n a .
g a n s a so
co n tr i bu te th e i r secr e t i o n s t o efl ec t a ll th es e n ece s s a y ch a n es th t
'

g so a r ,

t h e chyle can n ow be im b i bed b t h i t t i a l v i ll i b y a k i n d o f

y e n e s n ,

o sm o s i s an d fo r w a r d ed i n to t h e l ym ph a t i c cu r en t t o s er v e a s n o u r i s h
, r
men t f or t h e n ew bo r n in d iv i du a l -
.

Now al l th ese or gan s t h e n er v es m u scles an d gl an d s m u s t w or k

, , , , ,

in coOr d in a t io n a n d per fec t h a r m on y t o accom pl i s h t h e tas k of t h e

pr ep ar a tion of t h e youn g an i m a l s food I t w ou ld tak e a ph y s i ci s t an d ’
.

ch em i s t year s of h a r d s t u d y t o be a bl e t o accom pl i s h a l l t h e d ifl er en t
'

tas k s j us t descr i bed w h i ch t h e n ew bor n baby is able t o eflect w i thout

, ,
-
'

an y efl or t in t h e fi r s t h ou r s of it s n ew ex i ten ce
'

, s .

T h i s w on d er fu l i n s t i n ct o f h u n ge f foo d an d it s s a ti s facti on r or

is r ea ll y aw e in sp i r i n g I t is a n i n ex pl i cable m y s ter y as l i fe i ts e lf
-
. .

I n fa c t i t is as Be r g so n t u l y s ay s t h e p r o l n ga t i o n of t h e l i fe p r i n c i ple
, , r ,
o -
.

Th e au th or i s un abl e to agr ee w i th t h e l as t n am ed ph il o so h er w h o ,

cl a im s th at in tellec t is th e h igh es t in me n a n d i n s t i n ct in t e h ym en
o pte r a I t s eem s to t h e auth or th at t h e i n s ti n ct of tak i n g in food
.

n d it s p r ep a r a t i on i n to ch l e b m i o l s w n d e r fu l t h a n t h e
a
y y a n s n e s o
kn ow led ge of t h e d i r w as p t o s ti n g t h e ca te r p i ll ar j u s t in t h e r i ght
-

pl ace t o en s u r e p a r a ys is w i th ou t de ath .

Th e Obj ection th a t a l l th ese a cti on s a r e m er el y r eflex ac t i on s does -

n ot d etr ac t an i o ta f r om t h e m ar v e l T h en th e coor d i n a ti on of al l th ese .

r efl exes is m ir a cu l o u s I t o n l y ch an ges t h e n am e of in s ti n ct i n to
.

r efl ex j u s t a s t h e ch an ge o f t h e n am e of t h e cr a t i v e ow er fr om t h e
p
,
e

Go d i n to t h a t o f t h e a th e i s t s N a tu r e Pl ato s
’ “
o l d n a m e of o r of
’
,
”
“
i d ea or Nietzsch e”s Wi lle zu r Mach t o r Be r gs on s E l an v i ta l or
”
,
“ ’ “ ”
.
’

L i fe for ce et c does n ot in t h e leas t chan ge t h e n a tur e of

,

S h aw s
’ “
,

t h e r ea t i v e pow er
c .
1 04 L O VE

libido, is b ased upon th e instinct of th e pr eservat ion of th e species .

Th e active p r in c iple of the m in d w hich is en e r get ic al ly devoted ,

to the gr atification of the sens ual des ir e an d the state of m in d

w h ich is con s tan tly yea rn in g to s at is fy the s en s u al w an t ar e ,

the p r o mp t in gs of th is ins t in ct They ex is t at t h is ear ly pe r iod

.

in depen den t of all expe r ie n ce The abso r b in g feel in g which

.

seeks the co n s umm atio n of it s p u r po s e as w ell as the s elect ion ,

of the mean s to be employed is n ot bas ed upo n pr ev ious exper i

,

en ce They ar e in te rn al un con sc io us mes sages w h ich give r ise

.
,

to the con s c ious M pu l ses witho ut w ait in g f or t h e exter n al

,

st im ul i wh ich l ate r on coope r ate with the imp u ls e to aff ect the
, ,

n er vo u s ce n t r es .

The co n scio us imp uls es compos in g the s e xu al in st in ct ar e

, , ,

acco r d in g to Moll the im p u lse of con t r ect at io n or the d es ir e t o

, ,

e ff ect a r eal or a v ir tual con tact w ith an in d ividu al of the op

p o sit e s ex ,
an d the i mp u l s e of det u m e s ce n ce or the de s ir e to ,

e ff ect a ce r t ain m ater ial an d n er vo u s d is ch a r ge An y in clin a .

tion to become an impul se must pos se ss t wo q ual it ies : it m us t

, ,

move the in d iv id ual to com m it an act in wh ich logic an d cal cu

lation h ave n o p ar t ; an d s econ dly wh ile com mitt in g the act the , ,

in di vid ual mu st be con s c iou s of its im m ed iate aim The tw o .

compon en t im pu l ses of the sex in st in ct pos s ess th es e t wo qual i

-

ties They ar e un r easo n in g p r omptin gs to act ion s the en d of

.
,

wh ich is p r e s en t in the in div idu al s con s c ious n es s

’
.

I mpu ls e of con tr ecta tion — The im p ul se of con tr ectat ion is

the con s cio u s des ir e of the in d ivid ual to obt ain a con tact w ith
an in d ivi du al of the op po s ite s ex if po s s ible by the ta ct ile s en s e
,

pr o per ; if n ot at leas t by t h e v is ual or au r al s en s e s or by the

, , ,

im ager y by look in g at a com el y in div id ual of the other sex

, ,

by l is ten in g to it s voice or by t h in k in g of the per s o n

,
Th is .

im p u ls e is at the bas is of the lover s des ir e to c ar e ss an d fon dl e

’

each other Th is imp ul s e is en tir el y dis t in c t f r om th e des ir e

.

f or s en sual con j ugation It is foun d in ch ild r en wh o h ave as

.

t n k n o w led e of s x An in d ivid u al m ay h a v e t h e wis h

y e o g e .

to to uch an in divid u al of th e oppo s ite s ex as f or in s ta n ce in , ,

a p u blic con veyan ce or at a d an ce w itho u t an y tho u ght of sex ,

con gr es s an d wher e sen s u al con j ugation is en tir ely ou t of th e

,

qu es t ion .
 P SYC H O LO G Y O F S E X

Dur ing th e gr atification of th is impuls e of con t rectation

( f r o m the L at in w o r d c o n t r ec ta r e t o t o uch
, wi t h l u st ) a cer ,

ta in tum es cen ce ( fr om t h e La tin w or d t um es cer e to s well ) or , ,

con ges tio n of all t h e o r gan s of the body p ar tic ul ar ly of th e ,

g e n i t a l o r ga ns ,
a n d a n in c r e as ed amo u n t of n e r vou s e n e r
gy
th r ougho u t the en tir e o r gani sm take s pl ace ,
.

I mpuls e of detum es cen ce — At th is s tage th e secon d com

pon en t of the sexu al in s tin ct the im p u l s e of detum es cen ce ( fr om
,

the Latin w o r d det umes cer e to dim in is h in s w ellin g) comes

,

in to play Tumes cen ce c au s e s a ce r tain opp r e ss io n an d the in

.
,

dividual i s impelled to c au se a di s ch ar ge of the m ater ial con

g e s t io n a n d a s p as mod ic r el ief of the n e r vo u s te n s io n T h e .

p r ocedu r e o f th is m ate r ial an d n e r vo us d is ch ar ge is s pecific .

The m an s impu lse is pen em in v agin am in t r om itt er e et s em en

’

”
ej acul ar e an d the w om an s imp u l s e is membr um vir i atq ue
’
,
”
semen in v agin am s u s ciper e eo dem q u e tem po r e detu m escer e .

If t h e Oppo r tun ity f or the s pec ific d isch ar ge is l ackin g other ,

u n n a tu r al m ean s f or em i s s io n ar e employed or the or gan ism ,

r ids it self of the opp r es s ion d u r in the s t ate of u n con s cio us

g
n ess , as in s leep . E j ac u l at ion hen c e gives pleas u r e becau se it
, ,

r elieve s the mech an ic al as w ell as the n e r vo us ten s io n an d c aus e s

a ch an ge bot h in the bloo d an d the n er ve s upply Hen ce th e .

,

M pul se of detum e scen ce is l ess a c r av in g to gain a po sitiv e

lust feel in g as the impu l se of con t r ectation .

C h ildr en s afiection
’
.
— The im pul s e of con tr ect at ion is al
r eady met w ith in sm all ch ild r en The de sir e to e ff ect a physical
.

con tact is often ob s e r ved amon g ve r y s m all ch ild r en Ther e .

ar e s om e ch ild r en w h o ar e ev e n s u s ceptible to se x u al exc ite m en t ,

but thes e ar e th e except ion s the ir emot io n s ar e p atholo gic al

, .

N o r m all y th er e appea r s to be n o er eth is m of the s ex u al o r gan s

in ch ildr en d u r in g th e p r oces s o f lo v e m ak in g T h ey h av e n o
-
.

kn ow ledge of the mean in g of sex With them the c ar es s in g .

con ta ct is an en d in its elf .

I n the love m ak in g of ch ildr en w e can d ist in gu is h t wo dif

-

f er en t mo d es acco r din g to the age of the ch ild

, I n th e fi r s t .

per iod betw een th r ee an d eight ye ar s of age the ch ild is per

, ,

f ectly ign o r an t of the mean in g of sex St ill it m ay in d ul ge in

.

th e pl easu r e of bodily con t act w it h an in d ividu al of the oppos ite

1 06 LOVE

s ex. D ur in gthe s econ d pe r iod bet w een eight to twel v e year s

,

of age the ch il dr en ar e awar e of the diff er en ce an d even mean

,

in g of s ex s till the e r eth is m in the or gan s is st ill ab s en t

, .

The pr es en ce of t h e em otion of love in ch ildr en of the

fi r st pe r iod is sho wn in m an y w ays Ch ildr en of the oppos ite .

s ex fall in love w ith on e an othe r They s eek each othe r s com ’

.

pan y They sit clo s e to ea ch othe r an d in dul ge in kiss in g em

.
,

b r ac in g an d l ift in g each othe r They of t en p r es en t gift s to

, .
,

an d m ake sac r ifice s f or e ach othe r E ven jealou sy is n ot abs en t

. .

T h e love r t r ies to m o n opol ize the allegian ce of the beloved on e .

Th is love in ear ly ch ildhood is ch ar acter ized by the abs en ce of

sh yn e ss or of an y s e n s e of sh ame w h ich show s the complete ,

s exu al an aes the s ia .

With the appe ar an ce of sh yn es s an d mode sty in ch ildr en of

the s econ d pe r iod the love m akin g m ay be t r aced to the con
,
-

sciou s sex in s t in ct The in s tin ct is man ifes ted by the ten den cy
.

to con ceal the love aff air s Mod es ty is a ch ar acte r ist ic tr ait of
.

t h e you n g l o v e r s Wh en in each ot h er s p r esen ce th ey f eel em

.
’

harr assed an d il l at eas e They appear aw k war d when left alon e

.

to them s elves They t r y to avo id each other an d may even

.

appe ar to the c asu al ob s e r ve r to h at e ea ch othe r E s peciall y .

does the boy t r y to s imul ate r e sen tmen t The gir l is on the .
,
’
whole mo r e aggr es s ive in thes e ear l y love aff air s
, The w om an s .

in n ate love of bein g w ooed com es to sur face l ate r on w hen sh e

h as r eached m at u r ity Yet even the boy s em ot ion s ar e di s cern i
.
’

ble by the ke en ob s er ver The e m otion s of in fat uated ch ildr en

.

m ay as sum e all the appe ar an ces of tr u e love w ith it s joys an d ,

s o r r ow s Yet an y tho u ght of t h e r ep r od u ct ive o r gan s is en t ir el y

.

ab sen t .

P uber ty — Befo r e puber t y th e s exu al act ivity of the ch il d

.

con s ist s th us in th e des ir e an d gr at ificat io n of the impul se of

con t r ect at ion Th is con tr ectation doe s n ot caus e yet a st ate of
.

tumes cen ce in t h e ch ild an d without tumes cen ce the M pul se of

,

detu m es cen ce is al s o ab s en t Th e fi r s t st ate of s po n t an eou s

.

tu mes cen ce is c alled in to exis ten ce by in tern al mess ages .

At the time of pu ber ty the gen er at ive cen tr e or the cen tr e

,

of v olu ptas begin s r apidly to gr ow an d com e s in to in cr eased

ac tivity Th e in ter n al m emages become then so fr equ en t th at
.
 PS YC HOLOGY OF S E X 10 7
th ey ch ar ge the en t ir e body with a con s ide r able am oun t of n er ve
en er gy an d cau s e in th e gen er at ive o r gans a cer ta in con gest io n ,

s t im u l at io n an d ir r it at io n Th is s pon ta n eous t um es cen ce pr o

.
,

duced w it h the gr o w th of the cen t r e of volu pta s in the br ain ,

is then the c aus e of c all in g to l ife the imp u l s e of d etu m es cen ce .

The in d iv idu al h as the st r on g d es ir e to fr ee it s elf of th e m ater ial

co n ges tion an d of the n er vous ten s ion I n an im al s the impul s e.

of detu mes cen ce is w ith a ver y f ew except ion s iden t ic al with

, ,

t h e sex in s tin ct
-
M os t an im al s h av e n o des ir e f or con t r ect ation
. .

I n m an the imp u ls e of con tr ecta tio n is the mo r e impo r tan t If .

the in d ivi dual p r actises total abs tin en ce i e if he abstains even ,

. .
,

fr om the gr at ifi c at ion of the im pu l s e of con t r ectat ion then th e ,

s tate of s po n t an eo u s t umes ce n ce w ou ld r et ur n th r o u gh the in

tern al messages at ce rt ain pe r iod s j ust as r u t per iod ically

, ,

appe ar s in the an im al As a r u le h o w eve r total ab s tin en ce f r om

.
, ,

the gr at ific at ion of the imp ul s e of con t r ect ation material or ,

men tal is ve r y r ar ely or n ever fo u n d in the c iv il ized ad ult man

,

or w om an .Hen ce the s t ate of t ume s cen ce in m an is n ot given

the chan ce to r e ach its pe r iod ic ity bu t is alw ays pr oduced by
,

the gr atification of the im pu l s e of con t r ect at ion .

M ech a n is mof s ex activity Th e mech an ism of s ex activity

—-
.
-

m ay thu s be com p ar ed w ith the ch ar gin g of a Leyd en jar with

electr icity The gen e r at ive or gan s m us t fi r st be ch ar ged like
.
,

the j ar w ith a cer tain m at er ial tur ges cen ce an d with n er vou s
,

en er gy in or der to evoke the impu lse of d et um e s cen ce Th e

,
.

compar is o n with the Leyden j ar m ay be moved even a step

far ther Ju s t as the ch ar ge of the j ar w ith ele ct r icity is of a
.

lon ger d ur at ion compar ed with the in s tan t an eo u s dis ch ar ge at

,

its con t act with the ear th s o is the ch ar ge of the o r gan ism with
,

n er vou s sex tens io n u s u ally of lon ge r d u r ation in com par is on

-

wit h t h e shor t d u r at io n of the dis charge .

Dur in g the gr at ification of the im pu ls e of con t r ectat ion ,

by im agin at ion look w o r d or act u al con t act the o r gan s ar e

, , ,

ch ar ged with n er vous en er gy an d vit al fl u ids Th is ch ar gin g is .

conn ected with a cer tai n kin d of fo r e pleasur e an d m ay last -

con sider able time f r om a f ew m in u tes to sever al hour s or even

,

days The sat is faction of the im p ul se of detum esc en ce w hen

.

th e vital fluids an d n er vou s en er gy is di schar ged by co ition ,

1 08 LOVE

pollution or any oth er way is of very sh o r t dur at io n n o r m all y

, ,

l astin g a f ew m in u tes onl y Sexu al activ ity hen ce con s is t in the

.
, ,

char gin g an d d is ch ar gin g of the vital flu ids an d n er vou s t en

s ion . The s exual act an d copul at io n ar e n ot syn on ymous The .

act begin s w ith the satis faction of the imp u l s e of co n t r ectat ion ,

wh ich comp ris es by f ar the gr eates t p ar t of sex act ivity C op u .

l ation on the other h an d r ep r es en ts o n ly the fin al st age of the

, ,

dr ama an d is of s hor t d ur at io n .

m
E o ion s of puber ty
t — Th e s tate of tumes cen ce is a n eces
.

s ar y con d it io n of s exua l
g r at ific a t io n , an d i n o r d in ar y l ife is

eff ected by con tr ectation i e it is as a r u le vol un ta r ily pro

,
. .
, , ,

du ced The cas e is di ff er en t at the t ime of p uber ty At th is

. .

per iod the tum es cen ce is evoked by in ter n al pr ompt in gs

,
.

With the begin n in g Of pu bes cen ce the s tepp in g s ton e be ,

-

tw een th e ch ild an d the m an or w om an the s econ dar y ch ar ac ,

t er is tics as bea r d enl ar ged l ar yn x m u s cu l at u r e in man an d

, , , ,

fill in g ou t an d r oun d in g of the body dev elop m en t of t h e b r eas ts

, ,

en l ar gemen t of the p elv is in w om an ar e becom in g n ot iceabl e ,

.

I t is th e pe r iod of the r ap id accele r at io n in the gr o wt h of the

cen tr e s of gen er at ion an d in defi n able Yearn in gs an d moods
, ,

wishes an d fear s as s ume dom in at io n of the gr ow in g ch ild S w eet .

in expr es sable emotio n s of w o n der aw e an d am azemen t d is tu r b

, ,

the thoughts an d acti on s of the aw aken in g con s cious n ess Mys .

te r iou s s en sat ion s fo r etastes an d imp ul s es fill the hear t of the

,

r ipen in g in div idu al For the m an it is th e begin n in g of t h e

.

“
pe r iod of stor m an d s tr ess It is th e t ime when the elemen tal
.

cos m ic fi r e of love is bes to w ed u pon the eyes of you th an d an ,

in fin ite year n in g is impl an ted in to h is s o ul by an in vis ible pow er .

At the app r o ach of th is t ime a t en der fi edgel in g of lon gin g is

,

impl an ted in to the he ar t of the gir l She b eco m es quiet an d

.

sh y. She s how s a sh r in k in g t im id ity an d coyly takes fl ight at

the least app r o ach of h im at w hos e s ight h er h un gr y em otion s
ar e p r ofo un dl y s t ir r ed .

With the in cr eas e in size an d v igo r of the gen er at ive or

a n s the bod in gs of s ex u al de s ir e s an d the c r avin gs of th e
g ,
’
n at u r al in st in ct t ake po s se ss io n of the in d iv id u al s thou ght s
an d f an cy an d aw ake n in h im e r oti c i deas an d l u s t fu l feelin gs

an d t h e s t r o n g impu ls e f or the o gan s to f

r u u r tion .
 PSYCHOLOGY O F SEX 1 09

Wh en the ge n it al ce n t r es h ave b ee n f ull

y de v el op e d th e ,

in divid ual get s a cons c ious r ealiz ation of its sexual powe r an d ,

the p sychological r eact ion s of ani m al p as s ion m an ifes t them

s elve s in the ir r e s ist ible de s ir e f or in t im acy with an in di v id ual

of the oppos ite sex Th is de sir e is in sc ru table an d t r an scen

.

den tal Th er e is n o kn ow able r e as on f or its existen ce p r esen t

. .

O r d in ar ily the idea of a de s ir e is r eal ized by b r in gin g vividly

to the m in d t h e m em o r y of a fo r m e r d es ir e gr at ified But at .

t h is tim e the in d iv id ual h as n ot as yet h ad the exper ien ce of

c arn al ple as u r e n eithe r is it con s cio u s of the u lt im at e object of
,

the s exu al in st in ct th e p r op agat ion of the s pec ies Y et it is

, .

in st in ct iv ely d r awn to w ar d s the per s o n of the oppo s ite sex an d ,

at it s s ight the h u n r e m ot io peep i th o h ev

g y n s a r e n
g r u g e r y
act ion . The in dividual s n at ur e is both ch as te an d volupt uous
’
.

It is ch as te becau s e the in divid u al h as n o kn owledge as yet of

lib ido or l ust yet it is vol upt uous it is all impu l se
, ,
-
.

The imp ul s e of con t r ectation is the fi rs t t o im p r es s its elf

upo n the m in d of the in div id ual With th e in t im acy the im
.
,

pul s e of det u m es cen ce becom e s al s o im per iou s an d the d es ir e ,

to en joy the full pos se s s ion of the beloved object begin s to

m an ifest its elf Thes e ar e then the t w o d es ir e s the in dividu al
.
, ,

is hen cefo r th w ell aw ar e of an d w h ich it is an x io us to gr at ify .

The r e al p u r po s e of the in st in ct of s ex h as been h idden to m an .

Seldom or n ever is am at iven es s gu ided by the des ir e t o pr o

p agate the r ace S ex act ivity is ch iefly de s ir ed f or the s atis f ac
.
-

ti on of the s en s u al c r avin gs ‘
Th e an im al in its s ex r el atio n s
.
-

is l ar gely or excl us iv ely gu id ed by the im pu l se of detu m e s cen ce .

The s am e is the cas e w ith m en in a l ow st ate of c iv il iz at ion with ,

the ir pr o m is c u ou s ad m ir at io n of the oppos it e s ex Wh at such .

s av age s de s ir e is a r el ax at io n of the n e r vo us te n s io n an d a dis

ch a r ge o f t h e ge n ital c on ges t ion I n m en of h igh c ultur e the

.

im pu l s e of con t r ect at ion is the mo r e impe r io u s an d m en t al ,

att r act io n is added as a f actor in the love game i e -

c iv ilized
,
. .
,

m en ar e m o r e er ot ic th an l ibidi n o u s in th eir n at u r e .

Hcga r sa ys th a t in civ i l i zed men w e can n ot s pea k a t a l l o f an

i n s ti n ct o f p r opa ga t i on F or w i th them s o m a n y r eflexi on s an d co n
.

s i d e r a t i o n s en te r i n to pl a y th a t to s pe a k o f a n y th i n g im p u l s i v e is t o
i gn or e t h e s tate of m i n d of t h e s oci ety of our d ays .
110 LOVE

T h e di ff er en t ph en omen a appear in th e j ust descr ibed or der ,

if n o d is tu r ban ces in t e r r u pted the natur al co ur s e If th e in di .

vid u al was al lowed to r e ach adole scen ce witho ut in te r fe r e n ce ,

then at the pe r iod of p ube r ty whe n the cen t r es of ge n e r ation be

,

g in to in c r e as e ve r y r a p idl y an d ,
the g e n e r at ive o r
gan s r e a ch
their full developmen t a ce r tain kin d of m ater ial co n gest ion
,

an d n er vou s ten s ion w o uld en su e Bu t the con ges t io n an d t en

.

s io n w o ul d be of s l ight in te n s it to r equ ir e a s pec ific d isch ar e

y g .

The ab sor ptive power of the s emin al ves icles an d of the ute r us
w o u ld eas ily m as te r the in c r e as ed s ec r eti ons or the over flo w ,

w o uld be dis ch ar ged on ce or twice a mon th du r in g sleep mo st ly ,

withou t even aw aken in g the s leeper S u ch a f r equ en cy of n oc

.

t ur n al em ission s es peciall y if n ot accom p an ied by bad eff ect s

,

the n ext day ar e pe r fectly n or m al

, .

B ut in o r d in ar y l ife n atur al developmen t withou t dis

t ur ban ce is r ar ely or n eve r met w ith Hen ce th e s exu al activi
.

ties take an en t ir ely d iff e r en t cour s e Boys an d gir ls ar e b r ou ght

.

u p p r om is c u ou s l in fl at s in s c h ool s or on t h e s t r eets The fi rs t

y ,
.

compon en t of the sex ins tin ct the impu ls e of con tr ect at ion h as
-
, ,

an ear ly oppo r t un it y to develop even befo r e pu ber ty as m ay

, ,

be s een in the e ar ly attachmen t of ch ildr en By the tim e puber ty .

is r e ach ed th is im p u l s e h as been com plet el y developed The .

oppor t un ity f or the gr at ificat ion of th is impu l s e is ever ywhe r e

p r esen t Hen ce the t umes ce n ce is n ot evoked by in te rn al m es
.

sage s an d n atu r al p r o m pt in gs bu t th r o u gh the act u al con t act .

With the begin ni n g of the con t act be it in tho u ght look w or d , , , ,

o r tou ch s im ult an eo u s l y al s o be gin s the sex act H av in g be gun

-
.
,

the act it is n at ur al an d n o r m al f or the lover s to h ave it com

l te d If the s t im u l a t io n of t h e e r o ge n o u s zon e s is p r olon ged
p e .

beyo n d a r eas on able s p ace of time w ithou t r el ax ation by an

emission a s en s e of in completen es s an d diss atis faction will
,

f all acy h ave been fixed even am on g th in ker s th at

,
c tivity ,
se x-
a

begin s an d e n ds with cop u l ation ‘

T h e ch ar gin g of the body
.

w ith the n ece ss ar y en e r gy is con s ider ed a n egligible qu an tity .

T h e Ol d Ger m a n law p
un s e i h d du lte y or gr a n te d
a r a d i vo r ce on ly
w hen in t er m is s io pen i s i
in v ag n am h as been w i t n es s ed .
 PSY C H O LOGY O F SE X 1 11

We h ave t aken out th e fin al p ar t of the act an d elevated it to

a fetich in l aw as w ell as in s en tim en t an d con s ide r all othe r
, ,

sex act ivit ie s as of n o con s eq u en ce Yet the stim u li r eceive d .

th r o ugh the othe r s en s es cau s in g the libi din ou s tu r gescen ce of

,

the body ar e the m ain p art of the s exu al ch ain of activit ie s

,

The s exu al act begin s with the m o r o n s car es s be it a c ar es s in ,

tho ught look or touch as h u ggin g or k iss in g F or con t r ect at io n

, , , .

or t umes cen ce a n d detume s ce n ce r ep r es e n t o n ly on e act On e .

im p u l s e is the s equ el of the other T h e Se r m o n on the Mo u n t .

,

p r each in g Wh o s oever looketh on a w om an to l u s t afte r h er

“
,
”
h as comm itted adu lte r y w ith h er al r e ady in h is he ar t ( M atthe w
v, is n ear er t h e phys iologic al t r u th th an the comm on
accept ed v iew .

Th e same d ist ur ban ces wh ich c au se a b r eak in the ch ain

of s exu al act iv ity d ur in g ch ildhood p uber ty an d adoles cen ce ar e ,

al s o r es po n s ible th at in c iv il ized m en w e can h ar dl y s peak an y

lon ger of an in st in ct of s ex If the in st in ct h as n ot been dis.

t ur bed by the in tr us ion of the st im u l i of the s e n s es an d of t h e

im age r y befor e the pe r iod of m atu r it y the in s t in ct of sex shoul d ,

en ter in to pl ay at the t im e of p uber ty But as a r ule th e .

, ,

s t im u l at io n of the e r o ge n o u s zon e s is e ff ect e d al r e ad y befor e the

time h as ar r iv ed f or the sex in st in ct to m ake it s appe ar an ce - .

Du r in g th is st im u l at ion w h ich as w e h ave s een is al r eady a

, , ,

par t of the s ex act a cer t ain fo r e pleas u r e is exper ien ced

-
,
-
.

Hen cefor th the in d iv idu al is de s ir ou s of the r epetit ion of th is

exper ien ce E s pecially w hen the o r gasm h as on ce been t asted
.
,

th e m emo r y of the s ame cau s e s t h e in dividu al to l ook f or a

r epetitio n of the h ighe s t l u s tfu l s en s at io n in h u m an exper ien ce .

Sexu al act ivit y is hen c efo r th ch iefly des ir ed f or th e pos itive

l u s t feel in g con n ected with it Th is mean s to say th at c alcu l a
-
.

t ion en ter s in to t h e act iv it y an d w it h t h e en tr an ce o f calcu l atio n

,

the activity ceases to be in stin ctive Hen ce in m odern men an d .

w omen n eithe r s ex act ivity n or p r op agation p ar t ake of th e n a

-

tur e of an in stin ct No r m al sex attr action bein g an o ff sh oot o f

.
-

th e r ep r oduct ive impul s e it is per fectl y n at u r al t h at if the

,

par en t im puls e los es its in stin ctive n atur e the off spr in g will ,

al so lo se it .
11 2 L O VE

CHAPT E R XI

DEVE LOP M E N T OF T H E RE P RODU C T I VE I M P UL S E

The in s t in ct of p r op agat ion is n or m ally der ived fr om the

imp ul s e f or the s at is factio n of p r otopl as m atic h un ge r In .

lowe r an imal l ife the in cipien t s exu al un ion is eff ected by t wo

exh au s ted cell s com in g together f or the m u tu al exch an ge of
n u cluar m ate r ial Th is mode r ep r es en ts the fi r st step in the
.

s c ale of con j ugat io n .

I n the low est for m of un icell u l ar l ife as the s ch izomycetes ,

(y e as t ) or b ac t er ia the n e
,ces s ity f or co n j ugat io n doe s n ot ap
pear to ex ist I n the r ep r od uction of thes e un ic ellul ar o r gan
.

is ms the an im al s im ply d iv ide s in to t w o the d ivis ion of the ,

n u cleu s as a r u l e
, pr eced in g th at o f th e c yt o pl asm by a m or e
,

or less karyokyn etic method .

The o r d in ar y p r otozoon does n ot for m a com po site st r ue

t ur e It di v ides an d m ultiplies but th e pr oducts of th e division
.
,

do n ot r emain togethe r they leave e ach other an d lead a s epar ate

,

exis ten ce Hen ce ther e is n o r eal death in thes e an im al s I n

. .

the metazo a or m an y celled an im al s on ly the r epr od uctive cells

,
-
,

m ay e s cape d eath an d con ti n u e to liv e in the o ff s pr in g The .

s om at ic cell s or the body die afte r a lon ger or s ho r te r pe r iod

, ,
.

The un icellu l ar an im al s do n ot po ss ess an y so m atic cell s they ,

ar e al l r ep r od u ct ive cell s Hen ce we m ay r ightl y spe ak of the

.

”
immo r t al ity of th e p r otozo a .

The method of b in ar y fi s sion or s pl itt in g by wh ich th e ,

body of the p ar en t becomes div ided in to t wo eq ual p ar t s in to ,

h alves is the s im ples t method of mul tiplic ation Th is method

,
.

is m ade use of in the am oeb a I n th is k in d of r ep r od u ct ion the r e

.

is n o p ar en t n or child The ch ildr en the n ew am oeb ae ar e

.
, ,

s imply the p ar en t cut in t w o ( vide P age

The n ext s im ple gen er ation is b u dd in g wh ich is th e br eak ,

in g ofl of a p ar t sm alle r th an h alf fr om a cer t ain in d ividu al .

Th e bu dded off p ar t h as the c ap acity of gr owin g in to a n ew

-
 PSYCHOLO G Y OF SEX 113 .

in dividual l ike th e par en t . This mode of repr o uct i n

d o is foun d
in the hydr a .

An other simple mode of gen er ation is th at of s po r ul at ion .

Her e the in ter io r of the body of the in d ivid ual s ubd iv ides in t o
mor e th an t wo p ar ts Somet imes the p ar ts n umbe r man y h un
.

d r eds an d ar e called s po r e s The se th r ee m ethods ar e t h e

.

s imples t mode s of ge n e r at ion an d ar e excl us ively fo un d in t h e

lowes t fo r m s of un icell ular o r gan is m s .

When w e go a step far ther in the class of un i cell ul ar pr o ,

t ozoa the simple mode of mult ipl ic at ion con t in u e s in mo s t

, ,

for ms onl y f or a cer tain n u mber of gen er at io n s Then th e

,
.

n ecess ity f or con j u gat ion i e f or a tem po r ar y or pe r m an en t

,
. .
,

I n fu so r i um re p r od uci n g by s p o r u l ati on .

f u s ion with an other If th is con j ugat io n be

in d iv idu al, s et s in .

p r even t ed th e an im al s oo n degen er ates an d d ies

,
‘
.

The simples t te r m s of con j u gat ion ar e foun d in Ch ilodon ,

a m in u te f r e s h w ate r in f u s o r ium
-
w h ich m u lt ipl ie s f or a con ,

sider abl e len gth of t ime by t r an s ve r s e d iv is ion Aft er a t im e .

,

however the phys iologic al n eces s ity f or co n j ugation sets in

, .

Th e d iff e r en t an im al s pl ace them s elve s s ide by s ide in p air s , ,

an d p ar tl y fu s e to gethe r The n u cleu s of each in d iv idu al div ides

.

M M au pu s ( Ar ch i v es de Zoo logi e exp er i m en te ll e 1 8 89 ) h a s s how n

. .

th at w i thou t co n j u ga t i on t h e m em be r s o f an i s o l a ted fa m i l y o f in
,

fu s o r i a ev en tu a lly ceas e t o fee d an d d i v i d e an d p as s th r ou h t h e s tages

o f d e en e r a t i o n a n d s en il it t o ex t i n ct i on ( I n t h e t r a i n 0 co n j u ga ti o n
g .

ther e 1 8 a lw ays deat h . ou con j uga tin g p r otozoa ar e i mmo r ta l

- E ve .

an d Dea t h ) .
 114 LOVE

n ow in to t wo por tion s on e of w hich pass es fr om each in fu sor ium

,

in to the other to un ite with the h alf of the n u cle us th at r em ain ed

s t at ion ar y T h e t w o an im al s th en s ep ar ate each h av in g r e
.
,

ceived a h alf of the n u cle u s of the othe r Th er eu pon a per iod .

of r en ewed activity f or each en s u es m an ifes ted by r ap id gr owth ,

an d m u lt ipl ic at ion b d iv i io t il e t i w e ke i i t h
y s n u n a c r a n , a n n
g n e

v ital act iv it ie s in d ic at e s the pe r io dicall r ec ur r in ec it f

y g n e s s y o r

con j ugat io n .

The n ext step in con j ugation is foun d in thos e an im al s in

which after the ir f u s ion the t wo an im al s do n ot s ep ar ate an y
mo r e as fo un d in the fi s sion of m on ad s wh ich is p r eceded by
, ,

the abs or pt ion of on e fo r m by an other On e mon ad is fixed .

u po n the s ar code of an othe r an d the s u b s tan ce of the le sser

, ,

wh ich is the lo w er on e p as s es in to t h e u pp er on e
,
I n about .

tw o ho u r s the m er e st t r ace of th e lo w er on e is on l y lef t an d in ,

fo u r hou r s fi s sion an d mu lt ipl ication of the l ar ger on e h as

taken pl ace .

Fr om thes e t wo mode s of gen er at io n it is easil y seen th at

the im pell in g fo r ce lead in g to co n j u gat io n is as Ro lph put s it ,
‘

s im m y cell h u n ge r The s.e m ode s of m u lt ipl ic at io n ar e al s o

foun d in the s impler for ms of colon ial pr otozoa whe r e the cells ‘
,

ar e n ot yet d iff e r en t iated an d al l t h e m em ber s of the colo n y t ake

par t in r ep r od uction .

I n the n ex t h ighe r cl as s of col on ial p r otozo a the fi r s t d iff er ,

en tiat ion of the mem be r s or cell s of the colon y t akes place .

On e p ar t of th e cell s is set ap ar t to con t in u e the tas k of r ep r o

duct ion wh ile the m ain body of t h e colon y does n ot p ar tic ipate
,

an y lon ge r in the fu n ction of gen e r atio n As a r u le the r ep r o .

,

du ct iv e cell s ar e d ivi ded in to t w o k in d s an d thes e t w o k in ds of ,

cell s co n j u gat e w ith each othe r T h e con j u gat ion tak es pl ace
.

eithe r bet w een diff e r en t m e m be r s of the sam e colon y or bet w een

m em b er s of diff er en t colon ies of the s am e s pec ie s .

Co l on ies i w hen t h e in d i v i du a l an i m a l s do n ot leav e each

a r se
o th e r
, a fte r th e i r d i v i s i on t o l i v e a s ep a r a te l i fe bu t r em a i n toget her
,
.

A fter t h e seco n d d i v i s i o n th er e r e fo u r a n i m a l s or m em be r s ; a fte r t h e

a

th i r d d i v i s i on ei ght then s i xteen th i r t y t w o etc u n t i l an en t i r e co l on y

, ,
-
, .
,

o f m i ll i on s o f ce ll s h a s r i s e n T h e h um a n bo d y is co m po sed o f so m e
.

tw en ty s ix tr i ll i on s o f cells
-
B r a i n an d
s p i n a l cor d a l on e con ta i n t w o b i l l i on ce lls .
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Th e o j
c n u ga t in g in dividual s ar e s im il ar in th e simpler
kin ds of colon ies I n the h ighe r for m s t h e two con j ugatin g
.

cell s ar e e as ily seen to be ver y d iff er en t fr om each other On e .

kin d of cells is l ar ge s phe r ic al an d in act ive They ar e f or

,
.

th is r eas on c alled egg cell s The other k in d of cel ls is s mall

-
.
,

with ovo id head an d t aper in g t ail an d f r ee s w imm in g For th is -

.

r eas on they ar e c alled s pe r m cell s .

When the diff er en tiat ion betw een the r ep r odu ctive cells
in to t wo k in d s h as t aken pl ace they ar e c alled s ex cell s
,
Th .

s ex cell s ar e u s u all y s it u ated in gr o u p s an d the gr o u p s ar e called ,

sex u al gl an d s . The gr o u p s of s pe r m cell s ar e called tes ticles

an d thos e of egg cell s ar e c alled ov ar ie s .

I n the lo w er cl as s es in the an imal k in gdo m t h e m ale an d

fem ale gl an ds ar e sit uated at d iff e r en t p ar t s of the s am e an im al ,

or n ear e ach othe r Som et im es t h e s ame gl an d is p r odu cin g

.

both kin d s of cell s m ale an d fem ale I n the h er m aphr oditic

,
.

s pe cie s of r o u n d w o r m s f or in s t an ce it is fo u n d th at whe n th e
, , ,

r ep r od u ct ive o r an is fu ll fo r m ed it f un ct io n s fi r s t as a te st icle
g y ,
.

The ge r m cell s at the an ter io r en d of the s exu al glan d begin

-

to div ide r ap idly an d becom e s m all s per m atozo a wh ich ar e stor ed

u p in a r ecept acle of the u te r u s Later on other cell s al so
.
,

s itu ate d at the an te r ior en d of the s ex gl an d begin to gr o w -

,

l ar ger st o r e u p yolk an d becom e l ar ge egg cell s They th en

,
-
.

en ter t h e ute r u s an d become fe r t ilized by their own s per m atozoa .

Th is mode of fer t il iz at ion is the so c alled s elf fer t ilizat ion It - -

.

is fo un d in the s l ightly com plex an im al s as the ta pe w o r m or ,

-

the leech wher e on e an d the same in dividu al p r oduces both egg

,

cell s an d s per m cell s I n colon ial jell y fi sh es cer tain m ember s

-
.
-

of the colon y p r oduce on ly s pe r m cell s an d cer t ain other mem ,

ber s pr odu ce on ly egg cell s - .

I n th e h erm aph r odit ic an im al s t h e s per m cell s o f th e s am e

in div id ual m ay fer til ize their own (egg cell s or ova as in the feat
-
,

wo r m ( s elf fe r t il iz at io n ) wh il e in th e ear th w o r m altho u gh it

-
, ,

is al s o her m aph r od it ic cr os s fe r t il izat ion take s pl ace

,
- T wo .

ear th w or m s m utually f er tilize each othe r the s pe r m cell s of

-
,

on e fer til ize th e ova of th e other an d the s per m cell s of th e

,

la tte r fe r t il ize the ov a of th e f o r m er .

t li
F er i z t o a i n in p la n t s — Th i s m ode of cr o s s fe r t il mot io n is -
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the on e e lly foun d in ph an er ogam o u s ( tp vq xis

gen r a app ar a

en t an d m ar r iage ) pl an ts .

I n the lo w er for m s of the o r gan ic w o r ld the lin e of de

mar kat ion bet ween pl an t an d ani mal is s o m ewh at bl otted an d ,

the iden tity of the mode of fer tilizat ion do es n ot n eed to be

par t ic ul ar ly em ph as ized I n the higher for ms the di v is ion is
.

g e n e r a ll y m a de b y the mode of the ass im il at io n of f ood an d of

m ot ion Pl an ts gen er ally b r eak u p the in or gan ic co mpoun d s
.

in to s ep ar ate elemen ts an d r ecomb in e them in to or gan ic com

poun d s or poten t ial en er gy Thes e or gan ic compoun ds ser ve
, .

th en the an im al as food or as sour ce of en er gy Th e in o r gan ic .

com poun ds be in g as a r ul e ubiq uito us the pl an ts h ave hen ce a

, , ,

cer tai n ty of food s u pply an d do n ot depen d u po n the fac ility

of m ot io n Th ey ar e th er efo r e m ar ked by a fi xit y to the so il
.
, ,
.

T h ey ar e al s o s ur r oun ded by an o uter skeleton or a coat of cel ,

l ul os e an d ar e l ess aff ected by o u ter s tim u l i ; h en ce th ey pos se s s

s l ight con s c iou sn ess For the an im al s the food su pply is mo r e
.
-

un c er ta in h en ce th ey n ee d gr e at er m ov em en t
, F o r t h is r ea so n .

they gen er al ly l ack the ext e rn al s keleto n an d hen ce po sse ss h ighe r

con sc i o u sn ess .

Ap ar t fr om th is d ivis ion pl an t an d an im al ar e cl os el y r e
l ated cou s ins an d the mode of fer tilization of m os t of the h igher
,

pl an ts is abou t the s am e as in the her maph r oditic an im als .

The s exu al or gan s of the ph an er ogam ou s pl an ts ar e r epr e

sen ted by the flow e r s )
“ Sho wy flo wer s con s ist us ually of fou r
s ets of o r gan s p ist il s s tamen s pet al s an d s ep al s Th e sepal s
, , , ,
.

taken to gether con stitu te the calyx the pet al s taken to geth er ,

con s tit u t e th e cor oll a .

Th e e s sen t ial o r gan s of the flow e r ar e the s tam e n s and

p ist il s The st amen r ep r es en t s the m ale o r gan an d the p is t il
.
,

t h e female o r gan of the pl an t w h il e th e cal yx an d co r oll a fo r m ,

the flo r al en velopes or th e so c alled per ian th an d ar e an alogous

,
-

I t mu s t be q u ite
h ock t o th e pr u de in t h e kn ow l ed ge th at
a s ,

t h e m u ch a dm i r ed flow er r ep r es en ts in it s en sem ble t h e sex o r gan s of -

t h e pl a n t s or tho s e pa r ts w h i ch in m en po s se s s f o r t h e s en s u a l i s t a pecu l
.

i a r aes the ti c a ttr ac ti on Mo s t per fum es s o gen er a ll y u s ed by t h e

.
,

s en s u a l a r e ex tr ac t s fr om flow e r s
,
i e t h e s exu a l p a r t s of t h e pl an ts ;
, . .
,

so m e p e r fu m e s a r e ta k en ev en f r o m t h e sexu a l o r ga n s o f t h e a n i m a l ,

e g
. . mu s k
, T h i s f act m ay acco un t f or t h e exagger ated l ove of t h e
.

sen s u a l i s t s f o r fl ow e r s an d p e r f um es .
 P S YC HOLO GY OF S E X 11 7
to th e exter n al gen ita l or gan s in the anim al Flow ers wh ich .

o t
c n a in al l the fo u r s e t s o f o r g a n s a r e s a id to be co m pl e t e fl ow

er s tho s e w h ich h a ve the e s s e n t ia l o r

g an s o n l y ar e c alle d pe r fect
,

flow er s .

CUT XXXVI .

A co m p l e t e flo w er .

st , sta m en ; p i p i s ti l ;
, p
e, pe ta l ; s sep a l ;, ca , ca l yx ; c, co r o ll a
.

Af te r B e r ge n .

Complete an d per fec t flower s ar e hermaphr od it ic The .

m ale or gan or the an dr ocel e an d the fem ale or gan or the gyn ocele
ar e s it uated in on e an d the s ame flo w e r The un isexu al flower s .

ar e tho s e whe r e the s tame n s an d the p is t il s ar e p r od u ced on

s ep ar ate fl o we r s as in t h e w i llo w
,
S tam en an d p ist il m ay n o t
.

on l y be pr od uce d on s ep ar ate flow e r s but the stam in ate an d ,

p ist illate flower s them s elves may be bo r n e on d iff er en t pl an ts ,

as in h ickor h zel I d i co S ch pl an t s ar e c alled

y a , o r n ,
an rn u .

d ioec ious or of two hous eholds When both kin ds of flow er s ap

.

n t is c alled mon oec io u s

'

p ea r on the s a me i n d ivi d u al the pl a ,

or of on e ho u s eh old .

The stamen or the m al e s exu al or gan of the flow er con

, ,
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t of a hollo w po r tion c alled the an the r

s is s , wh ich is bor n e on
a s talk c alled the fil amen t I n s ide of the
. an ther is fou n d a

CUT XXXVI I .

S t a men .

a, an ther ; f fil amen t
, . A fte r Ber gen .

pow der y or p ast y s ub stan ce called the pollen Th e sh ape of .

the an ther an d the way in wh ich it open s depen d l ar gely upon

P ollen
t h
9 , s po s w er e t h e inn er coat bur s ts . After Ber gen .
 PSYCH O L O GY O F SE X 1 19

th e w ay in wh ich the pollen is to be d is ch ar ged an d h ow it is

c ar r ied fr om flowe r to flower A s a r u le the an the r opens by
.
,

the cells bein g s plit len gth wis e or by lit tle hole s at the top
-
,
.

The pollen in man y pl an ts is a fi n e dr y po w der in oth er s ,

it is somewh at sticky or p as ty Th e fo r m s of th e polle n gr ain s

.

ar e v ar iou s E ach pollen gr ain co n s ist s of a s in gle cell an d is

.
-

cove r ed by a th ick o uter an d a th in in n e r wall or coat At th e .

o ute r coat the r e ar e s pots at which t h e in n er coat of th e gr ain

CUT XXXI X .

P i s t il .

s t i, s t i gm a ; s t y, s ty l e ; ov , ov u el . A fte r Ber gen .

is fin ally to bur st th r o ugh th e outer on e p u shin g its way out ,

in the f o r m of a s le n de r th in w al led t ube The con ten t s of

-
.

the pollen is a t h ickis h p r otoplasm a f u ll of litt le op ake par ,

t icl es an d u s ually con tain in g gr ain s of s ta r ch an d l ittle d r op s

,

of oil.

Th e pis til or the fem ale s exu al or gan of th e flow e r u s u ally

, ,

con s is ts of a s m all hollow ch ambe r c alled the ovar y wh ich con ,

tain s th e ovu les an d of a s len der por t ion or s t alk cal led the
, ,
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style At the top of the l atte r is foun d a r idge kn ob or po in t

.
, ,

wh ich is called the s t igm a .

The s tigma con s ist s of cell s loo sely ar r an ged over the sur
face T h ese cells s ecr et e a m ois t su bs tan ce to w h ich the poll en
.
,

gr a in s adh e r e w he n the y come in co n tact w ith the s t igm a B e .

n e ath the s e s u pe r fic ial cell s r unn i n do w th o h t h t le

g n , r u g e s y ,

ther e ar e foun d lo n g cell s w it h in ter med iate s p aces th r o ugh

, ,

wh ich the pollen t u be r e ache s the ov ar y .

The ovul es ar e n ot bor n e in d isc r im in atel y by an y p ar t of

C U T XL .

S t igma of t o h r n -
app le wi t h p o l l en

p po ll en
,
f orm i ng i n to a poll en tube ; i, n ter m ed a te s p ace
-
i i . fter
A Be r gen .

the l in in g of the ovary They gr ow in a l in e r un n in g alon g

.

on e s ide of the ov ar y as m ay be s ee n in the pea pod

,
Th is .

ov u le bear in g l in e is call ed t h e placen t a

- .

The ovule usually e xist s as a r oun d ish or egg sh aped m as s -

,

w ith a s m all o pen in g lea d in g in to the ap ex Th is open in g .

lead s to a sac in s ide t h e ovu le wh ich is filled with a s oft p r oto

,

pl asm at ic m ate r ial an d cell s an d is kn own as the emb r yo s ac .

Min u te cell s ar e fou n d at the apex of the ovu le f r om the de

 PSYC HOLO GY OF S E X 1 21

vel opmen t of wh ich the e m b r yo is p r od uc ed after the u n io n of ,

the pollen wit h a cell at the apex of the emb r yo s ac of the

ov u le h as t aken pl ace
”

CUT XLI .

F er t i liza t i on of th e o vu l e .

st, s ti gm a ; p poll en ; pt poll en tu be ; o

, ,
-
, ov a r y; e, em b r yo
s ac Afte r B e r ge n
. .

F er tilization — A s s oonpollen gr ain lodge s on the

as th e
s t igm a it be gin s to fo r m in t o a pollen t u be
, I n m o r e or le s s .

time it m akes its w ay th r ou gh the style in to the ov ar y It then - .

pen etr ates the open in g at the apex of the ovule r eaches on e of ,
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the cell s an d t r an s fer s it s n ucleus in to an egg—cell Th e latt er .

begin s at on ce to fo r m cell w all s an d in cr eas e s by con tin u ed

-

s u bd iv is io n to th e pl an t e m b r o O n l n e polle n t u be is n ec
y y o .

ess ar y to fer t ilize each ovu le Still pl an ts p r odu ce mo r e pollen

.

—
than ovu les the r at io is fr om to 1 l OO bec au s e s o man y
—

pollen ar e lo st on their w ay to the ovu les .

The mechan ism of the fo r war din g of the pollen to the

ovule var ies in di ff e r en t plan t s I n s elf fer t il izat ion or in thos e
.
-

plan ts in w h ich the ovu le m ay be imp r egn ated by the pollen

of the sam e flower fe r til iz ation is comp ar atively e asy But in
, .

a gr e at m an y pl an t s c r os s fe r t il iz at ion is the r ule

-
I n o r der .

to accom pl is h the mo st su cces s fu l fer tilizat ion the pol len mus t ,

com e f r om an other pl an t of the s am e s pec ies He r e n atu r e h as

.
.

dev is ed d iff er en t w ays to carr y the pollen fr om on e plan t to

an othe r .

I n the fi r s t pl ace the r e is th e win d wh ich accompl is he s

,

the t ask of fo r w ar d in g the pollen The win d fer til iz ed flowers .

-

h a v e dr y an d pow d er y p oll en an d t h e p is t il s ar e f eath er y

, ,

ad ap ted to catch fl yin polle r ain s The flo w e r s ar e ch ar

g n g .

act er ized by their in co n s p icu o u sn e s s Th ey ar e u su ally gr een

.

ish witho u t an y odo r or n ect ar

, .

An other device to fo r war d th e pollen is by way of in s ects .

Most of the sho wy sw eet scen ted or othe r wis e con s picu ous kin d s
,
-

of flo we r s ar e en tir ely depen den t f or fer tilization on the t r ans

f e r en ce of pollen fr om on e pl an t to an other by ins ect s The .

s howy colo r s an d odo r s s er ve to att r act in s ect s to vis it them f or

their n ect ar I n sect s an d flow er s ar e in ter depen den t u pon on e

.

an oth er . For m an y in sects depen d m ain ly u pon the n ect ar an d

pollen of flow er s f or their fo od Th es e ins ect s us u ally v is it .

onl y on e k in d of flo wer d ur in g the day an d th u s car r y on ly on e

kin d of pollen B u tter fl ie s m oth s an d mos t of th e bees go
.
, ,

s tr aight fr om on e flo w e r to an othe r an d c ar r y a good de al of

pollen en tan gl ed in the s cale s or h air s of their bo dies On its .

w ay the in sect l eav es a good d eal of t h e pollen on t h e st igm a

,

of the p is t il an d becomes du sted wit h n ew pollen to be carr ied

to other flow er s .

The me an s to attr act ins ect s ar e th r eefold : n ectar odo r ,

a n d colo r . The n ect ar is a s w ee t l i q u i d w h ich the flo w e r s e

 PSY CHOL O GY OF S E X 1 23

cr etes by mean s of n ectar glan ds The l atter ar e u s ual ly .

s itu ated n e ar the b as e of t h e flo w e r O ther pl an t s attr act in s ect

.

vis ito r s by giv in g up a sw eet s cen t The se ar e es pecially the .

s mall flo w e r s like the m ign on ett e or even in g p r im r os e The

,
.

colo r is an other mean s by wh ich the flo we r att r act s in s ects an d

b ir ds The color of the flo w e r is as a r u l e du e to showy
.
, ,

petal s D iff e r en t k in ds of in s ect s ar e es pec ially att r acted by

.

di ff er en t colo r s Some flow er s with very lon g tubu lated cor ol

.

l as depen d en t ir ely u po n b ir ds w ith lon g beak s to c ar ry the ir

pollen f or them .

I n complete an d pe r fect flo w e r s wher e s tamen an d p istil ,

ar e p r es en t in the s am e flo w er s elf fer t il izat ion w o u ld be t h e

,
-

r u le
,
if ther e w e r e n ot ce r t ain m ean s f or it s p r even t ion In .

the fir s t pl ace the pollen of an othe r plan t f r equ en tly p r evail s

ove r th at wh ich the flo we r may shed ove r it s own p is til When .

both kin ds ar e placed over the s tigm a at the s am e tim e it is , ,

the for e ign pollen w h ich c au se s fer t il iz ation A n other mean s .

to p r even t s elf fer t il izat ion con s ist s in the stam en s an d p istil s
-

m atu r in g at d iff e r en t t im es Th e in s ect v is ito r on it s w ay to

.
,

the n ectar y br us h es again s t the r ipe st am e n s of a ce r t ain flo we r

,

in it s ear l ier s t age It can n ot de pos it the acq u ir ed pollen u pon

.

the st igm a of the same flower an d th us c aus e s elf fe r tiliz at io n -

becaus e the p is til is n ot r ipe yet B ut in fl yin g to a flo wer .

,

in the l ater st age w hen the st igm a h as al r e ady r ipen ed an d

,

the stamens h ave shed all the ir polle n the in s ect w ill lodge ,

the pollen fi r s t acqu ir ed on th e r ipe s t igm a an d in th is way ,

p r odu ce the de s ir ed c r os s fer t il iz ation -

.

S ex difi er en tia tion

- — When w e r is e h igher in th e s cale of
.

an im al —
l fe we fi n d th at the egg cell s an d s per m cell s ar e
i -

al m o st al w ays p r odu ced by d iff e r en t in d iv id u al s Thos e wh ich .

p r odu ce egg cell s or ova ar e call ed fem ale an d tho s e wh ich

-
,

pr odu ce s per m cell s or s per m atozoa ar e c alle d m ale an im al s

-
.

The for m at ion of a n ew bein g r es u lt s in the s e s pec ies fr om

the con j u gat ion of t wo cell ul ar elemen t s of t w o diff er en t an im al s .

I n th is w ay the o r igin of the o r gan is m or the zygote fr om w h ich ,

the n ew in d iv idu al develops is com po s ed of p ar t s of t w o diff er en t

in div idual s an d a diff er en ce betw een the o ff s p r in g an d p ar en ts
,

is in s ur ed The in ter mixin g of bod y s ub st an ce f r o m t wo dis

.
-
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tin ct in d ivid u al s an d th e d ev elopm en t th er efr o m of the n ew

in d iv id ual p r od uce v ar iat io n !
.

Wh en t h e scale of an im al l ife is r each ed w her e egg cell -

an d s pe r m cell h ave th eir h ab it at s in d iff er en t in d iv id u al s t h e

-
,

att r actio n betw ee n o v um an d s pe r m ato zoo n w h ich is b as ed u po n ,

a k in d of er ot ic ch em ot r op is m u s is t r an s fer r ed to t h e t w o ho s t s
,

wh o h ar bo r the t wo diff e r e n t s ex cell s Th us the e r otic chem o-

.

t r op is m us b et ween t wo cells h as n ow gr o wn to sex att r act io n -

betw ee n t w o an imal s B u t eve n at th is st age the attr act ion

.

s o m et im e s ex is t s on ly bet w ee n the s ex c ell s n am el y w hen f er -

,

t il izat ion t ake s pl ace o u t s id e of the m othe r s body The bes t ’

.

example of ou ts ide fer t il iz at ion ar e the fi shes The fem ale fi sh .

con tain s th e r oe w h ich is a m ass of sm all eggs At t h e p r oper

,
.

t im e the fem ale let s the r oe fal l on the gr o u n d of r iver s or

th e d ar k botto m of l akes etc at a f avo r able pl ace c alled S p awn

,
.
,

in g bed s ecu r e again s t en em ies

,
The m ale fi shes s w im ove r .

the s p awn an d pou r the ir semen or m ilt over it Th e two .

k in d s of cell s attr act e ach other l ike ir on an d m agn et Wh en .

t h e m il t h as r e ached the S p aw n the eggs ar e fer t il iz ed an d ,

develop in to n ew fi sh es .

I n the n ext h ighe r cl ass in b ir ds fer t il izat ion is in ter n al

, , ,

an d o nl t h e developme n t is exte r n al The fem a le b ir d h as

y .

an ov ar y co n t ain in g a l ar ge n um be r of e ggs or ov a w ith in it s ,

body The m ale an imal po ss es se s an or gan s er vin g f or t h e in

.

t r oducti on of the s emen in to the bod y of the fem ale Th e .

fe r t il ized egg is l aid an d dev elo ps ou ts ide eith er by th e s u n ,

heat or h at ched by th e moth e r s w ar mth ’

.

T h e l ast s t ep in gen e r at ion is r e ached in the m am m al s .

H er e n ot on ly fer t il iz ation is accom pl ish ed w ith in the bo dy

of the fem ale but al s o the en t ir e developm en t of the fer til ized
,

Wei ss m an bel i ev es th a t in eac h i n d iv i dua l p r od uced by s exu al ,

r a t i on p t i f m pl m d r i v ed f r om bot h
-
a r en t s i s n ot
g e n e a, o r o n o ge r a s e , ,

em plo yed in t h e con s tr u ct i o n o f t h e ce ll s an d t i s s u es 0 t h e som a o r ,

per s on a l s tr u ctu r e of t h e i n d i v i du al bu t is set as i d e w ithou t chan ge

, , ,

f o r t h e fo r m a t i o n o f t h e ger m cell s of t h e s u ccee d i n g gen er a t i o

-
n .

A ccor d i n g t o B e v e r i t h e ovu m h as a l l t h e o ga n s a d q u a l i t i s
, r n e

n eces s ar y f o r t h e d ev el o p men t of t h e foetu s except th a t it s cen tr osome, ,

w h i ch s ta ts segm e t a tion is in a s t a te of i n ac ti i ty w h i l e t h e s per m a

r n , v ,

t o o p o ss e s s es t h e act i e cen tr os o m e b u t l ack

zo n v t h e p o to pl a s m a o r s r

t h e m a ter i a l b y m ea s o f w h i ch th i s o r ga n co u ld begi n it s ac t i vi ty
n .
 PSYCH O L O GY O F SEX 1 25

o vum is car r ied out in th e uter u s in s ide t h e fem ale body ,

.

H en ce m am m al s giv e bir t h to l iv in g m atu r e you n g .

I n thes e h igh er an im al s t h e att r ac t io n of the sex cell s h as

bee n defin itely t r an sf er r ed to or r at h er ch an ged in to the attr ae
, ,

tion of the ho st s of thes e cell s or in to t h e s ex ual ins tin ct T h e .

s ex in s t in ct is
-
th er efor e if n ot iden t ical w ith the in s tin ct of
, ,

p r op agat ion t h u s an o ff s h oot of the l at ter in s t in ct

, .

I n the m o r e adv an c ed s pecies of t h e h igher an im al s the

in st in ct r el at in g to t h e p r es er v at ion of t h e kin d is co m pos ed
of th r ee de fi n ite im p u ls e s The r e is fi r s t the im p u l s e r el atin g
.

to th e act of co n j ugat ion u n ive r s al in al l o r gan ic life T h e

,
.

ave r age in d ivid u al gr o w s u p s u rr o u n ded by oth er s of the op

s it e s ex an d n o r m ally un e xc ited b th i d i ff ce u n t il the

p o y s er en

age of p ube r ty app r o ache s Then s om e day the boy or gir l

.
,

fi n d ar is in g w ith in an in c ip ien t im p u l s e w h ich n at u r ally w er e

'

, ,

ther e n o ar t ific ial r est r iction s w ou ld le ad them to exe r c is e their

,

s exu al po w e r s j u s t as fo u n d amo n
, g a n i m al s .

The s econ d im pul s e r el ates to t h e p u r s u it an d att r act ion

of m ate s It is fi r st foun d amon g the low er types of the an im al
.

k in gdom The s w eet odo r s an d sho wy colo r s foun d in flo w e r s

.

ar e n oth in el e bu t t h m e an of t t ct i the i ect th t

g s e s a r a n
g n s s a

c ar r y the pollen f or fer t il iz at ion The b r ight colo r s of s om e .

an im al s ,
e s pecially am on g b ir d s an d othe r an im al ado r n men t s
,

al s o s e r ve to att r act the m ate s The wom an s l ov e f or fin e r y ’

.

al s o e m an ate s f r om n o othe r s o u r ce th an f r om the im p u l s e of

p u r s uit an d att r act ion of m ates .

The th ir d im p ul se stan d s in r el at ion to per m an en t m atin g

an d the p r ot ect io n o f the yo un g I t is t h e im p u l se r el at in g
.

to the ger m s of f am ily l ife an d is p r es e n t am on g tho s e an imals

,

that h av e gain ed a h igh er pl ace in th e as cen d in g s c al e of com

p l ex it y a n d w ho s e yo u n
g ar e mo r e d iffi cu l t l
y p r o v id e d f or .
!

Th r ou gh the w hol e r an ge of an im al l ife w he r e t h e per iod ,

Amon g an m a s , s a s i l y a ker , W l
er e ar e s ec e s th
a n ev e r p i th t
y
m ar r an d os e th a th t
do h l
T os e m a e an m a s w o s e o u n g ar e ea s y
. i l h y il
h h
f ed , s u c a s t h e o r s e , t h e u b ll
o r t h e do g, n ev er a r oa c t h e em a e pp h f l
ex ce pt h d i fl
w en un er t h e n u en ce of r u t , n ev er co a w on e exc u h b i t i th l
s iv el y, r a r e y, l if
ev er , r e ea p t p d ti
t h e r e r o u c v e a ct w i t h e s am e n th i di
d l
v i u a , a n d comm it p
t h e car e of t h e off s r in g en r e y t o e r empo ti l th i t
r ar y m a t es .
1 26 LOVE

of in fan cy i s comp ar at ivel y shor t ( e g ho rs e dog cat . .

, , ,

the m ale p ar t is ended w ith imp r egn ation or cop ul ation T h e .

n u r s in g of t h e o u n is left to the f m l !
d h w ill
y g e a e an s e s ac ,

r ifi ce h er own l ife in the p r otect io n of h er b r eed I n an im al s .

who s e yo un g ar e n ot e as ily p r ovided f or ( e g fox w ildcat . .

, ,

eagle s p ar r ow pigeon sto r k

, , n ot on l y the m othe r w ill
, ,

s ac r ifice h er own exis ten ce in the p r ot ect ion of h er o ff s p r in

g ,

but al s o the fath er w ill do h is u tmo s t in t h e in ter es t of h is

y o u n
g o n e s I n the. s e an im al s the m ale s r em a in att ached to
t h e fem ale s they h ave s e cu r ed at the fi r st p er iod of o est r u m
even afte r t h e t ime of p r op agat ion h as p ass ed p r ov ide m u tu all y ,

f or t heir o ff s p r in g un t il the l atte r can p r ov ide f or th em s elves ,

an d at each s u cceed in
g pe r iod of r u t
y ield ag ai n to love a n
,
d
n e v er s eek a n ew m ate u n til the old on e dies E r n es t T h omp .

s on Seton fo un d t h at h aw k s p r act ise mon o gam y an d th at

w olves con s o r t f or l ife an d in c as e of de ath the s u r v ivor r e
, , ,

m ain s al o n e The C an ad ian w ild goo s e when it h as los t its

.
,

mate w il l n ever s eek an oth e r Thu s the in s tin ct of per m an en t

,
.

mat in g or of m on ogam ic m ar r iage is a phen om en on al r eady ,

foun d amon g m an y an im al s .

Now am on g all an im al s the p r en at al peri od an d the pe r iod

, ,

of the m ate rn al feed in g ar e al m o st the lon gest in man The .

hel ples sn es s of the h um an inf an t is un iq u e amon g the cr eatu r es

of the an imal kin gdom The n ew bo r n b aby is devoid of n ear ly
.
-

all in s t in ctive c ap acit ies e xcept the t akin g in an d ass im il at ion of

,
-

f ood . It is u n able t o st an d or w an der in s ea r ch of foo d It .

is n e ar l y bl in d an d d eaf It is per fectl y n aked w itho ut f u r or

.
,

f e ather s an d hen ce is in n eed of a cer t ain amoun t of he at

, ,

bein g in j ur ed by the l eas t d r au ght It is in n eed of th e ut .

m o st cle an lin ess st ill it is u n able to keep its elf clean

,
It is .

u n able to f as t lo n ge r th an a f ew hou rs I n s hor t the h um an .

,

in fan t is the mos t com pl ete p ic t ur e of h elple s s depen den ce .

Hen ce withou t the help an d str en gth of father hood aff or ded to ,

mother h ood t h e h u m an r ace cou ld n ot h ave s u r v ived t h e p r im i

,

In i m a l s t h e r oles ar e ch an ged T h e p ar t o f t h e fem a le

so m e a n .

in fi sh es f or i n s ta n ce is en d ed w h en s h e h a s l et f a ll t h e r oe on t h e
, ,

s paw n i n g b e d - w h i l e t h e m a l e s w i m s co n s ta tl y o v er th i s bed an d
,
n

w a tch e s o r t h e f er ti l i ed eggs aga i ns t t h e a tta ck o f en em i es u n t i l t h e

ve z

e gg s h a v e d ev el o p e d i n to ne w fi s h es .
 PSYCH O L O GY O F SEX 12 7
tive stage when couples still l ived s ep ar ated The len gth an d
, .

feebl en es s of h um an in fan cy r equ ir ed a u n ion of m al e an d

fem ale of con s ide r able du r ation By the t ime the l ast child .

w as able to em an c ip ate it s elf fr om the p ar en t al p r otect ion the ,

pe r iod of s exu al activity h ad been p ass ed Per m an en t m atin g .

amo n
g m en e s pec iall y
, i n the p r e h u m an s t ag e w a s a c o n d it io n ,

s in e l l the p e ch i of the f ee love t the

q u a n on a a n
gs r r s o c o n -
r,

t r a ry n ot w ith st an d in g "
.
l

Per m an en t m at in g is ther efo r e a n atu r al imp ul s e amon g , ,

h um an bein gs I t is n eces s ar y f or the p r otect ion an d p r es er v a

.

tion of the lives of a les se r n u mbe r of off s p r in g of a h igher

g r a de .Pe r m a n e n t m a ti n
g is he n c e of f u n d a m en t al r a
,
c ia l ,

valu e I n man th is impu l s e is of a mo r e com plex fo r m an d

.

br o ader r an ge w h ich l ead s th e in d iv idu al to w is h n ot f or

,

momen tar y excitemen t bu t f or a pe r m an en t un ion f or a hom e

, , ,

f or a fam ily E ven to the m an w h o r e gul ar ly in d u l ges in

.

mer etr iciou s ven er y th er e come s a t im e when these bon ds of

mer e pas s ion do n ot s atis fy an y lon ge r He begin s to c r ave .

f or a per m an en t m ate an d a ho m e Th is imp ul s e appear s l ate r .

in l ife an d is n ot p r es en t in the ear l ier im p ul s e f or mer e con

j u gat ion ar is in g at the pe r iod of p u ber t y The amator y feel
, .

in gs at t h at t im e of l ife ar e bes to w ed u po n the fi r s t ple as in g

in dividu al of the o ppo site s ex an d ar e s eldom of lon g dur at ion .

Th e er r or comm it te d i is th at th ey r ead hum a n

by t h e r ad cal s
h i s tor y an d n eglect t o r ea d
n a tu r a l h i s to r y I n t h e begi n n i n g of h is .

tor y p er m an en t m a ti n g w a s a l ea dy abo l i s hed Per m an en t m ati n g w as

r .

a n eces s i ty o l y as l o n g a s t h e co u pl es l i v ed s ep a r a t ed
n Wh en h ow ev er .
, ,

a l r ead y be for e t h e d a w n o f ci v i l i a t i o n m u tu a l a id w a s a dd ed to self

z ,

a id w h en f or t h e s a k e of p r o tec t i on m en began t o l i v e in h er d s
, an d ,

a l l t h e m a l es h a d t h e r e s p on s i b i li ty t o p r ocu r e t h e foo d f or t h e en t i r e
her d t h e i n d i v i d u a l fa th er w a s r elea s ed fr om s u ch r es pon s i b i l i ty an d
, ,

t h er e w as n o eces s i ty a n y l o n ge r f or p er m an en t m a t i n g
n Th e r es u lt .

w a s p o m i sc u i ty
r a fou n d by C a ( B ll G a l v
, s a es am o g t h
r e . . . n e

B r i to n s u x s h abe t d en i du oden iq u e i n t r se comm u n es et m axi m e

“
: or e n e

fr a t r es cum f r a t r ibu s pa r n t es q u e cu m l iber is an d by S tr a bo am on g

, e
”
,

t h e C elt s of I r el an d “ m ¢a vep6 9 M ea de; m i ; r : W e yun n f l m i

2 “
:

ws
”
! mp
i a c t Ka fl a
i
F r om p .
r o m i s cu i t y t h e sexu a l r e l a t i on s r u n

th r ou gh a cer tain cycle of con s an gui n eo u s m ar r i age pun a lu an fam i ly , ,

p a i r in g fam i l y po lygamy ba ck aga in t o mon ogam y a s n ow p r acti sed

, ,

in m o s t of t h e ci v i l i zed cou n tr i es Al l th es e ch an ges w er e m a d e in

.

t h e i n ter es t o f t h e p r ogen y a lth o u gh o ften u n con s c i ou s ly j u s t a s t h e

, ,

g r o w i n
g a ff ec t i o n o f t w o l o v er s i s in r e a l i ty a l r ead y t h e w i ll f or l i fe of
, ,

th e n ew in di v i du a l w h i ch th ey cou ld o r m i gh t beget .
1 28 L OVE

They ar e tran sferr ed fr om in divid ual to in d iv idual Later in .

l ife aft er ch ar act er is fo r m ed the r e com es f or m en an d w omen

, ,

t h e d aw n of a deepe r aff ect ion w h ich in volves bo n d s of s t r o n ge r

,

for m an d m o r e pe rm an en t type th an an y th at me r e p as s ion

can ar o us e . Th is un cons cio us an d in vol un tar y c r avin g f or a
per m an en t m ate an d home is of an alt r u is tic n atur e It h as .

been w is ely impl an t ed in the in ter es t of the r ace Ther e is

.

n oth in g egot is ti cal co n n ected w ith th is im pu l s e

. Pe r son al gr at i
fi cat ion doe s n ot en ter in to co n s ide r ation f or the j oy an d ple as
,

u r e co n n ec ted w ith pe r s o n al s atis faction m ay be foun d with

an y tempo r ar y mate .
 P SYC HOLO GY O F SEX 1 29

CHAP T E R XII

S E N S U A L L OVE

Per m an en t m atin g is alt r u is t ic in ch ar acter but th e altru ,

ism exten ds o n ly to the f utu r e gen er at io n E ven the fas tidious .

n e s s fo un d in pe r m an e n t m atin i i the i t r e t of the u

g s n n e s n

born Th e m ates ar e on ly tool s in the h an d s of the comm an d

.

in g Sp ir it w ho se all gover ni n g p r in c iple h as o nl y on e tho ught

,
-
,

o n ly on e p r o saic aim the p r op agat ion of the h um an s pec ies

,
.

The attachm en t betw een both m ates cann ot ther efor e be p r op , ,

er ly c alled love For in love the m ate is of p r im ar y im w r

.

t an ce But the per m an en t m at in g im pul s e is t h e st epp in g

.
-

s to n e to love w h ich is fi r s t foun d in the h um an r ace I n h u m an .

love a dis t in ction mus t be m ade accor din g to Fin ck bet ween , ,

two d iff er en t kin d s ; love as an in st in ct or s en s u al love an d “

,

love as a sen t imen t or s en t imen t al love ,

.

Wh en a m an f or in s tan ce is attac h ed to a w om an becau s e of h er

, ,

ou tw a r d h a r m o n i ou s a ppea r an ce i e bea u ty i t m ean s th at s h e pleas es

, .
, ,

h is sen se of s i ght I f h e i s f asc i n a ted b y h er beau t i fu l v o i ce th en h is

.
,

sens e o f h ea r i n g h a s bee n a pp ea l ed t o Wh en h e fa ll s in lov e by t h e .

t ou ch o f h er s oft l i ttl e h an d th en h is tac t i l e sen s e h a s been ex c i te d

, .

T h e m ea i n g of a l l s u ch a tta ch m en t s is t h e d e s i r e t o s a t i s fy t h e sen ses

n .

Hen ce t h e l ov e is s e s u a l F o r an y o f t h e fi e s en s e s m ay be t h e
n . v

s t a r t i n g po i n t of sexu a l d es i r e .

T h e gen er a ti v e ce tr e is in comm un ica t i on w i th th e cen tr es of al l

n

t h e o th er s en s e s a n d m a y be exci te d b y th em
“

C er t a i n od or s occas i on pl eas u r abl e s exu a l fee l in gs Th e l ov e o f .

s e n s u a l w om en f o r per fu me s i n d i ca tes a r e l a t i o n betw een t h e o lfac to r y

an d t h e s exu a l cen t r es .

T h e s en s e of ta s te is so m et im es in t h e s r v i ce o f s exu a l i ty On e e .

f th u th s p a ti t h d x l se ti l bl h t
’
o e a or en s a f se
p ua c ac
nsa ron s o a e as u r a e ar e
w h en ea t i n g l i v er sa u s a ges - .

Th e s i g ht of a be a u ti fu l s pec im en o f t h e o th er sex or ev en it s ,

p ictu r e on ly m ay fr eq uen tl y exci te t h e sexu a l cen tr e

, .

E mo t i on a l p er s on s a r e often s exu a ll y exci te d b y cer ta i n m u s i c An .

e g a t ed fon dn es s f o r m u s i c is a l w ays s u s p i ci ou s o f b ei n g of a sexu a l

n
er
n a ur e .

Th e ta ct i le sen se is th e ma i n sen se in t h e s er v ice of sexu al i ty .

Th e to u c h of an y p a r t o f t h e m a l e bod y by a s o ft fem a l e h a n d w i ll
ca u se s en su a l exci temen t T h e to u ch o f t h e n i pple in w om an often
.

cau ses i n ten se l ibid o a fact w h i ch pl a ys an im r t an t ar t in

,

t h e n u r s i n g of t h e youn g th r o u gh ou t al l t h e types 0 mamm a Th e

 LOVE

S en s u al love is the on ly k in d of love the gr e ater p ar t of

h um an ity kn ows ‘
Th is love h as n o depth or dur ation an d
.
,

w hen s at is fied c ar es n o lon ger f or the obj ect f or w h ich it

,

tempor ar ily h un ger ed For w hen s en s e for m s the ch ief p ar t

.

of th e compou n d feel in g love will n ot lon g s ur vi ve poss ess ion ,

.

Ther e may be a st r on g in di vidu al pr efer en ce in s en su al love .

The ch ar m exu d in g fr om the per son al ity of on e in div id u al m ay

poss ess a k in d of per s o n al magn etism f or an othe r of the op
posits s ex Th e lu sc iou s in to xic atin g es s en ces exh al in g fr om
.
,

on e pe r s on m ay h ave a p ar tic ul ar idio syn c r atic al attr action f or

,

th e other Hen ce s en su al love m ay be as fast idiou s as pu r e

.

lo ve It m ay tempo r ar ily focu s it s in ter es t on on e pe r s on on ly

. .

sexu a l s pher e m ay a l s o be exci ted by a s ti m u l a ti on o f t h e glu teal r egi on .

T h e p r acti ce of t h e Fl a ge ll a n t s w as s u pp r es se d b y t h e ch u r ch w h en i t
w as d i s co v er ed th a t se n s u a l m o t i v es pl a yed a n i m po r t an t p a r t in the i r
ex e r ci se s Rous s eau in h is con fes s i on s descr i be s t h e plea s u r e h e felt
.

w h en s p an ked by h is n u r s e S p an k i n g often i n ci te s ch i ld r en t o m a s tu r
.

b a t ion T h e m a i n i r r i t a ti on o f t h e gen i ta ls is i n d u ce d by to u ch
. E r ec .

ti o n or gas m an d ej acu l a ti on m ay be i n duced by t h e tac ti le i r r i ta tion

,

o f t h e p en i s in t h e m a n a n d o f t h e cl i tor i s in a v i r gi n an d a ft er deflo ,

r a t i on by t h e exci ta t i on o f t h e an ter i or w a ll of t h e v agi n a C er ta i n

, .

zon e s o f t h e s k i n bec o m e sec o n d a r i l y r e l a ted t o sexu a l i ty m o s tl y at ,

s u ch p o i n t s w h er e t h e s k i n tu r n s i n to m u co u s m em b r a n e T h e se ar e .

th e e r o gen o u s zo n e s .

Th e w o r d l ov e i s a s a r u l e, emp l oyed v er y l o o s el an d m ad e t o
, y
d o d ut f o r a lm o s t a n y a tt r ac t o n , w heth er p u r e l phys ca l o r w h o ll
y i y i y
s en t m en ta l
i E v en gr ea t ph los o ph er s an d d s t n gu s h ed w r t er s do
. i i i i i
r a r e ly d ifi er en t ia t e be tw ee n a n m a l p as s o n a n d h u m a n l ov e o r betw een
i i
'

pu r e sen su a l ty or t h e som at c par t of s ex, an d m en ta l attr act on or t h e

i i i
p s ych i c ph en om en on .

Pl a t o s a y s t h a t l ov e betw een a m an an d a w om an is mer e an i m a l

p as s ion f ar in fer i or in n obi l i ty an d i m p or t an ce t o l ov e f or boys fr i en d
, ,

sh i o r fil i a l p a r en ta l o r b r o th er ly l ov e Acco r d i n g t o Pl a to S oc r a tes
, .
,

n u er s t oo d n o th i n b y l x pt i t i T E t i E U i
g o v e e ce s s c en ce a r o ca r o s r a n c,a .

i n ci tes t o l ov e you th s o n ly t h e m o r e i n te ll i gen t sex an d th i s o n ly a t a

, ,

ti me w hen thei r good ch a r acter an d h i gh cu lt ur e a r e beyon d d o ubt .

Plu ta r ch s ays Th e pas s i on f o r w omen cau s es at t h e bes t t h e ga i n

:

o f s en s u a l ple a s u r e a n d t h e en j o ym en t of bo d i l y be a u ty T h e G r eek s .
,

ther efo r e a ppl i ed t h e celes ti a l k in d of lov e on ly t o fr i en d s h i p an d bo y

,

lov e n ev er t o t h e lov e betw een m en an d w omen

, .

S er gi fi n d s t h e cau s e o f l ov e in t h e s ti m u l i o f t h e r e p r o d u cti v e
o r ga n s a n d in t h e s en se s of tou ch a n d tem pe r a tu r e
. .

Ha ecke l s a ys Th e o ld es t s ou r ce of sexu a l l ov e is fou n d in t h e

:

er otic ch em o tr o p i s mu s in t h e a tt r ac ti on t h e m a l e a n d fem a l e se xu a l
,

ce ll s a r e exe r c i s i n g u p o n each o th e r T h i s sexu a l affi n i ty is fou n d even

.

in t h e l o w es t s ta ge of pl an t s a s in t h e p r ot o ph yt e w h er e bo th ce ll s ,

s w i m to w a r d eac h o th er t o u n i te .

Ros en k r an z fi n d s in n a t ur e on l y an em p i r e of l ov e of a lov e ,

t h at pen etr a tes a l l th i n gs an d l ead s th em t o a com m on en d G r av i .

 PSYCHOLO G Y O F SEX 1 31

Y et in l love the in ten se des ir e f or excl us ive poss ess ion

sen s u a ,

th e jealo usy towar d r ivals th e co y r e sist an ce an d th e m o ods ,

-
,

o f do ubt an d hope ar e o n ly em an ation s of s elfi s h l us t of eage r ,

n ess to gr a tify an appeti te w ith a p ar tic u l ar v ictim f or whom

th e lover h as n o ado r at io n or s elf s acr ifi cin g devotion S u ch -

.

a l ove r love s onl y h im s elf ; h is on e obj ect is to ple as e h is ow n

“ ”
beloved I without an y r egar d s f or the feel in gs of h is m at e
,
.

The latter figur es on l y as a m ean s to the en d th at en d bein g ,

h is own gr at ifi c ation “ “
To s u ch a lover I love you mean s I .
,
”
lon g f or you cov et you an d am e age r to en joy you
, All in ,
.

du l gen ces an d f avo r s shown to the m at e ar e onl y m ean t as

mean s to gain a cer t ain en d an d when th is c an n ot be attain ed , ,

sen su al love w ill ch an ge in to the co n t r ary p ass io n of h at r ed .

ta t i en l
i s ov e d om i n a t i n g n a t u r e O r g a n i c l i f e i s a c on t i n
. u ed p h e

n om en on o f l ov e E v e n in i n o r
.
g an i c n a t u r e t h e c o m b i n a t i o n o f s u b
s tan ces o n e w i th t h e o th er
,
is a tr a i t o f l ov e ,
T h e a ppe a r an ce of h ea t .

a n d t h e fl a s h o f l i ght t h a t a cco m p an y t h e c h e m i ca l p r oc e s s a r e in a ,

m an n er t h e h er a ld s of l u s t felt by t h e s u bs ta n ces w h i le u n i t i n g Lov e

,
.

of t h e sexes i s a l ov e f or th i n gs th a t i s i gn or ed a n d u n k n ow n a n d
w h i ch is n o t yet ev en in ex i s te n ce T h e lov er s m u s t p er i s h th a t l ov e.

m a y con t i n u a lly r i se t o n ew l i fe ; t h e i n d i v i d u a l d i es th a t t h e s pec i es

m ay l i ve Lov e is n ot t h e aim but t h e m ean s ser v in g life an d dev el
. ,

0 pm en t .

Lov e is t h e j oy at an oth er s ex i s ten ce a n d is s tr on ger th an t h e ’

deli ht a t on e s own exis ten ce Lov e tr an s for m s t h e n u pti a l s i n to a

’
.

j ub i s e ev en w h ere i t is t h e ev e of dea th I t is hen ce as s t r on g a s .

Th er e exi s ts n ot on ly a n a tu r a l l o v e b ut a ls o a s p i r i tu a l l ov e ,

w h i ch i s s tr on ger th a n d ea th N a tu r a l lov e is n o t t h e tr u e lov e bu t

.
,

on l y a s tepp i n g s ton e T r u e l ov e is n o lon ger bl i n d an d n eces s ar y bu t

-
.
,

con s c i ou s a n d f r ee .

T eich m lil l er s ays I n s en s u a l l ov e N a tu r e m a k es u se of t h e i n d i

: ,

v i d u a l on l y i n ci d en ta ll y b y m a k i n g t h e p r o p a ga t i on of t h e s p ec i es a
,

per son al con cer n of t h e i n d i v i du a l S h e ga i n s h er en d by a m ys t ifi .

ca t i o n . Th e i n d i v i du a l s by v i r tu e o f t h e i n n a te i m p u lse co n s i d er t h e
, ,

exte rn a l a im of n a tu r e as th e i r ow n p er s on a l con cern f or w h i ch they ,

v o lu n t a r i ly h a za r d ev e r y th i n g e v en l i fe i tse lf T eich m til l er fu r ther

, .

cl a i m s th a t in ph ys i ca l l ov e o n l y t h e s ta te o f i r r i t ab i l i ty a n d t h e s en
s ib il it y of t h e n erv es of t h e s u bj ec t a r e i m p o r t t T h e bj t i ly an . o ec s on

co n n d s a s o l i ci t i n u a lt y T h t u l i m p u l a t im t
ce r e a
g c a s e n a r a s e c
. n n o a a
lu s t f o r l u s t i s n ot a n en d bu t on l y exp r es se s t h e coor d i n a te s ta te of
, ,

t h e s u bj ec t d u r i n g t h e a c ti on s E v e r y d es i r e a i m s a t a s p ec i fi c a cti on
.

a s i t s en d T h e m u s i c i an d oe s n o t l o n g f o r l u s t bu t f o r m u s i c
. Th e .

plea s u r e con n ected w i th i t en s u es coor d i n a tely w i th t h e s u cces s of t h e

pe r f o r m a n ce .

O f s en t i m en t a l l ov e T eich mfi ller s a y s t h e i n d i v i d u a l l ov es a n i d ea !
, ,

w h i ch i t h as i ts e lf c r ea ted in it s th o u ht s a n d f a n cy a n d w i th w h i c h
g
t h e actu a l n eed n ot h a r m on i ze a t a l l F o r th a t r ea so n t h e tr ea s u r e
“
.
”

( in Ger m a n t h e lov er s ca ll ea ch o th e r S ch a tz o r t r eas u r e ) l i es n o t

W i th ou t bu t w i th i n t h e l ov er Th e be l ov e d p er son ou ts i de is on ly t h e
.
1 32 LOVE

In e t im en tal love such a th in g as h atr ed is impossible For

s n .

t o un de r s t an d a thin g tho rou ghl fo eve p t th t th i n g be

y r r u s a ,

y o n d t h e p a l e of h at r ed ; to love a thin g m er ely is to s u bject

on es elf t o th e po s s ib il ity of h at in g th at th in g .

Sen s u al love says D uboc s tar ts as an ideal n ot ion an d

, ,

fan cy fr om t h e s en s u al en joym en t wh ich t h e s exu al feel in g

p r om is es Who eve r p r om is es t o s at is fy t o pe r fect ion app ear s
.

as an ide al by b ein g t h e r ep r e s en t at ive of th is e n joym en t ; h e

,

beco m es the object of the h ighe st wis h an d des ir e But as .

s oon as he lo s es th is s i n ifican ce
g th i s s ym bol of s ex u al , u n io n ,

he immedi ately is depr ived of h is ide al ch ar acter By n o means .

can , ther efo r e s en s ual love r en o un ce bec au s e with th e r es ign a

, ,

key th a t un d er s ta n d s t o u n l ock t h e t r ea s u r e Th e key is n ot able .

t o c r ea te t h e w ea lth W hoev e r i s poo r a n d deso l a te w i th in f or h im no

.
,

k ey can u n loc k t h e tr eas u r e o f l ov e .

S c h op en h a u e r s ees in a m o r o u s n es s a n i n d i v i d u a l i ze d s exu a l i m pu l se .

T h e gr ow i n g aff ec t i on of t h e t w o l ov er s i s in r ea l i ty a l r ea d y t h e w i ll
, ,

for l if
e o f t h e n e w i n d i v i d u a l w h i c h they cou l d an d m i gh t beget
, .

Th e s p ec i es h as a p r i o r n ea r er an d gr ea ter cl a i m u po n t h e i n d i v i d u a l
,

th an t h e f r a i l i n d i v i d u a l i ty i ts elf T h e exact d es ti n y of t h e i n d i v id ua l s
.

o f t h e f u tu r e gen e r a t i on is a m u ch h i gh er a n d w o r th i e r en d th an t h e

ex t r av aga n t an d tr an s i en t b ubbles of t h e en a m o r ed T h e be au ty o r t h e .

u gl i n es s o f t h e m a te h a s n o th i n g t o do w i th t h e gr a t i fi ca t i o n i t s e lf s o ,

f a r a s i t is a s en s u a l pl eas u r e d epen d i n g u po n a p r es s i n g n ece s s i t y of

t h e in d i v i d u a l . Y et be a u ty is a m a tter of ca t con s ider a t i on becau se ,

i t r ep r es en ts t h e w i ll of t h e s p ec i es E v er y ov er fi n d s h i m s e lf d ece i v ed
.

a fte r t h e accom pl i s h ed gr ea t w or k F or t h e d e l u s i on h a s v a n i s hed b y

.

w h i ch t h e i n d i v i d u a l w a s d ec ei v ed by t h e s pec i es .

I n defi n i n g h u m a n l ov e S ch o pen h au er s a y s th a t ev er y i n d i v i d u a l
,

ex er ci s es a s exu a l a tt r a cti o n p r o po r t i on a te t o t h e m o r a l a n d ph y s i ca l
pe r fec t i on i t p o s ses ses w h i ch w e a ttr i bu te t o t h e i d ea l o f t h e hu m an
s pecies . Th e a tt r act i on of t w o in d iv i d u a l s w i ll be t h e mo r e en er geti c t h e
m or e t h e d efi c i en cies of t h e o n e w ill be cou n ter b a l an ced by t h e v i r tu es
o f t h e o th er , an d t h e u n i on o f t h e t w o p r om i s e s a c h i ld m o r e co n
for m i n g t o t h e type of t h e s peci es T hu s t h e gr eate r t h e d i s p ar i ty t h e
.

s t r o n ger w i ll be t h e a tt r act i o n .

D an v i lle on t h e other h an d fi n d s th at all i an ces a r e m or e gen

, ,

e r a l l y co n c l u d e d a m on g i n d i v i d u a l s of t h e s am e ed u ca t i o n an d of a
:

s im i l a r i n te ll ectu a l d ev e l op m en t He th er efo r e c l a i m s th a t lov e is th e

.
, ,

m o s t d i ff er en t i a t ed m od a l i ty of t h e i n s t i n ct of r ep r od u ct i on I n te ll ectu a l .

d ev elo pm en t ed uca ti on an d cu ltu r e h ow ev er h av e ca r r i ed i t s o f ar

, , ,

a w a y f r om it s o r i gi n a s t o be en t i r e l y h i dd en .

Rou s s eau s ays T h e ph y s i ca l des i r e is t h e on e w h i ch d r iv es on e

:

s ex t o un i te w i th t h e o th er . T h e m or a l on e is th a t w h i ch d ete r m i n es
t h e des i r e an d fixes i t u p on a s i n gle obj ect exc lu s i v e ly or a t l ea s t gi v es ,

a gr ea t er d egr ee o f en er gy f o r th i s p r e fer r ed o bj ec t Now i t is eas i ly .

seen t h a t t h e m o r a l e l em e n t in l o v e i s a f ac t i t i ou s s en t i m en t bo r n of
t h e u s age o f soc i e ty an d gl or i fi ed w i th a s s i d u i ty an d ca r e by w omen t o
es t abl i s h th e i r d om i n i on .
 PSYCH O L O GY O F SEX 1 33

t ion an d r en un c iat ion the depos it io n of the ideal immed iately

begin s wh ile tru e love can on ly p r ove its gen u in es s by th e ve ry
,

r en u n c iat io n .

S en s ual lo ve is th u s ch ar acte r ized by th e ego is m th at l ies

at it s fo u n d at io n Joy an d s o r r o w hope an d fear w h ich m ay
.
, ,

be fo u n d in s en s ual love ar e on l y the s elfi s h as pects of p ass io n ,

.

The m oods of hope an d desp air may d is q u iet or del ight al s o

th os e w h o love o n ly as a c ar n al app et ite A des ir e w h ich is t h e .

m o s t v iol en t an d t h e m os t e n gr o s s in g of al l p as s ion s a c r a vin g ,

wh ich n ext to h u n ge r an d th ir st is the m o s t po we r ful an d im

p er ious of al l appet ite s m a

y c au s e all kin d s of s el fi s h ple as u res

an d s el fi s h p a in s E ve n at t ach me n t an d fo n d n e s s ar e n o pr oo f
.

of t h e existe n ce of p ur e love The m anif estat io n s of at tach .

D clb oeu f l ook s f or t h e b as is of l o v e in t h e ch e ca l act o n by mi i

w h ch t h e fe m a le s ex ce l l s o r o v a exer c is e a n a t t r act o n , m a gn et i c in
i i
n a t u r e, u po n t h e s pe r m a to zo a , a n d v ce v e r s a i .

S p n o za d e fi n e s lo v e a s l a et t a co n co m t a n te dea e xt e r n a e ca u s ae ,
i i i i i
“

a pl ea s u r e a cco m p a n ed b t h e th ou gh t of it s exte r n a l cau s e

i y .

B a n fi n d s t h e cau s e of l o v e in t h e ch a r m o f d s s m l a r ty
i i i i i .

M an tega zza defi n es lo v e a s a das i r e f o r a p a r t cu l a r be au t i y .

Ha r t ma n s ays : M an is mo ved b y in s t n ct t o look f o r an n d v id u a l i i i

of t h e o th e r sex t o s a t s f y h is ph s ca l n ece s s ty , i m ag n in t h a t in th s
y i i i i i
g
w a y h e w ll e n j o y a p l ea s u r e h e w o u l d l oo k f o r in v a i n el s ew h e r e
i .

Th s p l e a s u r e, on e l ov e r d r eam s t o fi n d in t h e a r m s o f t h e ot h er , is
i
on l ya del u s o n S ubco n sc o us n es s u s e s t h e s e d ece v n g m e an s t o oppo s e
i . i i i
t h e ego t s t c r eflect o n an d t o d s po s e t h e n d v d u a l t o s acr fi ce it s o w n
i i i i i i i i
in te r e s t t o t h e n te r es t o f t h e fu t u r e gen e r a t o n
i i .

S pe n ce r s a s th a t t h e p a s s o n s w h ch u n te t h e sexes ar e t h e
y i i i
mos t com p l ex an d t h e mo s t p o w er f u l o f a ll fee l n gs Adm r a t o n , r e i . i i
s pect , r ev er e n ce, l ov e of a pp r o ba t o n , em o t o n o f s e lf -e s te em , pl e a s u r e of
i i
po s s es s on , lov e o f fr eed om , lov e o f s ym p a th , the a l l un te in t h e on e
i y y i
pow er fu l feel n g of lov e Th ey r epr es e n t a v ar e t of pl eas u r a ble d ea s ,
i . i y i
n o t in th em s e l v e s a m a to r , b u t h a ve a n o r an i ze d r el a t o n t o t h e am a i
y g
t or fee l n gs T h e com p l e x sen t m en t , te rm ed aff ect o n , ca n , ther efo r e,
y i . i i
ex s t be tw een th o s e o f t h e s a m e s e x, b u t
i t is gr ea tly exa lted in lov e i .

S d n e decl a r es l ov e t o be t h e m o s t n ten s e d es i r e t o en j oy bea u ty,

i y i
an d w h er e t is r ec p r o ca l , i s t h e m o s t en t r e a n d e xa ct u n o n of h e a r t s
i i i i .

T h e n s t n ct, o n t h e oth er h a n d , i s ab s o l u te ly sen s ua l ; t m ak es t h e ex

i i i
t e r io r i t s o bj ec t an d h a s n o o th er en d th a n s en s u a l pleas u r e E v er nd . yi i
v d u a l , th er efo r e , l ov es m o r e or l e s s s p r tu a ll
i or s ens u a ll y in p r op o r i i y
ti on as it a pp r oaches t o t h e s p r tu a l o r bes t a l n a tu r e i i i .

”
L
Hegel s ays : ov e is t h e com pl e te s u r r en der o f t h e ego t o a n o th e r
“

ego or t o a n d ea l Not t h e s acr fi ce o f t h e po s ses s on or w ea lt h of

i . i i
th e e bu t t h e I “ ”
ts elf mus t be g v en a w a i i y .

in a l l y, J an et d ec l ar es lov e t o be co m plete m a dn es s in its o r gin i

as w ell a s i n it s d ev elo pm en t a n d m ec h a n s m i .

Th e s ame sen t men t is ex p r e s sed in a poem b y He n e

i i
“ ’
L
o v e s m a dn es s ! ta uto lo
gy , l o v e i s tse lf a m a dn es s i .
1 34 LOVE

men t m ay s p r in g fr om s elfi sh in ter est they m ay be the r ew ar d s ,

f or favo r s to come Fon dn ess d is playin g a silly extr avagan ce

.
,

or un s eemly demo n s t r at iven e ss doe s n ot p r ove t r u e love ; it m ay

,

be o n ly a fool is h dotin g in dulgen ce The old m aid is al s o

, .

fon d of h er dog an d the l ittle gir l of h er doll Some men love .

their wives as ch ild r en love doll s an d as a n atur al r es ult t r eat , , ,

them j us t as dolls ar e tr eated T hey d r ess them in al l th .

fi n er y they a r e able to pr ocu r e pet an d exh ib it them u n til they

,

become old an d then they tu r n as ide f or their n eighbo r s doll s

’
.
,

E ven the doll s adm ir ed be auty is v al u ed n ot f or the p u r e

’

ar t is tic del ight of lovel in es s but as an in cen tive to the ch ase

,
.

Th is is n ot tr u e love Th e per son is her e onl y val u ed as an

.

“ ”
objec t w ithout wh ich the beloved ego could n ot h ave its
s el fi sh in d u l ge n ce E v en ado r at io n is n o p r oof of t r u e love
. .

Hus ban d s ar e often ado r ed f or their coldn es s h ar dn es s ar r o , ,

g a n ce a n d co n temp t u o u s n e s s an d be ate n
,
w ive s do ofte n mo s t

w ar mly ador e .Yet such hu sban d s ar e cer tain ly n ot tr uly loved .

Fon dn es s l ik in g an d att achm en t even to th e degr ee of

,

comm itt in g s uic ide u po n the los s of the pe r son covet ed may ,

n ot be t r u e l ove with al S uic ide is n o tes t of tr u e love Man y

. .

a man co m m its s uic ide afte r lo s in g hi s w ealth y et m o n ey is ,

n ot loved f or its own sake but f or the po w e r it po s s e s s e s of

,

pr oc ur in g the mean s f or en joymen t A per s on m ay take h is .

own l ife bec au s e it feel s lo n el y aft e r the fail ur e to s ec u r e the

desir ed un ion An in di vid u al may r isk life an d comfor t to

.

obtain pos s es s ion of a co v eted body f or its own en joym en t .

S uch action s ar e n o in dic ation of gen uin e love an d gen er all y , ,

they p r ove j ust the con t r ar y j u s t as the un r es tr ain ed un, ,

l im ited des ir e w h ich ign o r es all con s ider at ion s of hon or pr o s ,

p er it y an d pe a ce doe s n,
o t p r ove t r u e love bu t on the con tr ar y , ,

the u r gin gs of th e p r im al in st in ct Ne ither should the s ac r ed .

ter m tr ue love be appl ied to the feel in g th at anim ates s elfish

“

an d imp ul s ive idiot s to as sas sin ate co w ar dly an u n r es pon di n g

m ate S uch design s j u s t pr ove th e s elfi sh l ust Th e gr o ss

. .
,

s e n s u al in f atu at ion wh ich le ad s a m an t o shoo t a w om an wh o

r eject s h im or wh ich le ad s a w om an to th r ow ac id in the face

,

of th e bel oved m an is abs olutely an tithetic to r e fin ed ar den t

, , ,

sen t ime n t al love wh ich impel s the l ove r t o s ac r ifi ce h is own

,
 PSY C HOLO GY O F S E X 1 35

l ife an d comfo r t r ather th an let an y h ar m come to the on e

beloved .

Thi s t r u e love is on ly pos sible am on g the r e fin ed an d cul

tu r ed . Hen ce the gr eate r p ar t of h um an ity h as n ever kn own
the em oti on s of s en t im en tal love T h e on ly love it kn ow s is .

s e n s u al lo v e
!
M en an d w omen w ith bl un t in tellects al so h ave
.

bl un t feelin gs an d ar e in capable of expe r ien c in g t r u e love .

They can onl y be in s p ir ed by the love of the body T his love .

,

to be s u r e is n ot n eces s ar il y co ar s e or obs cen e yet it is a

, ,

st r an ger to t r u e s en t im en t al love .

Th i s da y k in d of l ov e, w h ich is n oth i n g el se bu t a
comm o n ev er y -

r efi n ed s exu a l i ty , p u r e a n d s i m pl e, h a s bee n e lev a ted t o a fe t i c h b y th e

m od er n so -c a lled i n te ll ectu a l s an d ext olled in an d out of se a son Th e .

ad v oca te s of t h e n ew l ov e m o r a l i t y s h o w b y t h e a ttr i bu tes , as l ov e a t

-

fi r s t s i ght, th a t w h a t they u n der s ta n d by lov e is sen s u a l lov e Yet .

u po n th i s p r os a i c a tt ac h m en t th ey t r y t o bu i l d u p th ei r n ew s ys tem of
sexu a l eth i cs .

E v er y u n on iba s ed u p on th is kin d of s en sua l a ttachmen t is

n ot
dec r ied a s m e r e p r os ti tu ti on in m a r r i a ge An y m ar r i age i n fluen ced by
.

su ch m ot i v es as l on e l i n es s po v er ty w el f a r e of t h e n e ar e s t r e l a t i v es t h e
, , ,

ad v a n ce in s oc i a l po s i t i on a d v a n ce in bu s i n es s o r in t h e p r o fes s i on s
, ,

w i th o u t t h e o bl i ga to r y r om a n ce w h i ch a f t e r a l l is on l y r efi n ed an i m a l
,

is m is co n s i d er ed con tem p t i bl e
, S u ch m ot i v es ar e h eld t o be h on
.

or ab l e en ou gh t o gov e r n an th t i i t h l i f o f t h i n d iv i du a l
y o er ac on n e e e ,

but w hen i t com es t o m a r r i age t h e l i n e is d r a w n Wi thou t t h e q u i ckly

.

w ear i n g ofi gl am o r o f a s i ll y m oon l i ht r om an ce t h e bes t of mo t i v es

'
-
g ,

f or con t r ac t i ng mar r i age r el a t i on s a r e n ow a d ays con s id er ed u lter ior an d ,

t h e s ought f or p ar ty r egar d s its elf as h av in g m ar r ied u n der a m is

-

a pp r eh ens ion .

E v en eu gen i c p ow e r is a ttr i bu te d t o th i s w on d er fu l lov e Tw o in .

t el lect u a l an d ph y s i ca l gi a n ts w i ll beget w ea k l in s o w e a r e t old if ,

thei r un i on h a s n o t p r eced ed by l ov e s des i r e ; w il e i f t w o w ea kl i n gs

’

mar r y u pon s ho r t n o t i ce gu i d ed on l y by th ei r pen t u p sex p r om pt in gs

,
-
,
t h e o ff s p r in g a s a ch i ld of l ov e i s p r o ph es i ed t o become a phy s i ca l a n d
, ,

i n te llec tu a l gi an t As i f t h e ch r om oso me s t h e ca r r i er s of t h e det er

.
,

m i n er s o f t h e un i t cha r acter s cou ld be i n flu en ced by lov e s p er j ur i es

-
,
’
.
1 36 L O VE

C HAPT E R XI I I
S E N TI M E N T AL LOVE

Sent imen tal or t r u e love is a con s cio u s altr uism an d is

, ,

the an t ithes is of the egot is t ic s en s ual love Befo r e applyin g .

th e te rm t r u e love to the r el ation of both m at es the tes t of ,

dis in te r e s ted aff ection as foun d in the in st in ctive p ar en tal love

, ,

m us t be appl ied The d istin ct ion betw een s en su al an d sen ti

.

m en tal l o v e is t h e s elfi s h des ir e of l ibido in t h e fo r m e r an d th e

s elf s acr ifi cin g ar do r of alt r u is t ic aff ect ion in th e l atter
-
.

The t w o emotion s h ave s om e ch ar acter ist ic s in comm on ,

an d f or th at r eas o n se n s u al love is
, as a r ul e m ist aken f or
, ,

s en tim en t al love even by th e gr e ates t th in ker s an d bes t poets

,
.

An e ss en t ial an d in v ar iable in gr e di en t i n s en t im en t al as w ell ,

as in s en s u al love is the im mr at ive de s ir e f or an ab s ol ut e

,

m on opoly o f t h e bel ov ed p e r son B u t w h il e in s en s u al love this

.

des ir e s prin gs fr om an egot ist ic s our ce s elfis h elem en ts ar e ,

f o r e ign to th is des ir e in s en t im en t al love The l at t er kn o w s .

onl y devot ion an d sym p athy w h i ch u r ge the lo v e r to seek the

,

welfar e of the on e belo v ed if n eed be at the expe n s e of h is own

,
.

The o n ly t r u e in dex of gen uin e love l ies ther efor e in th e , ,

s ac r ifice of o n e s own h app in es s f or an othe r s s ake

’
Pu r e lo ve ’
.

’
is al w ays r e ady to l os e its own l ife in an eff or t to s ave an other s .

T h e s en t im en t al lover is in deed n ot l ess over joyed to h ave h is

, ,

aff ec tion r et u r n ed ; but if it is n ot r ec ip r oc ated h is love is , ,

u n l ike s e n s u al love th at t u r n s in t o r e s e n tm en t n o n e the le ss ,

aff ect ion ate He n ever s l akes h is th ir s t w ith the bloo d of hi s

.

beloved even if he is r ejected His con s t an t solic it ude is h ow

,
.

he can m ake the beloved h appy an d save the ador ed pe r so n

fr om gr ief at wh atever co st to h is own comfo r t He feel s the
,
.

joys an d s o r r ow s of h is b eloved as if they w e r e h is own He ,

.

h as completely s u r r e n de r ed h ims elf an d h is own pe cu l iar ity to

the oth er an d h as in a cer tain r es pect died as someth in g s pecific
, ,

an d

T hos e fem i n i s ts w h o c l am o r f o r t h e w i fe s r i ght t o’

h er n di i i du v

ality s h ow th a t th ey h a v e n ev e r exper i en ced t h e em o t i o n o f tr u e lov e .

 PSYCH O L O GY O F SEX 13 7
Tr ue love ther efor e w as slo w in com in g an d is a ch ild
, ,

of a h igh er civ il izat ion an d is even t h en kn ow n on ly t o t h e

, , ,

cultu r ed O n ly w hen h um ani ty h as r eached that s tate of civ il i

.

zat ion w hen m en an d w om en s ho w n ot on ly the i r r es p ecti ve

physical but als o men t al secon dar y ch ar acte r s then adm ir ation ,

an d r es pe ct e n ter in to the r el atio n of the s exes Lo ve becomes .

mo r e an d mo r e fast idi ou s an d mor e r egar dful of in tellectu al

wo r th an d m o r al beauty an d s en t im e n tal love is m a de pos s ible
,
.

For t r ue love cann ot ex is t w itho ut r e s pect an d gen u in e aff ection ,

is chiefly evoked by in tellectu al emotio n al an d mo r al q u alities ,

.

The s econ d ar y men tal ch ar acte r s in the m an ar e st r en gth ,

h ar din e ss r obus tn e ss co u r age aggr e s s iven ess activ it y c r e ative

, , , , ,

n e ss,
s t er n j ust ic e gall an t ry gen e r os ity m an ly w ill m anl y
, , , ,

g r a ce ,te n de r n e s s a n d in,
tell ig e n ce The fem in in e q u a l it ie.s are

g e n tle n e s s k in, d n es s p a t ie n c e,
t e n de rn es s be n evo l e n,
c e s ym , ,

p athy s elf s acr ifi ce meekn e s s s en s it iven ess emotion al ity

,
-
, , , ,

m ode s ty d em u r en es s coyn es s an d dom es tic ity

, ,
The h ighest
,
.

ph as e s of gen u in e love ar e po s s ible onl y whe r e the s econ dar y

psychic q ual it ies ar e h ighl y developed S u ch per s on s do n ot .

c ar e to pos s es s in the l ow co ar s e w ay t h at ch ar acter izes se n s u al

,

love They ar e con ten t to love an d be s ilen t to w o r sh ip even

.
,

at a dist an ce .

Love s ays Hor owicz gr ow in g up as a migh ty p ass ion fr om

, ,

the sub st r atum of sexu al l ife h as un de r the r ep r e ss in g in fl u ,

en ces of h ab it s an d c u s tom s t ake n on an en t ir el y n ew , s u pe r ,

s en s u al ,
ethe r eal ch ar acte r s o th at to the t r u e lover eve ry
,

thought of n at ur al ia s eem s in del ic ate an d imp r oper Tr u e love .

is t he r efo r e on ly po s s ible b etw een r efi n ed an d c ult u r ed people

, , ,

bet w een a m an c ap able of ado r at io n symp athy an d aff ection ,

an d a w om an equ ipp ed w it h m en t al an d mor al ch ar m s I n .

tr u e love the wom an m u st sho w the s ame t r aits as in h er

m ate r n al c ap ac ity She h as to be a r eal m other t o the man
.

s h e lo ve s The m an s tar ts l ife at a w oman s kn ee s an d it is

.
’
,

to a w om an s kn ees th at he r et ur n s w hen he m ar r ies Woe t o

’
.

h im an d h er if the s econ d w om an s love is less s el fis h an d

’
,

s acr ific in g tha n th at of t h e fi r s t .

A s ym p athet ic dis po s iti on is as es s en t ial to the in d iv idu al

wh o w is h es to be loved tr uly an d pe r m an e n tly as al l the othe r
1 38 LOVE

s econ dar y p sychic q ualities C r u el in diff er en ce is n ot in com .

p at ible with s en s ual love bu t it is f atal to love bas ed u pon

,

s en t imen t . O r din ar y sen su al in fatu at ion co uld be st r on g an d

,

un p r in c ipled en o u h to lead a pe r s on to s ac r i fi ce hon o r an d

g
s elf r e s pect f or the ca p r ice s of an other
-
Bu t t r u e love w oul d .

tu rn in to con tempt f or the on e w h o could wan ton ly subject it

to per s isten t in sult s an d degr adat ion ; an d con tempt is the death
of gen u in e lov e tho ugh yet com p at ible w ith s en s u al love
,
‘
.

T r u e love is the r efor e ch ar acter ized by p atien ce kin dn ess

, ,
,

, ,

g e n e r o s it
y,h u m il it y u n s el fi s h n,es s g ood te m pe r a n d s in ce
,
r ity ,
.

T h is s pectr um of tr ue love sho w s the same elemen ts as doe s that

of gen u in e f r ien dsh ip Tr u e love the r efo r e can on ly be ac
.
, ,

quir ed in the s ame w ay as tr u e fr ien dsh ip n ame ly after a lon g , ,

p r ob at ion ar y in ter val Then o n ly w ill the tr ue love s upply th e

.

un ive r s al n eed of fr ien d shi p M ar r iage is n o bar r ie r to the ex

.

isten ce of un s el fish an d s exle s s love wh ich is the e ss en ce of the ,

t r u es t an d p ur e s t fr ien ds h ip If a h u sb an d h e tr uly th e fr ien d.

of h is wif e h is love f or h er as a fr ien d would be j ust as str on g

, ,

j ust as ten de r j ust as per m an en t an d u n s w er vin g as if s h e w e r e

,

n ot h is wife n or eve r might be

,
Nay it m ay be said w ith .
,

Tol stoy that un les s m arri ed people h ave been un ited by pu r e

love w itho ut a m ixtur e of an imal p ass ion the time m us t com e
, ,

w h en they wil l becom e w e ar y of e ach o ther .

Duboc h ad onl y s e n su al love in min d when h e s aid : To

be ador ed an d adm ir ed is in di s tin ction fr om fr ien d sh ip t h e
, ,

cr ite r ion of love w h ile the cr ite r ion of fr ien d s h ip in di st in c

, ,

tion fr om love is to be un der s tood an d es teem ed ; th e l att er is

,

delighted in its ill u s ion s the fo r mer h ar bor s an elemen t in imical

,

t o all ill u s ion s Sen t im en t al love is al s o an en emy to ill u sio n s

.
.

Se n timen t al love as dis t in guish ed f r om f r ien d s h ip is depen den t

, ,

u pon s e xu al d iff e r en t iati on Pu r e oxygen w ou ld bu r n the lun gs

.

after a ve r y s hor t time p u r e n it r o ge n su fi ocat es eve r y an im al

, ,

I f S am s on s l ov e f or el l a h w ou ld h a v e been of t h e s en t m en ta l
D i i
’

k n d an d n o t m er e n fatu a t on , h is l ov e w ou ld hav e been tu r n ed n to con

i i i i
m y an d r esen tm en t, l on g befor e h is betr a a l , f or h er , w h o, h e mu s t y
h av e seen , w as tr n g t o el c t t h e s ecr et of h is s t r en gth f or s om e
yi i i
s n s te r p u r po se
i i Bu t be n g of a s en s u a l n a tu r e , h e w a s betr ayed b t w o
. i y
m en w hom h e th ou ght h e lo v ed bu t w th w h om h e w as on ly d eepl i y
ig
v

at u a t e d
.
 PS YC HOL O GY O F SEX 1 39

“ ”
but bo th combin ed m ain tain l ife s ays E llen Key Me r e sen , .

s u al att r act ion is n ot love n or is f r ien d s h ip love ; in comb in a t io n ,

they ar e the air of l ife Whe n t wo s o uls h ave joys wh ich the .

s en ses s h ar e an d whe n th e s e n s e s h a ve del ight s wh ich the

,

s oul s en oh l e the n t h e r e s ult is n e ithe r de s ir e n o r f r ie n ds h ip it

, ,

is a n ew feel in g The on ly d ist in ct io n bet ween tr ue lo ve an d p ur e

.

f r ie nds h ip is th at th e m os t ideal r el at io n bet ween man an d ma n

in fr ie n d s h ip is t r ans f e rr ed to m an an d w oman in l ove Hen ce .

th es e t wo r el at io n sh ip s m us t po ss e ss th e s ame q ual it ies Pat er .

n al , fil ial an d fr ate rn al l ove pa rt ake e ach i n some degr ee of , ,

ins t in ct an d ar e to t h at ext e n t im pul s ive an d blin d

,
B ut in ,
.

t r ue lo ve in s t in ct a n d s en s ual ity h a ve n o pl ace

, S h e is sac r ed .

says G oethe s Wer t h e r

” “ ’
t o me , al l des ir e is s il e n t in h er p r es ,
”
e n ce . A gl ee m of s uc h w edded f r ie n dsh ip t r an sce n ds all othe r
kin ds of l ove Wh e re ve r the r e is a pur e an d un sel fi sh love f or
.

an oth e r f or th at oth e r s own sake a l ove co n t in gen t n eith er on

’
,

it s r e t ur n n o r on its r ecogn itio n t h e r e is t r u e f r ie n dsh ip ,

.

Se n t im e n tal love l ike its com r ade fr ien ds hip fur ther s the
, ,

dis pl ay of n ob il ity an d n at ive v ir t u es of the h um an soul To .

love o n e s so u l f or its beauty gr ace an d tr uth to be in s p ir ed

’
, ,

by the ch ar m of its ch ar acte r to an aff ect ion wh ich is p ur e an d

ch aste is to open the way to app r ec iate all beaut iful an d t r ue
,

an d gr aciou s s o ul s It off e r s th e mo s t r efin ed of the pleasur es

.

w h ich m ake l ife w o r t h l iv in g Joy d eman d s th at its j oy sh ou l d .

We n eed sym pathy ; hen ce w e cr ave fr ien d sh ip an r

'

‘
be sh ar ed .

love By the dev ot ion of the oth er w e fe el our own pow er

.

ou r own v al u e e n h an ced Love te nd s to m ake man k in der an d .

bette r th r ough h is complete iden t ific at ion w ith the existen ce of

an othe r I n the beauty of a lo vin g att ach m e n t man lear n s to
.
,

comp r eh en d all h is fellowme n an d to val u e an d look at all th e

w o r ld by t h e gl o r io u s l ight of a n in n er comm u n ity of em o t io n s .

S uch love m us t be p r oved an d pu r ified by the fi r e of r ea o

s o n in g It is on ly poss ible after a thor ou gh stu dy of the ch ar

.

acte r The s ubtle el ect ive affin ity of w h ich we he ar so m uch

.
,

p r ais ed on t h e l ectu r e pl atfo r m on the s t age in the m agaz in es , ,

an d in th e p ape r s c an n ot be r el ied u po n ; it s th r il l is u n c e r t a in
,

S o r r ow i s an on ly ch ild but h app i n es s

, w as bo r n tw i n s ; on e can
be s ad , it ta kes t wo t o be h a pp y .
1 40 LOVE

an d n eeds to be tes ted an d co r r ected by a lon g t r ial whether ,

it is r eally s p ir it ual k in s h ip or on l y emotio n al impul s e If .

afte r the ve il of fan t asy h as been r emoved the beloved object ,

is st ill fo un d w or thy of the h ighe s t an d w ar m e s t e s teem the ,

em ot ion will be f ar n oble r th an an d diff er en t fr o m the un , ,

con sciou s fo n dn ess wh ich ove r look s the ex act es t im at ion of t h e

beloved I n all love con sider ed as a vir t u e or gr ace the r e
.
, ,

mu s t alw ays be th e con s c io u s w ill wh ich is al s o the fou n dation ,

of mo r al ity .

S uch lo v e may al so r e ach the h ighe st st ate of p as s ion ,

but in dis tin ct io n f r om s e n s u al love it s eek s its ow n h app in es s ,

in the felicity of the othe r an d con s ciou s of it s own d is in ter ,

es t ed p u r ity cons ider s it s des ir es as n oble an d abo v e ge n er al

,

mot iv es of hum an action Su ch emotions can on ly ex is t be .

tween m en an d women of pur e soul s .

T r u e love is ther efo r e r ation al con sc ious un s elfis h deep

, , , , , ,

en d ur in g con stan t r e fi n ed s elf den yin g an d is will in g to m ake

, , ,
-
,

the gr eates t sac r ifi ces f or the s ake of the h appin ess of an o ther .

It is cons ciou s altr u ism n ever falter in g in its eth ic al s en s e of

,

d u ty It is love tes ted an d p ur ified in the fi r e of the in tellec t ;

.

it come s slowly bu t it en d u r es ; it giv es mo r e th an it takes

, ,

an d h as a tin e of ten de r t it de f tho d ki d c ti o ns

g g r a u or a u s an n a .

I t is the r efo r e an ideal s en t imen t wh ich h as hither to been

, ,

r each ed on l b a ve f w elect
y y r
y e s .

But if we look at lov e in th e li ght of evolu tion w hen ,

w e fi n d h ow cell di vi s ion developed in to s ex u al ity con j u gatio n

-
, ,

pe r man en t m atin g s e n s u al love an d fin ally in to s en tim en ta l

, , ,

love th er e is r eas on f or hope th at the s till r ar e fr u its of an

,

app ar en tly mo r e th an ear thly p ar adi s e of love w h ich on l y th e ,

fo r e r un n er s of th e r ace h ave been pr ivileged to gather will ,

’
s om e day w he n h u m an ity h as r e ach ed t h e s tate of Niet zs ch e s
,

Super man become the un iver s al food of the h um an r ace

-
,
.

D ev elopm en t of lov e in t h e in dividua l — T h e evolu tion ar y .

tr en d in th is w or ld can be detect ed n ot on l y in the mer e p r es e r

v a tio n bu t al s o in in c r eas in
, g pe r fect io n Not o n l y the p r e s e r v a .

t ive in s tin ct i e the w ill to l iv e an d the will to r ep r oduce

,
. .
, ,

h as co n t r ibu ted to the adv an c emen t of or gan ic l ife to h igher

f o r m s bu t the t w o per fect iv e h u m an in s tinc ts i e th e will
, ,
. .
,
 PSYCH O L O GY O F SEX 1 41

to act the will to r u le h ave al so ser ved as a mean s f or

an d ,

the ev ol u t io n of h um an activ ities as s cien ce ar t econ om ics etc !

, , , ,
.

On e of s uch activ it ie s is s e n t im en tal lo ve wh ich h ad to p ass

th r o ugh all the d iff e r en t s tages of e vol u tion befo r e it r e ach ed
the complex ity of its p r e sent str u ctu r e E vol u tion is a tr uly .

un i ve r s al p r in c iple The mean in g of l ife is it s advan ce towar ds

.

highe r fo rm s Ther e is n ot a t r ait ph ys ic al p sych ical or

.
, ,

s p ir itu al th at is wholl fi n i s h ed T h h i h r e m ot io n s as lo v e
y e g e .

an d h ate fear an d sh am e etc ar e n ot bo r n with the ch il d ;

, . .
,

they ar e e volved s low ly by d egr ee s .

A ccor din g to No r dau ever y in d iv idu al is in love with h is

o w n ide al th r o ugho u t h is en t ir e l ife E ver y man an d w om an
, .

f al l s in lo v e w ith th e r epr es en t ativ e iden tic al w ith or at leas t ,

mo s t r es em blin g h is or h er ideal The c r avin g f or love is

,
.

the des ir e to po ss ess the or gan ic ide al .

The ideal of the m ate begin s to be dis tin ctly evolved by

the or gan ism at the tim e of p uber ty an d is complete on ly l ate
in l ife . The ideal except in it s gen e r al fe atur es is n ot s ta
, ,

t ion ar y it gr o w s w ith the in div idu al s ph ys ic al an d men t al

’

de velopmen t With the begin n in g of the m ater ial gr ow th of

‘

th e cen tr e of gen er atio n the im agi n at ion begin s to r ece ive fr om ,

t h e myste r io u s depth s of the cell s an d t is s u e s the con ceptio n

of the image of the m ate The o r gan is m hear s in dist in ctive .

v o ice s ,
al l t ell in g the t ale of the fu tu r e p ar t n e r in l ife In .

th is w ay the im age of the ideal gr ow s u p in the b r ain d ur in g

the in d iv idual s am atory l if e ’
.

T h u s ca p talis m h a s been ev o lv ed f r om p r ma l com mu n is m , f eu

i i
d a l is m , n d u s t r a l s m, c a p t a l s m ; a n d w e a r e gr a d u a ll y v e r g n g t o s ta te
i i i i i i
s oc a i li sm .

M a r r i age h as been ev o l v ed fr om o i gi n a l per m a n en t m a ti n g of t h e r

uh m t t t o p im l p m i it y u i f m i l y p u l n a uan
pam ily p a i i n g fa m i ly p a tr i a ch a l fam i ly to s tr i ct fema le a n d loo se
re an s cu co n s a n
s a e r
g a ro , ne a ,

, r , r ,

ma le m on o
ga m y a n d i s g a d u a lly
, r e ac h i n g th r o u gh rt h e m od e n f em i , r

n i n e m ov em en t n o t a s s om e r a d i ca l s see m t o th i n k
, , to v a r i e ty b u t t o , ,

s t r i ct m a l e a n d fem l e m on o am
g y a .

T h r o ugh t h e en t i r e r a n ge o f h i gh er a n i m a l s ev en am on g t h e ,

l yga m o us t h e fem a l e is a lw a y s m on ogam ou s a t lea s t f or t h e per i od

pgtw een on e i m p egn a t i on t o t h e other As soo n as s h e h as been im
, ,

r .

p r egn a ted by on e m a le du r i n g t h e per i o d of r u t s h e does n ot a d m i t

, ,

an y o t h er m a l e u n t i l t h e n ex t p e r i o d a n d w om a n is n o except i o ,
n .

I f s h e h as t h e pow er s h e w i ll fo r ce m en t o mon ogamy bu t s h e w i ll ,

n ev er r etu r n h er se lf to p r o m i scui t
y .
1 42 LO VE

H igher er ot icism r equir es then the beloved to be a veh icle

, ,

of a p r ojected per s o n al ity Love f or a man or a w oman is the

.

attempt to r ea l ize o n e s ide al in t h e m an or the w om an Th e

’
.

im p u l s e to lo v e is the s ear ch after the in c ar n at io n of the in

w ar d ide al an d f all in g in love is the in s t in ct iv e con v ict ion
,

t h at the ideal h as been foun d The low e r an d simpler th e

.

in d iv idual h im s elf the s im m er will be the qu alit ies of h is ide al

,

in co r por ate fo r m Amon g people of a l ow s tate of c iv il ization

.

th e qu al ities r eq uir ed of the ide al ar e s o f ew th at al m o s t eve ry

in div id u al of on e s ex r ep r es en t s the ide al of the oth er s ex .

They m ay both be p air ed like an im al s an d love does n ot yet ,

exis t The mo r e cu lt ivated a per s on become s the mor e com

.
,

pl icated become the qu al it ies d eman ded of h is ideal an d t h e ,

h ar de r it is f or h im to fi n d the s ame A pe r s on look in g f or .

ph ys ical qu al it ies in h is ideal or f or exter n al be au ty on ly will ,

eas ily fi n d th em an d a c as e of love at fi r s t s ight abou t wh ich

, ,

r om an t ic d r e am e r s go in to s u ch r apt u r e s is n at u r ally po s s ible ,

.

But su ch love is on ly s en s u al an d doe s n ot des er ve to be th u s

ext olled For t r u e lo v e am on g m en an d w omen of a higher
.

s tate of c u lt u r e is an ide al s ym pho n o f to n es of al l k in ds

y .

Gen e r ally bod ily per fection an d a r et ir in g ten de r ben efi , ,

cen t con fi din g n atur e in w om an con s titu te an attr active ideal

,

f or the man wh ile men tal s uper io r ity in m an co n st it utes the

,

att r activ e po w e r f or the c u lt u r ed w om an I n h er lo v e the r e .

g a r d f or m as cu l in e be au t
y u s u all y fo r m s a n u n impo r t a n t i n

g r e di en t T h e w
. o m an s a ys K a n t h as , an e x q u is
,
it e f ee l in g f o r

the beaut ifu l so f ar as sh e he r s elf is con ce rn ed bu t f or the

, ,

n oble so f ar as it is fo u n d in the m an Th e m an on t h e con

.
,

t r ar y h as a de cid ed feel in g f or the n obl e wh ich b elo n gs to h is

, ,

own q ual it ie s bu t f or the be aut ifu l s o f ar as it is m et w ith in

,

the w oman Hen ce it follo ws th at the aim s of n atu r e a r e

.

d ir ected thr ou gh lo v e u pon m ak in g m en s till n obl er an d w om en

mor e beau t iful .

The m as cu l in e vir tue s which imp r es s t r ue wom en ar e phys

ic al str en gt h co u r age n obility of m in d ch iv alr y an d s elf com
, , ,
-

fi den ce Thes e v ir t u es con stitu te the beauty wh ich ar ou s es the

.

w om an s love the s e ar e the con s p ic u o u s fe at ur e s of h er ideal

’
.
,

The f em ale vir tu es that imp r es s th e m an ar e beauty ten de r n es s , ,

 PSYCH O L O GY OF SE X 1 43

g ood n e s s
,
r efi n e m e n t t r u th an d p
, at ie n ce Th e s e ar e the v ir t u es.

h is ideal po ss ess e s The mor e h ighly cu lt iv ated m en tally an d

.

phys ically he or sh e ar e the mo r e com plex an d d iff er en t iat ed

,

ar e the q u al it ies of th eir i deal s Hen ce r efin ed an d com plex

.

n at u r es expe r ie n ce a
g r e at deal of di ffic u lt
y in m eet in g w it h
their ideal s or an y on e clos ely app r ox im at in g them But when .

tw o h appe n t o pe r fectly co m pl im e n t e ach oth er when e ach h ap ,

pen s to r epr es en t the ideal of the other then ther e is t r u e an d ,

last in g love S u ch people k n o w the ir ideal w hen th ey m eet it

.

an d h av e b een giv en t im e to s t u dy it an d they al s o k n o w th at ,

t h ey w ill n e v er fi n d an oth er o n e in th is w o r ld ; they k n ow th at

on ly t h is bein g an d n o other is s u ited to them as on e t r ian gle
is to its con gr u e n t .

Th is kn owled ge can o nl y be gain ed after a lon g st udy

of the qual it ie s of the pe rs on fo un d as to w hether they r eallv ,

co in c ide w ith the me n t al q ual it ie s of the ide al ; an d it t ake s

s uch n oble b ein gs lo n ge r to f all in lo v e Coar s e r n at ur e s ar e .

r e ad il y abl e to f all in lo v e The s en su al q u al it ies wh ich at

.

t r act a m an or a w om an to a p ar amo ur ar e eas ily d is cover ed .

Whe n th e aff ec t ion s moun t n o h igher th an mer e feel in g a tr u e ,

co m m u n ion of h ear t s 1 8 n ot in d is pe n sabl e When the u n ion of .

t h e m an an d t h e w om an is r e gar ded o n l y f r o m the phys ic al

b as is when t h e object is on ly s elf gr at ifi cat ion the fin e r ph as es
,
-
,

m ay be an d r eally ar e ign o r ed M er e s en s u al en joym en t can

.

be exper ien ced by t w o per s on s w h o other w ise des p is e each othe r ‘

.

But t r u e love h as f ar n oble r as p ir at io n s th an s en s ual en joym en t ,

an d p r om is e s a u n io n of he ar t an d s ou l .

Amon g in tellec tu al per s on s mer e in st in ct becom es m or e

an d m o r e po w e r les s u n t il it is al mo s t tot all y ext in guis hed .

T r u e love amon g them is th en a vol un tar y act The pl an s , ,

.

f or it s accom pl is h m en t ar e el abo r ated in t h e m in d s lo w l y an d

in t ell ige n tl y It h as th en all th e q ual it ie s of tr ue f r ien dsh ip
.
,

com b in ed w ith an a ff e ct io n in w h ich s e n s u al de s ir e is w o r k in g

to a gr eater or les s ext en t on l y u n co n s c iou sly As fu sin g body .

an d m in d it m ay becom e on e of th e s t r o n ges t d eepe s t an d m o st ,

T h is is o fte n th e ca se ev en a mo n g t h e n obles t of m en ; am on g
w om en , ev en am on g th e w o r s t, as th e dem i -m on d a i nes , t h e h ear t h as t o
be l
a so s om ew hat en gage d .
1 44 L O VE

in fl u en t ial of the p ass ion s of our n atu r e It open s u p ho r izon s .

above an d beyon d the ear th so v as t th at th is m u n d an e s ph er e

d win dles in to in s ign ifi can ce .

Woma n s l av a I n em ot ion al n atu r e s love exert s a pr e

’
—

dom in an t an d f r equ en tly even s u p r eme in fluen ce upo n t h e

w hole co n s cio u s n ess of the in divid u al It p r oduces eff ects u pon
.

h is j u dgm en t h is fan t asy an d h is w ill

, It exc ites con cept io n s
.

bor r ow ed fr om the dom ain of sex an d gives to all t h e w o r k

of the b r ain an er ot ic ten de n cy an d a s exual pol ar ity .

Now the w om an l ives m o r e by h er em otion s th an th e m an

, .

T h e p ar t s h e pl ays in the p r op agat ion of the kin d is al s o by

f ar the mo r e impo r t an t on e She h as to s u pply the w hole
.

m ater ial f or the fo r m at ion of the n ew bein g ; t h e m an on ly

s uppl ies the s t im ul at ion to th is her oic w o r k The w om an s .
’

cen t r e of s exu al act iv it

y is the r efor e m o
,
r e de v eloped ,
T h e .

act ivity of the e n e r at ive cen t r e s occ u p ie s an impo r tan t po s it io n

g
in the act iv it y of h er b r ain as a w hol e Sexu al l ife con cern s .

h er m o r e n e ar ly m o r e deeply an d m o r e las tin gly th an the m an

,
.

She is able to do n oth in g el s e but love Sexu al m att er s im .

p e r ious l
y m in gle w ith al l h er m oti v es an d in fl u e n c e al l h e r

aim s . To h er love is l ife M ar r iage is h er h ighes t ideal an d

.
,

domes tic h appin es s is an d ever w ill be h er u ltim ate aim !

.

Women even m aiden s says Hume t ake mo r e o ff en ce at

, , ,

s at ir e s u po n m at r im o n y th an t aun t s u pon their s ex Woman .

kn ows th e att r ac tio n h er sex h as u pon t h e other an d sm iles ,

at the in s in ce r ity of s ex c r itic ism -

But m at r imon y is holy to
.

h er . She h as a n at ur al ten den cy to r egar d w edded lo v e as the

s in gle aim an d s u b s t an ce of the l ife of h um an be in gs Sex ual .

co n s cio u sn e s s is s t r o n ge r in h er th an in m an an d h er n eed o f ,

t r ue love is gr eater She l iv es l ar gel y in h er aff ect ion s an d h er

.
,

con stan t d esir e is to att r act an d please .

I n h er n atur al st ate th e wom an ther e f o r e po ss ess es a mor e

, ,

dis tin ctly d evel oped ide al On dis sectin g an d an alyzin g the
.

fem ale h ear t at an y age an d how eve r m ar r ied we should pr ob

, ,

‘
In a l es s er degr ee th e sa m e m ay be s aid of t h e m an on l y t h e
, ,

ca r e f or p r ocu r i n g food d i s tr acts h is a tten t i on fr om t h e u lti m a te a im

of l if e .
 PSYCHOL OG Y O F SEX 1 45

a bly fi n d th at the o r igin al ideal is st ill l in ger in g the r e Woman .

is con st an tly gr op in g an d m ak in g expe r im en ts whe r eby sh e ,

attempt s to r e al iz e the ide al of h er d r e am s in the ac tu al men

of h er acqu ain t an ce The in st in ct of selection is ver y im por tan t

.

to h er By it sh e r e cogn izes h er affini ty the m an best fi tted

.
,

by n atu r e to fathe r h er ch ild r en She u n co n s c io us ly feels the

.

n eed of a p ar t n e r w h o w ill o r gan ic all compl ime n t h r She

y e .

poss es s es an in s t in ct ive s en s at ion of wh at is or gan ic ally n ec

e s sar y to h er f or t h e con t in u at ion an d in t en s ific ation of h er
qual it ie s in the o ff s pr in g .

F or the w o m an the s tep of choo s in g a p ar t n er is the m o s t

impo r t an t act of h er l ife She h as an in st in ct ive s en s ation th at
.

s h e o u ght n ot to m ake a mi s t ake an d is ext r emel y c ar eful to

,

a v o id the le as t l ik el ihood of e r r o r She in s tin ct ively feel s th at

.

h er m is t ake s c an n o t be co r r ected She is mon oan dr ic in ch ar

.

acte r . She is awar e th at p ur ely s en s ual love c an n ot l ast Hen ce .

s h e l ook s m o r e f or m en t al m er it s an d h as a h igh app r ec iat ion

,

of a fi n e ch ar acte r She is look in g f or q ual itie s th at will o utl ive

.

the fr es h n es s of ph ys ical ch ar m s H er in n at e s ol icitu de is t o

.

co n t in u e the love ch ar m al l th r o u h m ar r ied l ife He n ce sh e

g
-
.

is gove r n ed by ide as of the s u bl im e an d the be au t if u l O n ly .

a m an en do w ed w ith s u ch q u al it ie s can in s p ir e in h er t r u e love

an d its un s u r p ass ed ple as ur e an d o

j y in l ife W he n s o in s p ir ed
.
,

sh e s u r r o un ds t h e obje ct of h er lo v e w ith the h alo of pe r fect ion .

The m an says Dessoir is able to accom plish an d fi n d pleas

, ,

u r e in s ex act iv it y w itho u t h is s o ul p ar t ak in g in it bu t the ,

w om an does n ot fi n d gr at ifi cat ion in th is act iv ity if the s oul

h as n ot been fi r s t exc ited by the be au ty s t r en gth an d per s on ,

al ity of h er p ar t n er .

Love to a w oman is an exalted an d n obl e th in g ; sh e st ake s

h er l ife u pon it .S h e h as t h er ef o r e t o be m o r e f as t i d iou s in
, ,

h er cho ic e of a con s o r t th an t h e m an Th is p ar t ly expl ain s the

.

myste r y of modes ty an d coyn es s She r em ain s p as s ive wh ile

.

s h e is w oo ed f or h er fa v o r Lo ve s ays Walke r is t h e em pir e

.
, ,

of w oman The co ns cio u s n es s of w e akn ess in w o m an lead s h er

.

in s t in ctiv ely to h er dis s im u l at ion h er fi n e s s e h er l ittle con

, ,

t r iv an ces h er m an n er s h er gr ac es an d h er coq u et ry
, ,
By the s e .

mean s s h e s im ult an eo u s ly en deavor s to cr e ate love an d n ot to ,

1 46 L O VE

s how wh at sh e feel s wh ile by me an s of modes ty sh e fe ign s to

,

r ef u s e w h at s h e des ir e s to r an t
g .

By an impe r io us po w e r an d ch ar min g tyr an n y sh e t r ies to

pr even t the m an s h e lo v es fr om s tir r in g fr o m h er side She is .

ever des ir ou s to fas c in ate an d bew itch h im She feels her s elf .

to be a po w er fu l cen tr e of love an d attr act ion ar oun d whi ch

ever yth in g ought to r evol v e The wo man s ays Kan t h as fr om
.
, ,

ear ly gir lhood the con fiden ce in h er ab il it y to pl eas e ; the yo uth ,

the fear to d is pleas e He is ther efor e sh y in the p r es en ce of

.
, ,

w omen . His desir e is to be gover n ed— befo r e m ar r iage— he n ce

the ch iv al ry of yo uth wh ile the wom an s des ir e is to r u le She
,
’
.

w an t s m an to s u r r oun d h er w ith an in s at iable de s ir e She .

w ishe s to be loved an d ye ar n s to evoke m an s adm ir at ion f or

’

h er by al l h er w om an ly q u al it ie s She give s h er s elf u p en t ir ely

.

an d ir r evoc ably an d n eve r fo r iv es the chos e n po s s es s o r f or

g
ex am in in g too l ittle the v al ue of h is t r eas u r e .

Obs tr u ctions of love s dev elopm en t Healthy an d n atu r al

’
—

love is al w ays clear ly con s c ious of it s p u r po s e the ide al is al ,

w ays ih exis ten ce w ait in g f or the oppo r tu n ity to m eet t h e

,

m ater ial ized dupl ic ate M en an d w om en h ave an u n co n s c ious

.

s e n s at io n of the q u al it ie s of the ir ide al s of the othe r s ex th at ,

by the ir un io n their r es p ect iv e q u al ities m ay be t r an s m itted in

an in ten s ified de gr ee to th eir o ff s p r in g Hen ce if the in st in ct.

h as n ot b ecom e d u lled by m on e tar y co n s ide r at io n s if s ocial ,

r e as on s r el i iou s p r ej u d ices or c u stom s do n ot r is e to con f us e

, g
an d p er ver t t h e in s t in ct m en an d w om en w ill s ho u ld the r e be
, ,

m an y fr om whom to ch oo s e s elect w ith u n e r r in g cer t ain ty the

,

o n e w h o m o s t clo s el y app r o xim ate s the p sych ic ide al w h ich they

h ave el abor ated with in them s elv es at the m om en t of s exu al

m atur ity .

B u t t r u e love is o n ly p os s ibl e if t h e n atu r al d ev elopm en t

h as n ot been dis t u r b ed n or the n atu r al co u r s e in ter r u pte d an d ,

the yo un g peo ple h ave been given t h e oppor t un ity to develop

the ir ideal s If the develop m en t is ar r e st ed if t h e gr ow th of
.
,

the e r ot ic in s t in ct is d istu r bed at the t im e of r e stle ss n es s an d

,

n er ve ir r it ab il ity the n t h e im age of the ideal in the m in d is

-
,

con fu s ed an d t h e d is cove r y of it s o r gan ic cou n te r par t is im

po ss ible Now the whole n er vous system is u n der gr eat ten s ion
.
,
 PSY C HOLO G Y OF S E X 1 4?

dur in g the fo r m at ion per iod I n q u ietu de v ague un r est an d

.
,

d is sat is fact ion d istu r b s the bo y s eq uan im ity His hear t is

’
.

tr emulou s w ith em ot ion an d r ep r es e n t s a volc an o of agit ation

in pe r petu al er u ption He ex u des in ten s e feelin g an d pass ion
.
.

The m in d of the gir l is con fus ed w ith vagu e d is s atis faction an d

vaguer des ir es wh ich sh e v ain ly e n d eavo r s to defi n e even to
her s elf Her h ear t is w il dly s t ir r ed an d iss u es fr om it s chrysal is
.

to r en e wed d r e am s of ch imer ic al bl is s Joy an d s o r r ow exulta .

,

t ion an d d ep r ess ion altern ate l ike dawn an d d u sk Al l the com .

plex s ubtl eties of the fem in in e hear t give r ein to a s in gle emo
t ion She l ives in the r e alm of r om an ce h er s oul keeps s o ar in g
.
,

in the l an d of gl amo r ,
Hen ce the leas t dist ur b an ce will be f at al
.

to the develop m en t of a clear an d dis tin ct im age of the ideal .

S uch distu r b an ces ar e ever pr e s en t in ou r advan ced civil iz a

t ion The ear ly in t im ate ass ociat ion w ith t h e other sex am on g
.
,

the poor er classes gives palp able sugges tio n s of the libido con
,

n ected w ith t h e fun ct ion s of r ep r odu c t ion at a time when mys ,

ter y o ught to s h r ou d its object An im al p as s ion especially in

.
,

g r e at c it ie s ob t r u de s i
,t s elf u po n the atte n t io n of y o un g ch il
d r en an d they becom e con sc iou s of the gr eatest of all h uman
,

n eeds th r o ugh the de s ir e of the fle sh an d n ot b a r adu al

y , g
g r o w in g y s m p ath y f or a n oble b e in g po s s e s si n
g l a
,s t in g g ift s of
s e n t ime n t an d tho u ght The s en timen t s ar e ther efo r e n ot of
.
, ,

t r u e love bu t of l us t ; an d to tr an s for m lust in to love is a diffi

cult t ask .

Besides the unf avor able en v ir on m en t cer t ain r adic al doc ,

tr in e s widely s p r e ad amon g the labo r in g cl ass es al so pr even t

, ,

t r ue love fr om tak in g r oot I n the l iter at u r e often r ead by

.
,

these cl as s es excu s es ar e r e ad ily m ade f or the s u p r em acy of th e

,

p assion s D ith yr amb s ar e sun g u pon the cr u dest emot ion s Th e

. .

“
r at io n al et h ic s o f th es e r ad ical m o r al is t s teach th at love w or keth
n o ev il Tr ue love may r eally do n o evil but gr oss p ass ion
.
, .

wh ich the s e teache r s of th e n ew sex m or ality c al l love is capabl -

,

to do all the h ar m in the wor ld Tempor ar y s exu al att r action .

,

wh ich is s en s u al ity pu r e an d s imple is c alled by the n ame of ,

love an d is m ade the b asis of the n ew m o r al ity Th e n ame of .

the subl imest em ot ion wh ich appeal s to th e gr an des t impu l ses ,

to the n oblest s en t imen ts of men an d w om en wh ich m akes chi v ,

1 48 L O VE

al r ou s , e n tle r efin ed an d helpful all wh o ar e tou ched by it s

g ,

m agic w an d w h ich in for m s it s d is c iple s with the s p ir it of ho n o r

,

( W a lk e r) the
,
n ame of th is n oble emot ion is con fe rr ed u pon t h e

coar s e emot ion of s e n s u al ity as if s en s u al ity ever po ss es sed all

,

the se en n obl in g qu alit ie s Th e gr e ater p ar t of h um an ity is de

.

cl ar ed to be polygamou s in n atu r e Accor d in g to these r adic al

.

doct r in es on ly f ew men an d w o m en pos se s s the in s t in ct of ex

el us iven e ss all oth er
,
ar e n at u r all y v ar iet is ts Con s eq u en tl y .

p r om is cu ity is the or dain ed or der of n atur e an d the mo n ogam ic ,

m a r r iage is decr ied as fo r c ed u pon hum an ity by p r ie s t an d

tyr an t !
.

I t is r ea ll y amu s in g t o n ot i ce h ow t h e r a d i ca l w r ite r s u t u p a
ta r get a n d fi r e at i t t o the i r h ear t s con ten t T hey ta ke t h e c u r ch or
’
.

s ta te m a r r i age a n d d i r ec t the i r p o i s on ed a r r o w s a ga i n s t i t As i f t h e
.

b i o logi s t, w hen s pea k i n g of a n i m a l a n d h um an m ar r i age, cou ld ev er

mean t h e con v en ti on a l m ar r i a ge N ei the r d oes h e un d er s tan d by mo n
.

ogam y th e co n d i t i o n en er a ll y k n o w n by th i s ter m Th e b i o logi ca l

g
.

m on ogam i c m a r r i age 0 a cer ta i n cou ple i s th ei r excl u s i ve co h ab i ta t i o n

f o r a cer ta i n l e n gth o f t i m e I f d u r i n g th i s t i m e th e y r e f r a i n f r om
.

co h ab it a t in g w i th oth er s th ey a r e f o r t h e t i me be i n g l i v i n g b i o l ogi ca ll y
in m o n ogam i c m a r r i a ge . T h e co ck in t h e ba r n y a r d is po lygam o us , t h e
-

s t ee r in t h e h er d is p r om i scu ou s , bu t t h e cow is m on oga m o us On ce

.

s h e h as been i m p r egn a te d s h e w i ll n o t a d m i t an y oth er m a l e u n t i l t h e

en d o f t h e er i o d of ges t a t ion an d l a cta t i on , a n d t h e n ew p er i o d of
p
r u t h a s set i n F r om t h e begi n n i n g of on e i m p r egn a ti on t o t h e begi n
.

n i n g of t h e o th er , a l mo s t a y e a r , s h e i s m o n o am i c T h i s is t h e cas e
g .

w i th a lm o s t a ll fem a l es am on g t h e h i gh er an i m a l s , a n d w om a n d o e s n ot
m a ke a n y except i on t o th i s r u le E v e n t h e gi r l w h o p r o fes se s f r ee l ov e,
.

except s h e b e a n ym ph om a n i a c , w o u ld n ot co n t i n u e t o l i v e w i th h er
l ov er , i f s h e fo u n d th a t w h i le l i v i n g w i th h er h e h ad h ad l ov e aff a i r s
w i th o ther s . S h e w ou ld d i v o r ce h im fo r th w i th , a n d s omet i m es s u ch a
d i v o r ce w o u ld b e ac co m p an i ed b y q u i te a l i ttle sca n d a l Mos t o f t h e
.

e r o t i c m u r d e r s co mm i tte d b y m en u po n w o m en an d m o s t of t h e ca se s
o f w om en th r o w i n i d i t t h f f m w ft d i t h
g ac n o e ac e s o e n , e so o e n r e a n e
Pa r i s i a n p a per s , a r e per petr a t e d by thos e w h os e m a r r i age r el a t i on s h av e
n ev er bee n s an ct i o n ed b h u h t t T h i f t l th er
y c r c o r s a e . s a c r ev ea s a n o
er r o r o f t h e r ad i ca l s w h o p i ctu r e t h e pe a cefu l p a r t i n o f th e i r f r ee l o v i n g
-
g
co u ple s in s u ch gl o w i n l T h i m pl l v e ea ch oth er w h en
g c o or s . ey s y e a
they do n o t l ov e an y l o n ger B u t in pr act i ce lov e does n ot dep a r t fr om
.

bo th p a r ti es s i m u l t an eous ly, a n d t h e p ar ty w h i ch is s t i ll a ttach ed t o t h e

oth e r w i ll r e s en t t h e d es e r t i o n n o le s s th a n i f th ey w o u ld h av e been

e ga ll y m a r r i ed T h e r eas on i s th a t n or m a l m en an d w o men , except in

.

ear l y yo u th , pe r h a p s , a r e n ev er v ar iet is t s T h e v a r i et i s t w h o l ack s t h e

.

i n s ti n ct of exclu s i v en es s is a ps y ch Opat h ic s en s u a l i s t N o a l i en i s t co u ld
.

h av e gi v en a bette r descr i ption o f t h e s ym ptom s of t h e p s y ch op a th i c sen su

a l i s t th a n th a t fo un d in E C W a lke r s ( T h e m o l oc h of t h e m on ogam i c
’
. .

id ea l ) p i ctu r e of t h e s u fl er in gs of t h e v a r i et i s t, n o t of t h e s ufl er in g of
' '

t t l b ti
o a a s n e n c e - in
th i s cas e th er e m ay be s om e phys i ol ogi ca l b a s i s
bu t of t h e s uff er i n g f o r l ac k o f v a r i ety An d th ose p atho logi ca l s peci
.

m ens a r e pr esen ted to us as n or m a l men an d wom en .

 PSYC H O L O GY O F SE X 1 49

Am on g the cu lt ur ed an d excl u sive cl ass e s th er e is an other

d an ger l ur k in g to the developmen t of t r ue sen timen tal love .

I t is the lite r ar y fictio n of our time w h ich is tho r ou ghly imbu ed

with the mos t un whol es ome fo r m s of love The fi r st kn owledge .

of the w o r l d an d of l if e is u s ually de r iv ed by the ch ildr en of

th es e clas s es fr om n ov e ls an d thes e n o v el s deal fr om the fir s t
,

l in e to the las t with n oth in g but love T h e he r oes an d her oin e s .

in thes e n o v els ar e u s ually the c r e at ion s of p atholo gic al b r ain s ,

in diff e r en t s tages of degen e r ation an d ar e r ep r es en ted as wo r thy

,

of emu l at ion Thes e her oes ch an ge with eve r y n ovel an d the

.
,

ch ildr en adm ir e eve ry day an other ideal im po s ed upon them ,

fr om w itho ut befo r e the ir im agin at ion s h ad the time f or the

,

con cept ion of an ideal fr om the mys ter iou s depth s of the cell s
of the gr o win g cen t r e of gen e r ation Be s ides the authors of .
,

thes e n ovel s ar e as a r ule deal in g with a pe r ve r ted kin d of love

, , ,

w h ich they c all holy ben efi cen t in fall ible an d w h ich they con
, , ,

s id er abo v e al l l aw s Th eir teach in gs ar e to obey th e im pul s e

.

of love w ith a fan at ic ism th at d isr egar d s al l bo un ds an d barr ier s ,

codes an d warn in gs of the sage s All ob s tacles s u ch as duty .

, ,

mode s ty hon o r r e spect f or the fam ily an d the r ight s of fello w

, ,

m en th at w eave ar o un d eve r yon e of u s a fi rm an d m ess y w eft

, ,

all of them ar e t r e ated like cob w eb s th at love te ar s away an d

t r eads u pon to gain its en d .

The e r odin g ope r ation s c ar r ied on by thes e m on gr el de

e n e r ated b r ain s can n ot help but h ave a po is on o us e ff ect e s pe
g ,

ciall y u po n the m in d s of yo u n
g g ir ls W h ile in the l ite r at
. u re

of half a ce n tu r y ago the he r o in e r ep r es en ted the fu n dam en tal

,

type of w om an w h o is a mother of men c all in g out men s sac r i

, ,
’

fi ce an d s ac r ific in g her s elf f o r them w itho u t c alcu l at ion or bar

,

ter the her oin e of the con tempo r ar y n ovel give s he rs elf up to
,

vol upt uo us excesses Th e ab s en ce of ch as t ity is con s ider ed a s ign

.

of the w ar mth of h er feel in g mor al decr ep itu de is c alled by

,
“ ”
the do ubtfu l n ame s elf ass er t io n an d the exagger ated t aste f or
-
,
”
s elf in d ul ge n ce is ter m ed
-
s elf exp r e s s io n Fem in in e sel fi sh
-
.

n es s is r ep r e s en ted as an e n v iabl e in s te a d of a b as e q ual ity .

Un der s u ch c ir c um s tan ces tr ue love m ust in deed be a r ar e , ,

occur r en ce .

Mo r e fata l even to t r ue love ar e the ac tivit ies of the im

1 50 LO VE

m o r al pl ays because they ar e s o decept ive an d d is in gen uous an d

,
-

s ail u n de r the gu is e of mo r al r efo r m s T her e ar e fi r s t the comic

.

plays n o wadays fill in g mo st of the s tages wh ich t r eat immo r al ity

, ,

as a s u bj ect f or joc u l ar ity an d whe r e an un c h as te s itu at ion is

,

m ade the s ubject of a je st Then ther e ar e s ome se r ious pl ays.

w her e s in an d th e l ife of im mo r al ity ar e ideal ized The ca r eer .

of the cour tes an is p ic tu r ed as a l ife of gen tlen e s s r e fin em en t ,

an d r en un c iat ion L D m e C m l i ece t ime

( a a . a u x a é a s ) I n r n t . s

a t h ir d k in d of im m o r al pl a s h as m ade it s app ear an ce u po n

y
the st age whe r e immo r al sit uat ion s ar e po r t r ayed w ithou t r e ,

g a r d to t ime ho n o r-
ed co n ve n t io n a l it ie s w i th s u ch ex a ct
,
n e s s th at
the w ar n in gs again st the ev il s fail to fulfill their p ur po se .

An other blow fat al t o t r ue love c aus ed by the r ead in g of ,

con t em po r ar l ite r at u r e the e of the o l ’

y is , in cr e as y u n
g g ir s

n at u r al van it y
‘
The con s tan t desc r ipt ion s in m os t moder n
.

n ovel s of the s t r u
gg le ove r w o m e n a n d the e n t h u s ia s m felt at

g a i n in g h er s ay s
, No r d a u in c r e as e h e
,
r n a t u r a l te n de n c y to r e

a r d l o v e as t h e s in l e a im an d s u b s t an ce o f t h e l ife o f h u m an
g g
be in gs an d in ten s ify h er n atu r al p ar t iality f or h er s elf to the
degr ee of am b it iou s man ia an d self deifi cation S h e actu ally
-
.

im agin es th at the po s s e s s io n of h er w o u ld be p r ov ide n t ial of

mo r e th an ear thly bliss The p amper ed ove r civil ized mod er n
.

wom an fi n d s in th is p s eu do l iter atu r e on ly love r s w h o ar e s acr i

-

fi cin g to the d iv in ity of beau ty an d wh o ar e con s tan tly l is te n in g

to the mus ic of the s tar s an d sh e im agin e s th at sh e al so ou ght
,

to be w ooed by gods an d s pen d h er l ife in an ear thly p ar ad is e .

When after the w ed din g the mir age sh e on ce though t w as th e ,

etern al l an d of p r om is e h as faded sh e r emain s pe r man en tly

, ,

shocked at fin din g on ly a m an w h er e s h e w as loo k in g f or an

an gel as m ate Wh en t h e l on gin g f or s en su al s atis faction h as

.

been appeas e d both lover s fi n d th at they h ave n o m o r e to dis

,

cov er an d gr ow fi ckl e an d h u n ger f or a chan ge .

Th e pr i d e fem a le s ay s Otto Wein i n ger ( S ex an d C h ar

of th e ,

a cte r,
p . is s om eth i n g q u i te p ecu l i ar t o her s e lf som eth i n g fo r e i gn ,

ev en t o t h e m os t h an d s ome m a n an ob s e s s i o n of h er
, ow n body a ,

pleas u r e w h i ch d i s pl ay s i t s elf ev en in t h e leas t h an d s om e gi r l b ad ,

m i r i n g h er se lf in t h e m i r r o r by s tr ok i n g h er s elf an d pl a yi n g w it h er
,

ow n h a i r b u t w h i ch come s t o i t s fu ll m e a s u r e o n l y in t h e eff ec t th a t h er
,

body h as on m an .
 PSYCH O L O GY O F SE X

A n other p ar t of con tem po r ar y l ite r atu r e wh ich is con tin u

a lly u n de r m in in g the fo u n d a t ion o f t r u e love is the f em in is t ic

br an ch . Thes e w r iter s ar e n ot s atis fied to p r each equal ity of

th e sexes They con s tan tly em ph as ize the s upe r io r ity of the
.

fem ale s ex Fr om th is n otion to the s e r mon of sex an tagon is m

.
-

is onl y on e s te p an d this h as been q u ickly en ou gh m ade

,
Mu tual .

adm ir ation t r ust an d love h ave given pl ace to the d uel of t h e

,

s ex es
. E ven the fathe r h as been th r o wn ove r bo ar d Thes e .

moder n daughte r s act as if th ey h ad come to th is w o r ld by the

w ay of p ar then o ge n es is The s er m on of the en m ity of the s exes
.

thu s destr oys n ot on ly t r ue love but the en tir e con ception of the
,

fam ily an d se r ves to blight the br igh t es t an d sweetes t flower s ,

s p r in gin g in the gar de n of the h um an hear t No w on de r that .

the gir l wh o h as been in flu en ced by s uch ideas h as been m ade

u n fit f or t r ue love Her j ud gm en t h as becom e con f u s ed by over
.

es tim at in g h er own w or th an d valu in g the m an solely f or h is

c ap acity to s upply the lu x u r ies of l ife an d to sat is fy s en sual
des ir es She h as l ittle love even f or the m an of h er cho ice an d
.
,

is n ot r el u ct an t to s how it on ever y occ as io n A b r ide objectin g .

“ ”
m
to the wo r d obey in the w eddin g ce r e on y e ven gr an ted th at
—

s u ch a w o r d does n ot an d n eve r did b elo n g the r e — r eveal s at

o n ce h er l ack of t r u e lo v e A gir l t r u ly in love w ith the man

.

l augh s at the w o r d bec au s e sh e feel s th at s h e wo uld r ather be

,
’
h is s l ave th an an y othe r m an s q u een To the lover the br ide s
’
.

p r omise to obey s eems mer e folly f or he is dete r min ed th at sh e

,

s ho u ld al w ays r em ain the au tocr at ic q u ee n of h is hear t an d

act io n s But when love is ab s en t an d the w edd in g r epr esen t s

.
,

n oth in g mo r e th an a co n t r act to le gal ize s ens u al it y w h ich is ,

othe r w is e con s ider ed immor al eve r y objection to the wor din g

,

of the con tr act is j u s t ified an d per fectly n atur al .

Th e fem ale sex s ays K an t m ay be ch ar acter ized by two

, ,

in cl in ation s the de s ir e to do m in ate an d the des ir e f or ple as ur e

, ,
.

Thes e two ten den c ies may be m it igated by tr ue love Th e tr ul y .

lovin g w om an w ill gladly an d volu n t ar ily sh ar e m ate r ial m is

for tun e an d s oc ial degr ad ation w ith h er lover She will over .

come h er egot ism sh e w ill l abor h ar d to ove r come h er old faults

,

an d chee r fu lly give u p wh at sh e o n ce looked u po n as n ecess ar ies

f or the love of a tr u e m an But the mode r n wom an looks u po n

.
1 52 L OVE

th e m an on ly as a sl ave to p r ov id e f or h er an d as a th in g aff o r d ,

in g h er en joym en t Hen ce s h e r egar ds the m is er able we akl in g

.
,

w hos e im bec ile b r ain h as n ot the po w e r of r es ist an ce as to u ch in g ,

an d ch ar m in g w h ile v igo r o u s s t r e n th of ch ar acte r w h ich i

, g s ,

s chool ed in s elf con t r ol an d w h ich pl ace s as h i h a v al u e on the

-
g
aff e ct io n aff o r d ed as on th at r ece ived s eem s to h er r ep u l s ive ,

r o u gh n es s Th is blen din g of h er j udgm en t beco mes fatal to h er

.

lov e s o impo r t an t to the fem al e hear t

, .

Love in it s ideal fo r m m u s t be fo un ded on men t al qu al it ies

, , .

I n m an the men tal qu al it ies ar e of the gr eates t v al u e The .

s u p r em e s u r viv al v al u e f or m an is h is in t ell i en ce The 0 8

g p .

s es s or s of ar t ist ic or l ite r ar y compo s it io n of m ech an ic al s k ill of , ,

calcul at in g ab il ity of en e r gy or gen er al me n tal abil ity ar e s eldom

,

or n e ve r en do w ed at the s am e t ime w ith ph ys ic al q u al it ie s It .

w as b r ain n ot b r awn th at s aved m an in h is st r u ggle f or e xis t en ce .

The c ul t of the mu s cle as again s t in tell igen ce w ould destr oy

m an . The phys ically fi tt est is n ot al w ays the b es t of m en .

E ven the an imal s in the ir n at u r al s u rr ou n d in gs li ve by thei r

, ,

w it s r ath er th an by fo r ce of bon e an d m u s cl e ; an d it w as m an s
’

w its an d will th at en abled h im to in c r e as e an d m u lt iply as n o

other an im al Phys ical w eapo n s o f d efen se an d o ff en s e h ave
.

d is appear ed in m an bec au s e h is in tell igen ce m akes th em s u per

flu ou s I n the h um an s pec ie s m in d is m aster of m atte r
. M an .

h as st aked h is al l u pon m in d The e mer gen c e an d dom in an ce

.

of m in d h av e en abled the h u man s pec ie s to as cen d th r ough

str u l e a n d in t er n ecin e w ar to t h e h igh es t s cal e o f an im a l l ife
gg ,

altho ugh it is ph ys ic all y on e of the feeble s t amo n g the s pecie s of

the h igher an im al s The in c r eas in g dom in an ce of m in d ove r

.

m atter is t h e r eas o n th at n o wadays men t al q u al it ie s dom in ate

all el s e in m an s l iv in g act iv it ies
’
Hen ce ideal love m us t al so .

be b as ed u pon m en t al q u al it ie s Then it w ill be ever l as tin g

. .

The soul on ce all ied w ith it s m ate can ch an ge n o m or e On e .

of the myster ie s of tr u e love is the abs ol ute im pos s ib il ity to

d upl ic ate the lover Th e s ou l is th u s the e s se n t ial p ar t in t r u e
.

love Bu t when in the s elect ion of the mates the phys ic al f ac

.

to r s on ly s u ch as st at u r e beaut y st r en gth an d h ealth pl ay the

, , , ,

mos t impor t an t r cil e w hen the sen s es for m the chief p ar t of

‘

the compo un d feel in g love will n ot lon g sur v ive po s session

, ,
 PSY C H O L O GY O F SE X 1 53

an d m atr imon ial h app in ess foun ded upon mon et ar y or social
,

con s ider at ion s w ill p ass l ike a sh adow The idol is s oon de
,
.

st r oyed . When ther eupon the he ar t is d is illu s ion ed by the con

, ,

t act with the gr im r eal it ies of ex ist en ce when it is deaden ed by

,

the h ab itu de of a fixed aff ect ion cou pl ed with in compatibilit y of

,

tas tes when h ar den ed by expe r ien ce w ith the me an n es s of the

,

w or ld th en m en an d w omen atte m pt to fi n d el s ewher e a s ou l

,

which they hope will des ir e to kn ow mo r e of the ir own an d in ,

w h ich they tr u st to d is cover a gr e at er an d mor e l ast in g h app in e s s .

But n ot b ein g able to as k the ir ow n hear t s an d guided o n l y ,

by the con tr ad ictor y ideal s they h av e b ee n imb ued with in their

y o u th
, the s eco n d cho ice an d al l the oth e r s follo,
w in
g the s am e ,

will ge n e r all y tu rn out to be al s o del u s io n s in wh ich the pe r fect

commun ion of h ear t s w ill again be ab s en t M en w ill then t r y
.

to b ury the ir u n s at is fied lon gin g f or t r u e aff ection in the ex

agger at ed occ u p at io n with bus in e ss o r to d r o wn the ir vehemen t

un r eq u ited love year n in s in d r in k an d oth e r n ar cot ic s

-
Th e
g .

fate of the w oman is even mo r e t r agic Wom an s ide a of h app i

.
’

n ess is a s or t of ec s tat ic bl is s She is look in g f or pe r en n ial joy

.

an d be auty f or a o o l the el k o He ce he n sh e
, j y a s n
y an g s n w n w .

lear n s to kn ow t h e ill us or y n at u r e of t h e hear t s gr eatest des ir e ’

,

whe n sh e m akes the d iscove r y of the fut il ity of th is de s ir e the ,

w in e of l ife gr o w s s o u r She beco m es s elf cen ter ed an d s elfish

.
- .

The foun tain o r d ain ed to yield s u ch per en n ial s w eet s is s oon

dr ain ed an d sh e be sto ws all h er femin in e faculties upon mer e
in an ities . Hen ce the aston ish in g aspect of r e stlessn e ss an d
agitat io n w h ich w e n ow behol d in h er m an ia f or d r e s s h er in ,

dul gen ce in d r in k an d n er v e d eaden in g d r u gs an d in h er q u es t

-
,

of other vain l uxu r ies in wh ich sh e des ir es to d r own the empt i

n e s s of h er hear t an d h er S p ir itu al is ol at ion .
1 54 L O VE

C H A FT E R XI V

E ROS , L I B I DO , J E A L OU S Y

E r os a n d libido — E r oslib ido ar e the W e compon en t s

. an d

of s en s ual love an d ar e als o in tegr al p ar ts of se n tim en tal love ,

by w h ich the l atte r d iff er s fr om p u r e f r ien ds h ip Lib ido r epr e .

s en ts the m ate r ial pl eas u r e en jo ed b the co n tac t ; e r o s r epr e

y y
s en ts the s p ir it ual e n jo ymen t expe r ien ced b the k n o w ledge of
y
lovin g an d bein g loved Hen ce l ib ido is of a so m atic n atu r e
.
,

er os is a psych ic phen omen on The l ib idin o us in d ividual h as an

.

in c r eas ed des ir e f or s exu al gr at ificat ion the er otic look s ch iefly ,

f or love The er otic in divid ual loves w ith its min d it is a

.
,

cr avin g f or love by a p ar t ic ul ar in div id ual or by a cer t ain clas s ,

o f in di v i du al s e g , acto r s o r act r es s es
. .
,
T h e l ib idin o u s in di .

vidual is sat is fi ed with any p ar tn e r an d even with other pr ac

tices s er vin g s en s ual gr atification su ch as con tr ectatio s tu p r um
, , ,

man u paeder as tia tr ibady bes tiality etc The er otic in

, , , ,
.

di vi du al n ever th in ks of the s en s ual ple asu r e the l ib idin ou s ,

d es ir es to w allo w in s en s ual en joym en t an d l u st .

Lib ido is mo r e a m asc ul in e sex t r ait e r os mo r e a fe m in in e ,

.

F or the o r din ar y m an the l ib id in ou s p ar t of lo v e is of p r im ar y

im po r tan ce When th is em ot ion h as been des tr oyed by s o me
.

acciden t he co n s ide r s h im s elf e m as c u l ated

, He will n eve r r eveal .

t h e lo s s of h is tes t icles w h ile a w o m an w ill open ly an d fr eely

,

t al k of ovar iotomy per fo r m ed u pon h er altho ugh the los s of

, ,

the ovar ie s gen er ally p r odu ces t h e im poten ce of exp er ien c in g

o r gasm as in m en the lo s s of the te s t icles
, She s eems n ot to .

m in d th is lo ss p r ovided al w ays th at h er e r o s h as r em ain ed

, , ,

in tact .

I n th is in d iff er en ce f or s ex ual l ib ido s o often fo u n d in ,

w o m en l ie s the c au s e of w om an s s u pe r io r ity in s e n s u al lo v e
’
.
,

The w om an r ule s over the m an as lon g as he is in love Th at .

m an is hen pecked w h o fr o m the be gin n in g by r easo n of h is ex ,

cess iv e sexual n eeds came un der h is wife s au thor ity an d is

,
’
 PSYCH O L O GY O F SEX 1 55

con t in u ally kept un der h er r ule by the s ame sensu al n eed s A .

m an s dep en den ce u pon h is w ife can o n ly be expl ain ed u pon a

’

se n s ual b asis As s oo n as the m an s powe r an d in tell igen ce

’
.

g a in the v i cto r
y ove r h is s e n s u a l im p u l s e s h is in depe n de
,
n ce

is s ec ur ed .

Th is is the r eason wh y the wo m an is con tin uall y ben t u pon

keep in g the m an s libido al ive Her con st an t desir e is to in
’
.

fluen ce h im by h er ch ar m s Her p assiv ity s ays Mar r o is th e

.
, ,

p as sivity of th e m agn et wh ich in s p ite of its appar en t im m obility

,

an d r e st att r act s the ir on be the l atter willin g or n ot an d in

, ,

a w ay en s l ave s it . An in tens e en e r gy l ie s beh in d s uch p ass ivi ty ,

s ays E ll is an ab s o r bed p r eocc u p at ion in the en d to be att ain ed

,
.

Bu t f or h er p as siv ity an d c un n in g coyn e ss s h e wo uld become the

r e al s l ave of b r u t al fo r ce an d n oth in ho r t of ado r at ion of h er
, g s

lo r d an d master w ould s atis fy h im As it is sh e keeps the .

,

m an in due boun d s ev en in co un t r ies w her e h er legal status is

,

n ot m u ch h ighe r th an th at of the r e al s l ave The pr ide of the .

w om an says K an t to keep at a dist an ce al l the impo r tun ities

, ,

of m en by the r es pect sh e in s pir es an d the r ight to dem an d

r es p ect f or h er pe rs o n even witho u t mer its belon g to h er by
, ,

the title of h er s ex The m an h as to woo f or h er favor even

.

wher e he co uld comm an d . The in d ul gen ce w ith an un will in g or

u n r ecip r oc at in g m a te is n ot s at is f act or y to the n o r m al m an .

Th is is the r eas on wh y the me r e s atis faction of the physical

appetite in mer et r icio u s ve n e r i u n s at is fac t o r y to h im
y s so .

E r os is a pur el y p sych ic phen o m en on It is the tr an scen

.

den t al attr act io n of the t wo sexe s eve n when lust is n ot though t

,

of I n bein g att r acted to on e an other the s exes s eem to obey a

.
,

h igher will un k n o wn to e ithe r of them Th e att r actio n p r ob ably

, .

em an ate s fr om the s pe r m atozo a an d ov a The little cell s kn ow

.

wh at they w an t an d t ake it B ut t h eir w ill is un kn own to the

i

lover s themselve s Th eir attr act ion appear s to h e as myster ious as

.

the att r act ion of the two pole s of the m agn et wh ich n o sc ien tist ,

h as yet been able to el u c id ate T his mys ter iou s er otic att r action
.

is health y an d in vigor at in g Wh ile so att r acted the sexual

.
,

g l a n ds in c r eas e t h e s ec r et io n of the t es t i n es o r o v ar in es a n d ,

thes e chemical p r odu cts h ave a ton ic eff ect an d m ake the in di
vidu al h app Th is a cco u n t f o the h a pp exc iteme n t t h e s ig ht
y . s r y
1 56 L O VE

of a per fec t spec im en of the oppo site s ex or even its con ception ,

in the fan t asy is able to aw ake in the hear t of the in d iv idual

,
.

i
T w o des r es of er os — E r o s con s is t s of t w o de s ir e s to love
.
,

an d to be loved The m an is mo r e an x ious to love the wo man

.
,

t o be loved She desir e s to feel th at sh e is admir ed or

.

r athe r co v e ted b m Th t w o m w it h e w h i a l l h e r
y en a a n . r s o n ,

life w as n eve r o n ce loved by s ome m an

, E ven the w om an wh o .

f or m o r al or m o r b id r e as on s r en o un c es l ib ido w ill st ill have ,

the de s ir e to be admir ed an d loved I n h er day dr e am s the gir l .

-

p ictu r e s t o h er s elf an ideal m an by whom sh e w is hes to be loved ,

the m an por tr ays in h is im agin at ion the gir l he wishe s to love .

Wh en he meet s w ith h is ideal he k n ow s h is own m in d about

h is love . He r ecogn izes the godde s s u pon who se al tar h
in ten ds to b u r n h is cho ice s t in cen s e T h e gir l h as fi r s t to ask .

h er o r acle She plu ck s the pet al s of h er m ar gu er ite l is p in g :

.
,
“
He love s m e h e lov es me n ot, The m an mor e con cern ed.
,

abo ut h is own love w e ar s h is he ar t on h is s leeve an d feel s eage r

,

to h ave the beloved see h ow p as s ion ately it th r ob s f or h er The .

w om an h av in g fi r s t to di s co v er the m an s love w ill t r y to con

’
, ,

ceal h er ow n e m ot ion in the in n er m os t r eces s es of h er bo som ,

les t the love r d is cove r h er fe el in gs p r em atu r ely The w oman is .

,

ther efo r e a com m a in love aff air s the m an a full stop ; her e
, , , ,

y ou k n o w w he re
you a r e ; the r e r ead f u r th er ,
.

The w om an is an x iou s to be loved by the m an of h er choic e ,

the m an m ain ly as k s f or t h e p r ivilege to love h er Th is d iff er en ce .

is m ain ly b as ed u pon the d iff er en t v al u e love po ss e s s e s in th e

eyes of the t w o sexes With the m an the im agin ation does n ot
.

n eed t o come in to pl a befo e he look f jo an d s o r r o w s

y r ca n or ys ,

hopes an d fear s th at m ake u p the s um an d s ub st an ce of love .

The w om an gives f ar m o r e th an h er body sh e give s h er so ul , ,

h er v er y s elf h er all , A n oth er r eas on f or the w oman s des ir e

.
’

to be loved l ies in h er fem in in e v an ity I n the r el ation s of .

fr ien d s the on e w h o desir es to be loved r ather th an to love is ,

the mo r e e gotist ic The p r efer en ce of the p ass ive p ar t of love

.

to the act ive un q u es tio n ably s p r in gs fr om the r oot of egotis m

in h uman n at u r e I n the r el at ion of the s exe s the de sir e to be
.
,

loved ar is es m or e or l es s fr om the w is h to s at is fy per son al van ity .

It is t ac itly altho ugh as a r u le am on g c ivil ized m en err on eously

, , , ,
 PS YC HOLO GY O F SEX 15 7
as s umed th at per s on al excellen ce is the c au s e of a p ar t ic ul ar
in div idu al of on e s ex bein g loved by the o the r an d th at on e ,

s ex is the better j u dge of the excelle n ce of the other Hen ce the .

per s on m os t deepl y loved m u s t of n ecess ity excel h is r ival s He .

must at le as t po ss ess gr eate r s exu al ch ar ms which men an d

w omen ar e ch iefly p r ou d of Vain m en f or th at r eas on wil l .
, ,

bo ast of the l ar ge n u mbe r of their love aff air s an d the m an y

hear ts b r oken F or the sam e r eas on a w om an s v an ity is flat
.
’

t er ed to be open ly p r efe r r ed an d loved by a good r e s pect able ,

man I n p r e sen t s oc iety on ly m atr imon y can s atis fy h er van ity

. .

For fr ee love can onl y be cl an de s t in e an d cl an dest in e love sat is ,

fi es on ly h er l ib ido but n ot h er v an it y , .

Jealous y — The de sir e f or the s at is fact ion of per s on al v an ity

.

an d the com mon ly e r r o n eo u s as s u mption of the bette r j u d gmen t

of on e sex abou t the excellen ce of the othe r ar e of the gr eatest ,

impo r tan ce in the p s ycholo gy of jealo u sy .

Sex u al jealou sy con sist s of th r ee di ff e r en t emotion s : 1 )

"

an guis h at the s u s p ic ion or kn o w led ge of v iol ated ch as t ity or

o ut r aged aff ect ion ; 2 ) r age at a r ival an d 3 ) r ev en ge f or th e ,

v iol ation of a ve sted r ight A n guish is the p r im ar y emoti on .

,

r age an d r eve n ge ar e it s r es u lt s Ther e ar e alw ays th r ee acto r s .

in ever y c ase of j ealou sy the ou tr aged v ict im the m ate an d the

, ,

r iv al O f the th r ee em ot ion s an guish r el at es to the m at e r age

.
,

to the r iv al an d r even ge con c er n s both t h e r ival an d the m ate

,
.

I n the an al ys is of the d iff er en t emot ion s in the t r ain of jealo usy

it is foun d th at an gu ish an x iety fear an d des p air w h ich aecom
, , ,

p an y jealousy an d app ar en tly co n st it ute its ess en ce ar e n ot ,

Gr u dge il l w i ll fear h atr ed or en vy ar e often m is call ed j eal ous y

, , , , ,

bu t a r e em o ti on s e n t i r el y d ifi er e n t f r om t h e em t i on o f s exu a l j ea l ou s y
'

o .

Jea l ou sy is es pec i a lly con fu s ed w i th t h e em ot i on o f en v y P r of es .

s ion a l j ea lou s y a r t i s t i c j ea l ou s y et c
, f o r i n s tan ce a r e no th i n g bu t en v y
, .
, , .

Je a l u y h a s a ea l
o s p ete n d ed c l im e v y h n on e E n v y n eed s on ly
r or r a , n as .

t w o p er s o n s j ea l o u s y th r ee
, .

W hen a m an f o i n s tan ce l ov es a w om a n in s i l en c w i tho u t h er

, r , e,

k n ow l edge o r en cou r a gemen t i e w i th ou t ev en a p r eten d ed cl a i m u pon

, . .
,

h er a n d an other m an en ter s u p on t h e s t age t h e emo t i on o f t h e fi r s t

, ,

man i s n o t th a t o f j ea l ou s y b u t o f fea r l es t t h e s eco n d m an m a y ,

s ucceed w h er e h e h a s n ot yet W h en a m a n h a s a s u cces s fu l l ov e

.

afl a ir a n d an o th er m a n a pp e a r s a s a d i s tu r ber t h e em o t i o n o f t h e
'

, ,

s econ d i s th at of en v y I f t h e w om an t r an s fer s h er aff ec ti o n s on t h e

.

d i s tu r be r t h e emo t i on of t h e l ov er is tha t of j ea l ou sy beca u se h e h ad

, ,

a cla im u p on h er
. .
1 58 L O VE

caused by outr aged aff ect ion on ly f or the h ighes t degr ee of ,

jealousy is often fou n d wher e love h as lon g ce ased to exist an d ,

even w he n h at r ed h as al r e a dy e n te r ed in to the r el at ion of the

mate s An guish over v iol ated ch as t ity does n ot expl ain je alou sy
.

either f or jealo usy is fo un d am on g savages wh o un hes it at in gly

, ,

len d th eir w ives to othe r s or off er them as a cou r tesy to o the r

,

m en w itho ut an y tho u ght of their wives ch ast ity Neither does ’

.

in ter fer en ce w ith o n e s en joym en t expl ain j ealo u sy

’
F or the .

h u sb an d is al ways jeal ou s of h is w ife s lover w h ile the lover is ’

,

r ar el je lo of the h b d Yet the h b d oppo t it ’

y a u s u u
s an . u s an s r n y
of in ter fer in g with th e lover s po s s es s ion is by f ar gr eat er than
’

th at of the l atter w ith the h usb an d s Th u s fear of in ter fe r en ce

’
.

c an n ot p l ay an y gr eat p ar t in the emot ion of j ealou sy The .

r even e f or the v iol ation of ve sted r i ht s c an n o t alon e expl ain

g g
the te r r ible em ot ion of jealou sy w h ich the r oyal poet of the
,
“ ” “ ”
Son g of So n gs decl ar es to be as cr uel as the gr ave Bes ides .
,

jealou sy is often foun d wher e ther e ar e n o ve sted r ight s at al l ,

o nl y a
p r e t e n de d c l a im.

Th e c au s e of je alo usy m u s t the r efor e be s o ught el s e wher e

, ,
.

T her e m us t be a r eas on f or the h u sb an d s j ealo u s y of a love r

’

an d the ab s e n ce of th is e m ot ion in the m in d of the lo ver to w ar d s

the h usban d an d the pr es en ce of jealou sy in the hear t of the lover

in r el at ion to an y othe r s u cceed in g love r Th er e m u s t be a .

r eas on wh y the love r u s u all y feel s a kin d of exu lt at ion at dcc civ

in g the h u s b an d or an y other lover wh o h as a p r e vious cl aim

u pon the w om an s aff ecti on
’
.

The c aus e of jealou sy is m ainl y pers onal van ity Ju s t as .

the s atis fact ion to be lo v ed w her e on e does n ot love h im s elf l ies

, ,

in s at is fied v an ity so is je alo u sy b as ed un con s c iou sl y u pon the

,

an guis h of w o u n ded van ity T h is expl ain s the p sycholo gical

.

diff er en ce between h u sb an d an d lover or between fir st an d s econ d,

lover The w oman wh o lo v es on e m an is s upp os ed to con fer a

.

cer t ain hon or u po n h im bu t h er in d ul gen ce with t w o m en ho n o r s

,

the on e wh o h as t h e less er r ight upon h er love He w h o h as .

the gr eater or the fir s t claim is m ade an object of r i dic ule M an .

in a n atu r al st ate n ot in fl u en ced by mot ives of c iv il iz ation

,

an d the r e it may r e ally be t r u e

— c ons ider s the ab an don ed or

deceived pe r s on the less ch ar m in g an d the less wo r thy This .

 PSY C HOLO GY O F S E X 59

or igin al n ot ion h as bee n tr an sm itted to u s f r om our r em ote

an ces to r s an d u n con s c io us ly gove r n s u s even at the p r e s en t day .

The m an w h o is loved by a m ar r ied w om an or the w om an wh o

is loved by a m ar r ied man ar e suppos ed to po ssess cer tain ex
cel l en cies wh ich ar e l ack in g in the ir r e s pect iv e m ar r ied p ar tn e r s .

The l atter ar e the r efor e expo sed to r id icu le

, ,
.

Jealousy ther efo r e is s imply w oun ded van ity The in di

, ,
.

vidu al poss es s in g a gr eater de al of v an ity w ill al s o be jealou s

to a gr eater degr ee Hen ce as a r ule w om an is mo r e je alou s
.
, ,

th an m an although the l atter m ay be m or e b r ut al when in th at

,

mood .

Van ity an d expo sur e to r idicule expl ain al so wh y the wife ,

betr ayed by h er h usb an d w hen sh e con fr on t s the culp r its gen

, ,

eral ly att ack s h er r iv al Van ity doe s n ot allow h er to admit

.

even to her s elf th at h er h u sb an d h as pr eferr ed the other to h er .

C ons equen tly h er r ival mus t h ave u s ed some s eductive mean s

to en tice h er poo r w or thy h u s b an d an d to lead h im ast r ay The
,
.

r ival is h en ce the on e wh o de s e r ve s p u n ish m en t The h usban d .

,

on the other h an d if bet r a ed by h is wi fe w il l atta ck fi r s t h is

y , ,

wife wh o h as expo s ed h im to r idi cu l e ; h er lover gen er ally con

,

cem s h im in a le ss er de gr e e .

If pers on al v an ity is n ot w o un ded je alou sy is al s o ab s en t ,

.

A gr eat m an ackn o wl edged by the w or ld as such l ike Alexan der

, ,

or C ae s ar is n ot jealo u s if h is w ife betr ays h im w ith an o r din ar y

,

mo r tal I n th is cas e the w or ld s ees the s tu pidity of the woman

. .

She is n ot able to r ecogn ize the valu e of h er h usban d an d ex

po s es her s elf to r id icule A gr eat m an m ay ther efor e gr ieve
.
, ,

ove r the lo ss of che rished afi ecti on s but he will r ar ely be je alous ,

.

A com ely an d cult ur ed wom an will n eve r be je alous of h er

coar se an d ign o r an t m aid s er van t She h as onl y pity f or h er
-
.

’
husb an d s aber r at ion of t aste .

A w om an will seldom or n ever be jealous of the women

h er h us b an d h as con s or ted with befor e t heir m ar r iage She is .

n ot expo s ed to r id ic u le th r o u h h is fo rme r love aff air s He d id

g .

n ot mar r y the othe r s but h er She w as pr eferr ed But f or th e

. .

po s sible im pair men t of h is h ealth an d vigor th e mor e love ,

aff air s he h a d t h e m o r e th e w ife is h on or ed The man h as n ot .

been ch an ged by hi s for me r love aff air s His wife h as h en ce .

 1 60 LO VE

no p alp able r eas on f or r es en tmen t an d sh e may p ar don h er ,

’
husb an d s for mer love aff air s without an y der o gat io n to h er
dign ity Not s o man. .

’
The w om an s an atom y is ch an ged by deflor ation The .

s pe r m a is p ar tly ab s o r bed w ith in h er an d th r o u gh h er ve in s

!
,

c ir cul ate m ater ial p art s of h er love r She m ay h ave been p r eg .

n an t f or s om e t im e an d p r e n an c h e the om e t i e ’
g y ,
c a n g s w an s n r

an atomy She h as par tly n o ur is hed h er system w ith blood owin g

.

h al f its n atu r e to h er ch ild s fathe r The w om an h as ther e ’

.
,

for e a per en n ial impr es s ion left by h er for mer m ate t Th is

,
-

is the r e as o n wh y ae sthet ic an d fast id io u s m en r efr ain f r om

mar r yin g a w idow or a divo r ced wo man Th is is als o the r e as on .

’
wh y the h u sban d co n s c io u s ly or u n co n s cio u sl y r es en t s h is w ife s
fo r mer es cap ades This r es en t m en t is n ot j ealo usy althou gh it
.
,

is common l y s o c alled Sor r o w over h is w ife s fo r mer v iol ated

.
’

ch astity wh ich con ven t ion al ity con sider s as the b igge st c r ime a
,

w om an co uld comm it is n ot jealou sy ,

He is on ly gr ieved th at .

h er fo r m er im pu r ity h as low er e d h er v al u e A w om an r eally .

ive s he r elf u o u l a d bod to h e fi r s t love r Th e v ir

g s p s n , y r ,
.

i it of h he t i n lo e in t act The f r agr an ce h as de

g n
y er a r s o n g r .

p ar t ed fr om the r os e The ear n es t man wh o act u ally gives up

.

h is s o ul t o t h e w ife of h is choice an d to th e mothe r of h is ch il

dr en expect s in r etur n a pur e an d v ir gin hear t .

Th i s a cco u n ts f or t h e o b ser v at i on ld om m ad e in t h e cas es

n ot se
of w i dow s th a t t h e ch i ld r en of t h e secon d h u s b a n d bea r a cer ta i n r e
s embl an ce w i t h t h e fi r s t d ea d o n e .

T h ex pe r i m en t s o f W a ld s te i n an d E k l e r s h ow t h a t ev e y con
T e r

g r es s i o e,n d i n g i n t h e m a l e e j a c u l a t i o n w i th i n t h e v a g i n a c a u s e s a c er ,

ta i n s a tu r a t i on of t h e fem a l e bl od w i th a s u bs ta n ce ow i g it s or i gi n
o , n

w i th i n t h e m a l e bo d y an d ex e c i s e a ce r t a i n c h an ge in t h e fem a l e bl oo d
, r s .

T h es e au th or s h a e s h w n b y ex pe i m en ts o
v o r a bb i t s ( A r ch i v f u K r i
n r r

m in al an t h r opo l ogie u n d K r i m i n a l i s t i k V ol 5 6 p 3 6 4 ) th a t t h e m a le
, .
, .

s p er m a w i th i t h e fem a l e o g n i m r ep r es en ts a fo r e i gn bo d y in t h e
n r a s

s en s e of Abd er h a ld en Wh en t h e s per ma h as en ter ed t h e bloo d of t h e

.

fem al e or gan i s m i t p r odu ces th er e a s peci fi c fer m en t T h e bl oo d of a .

r a bb i t tw en ty fo u r h o u r s a fte
,
-
co p u l a t i o n
r pos sesses t h e q u a l i ty o f d i a l
,

y z a t io n u p o n te s t i cu l a r t i s s u e T h i s r ea
. ct i on i s p o s i t iv e a ft er ev er y
co p u l a ti on n o m a tter
, w het h er fer t i l i za t i on h a s t ak en pl ace or n ot .

T hus a p a r t of t h e m a l e ci r cu l a tes w i th in t h e bl oo d o f t h e fem a l e even ,

a fter co ula t ion w it h out f ert il i za t ion

p .
 P A RT V .

P A T H OL O G Y OF S E X U AL I T Y

CHAPT E R XV

m oxm

Th e p athology of love t r e at s on l y of s en sual love or of sen

suality . The an om al ies of s en t im en t al love lie m or e p r oper ly
with in the pr ov in ce of the met aphys ic ian or s oc iologist .Hen ce
on l y the p atholo ic as pect of s en s u al it w ill b co ns ide r ed in
g y e

the follo win g p ar t .

The an alysis of s exu al ity h as r evealed the gr eat complexity

of the sexu al in st in ct No w on der the r efo r e th at the in t r i
.
, ,

c ac ies of love show m an y an d var ied an om al ie s T h e an om al ie s

.

b as ed upon an atom ic al defects m ay easily be omitted The .

n um be r of w or k s wr itte n on th is s ubject is le io n The co u ld

g .
y
fill whole lib r ar ies Bu t the p sych ic al an om al ies of love h ave
.

en joyed un t il ver y r ecen tly s can ty atten tion at the h an ds of

m ed ical wr it er s . E s p ec ially h as m oder n gyn aecolo gy h ith er t o
en t ir ely n eglected the p sych ic al p ar t of its s pec ialty an d h as
d ir ect ed it s atten t ion on l y u pon d is eases th at r equir e s u r gical
in te r fe r en ce or other lo cal m an ipul atio n .

The an omal ies of the s exu al imp ul se wh ich will be an alyzed

in the follow in g ch apter s ar e thos e b as ed u pon s o m e defect s in
either of the th r ee r e io n s of the se xu al s phe r e the s p in al cor d
g , ,

whe r e the cen tr e s of e r ect ion an d ej ac u l at ion ar e s itu at ed ; the

cer ebell um the s eat s of the im p u l s es of vol u ptas an d of libido
,

an d of the s en s atio n s of to u ch s ight s m ell an d hear in g w h ich

, , , ,

us uall y p r ovoke the im p ul s e s ; an d the cer eb r u m with the h igher

,

s e n s atio n s as the s en t imen t of beau t

, y o f
, a ff ect io n of
, ad m i r a»

tion of wor ship an d of r espect

, .
1 62 L O VE

The an om al ies bas ed u pon defects in thes e n er vou s cen t r es

p r oper ly belon g with in the pr ovin ce of the n eu r olo gist an d
al ien is t . Y et in a t r eat is e on s ex att r act ion s u ch an omal ies
-

s hou ld n ot be p as s ed in s ilen ce A l l the pec ul iar it ies of the

.

w om an s body an d m in d h er n ut r it io n an d n e r ve act iv it
’
, y a re

on ly a depen den cy of th e ovary The s ame m ay be j ustly said .

of the man Almo st all of the act iv ities of the n or mal m an

.

s tan d in s ome r el ation to the te s t ic ul ar fu n ct ion s The kn o wl .

edge of the ab n or m al p sych ic al elemen t s of the s ex ual in s tin ct is ,

t her efor e of s u ch im po r t an ce t o the ge n e r al he alth an d w ell

,

bein g of the p u bl ic an d to the whole s oc ial st r u ct ur e th at ever y ,

physic ian an d st u den t of l aw or pe dagogy o ugh t to acqu ir e a

g en e r al k n o w led g e of the an om al ie s of se xu al aff ect ions The .

m an an d w oman w h o do n ot e xpe r ien ce con n u b ial s atis fact ion

will often s eek a sub st itu te f or the ir u n r equ ite d love The .

w hole foun d at ion of s oc iety the f am il y will begin to s ag if

, .
, ,

in our n er vous age the an o m alies of s exu al ity ar e p r u d ishl y

over looked an d the ir st u dy n eglected .

The patholo gy of the s exu al aff ection s is ther efo r e n ot , ,

on l y a p r oper st udy f or ever y st u den t of medicin e bu t f or ever y

’
s tu den t of ed u cat ion l aw an d s oc iolo gy as w ell
,
K r aff t E bin g s .
-

e n e r al cl as s ific at ion of the an om al ie s of the s exu al in st in ct will

g
al s o be follo w ed her e w ith m o r e or le ss m in o r mod ific at ion s .

K r afft E b in g divides the p athology of s exual ity in to fou r p ar t s

- .

I . P A BADOXI A .

It mean s s exu al activ ity in in dividual s wh o shou ld n or

m ally pr es en t n o sexu al m an ifes t at ion s as t h e occu r r en ce of ,

s exu al excit ation befo r e t h e ph ys iolo gic al age .

II . AN AE S T H E S I A .

It s ign i fi es p ar t ial or total absen ce of s exu al feelin g i e ,

. .
,

im mten ce of vol uptas It al s o compr is es all othe r k in ds of

.

impoten cy, as impoten ce of libido or of cop ul atio n .

III . H Y P E RAE S T H E S I A .

It signi fies the abn or m al in ten sity of the sexu al des ir e an d

im p u l s e 1 ) M ixos copy 2 ) E r otoman i a 3 ) S atyr ias is 4 ) Nym
, , , ,

ph om a n ia 5 ) M as,
t u r b at ion 6 ) I n ces t ,
.
 IV . P ARAE S T H E S I A .

It ov er s al l p os s ibl e f or m s of p er v er s ion o f s exu al feelin g

c

an d s ex u al act iv ity A ) Heter os exu al ity : In cl in ation to person s

.

of t h e oppo s ite sex but with pe r ver s e act ivity 1 ) M as och ism
,
.
,

2 ) S ad is m 3 ) Fet ich is m 4 ) E xh ib it ion is m

, ,
B ) Ho mo sexu al ity .

The s exu al feel in g is dir ected t o war d the same s ex a) P er .

ver s ity 1 ) out of l u st 2 ) as a p r ofe ss ion 3 ) th r ou gh n eces s ity

, , , ,

4 ) ou t of fe ar b ) Per ver s ion 1 ) p sych ical her m aph r odism 2 )

.
, ,

st r ict ho m o s ex u al ity 3 ) e ff em in at io n or v ir agin ity 4 ) t r an s

, ,

ves tism C ) Bes tial ity : The sex ual feelin gs ar e dir ected in con
.

j g
u ium c um an im a l ibus .

P a doxrh
r a — P ar adoxia s ign ifies the sexu al act ivity in in di
.

viduals w h o s ho uld n o r m all p r es en t n o s ex ual m an if es t at ion s

y .

The occ ur r en ce of s ex ual excitem en t at an age when t h e in di

v id ual sho uld o r d in ar ily be without it belon gs to th is p ar t of
th e p athology of s ex ual ity .

The con t in uan ce of the s am e degr ee of s exual des ir e in

ver y ol d m en or in women afte r the cl im acter ium as it exis ted ,

befor e 18 c er t ainl y un usual ; yet it cann o t be cal led p athological

, .

Th e occ ur r en ce of p r egn an cies in wives of ve r y old m en an d in

w omen afte r the clim acte r ic pe r iod p r oves th at the ov ar ies con v

tin n e to s ec r e t ova even after men st r u ation h as ceas ed an d th at ,

th e tes ticl es do n ot c eas e p r od u c in g s pe r m atozoa eve n beyo n d t h e

limit of th r ee s co r es an d ten Now the s exu al de s ir e dep en ds
.
,

mor e u po n the activity of the s ex u al gl an ds th an u pon t h e

physiologica l chan ges in the n e r vo us appar atus of the gen e r ative
or gan s in men or u pon an y ch an ges in the uter u s wh ich is onl y a ,

r epo s ito r f r the develop m e n t of the foet u s H n ce the ab

y o e .

s en ce of er ect io n in m en or of men s t r u at ion in women d oes n ot

n ece s s ar ily im pl ab s en ce of s ex u al de s ir e
y .

The appear an ce of s exual des ir e in boys b ef o r e puber ty

an d in gir l s lon g befo r e mens t r u at io n h as s et in is al s o as yet , ,

with in the lim its of the n or m al ; it become s p athologic al o n l y

whe n the s exu al des ir e is m an ife s ted in in fan t s or ver y s mall
ch ild r en Complete s exu al developmen t h as been witn ess ed in
.

ch il dr e n as ear l y as th e sec on d ye ar T h e p r ecocity of develop

.
1 64 LOVE

men t in the or gan s of ge n e r at io n is u s u all y ac com p an ied by

co r r espon d in g p r ecocity in s exual des ir e .

Th e w r i ter s aw a b aby w h o h a d a s a n gu i ne ou s d i s ch ar ge fr om h er
g en i t a l s
,
f o r t h e fi r s t t i m e w h en s h e w as on l y fi v e d ays ol d
,
T h i s d is .

c h a r ge a pp ea r ed a fte r w a r d s r egu l a r l y ev e r y fo u r w eek s At t h e au top s y

.

o f an other c h i ld o n e yea r o l d on e o v a r y w a s s o en l a r ged th a t i t a w a k

,

en ed t h e w r i t er s c u r i o s i ty A t t h e m i cr os co p i ca l ex am i n a t i on h e fo un d
’
.

a r i p e G r aa fi an f o ll i cl e . T h e w r i te r a l s o obs er v ed e r ec t i on s i n a b o y
ei ght d a ys o l d , i mm ed i a tel y afte r t h e r i tu a l ci r cum ci s i on I n t h e be .

g i n n i n g h e a tt r i b u t e d th es e e r ec t i o n s t o t h e i r r i t a t i o n o f t h e w ou n d .

B u t t h e er ec ti o ns con t i n u ed ev en a fte r t h e w ou n d w as co m pl ete l y h ea l ed .

T h e p en is h ad t h e s ize of th at of a boy fou r t o fi ve yea r s o f age .

But
even wher e the developmen t of the gen it al o r gan s con
for m s w ith the age of the ch ild m an y c as es ar e r eco r ded of ,

ch ildr en of gr eat p r ecoc ity At th is per iod of e ar ly ch ildh ood

.

the r e can be n atur ally n o other s ex act ivity except the h abit
of au toer ot ic is m T h e n atu r al cu r ios ity o f ch ild r en l ea ds them
.

to an ex amin at ion an d fin ally to a t itill at ion of their p r iv ate

o r gan s often w itho ut the aid of an y v icious in st r u ct ion Wh en
, .

the ch ild h as th us foun d th at a cer tai n mode of h an dl in g thes e

or gan s is att en ded w ith pleas u r abl e s en sation s h e r epe ats the ,

act ion an d the h ab it is es t abl is hed

, .

Hi r sch s p r u n g ( Be r l K l i n W och en sch r 1 86 6 N o 3 8 ) obs er v ed th r ee

. . .
, .

ca ses o f sexu a l a ct i v i ty in bo y s in t h e ea r l i es t ch i ldh ood T h e y ou n g .

es t ch i ld w a s o n ly s i x te en m on th s o l d M embr o men t u l ato t h e boy

.
,

con t in u ed f or over a n h ou r t o mak e r ock in g or w r i ggl i n g mov emen t s ,

un t i l it w ou ld fa ll back exh au s ted an d ba thed in per s p i r a t i on Deep .

s leep ter m i n a ted t h e a ttack s w h i ch w e r e r epe a ted d a i ly .

Robl ede r ( D ie M as tu r b a t ion 3d E d i t p 5 8 ) d es cr i be s a ca s e of a

, ,
.

boy fifteen m on th s ol d q u i f a cieb at m o t ion es v o l u pt a r ia s f r i ca n d o

, ,

v i r i l ia s u a con t r a mamm am m a t r is T h e a tt a ck s w er e m ar k ed by
.

s ta r i n g eyes ,bu r n i n g face an d o pp r es s ed br ea th i n g At t h e acme of .

t h e a tt ack t h e ch i ld w ou ld b r ea k ou t in l ou d s obb i n g Th e p ar oxy s m .

w ou ld l a s t abou t ten m i n u tes Th er eu po n t h e ch i ld w ou ld f a ll a s l eep

. .

Th e
ear l y abe r r ation of the s exu al in s tin ct in ch ildhood
is m or e fr eq u en tly met w i th in gir l s th an in boys P r obably .

bec aus e the mean s f or s en s u al gr atifi caton at t h e d is pos al of

 PATHOLO GY O F S E XU ALI T Y 1 65

th e in f an t gir l ar e mor e n umer o us th an th at of th e boy Th e .

i h
mer e th g cr o ssin g of the in fan t gir l will ser ve the pur pose
-
.

Town sen d p t
r e or s t p r um m an u in gir ls un der on e
fi ve cas es of s u

year of age On e an i n fa n t ei gh t m on th s ol d w ou ld cr os s h er r i ght

.
, , ,

th igh ov er t h e l eft clos e h er eyes clen ch h er fi s t s an d a fter a min u te or

, , ,

t w o th er e w o u ld be com ple te r el axa t i on w i th per s p i r a ti on an d r edn e s s of ,

face This w ou ld occu r on ce a w eek or o ft en er

. .

I n L om b r o s o s c a s e a gir l o f th r ee ye a r s o f age f acieb a t s tu p r u m

’

man u ap er te et p a n e jugiter un til m a r r iage an d ev en after w ar ds , .

S h e bor e tw e lv e ch i ldr en n eq u e des is t eb a t a s tu p r o m an u ev en du r i n g

,

p r egn an cy Of h er tw el v e ch i l d r en fi v e d i ed in i n fan cy fou r w er e

. . ,

hy d r oceph a lou s a n d t h e th r ee s u r v i v i n g ch i ld r en w e r e con fi r med ma s tu r

,

ba tor s t h e old es t h av in g begun t h e p r acti ces a t s ev en t h e youn ges t

, ,

a t fo u r y ea r s o f a g e .

On e o f t h e w r i ter s p at ien t s a youn g w om an of tw en ty fou r year s

’
-
,

of age , in cipieb a t m as t u r b ar i tr es a n n os n a ta p on en d o pul v in um in , ,

f em or ibu s et p r em en do eu m q u o a d m u l i eb r i a h umes ceb an t .

I n B l a ck m er s ca s e a gi r l e i ght year s o f age im pu den t er s e s t u

’
,

p r ab at fr o m h er fou r th yea r a n d a t t h e s am e t i me so ll i ci tan s pu er os , ,

o f t en t o tw e l v e y ea r s of a e a d s tu p r um S h pl d t k i ll h e
g e a n n e o r .

p ar en ts th a t s h e m i ght devote h er self com pl etel y t o s u ch en j oymen t .

Z amb aco r el a te s t h e h i s tor i es of t w o s i s t e r s o n e o f w h om at t h e ,

a ge o f s ev en f em in a b a t cum p u er i s cor r u m peb a t s o r o r em u t t u o r an u os

q a , ,

n a t am , a d s tu p r um m an u an d at t h e a ge of t en w as giv en t o t h e
,

p r actice of cun n i l i n gus .

I n Mo ll s cas e a gi r l o f s ev en h a d an i m p u l s i v e i n cl in a t ion t o h er
’
,

br o ther th r ee a n d a h a lf yea r s of age cu j u s v i r i l i a a m ab at con t r ect a r e

, ,

et q uem in du ceb a t ad con t r ecta n du m mu l i ebr i a s u a

Jacob i ( A Am J ou r o f Ob s tet r 1 8 7 6 p 597

.

. . .
) r el a tes t h e h i s tor y .
, .

o f a ca s e o f a gi r l of th r ee w h o a t i r r egu l a r i n t er v a l s h ad attack s of
, ,

s t u p r u m w h en s i tt i n g d ow n S h e began by keep i n g h er th i gh s close ly

.

jo in e d o r b y c r o s s in
g h er l eg s S h e th en s t a r te d t o m o v e a
.n d
r ub h er l imb s v io len tl y T h e face becam e p u r pl e an d th er e w as tw itc h
.
,

in g abou t t h e eyes w h i ch look ed exci ted a n d t h e ch ild p er s p ir ed f r eel y , .

Afte r t h e a t ta ck s h e u s ed to lean b ack ex h a u s te d s i gh i n g an d b r ea th i n g ,

h u r r i edly .

I n an o th er cas e Jac o b i s aw th i gh fr i ct i on u p a n d dow n m ov e ,

;

m en t s q u i ck br ea th i n g p e r s p i r a t i on in a fem a le i n fa n t of n i n e m o n th s
, , , .

M agn an c i tes a cas e o f a s ev en year old gi r l w h o j ugite r s e s t u - -

p r ab at w i th gr ea t v i ol en ce E v en in t h e m om en t of bei n g ph oto .

gr aph ed s h e tu r n ed u p h er p ett icoa t an d gav e h er s elf u p t o h er f av or i te

,

pas time
7
.

Rach f or d ( Ar ch ive of Pediatr y 1 9 0 ) h as co llected 5 2 cases 48 , ,

1 66 LO VE

occu r r in g in femal e 4 in m a l e
h i ldr en of pseudomast ur bat ion as
an d c , ,

h e ca ll s i t Bu t s in ce t h e s am e s ym pto m s o f or ga sm as in te r r u pted
.
,

pan ti n g r es p i r at i on flu s hed cheeks r ed nes s of face s ta r i ng eyes l a r ge

, , , ,

i mm ob i le pu p i ls per sp i r a t i o n an d ex h au s ti on a r e seen in t h e i nf an t
,

d u r in g it s p r acti ce as ar e foun d in t h e m as tu r ba ti n g p r ac ti ces of older

,

ch i ld r en th er e is n o r eas on t o ca l l th es e i nf an t i l e m an i p u la tion s by any

,

o ther n ame th a n m a s tu r b a t i o n .

Precocity of s exu al activity is us ual ly b as ed u pon a n eu r o

p athi c pr edi s pos ition S uch ch ildr en ar e as a r ul e tain ted .
, ,

h er edi tar il y Th e follo win g c ase is ver y in str u ctive on accoun t

.

of the s ever ity of the attack s an d th e att en d in g c ir c um st an ce s

L i ttle L
’
s mo ther left
hu s ban d an d w en t t o l i v e wi th a v er y
h er
r i ch m a n T h e ch i ld is t h e p r odu c t of t h i s con cu b i n a ge
. S om e t i m e .

a fte r t h e dea th of h er lega l hu s ban d t h e mo th er l eft t h e f a th er o f t h e ,

ch i ld d es er ted t h e ch i ld an d m a r r i ed an oth e r m an
, Th e foun d l i n g h as .

been s i n ce taken ca r e o f by a ch i ld r en s aid soci ety Th e fos ter mo ther ’

.
-
,

w it h w h om t h e ch ild h as been l iv i n g f or t h e l as t s ix m on th s br ought ,

h er t o t h e au th or f or exa m i n a t i on w ith t h e fo ll ow i n g h i s tor y ,

S oon a fte r M r s L r eceiv ed th e ch i ld s h e n ot i ced th a t t h e same

. .

w as s ufl er in g fr om hys ter i ca l a ttac ks I t som et i m es w h i n ed a n d cr i ed

'

f o r s ev er a l d a y s in s u cce s s i on I t w as a lw a y s v er y r es tl es s an d fldgety
.
,

g i v i n g t h e i m p r es s i on as i f i t w as s u fi e r i n g f r om c h o r ea m i n o r
'

I t w as .

fr eq u en tl y r un n i n g t o t h e w a ter close t w i th ou t an y a pp a r en t n ecess i ty -

.

M r s L w en t t o t h e s oci ety t o fi n d o u t w h a t w as t h e ma tter w i th t h e

. .

ch i ld a n d w as to l d th er e th a t th e ch i l d h as been a co n fi r m ed m a s tu r ba to r

s i n ce s h e w as t w o an d a h a lf yea r s old Tw o oth er f am i l i es t o w h om .

,

t h e c h i ld h as been s u cce ss i v el y gi v en f or adoption h a v e r etu r n ed h er ,

t o t h e soci e ty on accou n t o f th i s per v er s i ty S h e w as a l so to ld th a t .

i f s h e r efused t o keep t h e c h i l d t h e s oc i ety w ill h a v e t o sen d i t t o an,

i n s an e asy lum as t h e las t r es or t Fo r th i s r eas on M r s . w h o in , .

t h e m ean time h ad become a tta ch ed t o t h e ch i ld r eso l v ed t o t r y t o b r ea k ,

u p t h e b a d h a b i t befo r e s h e a d op t ed i t M r s L w h o is a h i ghl y in . . .
,

t el ligen t l ad y a n d s eem s t o po s s es s an u n u s ua l pow er of obse r v a t i on ,

des cr i bes t h e a tta cks a s follow s

T h e u s ua l m od e o f t h e ch i ld s p r ac ti ce is v o l vu l am m an ibu s ’
r
p e
mu l cer e Th e acme of t h e at tack is m an i fes ted by t h e r i gid ity
.

of t h e en tir e bod b y t h p t i p i t i t h t i y t h e im
y e a n , n
g r e s r a on e s a r n g e e s , ,

mo b i l e pu p i l s r edn es s o f fac e pe r s p i r a ti o n an d gen er a l exci temen t

, , .

Af te r a s hor t in ter v a l o f ex h a u s t i o n s h e gi v e s her s elf a a i n t o h er

g ,

fav or i t e p as t im e I n th i s w a y t h e ch i ld j ugiter s tu pr u m m an u fac i e

.

b a t ev en in t h e p r esen ce of oth er s
, Al l p un i s hm en ts b y M r s L . . .

a n d in t h e i n s t i tu t i o n w h er e h er l i ttl e h an ds w er e ev en bu r n ed w i th h ot
,

ir on w er e of no avai l When h er h an ds w er e tied so th a t s h e cou ld n ot

, .
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us e t h em , f r icab at mu l i e b r ia s i tt in
g on a ch a ir b y v i o len,t ci r cu l ar

mot ion s of h er pelv is w h i ch s im pl y fr ighten ed h er fos te r moth er

,
When
- .

lyin g in bed t h e ch i ld c os se s h er l egs an d r u bs t h e th i gh s v iol en tly

r

a ga i n s t eac h o th er .

When t h e ch i ld w as as ked h ow i t h appen ed t o s tar t t h e per for m

an ce of s u ch p r ac t i ce s i t a n s w e r ed th a t i t h a d been fi r s t ta u ght b y h er
,

un n a tu r a l mot h er u t t r a ct a r et m a tr i s m u l i ebr i a s tu p r i cau s a Al s o .

t h e m a tr on o f a ce r ta i n i n s t i tu t i on is s a i d t o h av e tak en t h e
ch i l d i n to a d a r k cl o set et add ux it pu e l l am a d m a t on as m an u s t u pr um r .

T eh t r u t h o f th ese as s e r t i on s ca n n o t b e p r ov en b u t by ,
so m e ex pe r i m e n t
in g un d er t ak en w i th t h e ch i ld i t h a s been p r ov en beyon d t h e s h ad ow
, ,

of a d ou bt th a t so m e a d u lt w o m a n a bu s a e s t pu el l a a d s tu p r um s uu m .

Th e exam i n a t i on of t h e fi v e yea r o l d gi r l s h ow s a b i gh t n er v ou s
- - r ,

ch i ld ,
p a le w ith d eepl y s et eyes s u r r oun d ed by d a r k r i n gs an d some
, , ,

w h a t en l a r ged ce rv i ca l an d i n gu i n a l gl a n d s T h e en t i r e bo d y is cov er ed
.

w it h bl on d s oft h a i r o f un u s u a l l en gth T h e s am e l o n g h a i r co v e s t h e
. r

so mew h a t en l a r ged l ab i a m a j o r a s o th a t th ey m ak e t h e a pp ea r an ce of
,

th a t of a gi r l n ear pu ber ty T hey a r e q u i te sep a r a ted fr om each other

. ,

a s foun d in t h e a d u lt .Th e cl i tor i s is s om ew h a t e lon ga ted bu t t h e ,

pr epuce is n ot a dher en t t o t h e gl an ds Other w i se t h e gen i ta l s do n ot

.

s how an y m a r k ed a n o m a l
y .

Som etim es the m astu r b atic p r actices ar e p r ovoked by ir r i

tat ien at the pe r ipher ic r egio n The boy wh o h as the impu lse
.

to tou ch an d p ull eve r yth in g w ill if n ot p r even ted by mother ,

or n u rse s u r ely pl ay w ith h is l itt le o r an Somet ime the e i

, g s r s
.

a ph im o s is or an in flamm atio n of th e p r ep u ce or an acc um ul a ,

tion of smegma in the in f an t boy ; in gir l s the r e m ay be un

cl ean l in es s in the vulva wo r m s eczema or p r u r itus All th es e
, , .

an om al ie s c au s e a ce r t ain itch in w h i ch i c i t e the ch ild to

g n s

tou ch in g an d r ubb in g the se p ar t s Thes e m an ip ul at ion s p r odu ce

.

an agr eeable t ickl in g s e n s at io n an d aw aken the feel in g of l us t .

T h is feel in g oper ates in the m emo r y an d excites the child to a

s tate of act iv it befo e ex l o c io e h h d t ime t
y r s u a c n s u sn s s a s a o

aw ak en .

The h abit of m astur b at ion is s omet imes con tr acted in in

fan cy by the l axn e ss of st up id ser v an ts or ign or an t mother s
, .

Th ey often t r y t o calm the in fan t by ticklin g the ch ild s gen ital s ’

an d th u s aw ake n l u s tfu l feel in gs wh i ch l ater on d r ive s the ch ild

to r en ew the m an ip ul ation with o ut o ut s ide help I n th is way .

m astur b ati on is foun d in the be st an d pu r es t homes .

An other pr actice r es or ted to by n ur s e gir ls an d moth er s is -

1 68 L O VE

to am us e the child by gen tl y s t r ik in g its but tock s a r egion ,

wh ich is h ighly e r oge n o u s E ve r y on e w h o h as r ead Les C on

.

fess io n s by Ro usseau kn ows h ow th is savan t when a boy

, , , ,

bec ame s exu ally excited when h is n u r s e p un is hed h im by w h ip

pin g h im on h is buttock s Thu s n ur se s an d even mothe r s
‘

.
, ,

in n oce n tly in d uce the ch ild to the h ab it of m astu r b ation A .

s t ill gr e ater d an ger l u r k s f r om vic iou s s e r v an ts an d vol u pt u o u s

n ur s e gir l s w h o del ibe r ately h an dle the in fan t s or the ve ry

’
-

o ch ild l mb l b d n is c au sa The to ch t ike the

’
y u n g s u u s i i i y. u a n d s r

g e n it al s of bo y s as w ell as th a t of gir l s f o r th eir o w n ple as u r e .

Ther e ar e f ew n ur s e gir l s s ays Par ke w h o do n ot del ight to

-
, ,

in itiate the boy co m mitted t o their car e in s exu al m atters

, ,
He .

r el ates m an y h is to r ie s of p at ien t s wh o we r e in d u ced to ab n o r m al

p r actic es by their n u r s es in ear ly youth Law s on T ait in w ar n

.
-
,

in g p ar en ts again s t allow in g ch ild r e n to sleep w ith th e ir n u r s es

or w ith s e r v an t s s ays th at in eve r y in s tan ce w he r e he fo un d a
,

n umber of ch ild r en aff e cted by m as t u r b at io n t h e con t agion

,

co u ld be t r ac e d t o a s er v an t F r eun d r el a tes sev er a l exam pl es

.

of sever e you thful hyste r ia whe r e the s t ar t in g po in t co uld be -

t raced to s ome sexual m an ip ul ation s by s e r van t s n u r s e gir l s ,

-

an d gover n es s e s .

Sexu al pr ecocity is ther e f or e n ot s eldom cau sed by tact ile

, ,

st im ul at io n . St ill in the m ajor ity of cas es p r ecoc ity may be

eas ily tr aced t o a h er ed it ar y tain t .
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C HAPT E R XVI
A NA ES T H ES I A

U n de r th e cap t io n of s eiru al an ae sthes ia w ill be tr e ated h er e

n ot on l y the defi cie n c of x u l m ot io o the b e ce of t h e
y s e a e n r a s n

sexual feel in i the im ote n ce of vol u tas or the l ack of

g e ,
. .
,p p
er ot ic des ir e but al l other defic ien c ies decl in e s or ab atem en t s
, ,

in the r e alm of s ex su ch as ab s en ce of expe r ien c in g s atis fact io n

, ,

impoten cy of copul at ion an d of p r op agat ion .

E tiology of mal e impot en ce — I n the et iolo gy of im pot en ce

.

th r ee m ain cau ses m us t be taken in to co n s ide r at io n Impo .

ten ce is almost al w ays met w ith in con gen it al or acqu ir ed mal

for m at ion S u ch an om al ies lie mo r e in the pr ovin ce of s ur ge r y
.

an d n eed n ot be co n s ide r ed he r e an f u r the r I m pote n ce is

y .

al s o fo un d as a s mptom in ce r ta in co n s t it u t ion al d is eas es T h

y e .

p atien t s s uff er in g fr om these t r oubles ar e seek in g med ical adv ice

,

mor e f or their c ausa tive an om aly th an f or the sym ptom of

impoten ce wh ich in the s e c as e s is of s econ d ar y impo r tan ce
,
.

Hen ce the con s ider at ion of thes e c as es may al s o be om itted .

The an om aly of impoten ce par excell en ce an d f or w h ich medic al

adv ice is m o s tl y s o u gh t is n e r vo u s impoten ce T h is impo t en c e .

f r om n e r vous coll aps e is the common est an d compl icate s all

othe r k in ds .

Th e p atien t s of th is cl as s h ave al ways been n o r m al in their

s ex l ife
-
S u dden l y on e day they fi n d them s elves im poten t
.
, ,
.

Th e c au s e of th is k in d of impoten ce is in the m ajo r ity of ,

cas es s exu al exce ss es an d fou r d iff er en t kin d s of exce s s es m ay

, ,

be t ak en in t o con s id er at ion exces s es in cop u l ation in m a s tu r b a

, ,

t ion in men t al er eth is m or commonl y c alled day dr eamin g

, ,
-
,

an d fi n all exce ss e i t ct i le e r ot ic is m o r the commo n s e xu al

y s n a ,

dall ian ce or car e ss es of youn g lover s .

C opula tion exces s es — Du r in g coit ion all the p ar t s of the

.

it al pp t u in t a te of ext r eme co n es t ion If

g e n a ar a s ar e a s g .

s u ch con gest ion s ar e t oo often p r ovok ed th ey h ave a mo r e or

les s deleter ious eff ect upon th e or gan s E s pecially the coll ic ul us .
 7
1 0 L O VE

an d the pr o stat ic por t ion of the u r eth ra ar e afi ect ed by su ch

r epe ated co n e s t io n s
g W h i le the othe
. r p a r t s as s ume the ir n or

mal s t ate s oon afte r ej ac u l at ion an d the ces s at ion of e r ect ion ,

the coll icul us r em ain s still in a st ate of tu r ges cen ce f or s o m e

t ime . Now the p r os t atic u r eth r a is ve r y r ich in s en s ible
,

n e r ves an d by it s co n ge s t io n al l the e n e r at ive o r an s ar e kept

, g g
in a s tate of e r eth is m The ir r it at ion of th is ar ea is al s o
.

c apable of der an gin g the s p in al geni t al cen tr es It either in .

c r e as es excitabil ity an d c aus es ej ac ul at io p r aecox or it de ,

cr e as es exc ita b il it n d e r ect io n s ar e n o lon e r evoked

y a , g .

Besides aff ect in g the s pecial n e r ves the r epeated or gasm , ,

th r o ugh the men tal ve r t igo the m uscul ar con vu l sion the car diac
, ,

an d r es p ir ato r y exc it eme n t m u s t le ad to n e r vou s d is o r de r s

,
As .

a m atte r of f act ven er eal exces ses ar e follow ed by mal aise

, ,

n e r vo usn ess me n t al dep r ess io n

,
lass itu de f atigue s at iety b eavi
, , , ,

n e ss in the he ad d is pos it ion to s leep d ul n es s of in tellect in

, , ,

d ispos ition to exer c ise w an t of decision r egr ets an d ill hum or

, , ,

a n d t h e o th er s m ptom s o f n e r al n eu r a s th en ia
y g e .

M as ur ba ic exces s es
t t — St ill exces ses in copul at ion ar e n ot
so h ar m fu l as exces s es in m as t ur b at io n I n the fi r s t pl ace ex .

ces s es in cop ul at ion ar e s elf l im ited I n d ul gen ce in in te r cou rs e

-
.

r eq u ir es the con s en t of the p ar t n er an d w he r e a s e co n d per so n

,

is n eeded th er e is al w ays a l im it pu t to the w ill of th e fi r st

,

p ar ty Fu r therm o r e ex ces s es in co ition r equ ir e each t ime a

.
,

complete e r ect ion an d ab us ed n atur e will fi n ally den y er ection s

, .

If the youn g an d v igo r ou s in div idu al sho uld in the begin n in g

be able to comm an d qu ite a n um ber of er ection s in on e n ight ,

a fte r a ce r ta in t im e he w ill be gl ad if he cou ld h ave on e com

,

p l et e e r ect ion d u r in
g a n ight o r ev en o n ce a w,eek I n th is .

w ay N atu r e he r s elf r e gul ate s s uch exce ss es an d t ake s c ar e th at

“ ”
the t r ees shou ld n ot s w eep the s tars down .

The cas e is d iff e r en t w ith m as t u r b at ion No lim it is set .

her e to the exc ess es Self abu s e does n ot r eq u ir e coope rat ion
.
-

of a s econ d per s on an d w h at is of m or e im po r t an ce e r ect ion

, ,

is n ot r equ is ite Th u s even N at u r e is her e pow er les s Hen ce

. .

w hen the r e is a p r open s ity to m as tu r bato r y excess es the r e is ,

n oth in to p r ev en t the in div id u al f r om ab u sin g it s f avo r ite

g
p a s t im e .
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Beside s the h ar m to the gr eate r f r equen cy excesses in mas ,

tu r bat ion o ff er s add it ion al in j u r y th r o u gh the you th of t h e

in d ivid ual . Copul at ion exces s e s ar e in d ul ged in by in div idual s
after p u be r ty i e ,
by pe rs on s w ith fully developed gen e r ative
. .
,

o r gan s an d in fu ll v ir il ity The p r act ice of m as t ur bation on

.
,

th e othe r h an d is often begun by me r e ch ildr en befo r e the

, ,

g en it al o r an s h ave h ad t im e to f u ll
g y d e v elop an d it is e as il y ,

s e en th at exce ss e s will c au s e gr e ate r d am age to thes e un d e

v el oped o r gan s .Hen ce when yo un g in div idual s ar e given to

in or din at e m as tu r b at io n they h ar m the o r gan s in a h igher
,

degr ee th an excess es in cop ul at io n .

Fu r the r m or e ej ac ul at ion in m as tur b at ion is fo r ced t h r ough

,

pur ely local m an ipul at ion Ther e is onl y a local excitation of the
.

n e r v es
. The help of the p syche an d ph an tasy is m iss in g an d
-
,

the lumb ar cen tr e s ar e tasked to the utmost When the mas .

t ur bator t r ie s to su pply th e p sych ic mean s he r el ies on th e ,

fer til ity an d the ext r av agan ce of the lew d images wh ich he
p r es en ts to h is m in d to in c r e as e the l ib ido Hen ce mas tu r ba .

t ion is m or e in j u r io us bec au s e it is gen er ally e ff ected thr ou gh

the in fl u en ce of an exalted im agin at ion .

Ver y s oon the m astur b ator d is cover s th at v is ion s on ce s uf ,

fi cien t to p r odu ce the r equ is ite e xc it emen t h ave lo s t their pow er

, ,

an d th at the ima ge s n eed to be of a mo r e extr av agan t sal ac ity .

I n t h is w ay the m astur bato r accus tom s h im self to ext r ao r d in ar y

,

m ean s of sexu al gr at ifi cat io n s o th at attem pt s of n o r m al cop u

,

lation ar e n o lon ge r su cces s ful When he attem pts co it ion he

.
,

fi n ds th at r e al ity is so m u ch le s s th an h is imagin at ion h as led

h im to bel ieve an d th at it is in c apable of r o u s in g h is appet ite .

An other in j u r y don e to the ch ar act er of the m as tur b ator

is the guilty con sc ien ce Almo st ever y mast ur b ato r s eem s to
.

f eel th at h is acts degr ade h is m an h oo d ‘

H e s eem s to kn ow
.

by in t uit ion th at h is p r ac t ice is in j ur iou s to h is h eal th an d is

mo r ally w r on g bec au se it is n ot in accor d with the gen er al
,

pl an of the cr eative pow er in the un iver s e Stil l in spite of .

E ven v er y s m a ll ch i ld r en w ith scan ty kn ow led ge of r igh t or

w r on g, an d wi th ou t an y r ebuk e o r r ep r im an d by p ar en t s or gu ar dian s ,
seem t o h av e a con sc i o u s i d ea th a t m as tu r b a t i on i s r ep r eh en s i bl e an d
t r y to h i d e th ei r ac t i v i ti es .
1 2 7 LOV E

h ims elf he con tin ues to in du lge in it Th e will s eems to h ave

, .

en t ir el l os t it s co n t r ol The m as t u r b ato r is th u s en gaged in a

y .

confl ict bet ween mo r al con v iction an d s en su al in d ul gen ce Her e .

in l ie s on e of the mo st h ar mful eff ect s of m as t ur b atio n It is .

un de r m in in the i d v id l ill po e d de t r oyin g h is

’
g n i u a s w w r an s -

ch ar acte r E ve ry m as tu r b ator r esolves again an d again after

.
,

each exe r c is e to r es is t hen cefo r th the in cl in at ion an d to over

,

come the temptation each time with the s ame futil e r es ult
!
,
.

A p ar alyz in g s en s at io n ar is es in h im a feel in g of sh ame an d ,

s elf con tempt ove r t akes h im

-
becaus e he h as again failed to
,

sho w en o u gh e n e r gy h as again be en too w eak to r e s is t the

,

im p ul s e . Fin ally thes e dis tu r b in g an d p ar alyz in g s en s ation s

g ive r is e to the co n v i ct i o n of h is be i n g l a ck in g in w ill po w e r -

an d to the feeli n of be in e n e a ll defic ie n t i n eve r yt h in g

g g g r
y
else in life I n th is way exces s es in m astur bation h ar m the
.
,

g e n e r a t ive o r
g a n s n o t o n l y d ir ectl y b u t a l s o in di r ectl y yb fi rst

in j ur in g the in d iv idu al s en t ir e n e r vo u s sys tem an d the dif

’
,

f er en t k in ds of impoten c ies ar e o n ly sym ptom s of the gen e r al

n eu r as then ia .

M en tal er eth is m The other kin d of s ex u al exces s es tho s e

—
,

of men t al e r eth ism an d fr u s t r ate er otic ism ar e e v en m o r e h ar m ,

f ul th an excess e s in cop u l at ion an d m as t u r b at io n .

By men t al er eth ism or as it is gen e r ally c alled or r athe r , ,

m is n am ed men tal m ast u r b ation is un der s too d the fill in g o f

, ,

the ph an tasy with l asc iv ious p ict ur es The d r eame r s give them .

s elv es u to n s u al tho u hts llo w i the m i d to d w ell

p s e g a n
g , n co n

s t an t ly on s ex u al ide as or e r ot ic s ubject s of co n n ub ial e n joy

,

m en t s c o n j u r in g befo r e the u n r uly im agin at ion extr av agan t an d

,

vol u ptu ous v is io n s an d b aw d r y por tr ayal s The min d is fixed .

on im age s of in d iv id ual s of the other s ex all in l u s tfu l po s i ,

On e of tho r s p a t i en ts M r X in h is s tr u ggl e aga in s t t h e

th e au
’
, . .
,

h ab i t w h i l e a s tu den t in co llege v ow ed n ev er t o fa ll back i n to t h e

, ,

h ab i t A s a r em i n d er of th i s v ow h e w r o te u po n a p i ec e o f ca r d bo a r d
.
,

t h e ce l eb r a te d w o r d s o f D a r i u s an d hu n g i t u p
“
é
p p qv o o T o?) d xov
p ,
'

ov e r t h e d es k On e d a y a c o ll ege f r i en d M r Y ca m e t o s ee h im a n d
.
-
, . .
,

n o ti ced t h e G r eek s en te n ce M r Y as k ed h is h o s t w h a t k i n d o f a v o w
. . .

h e h a s t ak en When h e r ecei v ed n o sa t i s factor y a n s w er M r Y s a i d

. . .

I k n o w t h e n a tu r e o f yo u r v o w I t w as th a t you w i ll n ev er m as tu r
“
.

ba te a ga i n B u t you d i d i t in s p i te o f you r s ol em n oath

.
”
T h i s co r .

r ect gues s s h ow s th a t M r Y h ad t h e s ame s truggle on h is h an ds as

. .

h is fr i en d M r X . .
 PATH O LOGY OF S E XUA LI T Y 1 3 7
t ion s, on p ictur es of th e nu de an d of the ir e n it al s an d of
g
couples in aeti on e coeu n di .

Th e vol pt o day d r e ame r s n ot n eed in g m ater ial m an ip

u u us -
,

u lation may b u sy t hem s el ves w ith the ir f avo r ite tho u ght s w h ile
,

s eemin gl y con ve r s in w i t h the ir f r ie n ds or on the m o s t s olem n

g
occ asio n s as w hen listen in g to a se r mo n etc Thes e e r ogen ou s
, ,
.

tho ught s the se l ib id in o us im age s the s e co n s tan t b r ood in gs on

, ,

s ex m att er s cr eate a h ab it w h ich se c u r es s u ch a hold u pon the

-

in d iv idu al th at he can n ot over com e it The h ab it becomes s o

.

r oo t ed in s o m e in s tan ce s th at it is impo s s ible f or the p at ie n ts

to fr ee the ir thou ght s fr om fan cie s an d p ictu r e s of l u stful situ a

t ion s wh ile alo n e Not even w ith the gr e ate s t e ff o r ts ar e they
, .

able to r id th em selve s f r om im agin in e r ot ic s ce n e s of v ar iou s

g
kin ds Their m in d s ar e co n s t an tly p r eo ccu pied w ith a s in gle
.

en gr oss in g s ubject to th e excl u s ion of al l other top ic s an d ar e

per pet ually tu r n ed on s ex u al subject s s o th at they ar e un able ,

to con cen tr ate the ir atten t ion u pon an y oth er m atte r s .

Th es e per en n ial b r oodin gs on s ex s u bject s keep the geni t al

o r gan s in a per m an en t state of sex u al excit ation an d er eth ism .

Wh ile in m as tu r bat ion th e m ater ial con ges tion of the gen er ative
o r gan s is r em oved with each ej acu l at io n in men t al er et h ism ,

r
.
i
el ef y b ej ac u l a t io n i s m is s in g I n . the fi r s t s t ag e of the v ic io u s

h abit th e m o r b id men tal l u br icity an d the l as civiou s u n licen sed

,

thoughts may occas ion ally p r ovoke an ej ac u l ation But l ater .

on w he n the gen it al s h ave un de r gon e a ce r t ain w e akn e ss ej acu

, ,

l at ion is n ot b r ought on an y lon ger by thes e im ages an d the ,

g e n it al o r g a n s r e m a in i n a co n t in u a l s t a te of m a te r i al co n
g e s

t ion an d n e r v o u s t en s io n I n th is w ay n ot on l y the collic ul us

.

an d r os t r at ic u r eth r a i n x e s s es of cop u l atio n an d m as

p a
,
s e c

t u r bat ion bu t all the geni t al o r gan s ar e in a s t ate of ch r o n ic

,

in fl amm at io n w h ich in t im e be com es t h e cau s e of im pot en ce

,
.

i
T c e e ot cis m
a t l r i — Wo r s e th an men t al e r eth ism is t actile
er ot ic is m By t act ile e r ot icis m is u n de r s too d keep in g the
.
,

g e n it al o r
g a n s co n s t a n tl y i r r ita ted b y d a ll ian ce w ith in div id u a l s

of the other s ex stoppin g sh or t of the act of copul at ion On

, .

a w alk th r ou gh the c ity p ar k s an y s um m e r even in g or on a

, ,

tr ip on the S u n d ay exc u r s io n bo at s you n g m en an d w omen ,

m ay be ob s e r ved l yin g in each othe r s ar m s in a con t in u al ’

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c ar ess k is s in g h uggin g an d fon dl in g each othe r f or hou r s

, , , ,

s c ar cely co n fi n in them elve w ith i the l im i t of d e e c T h e

g s s n c n
y s e .

couples ar e actu all y exer c is in g the s ex ual act altho ugh they do ,

n ot obt ain s ex u al co n r es s T h e e t m o d ec t ie the s e

g s r e r s an . s as s ,

amo r o us ar do r s an d in tox ic at ion s the s e sen s ual joys wh ich ,

st im ul ate w ith r apt ur e the h i her ce n tr e s an d in fu s e the m in d

g
w ith s exu al gr at ific at io n a r e all a p ar t of the ch ain of the
,

s ex u al act The in ter r u ptio n of th is ch ain of imp uls es shor t

.

of copu l ation m ay s atis fy the mor al con s c ien ce of the youn g

people but it doe s n ot make s u ch exce s s es les s in j u r iou s On
, .

the con tr ar y the gen er at ive or gans ar e depr ived of the r el ief
,

w h ich ej ac u l at io n le n d s to thes e o r gan s The gen it al t ube r e .

m ain s s u r ch ar ged w ith blood an d the hype r aem ia s u bs ides but ,

s lo w ly . The n or m al o utlet of the sex act ivity h as been cut off -

by a s pec ial p r oces s of r ep r ess ion If these fr ust r ate s tim ula .

tion s ar e fr eq u en tly r epeated th ey per petu ate the gen ital con ,

g e s t io n a,
n d th r o u gh the r ete n t io n of the s ec r et io n s a c at a r r h ,
'

of th e gen ital o r gan s en s u es j u st as in flamm at ion s o ften or igin ate

,

in the m am m ary gl an ds th r ough the acc um u l at ion of the milk

after w e an in the ch ild
g .

Thes e per enn ial con ges tion s ar e the caus e of p r os tat ic in
flamm at ion s n ot s eldo m met w ith in yo un g men wh o n ever
w er e in fected by gon o r r hoe a The ulcer at ion s of the cer vix
'
‘
.

so often fo u n d in yo u n g gir l s an d you n g mothe r s of on e ch ild

m ay often be att r ibuted to n o other caus e th an to fr u s tr ate

er ot ic ism in t h e yo un g gir l s an d to o n an is m
” in the youn g
mothe r s The cer v ix is dam aged in the same w ay as the s oil
.
,

bu r n ed by the sun in the abs en ce of a ben efi cen t r ain cr acks

, ,

an d s l it s .

The fr equ en tly r epeated en gor gemen ts of the blood vessels

w h ich do n ot r eceiv e t h e n o r m al ph ys iolo gic al r el ie f by ej acula
t ion p r ovoke in both p art ies an ex agger ated s ex s en s e an d -

pr odu ce the emotion s kn own as s atyr iasis in m en an d as

,

n ympho m an ia in w omen The ex agger at ion is follow ed later

.

Th e w or d i in th i s t r ea t i s e is a l w a y s u s ed in t h e t r u e
“
o n an s m
B i bl i ca l s en s e i e i t a l w ays des i gn a te s t h e p r acti ce of co i tus i n ter
,

r u pt u s ; f o r th i s is w h t O an did ( G en s i s xxxv iii

.
, .

a n All o th e k i n d s
e ,
r

of se l f a b u se es p ec i a ll y t h e p a c t i ce w he r e t h e h an d s a r e u s ed a r e ca ll ed
-
,
r ,

ma s tu r ba ti on or m a n u s t u r pa t ion bu t n ev er on an i s m , .
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on by exh aus t ion of the l ib id in o us im pul s es an d the m en be ,

come hypochon dr iacs an d im poten t an d women n eur ot ic an d

s h al low .

T h e co n tin u al con ges tion in the gen ital s c au s e s al s o a con

t in n ed feel in g of h eav in es s an d d iscom fo r t in th e lo w er abdom en .

Ur in ation becomes fr eq uen t in both sexes an d in w omen men ,

s t r u ation is ir r egu l ar The p atien ts co m pl ain of p r ofu se p ain s

.

in the b ack legs s ides an d of w e ak n es s n e r vou sn e s s an d sleep

, , , ,

le ss n ess Thes e t r o ubles c au s e gen er al deb il it y an d a complete

.

b r eakdown of the n e r vous system .

The gen er at ive cen t r es ar e p ar t ic ul ar ly dam aged by the

con s tan t con ges tion of the gen ital s Th e fr equ en t stim u l i keep .

the lumbar cen t r es in a con dit ion of con st an t ir r itat ion The .

n er vo u s s yst em pr es idin g over the fu n ct io n of er ect ion thu s

, ,

becomes w o r n ou t an d exh au sted an d th e n er ves do n ot r es pon d

,

even to the st r on gest st im u l at io n s wh ich w ould other w is e set ,

them in action I n th is w ay th e cen t r es get accu s t omed so to

.
, ,

say of n ot r es po n d in g an y lon ge r w ith er ect io n to the p r oper

,

st im u l i or in othe r w or d s t h e con s en su al is m bet w een the gen it al

, ,

n e r ve s an d their cen t r e s is b r oke n .

Hen ce be s ides the h ar m don e to the n er ves by the gen er al

,

deb il ity ther e is gr eat d am age don e to the gen ital n er ve s an d

,

cen tr e s by the br eak in t h e ch ain of the r eflex mech an ism I n .

n o othe r s ex act iv ity ex cept in actu al cop u l at io n

-
, ar e the gen ,

erativ e o r gan s in s u ch a co n s t an t an d in te n s e exc ite m en t as in

dall ian ce w ith in divid u al s of the othe r sex n o othe r er otic ,

s t imu l i c r e ate s u ch l ib idin o u s tu r ges ce n ce of the o r gan s an d

s u ch a h igh de gr ee of s ex te n s ion e xcit in g w ith r apt u r e the

-
,

h igher cen t r es n o other excitatio n s c aus e su ch a con sumption

,

of n er ve po w er as th is gr at ifi cat ion of th e im p u l s e of co n tr ee
t atien by t act il e m an o ev r es Th e er ect ion s of p en is an d cl itor is
.

ar e vigo r ou s an d v iolen t The o r gan s ar e s et in a state of

.

expectan cy f or the fin al act If the act is n ot ter m in ated with in

.

a ce r t ain l im it ed t ime t h e s tate of expecta n cy c an n ot l as t f or

,

eve r . The m ode of act ion is l im it ed in len gth of time E xc ept .

in the abn o r m al s tate k n o wn as p r iap is m the d u r ation of e r ec

, ,

tion is r el atively s hor t in the n or m al in d ivid u al I ts begin n in g .

is syn ch r on ou s with th e on s et of the m ater ial con ge st ion an d .

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n er vo us ten sion of th e gen it al p ar ts an d its subs iden ce sho uld ,

n o r m all be n ch r o n ou s w ith ej ac ul at ion If the l tte be

y s
y a r
p r e .

ve n ted e r ect ion h as to ceas e s oo n er or l ate r even when con

, ,

g e s t io n an d te n s ion r em a in u n ab ated He n ce a fte r lo n g and .

l ast in g amo r o u s c ar es s es the er ectio n s fail .

If thes e m an oeuv r es ar e often r epeated the excitat ions fi n ally ,

do n ot efi ect t h e p r op er r es pon s e an d e r ection fail s fr o m the ,

o ut s et The st r on g an d con tin u ou s st im ul at ion s r en der the

.

n e r ve s an d the ir cen tr es in e r t in r e act io n an d w e ak in po w e r .

The cen t r es of e r ection an d ej ac ul at ion becom e bl un ted the ,

inh ib itor y cen t r es get ve r y s en s it ive an d er ect io n c an n ot be

'

p r ovoked Wh en the n e r ve cen t r e s p r es idin g o ver the fun ct ion

.

of e r ect io n get in to t h e h ab it of n ot r e s po n d in
g to the h ighe s t
exc it at io n s of t h e t act ile s t im ul i they do n ot r es pon d even to
,

the s t im u l at ion s con car n at ion is T h e cooper at in g n er v e app a

.
-

r at u s h as been aff ect ed an d a pe r ve r t ed in n er v at ion is c r eated

,
.

The clo s e in ter depen den ce of t h e mech an ism of e r ect ion an d the '

cen t r es is r em oved an d an abn or m al r eflex e xc itab il ity is pr o

,
-

du ced . The con sen s u al ism b etw een the cor por a caver n osa an d
the cen t r e of er ect io n is in t er r u pt ed .

B efo r e the in d u lgen ce in fr u s t r ate c ar es s e s h as becom e a

h ab it i e in t h e begin n in g of the p r act ice er ect ion s ar e
,
. .
, ,

v igor ou s an d of co n s ide r able dur ation B ut the dur at ion d im in .

ish e s w ith each r ep et it ion After a f ew mon th s or year s of

.

’
thes e n e r ve de s t r oyin g p r actices acco r d in g to the p at ien t s
-
,

n er v o u s con s t it u t ion the r e is n o r es pon s e by e r ect ion even t o

,

the st r on ges t st im u li The con s en t an eo us act ion w h ich other

.
, ,

w is e con n ect s t h e exc it em e n t of th e or gan s w ith e r ect io n an d

,

compl et ion of t h e act doe s n ot t ake pl ace Th is l ack of con

,
.

s en s u al is m on t h e p a r t of t h e s ev er al f acto r s w h ich go to m ak e

up the o r gas m le ads fi n all y t o co m plete im pot en ce .

Con t in en ce if lon g co n tin ued h as been cl aim ed to be the

, ,

c aus e of impoten ce But th er e is n o v al id r eas on f or th is

.

bel ief To p r ove the h ar m ful n e s s of con t in en ce an an alog ue

.
,

is b r o u ght fo r w ar d bet w een t h e at r oph y of a m u s cle in en fo r ced

idlen es s an d th e in j u r y t o th e sex o r gan s in en fo r ced ab s t in en ce .

B ut t h e p r oof is s ome w h at feebl e T h e es s e n ti al o r gan s o f

.

g e n e r at ion ar e n ot m u s cle s bu t gl an d s an d wh o h as eve r he ar d ,

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7
of a tear gl an d atr ophyin g f or l ack of c ryin g Fur th er mo r e .
,

ab s t in en c e doe s n ot co n d em n the e t i ve o r ans to ab s ol ute

g e n r a g
r es t
. E ve r y in d ividual e s pec ially when ab st in en t h as f r e
, ,

qu en tly n oc tur n al er ect ion s th r ough the en tir e per iod of h is

s ex u al activ ity an d the r e is n o r eas o n w h s u ch e r ec t ion s sho u ld
, y
n ot ke ep the e n it al s in the r eq u ir ed exe r c is e an d s ho uld n ot
g
pr even t the alleged at r oph y As f ar as t h e exer c is e to p r even t
.

atr oph y is con ce r n ed n o ct u r n al e r e ct io n s o u ght to be of t h e

,

s am e s er v ice as e r e ct io n s foll o w ed b i n t r o m is s ions The n oe

y .

tu r n al e r ect io n s s eem to be even mo r e h ar m le ss The en gor ge .

men t of t h e collicul us is les s p r on ou n ced in these er ection s .

M ictu r it ion on aw ak en in g w ith an e r ection is immediately

, ,

pos s ible w h ile th er e is a p r on o un ced in ab il ity of m ictu r it ion

,

after an er ection an d ej ac u l at io n e ithe r th r ou gh in it u au t s tu p r o

m an u .

The h isto r ie s of p at ien t s ar e c it ed to p r o v e t h e del eter iou s

efi ect s of t ot al ab s tin e n ce C as es ar e kn own of alleged abs ti
.

n en t n e u r asthen ics on the po in t of a co m pl et e b r eakdo wn

,
wh o ,

r ecove r ed pe r fec t he alth afte r m ar r ia e B u t eve n th is p r oof

g .

c an n ot st an d a clo s er s cr u tin y Wh o can p r ov e the t otal ab s t i

.

n en ce of the s e p at ie n t s ? The l aym an is p r on e to r egar d the

ac tu al in t r o m is s io n o n l s x u l ct iv it If he h s ab s tain ed
y as e a a y a .

fr om th is fin al ph as e he con s id er s h im s elf ab st in en t Bu t
,
.

chast ity is n ot con t in en ce by an y m ean s Ab s ol ute con t in en ce .

is ab s t in en ce n ot on l y f r om t h e gr at ifi cat io n of th e im p u l s e of
detum es cen ce con car n at ion e bu t al s o f r om th at of con t r ecta
,

tion i e fr om men t al an d t act il e c ar ess es an d fr o m all other

, . .
,

abn or m al p r act ic es We m u st d ist in guish bet w een ch ast ity an d

.

ab st in e n ce Tho s e w h o ar e ch as te out of fear of ven er e al in

.

fac tion or f or l ack of o ppo r tun ity ar e n ot al w ays ab st in en t .

Th ey ar e j u s t t h e in d iv id u al s w h o ar e in du l gin g im m ode r ately

in men t al er eth ism or even m ast u r b at ion .

T h e m er e as s er t ion of t h e p atien t th at h e n ev er in du l ged

in un n atu r al p r act ices does n ot co u n t The p at ien t s ver acity
.
’

is ver y q u e s tio n able All ven er eal t r o ubl es s eem to exer t an

.

in h ibito r y in fl uen ce u pon the t r uth cen t r e s The p r op en sity of

-
.

the m astu rb ato r to con ceal the t r u th is n oto r iou s If s u ch a .

‘

p at ien t cl aim s th at he h as n ever mastu r b ated it is l ikely th at ,

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1 8 L O VE

he is still p r act is in g it A s pec ial p sychic al elemen t ass ociated

.
,

w ith th is h abit p r ompt s the m ajor it of p at ie n ts to gr oss an d

, y
in tem p er ate p r ev ar icat io n
But even if s u ch a r ar a av is wh o h as ab st ain ed f r om
,

actu al m an us t u r at ion ho ld ex i t t ill me t l e eth i m

p s ,
u s s n ,
a r s can

n ot e n t ir el y be excl u ded The el icitat ion of a h is tor y of m en ta l

.

e r eth is m is conn ected with gr eat diffic ul ty Mas tu r bat ion with .

thes e p at ien t s mean s onl y the in du lgen ce in m an ual p r actices ;

the vol u ptu ou s day d r e am s ar e con s ider ed of n o acco un t an d
-
,

th e pecul iar type of men d acity p r even t s the m fr om r evealin g

the t r uth even to h im upon w hom they c alled to cons ult
,
.

Hen ce the los s of s exu al power in thes e p atien t s m ay n ot

h ave been eff ected by con t in en ce but on the con tr ar y by con , ,

tin ual er eth ism . The ex am in at ion of s u ch p at ien t s r eally shows ,

as a r u le the p r os t at ic u r eth r a in a s t ate wh ich is u s u all c u s ed

, , y a

by p r olon ged er eth ism Aft e r mar r iage with it s r egul ated
.
,

s exu al act iv ity an d the r em ov al of the in cl in at io n to the w ild

er ot ic fan cies th e n eu r as then ia is s oon cu r ed n ot beca us e the

, ,

patien t h as given up abst in en ce as in ter p r eted by the an t i

,

ab s t in en ce advoc ates but on the con t r ar y be cau se he h as n ow

, , ,

becom e r e al ab stem io us fr o m the exces s es of men tal e r eth is m .

Hen ce the cu r e of n eur ast hen ia by m arr iage is n o pr oo f again s t

s ex u al ab st in e n ce . The p at ien ts w h o s eek med ic al adv ice f or
their n eu r asthen ic t r ou bles m ay be thos e wh o h ave on ly abs tain ed
fr om coit ion bu t h ave fr eely an d im mo der ately in dul ged in the
u n n atu r al m od es of s e n s u al ism w he n ce their t r o u ble s o r igin ated
,
.

The r eal con t in en t in d iv id uals wh o avo id an y kin d of er otic

p r act ices r em ain soun d and healthy an d do n ot r equ ir e medic al
help Th eir cas es r em ain hen ce u n kn own to the p r ofes s ion
. .

If tot al ab st ain e r s fr o m eve r y k in d of s exu al er eth is m

s ho u ld s o m et im e s become n eu r asthe n ic th is fact w ould n ot
,

pr ove yet th at the n er v ous t r oub le w as c aus ed by total ab s tin en ce

fr om the gr o ss sexu al gr at ificat ion E v en the m an abo u t town
.

may become n eu r asthen ic f or l ack of the gr at ific ation of the

im mlse of per m an en t m atin g T h e apolo gist s of p r om iscu ous
.

in te r co u r s e fo r get or ar e ign o r an t of the fact th at the im pul se

of per m an en t m at in g in n or mal m en an d w omen c an n ot be
sat is fied by p r om iscuity The c r avin g f or a pe r m an en t m ate
.
,
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1 9

home an d fam ily un con scio us ly deman ds gr atification even fr om

h im wh o le ad s a p r om is c uous s ex ual l ife If this im pul se is
.

n ot
g r at ified as in c r an k
, y old b ac helo r s or h y s te r i c al old m a id s ,

it may le ad to s eve r e attacks of n e u r as then ia S u ch c as es will

.

n ot be c u r ed b the oc i t io w i t h ve l w o m e b o
y as s a n n a n o r y p r

miscu ou s s en s u al ity but they m ay be cu r ed by a pe r m an en t

,

mate hom e an d family life H en ce the c ur e of the tot al ab

, , .

s t ain e r f r om h is n er vo u s n e ss b m r r iage is a ain n o p r oof

y a g
again s t total ab s tin e n ce The c au s e of the tr ou ble m ay h ave
.

been t h e un s atis fied imp u ls e of pe r m an en t m at in g w h ich h as

been n ew satis fied by m ar r iage Pr o mis cu ous r el ation s w ou l d .

n ot h ave c ur ed the n eu r as the n i a bu t m ar r ia e with its accom

g,

pan yin g emot ion al ton es .

T he r e is the r efo r e n o v al id p r oof of the h ar mfuln e s s of

, ,

tot al ab st in en ce in a healthy in div idual withou t a her e ditar y

tain t If tot al abstin en ce ever h ar m ed an ybody the p atien t
.
,

was e ithe r a co n gen ial w eakl in g or h as acqu ir ed h is l ack of

r esis ta n ce th r o u h in d u l en ce in e ar l e r o ti c i s m A pe r fectl y
g g y .

healthy m an is n ever in j u r ed by ab st in en ce At leas t ther e is .

n o s uffi c ie n t p r oo f th at it eve r did Bu t ther e ar e un m istak abl e

.

p r oof s th at tota l a b s t in en c e d oe s n o t h a r m t h e in d iv id u al T h e .

best p r oof is fur n ished by m an y ch aste an d healthy women .

Few w omen seem to s uff er fr om tot al ab s t in en ce The r e .

join der th at w om an s s exu al d es ir es ar e ver y feeble th at the

’
,

fem ale s ex h as n o s ex u al n eeds th at it is mo r e or les s fr igid

, ,

ar e m e r e m as cu l in e as s e r t ion s w ith ou t object ive p r oof s Women .

wr iter s w h o ou ght to kn ow be s t the feel in gs of the ir own sex

, ,

cl aim j us t the oppos ite Joh an n a E l ber skir ch en ( in S exu al emp

.

fi n dun g bei We ib u n d M an n ) h as w ell s at ir ized th e m ascu lin e

imper tin en ce w hich tr ie s to t each w om an wh at h er emotion s ar e
or ar e n ot Th e fact th at m an y a yo u n g w o m a n r u n s th e r is k
.
,

in the p r es en t st ate of s ex m or al ity of r u in in g h er en t ir e fu t ur e

-
,

by the in du lgen ce in extr a m ar it al s exu al ity u n de r co n d it ion s

-
,

w her e pec un iar y or other co n s ide r ation s ar e e n tir el y out of th e

ques tion w ould ten d to show th at the s exu al impul s e is by
,

n o me an s s o w e ak in w ome n as m an
y w o,
u ld l e a d u s t o b e l ieve .

It is simply in comp r ehen sible th at the fem al e s exu al n eeds

s hou ld be l es s u r gen t th an thos e of the m al e s ex Wom an h as
.
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by f ar the gr eater p ar t of l abo r in the s ex per for m an ce With -

.

the ej ac u l ation the m an s b iologic al p ar t is at an en d He

’
.

may leave n ow the scen e of h is activity wh il e t h e woman s

’
.
,

p ar t j u s t begin s an d is con ti n u ed th r ou gh n in e mon th s of p r eg

n an c
y an d abo u t a ye ar of n u r s in g of the n ew be in g D r M . . .

Glas gow as a w om an pe r fectly competen t to j u dge s ays ( Review

, ,
“
of Review s 1 9 1 2 p , ,
. The s t r on g sexu al ity dis pl ayed
by a s ex whos e con t r ib u t ion to the ger m of the r ace is dis
ch ar ged in a br ief momen t of en joymen t must be gr e atly less
th an e xh ib ited by the othe r p ar ty who s e con t r ib ution is m ade
,

th r o ugh lon g mon ths of p atien t en du r an ce The p r om in en t.

p ar t w om an t akes in the p r op agation of the r ace for ce s to the

logic al con cl u s io n th at h er er otic n eed s ar e of n ecessity str on ger ,

altho u gh as E llen K ey p u t s it they m ay be c alme r th an th at

, ,

o f m an s
’
Wom an is able in a q uite extr aor din ar y way to
.

p r odu ce the impr ess ion th at sh e her self is r e ally n on s exu al -

an d th at h er s exu al ity is onl y a con ce ss io n to m an B ut the .

s eem in g r el u ct an ce of the fe m ale is in ten ded to in c r e as e t h e

s ex u al activ ity in both m ates T h e p as s iv ity of the fem ale

.

th r ougho ut n at ur e is onl y appar en t it is the p ass ivity of th e ,

m agn et As a m atter of fact w om en e xp er ien ce du r in g t h e

.
,

o r gasm an ec stasy of feel in g gr eate r th an in men in vol vin g ,

the whole system in an ec static n e r vo us er ethi s m .

Still the n o r m al w om an can st an d abs olute con tin ued eon

t in en ce withou t an y in j u r y to h er body an d m in d ( e g n un s ) . . .

H en ce th er e is n o r e as on w h y t h e h um an male if l eft to h im ,

s elf
, an d n oth in g co m e s to dis tu r b the n at u r al co u r s e of h is

s ex u al develop m en t sho u ld be h ar m ed by ab s tin en ce

,
Un t il .

the imp ul s e of per m an en t m at in g en ter s in to pl ay an d th is ,

com e s r el atively l ate in l ife ab st in en ce will h ar m n e ithe r men

,

n or w ome n if th ey liv e in an atmo spher e fr e e fr om the in

,

flu en ce of ar t ific ial s t im ul at ion .

If the ani m al kin gdo m cou ld be t aken as pr oof f or or

again s t tot al ab s tin en ce in m an w e fi n d th at pet an im al s as
, ,

c an ar y b ir ds or dogs w h o r ar ely h ave the oppo r tun it y to exer

,

cis e their s ex u al pow er s ar e gen er ally as h ealth y an d live as

,

lon g as tho se l iv in g in f r e edom .

Hem e th e claim th at ab s tin en ce is the c au s e of impote n ce

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h as b ol utely n o gr o un d to st an d u pon If the youn g man

a s .

kept his tho ughts p ur e an d av o ided exc it in g amu s em en t s w h ich

c r eate emotion al distur b an c es im poten ce woul d be an u n usual ,

occur r en ce If the youn g wom an w ould avoid pu tter in g over

.

h er gen ital ia pel vic ob s ession with it s accomp an ied h yste r ic al

,

con d it ion s of hype r esthetic or p ar esth et ic er eth ism w ould be

r ar el met wit h
y .

T h e on ly c aus e f or im poten ce r em ain s s exu al exc es s e s .

They ar e ver y seldom the immed iate c au s e of the im poten ce .

Bu t they leave s u ch w eakn e s s in the gen it al o r gan s an d in the

n e r vo u s s s tem th at it r eq u ir e s o n l the le s t d i t u r b an ce to
y y a s

p r ovoke total impoten ce Su ch dist u r b an ce s as r emo r s e ove r

.
,
’
the form er ly comm itted ir r egul ar itie s or dist r u s t in on e s ,

pow e r s or the men tal attit ude of the w oman to w hom s exu al
,

app r o ache s ar e a m atte r of r e al or as sume d in diff e r e n ce ar e ,

s uffi c ien t to r en d er the w e ake n ed n e u r ot ic m an tot al impoten t .

Next to exces s es gon o r r hoea in a gr eat m an y c ase s leaves

, , ,

the gen i tal s in a similar w eaken ed co n d ition G on o r r hoea o f t en .

c au s es acute in fl amm at ion of the p r o s tatic ur eth r a an d th e ,

m ucous memb r an e n ot s eldom un der goes the ch an ges ch ar ac

ter ist ic of ch r oni c c atar r h The s en s o r y n erv es r eflexly keep
.

t h e cen tr e s f or e r ection an d ej ac u l at ion in a co n ditio n of h y

p er es th es ia Th is co.n d it io n fi n all y le ad s to t h e p a r al ys is of
the cen tr e s an d n er ve s an d r eflex er ect ion can n ot be p r odu ced
,
-
.

P sych ic c au ses of impoten ce ar e men t al fat igu e over wo r k ,

.

p r eoccu p ation w ith m athem at ic al or fin an c ial p r oblems fe ar ‘

, ,

an ger gr ief an d d is gu s tin g s ight s or odo r s

, ,
P r olon ged exc ite .

men t befo r e attemptin g co ition m ay al so lead to tempo r ar y

impoten ce .

Th e other causes of impoten ce ar e th e s ym ptomat ic on e s

Im poten ce is m et with in t abes do r s al is d iabetes n eph r itis , , ,

obes it as oxalic diathes is h aem o r r ho ids fi ssu r e s of t h e an us

, , , ,

s eat w o r m s etc E xces s es in the con s u m ption of ce r tain d r u gs

,
.

i
T m id i ty m ay ca u s e actu a l s h r i n k age of th e p en i s to h a lf th e s zei
of it s o r d i n a r y fl a cc i d con d i ti on .
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m ay l o lead to i mpoten ce S uch dr ugs ar e alcoh ol! mor

a s .

p h in e ,coc a in e tob acco , an d the b r o m ide s .

E tiology of impot en ce i n wom en — The same c ause s at w o r k .

,

in p r od uc in g im pote n ce in m en ar e al s o aff ect in impoten ce in

g ,

wo m en The on ly m odific at ion l ies in the fact th at impoten ce of

.

copul at io n wh ich is the im poten ce par excellen ce in m en is of a

, ,

n e l i i ble q u an t it
g g y in w ome n The m a in m ode
. of i m m t en ce

foun d in w omen is th at of ex pe r ien c in g li b ido Th is impoten ce .

m ay be e ithe r id iop ath ic or al s o c au sed by exces s e s as th e im

poten ce of cop u lat ion in m en Idiop ath ic im poten ce of l ibido
.

i s often er m et with in w omen th an in m en Still ev en in .

w omen th is in s e n s ib il ity is m u ch r ar er th an is ge n er ally be

l ieved . T h e expl an at ion f or the gr eater fr equ en cy of impo
t en ce of l ib ido in w o m en th an in m en h as fi r s t been giv en by
Fr eu d ( S ig D r ei Abh an dl un gen u ber Sexu altheor ie )
. .

The autoer otic act ivit y of the er ogen ou s zon es in ch il dr en

is the s ame in both s exes It m ay be as s er ted s ays Fr eu d
.
, ,

th at the sex ual ity of the little gir l h as en tir ely a m ale ch ar
act er . The ch ief er o gen o u s zon e in the f em ale ch ild is t h e
cl itor is wh ich is homologo us to the male pen is The fr equ en t .

s pon tan eo u s disch ar ges of s exu al exc itemen t in l ittle gir l s

m an ife s t them s elve s in twitch in g an d er ectio n s of the cl ito ris .

But w h ile in the m ale th e er o gen ous zon e r em ain s the same
after p u be r t
y as befo r e n amely i n , the pe n is p u be r t y is d is ,

t in gu ish ed in th e gir l by a w ave of r ep r ess ion of the cl itor is

s exu a l ity an d in the ch an e of t h e e r o en o u s zon e s The r fil e of
g g .

t h e cl ito r is is hen cefo r th to co n du ct the exc ita tio n to the ad

j acen t p ar ts It often t ak es s om e time to aff ect th is tr an s
.

fer e n ce . D ur in g th is t im e t h e you n g w om an r em ain s an aes

th et ic to s tim u l ation s of t h e in te r n al o r gan s as v agin a or cer v ix
Th is an ae s th esia may b co me per m an en t if the cl itor is zon e
e

r efu s es to t r an s fe r its exc itab il ity Th is an ae s the s ia in women

.

is often o n ly app ar en t an d loc al T hey ar e an ae s thetic at the

.

v agin a an d cer vix bu t n ot at all un excitable th r ou gh the cl itor is

,

or eve n th r ou gh othe r er o ge n ou s zon es s u ch as th e lip s or t h e ,

In s m al l d o se s al co h ol 1 s s tim u a tin g l
to t h e des ir es an d is cr e at
in g p ow er b u t ch r o n i c a l co h o l i s m cau s es l os s o f d es i r e a n d po w er
. .

Acu t e a l co h o l ic i n to xicat i on al so often pa r aly ses t h e n erv es of erection .

 PATHOLO G Y O F S E X UALI T Y 1 88

ni pples . The w omen ar e im poten t of exper ien cin g libido in

coit ion but pot en t when the cl ito r is is exc ited by an y other
s t im ul i .

Th e efusal to tr an s fe r the cl ito r is s e xual ity is as a r ul e

r , ,

c used by an exc es s ive irr it ation of the cl to r is by m an ust u r ps

a i

t ion dur in g chi l dh ood The exces s e s w h ich c aus e im pote n ce of

.

l ib ido in w omen ar e the s ame w h ich c au s e impoten ce of co pul a

t ion in men n amely exces s es in cop u l at ion m astur bat ion men
, , ,

tal er eth is m an d t actile e r oticis m

, I n w om en the e xces se s in .

copul at ion ar e mor e h ar mful th an in men Wh ile in m en .

the s e exce s s es ar e s elf l im ited by the impo ssibil ity of pr ovok in g

-

an y e r ectio n s afte r a ce r t ain t ime of co n t in u o us in d ul ge n ce ;

,

in w om en the r e is n o l im itat ion to the p r ac ti ce Pl ayin g the .

p ass ive r 61e sh e can s tan d con gressum con tin uum f or a con
,

s ider abl e len gth of t ime an d t ir e out a n umber of m en in

su ccess ion Th e v agin al p avemen t ep ithel ial l in in g is ve ry

.
-

st r on g

Con t er it ur fer r um s il ices t en ean t ur ab u s u

, .

”
S ufli cit et d amn i p ar s c ar et ill a metu .

“ ”
s in gs O vi d in h is
. Ar s Am an di Hen ce when a w om an h as .

an y p r oclivit f or exce s e in i it u the e i t l l im it

y s s n r s n o n a u r a ,

to h er in du lgen ce Th r ou gh the in flu en ce of the fr eq u en t

.

ir r it ation in copul at ive exces s es the v agin al m u cou s memb r an e ,

un de r goe s con s i de r able ch an ge s It becomes a ver itable s k in a

.
,

s t iff p ar ch m en t an d th u s los e s s en s it iven e ss

, .

The other c au s e f or impoten ce of l ib ido ar e exce ss es in

mast ur b ation The evil r esu lts of thes e pr actices in women
.

ar e f u lly as gr e at as in m en altho u gh w ith w omen it is the

,

o r gasm alon e th at doe s the d am age sin ce ther e is n o s em in al ,

disch ar ge or lo ss of v t al fl u ids Th r o ugh the fr equ e n t appl i

i

cation of fr ict ion to the p ar ts they b ecome fi r st hyper s e n s it ive

,

an d lat e r hypo s en s it ive an d n on r es pon s iv e to n o r m al excit a -

tion s Accu stom e d to excite the gen it al s by m an u al st imul i

.
,

wh ich may be kept u p f or a con s ide r able len gt h of t ime th e ,

mastur b ator is l at er on im poten t to r e ach the acm e th r ou gh

, ,

the n or m al r el at ively shor t exc it ation s as th ey t ake pl ace

, ,

th r o ugh th e in tern al o r gan ic even t s in the gen it al s in n or m al

s ex act ivity
- .
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I n women , th e me as in m en th e gr eate r d amage th r ough

sa ,

exce ss es in mast ur bation is don e by the gr eater f r eq u en cy be ,

c aus e it r eq uir e s n o help fr om an o ut s ider becaus e it is n ot

, ,

bo un d by t im e an d loc al ity an d m ay be p r actis ed by th e un de

,

v el oped ch il d an d l as t bu t n ot le as t
, becaus e of the con stan t
,

confl ict an d st r uggl e of the m as t ur bator between the sen s ual

imp ul s e an d the in abil ity to des is t an d the feelin g of wom an ly
u n w or thin es s d is s at is f act ion an d s h ame
,
.

E xces s es in m e n t al er eth is m an d exc es s iv e d all ian ce with

mem be r s of the other s ex h ave n o les s in j u r io u s e ff ects in
w o m en th an in m en I n the lon g r u n t he s e exces s es c au s e in
.

the woman a n um be r of n e r vo us t r o ubles wh ich t ake the fo r m

of hys ter ia or ass ume the ch ar acter of n eu r as then ia Thes e .

exce ss ive p r actices of e r ethi sm or t ac tile er oticism ar e al s o in ,

w om en w o r s e th an exces s es in cop u l at io n an d m as tu r b at io n
, ,

bec ause the for me r do n ot lead to the o r gas m an d to the r elief

of the n e r vou s ten s ion an d m ater ial con ges tion .

An other c au s e of im p oten ce of l ibido in w om en is on an is m

or the p r actice of w ithd r aw al Th is coitu s in ter r u ptus wh ich
.

r ar ely lead s to o r ga sm in the w om an h as the s am e e ff ect u pon

,

h er as exces s ive m en t al e r eth is m or t act ile e r ot ic is m becau s e ,

it does n ot le ad to r el ief f r o m t h e n er vo u s t en s ion an d the

con ges tion E xces s es in on an ism ar e the r efo r e very h ar m fu l
.
, ,

in w om e n w h ile th ey ar e of le s s er co n s equ en c e in m en
,
Th e .

r epe ated con ge s t ion s of the p ar t s in al l thes e p r act ic es le ad

fi r st to ch r on ic hyper ae m ia an d st as is an d in it s fu r th er p r ogr ess

,

t o ch r o n ic in fl amm at ion s of t h e t is s u es k n own un d er the r e ,

s pect iv e n am e s of met r it is per imet r it is p ar amet r it is en dome

, , ,

t r itis s alp in gitis an d ov ar it is The in flam m at ion s co n st an tly

, , .

ir r it ate the n er ves an d the ir c en t r es an d in th is w ay bl u n t

th eir n o r m al s en s ib il ity Be s ides the du ll in g of the n e r vous
.

el emen t s th es e con d itio n s giv e r i s e to gr ea t p ain in comm ixt ion e

, ,

an d p ain an d fe ar ar e the gr e ate s t e n e m ie s of l ib ido .

Oth er cau s es of im poten ce of l ib ido in wom en ar e excesses

in alcohol b r om ides coc ain e mo r ph in e an d other n ar cotic s an d
, , ,

s tim ul an ts Somet imes im poten ce of lib ido is the r es ult of a

.

h ar d con fin em en t D ur in g s u ch con fi n em en t s exten s ive le s ion s

.

in the er ect il e t is s ue s of the b ulb s an d in the s ph in cter cun n i

 PATHO LO G Y O F S E X UALI TY 1 85

m us cles ar e apt to occur Now the in tegr ity of th e vagin al b ulbs

.
, ,

of the s ph in cter cun n i of the in ter med iar y n et of vessel s an d

, ,

of th e clitor is is n ecessar y f or the n or m al exper ien cin g of libido .

If a s er ious les ion occ ur s the blood c u rr en t is in te r r upted an d

, ,

the blood is p r even ted fr om le av in g the bulb s an d fr o m en ter

in g the co r po r a c ave rn o s a of the clito r is The followin g case .

w ill s er ve as an il l u s t r at ion :

Th e p at i en t tw en ty year s of age m ar r i ed tw en ty m on th s h as a
, , ,

baby t en m on th s old S h e s ta tes th a t s i n ce h er con fi n em en t s h e h as n o

.

l i b i d o dur in g coi tion B efor e th i s ev en t s h e alw ay s fou n d per fect gr a t i

.

fi ca t ion T h e ex a m i n a ti on s h ow s a fi r s t d egr ee l a cer a t i on of t h e

-

Abs en ce or sm all n es s of the clito r is an d an adher en t pr e

pu ce m ay al s o often d imin is h the feel in g of l ib ido .

P ath ology of mal e impot en ce — The min ute pen etr ation
in to the d iff e r en t c au s e s of s exu al an ae sthesia in the pr ec eed in g
p age s w as of p ar ti cul ar im po r t an ce l n or der to fully un de r s tan d
the p athology of the diff er en t kin d s of impote n ce .

T h e ac com plish m e n t of the phys iolo gic al act of cop u l a

tion an d imp r egn ation r equir es f r om th e m an th e pos se ssion ,

fi r s t of the de s ir e to ass ociate wi th the other sex or of the ,

in s tin ct of vol u pta s s econ dly the po w e r of e ff ectin in t r om is

!
, g
s ion or the poten c y of e r ect ion th ir dly the poten cy of ejacul at
,

in g a he alth y s per m a f or im p r e gn atio n an d fi n all y it r equir e s ,

th at lib ido or pleas u r e accom p an ie s the em is s ion to as s ur e the

r epet ition of the act .

F r om th es e r eq u ir em en t s it follow s th at the in dividual

m us t comm an d over four poten cies the pote n cy of voluptas , ,

w hi ch compel s the in divid u al to s e ek the s ociety of the othe r

s ex the pote n t ia coeun di w h ich depen d s u po n st r o n g n o r m al
, ,

Wi th ou t th i s i n s ti n ct tum es cen ce is i mp os s i ble an d tumescen ce

, ,

m u s t b e obt a i n ed i n m en f o e ec t i o n a n d in w o m n f o r o ga s m befo r e
r r e r ,

detum es cen ce is p o s s i ble Hen ce co i t i on mu s t be in s om e s l i ght degr ee

.

d es i r ed by t h e m a n o r it can n ot t a k e pla ce at a l l T h e poten cy of m an s

, .
’

v o l u pta s i s th er efor e a con d i t i on s i n e q u a n on f or cop u l a t i on N ot so

, , .

in w om a n s h e m a y s u bm i t w i th ou t d es i e o
, ex ci tem en t a n d a ll ow
r r
t h e m a n t o en j oy co m ple te s at i s fact i on B u t a m an s plea s u r able ex
.
’

cit em en t i s t h e n eces s a r y con d i t i o n of w om an s sexu a l gr a ti fi ca t i on

’
.

T h e m a l e p oten ci es of v o l u ptas an d of er ecti on a r e t h e co n d i t i on s of

cop u l a tio n ev en f o r t h e w om a n b u t t h e r ev er se i s n ot t h e ca s e
, .
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er ce tion s th e poten tia gen er an di depen din g upon n or m al secr et

, ,

in g tes ticles an d u pon t h e per viousn ess of th e en t ir e s e m in al

,

can al fr om t h e t es ticle to the meat us of the ur eth r a an d fi n ally

, ,

over the poten cy of lib ido w h ich depen ds upon the in tac t cen
,

tr ipetal n er v es an d n or m al cen t r es of ge n e r at io n in t h e b r ain .

If an y of thes e poten c ies ar e m iss in g the in div idu al will be ,

im poten t . Hen ce four kin ds of impoten c ies m ay be dis tin

g u is h ed in both s exe s :

( )
1 The i m pote n ce of vol u pt a s or the a,
b s e n ce of s ex u al
des ir e .

( )
2 The i m pote n ce of imm is s io n o r ab s e n ce
, of t h e po w e r

of er ect ion in men an d the an omal ies at the en t r an ce in to t h e

v agin a in wo m en .

( )
3 The im pote n ce of i m p r e g n at io n o r the ab s,
e n ce of
s pe r m atozo a in m en an d of ov a in w o m en .

( )
4 Th e im pote n ce of l ib id o o r ab s e n ce of the ab ilit
, y to
exper ien ce pleas ur e at the m omen t of em iss ion .

I m po t en c e of v olup tas — Th e im po ten ce o f v o l u pta s o r ,

m ale fr igidity un ass ociated with the t wo other im poten cies of

,

cop ul atio n an d imp r egn at ion is ve ry r ar e in m en

, .

Phys iol ogic al im po te n ce of v ol up tas exists in ch il dh ood an d

in old age . I n the l atte r pe r iod the des ir es dis ap pear p ar i
p ass u w it h the pow er Alth ou gh th e feel in g of des ir e is of
.

pu r ely men tal o r igin the gen e r at ive or gan s pl ayin g on ly a

,

s eco n d ar y p ar t s t ill when t h es e o r gan s ar e po we r l es s or ab s en t

, ,

the des ir e is gen e r ally al s o ab s en t .

Impoten ce of voluptas is fo un d in eun uch s an d in cas

t r ates w h o h a ve b ee n ope r ated u pon befor e p uber ty S u ch
,
!
.

cast r ates even if th e pen is h as n ot been r e moved sho w n ot o n l y

, ,

im poten t ia coeu n di bu t al s o complet e f r igidity

,
Th eir h abitus .

an d feel in gs d iff e r e n t ir e ly f r om tho s e of n o r m al men Cas .

tr ate s wh o h ave bee n o per ated u pon l ater in l ife r etain the
, ,

h abit u s of n o rm al m en an d also the im pul s e of con t r ectation .

“
Roman s d i s tingu i s h ed four d i ff er en t k in d s of cas tr ates an d
Th e
des i gn a ted th em by fou r d i ff e r en t n ames ( 1 ) C as t r at i in w h om t es
.
,

t icles an d pen i s h a ve been r e mo v ed ( 2 ) S p ad on es in w h om t h e t e e

, ,

t i cl es on l y h a ve been r emo ved ( 3 ) T h l ib ia e in w h om t h e te s t i cles

, ,

w er e on l y c r u s h ed b u t n ot r emo ved ( 4 ) T h l as iae in w h om t h e s per

, ,

m a t i c co r d w as s i mpl y cu t .
 PATHOLO G Y O F S E XUALI T Y

The poten cy of imm is sion is even gr eatl y en h an ced at leas t ,

f or t h e fi r s t f ew ye ar s after t h e ope r at io n I n n o r m al m e n .

er ect ion s ub side s immed iately af t e r the ej ac ul atio n I n e un uch s .

ej acul ation do es n ot take place He n ce the e r ect ion s may l as t .

f or hou rs or even d ays I n the cou r s e of t ime the poten t ia

.

coeun di even of thes e c as t r ate s begin s al s o to decr e ase an d l ater

on become s en t ir el y ext in ct .

I m poten ce of vol uptas is al s o fou n d in s ever e c ases of

n e ur as the n ia w he r e the en t ir e n er vo u s s ys tem is in a l ow s tate
,

of efficien cy The h is to r y of the followin g c as e m ay s er v e to

.

illust r ate the sym ptoms of the n eu r asthen ic impo t en ce of

vol upt as .

Mr . Byear s of age un m a r r i ed h ad gon or r hoea sev er a l t im es

.
, 35 , , ,

n ev er lu es S i n ce p u ber ty u n ti l a bou t t w o y ea r s ago h e w a s a t yp i ca l

.

r ou n der a n d h ad a n a bu n d an ce o f fe m i n i n i ty a t h is d i s p os a l He is n ow .

sufl er in g fr om gen er al deb il ity an d s h ow s a ll t h e s ym ptom s o f sev er e

'

n eu r a s th en i a a s h ea d ach es
, p a i n s in t h e back an d abd omen dy s peps i a
. , , ,

cons t ip a tion an or ex ia in somn ia et c

, I n a dd ition h e h as lo s t all d es ir e
, , .

f or s exu a l gr a t i fi ca t i on Wh i le in t h e d ay s of un i mp air ed v i gor h is

.

sens u a l a ct i v i t i es w er e of t f u y l i i t u lm o s t ev er y
gr e a r eq en c s e v er a n s a ,

day at p r es en t t h e n eces s ity f or con ca r n at io i s en t i r el y l ack in g

, Wh en .

h e does a s s oc i a te cu m m u l i er e er ec t i on an d ej a cu l a tion a r e p er fectl y

,

n or m a l bu t t h e sen s e of l i b i d o is gr ea tly d im i n i s h ed
, S es e in j un gi t .

n ow ad ays on l y on ce ev er y th r ee t o fo ur m on th s ou t of cu r ios it y t o ,

t r y h i s po ten cy b u t n o t beca u s e h fee l

, y ec e s s i t y f o re t h s m
an n e sa e .

The c ase is thus on e of p u r e m ale fr igidity com b in ed with

a cer tain dimin utio n of l ib ido .

M ale f r igidity or im poten ce of vol upt as is al s o foun d amo n g

py
s chop ath ic s as l ow id io t s an d c,r et in s The s e p atie n t s l ack .

the un der s tan din g of the oppo s ite s ex No men tal excitat ion s .

wil l ther efo r e h ave an y efi ect u pon th em

.
, .

S exu al per v e r sio n is an other p sychos is con n ected w ith im

poten cy of vol u pt as to the oppo s ite s ex .

I mpoten ce of volu pt as is al s o often f oun d in dem en tia .

Somet ime s impoten ce of volu ptas is con gen ital with an in dividual
other wis e n o r m al Th e impoten ce is then an alogous to color
.

bl in dn ess S u ch c ase s ar e exceed in gl y r ar e

. .

I mpoten ce of libido — S im ilar to im poten ce of vol u ptas is

.

the impoten ce of libido Her e the des ir e is power ful the er ec .

,
1 88 LOVE

tion s ar e vigo r ous yet ej acul at ion t akes pl ace with ou t th e u sual
,

accomp an ied lib ido It is an alogou s to the lo ss or imp air

.

men t of the sen s e of taste Idiop ath ic impoten ce of l ibido in .

men is ve r y r ar e It is mos tly foun d as a symptom of s ome

.

other an omaly .

Impoten ce of lib ido ex ist s in cas es of lo s s of tes ticles as ,

in c as tr ate s an d eun u ch s .

As a r ule im po ten ce of l ib ido is met with in men w h o

,

h ave sever ely over t axed the ir b r ain s an d hen ce ar e l es s im

-

p r es s ion abl e th a n w h e n in a n o r m al s t at e of he alth Th e im .

pot en cy is an in dic at io n of an exh austed b r ain wher e the

cen tr es f or exp er ien cin g l ib ido r es ide .

Sometime s the cen t r ipetal n er ves which ser ve f or t r an s

m is s ion of the pleas ur able s en s ation s to the cen tr e s h ave the ir
imp r ess ion ab il ity obtu n ed by exce ss es in ven er e Wh en th e .

n er ve s ar e de r an ged the de sir e is s tr on g the er ectile po wer is

, ,

s uffi c ien t ,
the min d is in con cu r r en ce em is s ion occu r s at th e ,

r ight momen t yet s c ar cel y a vest ige of pleas u r able s ens at ion is
,

exper ien ced du r in g em iss ion The followi n g c as e m ay ser ve as .

a pr ope r ill u str at io n of the n at ur e of th is an om al y .

Mr X ,
. fifty year s of age w as s ed u ced t o t h e p r act i ce of m an u s t ur
.
,

p a ti ou w hen a bo u t th i r teen yea r s old Th e exer ci ses w er e car r i ed ou t .

d ai ly After p u be r ty fr om a bo u t s i xteen t o n i n eteen yea r s of age h e

.
, ,

w as gi v en l es s t o th ese p r ac t i ce s s t i ll on ce a w eek h e cou ld n ot r es i s t ,

of in du l gi n g in h is fa v o r i te p a s t i me At th i s t i me h e bega n t o as s oc i a te .

w i th m er etr i ci ou s w om en Th i s ac ti v i ty a lter n a ted w i th m an u s tu r pa

.

tion un til h e w as for ty year s ol d T her e w er e per iod s of mon th s or .

ev en y ea r s w h i l e l i v i n g in l o ca l i t i e s w h er e t h e o pp or t u n i ty f or n or m a l
,

sex act i v ity w as en t i r el y 1a ck in g w h en h e too k r efuge t o w eekl y pr ac ,

t i ces of m a n us t u r pa t ion A t t h e s ame t i me h e i n d u l ged in exces s e s of

.

men ta l er eth i s m Hi s day d r ea m s on h is lon g w a lk s an d in s l ee pless

.
-

n i ght s w er e fill ed w i th i m a ges a l l ta k en fr om t h e r ea l m o f s ex om e

,
S .

ti m es h e a l so i n d u lged in exces ses of t acti le er o t i ci s m ( man ibu s lu der e

cum gen it a l ibu s m u l l e r u m ) A t t h e age o f fo r ty h e m a r r i ed a v er y
.

a ttr act i v e youn g w oman an d a lt h ou gh h e is gr e a tl y in l ov e w it h h i s

,

w i fe an d tw o ch i ld r en w h o ar r i v ed in t h e co u r s e o f t i m e a n d i s l ea di n g
, ,

a r egu l ar sex l if e s t i ll t h e pl eas u r e exp er ien ced at t h e ej acu l ation is

-
,

p r act i ca lly ni l Wh a t in d uces h im to s ti ll keep up h is s exu a l acti v i ty

.

is t o pleas e h is young wif e .

Her e is a case w her e t h e th r ee poten cies of vol uptas copu ,

 PATHOLOG Y OF S E XUALI T Y 1 89

l ation an d pr ocr eat ion ar e pe r f ectl y in t act an d wher e the p atien t ,

is on l y s u ff e r in g f r om the im pot en cy of exper ie n c in g pleas u r e

or lib ido dur in g h is s ex activ ity I n an other c ase the impoten cy
-
.

of l ibido is complete eve ry t im e the p atien t p r act is es coit ion ,

but is le s s p r on o un ced w hen the act is r epeated within an hour

afte r the fi r st exe r c is e .

N th i r ty fi ve yea r s of age a p r om i n en t l aw yer is s ufl er in g

'

Mr . .
,
-
, ,

fr om a sev er e a tta ck o f n eu r as th en i a f or t h e l a s t th r ee year s t h e ,

r ea ter p a r t o f w h i ch h e s p en t in s a n i t a r i a A s a boy h e p r ac t i sed

g
mas tu r b at ion t o s ome exten t bu t q u it e m od er a tel y Th e s ymp t om s ar e
, .

r ea tl y p r o n ou n ce d in t h e m o r n i n g a n d a r e m a n i fe s ted b y a gen er a l
g ,

ma l aise p r es su r e in t h e h ea d bu l gi n g o f t h e eyes tr em or o f t h e h an d s
, , , ,

p r es s ur e in t h e r ectu m in t h e p r os tat i c r egi on an d bu r n i n g at t h e ti p

, ,

of t h e pen is a fter u r i n a t i n g Th e p r es s u r e in t h e r ectum is r el eav ed

.

t h e d a y fo ll ow i n g co i t i on b u t r etu r n s in aggr a v a ted for m on t h e s econ d

,

day . A t t h e s am e t i m e a m ucu s l i k e sed i m en t a pp ea r s in t h e u r i n e

-

w h ich on r ep ea ted exam i n a t i o n s s h ow ed t o con s i s t of oxal a te of l i m e

, , .

F o r t h e l as t f ew y ea r s ej ac u l a t i on in con ca r n a tion e
, t a k es , ,

pl ace w i thou t an y tr ac e of l i b i do Bu t i f t h e act i s r epeated w i th i n an

.

h our t h e p atien t exper i en ces s ome pl eas u r e F or th i s r eas on t h e p atien t

, .

a lw a y s ex er ceb at con cu b it um h i s in h o r a w h i ch ser v ed t o a ggr av a t e h is

n eur os is .

In
ome p at ien ts the l ib ido is on ly dim in ished I n ex
s .

t r eme nar r own e s s of the p r ep u ce the ple as u r e in c iden t to se xual

r el at io n is s li ht The tho h d o l ec tl pe fo med
g au r . a n y r e n y r r on

a man th ir ty t wo year s old c ir c umc is ion to c u r e th is an om al

-
, , y ,

altho u gh it is s aid th at in pe r s on s wh o h ave been cir cum cized

, ,

f or r itu al con s ide r ation s th e l ib ido is mu ch s l igh te r th an in thos e

,

n ot cir cum cized I n the l atte r the cove r in g of the gl an s is

.
,

alm os t a m u cous memb r an e an d is ve r y s en s itive w hile in ,

cir cumcized people the cove r in of the l i lm os t ve r it abl e

g g an s s a a

s kin an d h as lo s t it s fi n e r s en s ib il it ie s .

I mpot en ce of pr ocr ea tion — Th e type of impo te n ce most ,

fr equ en tly met with bu t r ar el y com pl ain ed of by m en is t h e ,

impoten ce of p r op agat io n Almo st fifty per cen t of al l c as es

. .

of ab s ol ut e s ter il ity in m ar r ied cou ples ar e c aus ed by th is

an om aly in m en .

Con gen ital an d acquir ed defor mi t ies of the gen it al s may

often caus e im poten ce of pr oc r eat ion All cas tr ates even those .
,
1 90 LOVE

oper ated l ater in l ife as the S koptzies in Russ ia ar e of cour s e

, , , ,

im poten t f or p r oc r eat ion al tho u gh if the pen is h as been left in

,

t act they ar e ve ry vigor o us sexu ally f or a cer t ain t ime an d ar e

, , ,

ver y s al aciou s An or ch is m u s cr yt or ch ism u s atr ophy of the t es

.
, ,

t iolas t umo r s of the tes ticles comp r ess ion by hyd r ocele in flam
, , ,

m ation o s s ific ation t u ber c u lo s is an d c an cer of the p r os t ate m ay

, , ,

caus e impoten ce of p r oc r e at io n w ithou t imp air in g the power of

cop ul at io n .

Some epis padias an d hypo s padias m ay cau se im poten ce of

p r oc r eati on When the open in g is ver y f ar back the emiss ion
.
,

w ill t ake pl ace o u ts ide of the v agin a .

A sper m ia whether idiopath ic or acqu ir ed w ill al w ays c au s e

, ,

im poten ce of p r o cr eat ion I n the co n gen ita l for m o f as per m ia

.

al l the gen ita l o r gan s s eem to f un ct ion ate n o r m all y st ill n o ,

ej acu l at ion t ak es pl ace .

I n the acq uir ed fo r m of as pe r m ia both ej acu l ato r y du ct s

ar e obl ite r ated as a r ule th r ough suppur at ive p r o s tat it is or
, ,

tu ber c ulos is of the p r o stat ic gl an d I n both dis eas e s the gl an du .

l ar t iss u e is f r equ en tl y de s t r oyed .

A sper m ia may al so be du e to n eu r asthen ia as the follo w in g

c as e m ay show
Mr S tw en ty fou r year s o f age h as been tr ea ted a bou t t w o y ea r s
. .
,
-
,

p r ev i ou s ly f or n oc tu r n a l po ll u ti on s T hey h appen ed ev er y n i ght on ce o r

.

tw i ce an d w ea ken ed t h e p at i en t in su ch a degr ee tha t h e w a s un able t o

per for m a n y k i n d o f w or k E lec tr i c tr ea tm en t hy d r other a peu t i cs an d
.
, ,

s o m e m ed i c i n a l to n i cs r es t o r ed h im t o h e a lth Th e po llu t i o n s h a ppe n ed .

on ce in th r ee t o fo u r w ee k s on l y A yea r l a ter t h e p a tien t ca lled aga i n

.
,

th i s t i m e com pl a i n i n g o f w ea kn ess in sexu a l pow er After a f ew w eek s .

’

t r ea tm en t t h e i m p r o v em en t w a s s u ch th a t t h e p a t i en t w a s l os t s i ght of .

S ix m o n th s l a te r t h e p a t i en t r et u r n ed w i th t h e com pl a i n t of s u f
f er in g fr o m a s p e r m i a a n d l ack o f or gas m He is er ot i c an d h e h a s .
,

s t r on g v i go r o u s e r ec t i o n s bu t n o m a tter h ow l on g h e r em a i n s in
,

in it u ej a cu l at i on d oes n ot ta k e pl ace Th e p a t i en t f a ll s back fr o m s h ee r

, .

ex h au s t i on so m et i m es m en t u l a t o m emb r o
, w ithou t bein g able t o b r i n g ,

i t t o a n ej a cu l a t i on an d o r gas m .

In th is c as e the as per mia is du e to a cer tain n er vous w eak

n es s of a n eu r as then ic n at u r e Th e p atien t h as n o s tr ictur es .
,

an d h is te s t icle s ar e in t act .

As per m ia is s ometim es fo un d in st r ict ur es of the u r eth r a .

 PATHOLOGY O F S E XUALITY

In su ch cas es the s em en flow s backw ar d in to the bl adde r .

I n co m p ar is o n w ith azoos per m ia as a cau se of im poten ce,

of p r ocr eat ion all the othe r d es c r ibed an om al ies ar e of a gr eat

,

r ar it
y.

I n azoo sper m ia ej ac ul at io n an d o r gasm ar e pe r fectl y n o r mal ,

bu t th e s em en sh ow s u n d er the mi cr o s cop e the ab s en ce of s pe r

, ,

m at ozoa . Azoos per m ia is s om etim es t em por ar il y foun d aft er

exces s es in in itu aut s tu pr o m an u .

Per m an en t azoos p er m ia is as a r ul e cau s ed by in flam m a

, ,
'

t io n s of the test icle s or of th e ep ididymis Thes e b ilater al ia .

A z oos p er m i a .

l , Boet t ch er s cr s ta l s ; 2 , am lo d bod e s ; 3 , h
y y i i y li bod i es ; 4 l ecith i n ;
7u r eth r a l ep i the l ium
’
a ne ,

5 , tes t cu l a r ce ll s ; 6 , p r o s t a t c ep t h e l u m ;
i i i i ,
.

flamm at ion s of the tes ticles or of the v as a ep ididym is ar e alm o s t

al w ays the r e s u l t of go n o r r hoe a The v asa defer en t ia ar e oh
.

liter at ed an d im per vious Th e ej ac ulated s emen con s ists on ly

.

of t h e s ecr et io n s o f t h e s em in a l v es icl es of t h e p r o s t at ic gl an d s
,

an d of the ur eth r al l an d s
g .

The s p er m ato zo a b ein g absen t the s per m a is m u ch t h in n er

,

th an in the n or m al s t ate T h e abs en ce of the s per m atozoa an d

.

’
their m ovem en t s is al s o the c au s e wh y the Boett ch er s c ryst al s
us u all fo r m m u ch e ar l ier ; they appe ar w ith in h alf an ho ur
y
aft e r ej acu l at ion an d in a con s ide r able amoun t They often .

cover alm os t the en t ir e micr os copic al field I n the n o r mal s emen .

1 92 L O VE

the movem en t of the s per m ato zo a p r ev en ts the ear ly for m ation

of t h e c r yst al s ; th ey appear after s ever al hou r s s tan din g an d ’

ar e few e r in n u m b er Th e th in azoos per m at ic s em en is mo r e

.

tr an s p ar en t an d w ater y an d con tain s m or e ep ithel ia an d f at than

n o r m al s emen .

The p atien t is as a r u le un aw ar e of h is an o maly It is

, , .

often d is cover ed after h is w ife h as un d er go n e in n u m er able t r eat

men ts f or h er s uppos ed ste r il ity If the an o mal y h as been c au sed .

by gon o r r hoea with t h e accom p an yin g in fl amm ation of the

tes ticles epid idym it is or s per m at ic fun icul it is the lo s s is al
, , ,

m os t ir r e m ed iabl e T h e r ev el at ion t o t h e cou pl e of th eir doom

.

to ch ildles s n es s is on e of the m an y t r aged ies pl ayed in t h e

doctor s o ffi ce
’
.

I mpo t en ce of copu la t io n — T h e an o m aly m o s t com pl ain ed

.
,

of wh ich dr ive s the p at ien t to s eek med ic al help is the impo

,

ten ce of cop u lation It is the an om al y wh ich s t r ikes the h ar dest

.

blow to m as cul in e v an ity It is a p sychologic al fact t h at mos t

.

m en ar e p r o u d of their pot en cy of copu l ation an d feel gr ea tly

h um il iat ed wh en the sam e is im peded A wom an w ill n ot s eldo m .

discus s w ith h er fr ien ds the double ovar io tomy per for med u pon
h er but t h e m an dep r ived of h is tes ticles w ill n eve r men tio n
,

th e fact of h is cas tr at ion to h is cl os es t fr ien ds .

The im poten ce of cop u l at ion is best div ided in to four types :

1 ) O r gan ic impoten ce .

2 ) S ymptom atic or p ar al yt ic im po ten ce

, .

3 ) P s ych ic a ) t r an s ito r y b ) r el at ive c ) tem po r ar y im p o

, , ,

4) Aton ic im poten ce .

Or ga n ic impoten ce m ay be con gen ital or q d A mon g ac u ir e .

the con gen ital fo r m s ar e tot al abs en ce of the pen is Small n es s .

of the pen is m ay al s o be the c aus e of impoten ce althou gh th is ,

c aus e h as been s omewh at exagger ated by mos t wr iter s The male .

e n e at i ve o n n the G r eek t at ue s ar e in co m p ar is o n w ith

g r r
ga s o s

the size of t h e other p ar t s qu it e sm all St ill if the sm alln e s s .

,

oe s b eyo n d a c er tain de gr ee it w ill c au s e im pote n ce I n th e

g .

s ame w ay en l ar geme n t of th e pen is beyo n d a ce r tain degr ee w ill

al s o r es u lt in im poten ce A dhe s ion s of the pen is to the n e ighbo r

.

in g p ar ts or tor sion of th e pen is will r en der in tr om is s ion

 PATH O LOGY OF S E XUALITY 1 93

po s si ble . Con gen ital ab s en ce of t h e tes t icles is al w ays aecom

p a n ied by lo s s of p o w er .

Amon g the acqu ir ed defor m it ies ar e cou n ted n eopl asm s of

t h e pen is eleph an t ias is an d th e des tr u ct ion of the pe n is th r ou gh
, ,

ulce r at io n Syph il is an d t uber culo sis of the te st icle s ar e gen

.

er ally de s t r u ct ive t o v ir il it Re m ov al of the te s t icl es eve n if

y .
,

op er ated l ater in l ife 1 s afte r a ce r t ain t ime follo wed by at r oph y ,

of the pen is an d impoten ce I n d ur ation s an d os s ifi cat ion s of .

th e c ave rn ous bod ies le ad as a r ule to impot e n ce , ,

.

S ymp tom a tic i mpot en ce — The o r gan ic type of im poten ce is

.

r el at ivel
y ve r
y r ar e The othe r t y
.pe s ym ptom at ic impote n ce , ,

is often er met w ith It is fou n d in cer eb r al dis eas e s d iabet es

.
, .

t abes dor s al is ch r oni c n eph r it is ext r eme obes it as ch r on ic r h eu

, , ,

mat ism ch r o n ic alcoholis m an d in the c ach ex ies of an aem ia

, ,

cholaem ia an d u r aemia Bu t s in ce the des ir e fail s with the

.

failur e of pow er s u ch p at ien t s r ar el y s eek m ed ical aid f or th is

,

an om aly T hey con su l t the phys ic ian f or their o r igin al ail m en t

.

w h ich is of f ar gr e at er im por t an ce to th em th an the lo s s of

pow er They men tion this an om aly onl y in the cour s e of the
.

an amn e s is .

Sym ptomat ic impoten ce is as a r ule par alyt ic in for m , ,

.

Libido is mor e or les s ab sen t an d if emis sion s ever occu r they ,

t ake pl ace withou t e r ect ion or pleas ur e I n the p ar alytic fo r m .

of im pot en ce n oct ur n al er ect ion s ar e ab s en t n or do e r ection s ,

occu r at an y other t im e This s ign is alm o s t pathogn omon ic of

.

this type If the v agin a is ve r y w ide an d in t r om iss ion w it l

.
,

s e mi e r ect io n sho uld be e ff ected

-
ej ac u l at ion does n ot come in ,

jet s bu t s lo w ly The fu n ction of the b ulbo c aver n o su s m u s cle i

.
-

imp air ed hen c e n o ej ac u l ation with fo r ce in a jet is po s sibl e bu t

, ,

a s low d r ibbl in g fr om t h e m e at us t ak es pl ace .

I n p ar alytic im pot en ce the gen ital s ar e mor e or les s w ith

er ed The s k in of pen is an d s cr ot um is al m o st an aes thetic
. .

The en tir e u r ethr a is in sen s ible the s ou n d pas ses in to the blad ,

der with the gr eate st e ase The s k in of the th igh in the vicin ity .

of the gen it al s is mor e s en s it ive to el ect r ic cu rr en t s th an th at

of pen is an d s cr ot um The follow in g h is tor y w ell ill us tr ates a
.

typ ic al c ase of p ar al yt ic symptom atic impoten ce

1 94 L OVE

Mr H , 45
. yea r s of age a w id ow er w ith on e ch ild con t r act ed lu es
.
, ,

fifteen yea r s pr ev i ous ly an d w as app ar en t ly cu r ed a fte r t w o yea r s tr ea t ’

men t For t h e l as t t w o t o th r ee year s h e began t o s uff er f r om s hoo tin g

.

pa i n s a r ou n d t h e a bd omen ( G fi r t e l s ch mer z ) a n d in h is legs M i ctu r i t i on .

is f r eq u en tly u r gi n g an d t h e s tr eam is s low , Th e k n ee j er k s a r e gr eatly .

-

exa gge r a te d T h e p a ti en t s ga i t is s t i ll n o r m a l a n d h e does n o t s h ow

’
.
,

an y ot h er s i gn of t a bes d or s a li s Abou t t h e t i me w h en t h e pain s fi r s t

.

a ppe a r ed h e a l s o n o ti ced a cer ta i n w ea kn es s in er ec t i on an d p r em a tu r e

,

ej acu l at i on He began th en t o ass ociate w ith mer etr iciou s wo men w h o

.

p r acti sed on h im f ell at r icia or in s er ti o fasc i n i in os Fr om th i s ,

.

t i me t h e impo ten ce in cr ea s ed an d is now compl ete For t h e l as t tw o .

yea s h e n ev er h a d even n octu r n a l er ect i on s T h e pen i s is in a s ta te

r .

of a tr o phy an d is n ow of t h e s ize of a boy s fo ur teen t o fifteen year s ’

, ,

of a ge T h e s k in of t h e pen i s is s h i el ed a n d co l d
. T h e gl an s is p a l e
r v . .

Th e en t i r e s k i n of t h e pen i s an d scr otum is q u i te an aes th et i c t o th e

g a l v an i c c u r r en t An appl i ca ti on of abou t fifteen m i ll i am pe r es in
.

s t r en gth w h i ch p r od uced a n u l cer a t i on b b i l f lt ’

, y u r n n g w as sca r ce y e by ,

t h e p a t i en t Th e far adi c r eaction is n o r m al

. .

h i
P s yc c impo en ce
t — The mode of impoten ce kn own as
p sychic is a ver y fr equen t an om aly It is the diseas e of the .

cultur ed classes Th e action of th e n e r vi e r igen tes is in com

.

p l et e in p s ych ic impote n ce an d t h e co m plete r el axa ti o n of t h e ,

co r po r a c avern os a does n ot take pl ace Hen ce a s ufficien t quan .

tity of blood can n ot en ter the er ect ile t iss u e to exer t p r es s ur e

on the o utgo in g ve in s T h e co r pora caver n osa become small er
.

an d har de r at the cr it ical momen t an d do n ot admit the en t r an ce

of the blood Th e di amete r of the pen is becomes les s th an th at

.

of the gl an s The pen is feel s car til agin o u s an d th e skin is

.
,

foun d in tr ans ver s e folds thr ough the con tr act ion of the cor
po r a c aver n osa Hen ce er ect ions ar e feeble or en tir ely wan tin g
'

at the c r itical m o m e n t When the p at ien t is lyin g in bed alon e

.

he h as in d ist in ction f r om aton ic im poten ce qu ite vigo r ous

, ,

e r ections .

Psych ic impot en ce is t r an s itor ily foun d als o in healthy in

dividu al s when they ar e in a s tate of agitat ion The mor e .

agit at ed the p at ien t is the mo r e the pe n is sh r in k s I n p s ych ic

,
.

impoten ce if the w ife is of an exceedin gl y p as s ion ate d is posi

,

tion sh e w ill m ake advan ces an d may oft en evoke pow er ful
,

er ections wh er eas the w ife s in d iff er en ce w ould caus e impot en ce

,
’

I n this way th is for m of im pot en ce is often on ly r el at ive .

 PATHOL O G Y O F S E XUALI T Y 1 95

With on e wom an the in ab il ity in j un gen di is complete wh ile th e ,

vir il e po wer is exube r an t in con carn atione with an othe r As a .

r ule ,
the p atien t wh o h as r eached the c r itic al age of fifty to
s ixt y does n o t s u cceed in h is co n j u gal d u tie s but is able com
,

m iscer i m er etr icis au xilio The in diff er en ce of t h e wife wh o

.
,

as a r u le is abo u t for t y to fif ty year s of age an d h as

,

eithe r p as s ed or is very n e ar the cl imacter ium accoun ts f or ,

.

t h e h us b an d s im pot en ce in h er com p an y
’
S u ch m en ar e able to .

p e r fo r m the ac t o nl
y w h en the w o m an act ivel
y or at leas t ch ee r

fully an d w ill in gly yields her self Th e sulle n s up in e po sition .

,

of the fr igid w ife is n ot en ou gh to hold a man s love fo r ever ’

.

Tempo r ar y psych ic impoten ce of shor t d ur at ion is somet imes

m et w ith in n ew ly mar r ied m en th r o ugh lack of con fiden ce .

When abo u t to be m ar r ied the b r oodin gs ove r thin gs to come ,

over s tim ul ate the inh ibitor y cen tr es in the b r ain As a r esul t .
,

at the c r it ic al momen t the pe n is gr ad u ally s h r in k s gr o w s s m al

, ,

l er an d m ove s in a w o r m l ike m an n er in the co ur se of its -

dimin u tion .

Th e followin g cas e may s er ve as an il l us t r ation f or s uc h

Mr . year s of age h a d s ufi er ed fr om gon or r hoe a a f ew year s

S .
, 23 ,
'

p r ev i ou s ly He h a s p r acti sed s t u p r um m an u m od er a te ly at t h e t im e of
.

pu ber ty La ter on h e as s oc i a ted cum mer et r icibu s He a lw ay s con

. .

s ider ed h i m s e lf h e a lth y T h e sem i n a l d i sc h ar ge w as s om ew h a t pr e ~

.

cipit a t ed bu t t h e p a t i en t a tt r i bu ted th i s ph en om en on t o h is ex t r a or di
,

na r y s t r en gth an d w as r a th er p r ou d o f i t When h e becam e en gaged to .

h is p r esen t w i fe h e abs ta i n ed h en cefo r th fr om i ll i c i t r el at i on s Tw o .

d ays befor e t h e co n s u lta t i on t h e p at i en t m a r r i ed an d u pon app r oac h i n g ,

h is youn g b r i de fou n d th a t t h e er ct i on w a s t oo w ea k t o t r a n s gr es s t h e
, e

v i r i n a l po r ta l s A ft h i fi t f i l r y r e pea ted a ttem p t ca u sed

g e r s r
. s a u r e e v e ,

t h e pen i s t o s h r i n k a l m o s t h a lf t h e n o m a l s i e o f t h e fl a cc i d con d i ti on
r z .

T h e w i fe s gen i ta l s w e e pe r f ect l v n o r m a l S h e d id n ot s ufi er f r om
’ '

r .

va
g i n i s m T h . p u t i s u gg e s
er at ie c d a m d i c i n a l
onto n i c
an( u t a l i q u i d e

fi a t ) r emov ed t h e an om a l y in a f ew d a y s .

In th is c as e t h e an aph r odis iac of fea r after th e fi rs t failur e

w as the c au s e of the impote n ce .

Psych ic im poten ce is s ometimes pr es en t f or a shor t t im e

after lon n tin u ed ab s t in e n ce in men w h o f or s ome r e as o n hav e
g co

i n ter r u pt ed the ir r egul ar s exu al r el at ion s Youn g m en wh o have .

 96 LO VE

ne ver h ad yet an y sex r el at ion s ar e n ever aff ected by me r e ab sti

n emce . Psych ic impoten ce is n ot seldom fo un d in m en w ith a
cer tain voc at ion r equir in g gr e at men tal str ain as l iter ar y m en , ,

bookw or m s m athem atician s en gin eer s etc

, , ,
.

E xt r em e e xc itemen t an d de s ir e m ay c au s e t empo r ary im

pot en ce The n umber of s t imuli ar r iv in g fr om the br ain is too
.

v as t an d p ar alyzes the c en tr e of er ect ion A violen t lover w h o .

,

h as f or a lon g t im e r ep r es s ed h is des ir e s pl un ges h is en t ir e ,

or gan ism in the momen t of their r eal ization in to a kin d of

, ,

ecs t asy H is s ou l i e th e im m ater ial p ar t of h is b ein g con

.
,
. .
, ,

cen t r at es in the object of h is de s ir e s all h is fo r ce an d v ital ity .

He appear s en ti r ely to for get h is or gan s w h ich o r din ar ily ser ve

to t r an smit h is des ir es It is hen ce fi r s t n eces sary f or h im th at
.

eve r yt h in g be r es tor ed to th e or din ar y ch an n el th at the mo r al ,

over exc it at ion ceas es or th at it r etur n s at le as t to the n orm al

-

t ype of s impl e exc itat ion befo r e the cen tr e of e r ection w ill h av e
,

pow e r to exer cise its f un ct ion .

Wan t of r es pon siven es s f r om t h e m at e h as s om et im es a dis

adv an t ageous e ff ect u pon the m an Hen ce ob s tacle s on the s ide .
,

of the w om an w ill n ot s eldom c au se p sych ic impot en ce The

,
.

h isto r y of the follo win g c as e is ch ar acteristic of th is k in d of

d istur ban ces
A you g m ed i ca l s tu den t m ade t h e acq u a i n tan ce of a youn g gi l
n r

w h o h a d p r e i o u s ly gi en b i r th t o a ch i ld
v v T h e gi r l d i d n o t w a n t t o .

r ev ea l h er s ecr et t o h er l ov er a n d fear i n g th a t a s a m ed i ca l s t u d en t
, , ,

h e m i ght d i s co er h er s ec r e t i n in it u
v sh e r efu s ed t o gr an t h im ,

h er f av o r On e ev enin g w h il e a lon e w ith h er in h is r oom h e tr i ed

.
,

h ar d t o accompl i s h h is des i r e by per s u a s i on car es s es an d o th er m ean s , , .

When j u s t at t h e p o i n t to br ea k h er r es i stan ce t h e er ect i on su dden ly ,

cea sed a n d t h e pen i s s h r un k t o h a lf it s n o r m a l s i ze

,
F r om th i s momen t .

h e s ufi er ed fr om com pl ete impo ten ce E v en n octu r n a l er ect ion s did

'

n o t ta k e pl ac e a n y l on ger T h e im po ten ce r es i s ted ev er y k i n d of t r ea t

.

m en t u n t i l o n e day t h e gi r l w r o te t h e p a tien t th a t s h e w as n ow w i ll i n g
. , ,

t o yi e ld t o h is des i r es At t h e fi r s t m eet i n g fo llow i n g t h e le tter pu el l a

.
,

t en t a v it ac t i v el y t o ar ou s e h i s p a s s i on an d h e s u cceed ed in h av in g a ,

pow er fu l er ecti on ac t ion is per agen do Fr om th i s momen t h e w as cu r ed .

f r om h is a i l m en t a n d en j oyed h i s fu ll v i r i le p ow er of for m er days .

Th is c ase shows the vast in fl uen ce the p syche is wiel din g

v
e en upo n the un co n s c iou s s tate of th e b r ain d ur in le p T h
g s e e .
 PA T HOLO GY O F S E XU ALI TY 19 7
s t im u l at io n of the in h ib ito r y cen t r e w as so s tr o n
g a s to p r even t
even the occu r r en ce of n octur n al e r ectio n s .

I n il l icit r el at io n s the fe ar of s u r p r is e or of in fect io n sh ame

, ,

or lo athi n g m ay h ave in h ib ito r y e ff ect s u pon the ce n tr e of er ec

tion an d c ause p sych ic im poten ce .

Viol en t s hocks to the n e r vo us sys tem as gr eat f r ight p ain , , ,

or gr ief etc , an d all othe r s t r on g emot ion s w h ich of ten aff ec t

.
,

the ur in ar y system by cau s in g t em po r ar y fr eq uen t m ictu r ition ,

polyur ia or glycos u r ia m ay al s o give r ise to dist ur b an ces of the

, ,

s exual f un ct io n s an d c au s e p sych ic impoten ce of a tr an s ito r y

n at ur e .

—
Over es tim at ion of the diffi cu lt ies of defi or at ion s om et imes
c aus es tem por ary im poten ce in n er vou s n ew ly m ar r ied m en .

The t imidity of in exper ien ce m ay in the s ame w ay h ave the

eff ec t of an an aph r odis iac .

Somet im e s the exagger ated ven er ation of h is youn g w ife

m ay cau s e te m po r ar y lo ss of v igor in the you n g h u s b an d The .

th ought th at su ch an ex alted per s on al ity as h is youn g in n ocen t ,

w ife shou ld h ave to s ub m it to s u ch an in d igni ty ( n ot a f ew

,

h ave th is s tr an ge opin ion of the con j ugal act ) wor k s as an ,

in h ib it ion of the p r ope r per fo r m an ce of t h e act .

The m os t f r equen t c au s e of p sych ic impoten ce is the th ought

of failu r e An acc iden t al s in gle f ailur e thr ough the tempor ar y
.

ab u s e of alcohol t ob ac co co ff ee or tea or th r o u gh in ten s e desir e

, , ,

m ay occ u r some day wh ich in the he alth y m an w oul d p ass

, ,

un n oticed But the n er vou s man w ill begin to b r ood ove r th is

.

failur e an d this b r oodin g wi ll p r even t the fo r m ation of assoc ia

,
r

tive p aths in the b r ain at every s ub s equ en t attem pt of co itio n .

I n n er vo us men the im agin at ion h av in g on ce become imp r es s ed

, ,

with gr ou n dles s fear s m ay r etain th em w ith e xt r eme ten ac ity

,

an d b us i t s elf w ith co t a t b ood i i ol it d ov r t h e f an

y n s n r n g n s u e e

cied ill s Thu s a di sor de r of adj u s tmen t is es t abl is hed an d a

.
,

p sychic tr aum a is cr eated th r ou gh the s ub con s c ious eff ects of

,

cr yptogr amm ic n er ve cur r en t s Th is p sych ic tr aum a is t r an s

-
.

l ated in to fear again The subcon scio u s cer eb r al p r oce ss es lead

.

to the for m at ion of ideas l ater r ec all able in mem o r y T hes e

,
.

mor bid ide as becom e the s ubs tr atum of fut u r e an x iety att ack s -
.

A p athological s tate is thus in d uced whe r e the n atu r al cou r s e of

1 98 LOVE

er e ct ion f ail s t o follow the s ex ual excitem en t I n th is way a .

ver it able dis eas e is pr odu ced w her e ther e is a s tr on g desir e with
,

ou t fu ll po w e r E ver y addit ion al fail ur e p r ovokes mor e in ten se

.

br ood in gs wh ich ar e n atu r all y again the cau s e of failu r e Thus .

a vic io us c ir cle is cr e ated w h ich m a r en d e r an occ as ion al in n o

y
cen t f ail u r e a pe r m an en t impoten cy .

A ton ic im pot en ce — The m os t fr eq u en t for m of impoten ce

”
o f cop ul at io n in fact the im mt en ce par excellen ce
, ,
is the ,

at on ic impoten ce Th is is the impoten c y wh ich is gen er ally

.

cau sed by ven er eal excess es either in copul at ion mast u r bat ion , , ,

m en t al er eth ism f r ust r ate er ot ic is m or las t bu t n ot le as t con

, , ,

j ugal on an ism or coit us in ter r u ptus The s e excess es cause the .

exh au s tio n of the cen t r e of e r ect ion ir r itation of the cen tr e of ,

ej ac ulat ion an d a deb il it at ion an d en er vat ion of the gen ital

n e r ve s
. F or w hen the l um b ar cen tr e of er ectio n fail s to r es po n d ,

ther e is a deficien cy in activity exc itab ility mobility an d ton ic ity , , ,

of the en t ir e gen ital app ar atu s .

I n t h e a to n ic f o r m o f im po t en ce c o n dit ion s of abso l ute

im poten cy ar e q uite r ar e Ab s ol ute im poten ce is m o s tly foun d
.

in the p ar alytic form w h ich is c au s ed by cer ebr os pin al an d n er v

ous d is eases I n the atoni c an om aly the v as t m ajo r ity of cas es
.

ar e of p ar t ial impoten ce .

The im poten ce du e to w eakn es s is dis tin gu ished by pr em a

tu r e ej acu l ation an d th e s ub s eq u en t immediat e sub siden ce of
er ect ion Som et im es a vigo r ous er ect ion ceas es su dden ly befor e
.

e miss ion h as occ u r r ed an d the pen is becomes completely fi accid

,

an d s h r ivel s to h alf it s n o r m al s ize befo r e the en t r an ce in to th e

v agiii a. When ej acu l ation doe s l ater occu r it takes place with
ou t e r ect ion or ple as ur able s en sat ion s Not s eldom the en tr an ce .

in to the v agin a is eff ected w ith good er ect ion bu t w hen abo u t ,

to begin th e act the pen is su dden ly wilts th e wilt in g either f ol

, ,

low ed by ej aculation or n ot The followin g case illust r ates th e .

or din ar y symptom s

Mr . L .
, 45 year s of a ge, h app i ly mar r i ed , an d father of sev er al

chi ld r en w a s a lw ays h ea lth y an d s t r on g an d h ad n ev er h ad gon or r hoea

,

or s ph i l i s bu t h ad fr ee l y m a s tu r ba te d w h en h e w as youn g H e a lw ays
y ,
.

con s i d er ed h i m s e lf a po w er fu l m an He is gi ven t o at hl et i cs h or s e
. .

back r id i n g ba ll pl ayi n g sw i mm i n g r ow i n g et c For m e l ast y ear

, , , , .
 PATH O LO GY OF S E XU ALI T Y 1 99

th e pa t i en t t i ced a cer ta i n w eak n es s in h is poten cy As soon as h e

no .

en ter s th e v agi n a ej a cu l a t i o n ta k es pl ace a t on ce an d is foll ow ed by

,

i mm ed i a te fi a ccid it y of t h e p en is S om eti m es w h i le tr yi n g in t r om is
.
,

s i on ,t h e er ec t i o n cea s es l i k e a s h o t an te p o r t as Wh en h e does n ot .

t r y con gr es s u s t h e er ect i on l as t s m u ch lo n ger T h e p a t i en t s w i fe h as

’
.

been of a r ath er fr i gi d n atu r e n ever as k i n g o r ca r i n g f or con ca r n at io

, .

Bu t r ec en tl y s h e seems a t tim es t o h av e r a th er a cer ta i n l on gi n g f or t h e

em br a ce T h i s fact m ak es t h e p a t i en t feel d oubly m i s er a bl e n ot to
.
,

s u ccee d w h en t h e p a r t n er seem s t o d es i r e a n d en j o t h i it u s
, y e n .

Th is cas e is on e of thos e wher e object ively ther e is ver y little

to d is cove r I n s ome case s of aton ic impoten ce the patien ts
.

s h o w n e u r asthen ic or cer eb r as then ic s mpto m s The u de l i

y n r y g
n .

c au s e of the im poten ce as a r u le deter m in es the sym ptom com

, ,
-

plex of the cas e If the c aus e of the impoten ce is excess in

.

m as tur bation the c as e w ill s how al l the sym ptom s of the typ ical
,

m as tur b ator Th e l atter is gen er ally small emac iated hollow

.
, ,

ch ested th in n ecked an d w eak k n eed He show s deep s et eye s

,
- -
.
-

an d p ale hollo w ch ecks The pen is an d tes ticles ar e sm all The

. .

p en is is cold an d sh r iveled The p at ien t h as a bad taste in h is .

m out h an d s uff e r s fr om w in ds in h is stom ach

,
He al so s u ff er s .

f r om ob st in ate con st ip ation an d col ick y p ain s in the bo wel s He .

compl ain s of p alp it ation of the hear t sho r tn ess of b r eath an d ,

of a b ur n in g s en sation in h is ar m s He s uff e r s fr om lo ss of .

memor y an d fr om t in n itus aur ium The patie n t al s o shows a .

ce r t ain m o r al ab as em e n t in co n t r oll able r e s tle ss n e ss c ar ele s sn es s

, ,

in d r e ss an d pe r s on an d sh ambl in g in gait The h ist o r y of th e .

fol l owin g c as e is th at of a typic al m astu r b ator

Mr . C . is 3 1 yea r s of i d At t h e ti m e of puber t y
a ge a n d u n m a r r e . ,

w hen h e w a s 1 4 ol d h e bega n t o p r act i s e s tu p r um m an u

y ea r s ,
Se .

s t u pr a bat m an u th r ee
t o fo u r ti mes d a i l y Wh en tw en ty year s of .

age h e began t o a ss ociate cu m m er et r icibu s B ut t h e n atu r a l in itus .

d i d n ot s eem t o s a tis fy h im Pos t om n em in it um m an u se s t u pr abat

. ,

in add i ti on as s oon a s h e r each ed h is r es i d en ce

,
Th r ee year s ago .

be con t r a cted gon or r h oea fr om w h i ch h e s u fi er ed a w h o l e yea r S in ce

'

.
,

a yea r h e n o t i ce d a cer ta i n w ea k n es s in h is po te n cy He i s a ble t o efi ect

'

in tr om i s s i on b u t befor e h e ca n begi n t h e act ej acu l a ti on w i th ou t t h e

, ,

lea s t tr ace of l i b i d o ta kes pl ace foll ow ed by im med ia te fi accidit y of t h e

,

i s H e h as s o m e e r ec t i o n s in t h e mo r n i n g bu t th ey ar e n ot com p let e
p e n .

a s in for m er t i m es .

When the cau s e of the aton ic impoten ce w as ven er eal ex

20 0 L O VE

cess es or gon or r hoeal p r o statitis the lon g kept up con gest ion of ,
- -

the pr o stat ic u r eth r a an d of the coll iculu s leads to gen er al r eflex

exc itabil ity to a h igh degr ee of n er vo usn es s cer ebr asthen ia an d
, , ,

n e u r as the n ia T h e zollicu l u s bein g an o r gan w h ich fin d s it s

.

an alogue in the f em al e i t er u s it s co n s t an t ir r it at ion w ill show ,

phen om en a in m en u s u al l y fo u n d in in ten s el y h yster ical w om en

,

on ly .

The impoten t m en gen er ally ch an ge the ir en t ir e psychic

n at u r e .They become t imid m o r o s e solit ar y melan cholic hypo , , , ,

ch on dr ical an d d es po n de n t They ar e dis co n ten ted peev ish i11

.
, ,

h um o r ed an d ev in ce either bl un ted or in o r din ate s ex u al de s ir e s

,
.

They show p r ofou n d agitat io n at th e sl ightes t excitemen t Th e .

pat ien t s ar e t r oubled with in s om n ia or un r efr es hed sleep an d

w ith a feel in g of he av in e s s on r is in g The m in d is en f eebled .

an d the mem o r im p a ir ed The me n t l deb il it d d u l n es s

y a y a.n

c au s e in abil ity to collect their tho ugh ts an d th u s en feeble s the

min d in its po w e r of co n cen t r atio n The p atien ts suff er f r o m .

ver t i o in in i t h f r om a f ee l in f f u ln es s in t h e
g s g g
, n e e a rs
g o ,

head fr om asthen op ia dep r e s sion an xiety an d ir r itab il ity They

, , ,
.

often su ff e r fr om p alp itat io n of the hear t sick head aches cold , ,

n e s s of the h an d s an d feet du ll heavy feel in gs a s en s e of , ,

fatigue an d a lo s s of flesh They al s o com plain of cr eep in g sen .

s at ion s in the loin s of p r i ck in in the b ack of t w itch in g an d

g , ,

je r k in g of the mu scles of m us c ul ar w e akn es s of lumb ar p ain

, ,

an d as thm a The in tes t in al c an al show s a gen e r al der an gemen t

.
,

as co ated to n gue poo r app etite s en s e of w eight in the epigas

, ,

t r ium afte r eat in g fl atu len c e s l u ggis hn e ss of t h e bow el s an d

, ,

con s t ipat ion Th e gen er al health of the p atien t is b r oken the

.
,

cou n ten an ce is vac an t an d the gait feeble .

Be s ides the gen er al sym ptoms the gen ito ur in ar y o r gan s ,

-

ar e e s pec ial ly aff ected in ato n ic im pote n ce The ext e rn al gen i .

tals show a ce r t ain flaccidity sh r in k age p alen e ss of the m uco us , ,

m embr an es an d a d im in u t ion of the s en s ibil ity an d electr ic al

ir r it ab il ity The s k in of the pen is is cold sh r iveled an d som e
.
,

wh at in s en s ible to elect r ic al st im u l at ion T h e elect r ic al ir r it a .

bility of the s kin of the t w o h alv es of the s cr ot u m is of a d iff er

en t de gr ee the r ight h alf bein g sometime s mo r e s ens itive th an
,

th e l eft .
 PATH O L OGY O F S E XUALITY 201

Th e test icles ar e often ver y p ain ful an d t ightly dr awn up

again st the extern al abdom in al r in gs The sper m atic cor d often .

s hows an en l ar gemen t of the ve in s ( v ar icocele ) The vas defo

r en s an d the am p u ll a ar e in a s tate of in fl ammat ion .

The s em in al v es icles ar e pl ainl y f el t in dur ated n odul ar an d ,

disten ded with fl uid I n a l ar ge pr opor t ion of cas es the r epeated

.

con ges tion c au se s a ve r itable s em in al ves icu litis T hi s in flam .

mation is n ot s eldom exten ded to the ej acul ator y du cts an d oc

el u des the s ame Th r o ugh th is occlu s ion s per m at ic col ic i e
.
,
. .
,

a s eve r e p ain in the r egi o n of the ve s icle s often s eizes the pa ,

tien t es pe cially after s ome s exu al excitemen t as dan cin g c ar es s

, , ,

in g an d even fl ir tin g
, After s u ch excitemen t a d ull p ain in
.

the r egion of the p r o state an d in the per in eum as w ell as in

t h e te s ticle s s p er m atic co r d s an d in the r ectum is ve r y an n oy
,

in g to the p at ien t E j acu l ation often r emoves the s e p ain s

. F or .

that r eas on the p atien t t r ies to r elieve h im s elf f r om the pain ful
s e n s at ion s by m as t ur b at io n E j ac u l at io n als o r emove s the ir r i
.

tat ion s of the th igh s h ip s an us hypogast r ic r egion an d in the

, , ,

sm all s of the b ack .

The en tir e u r eth r a is ofte n in a st ate of hyper aesthesia an d

p ar aes thes ia an d the p r o stat ic por tion sho ws con gestion an d n ot
,

s eldom an in fl amm at io n of the m u co u s m em b r an e E s pec ially .

the coll ic ul u s is often in a s ever e in fl amm ator y con dition The r e .

is th icken in g s pon gin e s s or p uffi n es s of the p ar ts immedi ately

in volv in g the ej acul ato ry ducts The u r eth r a m an ifests gr eat
.

s en s ib il ity The in t r odu ction of a bou gie p r odu ces un bear able
.

p ain s Th e w ithd r aw al of the s oun d is often followed by s ever al

.

d r op s of blood Th is h ype r t r ophy an d in flam m ation of t h e

.

collicul u s s em in al is is the c au s e of th e ej ac u l at io p r aecox in the

begin n in g of the d is e as e Later on the con dit ion p r ovoke s w eak
.

er ectio n s an d fin ally ej acu l at ion w ith fl accid m em ber b efor e

e n t r an ce in to the v agin a .

The ir r itation of the ur eth r a cau s es hyper s ec r etion of th e -

l d of Litt r é an d C o wpe r wh ich is m ani fes ted b the - l l d

g an s y so ca c

u r eth r o r r hoe a I n ur ethr or r ho ea the s ecr etion is t h in tr an s

.
,

p ar en t per fectly clear an d sticky The s ecr et ion h as n o s per ~

,
.

mat ic odor an d does n ot stain the lin en but s tifi en s it It is , .

seen as a d r op in the mo rn in g at aw akeni n g with an e r ect io n .

2 02 LOVE

The dr op is st icky an d ten ac ious The meatus u r eth r ae st icks .

t ogether . The d r op is n ot r ar ely fo un d in heal thy m en after

v iolen t an d con tin u ous er ection s The s ecr et ion s sho w un der .

the mic r os cope n ot hin g beyon d fr ee m u cous an d col u mn ar an d

pavem en t ep ithelia .

Besides the hyper secr eti on of the u r eth r al glan d s the r e is ,

als o a h pe r sec r et ion of the p r ost ate es pec ial l

y y in p at ie n t s w,
h o

have in dulged in excess es in m as tur b atio n an d in on ani s m ( coitus

in ter r u ptu s ) M as tu r b ation as w ell as o n an ism do n ot give the
.

s am e satis fact io n as n o r m al co ition h en ce con s tan t h an kerin g

,

f or mor e an d ove r in d ul gen ce Pr os t ator r hoea is often fou n d

-
.

after gon o r r hoea when the yellow ish d r op gr adu all y becom es
,

w h itis h floccul en t an d fi n a lly a colo r l ess wat e r y dr op of cl ear

, , ,

s ligh t ly v is c id fl ui d I t is b es t s ee n w hen the lip s of the me atu s

.

ar e held ap ar t .

I n p r os tato r r hoea the d is ch ar ge is n eve r m il ky w h ite or ,

p ur u len t as in p u r e p r o s tatitis M icr os copically th e s low ly dr ied

.

s li de s ho w s t h e ch a r acte r is t ic c r ys tal s of so di u m chlo r i de bu t ,

n o s pe r m atozo a I n p r os tator r hoea the o r ifice of the u r ethr a

.

s ho ws co n s tan t mo is t ur e The copious ev acu ation s occ ur while

.

s t r ain in g in t h e w ate r clo s et The pat ien ts ar e as a r u le con

-
.
, ,

s tipat ed . The di schar ge is atten ded with pec ul iar s en s atio n s ,

s om et im es of a ple as u r able n at ur e s o m et im es of a d r opp in g

,

s en sat ion w e i ht in th e r e gion of the p r o st ate an u s an d r ect um

, g ,
.

E x am in ation per r ectum oft en s ho w s h ar d poin ts an d n od u le s

in the p r o s t at ic gl an d .

Th e mos t fr equ en t an om aly c aus ed by ven e r eal exces s es is

s p er m ato r r h oe a an d n oct u r n al poll ut ion s The exces s es pr ovoke .

a ch r on ic hype r t r oph y of the p r os t at ic gl an d an d this h yper ,

tr oph y r en der s the ej acul ator y duct s in suffi cien t .

I n s per m ato r r hoea t her e is an oo zin g of sem en fr om the

u r ethr a w itho ut e r ection or ple as ur able s en s at ion s The r h ythm ic .

mus cu l ar con t r action s foun d in n or mal ej acul at ion s ar e missin g

, ,

her e Th e fail ur e of th e n o r m al con tr act ion s is due to a p ar es is

.

of th e muscul ar fibr es of the ej acu l ator y d uct s .

Sper mator r h oea usually t akes pl ace aft e r m ictu r it ion or

du r in g defec a tion Some time s s per m ato r r h oea is cau se d by th e
.

s l igh t es t excit em en t The sight of a w oman s bu st or of h er

.
’
 PATHOLO GY O F S E XU ALI TY 2 03

l eg, the to uch of h er h an d t h e sm ell of h er pe r fu me th e glan ce , ,

at a las civ io u s p ain t in g o r a vol u pt u o u s th ou gh t m ay c au se a

,

p r ec ip itate disch ar ge w ithou t an er ection or with an immr f ect

,

e r ection Th e di s ch ar ge t ak in g place at a co m plete r el axation of

.

the ej acul ator y d uct s the vol upt uous sens ation s ar e as a r ule
, , ,

en tir ely absen t .

Sper m at ic dis ch ar ges s ometim es occur in aff ection s of the

cen tr al n er vous system wher e the usu al inh ibit ion s th r ough con
,

s ciou sn ess ar e in eff ect u al .

M icr os copically the dis char ge in s per mato r r hoea sh ows amy
loid bod ies lecith in an d p r ostatic epith e lia The fl uid h as the
, .

s emin al odor w h ich is pec ul iar to the s per min reaction ; t h e

amo un t of s pe r m atozo a is s omew h at d imi n is hed .

The tes ticles an d the sk in of p at ie n t s suff er in g fr om s per ,

mator r h oea ar e le ss s ens it ive to electr ical st im ulat ion wh ile the
, ,

ur eth r a is hype r s en s it ive .

Noctu r n al em iss ion s cons t itute the other an omal y of ej acu

lat ion Physiolo gically all heal thy co n tin en t men betw een the
.

age s of fifteen to fi fty w ith ve r y f ew exception s h ave n octu r n al

, ,

emiss ion s at in te r v al s of abo ut four w eeks ( male men str uation ) .

The pollution s ar is e du r in g s leep an d ar e accomp an ied by er ot ic

dr eams an d er ect ions They usually awak en the s leeper Nor mal
. .

pollu tion s occur on ly in s l eep an d ar e accom p an ied by vigor ous

er ections er otic dr eam s an d or gasm Th ey al s o cause a sen sa
, .

tion of r elief When pollution s ar e f r equ en t tw o or th r ee times

.
,

a w eek they become p atholo gic al

, T hey ar e then follow e d by .

l as situ de dizzin es s fain tn ess d r aggin g pain s in the occ ipital

, , ,

r egion men tal d ep r ess ion

, disin clin ation f or men tal e ff o r t sen s e , ,

of fatigue les sen in g of physical st r en gth p ain in th e back an d

, ,

r eflex ir r it ab ility Th e pat ien t s ar e st ar tl ed at th e least n oise

. .

Th ey ch an ge color ever y m om en t T h e eyeb all s r un un st eadily . .

Ther e is often foun d a d istu r b an ce of s peech diffi culty in br eath ,

in g an d p alpit ation of the hear t

,
.

T h e followin g c as e will bes t ill ust r ate th e s ymptom s in n oc

tur n al pollu tion s

Mr . A .
, 25 y ea r s of a ge, w as a wal
ys w ell an d n ev er h a d gon .

c r r h oea or s ph i l is When a boy h e p r ac t i sed st u p r um man u in a mod

y .

er at e degr ee, as he sa ys . A f ew year s a go h e n oticed a cer a in t w eak

2 04 L O VE

n es s in er ec ti on . Th e too k pl ace s oon after t h e en tr an ce in to

i
em is s o n

t h e v a gi n a an d w a s follow ed
b y t h e i m m edi a te fl accidit y of t h e pen i s .

S om et i m es t h e ej ac u l at ion occu r r ed an te po r ta s Th e p a t i en t th er efor e

.
, ,

g a v e u p t r yi n g in te r co u r s e S i n ce th en h e .i s s u fi er in g f r o m
'

n o c t u r n al

po llu t i on s w h i ch occur ev er y n i ght or a t leas t th r ee t o fou r t i m es a

,

w eek . Th e fo ll ow i n g day t h e p at i en t feel s ver y w eak as t o p r ev en t h im ,

fr om per for m i n g h is u s u a l w or k in h is tr ad e He s uff er s fr om h ead .

a ch e s a n d p a i n s in t h e l u m b ar r e i o n an d in t h e le s H e i s en gaged
g g .

t o be m a r r i ed a n d is l ook in g for w a r d w ith gr eat app r eh en s ion t o t h e

a pp r o a ch i n t i m f th i m m t t
g e o s o e n o u s ev en .

Pathologic al pollu tion s ar e caus ed by a p ar alys is of the

c ir c ul ar m us cul ar fib r e s of t h e ej ac ul ato r du c t Th i p r al ysis
y s s a .

m ay be either of a p ur ely n er vous n atur e or c aus ed th r o u gh in

flamm at or y p r ocess e s Aton y of the mouth s of the ej ac ul ator y
.

duct s n ot s eldom p r odu ces n octu r n al pollu tions Som et imes pol .

l u tio n s ar e als o du e t o a s p asm of the detr u sor s of the s emin al

vesicles .

When the s em in al vesicles an d the ej aculatory d uct s ar e

th us aff ect ed v er y little is n eeded to cau se a n octu r n al em is s ion
,
.

An y di u r n al exc ite m e n t w ill be follow ed by n oct ur n al er otic

im ages an d pollu tion s Sleepin g on the b ack by c ausin g a fluc
.
,

t ion of blood to the s p in al co r d will al s o pr od u ce pollution s ,

.

Bes ides the gen ital s the ur in ar y s yst em is al s o gr eatly af

,

f ected in atoni c impoten ce The hyper aesthesia an d hyper aem ia

.

of the pr o st at ic u r eth r a an d of the coll icu l us u su all y foun d in ,

aton ic impoten ce ar e th e c au s e of a con t in u al irr it at ion of the

,

bladder .

The ir r itat ion of the n eck of the bladder pr ovoke s a s p asm

of the detr u s o r ve sic ae T o th is s p as m is du e the fr eq u en t p ain
.

less im p ul s e to u r in ate by day w hen un der m en t al act iv ity an d

, ,

in s leepl es s n ight s .

Sometimes the detr us or is in a p ar et ic con d it ion I n p ar e s is .

of the bl adder the p atien t h as to wait f or the u r in e to com e

an d h as t o use abdom in al p r e s su r e to e ff ect u r in at ion Th e .

u r in e fall s w itho ut for ce pe r pen dicu l ar ly f r om the u r eth r a .

Th er e is often desir e to ur in ate but n ever a feel in g of s at is f ac ,

tion after u r in atin g Wh en c atheter iz ation is attem pted ther e

.
,

is a pow e r fu l r e s ist an ce at the n eck of the bl adde r thr ough a ,

ce r tain s p asm of the s ph in cter .

 P A THOLO GY O F S E XUALITY 2 05

In sp asm of the sphin cter of the bl adder ther e is al so f r e

q uen t imp ul se t o ur in ate Not seldom such p atien t s ar e un abl e
.

to u rin ate in the p r es en ce of other s Som etimes the u r in e can .

n ot be p ass ed at al l The s p asm of the sph in cte r c r eate s a cer

.

t ain d iffi c u lty in s tar t in g the act of m ic t ur ition Th e s t r eam is .

often in te r r upted an d at the en d a dr ibbl in g of u r in e takes

, ,

pl ace . Th r o u gh the s p as m od ic con t r act ion of the m u sc ul ar

fib r e s of the s ph ict er the ur eth r a r ep r e s en ts a r igid op en t ube
in wh ich on e en d is clo s ed ; it th us r e s emble s a p ipette w h ich
r et ain s the fl u id as lo n
g as on e en d is clo s ed W h e n the r el ax a .

t ion t akes pl ace the fl uid con ta in ed in the u r eth r al t ube dr ibbles
,

o ut of the me atu s .

I n p ar alys is or p ar es is of the s ph in cter the p atien t u r in ates

ofte n but in sm all q uan t ities I n p ar e s is of the s ph in cte r ther e
.

is n o r es is t an ce to c ath eter iz at ion at the n e ck of the bl adde r .

I n the begin n in g of the p ar e s is th er e is in con t in en ce of u r in e

dur in g the n ight Late r on w he n the d ise as e h as p r ogr e s s ed
.
,

an d a pe r fect p ar al s is h as e n s u ed the in co n t in en c e of the u r in e

y ,

is co n s tan t even in d ayt ime .

I n en u r es is n octur n a often foun d in m as t u r b at in g ch ild r en

, ,

the r e is an impe r fect in n e r v at ion of the s ph in cte r w h ile th e ,

in n e r v at io n of the detr u s or of the bl adder is pe r fect .

I n al l the s e an om al ies the u r eth r a is ve r y s en s itive Th e .

p ass age of an in s tr um en t cau s es u n b ear able an gu ish T h e pa

‘
.

t ien t act s as m ad w hen the s oun d is in t r od u ced The r e is often .

fou n d a t r oubles om e b u r n in g in the ur eth r a e s p ec ially in th e ,

fos sa n avic ul ar is d ur in g or after m ict u r it ion

,
.

Bes ide s the f r e q u en t u r gen cy t o u r in at ion in all thes e ,

t r o u bl es ther e is n ot s eldo m an act u al po yu r ia p r es en t

,
l Th e .

u r in e is p ale cle ar ,
w ate r y w ith l ow s p ecific gr avit y often as
, , ,

l o w as 1 0 0 2 .T h e u r in e is n ot s eld om l oaded w ith p h os ph ates .

So m et im es ox al u r ia w ith h igh s pec ific gr av ities up to 1 0 5 0 is

, ,

d iscove r ed T r an sien t glycos u r ia as h igh as tw o to th r ee per

.

cen t is al s o fo un d At t im e s ves ic al ten e sm u s is met with

. . .

Somet im es an u r ia is ob ser ved althou gh the k idn eys ar e in per ,

feet o r der .

T h e pa t h ology of f em a le i m pot en ce — T h e s ame fo u r k in d s

of im pote n c ie s foun d in m en ar e al s o m et w ith in w om e n w ith ,
206 LOVE

the onl y d iff er en ce th at the fr equen cy of on e or the other of

the impoten c ies is d iff er en t in th e diff er en t s exes They ar e : .

1 ) im pote n ce of vol uptas 2 ) impoten ce of cop u l at ion 3 ) im

, ,

poten ce of r ep r od uction an d 4 ) impoten ce of libido

,
.

I mpot en ce of v olup tas — T he e n tir e ab s en ce of the s e n s e of

s ex or im pot en ce of v ol u pt as w h er e the in di vid u al h a s ab s ol u tel
, , y
n o s ex ual in cl in atio n to an in d i vi d u al of the other s ex is mo r e
y ,

f r eq uen tly m et with in w om en th an in m en St ill even in .

women th is id iop ath ic f rigid ity th is in s e n s ib il ity w he r e th e ,

w om an is com pletely f r igi d by te m pe r am e n t is m u ch r ar e r th an ,

is gen e r ally bel ieved I n f act it is e xt r em el y d iffi cu lt to fi n d a

.
,

wom an wh o is w ith o ut apt it u de of s e xu al emot ion .

Phys iologic al f r igidity ex is ts in in fan ts an d in ve r y old age .

After a r egul ar an d sat is facto r y or gasm the w o man is ph ys iol og

ical ly mo r e or le ss an aes thet ic f or s ome time The ablation of .

both ovar ies befor e p uber ty c auses total an aes thes ia w h ile th e ,

Ope r at io n afte r p ube r t y p r od u ce s f or a cer t ain t im e at leas t

, , ,

on ly an im p air m en t of l ib ido or o r gas mu s r et ar dat u s C on

,
.

g e n it al d e gen e r a t io n of the ov a r ia n gl an ds w ill be acco m p an ied

by tot al ab s en ce of the s en s e of s ex As in m en t h e total ab .
,

sen ce of s ex u al des ir e is fo u n d in s e v e r e c as e s of n e u r as th e n ia ,

whe r e the e n t ir e n e r vou s system is in a low s t ate of e ffi c ie n c y .

Id iop ath ic im poten ce of v ol u ptas is f u r th er fou n d in l ow id iot s

an d in dem en t ia w h e r e the r e is l ack of u n de r s t an din g of t h e
,

oppos ite s ex Th e s exu al per ve r s ity of homos exuality as a

.
,

r u le ,
cau s es tot al impot en ce of sexu al des ir e f or th e oppo s it e
s ex . Somet im es t h e c aus e f or th e an aes th es ia l ies in t h e cen t r e ,

ot her w is e the p atien t is per fectly n or mal as in t h e follo w in g ,

c as e 2
Th e p a ti en t for ty year s o f a ge tw en ty year s ma r r i ed is a h i ghly
, , ,

cu ltu r ed l a dy . S h e n ev er h a d a c h i ld o r w as p r egn a n t w h i l e l i v i n g
w i t h h e r t w o fi r s t hu s b an d s . A p r om i n en t gyn a eco logi s t w h o h ad ,

exam i n ed h er s ev er a l yea r s p r ev i ou s l y attr i bu ted t h e cau s e of h er

,

s t er i l i ty t o an i n f an ti l e u ter u s S h e h a s n ev e r in h e r l i fe ex pe r i en ced
.
, ,

an y s exu a l d es i r e an d seem s t o be p r ou d of i t S h e a tt r i bu tes th i s lack

.

o f p as s i on t o h er gr ea t men ta l act i v i ty An exam i n a ti o n r ev ea le d a

.

p r egn a n cy o f abou t fou r m on th s .

I mpoten ce f
o copu la t ion , excep t in the an om al y k n own as
 PATH O L O GY O F S E XUA L ITY 20 7
vagi n i sm 1 8 ver y r ar ely foun d in w omen Con j ugation is of
, .
,

co ur se impo s sible in the r ar e c as e s of tot al ab sen ce of th e v a in a

, g .

I n hypo s p ad ia w he r e the v agin al o r ifice is s ituated w ith in t h e

,

r ec t um v agin al con j ugat io n is w ell n i h impo s s ible A dhe s io ns

g
-
, .

of the labia m ajor a or m in o r a a r igid im p er fo r ated h ymen an , ,

extr eme vagin al atr e sia n ear the o r ifice an d el eph an t iasis of th e
vu l v a w ill cau s e impote n ce of co n j u a tio n A l l cu te in flam m a
g a .

t ion s of the v ulv a v agin a r ect u m u t e r u s t ubes or ov ar ies may

, , , ,

r en de r app r o ach p ain f ul an d im o s s ible U r eth l c a cle

p r a r un s .
,

u r eth r it is fi s s ur e s at t h e n eck of the b l adde r

, r ect al fi s su r e s or ,

hem or r ho ids m ay al so r en der con j ugation diflicult The tetan ic .

~

con t r action of the s ph in cter c un n i an d the tet an ic s pas m of

the pe r in eal m u s cles con s tr icto r c un n i t r an s ve r su s per in ei
, , ,

s ph in cte r an d lev ato r an i w h ich clo se t ightly th e o r ifices of

the v agin a an d th e en t ir e v agin al c an al w ill al s o be the cau s e

of impoten t ia coeun di The s ol it ar y te tan ic con tr act ion of the
.

s ph in ct er cu n n i kn o w n u n d er t h e n am e o f v agin is m
,
w ill m ak e ,

con j ugat ion impo ss ible un til the hym en is r emoved The follo w .

in g c as e oper at ed by t h e au t h or ill u s tr at es t h is an o m aly :

Mr s X . tw en ty t w o y ea r s o f age f o r th r ee m on th s m a r r i ed t o a
.
,
-
,

ph ys i ci an w a s u n a ble t o be a pp r o ach ed b y h er h u s b an d As soo n a s

, .

t h e pen i s t ou ch e d t h e l a b i a t h e s ph i n c te r cu n n i co n tr a c te d so ti ghtl y
,

th a t th er e w as a n u t te r i m p os s i b i l i ty t o t r a n s v er s e t h e v i r gi n a l po r t a l s .

Du r i n g t h e exam i n at i on at t h e l ea s t tou ch o f t h e n ym ph a e t h e
, ,

s ph in cte r cou ld b e o b s e r v ed co n t r a c t i n g j u s t a s s een in an i m a l s after ,

def acat ion w h en t h e s ph i n cte r a n i co n tr a c ts T h e a bl a t i o n o f t h e h ym en .

c u r ed t h e a n o m a l y T h i s f a ct s h ow s th a t i t w a s o n l y a r e flex i r r i t a t i on
.
-
,

s ta r te d a t t h e h i ghl y s e n s i t i v e h ym e n T h e s ph i n c te r i tse lf w a s pe r
.

f ect l y n o r m a l .

I m po ten ce f M oo r e f r er epr o du c t ion

q u en t th an im
— pote n c e
o f c o p u l a t io n is f em a l e im o t en c e o f r e r od u c t io n T h i m l
p p s a n o a y .

is n atu r al ly fo u n d in all tho s e c as es w her e the r e is im poten ce

of cop ul at ion It is s om et imes m et with in excess ive ac id reac
.

tion of the v agin al con ten ts w he r e the s per mato zoa ar e k illed ,

befor e they r e ach the u ter us .

Wh en on e l ip of th e cer v ix is con s ide r ably elon gated cover ,

in g a p r on l ike t h e ext er n al os t h e s pe r m atozo a w ill n ot be ab l e

-
,

to en ter the cer v ix an d s te r il ity will r e sult Ster il ity is al so

,
.
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foun d in the obliter at ion of the cer vical c an al pr oduced by ,

c aust ics or sc ar s after tear s du r in g con fi n em en t s an d after c ur et

t i n gs E ct r op ion s ten o sis of the exte rn al or in ter n al os of t h e
.
,

ce r v ical can a l en doce r v ic itis cau s in n in c r eas ed c er vical s e cr e

, g a ,

t ion an d the sw ell in g of the plic ae pal m atae m ay p r even t th e

,

e ntr an ce of s emen in to the uter us an d thus caus e impoten ce of

p r op agation .

The an omalies of the uter u s ar e al so s o met imes r e spon s ible

f or s te r il ity Uter u s f oetal is an d obl iter at ion s of t h e l um en of
.

the uter u s wil l r esult in abs ol ute ster il ity Ute r us in fan til is .
,

hypoplas ia of the uter u s at r es ia of the uter us or polypi hyper

, ,

tr oph ic ch r on ic metr it is de gen e r at ion of the u ter u s or uter in e

,

dev iation s may often be the caus e of ste r ility .

The an om alies of the t u bes w h ich cau se s ter ility ar e ab s en ce

of the t ubes r u dimen tar y tu be s total or even p ar t ial obl iter at ion
, ,

of their l umen as in salpin git is n odo sa clos in g of the en ds of

, ,

the tubes in b il ater al s al p in git is an d adher en ces of the tubes ,

t o t h e n eigh bo r in g p ar t s as fo u n d in pelv ip er iton iti s pe r im e

, ,

tr itis per is alp in gitis an d per ioo pho r itis

, ,
.

The an omal ie s of the ov ar ies c ausin g impoten ce of p r ocr ea ,

t ion ar e abs en ce of the ovar ies hypopl asia of th e p ar en ch ymatous

, ,

t is su e of the ovar ies fibr ou s degen er at ion of the ov ar ies alte r a

, ,

t ion of their pos ition as ext r eme p r olapsus an d hern ia of th e

,

ovar ies .

All thes e an om al ies may pr oduce either abs ol ute or r el ative

ste r il ity I n r egar d to fr eq u en cy they ar e of s light s ign ifican ce
.

in comp ar iso n with en domet r itis an d pelv iper iton it is af te r gon or

r h oea The gon or r h oic in fect ion is ther efor e the c aus e par
.
, ,

excellen ce of the im poten ce of p r ocr eat ion in w om en as in m en .

I mpo e ce of l b do
t n i i — ~Wh ile in m en the com m o n for m o f
.

impoten ce is in ability of co n j u gation the common fo r m of im ,

poten ce in w omen is fail u r e to exper ien ce the o r gasm or the ,

impo ten ce of l ibido I n this an omaly tw o gr ades may be dis

.

t in guish ed total an ae s thes ia an d p ar tial an ae st hes ia or or gasm u s

,

r et ar dat u s .

b olu te an aes thes ia ther e is n ot even a vestige of a

In a s

libidi n ou s s en s ation dur in g in ter cour s e The w om an l ikes c ar es s .

in g h uggin g k is s in g etc bec aus e the pot en cy of v ol u pta s s

, , ,
.
,
i
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in tact . the e B ut r is n o ves t ige e ve n

of th e fo r e pleasur e or the -
,

an t o r gas t ic l ib ido
-
. The w o man is
d evoid o f s e xu al s en s ation ,

h er ge nit al s h ave n o m o r e e xc it ab il ity f or pleas u r able s en s at io n s

th an h er fi n ge rs He n ce n o des ir e f or coition ex is t s On t h e
. .

co n t r ar y the r e is as a r ule a p r o n o un c ed d is in cl in ation to t h e

, , ,

act . Whe r e the r e is co mplete ab sen ce of pleas u r able feel in gs ,

the act becom es n at u r al ly lo ath s ome to the in d ividual If coit ion .

is gr an ted it is do n e e ithe r f r o m a s e n s e of d u ty or f or gain .

Physiological an aesthes ia exis ts in ch ild r en u n t il puber ty ,

an d in ad ults in old age E ven af ter me n s t r uat io n h as s et in

.
,

the gir l is as a r ule an aes thet ic in r egar d to l ibido althou gh

, , ,

“
sh e m ay be er ot ic Th e gir l h as to be k is s ed in to a w oman
. .

Aft er the cl im acte r iu m t h e w om an ge n e r ally becom es again

m o r e or l ess an ae s thet ic Som e w om en m ay con t in u e to exper i
.

en ce l ibido year s after th is pe r io d an d m ay man ifest symptom s ,

of gr eat s exu al exc itemen t as s ee n in t h e follo win g c as e :

Mrs . X , m a r r ied t o a n
. d er l y m a n l ooked
el , u pon th e mar i ta l
re a l t i on s m or e as a d u ty th an a s a p l ea s u r e d u r in g
h er en ti r e m ar r i ed
l i fe B u t s i n ce t h e cl i m acter i u m h a s s et in t h e r ar e app r oaches of h er
.
,

hu s ba n d a r e i m p a t i en tly a w a i ted an d they cau se h er gr eat s exua l ex

c it em en t a n d s a t i s f act i o n n ev er exp er i en ce d befo r e du r in g t h e en t i r e
,

per i od of h er act i v e s exu a l l i fe .

S uch cas es ar e ext r emely r ar e Gen er ally ther e is a clo se .

c on n ect ion betw een the act iv ity of t h e gen er ative l an d s an d

g
th e degr ee of l ib ido .

After a r egul ar an d s atisf acto r y co ition the w oman is ,

phys iologicall y mo r e or le s s an aes t h eti c f or s om e t im e T h e

, .

len gth of the n eut r al pe r iod var ies in d iff er en t in di v idu als I n .

t en s e m en t al act iv ity em ot ion al dep r es sion an d lo n g s exu al con

,

t in en ce al s o d im in ish the se n s u al ple as u r e .

Ap ar t fr om th is tem por ar y an aesthesia ther e ar e m an y ,

w om en w h o ar e impoten t to expe r ien ce l ib ido th r ou gho u t the ir

l ive s T h er e is a total ab sen ce of pl eas ur able feel ings dur in g

.

co it ion or an y othe r kin d of s exu al s t imu l at ion .

Ayo un g l ad y tw en ty t w o yea r s of age com pl a i n s th a t w h i le

,
-
,

d u r i n g t h e t i m e of h er en gagemen t s h e gr ea tl y en j oyed h er fi an ce s ’

ca r e s s es a n d became sexu a lly excited w h en fon dl ed b h im i h er

y s n ce ,
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m a r r i age ble t o ex per i en ce an y l i b i do in co i t i on a lthough

sh e is un a ,

h er h u s b an d is pos ses sed o f gr ea t po te n cy Th e p at i en t is a bea u t i fu l .

br u n ette w i th fi er y eyes an d is a p i ctu r e of hea lth Ex am i n a t i on

, .
, .

s h ow s a u te r u s in fan t i l i s .

The poten cy of volu ptas in th is cas e is wholly in tact Th e .

p atien t en j oys b ein g fon dled an d ca r es s ed T h e cau s e of t h e .

im poten cy of l ib ido lie s in the pe r ipher y althou gh u ter us in f an ,

t il is is s eldom accom pan ied by im poten ce of l ib ido .

I n s ome c as es the w o m an is n o r m ally developed in ever y

r es pect m en st r u ates r egul ar ly an d is fr eq uen tly q uite pr oli fic
, .

The pow er of p r o cr eation is s o metimes eve n ver y gr eat Th e .

w o m an is gen e r ally q u it e er otic an d fall s in love e as il y Y et sh e .

n eve r expe r ien c es the lea s t l ib ido .

A you n g l ad y tw en ty e i ght year s of age mot her of t w o h ea lth y

,
~
,

ch i ld r en w a s sen t b y h er fam i l y ph y s i ci an fr om C h i ca go t o cons u lt t h e

,

a u th o r f o r h er i m po ten ce o f l i b i do T h e h u s ban d s ta ted th a t h e is .

s u re o f h i w if tt h m t t o h im S h n j y h is co m p y an d l i kes
s e s
’
a ac en . e e o s an

to b e ca s s e d b y h im
re S t i ll d u r i n g t h e i ght y ea r s o f
. th i m ar e e r

r i ed l i fe s h e n ev er s h ow ed t h e l eas t s ign o f l i b ido a t co ition Sh e r e .

m a i n s co ld an d in diff er en t an d on l y s ubmits con j ugat ion i t o plea se

,

h er h u s b an d T h e exam i na t i o n s h ow ed t h e gen i ta l s t o be in pe r fect

.

or der .

I n th e follow in g cas e too n o caus e wh at s oever cou ld be

, ,

fo un d f or the an aes the s ia in r egar d t o l ib ido .

Mrs tw en ty n i n e yea r s of a ge is seven m on th s m ar r i ed Her

. L .
,
-
, .

m en s tr u a t i o n s et in w h en s h e w a s fif teen yea r s o f a ge a n d w a s a l w a ys
r egu l a r o f a bo u t s ix d a y s du r a t i on A t th a t ti m e s h e bega n t o s a t i s fy
’
.

her se lf by m a n u s t u r pa t ion an d fou n d s om e l i b i d o in t h e m a n ipu

l a ti on B ut s oon s h e r ea d in a boo k abou t t h e i ll eff ect s o f th i s p r act i ce
.

a n d s to pped i t .

I n t h e begi n n i n g of h er m a r r i ed l i fe co i tu s ca u s e d h e r gr e a t p a i n ,

w h i ch d i m i n i s hed b y degr ees a fte r a f ew w eek s At p r es en t co i t io n .

,

c a u se s h er on l y d is u s t T h d ft h f l t i d d w k
g e a y a er s e ee. s r e a n ea .

Th e exa m i n at i on s h ow s a fem i n i n e h a bi tu s b r eas ts w e ll d ev elo ped , ,

c l i to r i s n o r m a l Th e h ym en a l r es t s a r e v e r y s en s i t i v e t o t h e touch
. .

T h e p a i n fu l se n s a t i on an d t h e fee l i n g o f d i s gu s t i n cr ea s e w h en t h e
a n te r i o r v a g i n a l w a ll i s to u ch e d Th e u ter u s is en l a r ge d t o t h e s i ze of
.

a goo s e e gg -
t h e cer v i x is s o ft an d t h e ex ter n a l 0 8 n a r r ow l y clos ed
, , .

Di agn os i s t w o m on ths p r egn an cy

,
’
.
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In this c as e som e tr ac es of l ib ido w er e pr es en t at the time

of p uber ty w h ich l ate r on en t ir ely disappear ed I n s om e c as es
,
.

t h e p atie n t is ver y p r ol ific as the follow in g h is to r y s h ow s :

,

Th e au thor
tl y p er fo r med a per in eo r r h aphy on an o ther w i se
r ecen

hea lthy w om an mot h er of fi v e ch i ld r en w h o con fided in h im tha t s h e

, ,

h a s n ev er ex per i en ced t h e s l i ghte s t l i b i d o in in ter co u r s e Y et s h e .

,

a dd ed i f h er h u s b a n d w ou ld n o t ta k e p r eca u t ion s
, s h e w ou ld gi v e b i r th ,

t o a ch i ld ev er y year a s w as t h e ca s e i n t h e begi n n i n g of th e i r m a r r i ed
,

l i fe
.

A n aes thes ia in w om en is as a r u le du e to in exc itab il ity of , ,

th e geni tal n e r ve s an d to l ack of e xcitati on at the c en tr e of

libido Somet im es an atom ical an o m alies of the gen it als may
.

caus e im poten ce of l ib ido Th e in tegr ity an d the fr ee exe r cis e

.

of th e gen er ative or gan s ar e n eces s ar y f or th e in tegr ity of the

l ib idi n ou s feelin g althou gh s exu al pleas u r e is expe r ien c ed at
,

the n e r vou s cen t r e s an d the gen er at iv e o r gan s pl ay on ly a

,

s eco n d ar y p ar t The vagin al b u lbi an d t heir m u s cle the con

.
,

s t r ictor cun n i t h e in te r m ed iar n t of ve in b t w ee the b u lb

, y e s e n s

an d the cl itor is an d the fr ee p ar t of the l atte r

, the gl an s of t h e ,

cl ito r is m u s t fu n ct io n ate n o r m ally in or der to ive f u ll s atis f ac

, g
tion in in ter cour se .

H en ce dim in u t ion or ext in ction of t h e s en s e of l ibido w ill

be c au s ed by c ast r at ion degen e r ation of the ov ar ian gl an ds
, ,

mar as m u s s exu al exce ss es an d over in dul gen ce in alcohol ic bev

,

er ages or coc ain e .

I n the followin g c as e the e r ot ic feel in g in c r e as ed in s u ch

a d egr ee aft er the cas t r at io n p r ob abl y th r ou gh the ext in ct ion o f
,

the libido as to dece ive the family physician an d lead h im to

,

m ake t h e d iagn o s is n ym phom an ia .

M i s s X a sc hoo l teach er ov er t h i r ty year s of age w as a lw a ys

.
, , ,

ch as te an d in d iff er en t n o t on l y t o a n y ca r n a l pl eas u r e bu t a l s o t o m a l e ,

com p an y On accou n t of a u ter i n e fibr o i d a to ta l ext i r p a t i on o f u ter u s

. ,

a n d o v a r i es w a s pe r fo r m ed S i n ce t h e op er a t i o n t h e p a t i en t com pl a i n s
.

o f gr ea t s exu a l excit ab i l i ty s h e h a d n ev er exp er ien ced befor e t h e o per

a t i on. S h e is so exci ted s exu a ll y th a t s h e is p o s s es s e d o f t h e a lmos t

im per a ti v e i m pu l s e t o k i s s ever y m a l e p er s on s h e meets on t h e s tr eet an d ,

bu t f or h er p o s i ti on s h e w ou ld h av e lon g ago yi e lded t o th i s im puls ive

,

des i r e .
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Inother c as e of dim in ution of th e poten cy of l ib id o on l y

an ,

ute r in e infl amm at ion an d p r egn an cy cou ld be d is cove r ed .

Mrs M th i r ty fi v e yea r s of age four mon th s m ar r i ed h ad a l w ays

.
-
, ,

s uff er ed p a i n in t h e b ack d u r i n g m en s t r u a t i on T h e p a t i en t com pl ain s .

t h a t s h e on ly exper i en ce d l i b i do t w i ce s i n ce s h e h as been m ar r i ed .

S i n ce t h e l a s t exper i en ce in t h e fi r s t w eek s of h er m a r r i ed l i fe s h e ,

h a s n o pleas u r e a t a l l C o i ti on th ou gh n ot p a i n fu l c au ses h er a dis

.
, ,

agr eea bl e fee l i n g An ex am i n a t i o n r ev ea l ed an te fi ex io u ter i en l a r ge

.
,

men t an d ca ta r r h o f t h e cer v ix er o s ion s an d a th r ee m on th s p r egn an cy

,
’
.

the follo w in g c as e c astr ation

In cau se d in ab ility to exper i

en ce l ib ido .

M r s M th i r ty fi v e yea r s o f age f or t h e l a s t fifteen year s m ar r i ed

. .
,
-
,

bu t s ter i l e W hen sh e w a s on ly t w o yea r s m ar r ied s h e began t o sufi er '

fr om a ttac k s o f head aches an d v om i t i n g w h i ch r epea ted a lm os t ev er y ,

o th er d a y Her men s tr u a t i on w as r egul a r

. A fter h av i n g tr i ed a l l t h e .

s to m a c h s pec i a l i s t s in t h e c i ty w i t h o u t fi n d i n g an y r e l i ef f ro m t h e
vom i t i n g s p ell s s h e con s u lte d a gyn a ec o l ogi s t
, a n d h e p r o m ptl
y foun d ,

an o a r y t o b e t h e c a u s e o f a l l h er t o u bl e s
v S h e h a d bee n p e i ou s l y r . r v

o p er a te d u po n f or ga ll s t on es w h i ch w er e n ot foun d a n d f or a ppen d i
,

cit is , w h en t h e p r es um abl y d i s ea se d a pp en d ix w a s r emov ed S h e n ow .

s u bm i tte d t o ov a r i ec tom y on t h e l eft s i d e T h r ee mon th s a fte r t h e .

Oper at i on t h e v om i ti n g s pell s r etu r n ed an d s h e s u bm i tted aga i n to a ,

r em ov a l o f t h e r i ght ov a r y B u t ev en th is d ou ble ca s tr a t i on d i d n o t
.

r el i ev e h e r Wh en s h e fi r s t co n s u lted t h e au th or sh e w a s s ti ll s ufi er in g
.
'

fr om th es e s p ell s es peci a lly be for e mens tr u a t i on w h i ch is s ti ll p r esen t

, ,

a l t h ough i r r egu l ar Th e p a ti en t dec l a r es th a t p r ev iou s t o th e ov ar i

.

o t o m i es s h e ex p e r i en ced fu ll l i b i do a n d w a s abl e t o i n du ce o r a s m
g .

Af ter t h e s econ d ov a r io to m y th i s p o ten cy w a s l o s t S h e get s ex c i ted .

dur in g coition bu t t h e or gas m cann ot be p r odu ced Th e fo ll ow i ng day

, .

s h e fee l s n er v o u s a n d w e a k .

In an oth er c as e of im poten ce of l ib ido no th in g el s e bu t

an t eflexio cou ld b e d is cov e r ed .

M r s H tw en ty fou r year s o f age fo u r yea r s m a r r i ed w as con

. .
,
-
, ,

fin ed by t h e a u t hor a yea r ago of a hea lth y gi r l Th e p a ti en t com pl a i n s .

of n ev er h av i n g exp er i en ced an y l i b i d o B efor e h er con fin em en t co i t i on .

ca used h er gr ea t p a i n an d m i ser y S i n ce h er con fin em en t s h e s ufi er s

'

n o m o r e p a in d u r i n g t h e ac t b u t l i b i d o i s s t i ll ab s en t
, S h e com pl a i n s .

o f gr ea t d r yn es s o f t h e p ar ts s o th a t v as e l i n e h as t o be u sed t o f ac i l i ta te
,

w a lk i n g At t h e ex am i n a t i o n th er e w as foun d r edn es s of t h e v u lv a
.
,

cat ar r h an d er os ion of t h e cerv ix an d an te fi exio .

 PATH O L OGY O F S E XUALITY 21 3

the follow in g c as e of an aesthesia the

In au thor could dis
cover n o other caus e but gen er al w eakn ess .

Mr s . W .
,
tw en ty s ix - lw ays p a l e an d w eak
yea r s of age, w as a .

Men s t r u a t i on s et in at tw elv e yea r s o f age At n in eteen s h e w as .

m ar r i ed an d t en m on th s l a ter gav e b ir th t o h er fi r s t ch i ld
,
Fou r yea r s .

l a ter ga v e b i r th t o an other ch i ld F or t h e l as t yea r s h e com .

pl a in s of s tomach tr ou bl e an d w eakn es s p a i n in t h e b ac k an d a bd om en ,
.

Men s tr u ati on is n ow fou r t o s ix d a ys a hea d of t i me an d l as ts fi v e

days S h e n ev er exp er i en ced or ga s m bu t tw i ce Both t im es t h e in ter
. .

cou r s e w a s fo ll ow ed b y p r egn an cy O th er t i m es co i t i on o n l y exci te s

.

h er b u t n ev er b r i n gs fu ll s a t i s fa cti on Th e fo ll ow i n g da y s h e s ufi er s
'

fr om sev er e hea d ac hes An exam i n a t i on on l y r ev ealed a cata r r h of t h e

.

cer v ix .T h e p a t i en t r ece i v ed a ton i c a n d t h e h u s ban d w a s gi v en s ome,

hygi en i c r ules to obs er v e in in i tu F i ve w eek s l ater t h e hu s ban d .

in for m ed t h e au th or th at t h e an ae s th es ia h ad d is appea r ed .

Som et imes s ex u al an aes thes ia is the r e su lt of a h ar d con

fi n em en t p r odu cin g le sion of the m us cle b ul bo cave rn o sus or of -

the er ectile t is su e of the bu lbs them s elves The blood is then .

p r even ted fr om le avin g the b ulb s an d f r om en ter in g the co r por a

c ave r n osa of the cl itor is I n th is w ay the er ection of the cl itor is
.
,

wh ich is m o r e or les s n ec es sar y f or th e full an d n or m al in d uce

men t of the o r gasm is r en der ed impo s s ible ,
.

Th e thor r ecen t l y tr ea ted a you n g la dy tw en ty year s of age

au , .

S h e h ad h e r fi r s t m en s tr u a t i on w h en s h e w a s s i x teen yea r s o l d a n d w as
a l w a ys r egu l ar S h e h ad been m ar r i ed e i ghteen m on th s an d h er baby
.
,

wa s ei ght mon th s o ld T h e p a t i en t ca lled t o be tr ea ted f or l eu co r r h oea

.
,

bu t h er h u s ban d ca ll ed t h e fo ll ow i n g d a y an d s t ate d th a t h is w i fe
h a s n o pl eas u r abl e feelin g du r in g in itus s in ce h er confi n emen t Befor e .

th i s ev en t s h e foun d pe r fect gr a tificat ion An examin at ion rev ealed

, .

n o th i n g b u t a ca ta r r h o f t h e cer v i x a n d a s l i ht en l a r emen t of t h e
g g
left ova r y .

Rou ba u d a ls o r ela tes t h e con fi den ces o f a p a t i en t w h o w i s h e d se

s tu p r a r e m a n u a f ew d ay s a f t er h er con fi n em en t b ut cou ld n ot wi th , ,

a l l h er man ip u l at ion s in d uce t h e des ir ed or asm T h m l t

, g e n or a
p o en cy .

r et ur n ed on ly af te r a l on t
g r e s .

The n umber of w omen afflicted w ith the an omaly of im

poten ce of l ibido is con side r able It is claimed by man y au th or i .

ties th at t en to t wen ty per cen t of all women ar e afflicted with .

t his an omaly .
21 4 L O VE

The symptoms of tot al an aesthes ia ar e subject ive an d oh

i The r e is fi r s t the s t atem e n t of the h u s b an d abo u t h is
j e c t ve .

w ife s in d iff er en ce an d coldn e s s d u r in g the co n j u gal embr ace

’
.

The w om an com pl a in s of l ack of o r gasm an d ej acu l at ion an d

of the immed iate flow in g off of the s per m a after coition Th e .

per istalt ic con tr act ion s of the vagin al w all s begin n in g at t h e ,

v agin al o r ifice an d the as p ir at in g movem en ts of the u ter us as

, ,

they t ake pl ace in the n o r m al w om an dur in g the o r gas m ar e

, ,

m iss in g he r e Hen ce the s perm a is im m ed iately disch ar ged

.

fr om the vagin a .

On e of t h e m o s t co n s p icu ou s obj ectiv e s ym ptom s is a r el axa

v

t ion of th e e n t ir e gen ital tr act The gl ans of the cl itor is is often

.

u n developed or w holl dhe e t t the p ep ce I o m e w ome

y a r n o r u n s . n

old l ace r at io n s of the p er in eum ar e p r es en t Th e gen it al m u scle s

.
,

th e le v ato r an i an d con s tr icto r c u n n i as w ell as the per in eu m ,

a r e l an guid an d w ithe r ed Th e m u co u s m em b r an e of th e en tir e

.

g e n i tal t r act is in a s t ate of h pe r s ec r et ion

y as i n,
t r u e ch r on ic

in fl amm at ion s Th e v agin a is w i de an d fl abby t h e w alls ar e

.
,

lackin g el as tic ity The po r t io v agin al is u te r i is fl abby an d

.

poin ted The uter in e w all s ar e w eak an d s oft an d th e cav ity is

.
,

w ide . The u ter u s is ext r em ely m ov abl e an d gen er al ly l ies in r e

t r opos it io the r el ax at ion of t h e ut er in e l igam en t s allo w in g it to
,

fall do wn w ar d an d b ack w ar d The p at ien t s gen er al h ealth is

.
’

often p oor sh e is an em ic n er v o us an d w eak Som etimes ther e

, ,
.

is on ly h ypOplas ia of s om e of the gen it al o r gan s other w ise t h e ,

w o m an en joys good he alth .

Wom en s uff e r in g f r om an aesthes ia m ay w it ho ut sacr ifice

r efu s e th eir fav o r s t o t he ir h u s b an ds an d r en d er them s u b m iss ive

t o the ir w ill an d hen peck ed S in gle w omen h avin g n o pleasu r e

.
,

in an d h en ce n o des ir e f or con j u gation if they ar e n ot in du ced

,

to give them s elves f or pecun iar y con s ider at io n s eas ily r em a in ,

vir tu o us an d seem to be ve r y p r o u d of th is en fo r ced pur ity .

E ven am o n g m ar r ied w om en th er e ar e w ive s w h o p r ide th em

s elve s on r ep u gn an ce or d ist aste f or the ir co n j ugal obl igat ion s .

Th ey s peak of their col dn es s an d the calmn es s of the ir s en s es

as t ho u gh they w er e n ot def ect s bu t gr e at v ir t u e s Yet th e s our
.
,

s h all o w s e xl es s s h r e w is su r el y an im po s tu r e as a w if e
,
Her .

mar r iage is n othin g els e but a fr au d .

 PATH O L O GY O F S E XUALI TY 21 5

In con geni tal an aes thes ia the the r apy is v alu eless although ,

el ectr icity by Apos t ol i s method an d m assage may be t r ie d in

’

uter u s in fan t il is an d in u n d evelop ed ov ar ie s I n p r ol ific w omen .

the on ly ad v ice the phys ician m ay give is th at in h ar m on y with ,

O vid s r ecomm en dat ion

’
,

l\1 qu oqu e cui Ven er is s en su m n atu r a n egavit

'
,

“
D ulc ia men dac i gaud ia fi n ge s on o .

f or the sake of m at r imo n ial pe ace s im ul at io n of l ib ido an d ,

o r gasm is a j us tifiable fr au d E v en to r es or t to s om e lubr ican t

.

to s imu l ate the sec r et ion fr om the B ar t hol in ian an d cer vical
g l an ds is pe r m is s ible The m an is ea s ily dece ived in th is r es pec
.

He does n ot in an y w ay feel the ej ac u l at ion of th e w o m an He .

on ly sur m is es h er or gasm by h er be ar in g du r in g th e cu lmin at ion

of the lib ido ‘
The w om an al s o doe s n ot feel im mediately the
.

male ej acu l at ion but sh e per ceives it soon by the in c r eas e of

,

moist ur e Then th e eff ect n at ur ally in cr eas es the exc itemen t

.
,

as the follow in g c as e s ho w s :

A you n g w om an t t t w o, w h o h as p r a ct sed s t up r um me n u
of w en y -
i
fr om h er ear ly ch ldhood , con fid ed t o t h e a u th o r th a t s h e der v ed mo r e
i i
l ib idin em de s u t pr o
m an u q u am de in it u Y et , . s h e a dd ed ,a fte r som e

a b s t in en ce f r om r egu l a r in itu s , a lth ou gh s h e i s fu ll y i n d u lgi n g in h er

fav or i te pas ti m e, s h e h a s a v er i tabl e ai ti m s em in is .

P atien ts amicted with con gen ital im pot en ce of l ibido ar e

ve r y s eldom s een by the phys ician T h ey ar e n ot aw ar e of th eir .

an om aly an d bein g other w is e n o r m al an d in fu ll po s s es s io n of

,

the pow er of p r oc r eat ion they n ever as k f or t r e atm en t T h e

, .

phys ic ian lear n s of s u ch c as es on ly by ch an ce It is diff er en t .

in acqu ir ed impoten ce of l ibido He r e the p at ien t k n ow s wh at .

s h e h as los t an d the ph ys ician is often as ked f or adv ice an d

,

f or a r emedy Hen ce the s t udy of th is an om aly is ve ry impor t an t

.

T h es e s i gn s m ay ly be s u pp r es s ed by th e s tr on g w illed w ife
ea s i -
,

v. h o w i s h es t o m a k e h er h u s ba n d be l i ev e th a t h er sex u a l ac t i v i ty i s a
c on t i n u a l s a cr i fi ce t o h is s en s u a l d e s i r es an d th a t s h e h er s elf h as n o fee l
in g w h a t s oe v er d u r i n g t h e ac t By th i s t r i ck s h e tr i es t o r u l e h im a n d
.

g e n e r a ll y s u c ceed s e s pec i a ll y w h en t h e h u s ba n d is s o m ew h a t s e n s u a l by
,

n a tu r e T h i s s tr a t a gem is a l so r es pon s i ble f or m en s gen er a l bel i ef ’

.

in w om en s fr i gi d i ty
’
I n th ei r you th men a s s oci a te w i th v en a l w omen
.

w h o a r e n a tu r a ll y a n a es th eti c in th e i r a ct i v i t i es f o r h i r e La ter on .

t h ey a r e t r i ck ed b y th e i r w i v es E v en gr ea t w r i ters ar e deceiv ed in
.

t h i s r es pec t by th ei r fa i r p ar tn er s .
21 6 L O VE

f or th e phys ician although th is im poten ce h as n ot the sam e im

,

por t an ce in w o m en as it h as in m en wher e it c au s es impoten ce ,

of copu l at ion an d d est r oys the m ar r iage r el at ion s of t h e co u ple .

Or gas mus r etar da tus — The other gr ade in the im poten ce

.

o f l ib ido is p ar t ial an ae sth es ia in w h ich t h e p at ien t is abl e t o

,

exper ien ce the an t o r gas tic ple as ur e bu t c an n ot in duce r eal

-
,

o r gasm The in ten s ity of the ple as u r able feel in g does n ot r each
.

t h e s u dd en cl im ax an d do es n ot d im in is h ab r u ptl y The cl im ax .

is n ever r each ed an d the an t or gas t ic l ib ido decr e as es gr adu al l y

,
-

an d s lo w l y it d ies aw ay
,
I n id iop ath ic p ar t ial an aesth es ia
.
,

w he r e t h e an om al y is c on gen it al th e p at ie n t h as n ev e r exper i
,

en ced an o r gas m an d h en ce is n ot aw ar e of h er an om aly

,
.

It is d iff er en t in the acqu ir ed f or m of p ar t ial an aesth es ia

or in the s o c all ed o r gas m u s r et ar datu s
-
Th e s ex u al exc it em en t .

of th e w om an s u ff e r in g f r o m o r gas m u s r et ar dat u s is n ev er ab at ed ,

h er lib ido is u n impe ded bu t t h e po t en cy of expe r ien c in g o r gas m

,

is dim in ish ed or en tir ely ab s en t T h e follo w in g extr acts of a

.

l et t er f r o m a pa t ien t s u ff e r in g f r om a cer t a in de gr ee o f o r ga s m u s
r et ar dat u s w ell ill u st r ate s the compl ain t s of th is cl as s of p at ien t s

I h av e been m ar r i ed ov er a yea r n ow an d h av e n ev er exper i ,

en ce d any s a t is fa c t io n in in i t u T h e gl a n d s s eem t o s ecr et e t h e

.

flu i d s an d t h e cu p i do con gr es s u s is ther e bu t n o s a ti s fa ct i on I
, , .

a m a l w a y s s l eepl e s s an d n e r v ou s a fter w a r d s a n d s om et i m es s u ff er f r om

h ea d a ches t h e fo llow i n g m or n i n g I a m a t t i m es bo ther ed w i th l euk o r

.

r h oea. Wh en a ch i ld f a cieb am s tu p r um m a n u b u t n o t s i n ce m y s ix ,

t een t h yea r of a ge an d I am a t p r es en t tw en ty fi v e yea r s o l d

,
I h av e -
.

n ev e r bee n p r egn a n t .

The follo w in g cas e is extr em el y in ter est in g b ecau s e the pa ,

ti en t is able to in du ce o r gas m o n ly in on e ce r t ain po s ition I n .

al l othe r po s it io n s s h e is im pot en t of expe r ien cin g l ib ido In .

Mar ch 1 90 8 the p at ien t con sulted the autho r abo ut h er an o m al y

, , .

B ein g a h ighly ed ucated w om an ( sh e w as a s chool te ach e r befor e

sh e m ar r ied ) s h e w as as k ed to w r ite in a l ett er t h e h is to r y of

h er c as e an d th e follo win g ar e t h e con ten t s of h er l ett er :

,

I a m for ty on e -
yea rs of a ge, l
yea r s m a r r i ed h av e tw o
e ev en ,

ch i ld r en on e t en
,
t h e o th er e i gh t y ea r s o l d
,
I began t o m en s t r u a te at .

t h e a ge o f th i teen an d w as a lw ay s r egu l a r t h e m en s tr u at i on l a s tin g

r ,

t h r ee t o fou r d ays T h e flow w as a l w ays s can ty

'

. .
 PATHOLO GY O F S E XUALI T Y 21 7
As a c h i ld d r eam y I can r eca ll ti m es w hen I
I w as s ad an d .

w ou ld w eep I sca r cel y k n ew f or w h a t

, When I w as n ear in g puber ty .

coepi m e s t r u p r a r e m an u N o on e ta u ght me I cou ld n o t h elp i t ;

. .

I d i d n ot k n ow w h a t I d i d it f o r ( I w a s r ea r ed on a far m ) .

Th e m eth od w a s s i tt i n g o n a ch a ir a n d m ov i n g t o an d f r o I mu s t .

h av e con ti n u e d t i ll I w a s ei ghteen o r n i n et e en y ear s ol d I s topp ed i t .

l on g befor e I kn ew it w as w r on g l on g befor e I h av e ev er r ea d it in ,

books No on e to ld me i t w a s w r on g I w as a goo d gi r l in t h e eyes

. .

of ev er y on e .

At t h e a ge of tw en t y I w en t t o
th in k t h e r eas on I co l egel . I
s topp ed s t u p r um m an u w a s th a t my mi n d w a s gr ea tl y en gr os s ed in m y

s t ud i es .T r u e I o ft en h a d t h e d es i r e bu t t h e a s s oc i a t i on w i th t h e o ppo
, ,

s ite s ex w ou ld l e s s en i t I w a s fon d o f m en in a s i len t w ay I

. .

n ev e r ev en th ou gh in th eir com p an y w a s f a m i l i a r w i th th em
, , .

When t ty th r ee yea r s o f a ge I m et on e tow a r d s w h om I w as

w en -

ch an ged .I cou ld n ot k ee p aw ay f r om h is p r es en ce I r ema i n ed a v i r gi n .

ti ll w e ma r i d w hen I w a s th i r ty yea r s of a ge I h ad kn ow n h im
r e , .

s ev en y ea s rb u t on l y s a w h im oft en s a y th ee o r fo u r t i m es a w ee k
, , r ,

f o r t h e l a s t t w o y ea r s We s pen t o n l y o n e o t w o ev en i n gs each w eek

. r

togeth er I a ll ow ed a n d d eepl y en j oy ed a l l ca r es ses but th ey w er e n ot

.
,

o f t h e lew d f as h i on I m u s t h ave bee n exci t e d s exu a ll y f o r I w ou ld

.
,

exper i en ce exces s i v e h um o r em u t in in it u .

At th e a ge o f f or ty on e l ib idi em ca p i o ex in it u yet ex e
-
n
,
p ,

r ien ce no o r gas m s av e in t h e p os i t io n “
v ir in f r a an d in th i s ,

po s i t i o n v er y v er y l i ttle s en s a t i on t i ll t h e o r ga sm comes I a m fon d

, .

o f t h e co n car n a t io bu t a s id e f r om t h e p os i t i o n j u s t m en t ion ed I h a v e
, ,

n ot t h e lea s t l i b i d o i n ter in it um I t is a pl ea s u r e you k n ow t o g iv e

.
, , ,

bu t my ow n l i b i do is w an t i n g in an y o f th es e p o s i t i on s M y h us ba n d .

p r efer s a l i os po s itus t o t h e on e in w h i ch I h av e or gasm ; pr mb an t e

ma j or em libidin em .

Mu ltum h u m es co in in it u Qu amq u am com isceor q u ot n o ct ibu s .

p r e fer em lon gum q u am p ar v um tem po r is s p ati um con ca r n at ion i .

I am n ev er i ll n o aches o r p a i n s , T h e on ly p r em o n it i on I h av e .

o f t h e a pp r o ac h of t h e m en s e s i s a fu l n e s s a n d te n d er n e s s of t h e b r ea s t s .

I m en s t r u a te v er y r egu l a r l y .

Be l i ev e me w h en I s ay t h a t on ce on l y in th e s even year s I kn ew
t h e on e I ev e t
n u a lly m a r r e —
i d I m u s t h av e bee n tw en ty th r ee an d a -

h alf yea r s old w h en I h a d s pen t h ou r s in h is com p an y wi th n o mor e

, ,

fami l i a r i t y th a a k i s s a t p a r t i n g I w a s so exc i ted u t pu l v il l um

n —

p r emer em u s q u e ad or ga s mum I cou ld n ot h av e helped it n o m a tt er .

,

w h a t h a d occu r r ed O ften I h av e been excited th us but I n ev er

.
,

befor e o r s in ce d i d t h e s am e .

I n ev er yi eld ed t o des ir e th ough gen tl y p r es sed t o do so , Had .

21 8 LOVE

I been ur ged beyon d my power of en dur an ce I cann ot te ll w h at I w ou ld

hav e don e Y et I tr us t my v i r t ue w as du e to a p r edomi n an ce of w i ll
.

pow er an d n ot a l ack of p as s i o n .

I ca n n o t s a y t h e l a p se of yea r s h as ch an ged my des i r es or l es sen ed

w h a t I ca ll m y p as s ion s I am aff ecti on a te by n a tur e bu t I tr u s t
.
,

my em ot i ons ar e mor e th an afi ect ion

'

The p at ien t m akes thes e las t r em ar k s becaus e sh e is un able

to b r in g in accor d h er own feel in gs with the diagn osis fr igidity!
r ece ived f r o m s eve r al ph s ic ian s whom s h e h ad con s u lted She
y .

hers elf kn ows w ell that sh e is pass ion ate en ough to exclu de an v
po ss ib il ity of fr igidity Her s is a typ ic al cas e of or gasm u s r e
.

”
t ar dat us of a s l ight degr ee ( f or in the po s ition vir in f r a o r
,

g a sm is po ss ible f or , in th is po s it io n co ition l as ts co n s ider able

lon ger ) due p r obably to m as tu r b ation but mo s tly to th e t act ile
,

er oticism p ractised dur in g the s even year s of h er en gagemen t

, .

I n p r o n o un ced or gas mu s r etar datu s the s exu al impul s e is

ver y vivid but the p atien t can n ever fi n d the acm e of gr at ifi ca
,

tion in coition It may of ten r equir e hour s con car n ati on is con
.

t in ue befo r e the o r gasm is in du ced an d s ometime s it may n ever ,

be exper ien ced Wh ile the r e is a st r on g desir e an d a theo r et ic al

.

ab il ity to in d u ce th e o r gasm — the p at ien ts ar e able to expe r ien ce

,

r n l
the o gasm i a l s te ty by m ast ur bation in pr actice it is
it in n s i —

s eldom or n ever attain ed bec au s e the m ale will al w ays r each the
,

s om e of co it ion befo r e the w om an h as ar r ived at th is poin t Her .

ner vo u s sys te m r em ain s t he r efo r e exc ited to the h igh est p it ch

, ,

a n d b r o ught to a s t ate of e xp ect an cy w h ich is n o t r eal ized .

Th is l ack of or gasm m ay al s o h appen in n or m al women .

Th e w om an is gen er ally slow er to r each the he ight of the ven e r eal

p ar oxysm th an the man Ab in itio commixt ion is sh e expe
.
,

r ien ces a cer tain degr ee of libido th at is of gr eater in

ten s ity th an that of the m an i e the an t o r gas tic l ib ido is of
,
. .
,
-

Th e w or d fr igidity is us ed by t h e bes t w r ite r s in an ambi uous

sen s e. Bo th , i m poten ce of v o lu pta s an d im po ten ce of l i b i do , ar e caig g
na t ed by f r igi d i ty, es pecia ll b
y y t h e l a y
-
w r i ter s By r i.
ght o n l y t h e

w om a n s ufi er in g fr om im po ten ce o f v o lu ptas is r ea lly co ld an d fr i gi d

'

S h e i s t h e on e w h o d oe s n ot ca r e f or t h e oth er s ex a t a l l Th e p a t i en t
.

s uf f er ing f r om i m poten ce of l i b i do is n o t a t a l l co ld or fr i gi d to w a r d t h e
ot h er s ex . On t h e con tr a r y , s h e i s v er y p a s s i on a te , b u t s h e h a s n o u s e
f o r co i t i on beca u s e i t does n ot br i n g h e r s a ti s fa ct i o n S h e is on ly
.

an aes th etic f or a cer t ain kin d of s t imul i , i co i t i on .

 PATH O L O GY O F S E XUALITY

h ighe r val ue in w om en th an in m en Bu t th is l ibido is n ot .

developed to its utmost exten t the o r gasm as r apidly as it is

, ,

w ith the m an Still in th e n o r m al w om an n o r m al co n d itions will

.

n r r n —
fi ally e s ue afte s ome expe ie ce it is kn own th at in w omen
n

l us tful feel in gs ar e n ot al ways br o ugh t abou t by the fi r st con

—
tact wh ile the con ditio n s ar e en tir ely d iff e r en t in the par t ially
,

impoten t wom an No on e man except h e be a eu n uch is ever

.
, ,

able t o s atis fy h er in a n atu r al way Her n er vous system r e .

m ain s in a con s tan t s tate of exc itemen t to the h ighe s t degr ee ,

an alo go u s to s atyr ias is in men Her activ e poten cy appear s to

.

the su per fic ial ob s er ver t o be in cr e ased it is almos t in exhaust ible ,

.

The follow in g c ase w ill ill ust r ate th is po in t

A youn g l ad y tw en t y on e yea r s of age f or s ix mon th s p r egnan t

,
-
,

w i th h er fi r s t ch i ld s h ow ed a t t h e ex a m i n a t i o n n o r m a l i n te r n a l gen i t a l
,

or gan s bu t s m a l l n ym ph ae a n d an u n d ev el o ped cl i tor i s

, T h e p at i en t
.

oepit s tu p r um m a n u fa ce r e t r es a n n o s n a ta fem o r a commi s s a f r i ca n d

, ,
o

n l t r o cit r oq u e a u t pu l v il l um a u t a l i am r em i n ter ea As f a r as s h e can

.

r em ember s h e a l w a ys felt h um or em in gen it al ibu s su is a fter s u c h man ipa

l a t ion s . S h e p r actis ed s tup r u m m an u s ev er a l t i m es d a i ly un t i l h er mar

r iage . Her hu s ban d l eft h er in t h e fi r s t mon th s of h er p r egn an cy an d s h e
began t o in du lge in h er fav or i te p r act ices I n co it ion e us i tata f r ict ion es
.
“

”
con tin u as posci t , an d can en du r e th em f or h ou r s S h e cl a i m s to h a v e
.

t h e feel i n g of becom in g w et sev er a l t imes d u r i n g th e co pu l a t i on s l on ga

“

”
et con t i n u a , bu t t h e l ib i do does n o t m a ter i a ll y in cr ea s e cum h umor em
s en t ia t . Th e i n ten s i ty of t h e l i b i d o r em a i n s a l w ay s t h e s a m e .

S h e is con t in u a lly u tte r i n g en dea r i n g w or d s t o h er m a te an d is beggin g

h im n e pat iat u r ej ac u l a t ion em c i to v en ir e
, . S h e r em a i n s excite d pos t
“

q u a m f r ict ion es ces s a v e r un t a n d i s a l t va ys s h ow in g h e r d i s a pp o i n tm e n t

w hen t h e p en i s A fter a l i t tl e w h i l e h er exci tem en t
“ ”
r et r a ct us es t .
,

g r a d u a ll y s u b s i d e s ,an d t h e p a t i e n t f a ll s a s l ee p W h en .s h e a w a k e s s h e

i mmed i a te ly co it ion em i ter u m po sc it

“
.

Her e we h ave a cas e of a p ar tially impoten t w oman who s e

an aes th es ia an d s li h t d ev el o pm en t of the cli to r is w as in al l
g
p r obabil ity the r es ul t of h er e ar ly p r act ice of mas tur b at ion T h e .

or gas m c an n ot be in d uced bu t the an t or gast ic s tate is accom

,
-

p a n i ed b y lib ido of a co n s i de r able de gr ee The gl an d s f u r n is h .

en ough s ecr etion to give the feel in g of moistu r e ; the r e is n o

r e al ej ac u l atio n as in n o r m al con gr es s u s .

Wh il e the totally an a s e thetic w om an h as t

n o n a ur a l des ir e
2 20 LOVE

f or co it ion an d in th is r es pect r es embles the w om an wh o is

,

s uff e r in g f r om idiop ath ic f r igi di ty or im pote n ce of vol u pt as the ,

w om an w ith the pow er of exper ien c in g lib ido bu t afflicted w ith ,

the an om aly of o r gas mus r etar datus h as an in ten s e des ir e f or ,

c o n j ugatio n She s eeks it ofte n er th an the n or m al w om an f o r

.
,

the r eas on th at h er des ir e is s eldom s atis fied She dem an ds . .

ther efo r e comm ixtion em co n tin u am per ho r as et psen e quot n oct i

,

bu s . S u ch a Me s s al in a is able comm is cer i cen t ies in u n a n octe

an d yet be u n s atis fied E ven if sh e h ad it in h er pow e r
.
,

l ike K ather in e of R u ssia to o r de r cubil i s u o a w hole r egi

,

m en t of s old ie r s q u ot n octibu s sh e w o ul d s till r em ain u n s atis

,

fi ed Th is an om aly f or t he s e r e as on s may often be con foun de d

.
, ,

w ith the pe r ve r s io n of n ym phom an ia w her e a n o r m al o r gasm is ,

in du ced w ith ever y cop ul at io n but wher e an im med iate r e,

aw ake n in g of d es ir es afte r n o r m al s at is fact ion

,
t akes pl ace ,
.

Th r ou gh the s im il ar ity of th e symptom s of o r gas mu s r et ar datus

an d n ym phom an ia gr ea t m is take s in tr e atm en t h ave often been

co m m itted T h e w is d om of amp ut at in g the cl itor is in a c as e of

.

n ym phom an ia is ve r y q u e s t ion able but t h e adv ice to ampu t a te

,

it in a c ase of impo ss ible or r et ar ded or gasm an d per m an en tl y

d am age the al r eady w eak en ed n erv es is a m is tak e t h at bor der s
al m o s t to m alp r act ice For the am p ut at ion of the cl ito r is w ill
.

impede th e in du cem en t of the o r gas m even to a gr eat er ext en t

th an befo r e Th e ge n ital app ar atus wh ich w as w eak en ed by
.
,

exce s s es in v en er e or in n ar co t ics is n ow ir r ep ar ably des tr oyed

,

f or al l t im e .

Th e cas e B ar r u s s how s w h a t cl i to r i dectomy m ay somet im es do

of .

T h e p a t ien t a you n g w om a n s tu p r um f acieb a t m an u m o r e or l es s a l l h er

, , ,

l i fe an d fi n a lly af te r s ufl er in g fr om s ev er a l a ttack s of n ym phom a n i a

,
'

d ec i ded t o h av e t h e cl i to r i s am pu ta ted T h e r es u lt w a s n ot on l y fa i lu r e
.

t o r el i ev e t h e a ll eged n ym pho m a n i a b u t ev en a n i n cr ea s e in it s s ev er i ty
, ,

ca us i n g a s h a m el es s a n d a l mo s t l i ter a l ly con t i n u ou s i n d u l gen ce in t h e

, ,

h ab i t .

The caus e of o r gasm us r etar dat u s is al m o st al ways s elf

a bu s e e ithe r in fo r m of m as tu r b at ion m e n ta l e r eth is m o r tact ile
, , ,

e r ot icism The exc itabil ity of the cl ito r is is so in cr eas ed th r ough

.

t he s e p r act ices th at it r efu s es to t r an s fe r it s exc itab il ity u po n

the in ter n al gen ital o r gan s f or the in du cemen t of or gasm by
 PA T H O L O GY O F S E XUALI T Y 22 1

c oition The
. o r gas tic pleas u r e is hen ce in tact or even in
a t
n -

cr eas ed but the o r asm is s eldom or n eve r p r ovoked

, g .

T h e un s atis fied in te r cou r s e w ill in the lo n g r u n c au s e a

n u m be r of n e r vo u s t r o u ble s w h ich t ak e the fo r m of h ste r ia o r
y
ass ume th e ch ar acte r of n e u r as then ia Th e uns atis fied in itus
.

r epe atedl
y p r act is ed in n o t ,
l ea d in g to t h e ac m e of l ib ido an d
to the r el ief fr om th e con gest ion by the ej acul at ion is the cau s e ,

of chr on ic hyper aem ia an d s tas is Th is lead s in its far ther .

,

p r o gr e ss to ch r on ic in flamm at ion s of the tissu es w h ich ar e

, ,

kn o wn un de r the r espective n ames of metr itis per imetr itis p ar a , ,

m etr it is e n dom etr itis s alp in gitis an d ovar itis

, ,
The l ab ia ar e .

t umefi ed an d dr y the me atu s u r in ar iu s in flam ed an d the u r eth r a

,

pou ted out The clitor is is elon gated in fl am ed an d often

.
,

ab r aded T h e ext ern al gen it al s ar e in a s tate of bu r n in g heat

. .

The vagin al m u cous memb r an e is h ar d an d excor iat ed t h e cer v ix ,

is co n gested an d the ext er n al o r ifi ce in fl am ed .

Ap ar t f r om th es e p athological ch an ges cau s e d by the fail u r e

or the r et ar d in g of th e o r gasm the an o m al y is of gr ave s oc ial
,

impo r t an ce Th e w om an w ith w ho m or gasm is impo ss ible gen

.

er al l y r epel s h er h us b an d Her n e r v e s n eve r be in g exh au sted

.
,

as in th e n o r m al w om an ( it is l ittle kn ow n th at a w om an is mo r e

aff ected an d f at igued by a r e al o r gas m th an a m an ) s p atium ,

con gr ess u s m ay l as t as lo n g as the v agin al ep ithel ia can

en d ur e it w h ich mean s a co n s ider able len gth of t ime Th is is
,
.

m is taken by the h u sb an d f or in cr eas e d poten cy H e bel ieve s h er .

t o be m o r e pote n t th an he is an d in the lon g r u n a m an dis , , ,

l ikes a l asciv io u s w o m an Wh at h e w ishe s is a mod es t w oman

.

wh o n eve r as k s f or con j u gal emb r ace w h en he is n ot d is pos ed

to it an d at t im es even kn ow s gen tly an d tactful ly t o r efu s e h er
,

favo r s when they ar e asked O r gasm u s r etar datu s is hen ce n ot

.

s impl y a q u es t ion f or the phys ician ; it i s a m atte r of ser iou s

s oc ial impo r t an ce .

The co r r ect t r eatmen t f or th is an om aly is in the fi r s t ,

pl ace total ab s tin en ce fr om s exu al exc item en t in an y for m an d

, ,

then str en gt hen in g of the n er ves by ton ic s hydr other apeut ics ,

l
’
an d elect r icity b
y A po s t o i s me t hod .

Or gas m!us pr aecoaz Th e exac t oppo site to or gasm u s r et ar d a

— .

t us is the an om aly of o r gasmus pr aecox I n m en su ff e r in g fr om .

,
22 2 LOVE

this an om aly wher e ej acul ation occur s befor e t h e pen is h as time

to en ter the vagin a the p r ecip itated or gasm h as the same eff ect
,

as the r eal im pote n ce of con c u b itu s I n w om en s u ff e r in g fr om

.

o r gasm u s p r aecox the o r gasm u s is in du ced as s oon as the m en tu l a

,

r eaches the vest ib ule .

I n s om e w om en the exc it ab il ity of the gen ital n er v es r eache s

s u ch a degr ee th at the me r e tou ch of the gyn aecolo gis t s fin ger
’

dur in g an ex amin at ion w ill im med iately in d u ce o r gasm S in ce .

e r ect io n ceas es in both s exe s after the or gasm th is an omaly is ,

of gr e at impo r tan ce in men becau s e the con j u gal e mb r ace can

,

n ot be co n s um m ated I n w om e n on the othe r h an d w ith their

.
, ,

p ass ive r ole du r in g con car n atio an d with w hom e r ection of the
,

cl itor is is n ot r equis ite f or s ex u al con gr e ss the act m ay be con

,

t in ued as in the n o r m al wo m an The an om aly is hen ce of less

.

impo r t an ce in w omen Still it h as s om e bear in g u pon the

.

’
w om an s fecu n dity I n t h e ide al comm ixtion e th e fem ale or gasm
.

o ught to take pl ace imm ediately after th at of the m ale s o th at ,

as p ir ati on of s ome am o u n ts of s p er m a co u ld be eff ect ed I n th e .

an om aly of o r gasmus p r aecox the s per m at ozoa h ave to r ely u pon

their own pow er of motion t o r each the in te r io r of the u ter us .

The an om aly m ay t her efo r e s om etim es lead to s t er il ity O ther

, ,
.

wise med ic al aid is n eve r s ou ght f or The p athologic al con dition

.

is ext r em ely r ar e an yw ay
,
.

I n the s am e w ay the an om al y of a dimin is hed f r eq ue n cy is

of n o impo r tan ce to the physician w hen occur r in g in w om en .

He m ay be ask ed f or advice when it is met in m en f or it m ay ,

lead to s ome in co n gr uit ies in t h e matr imon ial li fe of the cou ple ,

es pec iall y w he n the w i fe is of a s en s u al n atu r e Bu t a w oman .

-

wh o is able even v er y r ar el y to expe r ien ce o r gasm w ill n ever

s eek the adv ice of h er ph ys ic ian .
 CHA P T E R XVI I

H Y P E RA E S T H E S I A

Sexual hyper aes thes ia s igni fies an abn or m al in ten s ity of

the s ex ual in s t in ct Th e in ten s ity of the im p uls e of volu ptas
.

var ies in d iff er en t in d iv idual s an d the l in e of de m ar kat ion be

,

tw een th e physiolo gical an d the p athologic al in cr eas e of the im

pu l se is n ot alw ays dis tin ctly p r on oun ced With som e in di .

vidu al s the in t ens it

y m a
yr e ach a high de g r ee an d st ill be w ith in

the physiolo gical boun ds This is es pecially the cas e wher e the
.

in ten s ity of exper ien c in g l ib ido is co r r e s pon d in gly in c r eased .

B ut whe n ther e is a co nfl ict bet w een t h e t w o poten c ies the ,

poten cy of volu pt as an d th at of l ib ido the l eas t exagger ation in

,

the in ten s ity of vol uptas become s pathologic al S uch an an omaly .

whe r e the r e is a dec r eas e of the in te n s ity of lib ido an d at the

s ame t im e an in c r e as e of a h ighe r or le ss e r de gr ee in the in

te n s ity of volu ptas is the phen omen on of m ixoscopy M ixoscopy

, .

th us stan ds u pon the bor d er l an d of an aesthes ia an d h yper aes

-

th es ia .

M ixos copy .
— I fi ter al ly, m ixos copy m e an s ass is tin g or r a the r
look in g at an im al s or at pe r s o n s w h ile they ar e in con car n a
tion e I n th is degr ee th e an omaly is a ver y r ar e occur r en ce
. .

I n a b r o ader s en s e how eve r m ixoscopy mean s eve r y act ive in

, ,

t er es t in the e r ot ic r elat ion s of other s in so f ar as this in ter es t

bear s an er otic ch ar acter I n th is b r o ader s en s e m ixoscopy is a
.
,

widely s p r ead an om aly .

Th e m ixo s c o pic co m pl ex o r t h e s ys t e m of con n ec ted ideas ,

h avin g a str on g emotion al ton e an d displayin g a ten den cy to

p r od uce or in fl uen c e thou ght or ac tion in a defi n ite dir ecti on is ,

mo r e or less p r es en t in ever y per s on e s pecially in it s youth

, .

Al l t h e w o r ld loves the lover w hen the wor ld is allo w ed to ass ist

,

at the s cen e of th e love m akin g an d p ar ta ke of th e er ot ic del ights

-

of the love r When the lover is alo n e n obody n ot ices h im Th is

.
, .

love to assis t at er ot ic s cen es is b as ed u pon the des ir e of pro

2 24 LOVE

cur in g f or on es elf s en s u al gr atifi cation in an in dir ect w ay by ,

the aid of a th ir d p ar t y w ith w hom on e id en t ifies h im s elf an d

,
’
in w ho m on e s ub m e r ges h is ego s o as to exper i en ce this per s on s
em ot ion s .

The er ot ic s cen es m ay n ot be of the gr os s an d the vul gar

v ar iety E ve r y de sir e to as s ist phys ically or men t ally at s cen es
.

w ith an er ot ic colo r in g even of the mo s t r efin ed

, air y an d ,

ether eal n at u r e h as a m ixoscopic foun d at ion Mixoscopy is r e .

s pon s ible f o r the av id it of o u th to devo u ovel d to i t

y y r n s an as s s

at pl ays wh ich gen e r ally r evolve u pon e r ot ic plot s E s pec ially .

the des ir e of thos e r e ader s wh o ar e so im p ati en t as to r ead the

las t ch ap ter fi r s t to s ee if it en d s in m ar r iage is on ly th e r efin ed ,

w ay of s at is fyin g the c r av in g f or m ixos copy The gr atific ation .

is s ec u r ed by th e r e ade r s iden t ific at io n of h im s elf or her self with

’

the he r o or h er oin e It is often self deception of m an y a youth

.
-

or m aid en w h en th ey ar e pettin g the m s elve s an d bo as tin g of

their lo v e of belle s lett r e s as though all the ir r eadin g is don e

-
,

in the in te r es t of e du cat io n an d cu l tu r e T h e r ea der d eceiv e s

.

h im s elf an d u n con scio usly ch an ges th e egotistic desir e in to th e

r efin ed lon in f me n t l imp r ovem en t r at io n al iz atio n
g g or a , .

Th u s in a sl ight degr ee m ixos copy is a n or m al phen om en on .

It is espec ially fo un d in w omen in th e ir eagern e s s an d t alen t

,

f or m atch m ak in g I n the in te r e st of othe r s w o m an is allow ed

-
.
,

to d is pl ay the act iv ity f or s en s ual gr at ificat ion w h ich m od esty

den ie s h er to develop in h er own in te r est .

M ixo s copy b ecom es p ath olo gical whe n it degen er at es in to

p an der ism or b awd r y f or t h e sole p u r pos e of sen s u al gr at ifi ca
t ion The m ain mot ive s of c ater in g f or the l u st of oth er s by
.
,

aid in g an d p at r on iz in g an ex iste n t love aff air or by c all in g s uch

-

an aff air in to be in g s ays Melle r ( 0

,
Sexu al P r oblem e 1 9 1 2 p
.
, ,
.

ar e of t h r ee d iff er en t k in d s Th er e is 1 ) the pec u n iar y

.

motive or the motive of av ar ice foun d in the p r ofe ss io n al m atch

,

m aker an d in the p r o cu r er ; 2 ) th er e is the m ot ive of to adyis m ,

the sycoph an t will de scen d s o low in h is degr ad ation even to the

po in t of becom in g t h e p an der or b aw d of h is or h er s u per ior ;
3 ) the e r otic motive w hen the p an der or b aw d act s out of love of
,

the subject Th e fi r s t tw o mot ives ar e mo r e or le s s to be coun ted

.

am on g the vices the th ir d m ot ive h as a p atholo gic al b as is

,
When .
 P A T H OL OG Y OF S E X UA LI T Y 22 5

an er otic in ter e st is at pl ay on ly t h e acti vity of th e pan der or ,

b awd becomes p athologic al in n at u r e It is f oun d in per s on s .

w h o th r ou gh old age di s ea s e u glin es s pov er ty s hyn es s etc

, , , , ,
.
,

can n ot them s elves sh ar e in the en joym en t s of love an d wh o by ,

as s is tin g at the gr at ifi cat io n o f l u s t by othe r s t r y to p r oc u r e ,

them selves an oppor t un it y of exper ien c in g a cer t ain p ar t of the

pleas ur e by id en t ifyin g th em s elve s w ith or en ter in g in to the spir l t
of those w hom t hey aided to the l us t .

The em ot ion s con n ected with m ixos copy or the b aw d ry

com pl ex is oft en er fou n d in w om en th an in m en T h er e ar e .

even m other s wh o aid an d favo r th e l ove aff air s of their dau gh -

ter s wh er e n o m at er ial adv an t age co uld in an y w ay accr u e to

,

them s elve s or to t he ir d au gh ter s s im pl y ou t of l u s t w h ich they

,

expect t o exp er ien ce w h en b ein g p r es en t at or th in k in g of th e

e r otic in cid en ts betw een th eir ch ild r en an d the ir lover s The .

follow in g h is tor y well ill u st r ate s th is po in t :

Mr s . fo r ty fi v e yea r s o f a ge m ar r i ed f or t h e l as t tw en ty fi v e
O .
,
-
,
-

yea r s n ev er h a d a ch i ld S h e w a s oper at ed u p on a f ew yea r s after

, .

s h e w a s m a r r i ed a n d u ter u
, s a n d o v a r i e s w e r e r em ov e d a t th a t o per

a t i on . T w en t y ye a r s a fter h er ca s t r a t i on w h en t h e i m p o ten ce o f l i b i d o
,

m u s t h av e been com pl ete a n eph ew o f h er s n i n eteen y ea r s ol d cam e

, , ,

t o l i v e w i th h is a u n t an d u n cl e T h e au n t s oon i n d u ced t h e m er e
.

b oy t o en gage h im s elf w i th a yo u n g l a dy of tw enty th r ee yea r s o f age -

.

A lth o u gh t h e au n t w el l kn ew th a t cer t a i n l ega l ob s ta cl es pr ev en ted t h e

b oy fr om m a r r yi n g t h e you n g l ady s t i l l in o r der t o en j oy t h e lo v e
, ,

m a k i n g of t h e you n g p eopl e s h e did n ot r es t un t i l s h e eff ec te d t h e en

,

g g
a e m e n t W hen t h e yo un g fi a n cé e left f or t h e Wes t w her e s h e w a s t o
.

s tay f o r a co n s i d e r a bl e l en th of t i m e t h u n t i d u d t h b o t
g e a n , ce e y o

d i s s olv e t h e en ga gem en t a n d p r ocu r ed h im a n other you n g la dy w i th

w h om h e a ga i n h a d t o becom e en ga ged Wh en t h e n eph ew left f or a
.

fo r ei gn coun tr y w h er e h e w a s t o s ta y sev er a l year s t h e ca s tr at ed au n t ,

h a d n o u s e a n y lo n ge r f o r t h e s econ d fi an cé e ei th er be an t o q u a r r e l
g ,

w i th h er a d fi n l l y fo b a de h e r t o e n te r h er h ou s e
na r .

Thes e action s pl ainl y show th at h er in ter e st in the youn g

p eople w as foun ded upon the s elfish lon gin g to par tic ipate in
the ir pleasu r e at the love r s d all ian ce c ar e s sin g k is s in g etc
’
, , ,
.
,

w h ich as an old cast r ate s h e co u ld n ot expe r ien ce an lo n ge r

, , y .

Her s w as th er efor e the k in d of b aw dr y fr om love of the sub

, ,

j ect It w as the o ly w th i vol u p t uo w om — b t im te t

. n ay s u s an u po n
22 6 LOV E

—
of expe r ien cin g libido could yet p ar take of an y sexual pleas ur e
by iden t ifyin g her s elf w ith the female lover s of h er yo un g
n ephew She h ad n o
. other advan tage to gain by h er match
m akin g .

Pan der is m or b aw dr y p r esumes a complete ab sen ce of j es l

on sy of an y kin d Pat ien ts su ff er in g fr om th is an omaly love
.
, ,

to as s ist at er ot ic s cen es en acted between female s amon g them

,

s elv es wh er e th e emotion of jealous i b e t

y s a s n .

Th e love of s en s ual people t o look at ob scen e p ictu r es or

to r ead obs cen e books is also based upon the impul se of m ixos
copy Sometimes th e in ten sity of th e des ir e to as s ist at er o tic
.

s cen es r ea ch es s uch a degr ee th at the p at ien ts h ir e fu rn is hed

r oom s in f om icibu s obs er van di c au s a actio n e s betw ee n t h e in

m ates an d their c alle r s th r o ugh holes in th e w alls of adjo in

,

in g r ooms an d th us par t ic ipate in their lib ido

,
.

To this impul s e of m ixoscopy may al so be att r ibute d th e

in d ul gen t beh avio r of m an y a hu s b an d to w ar ds the f am ily f r ien d .

If the w or ld is ign or an t of their w ives r elation s an d r id icu le is ’

,
’
avo ided s om e h us b an d s n ot o n l y clo s e t heir eyes to the ir wi ves
,

doin gs but even favo r their fl irt atious Th e h isto r y of th e fol .

lo w in g c as e show s h ow f ar a h usb an d can go in his in dul gen ce ,

as t o h im s el f p r ocur in g a love r f or h is wif e

Mr E. tw en ty fou r yea r s of a ge deci des t o l eav e h is coun tr y an d

.
,
-
,

g o t o A m e r ica W h i l e w a i t in g a f ew d ays f or h is bo a t to cl ea r t h e
.

por t h e s pen t on e ev en i n g in a r es ta u r an t Afte r s i tti n g ther e f o r

, .

som e t i m e h e n o ti ced a co u pl e en te r i n g t h e s am e h os tel r y

, T h e w om an .

w as abou t th i r t y yea r s of age t h e m an abou t tw en ty fi v e h er s e n i o r

,
-
.

Th e cou ple soon left t h e pl ace Abou t a n h ou r l a ter t h e m a n r etu r n ed

.
,

s a t dow n at t h e sa m e ta bl e w h e r e E w as s i tt i n g a n d soon en te r ed
.

in to a con v er sa t i on w i th h im I n t h e cou r s e of th ei r ta lk t h e o ld m an
.
,

a s k ed E .w h eth er h e w ou ld li k e t o h av e fema l e com p an y f or t h e ev en

mg U po n t h e affi r m a t i v e an s w er t h e ol d m a n too k E t o an ar i s to
.
, .

cr a t i c a p ar tm en t in a d is tin gui s h ed p a r t of t h e c i ty T h er e E met

. .

w i th t h e youn g l a d y h e s a w en ter i n g t h e r es t a u r a n t; et cum ea

p er n oc t a v it th e o,l d m a n s p e n d i n g a l l t h i s t i m e in a n a dj o in

in g r oo m T h e foll ow i n g da y t h e o l d m a n p r ev a i led on E t o gi v e
. .

u p t h e t r ip t o Am er ica f or a w h i l e an d s t ay w ith th em E s tood th i s

. .

i dle l i fe f or s ix m on th s bu t fi n ally h is r Ol e a s a comm a r it u s o r r a ther

,

as a for n ica t o r ca me h om e t o h is cons cien ce an d h e l eft f o r Am er ica .

Wh i le h e w as st aying t h er e h e learn ed t h at t h e el der ly man

 PATHOL O GY OF S E XUA LI T Y

an d t h e youn g w om an w er e hus ban d an d w ife E ga v e t h e au tho r

. .

th e as sur an ce t h at d u r in g t h e
en t ir e s ix m on th s t h e h us ba n d th is h e is ,

po s i tiv ely s u r e n ev
, er a pp r o ac h ed hi s w i fe sexu a ll y H e l eft h er t
. o

E wi t h ou t man ifes tin g t h e l eas t tr ace of j ea l ous y

. .

Th e ly explanat ion f or such a st r an ge phen omen on is

on

t hat th e hus ban d was impoten t an d th at th e onl y way f or h im

to exper ien ce at least some pleas ur e fr om h is wife w as by iden t i
f yin g h ims elf with th e lover . Such cases r ep r esen t the extr eme
degr ee of mixoscopy .

E o oman ia
r t — The in cr eased sexu al des ir e in hyper aesthes ia
is n ot al ways dir ecte d u pon the physical gr at ifi catio n Some .

times it is mor e of an ideal n atu r e as in e r otomani a ,

.

Phys iological er otoman ia is often foun d in in di viduals of

both s exes es pec iall y in youn g gir ls at the time of p ube r ty
, ,
.

Man y a yo uth an d maiden ar e highly er otic at th is per iod al , ,

t hough if r ear ed in p ur ity an d atten ded w ith vigil an ce t hey

, ,

n eve r th in k t of t h ph ic l co t ct
y e e ys a n a .

Th e er otoman i ac in dividu al s love is of a pl aton ic n atur e

’
.

E r otoman ia con s titutes a dis e as ed for m of ideal love The .

physical sexual appetite is gen er all y fo r eign to th e er otoman iac .

Th e object of th e in di vid ual s love occu p ies the m in d o n ly It

’
.

is a c o n t in u al obs es s ion of th e s p ir it The er otom an iac in di

.

vidual makes an abstr action of the phys ical per son ality of th e
ado r ed . It is pur s uin g an ideal The er otom aniac is the victim
.

of a men tal ex al tation which moves the lover t o wr ite poetr y

an d love lett e r s to th e object of h is or h er dr eams withou t ever
-
,

s en din g them off If possible th e er otom an iac fol low s h is or

.

h er lover but n ever addr ess es a w or d to h im or h er

, Th e er oto .

man iac wish es to be in pos sess ion of the beloved bein g to be ,

w edded to th e bel oved on e but it n ever th in k s of the s en s u al

,

par t I t is after t h e men tal po ss ession of the beloved on e

. .

Th e love of th e er otom an iac in divid ual r e sts u pon a vague

an d h azy ideal I t is the pur est love poss ible
. The r el at ion is .

s ac r ed an d beau tiful It is a k in d of c ult Th e beloved object

. .

is a d ivin ity whom the p atien t w o r s h ip s u pon h is or h er kn ee s

an d w hom he an d sh e take s c ar e n ot to p r ofan e eve n by a c ar n al

Th e follo win g case of a fellow w o r ker in th e

-
p athol ogical
2 28 LOVE

in s tit u te of a un i ver s ity in S witze r l an d is n ot u n in s r u c t tive in

th is r es pect :

Wh i le w or k in g ov er th e m i cr os cope a t t h e s ame tabl e t h e you n g ,

phys i ci an to ld t h e au thor t h e fo llow i n g s to r y of h is l i fe w hen h e w a s a

boy o f s ix teen He w as a t th a t t im e a tten d i n g college in a m i ddle
.

s i zed ci ty in G er m a n y On e da y a co l lege fr i en d took h im t o h is h ome

. ,

w her e h e s aw h is fr i en d s s i s ter a youn g l ad y o f tw en ty th r ee yea r s f

’ -
,
o

a ge , a n d i mm ed ia tely fell in l ov e w i th h e r .

Alth ou gh h e w a s a l r ea dy a t th a t t im e f ar en ough a dv an ce d in t h
, , e

w ays o f t h e w or ld t o see t h e hop eles s n es s of h is l ov e s t i ll t h e in con ,

g r u it y be tw e en t h e i d ea l a n d r ea l i ty w as en t i r ely fo r gotten H e w as .

a lto ge t h e r obl i v i ou s o f t h e m a t e i a l w o ld a n d im agi n ed h i m s e lf flo a t

r r

in g in t h e r eal m s of t h e s p i r i t s w h i le dr ea m i n g of exq u i s i te h a r mon i es

,
.

D a y an d n i ght h e sa w befor e h im t h e obj ect of h is a d or a t i on .

He w a s filled w i th ecs ta s y o v er h er p er fect i on w h i ch w a s gr ea tl y ex

agge r a te d an d o n ly ex i s ted in h is im a gi n a t i on F or n ow w i t h a cl ea r er .
,

j udgm en t h e can s ee d i s t i n ctly th a t s h e mus t h av e h a d n ot i ced a t tha t

,

t i me h is ch i l di s h em ot i on s an d ou t o f v an i t y w as som ew h a t playi n g
, ,

w i th th em I n h is d i a r i es h e fi n d s pled ge s o f pe r en n i a l v en er a t i on a n d
.

w o r s h i p a n d v o w s of te l r i g a t i on H i m m i r s a r e filled w i th
e rn a es n . s e o

des cr i pti on s of h is hopes an d fea r s j oys an d s or r ow s wis hes an d de , ,

s pa i r s .

Wh i l e pan y h e becam e en tir ely un cons cious of t h e fl i ght

in h er com ,

o f t i m e ; w h en s h e w as ta lk i n g abou t t h e m os t tr iv i a l i n ci den ts h e ,

i magin ed tha t h e w as l i s ten i n g t o t h e m u s i c of t h e s pher es Ev er y .

w o r d ev er y m ot i on of h er w a s abl e t o aw a ken in h im either exces s iv e

,

j oy an d exci tem en t or t o th r ow h im i n to a s ta te of des pair an d r ob hi m

o f h is a ppet i te a n d s l ee p f o r a n um ber of d a s
y .

Ha pp i ly t h e youn g l a dy soon m a r r i ed a j u dge an d thi s mar r i age

, ,

b r oke t h e boy s s pell I t ma y be a dded th a t t h e her o of ou r s to r y n ow

’
.
,

a p r om i s i n g p a tho l ogis t is s ti ll of a v er y n er v ous tem per amen t an d

, ,

though po ss ess ed of a s tr i ctly l ogica l m i n d h e l ov es t o fr eq u en t s p i r i tu a l ,

is t ic s éa n ces an d t o p a r t i c i p a te in s p i r i tu a l i s t i c p r act i ces .

er oto m an iac wom an shows often ch aracter istic s n ot

Th e
alw ays fo u n d in m en She is gen er ally well s atis fied w ith h er
.

s elf an d ext r em ely v ain She is as a r ul e in love with a per so n

.
, ,

of h igh s ocial an d in tellec t ual pos iti on He is a p r in ce a cele .

,

br at ed st ates m an a victo r ious gen er al a famou s actor a b r illian t

, , ,

pr eacher or a gr eat sc ien tist I n r eligious m an ia it is n ot

, .
,

s eldom a sain t wh o in s p ir e s the e r otom an iac w om an w ith a ch as te

love Sometimes a p ic t ur e or a s tatue may becom e the obj ect

.

of h er ador ation .
 PATHOLO GY O F S E XU ALITY 2 29

As a g e n e r a l r u le the w i s h f o r ,
t h e po s s e s s io n of a ce r t a in

man is p r ovoked by h i s ch r acte a r b y hi s in t e,llect u a l mo r a l o r ,

h ic al q u al it ie s If the m a n s h e f an c i e s f a il s to a tt a in to t h e
p y s .

t d
s an ar d of h er i de a l s s h e n eve r th e le ss a t t r ib u te s to h im al l the
h
c ar m s h er m in d is a ble to co n j u r e u p A c a s e r eco r
. ded b y
i i
Beu ar d n s a g ood ex ample of e r otom a n i a i n w ome n .

p
Th e at ien t , a w el l educa e t d l d t h i t t
- wo
year s o f a ge n ot ic e s
a y,
- r y ,

s om e t im e o a f te r h er m ar r i a ge a m an o f h igh i l t d i g th
e r s oc a s a n n a n h e r

hus ban d S h e at on ce fa ll s in lov e w i th th i s man , begi n s t o gr umble

.

a t h er l ow s oc ia l p o s it i o n a n d s pe a,
k s o f h er h u s b a n d o n l y w i t h c o n

tem pt H er belov ed on e on ly h as al l t h e bes t q ua lit i es N o o n e is

.
.

b
a ov e h im i t l
S h e w r es e e s t o
.
tt r h i m i n w h i
,
c h s h e r e v e a l s t h e m o s t
d
a r en t p as s ion an d a t ,t h e s a m e t im e t h e c h,
a s te s t em o t io n s S o m e .

t im es s h e is fou n d in ecs ta s y w i th eyes fi xed u pon s ome ch i m er i ca l

,

i
v is on p p l
t h e u i s in a
,
s t a te of h a ll u c i n a t i on an d t h e l i p s m u r m u r ing
b l
t h e e ov ed o n e s n am e
’
S e
h r ec
. o i l s f r o m h e r h u s b an d s car e
’
s s e s r e ,

fu ses to s ha r e hi s bed t o s it n ear h im s peak to h im an d t o see h im

, ,
.

Her w h o le l i fe is cen ter e d in h er lov e ; h er eyes a r e co n s ta n tly fi xe d

u p o n t h e be l ov ed im a ge F i n a lly s h e becom es en tir ely i n s uff er abl e an d
.

comm i ts s o m a n y ex tr a v a gan ces th a t h er h u s b an d i s f or ce d t o s ep a r a te

fr om h er an d l a ter on to sen d h er t o an as y lum .

B all dis tin guishes t w o categor ie s of er otomani ac s Some .

ar e dis cr eet lover s They n eve r acco st the object of their lov e
.

an d do n ot even f eel the n eed to app r o ach the divin e he ar th ,

w hen ce the s par k s t ar ted t h at in fl amed the ir hear ts It is a .

p ur e immater ial fi r e that feeds on itself The other cate go ry .

,

th e in dis c r eet love r s feel the n ecess ity to imp ar t the kn o wled ge
,

of their p as sion to the object th at gave it r ise .

S atyn h s is an d n ymph oman ia — Con t r ar y to er otom an ia the

.
,

s exu al M ul se in s at r iasis an d in n mphom an ia is d ir ected

p y y
upon the ph ys ic al side of love I n the s e c ases the im p ul s e of
.

detume scen ce is gr eat ly in cr eas ed Th e d es ir es ar e di r ect ed .

u pon the ph ys ic al ple as ur able tit ill ation s of the s exu al o r an s

, g .

The dividi n g l in e betw een the n or m al an d p at holo gic al in

cr eas e of l ib ido is n ot r eadily foun d Th e l ib ido s exu alis n o r .

m al ly v ar ies in diff er ent in di vi dual s Mar r ied life br i dles as a .

,

r u le s exu al de s ir e wh ile in te r co u rs e w ith d iff e r en t pe r s on s in

, ,

c r eas es it Tot al s exu al ab s tin en ce m ay c ause in cer t ain in di

.

vidual s with a n eu r otic tain t in c r e as ed s exu al d es ir e con tin u ous

, , ,
230 LOV E

exc itemen t d is eas e d un con q ue r able impu l se f or s exu al con gr ess

, , ,

an d the p r eo ccup at io n of the e n tir e atte n tio n u po n the s e n s u al

act .

The immediate r eawaken in g of des ir e after n o r m al s at is f ac

t ion an d th e exc ita ti on of libido by th e sight of pe r son s an d
th in gs wh ich in them sel ve s s ho uld h ave but in d iff e r en t or n o
s exu al e ff ect s ar e dec id edl a b o m l
, y n r a .

If the in cr eas e of the imp ul s e is on l y moder ate s o th at

in c r eas ed fr equen cy of co n j ugal em b r ace 1 8 able to appeas e s ome
wh at the in c r eas ed des ir e the an om al e n e r al l fi n ds e xp r e s
, y g y
s ion in a des ir e f or fem al e r es pec t ive l m a l e c iet in t h e r ead
y s o y ,

in g of e r oti c or ob sce n e l iter at u r e in dan c in g fl ir t in g etc B ut

, , ,
.

if the in cr eas e of the s e xu al des ir e h as r e ach ed t h e d egr ee of

tr u e s atyr iasis in m en or n ym ph om an ia in wome n th e an om aly ,

is ch ar acter ized by an ir r es ist ib l e ex al t at ion an d an in s at iab l e

appetite f or s exu al gr at ific at ion At the me r e sight of a w o man
.

s atyr ias is gets in to su ch a s t ate of exc itemen t as to expe r ie n ce ,

r eal o r asm
g .

S atyrias is is n ot s eldom con fo un ded with p r iap ism B ut

the l atter is in n o r es pect a p sycho s e xual an om al y at all I t is
-

a n e r vo u s t r o u ble of on e of the ge n ital o r gan s an d h as n ot h in g

in comm on w ith s atyr ias is On t h e c on t r ar y in p r iapis m t h e

.
,

poten c ies of volupt as as w ell as th at of expe r ien c in g l ib ido ar e

’
( i i
’
g en e r all y d e c r e as ed as T a rn,o w s ky s c as e s ho w s L n s t n ct
sexu el p 1 5 0 )
,
.

Ben j Tar n ow sky observ ed a case of pr iapis m in a sol d ie r w h ich

.

h ad l as ted f or ov er t w o yea r s an d h a d p r ev e n te d t h e p a t i e n t fr o m
a bs o lv i n g h is a ct i v e m i l i ta r y ser v i ce Th e co mpl ete er ec t i o n o f t h e
.

o r gan co n t i n u a ll y ex i s te d in a ch r o n i c s t a t e a n d n e v e r ce a e d f o r a s

momen t . T h e or ga n d i d n ot w i lt ev en a fte r sev er a l co i t i o n s w h i ch in , ,

t h e begi n n i n g o f h is s i ck n e s s w er e tr i ed b y t h e p a t i en t in o r d er t o
,

fr ee h i m se lf fr om t h e an n oyi n g s ta te of aff a i r s I n t h e cou r se o f h is

.

s i ck n e s s,co i t i o n a n d es p ec i a lly ej a cu l a t i o n
, c a u s ed h im
, s u ch v io l e n t

p a ins th at commixt io w as n ev er t r ied again Vo lu ptuou s t hought s an d .

sexu a l d es i r e h a d en t i r el y d i s a ppe a r ed E v en t h e th ought of co i ti o n

.

ca u se d t h e p a t i en t d i s a gr eea bl e sen s a t i o n s .

Pr iapism th er efor e if it w er e at all a dis eas e of a s e xu al

, ,

n atur e w ould mo r e p r ope r ly belon g amon g the an om al ies of

,
 PATHO L O GY OF S E KU ALI T Y 2 31

s ex u al an aest hes ia S atyr iasis on the othe r han d is a psycho

.
, ,

s exual an om al of in c r e as ed s ex ual de s ir e Sc cel h the

y ar y as .

desir e been appeased w hen it r etu r n s with the same for ce an d

,

vigor as befo r e T h e followi n g case may ser ve as an ill ust r ation

.

of su ch cl ass of cases '

.

Mr .X , a s o l dier , tw en ty -t h r ee yea r s of age, in pr os t ib ul um

.

mer et r icem vis it, q ua con cub it, pr etium u s it a tum r esol v it et r el in q u it .

S ca r cel y d i d h e r eac h t h e doo r of h er r oo m cu m v olu pta s r es u r ge r et , .

I t aq ue r ev en it , iter um eam compr im it , r eso l v it et r el in q u it T h i s t i me .

h e man aged t o descen d h a lf t h e s t a ir s cu m v o lu ptas exper r ect a e ss et , .

Q u a r e r edi t , ac t i on em r epe t it , r es o l v it e t r el in q u it B u t h e h a d no .

ti m e t o come down t h e st a i r s , cum con cit a t us es set Quo modo s ex ies .

a d pu el l am r ev en ieba t, un ti l h e h ad n o m or e m on e f o h r s r v i ces a nd
y r e e

h ad to leav e h er , bu t n ot yet en tir ely sa tis fi ed .

S uch e r ep r esen ts a tr u e sexu al n eur o sis of in satiable

a cas

lus t I n the p r on o un ced cases of s atyr iasis the in di vidual is

.
'

the pe r son ificati on of s exu al ity I n h is p r oxim ity eve r yt h in g .

t urn s u pon sex Noth in g is su ff er ed to pr evail but sexual emo

.

t ion s E very glan ce motion or w o r d of hi s h as a s ex colo r in g

.
, .

He is n othin g but a demon iac sex cr eatu r e E ve r y wo r d he -

.

u tte r s h as an ob scen e emotion al to n e His exclam atio n s of su r .

p r is e fear an ger etc ar e al l bo rr ow ed fr om the r eal m of sex

, , ,
.
,
.

He is a s cr eam in g v e rt ex of l ubes cen t lu b r ic it y A con tin ual .

l ust ful s cen t exu des f r om h im He is pe r enn ially in q ues t f or .

s exu al gr atifi c at ion He t r ies to exc ite ever y wom an h e com es

.

in con t act with an d is h im s elf ex cited by h er Mor al con s ider a .

t ion is an u n kn o wn qu an t ity f or h im Th e in h ib it ion s n or m ally .

,

em an at in g fr om the ce r eb r al cen t r e ar e de s tr o yed in h im He ,

.

is con t in ually ben t on n ew s en s at ion s .

Th is p ict ur e of the evil s p ir it of s atyr ias is is still su r p as s ed

by nym phom an ia The w om an s uff er in g fr om n ym phom an ia is
.

mor e excess ive in h er dem an ds th an the man afflicted w ith

satyr ias is .

Th ebo r d er -li n e between th e n or mal an d p atholo gical in

c r eas e of lib ido in women is al s o s om ewh at blotted A con sider a .

ble piece of s exu al ity dw el l s in the fem in in e s o ul of ever y w om an .

It is on ly cove r ed by in h ibitor y coun ter emotion s But we r ecog -

.
2 32 LOVE

ni ze h er t r u e s exu al ity by its p atholo gic al ex agger at ion Neve r .

is th er e u n cove r ed in in s an e m en s u ch an ab u n dan c e an d m e n
s t r os ity of the s exu al im a er in in s an e w om e n I d e m
g y as n r a s .

an d in t h e d u s k y t w il igh t of in s an it y m en an d w om en ab an do n

them s el v e s to their t r ue im p ul s e s an d des ir es w ith ou t the r e ‘

s t r ain in g in fl ue n ce s o f con ven t io n al it v The n o r m al w om an h as

.

l ear n ed by ed u cat ion to h ide h er t r u e s exu al feel in gs an d was

fo r ced by t r ad it ion t o p r od u ce in a q u ite e xtr ao r d in ar y w ay the
im p r es sion th at sh e h er s elf is n e ar l y n on s exu al an d h er s exu al -
,

ity is on ly a con ce s s ion t o the m an B ut j u d gin g f r o m h er

.

s exu al em ot ion s in ab n o r m al s t at es t h e in t en s it y of w om an s
’
,

s ex u al it y is of a h igh e r de gr ee th an th at of t h e m an s an d her e in
’
,

lies w om an s s u per io r m or al ity Mo r al ity is the ar r est of the

’
.

in st in ct s by t h e in t el l ect The in ten s ity of h er desir es b ein g

.

g r e ate r h
, e r h ig he r ch as t ity is mo r e l au d a ble I n ce r t ai n pe r iod s .
,

s u ch as p r egn an cy an d l act at io n w hen w om an is r eall y mo r e or

,

les s n on s exu al h er ch as t ity h as n o m e r it But in the oth e r

-
,
.

s t a tes o f h er l if e w h en w om an s des ir es p o s se s s a h igh e r degr ee

’

of in t en s ity h er ch ast ity is of a su pe r io r kin d

,
.

Th u s th e dete r m in at ion w hen th e n or m al in c r ease of w om

,

an s s ex u al d es ir e ceas es
’
an d the ab n o r m al s ta te be gin s is ,

w r o u ght w ith r e at d iffi cu lt y Sex u al in c l in at ion is n o r m al ly

g .

in cr eas ed im m ed iat ely b efo r e an d after th e m en s es Still it .

m ay be l aid do w n as a r u l e th at an ove r w een in g s ex u al des ir e

in a w om an con s ide r in g h er n at ur al m ode sty an d coyn es s s ho uld
, ,

ar o u s e s u s p ic io n of it s p ath olo gical s ign ific an ce .

The n ym phom an iac w o man s eeks to att r act m en by in decen t

lan guage by l as c iviou s con d u ct by per s on al ado rn m e n t per
, , ,

fu m e s t alk of m ar r iage by t h e exh ibit ion of h er feet legs n eck

, , , , ,

b r east s an d other p ar t s of h er body an d at the he ight of h er , ,

exc itemen t by in vita t ion ad con gr es sum ape r te s tu pr o m an u , ,

nu dat ion e m ul iebr ium et m ot ion ibu s in itus pelve She i .

often s een in the ph ysician s o ffi ce an d des ir es gyn aecological

’

ex am in at ion s f or th e gr at ific at ion of h er excitem en t S uch a .

c as e w as r ecen tly obs e r ved by the au tho r .

Th e p a tien t ,
b
a ou t fo r t y year s of a ge, w as s u ff er n g i fr om en
dom et r it is an d ca m e t o th e o ffi c e f or t r ea tm en t . At t h e fi r s t tou ch of
 PATHOLO GY O F S E XUALI T Y 2 33

th e i n tr o itu s agi n ae by t h e finger t h e p a t i en t s u dden ly agi ta ta es t

v ,
. .

S h e t i ghtl y cl o se d h er ey es t h e r s p i a ti on bec am e p a n t i n g t h e ah
, e r ,

dom in a l m u s c les co n t r ac te d w h i c h m a d e t h e co m b i n ed ex am i n a t i
,
on

i m pos s i ble h er fa ce becam e r ed h er en t i e bod y w as s ei zed by a con

, ,
r

vu l s i e t r em or
v an d h er p e l v i s m a d e o m n e s m o t io n e s com m ix t io n i s v eh e
,

m en t is . At t h e en d of on e or t w o m in u tes t h e p ar oxys m en d ed w i th
a deep s igh an d t h e exa m i n a t i o n co u ld be con t i n u ed
, Th e a tta ck s w er e .

r epea ted a t t h e begin n i n g of e er y t r ea tm en t an d t h e s a m e h a d t o be

v ,

d i s con ti n u ed Wi thou t off en d i n g t h e p a t i en t s h e w a s t old th a t s h e

.
,

n eed s a cu r e t ta ge T h i s a d v i ce ca u s ed h er t o s ta y a w ay f r om t h e o fiice
. .

In the pr on ou n ced cas es of n ym ph om an ia th e w om an w ill ,

accept the e m b r ace s of an

y m a n a n d w ill s ol ic it eve n bo ys .

To h im wh o yiel ds to h er v iles sh e b r in gs m is e r y an d cal am it v .

She is an object of att r act ion an d car r ie s r u in in h er l ap f or

tho s e w h o becom e th e s l aves of h er er ot ic ism A p iece of de .

s t r u ct ive s ex u al ity d w ell s in the bo s om of the s e w om en s ome ,

th in g of the D el il ah n atur e f or all wh o come in con tact w ith

-
,

th em T hey con s um e m en s st r en gth an d v igor phys iologicall y

.
’

an d p s cholo ic al l
y g y .

Th e n ymph om an iac w om an is n ot able t o fr ee h er sel f fr om

the th r aldom of er oticism Her s exu al in s t in c t is ir r e s is t ible an d
.

un t am able Nymphom an ia leads the s ufi er er to an y degr ad a

.

tion to the p r actice as s idu i s tu p r i m an u an d even t o b es tiality

, .

Magn an m en t i on s a l ad y
th e f
ca s e ye of
a r s o f ag e of o t y s ev en
r -
,

w h o f r om h er ea r ly ch i ldh oo d m an i fes ted ex ces s i v e v o l u p t a s Sh e .

w a s a l w ay s n er v ou s eccen t r i c an d o f a r om a n t i c d i s po s i ti on
, , Wh en .

s h e w as o n ly t en yea r s o l d s h e began t o p r act i ce con ca r n a t ion em At .

t h e age of n in e teen s h e got m a r r i ed bu t a lth ou gh h er h u s b a n d w a s ,

s exu a ll y p er fectly n o r m a l h e cou ld n ot s a t i s fy h er ofte n en o u gh

, Qu a .

r e j ugit er cum a l n s v ir i s com m i s ceb a t u r a n d a lth ough th i s i nfi de l i ty ,

ma de h er en t i r el y u n h a pp y an d m is er abl e s h e w as p ow er les s t o ov e r ,

co m e h er in s a t i abl e d es i r es .

In an o ther cas e of Magn an p at ien t h ad a pas s ion f or men

, th e
fr om h er ea r lies t you th S h e w a s of goo d fam i ly w ell br ed of pl eas a n t
.
, ,

d i s pos ition an d exceed in gly mo d es t As a l i ttl e gir l s h e w as t h e ter r or

, .

o f t h e fam i l S c l w a s h e a l on e w i th an y m a l e ch i ld o r a d u lt
y car
. e y s , ,

s ta t i m a pe r ieba t m u l i eb r ia et po s ceb a t s a t is f act ion em v o l u pt a t i s ev en ,

g o i n g s o f a r a s t o l a y h o l d o f t h e p e r so n M a r r ia g e di d n o.t c u r e h er

i n ten s e des ir e S h e l ov ed h er h u s ban d p a s s i on a te l y yet i n d i scr i m i n a tel y

.
,

p e t e b a t p l aca t i on e m v o l u p t a t is a q u ov i s v i r o w i th w h o m s h e h a p
2 34 L O VE

pen ed t o be a lon e w er e h e h er ser v an t, l abo r er or ev en schoo l boy

, ,
-
.

T h i s i ns a t i abl e p a s s i on con ti n u ed t o po ss ess h er a fte r s h e h a d becom e

a gr an dm o th er At t h e a ge o f s i x ty fi v e s h e w as yet r eckles s l y pa s s i on a te
.
-

a s be fo r e .

The an om aly of n ymphoman ia is gen er ally du e to a cer e

br al le sion Hen ce litt le r el ief can be aff or ded by the r emo val
.

of the cli to r is or the ov ar ies or by an y other the r apeutic meas ur e

,
.

The aff ection sho ws all the st igm at a of degen er at ion an d mor al
1 n san ity Th e n ym phom an iac w om an belon gs to the type of
.

”
the deliq u en ta n ata .

Nymphom an ia 1 8 often foun d in pe r iodic al in san ity Th e .

c as e of An jel is a good ill u s t r at ion .

Th e p a ti en t n ear t h e c l i m acte r i c per io d is n ow i se of a p as s i on ate

, ,

n a tu r e s exu a ll y bu t a fte r a h ys ter o ep i l ept i c a ttac k h as t h e i m p u l se t o

, ,
-

e mb r a ce a n d k i s s bo y s a bo u t t e n y e ar s o f a ge et co n t r ect a r e v i r i l i a
, .

S h e h a s n o des ir e f or coit ion w h i le s uff er in g fr om t h e a tta ck .

I n t h e i n ter v a ls s h e is v er y m odes t .

Th is p aedoph il ia in w omen s uff er in g f r om hyper aes thes ia , ,

is n ot r ar e The p at ien ts ar e in ten sely exc ited by youn g boys

.
,

wh ile they pos s e s s on ly n o r m al in cl in at ion to w ar d ad u lts .

Magn a n s cas e is i n te r es t i n g in th i s r es pect Th e pa ti en t w as a

’
.

l ady tw en ty n i n e yea r s of age For ei ght yea r s s h e h ad a s tr on g des i r e

-
.

co m ple xus v en e r e i w i th on e of h er fi ve n e phews F i r s t h er des i r e w en t

.

tow ar d t h e olde s t boy w h en h e w as fi ve year s of age Then s h e t r an s

, .

fer r ed th i s d es i r e t o each of th em in t ur n a s they gr ew u p T h e s i ght .

of t h e ch i l d i n q u es t i on w as s ufi cien t t o p r od u ce ej acu l at i on an d
o r gas m .

The c as e of K is ch is in te r est in g f or th e co in c id en ce of
paedoph il ia w ith t r aces of homos ex ual ity .

Th e pa t ien t is t h i r ty yea r s o f age m a r r i ed n i n e yea r s b u t s ter i le

, ,
.

Co i ti on gi v es h er n ot o n l y n o pl eas u r e b u t on t h e co n tr a r y i t ca u s es
, ,

h er a fee l in g of d i s gu s t B ut s h e feel s i r r es i s tibly imml led con t r ect a r e

.

p u d ib il ia o f c h i ld r e n n o m a t t,er w h et h e r m a l e o r f em a l e T h ese .

m an i p u l a t i on s i n d uce ej acul a t i o n a n d or ga s m At t h e t i me of h er m en
.

s t r u a t ion th i s i m p u l s e i s s t r o n ge r th a n h e r po w er of r es is ta n ce .

I n K r afi t E b in g s case t h e p a t ien t a te acher th ir ty yea r s of age

'
-
’
, ,

an d o f s t r i ct m o r a l i ty en t i ced a bo y of
, fi ve w h o h a ppen ed t o play
 PATHOLO G Y O F S E XUALI T Y

nea r by , un der th e p r omi se of m on ey an d foo d u t v en ir et in cu bicu lum .

“
I h i gen it al ibus pus r i aliq uamdiu l u s it , den iq ue in t r odu ct ion em pen is
”
in v aginam t en t av it .

hys ter ic al w omen hyper aes the sia s exu al is is of f r equ en t

In
“ G ir an d s case is of gr eat in ter es t s ho win g h ow
occ ur r en ce )
’
,

f ar the aber r at ion may pr oceed .

Th e gir l a d om es t ic serv an t w as al w ays mor a l be for e h er illn es s

, , .

When s h e began suff er i n g fr om hys ter i ca l atta ck s am a to l i ber os in ,

fi dem s u am co mmi ss e s exh ibeb a t a d con s t u pr a n dum ct n oct u s pect a t o r es

r er u m t u r piu m eos f ac ieb at , w h i l e t h e w h ol e

hou seh old w as as leep
u n d er t h e in flu en ce o f n ar co t i cs Wh en s h e w as d i scov er ed an d dr iv en .

o u t o f t h e h ou se t h e fo r m er l y mo d es t gir l be cam e s h amel es s an d fi n a lly

,

mer et r icium fecit .

An othe r type of hype r aesthe sia wh ich bo r de r s on a r eal

psycho s is is r ep r es en ted by on e of S ch r enk Not zin g s cas es
,
-
’
.

Th epa t ien t w ou ld become sexu a l ly excite d t o a h igh d egr ee at t h e

m er e s i ght o r t ou ch of a m an et se s a t ieb a t con gr es s u im agin a l i au t ,

s t up r o m an u f r ica n d o femor a n l t r o cit r oq u e F or a l on g t i me at .

tacks of gen i ta l er eth i s m w er e b r ought on ev er y m o r n i n g On ce .

it h appen ed in t h e phys i cian s ofi ee N o tw i th s tan d i n g t h e p r esen ce of

’
.

t h r ee ma le w i tn es s es s h e th r ew h er se l f on a l ou n ge an d in h ys te r i ca l
, ,

con v u ls i o n s s e f em in a v it sev e r a l t i me s be fo r e th e i r ey es
, .

B r ou a r del r e l a tes t h e case of a gir l of s i xteen w h o w ou ld l ie in t h e

d i tch of a h ighw ay an d aper ien s mu liebr ia l aces sebat pr aeter ien tes v ir os
,

a d con ca r n a t ion em Noth in g co u ld be d o n e t o mak e h er d es is t an d s h e

.

h ad t o be sen t t o a h ou se of co r r ect i on .

I n an ot h er ca se t h e d au ghter of a ph ys i c i an a fr ien d o f B r ou
, ,

a r d el s r a n a w a y f r o m h er fa th er s h om e a t t h e age o f s i x teen a n d
’ ’
,

in f or n icem in n t in P a r i s t o a pp eas e h er s exu a l des i r es No th i n g cou ld .

i n duce h er t o r etu r n h ome .

Th is cas e th r o w s s ome l ight u pon the et iology of p r o st itu

t ion Not all p r o stit ute s ar e d r iven to the ir degr adin g tr ade by
.

idl en es s or n ece ss ity as s ome ph il an th r op ists or s oc ial ist s w o uld

,

like to make us believe Not a f ew choos e th is l ife to s atis fy .

the ir n ymphoman iac desir e s .

Tr el at tell s of a youn g gir l t h e d aughter of a pr ofes s or w h o at , ,

th e age of fi f t een m i l i t es n eetu fen es tr a cub i cu li adm it t eb at ad s a ti an

,

dam v ol u pt at e m .

V i de T almey, N . Y . M ed . Jour .
, M ay 24 , 1 9 1 3 .
2 36 LOV E

The best an d mo s t c ar eful r e ar in g of gir l s su ff er in g fr om ,

n ymphom an ia can n ot s ave them f r o m dow n fall

,
I n their w ild .

p ass ion c as t in g al l m or al an d s oc ial co n s ide r at ion s as ide t h e

, ,
v

th r ow them selve s in to the ar m s of s in Th e mo r e they ab an don .

them s elves to t h e gr at ifi cat ion of th eir l u s t the gr eat er is t h e ,

des ir e of the ir mo r bidly exc ited n e r ve cen tr es f or lech e r o u s sat is -

faction E ver y in du lgen ce in c r eas es the des ir e an d le ss en s the

.

cap ac ity as Ho r ace t r u ly s ays :

,

Or es cit in dulgen s s ib i d u rus h ydr ops .

T h e w o m an lo se s con t r ol of h er p as s ion s an d can n ot r e s tr ain ,

he rs elf fr om s tup r um m an u au t co n c ub itus She becom e s ab .

s o r b ed in s ex u al gr at ifi cat io n as s een in t h e c as e r epo r ted by Reti

,

Th e p a t i en t l i v ed h a pp i l y w i th h er h u sb an d u n t i l a f ter t h e b i r th
o f h er fi r s t ch i ld F r om th a t m om en t s h e bec ame a s l a v e o f h er in
.

s a t i abl e l u s t An i r r es i s t i ble cr av i n g s u dd en l y too k h o ld of h er a n

. ,

i n d om i table lu s t s ei zed h er t o embr ace men S h e felt a mo r b i d i tch i n g .

i n m u l ieb r ibu s an i n expl i ca ble exc i temen t a bu r n i n g des i r e f or s exu a l

, ,

g r a t i fi ca tion .I n t h e b egi n n in g h er h u s b an d t r ie d t o s a t i s fy h er u n t il
h e d i s cov e r e d h is i m p o s s i b i l i ty t o do so S h e d i d n o t a ll ow an h ou r
.

o f t h e d a y t o p a s s w i th ou t d em a n d i n a t i fi ca t i o f r om h er h u s b an d
g g r n .

He w as te r r i fi e d t o see h er p r em er e m u l i ebr i a t o t h e ed ge of t h e
tabl e or aga i n s t t h e door or an y oth er h ar d s u bj ect in or d er t o s ati s fy ,

h er s en s u a l a ppe t i te W hen s h e beca m e w o r s e fr om da y t o day h er

.
,

h u sban d took h er t o t h e hos p i tal f o r exam i n at i on At t h e i n tr o .

d u cti on o f t h e s pecu lu m a mo r b i d co n tr action of t h e con s t r i ct or cu n n i

,

mu sc le occu r r ed s u dd en ly Th e tou ch of t h e ca r un cu l ae m y r t i for m e s

.

p r ov oked i n ten s e p a i n After su r moun t i n g t h e obs tacl e h ow ev er t h e

.
, ,
”
p a in cea sed an d a bl is s ful r aptu r e appear ed “
Now ! Now ! excl a i m s
.

t h e p a t i en t w h e n t h e e n t i r e s p ecu l u m w a s w i th i n t h e v a gi n a
, A co n .

v u ls i v e m ov eme n t s ei zed h e r en t i r e bod y a th r i ll w en t t h r ough h er

, et ,

m ot ion es v eh em en t is con gr es s u s feci t .

S om e n ym phom an iac w om en h ave ill u s ion s of o it io n

c .

Su ch a c ase h as been r epo r ted by Ro s se .

A co m e l y y o un g w om an wh o su ym ph om an i a pr ac
fi er ed
'

f r om n

t is ed s tu p um man u t o exces s an d dec l a r ed on e d a y th a t s ev er a l p er s on s

r ,

a mo n g th em h er c le r gym an s e con s t u pr a v e un t
, Th e s exu a l exci ta r .

b il it y in th is cas e w as ex agger a te d t o s u ch an ex ten t th a t t h e

m er e s i ght of a m a n ev en o f t h e a tten d i n g ph y s i ci an s u gges ted a
, ,

r e pet i t i o n o f t h e act t o p r ov o k e t h e v e n e r ea l s p a s m S o pe r s i s te n t .

w as t h e h a b i t t h a t o n tyi n g h er h an d s s e f em in av it w i th h er h eel To .
 PA T H O L O GY O F S E XUALITY 23 7
p r ev en t th is h er feet w er e s ecu r ed , bu t s h e s u ccee d ed in br in gin g abou t
a n or gas m f r i can d o f emor a u l t r o cit r oq u e it a ut cl it or idem excit ar et .

Th e p a t i en t d i ed a t a r et r ea t .

If the hype r aes th etic w om an is u n able to s atis fy h er des ir es

s h e show s al l the sym ptom s of ge n e r al n e ur as the n ia E s peciall y .

d oes s h e s u ff er fr om n e u r al gia of th e o v ar i es Th e cas e of .

Rohlede r is the bes t exam ple of the d is t ur b an ces un s atis fied

n ym ph om an ia m a u
y ca se .

Th e p a ti en t a gi r l of ei ghteen a n d a mem ber of a fa m i l y o f good

, ,

s o c i a l s ta n d i n g w a s en ga ged t o be m a r r i ed
, U n t i l s h e w a s s i x teen a n d
.

a h a lf yea r s o f a ge s h e w a s a l w a ys w ell At th a t t i m e s h e m a de
.

t h e acq u a i n t a n ce o f h er i n t en d ed Th en a gr ea t ch a n ge too k pl ace

.

in h er d i s p os i t i o n S h e becam e v e r y n er v ou s a n d m ood y
. Now s h e w a s .

v er y b u t a m om en t l a t e r beca m e d eepl y m e l a n c h o l y H er m en s t r u a
g y
a ,
.

t i on w a s r egul ar bu t at th at p er i od s h e s u fi er ed gr eat p ain s at t h e

,
'

o v a r ies
, es p ec i a ll y b e fo r e t h e m en s es s e t in W hen s h e m et w i th h er
.

fi a n cé h e r p a i n s i n c r ea s e d s o th a t t h ey c a u s ed c on v u l s i on s S h e cou ld fi n d .

so m e r el i ef s t u p r o m a n u Aft er s h e got m a r r i ed all t h e s ym ptom s d is

.
,

a pp e a r ed .

M as tu r ba tion .
— Th e
om aly of m astu r b at ion is the mo s t
an

com m on s exu al abe r r at ion an d if f o u n d in the v er y yo u n g it

,

as s ume s the d ign it of p r ve r s ity I the d lt m as t b t io

y a e n a u u r
. a n , ,

if p r act is ed w ith m ode r at ion can n ot be co n s ide r ed p atholo gical

,
.

A cco r d in g to P aget m ast u r b at ion c au ses n o mor e n or l es s h ar m

th an n o r m al co itu s if p r actis ed w ith th e s ame fr equ en cy an d
,

u n de r the s am e co n d itio n s w ith r egar d to he alth age an d ,

cir cu m s tan c es

7
.

P r of O sc ar Ber ge r ( A r ch iv f P sych iatr ie Vol VI 1 8 6 )

. .
,
.
,

s ays m as tu r b at io n is s u ch a f r equ en t m an ip u l at ion th at ou t of

a h u n dr ed b oys an d gir l s n in ety n in e h ave t em po r ar il y bee n -

ad d ic ted t o i t an d t h e h u n d r e dth
, t h e s e c al l ed p u r e in d iv id u al
,
-
,

is con c eal in g t h e t r uth Moll qu ot es a ph ys ic ian as s ayin g :

.

“
Whoever de n ie s h av in g m ast u r b ated h as o f ten o n ly fo r gotten ,

it ; w h oev e r cl aim s of n ev er h av in g m as t ur b at ed is st ill do in g it .

Now giv in g du e al l ow an ce to the ex agge r ation of thes e

,

au th o r s in t h e h eat of t h e d is cu s s io n the t r uth r em ain s that ,

t h e gr eat e r p ar t of h um an it y h as on e t im e or an other pr actis ed

au toe r o t ic ism .If wh at the q uacks an d ign or am uses tell us
2 38 L O VE

a bout its d an ger s be t r u e h u mani ty ought to h ave p assed in to ,

obl iv ion lon g ago or at leas t ought to h ave en tir ely degen er ated
,
.

Bu t w e ar e all s t ill al ive h ale an d health y hen ce m oder at e m as

, ,

t ur bation can n ot h ave the disas tr ous e ff ects w hich some au thors
ar e pleas ed to des c r ibe .

E r b ( Han dbuch f iir Ru ckenm ar kkr an kh eiten p 1 6 3 ) says , .

,

th e e ff ects upon the n er vo u s system in a m an mu st be es sen tiall y

t h e same w hethe r the fr iction s of the glan s take pl ace in th e
,

vagin a or ar e carr ied out in an y other w ay Th e n er vous sh ock .

of ej acul at ion r em ain s the s ame an d t h e n er vo us exc it emen t ,

ought to be gr eater whe r e the female is used Hen c e m astu r .

bation mode r ately p r act is ed exer cis es n o dir ect dest r oyin g ef
, ,

feets u po n a good con s t itution .

M ode r ate mast ur bation seems t o be al most a n at ur al phe

n om en on E ven amon g an imal s v ar iou s for m s of s pon tan eou s
.

s ol it ar y s ex u al exc it eme n t are ob s er ved .

D ogs m as t u r b at e by r u bb in g t h e o r gan w ith th eir h in d f eet -

,

or by c r o ss in g th e h in d legs or l amben do f ascin um li n gua -

.

The s tag when in heat r ub s h is pen is again st t r ees un t il he

, ,

eff ect s ej ac u l ation .

P o r ocz
-
s aw in a l
zoo ogica l ga r den an eleph an t w h o w as in th e
,

h abi t of mas tu r bat i n g h imself so often t h at h e u n der min ed h i s h ea lth

an d h ad t o be so ld .

Pr an ge ( Revu e v eter 1 85 6 ) descr ibes a s ta ll i on th a t w i th h is

.

men t u l a to fas cin o cou ld r eac h h i s for elegs an d thus r ub t h e or gan aga in s t
them I n th is way h e i n duced thr ee t o four ej acul a tions dai ly
. .

T h e au thor ob se r v ed a ba boon in t h e zoo logi ca l p ar k se cons t u

p r a n t e m by q u i ck l y an d r e p ea t ed ly p u l li n g w i th h i s f or e foo t or h an d -

t h e p r ep u ce un t i l ej acu l a t i o n t oo k pl ace .

M ast u r bat ion is fu r th er f oun d amon g peepl es of n ea r l y

eve r y r ace h owev er na tu r al the con dit ion s ar e un de r w h ich men
, .

an d w omen l ive M as tu r bation was kn own amon g al l r aces at

.

ever y pe r iod of his tor y It is r epo r ted th at the gr eat C yni c.

Diogen es p r act is ed autoe r otic is m publ icly in h is tu b .

Schools academie s edu cation al in stitutions dor mitor ies of

, , ,

colleges facto r ies or p r isons ar e hot beds of m ast ur b ation

,
-
.

Pr of Sch il ler pu bl ished the obs er v ati on s in a cer tain gymn as ium
.
 PAT H O L O GY O F S E XU A LI T Y

i h l r e t h e bo s h ad hol es in the pock ets

( c olle gia t e h g h sc o o ) w he y
of th eir t r ou se r s ad s tu p r um m ut u um facien dum du r in g the
les son s in the pr es e n ce of their p r ofessor s
,
.

Th om alla kn ow s of a bo ar din g s ch ool wh er e bets ar e m ade

am on g th e boys on the s k ill of th eir exer citat io st upr osa Th e
‘

boy wh o can in du c e th e ejectio sem in is th e quickes t r eceives

the p r ize .

Walter Ben s em an ( P ubl ic Sch ool an d Gym n as ium ) de

s cr ibe s th e m o s t deplo r able co n dit io n s ex is t in g in a gr e at m an y

bo ar d in g sch ool s in E n gl an d .

I n Fr an ce D e ville an d T ar n owsky foun d th e s p r ead of

,

m as t u r b ation in school s colleges an d pen s ion ates to be en or m ou s

,
.

Male m as tur b ation as a r ule is e ff ec ted by f r ic an do gl an

, ,

dem m an u Hen ce su ch m ish ap s as often h appen in w om an

.
, ,

ar e of r ar e occ u rr en ce Still m an y q ueer objects w er e fo un d

.

in th e m ale ur eth r a or bl adder such as quill s pen c ils , , ,

pen holders bl ades of s t r aw kn itt in g n eedles p ieces of bo ugies

, , ,

or of c ath ete r s ear s poon s t ooth p ick s al l in t r od u ced f or m as

,
-
,
-
,

t ur batin g p ur poses S en n r em oved in a youn g man n in etee n

.
,

y ea r s of a g e a s
, te m o f a pl a n t f r om the bl adde r w h i ch w a s ,

in tr odu ced in to the bl adde r f or au toer oti c p u r pos es The author .

r emoved a pen c il f r om t h e p ar s memb r an ac ea of a boy of

eighteen th r ough an in cis ion in th is par t

, .

Such cas es ar e exceedin gly r ar e in th e m al e As a r ule .

,

autoer otic ism in m en is accompl is hed b the h a d lo n e he n ce

y n a ,
“
the n ame m ast ur bation I n s om e c as es n e ithe r the h an d
.

n or an
y o t he r me a n s i s n eeded to obt ain the de s ir ed e n d T h e .

fan cy of con car n atio al on e will pr odu ce th e or gasm as in the ,

followin g case told the author in con fi den ce

,

A you n g m a n , tw en ty year s o f age w h il e s ittin g be h i n d a n a t

,

tr act ive youn g l ady in theatr e w as in t h e h ab it of a llow i n g h is fan cy

,

fr ee r ei n by i m agi n i n g h im se lf of being in com plexu v en er eo w i th h is fa i r

n eighbor T h i s th ou ght al on e s u fiiced t o in duce ej acu l ation an d or gas m
. .

On e S u n d ay w h i l e s i tt i n g n ea r a fa i r w o r s h i pper in ch u r ch h e got s o ,

excited th a t h e h ad to acti se id ea l con gr es s um cum ea d u r in t h

pr g e

s e r m on .

Th e causes of m ast u r bation ar e d iff er en t at th e diff er en t

24 0 LOVE

per iod s of the in d ividu al s life I n ear ly ch ildh ood a n eur o

’
.
,

p ath ic p r edis po s it ion ecz em a p r ur itu s ph im o s is acc um ul ation

, , , ,

of sme gm a ear l y r et ir in g an d l ate r isin g sp icy food an d excit

, ,

in g d r in k s ab s ol u te ign o r an ce of s ex an d s eduction by vicio us

,

s er v an t s w ill be th e p r inc ip al c au s e s f or au toe r ot ic ism D ur in g .

t h e t im e of s chool l ife s ed u ct ion is the c au se par excellen ce of

-

m astu r b at ion Sel f ab us e is widel y sp r e ad in sch ool s No ih

.
-
.

s t it u t ion is f r e e fr o m it I n n ear ly ever y s chool ther e is at le as t

.

on e lech er o u s boy wh o is apt to be pec ul iar l y f as c in at in g t o h is

fellow s an d wh o w il l p r om ul gate the h ab it I n s ome s ch ool s th e .

e vil r each es a w ide exten s ion The t r ad ition of the school an d .

the m ate r ial of th e p u p il s is of gr eat in fl u en ce P ar t icul ar ly .

d an ge r o us as h atch er ies an d d iv ul ge r s of th e ev il ar e tho se in

, ,

s t it u t ion s in w h ich n u m er o u s p u p il s ar e p r es en t w h o h ave p as s ed

t h e n or m al age by s eve r al ye ar s They com e as a r ule fr o m .

, ,

the coun tr y to en ter the ad van ced cl ass e s Th e t ime of p ube rty .

is an oth e r per i o d favor abl e f o r acq u ir in g t h e h ab it o f m as tu r b a

tion Wh en the gen ita l cen t r es ar e ful ly devel ope d th e in d i
.
,

v id u al gets a con scio us r e al iz atio n of its s exu al po we r an d th e ,

p sych ological r eact ion s of an im al p as s ion m an ifes t t h ems el ves

in the de s ir e to cau s e a r el ax at io n an d a d isch ar ge of the n e r vo us
ten s ion an d of the phys ic al ge n ital con ges tion Th e oppo r t un ity .

f or th e n at u r al d is ch ar ge bein g con n ected w ith gr e at d iffi c ult ie s ,

e s p ec ially f or t h e gir l th er e is dan ger th at t h e ch ild w ill r es o r t

,

to m as t ur b at ion to be r el ieved fr om the n er vous ten s ion an d

the m ater ial co n gest ion .

D ur in g the po st p ub er ty pe r iod wh ich in m en r eache s to

-

the tw en ty fou r th ye ar an d in w om en to the t w en tieth year of

-

age , th e e xten s ion of th e m as tu r b at ic p r actic es gr ad u ally de

cr e as e s , an d by th e t im e m an hood an d w om an h ood h ave bee n

r e ached m as tu r b ation h as alm os t en t ir ely d isappear ed

, I ts .

p r es en ce after th is pe r iod m ay be con s id er ed p atholo gical except

it is p r actis ed ou t of n ece ss ity as in the followin g cas e

Mr . A .
, th i r ty fi v e
-
ye ar s o ld, m ar r ied
tw elv e year s fa th er of t w o ,

h e a lth y ch i ld r en w a s a l w a ys w ell T h r ee yea r s ago h e l eft h is n a ti v e

, .

co u n tr y a n d ca m e t o A m e r i ca Fau te de m i eux h e began to p r acti s e

.
,

a u to er ot i c i s m i n o r d i n a te ly a n d con t in u ed in th i s p r ac tice u n t i l h e b e
 PATHOL O G Y O F S E XUA LITY 24 1

c am e a n er v o u s w r ec k , h ow i n g a l l t h e s ym ptoms
s of n eu r a s t hen i a be
d
s i es impoten ce an d n octu r n a l emis s ion s .

In th is c as e the pat ien t becam e per fectl y w ell after h is

wife ar r ived in th is coun tr y .

Wh ile mode r ate m as tur b ation at cer ta in p er iod s of life is

almo s t a n at u r al phen omen on m ast ur bation p r acti s ed in o r
,

din ately is t h e mo s t di s as tr o u s p sycho s exu al dis eas e Ther e is-

.

in the fi r s t pl ace gen er al n eu r as then ia w ith all its accomp an yin g ,

sympto m s as photop s ias l i te n i a n d d zzl i befo e t h

, g s n g
,
a n
g r e

eyes photophob ias dr y con j un ctivit is p ar t ic u l ar l y foun d amon g

, , ,

m ast ur b at in g gir l s an d old m aid s an d f u n ct io n al s exu al dis ,

t u r b an ces as diu r n al poll u t ion s an d s p er m ato r r hoe a

,
O ther .

s ymptom s ar e in dole n ce lack of e n e r gy shyn ess in dem ean o r

, , ,

w an t of Self r el ian ce -
d is in cl in at ion to s tu d y in c ap acity of
, ,

s er iou s wor k s ho r t n e s s
,
of memor y ab s e n t m in dedn ess uh ,
-
,

s te ad in e s s of ch ar acte r hypocho n d r ia an d melan cholia

,
.

Th e ch ild r en be com e pe ev is h an d ir r it abl e th ey ar e r eser ved ,

in co n ver s atio n ap athetic in m an n e r hesitatin g in act ion s s lov

, , ,

en ly in d r e s s an d con t r ad icto r y
,
C e r eb r al an em ia is of com
.

mon oc cur r en ce am o n g tho s e addicted to exce s s es in m ast ur ba

t ion Ver tigo is h en ce a comm on symptom an d fain t in g s pell s
.
,

ar e n ot r ar e G ir l s es pecially ar e l iable to be aff ected by syn cope

. .

Pal pi t at i on an d ar yth m ia of the he ar t is ver y common Per

’

s p ir at io n b r eak s for th o n t h e s l ight es t exer t ion an d t h e s l ighte s t ,

exer cis e occ as ion s sho r tn e ss of b r eath Ne u r al gia of the testi cles .
,

ovar ie s an d the bladde r is fr eq u en tly fou n d in th es e patien ts .

The p at ien t is fr equ en tly s eized wi th the de sir e to pas s wate r .

The c all s to u r in ate ar e p ar t icu l ar l y f r eq u e n t in the mor nin g

hour s w h ile in the afte r n oo n an d in the n ight time th e c all s
,
-

ar e le s s u r gen t P ar ticul ar dan ger of lon g con tin u ed mast ur ba

.
-

tion l ies in t h e d ev elop m en t of impoten cy in men an d fr igidity

in w omen .

On e of the m os t d is as t r ou s e ff ect s of exce s s ive m as tur b ation ,

an e ff ect wh ich h as al so a s oc iological be ar in g is th at it r e n de r s ,

the p atien t u n fit f or m ar r iage n ot on ly becau s e it is so often

,

the cau s e of impoten ce bu t becau se the d r e am s w h ich aecom

,

p yan t h e m as t u r b ati c a ct s a r e n o t r e al ized in m ar r ia e an d the

g ,

atien t r et ur n s to h is fo r me r p as time
p .
24 2 L OVE

An ot h er mos t h ar mful e ff ect of exce ss ive m as tur b ation is

the w eakn ess of the w ill w h ich becom e s mo r e an d m o r e pr o
n oun ced u n t il it fi n all e n d in abo ul ia The p at ie n t is afi ected
y s .

by a com plete in ab il ity to act as he feel s .

“
Video mel ior a pr oboq ue ,

D ete r io r a s equer .

Mas tur bat io n in women — I n fo r mer t imes m astu r b at ion

.

w as con s ide r ed an exclu s ively m ale vice Ve r y f ew even amon g

.
'

the pr ofess ion d r eam t of the widely s pr ead mas tur bat ic pr act ices
-

in the fem ale sex Nowad ays we have pr ogressed We h ave

. .

lea rn ed th at ev en in th is r es pect per fect equ al ity r eign s am on g

the s exes E ven fem ale an im al s m ake n o exception to the r ule
. .

M ar es r ub th ems elves again s t object s Stags in the r u ttin g .

,

s easo n ,
when t hey h ave n o m at e s r ub them selves again st t r ees:
,

Mamm ary mast ur b at ion is foun d in cer tain females l ike th e

dog or eat Apes ar e given to m as tu r bat ion even in fr eedom
.

an d u se the ir h an ds .

Female mas t u r bat ion is fur ther foun d am on g peopl es of

ev e r y r ace an d ev er y cl ime an d in eve r y pe r iod of h isto r
y .

Amo n g th e an c ien t s t h e Lesb ian w om en ar e said to h ave

u s ed ivo r y f ascin i or gol den o n es co ve r ed w ith s ilken s tuff s
,

or l in en in s ol it ary s exual gr at ific at ion

, A r isto ph an es r el ates
.

“
t h e u se by t h e M iles ian w o men of th e ol is an ar t ifi cial

l e athe r m en tul a .

The Heb r e w w omen al s o k n e w th e u se of the ar t ific ial ph al

l us as s a ed y E
,
t t b ze k iel ( x v i ,D3 mm 1 3 ! E 3 ” r wvn
”
7 :

E t f ecis t i tib i im agin es m asc ul in as et fo r n icate es in eis .

F r it sch foun d m as tu r b at ion com m on am o n g th e you n g

w omen of th e N am a Ho tt e n to ts It is r egar ded t her e as th e
.

cu st o m o f t h e co u n t r y Th e same is the cas e am on g the B as utos

.

an d th e K afiir s .

The Span iar d s foun d th e w omen in t h e Philippin es addict ed

to m as tu r bat ion It was c u s tom ary to u se an ar tificial f ascin um
.

an d othe r ab n o r m al m eth ods of sex u al gr at ific at ion .

Jacobs foun d am on g the B al in ese m as tur b ation to be a

common p r act ice T h e w om en employ a wax f ascin um to th e
.
,

u s e of w hich th e
y devote m a n y ho urs of sol itu de .

Th r oughou t th e E as t m astu r b ation is pr eval en t e s pecially ,

 PA T HOLO GY O F S E XUALI TY 24 3

amo g yo
n un g gir ls . In Coch Ch in a it is
mo s t pr actis ed
in -

by m ar r ied w omen .

The Jap an ese wom en us e two holl ow b all s of th e size of a

pigeon s egg On e is empty the other con tain s a sm all but
’
.
, ,

heavy metal b all or some quick silve r so th at if the b all s ar e

, ,

held in h an d side by side ther e is a con tin u o us m ov emen t Pila .

in an ie pr im o in vagi n am immitt it ur eo modo ut u ter um tan gat ,

dein de al te r s in du citu r The s lightes t movemen t of th e pelvis

.

or the th igh s c au s es the metal or the mer c u r y b all to r oll ,

an d t h e r es ul tin g vibr atio n p r odu ce s a p r olo n ged volu p t uous

titill ation a gen tle s hock as f r om a w e ak electr ic in d u ctive

, ,

app ar at us Pilae in v agin a ar bor is l an a r etin en t ur Th e women

. .

then delight to swin g them s elve s in h ammocks or r ock in g ch air s ,

th e delic ate vib r ation s of the b all s slowly p r odu c in g th e highe s t

degr ee of libidio .

Th us the phen ome n on of spon t an eou s sexu al em otion 1s

foun d in an im al s as w ell as amon g s avage s an d in ever y per iod ,

of h um an h istor y No w on der t h at the con d it ion s of mode rn

.

civilization with its ar tific ial mode of l ivin g r en der au to er eth

, ,
-

ism a fr eque n t occ u r r en ce .

Th e ex ten t of th is p r actice amon g women may be j u dged

fr om the occas ion ally r esu ltin g m ishaps th at r each the su r geon s ’

h an ds .B an an as ar e often u s ed f emin an di c au s a Coun tr y .

ir ls often u se cu c um be r s in s tu p r an do
g .

Th e thor on ce r em ov ed a ca r r o t f r om t h e v agin a w h ich a youn g

au ,

w om a n h a d u s ed t o obt a i n er o t i c gr a t i fi c a t i o n .

I n an oth er ca se w h i l e t r yi n g t o d i la te t h e cer v i ca l can a l pr elimi

,

n a r y t o cu r etta ge f or pe r s i s ten t l eu co r r h oe a h e foun d a h a i r pin in t h e

,
-

ca n a l w h i c h as t h e gi r l a fte r w ar d s con fe s s ed
, h a d s li pped ou t of h er
,

h an d w h i le t i ckl i n g t h e ex te r n a l e s o f t h e ce r v i x .

At an oth er occa s ion as h ou se phys i cian in a E ur opean su r gica l

,
-

cl ini c t h e au th or a ss i s ted in t h e r em ov a l of a h a ir pin f r om t h e bl a dd er

,
-

of a youn
g w om an w h ich w,a s u s ed t o p r odu ce a t i ckl in g sen s a t ion o f t h e

c lit or i s a n d w h i c h a cc i d en ta ll y s l i pp ed i n to t h e u r e th r a
, a n d th en en ,

t er ed t h e bl a dd er .

Othe r objects r em oved by sur geon s ar e pen cil s bodkin s , ,

kn i tt in g n eedles c r ochet n eedles pen holder s quills et c

-
,
-
, , ,
.
244 LOVE

Som e w om en p r od u ce se xu al excitem en t by fr ict ion s again s t

the co r n e r of a ch air t able etc , ,

.

M or r i s r el a t es of l a dy
a d ev ou t ch u r ch m em ber w h o n ev er h ad
, a ,

a ll ow e d h er s elf t o en te r t a i n
a n y s ex u a l th ou ght s r efer r i n
g t o m en .

T am en se s t u pr aba t ev er y m or n i n g w h i le s tan d i n g befor e t h e mir r or by

r u bb i n g aga i n s t a k ey in t h e b u r ea u d r aw er .

On e of th e
m os t comm on m ean s to p r odu ce vol u ptifi cam
t it ill at ion em th at is ev en fou n d in u s e by chi ldr en w hen s car cely
, ,

m o r e th an in fan ts is the v ol un tar y p r e s s u r e of the th igh s They

, .

ar e pl aced to ethe r an d fi r m l c o ed w h ile the pelv i i ocked

g y r s s s s r ,

s o th at the s ex u al o r gan s ar e p r e ss ed again st the in n er an d

po ster io r p ar ts of the th igh s Town s en d r eco r d s fi ve cas es of

.

th igh f r ict ion in ch ild r en les s th an on e year old .

T h e m ani p u l at ion of the s ew in g m ach in e w ith the body on

t h e edge of the s eat is s om et im e s u s ed by yo u n g w om en as a
m e an s to p r od u ce s ex u al ex citem en t le ad in g to or gasm Hor s e
, .

b ack r idi n g is s om etim e s em ploye d as a me an s f or in d ucin g

o r gasm an d ej aculation in women The s t im u lation cau s ed by .

b icycle r idin g is n ot s eldom p r olon ged by w omen un til o r gasm

is in d u ced .

Bes id es m astu r b ation by m ean s of t actile excit ation ideal ,

auto e r eth is m is w id ely s p r e ad am o n g w omen

-
The vot ar ie s .

in d uce s ex u al l ib ido by mean s of l u stful co n ceptio n s an d

th ou ghts The mer e thou ght con c ub itus in d u ce s o r gasm an d ej ae
.

u l at ion in s u ch w om en S u ch w om en ar e abl e to p r actice au to

.

er eth ism at all times an d in al l pl aces Wh ile r idin g in c r ow ded .

c ar s an d u pon the m o s t se r iou s oc cas ion s in ch u r che s an d in ,

other s ac r ed pl aces the me r e l ib id in ou s thought of be in g in con

,

c ar n ation s in du ces o r gasm Thes e vol uptu ou s d r e am e r s may

.

s t u p r ar e w i th ou t an y v is ibl e m an ip u l at io n s w hi le co n v er s in g

w ith the ir f r ie n d s or l isten in g to a s e r mon .

A youn g l ady of tw en ty-fi v e p r efer s t o r i d e in cr ow d ed s tr eet

ca r s a n d, i f p o s s i bl e, r efu s es t o accept a sea t w h en off er ed b y a s ym

p athet i c m an bu t r em a i ns s tan d i n g befor e h im hold i n g on t o t h e s tr ap

, , .

S h e th en i n d u l ges in i d ea l a u to er eth i s m by f a n cyi n g h er s e lf of be i n g in

-

co n ca r n a t ion e v i r i a n te s e s e d en t i s c u j u s gen u a t en t a t q u a m s e pe s s im e
,

t an ger e s u i s gen ibu s At on e occa s i on w h i l e r i d i n g in a cr ow ded ca r

.
 PATHOLOGY OF S E XUALITY 245

an d stan d i n g befor e a m an w h o w a s i n te r es ted

book in r ea din g a ,

p r es s it s u i s gen ibu s v ir i g en u d u r in
g t h e or ga s m in s u c h a w ay th a t
t h e m a n a ph y s i c i a n l oo k ed u p t o s ee w h a t w as go i n g on
, , T h e gl ow i n g .

fa ce w a s in a s tat e of extr em e excitem en t Th e s tar in g eyes w er e fixed .

o n on e p o i n t t h e h a n d s h o ld i n g t h e s t r a p w er e t r em bl i n g
, Res p ir ation .

w as p an t i n g a n d t h e cou n ten an ce d i s t o r te d t o a v er i t able gr i m ac e .

With s om e w om en even l u stfu l thought s ar e n ot r equ ir ed

to in d uce s exu al l ib ido They ar e fou n d am on g w omen wh o ar e
.

the v ict im s of s exu al r ep r es s io n T hey r e s t r ain them s elves f r om

.

att ain in g o r gas m in the n at u r al w ay f or mo r al or s oc ial r e as on s .

O cc as ion ally the in ter n al st im u l i o v er m as ter th em an d br in g

abo u t a s ex ual p ar ox ysm in the ab s en ce of an y exte rn al s tim ul us
,

an d witho u t r es o r t in g to ide al con gr es s u s .

S é r i eux d s t h e ease of a w om an fifty year s of age w h o l i ved

r ec or , ,

a ch a s te l i fe At t i me s v i o l en t cr ise s o f sexu a l p a r oxy s m s w ou ld com e

.

o n w i th o u t a n y acco m p a n i m en t o f v u l u pt u o u s th o u ght s or an y m ech an

ica l h elp .

In om e p atien ts or gasm m ay be in d u ced by m e an s of sen

s

s o r y im mes s ion s as by l is te n in g to m u s ic or th e s ight of n at ur e

,

in th e cou n tr y an d by th e ta s te an d to u ch of th in gs w h ich h ave

,

n o be ar in u the ex u al ar ts wh ateve r
g p o n s p .

S ch r en k -N o t zi n g d s t h e ca s e o f a fem a l e m a s tu r b at or w h o in
r ecor

du ced o r ga s m w i tho u t an y tac t i l e m a n i p u l a t i on s i m pl y by l i s ten i n g t o ,

m u s i c o r w h i le r ega r d i n g p a i n t i n gs th a t d i s pl a y ed n o th i n g o f a l a s c i v i ou s
ch a r a cter .

An o th er of h is p at i en t s becam e s exu a ll y exc i ted b y t h e s ight of t h e

g r an deu r o f n a tu r e as b y t,h e sea o r h i g h m o,u n t a i n s .

With an oth er of h is p ati en ts th e m er e s i ght of a s peciall y s tr on g

a n d s ym p a th e t i c m a n im m d i a t l y b i g e e on gra snm s or .

I n E ll i s ca s e t h e p a t i en t w h i l e s till a you n g gi r l w h en ev er a
’ ’

, ,

ce r ta i n a r t i s t w h o m s h e a d m i r ed
, t o u ch ed h er h a n d fe lt er ec t i on s an d
, ,

m ois tu r e in mu l ieb r ibu s When h er un cl e s kn ee on ce acci den ta l ly

.
’

cam e in con tac t w i th h er th i h j a c u l t i n to o k pl a ce On ce ca s u a ll y

g e a, o .
,

s ee i n g v i r i l i a a con v u l s i v e ej ac u l a t i on occu r r e d a ccom p a n i ed by a de

,

l i ghtfu l sen s a t i on ev er y fibr e t i n gl i n g w i t h an exq u i s i te gl ow of w a r mt h

, .

On e o f t h e au th or s h y s te r ica l p a t i en t s becam e gr ea t ly excite d

’

s exua l ly w h en ever s h e a t e l i v er s a u sages -

.
24 6 LO VE

A othe
n r k in d
of auto e r eth ism occ ur s du r in g sl eep Poll u
-
. r

t ion s ar e accomp an ied in s leep by er ot ic dr eams At the height .

of the p ar ox s m an abu n d an t d is ch ar e fr om the B ar thol in ian

y g
g l an d s t ake s pl ace The o r as m in s l ee p is an autoe r ot ic p r oces s
g .

wh ich is e n t ir ely n o r m al I n women w h o h ave n ot yet exper i

.

en ced o r gasm in the w ak in g s tate the e r ot ic phe n omen a d u r in g ,

s leep ar e u s u all y of a ver v a u e k i d The e l o m th t

y g n r a r gas a .

a wake s the s leepe r an d lea ves its t r ace s in the in div idual s con
’

scious n es s occ ur s onl afte r o r gas m h as been o n ce in du c ed in

y
the w akin g s tate E r ot ic dr eam s occ ur in w omen mor e f r e
.

quen tly th an is or din ar ily tho u ght of n ow adays I t was better .

kn own in the d ar ker ages Hen c e the w ide s pr ead bel ief in .
-

Lill ith an d S am ael the evil s pir its that visit youn g m aiden s an d
, ,

w ive s an d al s o yo uth s an d h us b an ds whi l e in bed at n igh t in

o r der to s ed u ce them .

Sometimes autom atic m as tur b ation is p r actised d ur in g

s leep . The p at ien t aw akes to fi n d h er fin ger in t h e v agin a .

If th e pollu tion s occu r at lon g in ter v a l s th ey cau se n o ,

dir ect in j u ry to a good con s titution B ut if the w omen ar e n ot .

r ob u s t ,an d t h e poll u tio n s h appen t oo often t hes e dr ain s ar e ,

t h e c au s e of co n s ide r able n e r vo us depr es s ion .

On e of th e thor s p at i en ts a w i dow of abou t for ty year s of age

au
’
, ,

is s u ff er n g i fr om a l mo s t n i ghtly po llu ti on s T hes e w eaken h er so much .

tha t sh e is se ld om abl e t o r i se befor e n oon t i me -

.

Th e deleter iou s eff ects ar e c au sed by all other kin ds

s am e

of m as tu r b atic p ractic es E ven thou gh we agr ee with Paget th at

.

moder ate m as tu r bation is n o mor e h ar mfu l th an n or m al in ter

cou r s e it can n ot be de n ied th at m as tu r b atio n s in ce oppo r tun ity
, ,

f or it is ever p r es en t is of f ar mo r e fr eq u en t occur r e n ce th an
,

n atu r al s ex u al in d ul en ce
g T h e h ab i t o n ce e s ta bl
. is hed m a s tu r , ,

bation p r es e n ts an un con q u er able imp u l s e an d a r esu ltan t in

capac ity to con t r ol it It is then the cau se of grave m ater ial in
.

j ur ies to the n er vous syst em It d w ar fs t h e en t ir e fem ale or .

g an is m It .m a ke s th e gi r l s h y ofi sh s q u e am i s h r ep ell e n t an
,
d , , ,

w eaken s an d sicken s t h e emot ion s of s ex att r act ion -

.

On e of th e au th or ’
s p a t i en ts , a d r es s m a ker th ir ty fi v e
-
,
-
yea r s of
 PATHOLOGY OF S E XUALITY 24?

age an d s n g e, i l been s uff er i n g fr om gen er a l n er v ous n es s heada ch es

h as , ,

pa lp i ta t i on o f t h e hea r t fr eq u en t u r i n a t io n an or exi a an d co n s ti pa t i on
, ,
.

On e da y s h e to o k co u r age an d a s ked f o r a r em edy f or h er exce s s i v e au to

e r otic i s m. S ca r ce l y d oes s h e r eac h h er b ed a t n i ght t i m e a n d ge ts w a r m ,

w hen t h e over w helm i n g d es ir e f or au to e r o t ici sm ta kes a ho ld of h er

an d fi ghtin g as s h e m a y aga ins t t h e im pu l s e ci f em in a n dum e s t m an u
, , .

Th ese p r a ctices w er e go i n g on n i ghtl y f or t h e l a s t t wen ty yea r s .

Howar d says : The pe r m an en t e ff ects left fr om e ar ly m as

t ur bation seem to be m uch gr aver in w omen th an in m en As .

the gir l gr o ws h er p sych ic l ife beco m es mo r e com pl icated h er

, ,

n at ur al r o m an ti c n at ur e is fed b k is l ite at u r e an d poet r y of

y s r

the decaden t s in w h ich per ver ted p assion is th n l y di s in fected

,
i

by er ot ic m ys t ic ism Un der su ch a st im u l atin g p sych ic p abu

.

Im a dor m an t sexu al volcan o m ay becom e active If it is .

onl y smolder in g suggest ive d r es s in g the dan ce an d win e w ill

, ,

s oon b r in g abo u t the complete explos io n A t ho m e in bed w ith .

,

s tr an ge an d abn o r m al p s ch ic p ict u r es h e w i ll s eek r el ief in

y s ,

s t up r o m an u If th is s ta te of aff air s is kept up f or m an y year s

.
,

whe n sh e m ar r ie s h er h u sb an d is cer t ain to fi n d th at he h as f or

a wife a fem ale w h o h as n o u se f or n o r m al s ex act ivity an d wh o

h as acquir ed a pe rv e r ted tas te f or s om e fo r m of au toe r ot ic ism .

It is a cu r ious fact t h at au toer oticism is fr equ en tly pr act ised

by m ar r ied w o m en l ivin g w ith s exu all y n o r m al h us ban d s The .

a ecolo is t m u s t co n s ide r th is fact as th e po s s ible c ause of

gy n g
man y fem ale compl ain ts .

A f ew yea r s ago , th e au thord an ov a r i an tum or an d per

r em ov e

for m ed a per i n e or r h aph y on a w om an of th ir t y fi v e mo ther of a ch i ld -

,

o f t en y e a r s of a ge Wh i le in t h e h os p i ta l t h e n u r se com pl a i n ed tha t t h e
.

p at i en t is so i l i n g t h e w oun d con t r ec t a n do m u l i ebr i a T h r ee mon th s .

a fter t h e p a t i en t l e ft t h e h o s p i ta l s h e ca ll ed at t h e a u th o r s o i
’

fi ce f o r t r ea tm en t o f u l ce r a t i on s of t h e l a b i a a n d n ym ph ae Th e cl i t o r i s .

w a s fo un d t o be o n e i n c h l o n g bl u i s h r ed a n d i n fl am e d t h e p r e p u ce s w o ll n
,
-
, e

a n d ed em a tou s t h e n ym ph ae i n fl a m ed a n d s w o ll en
, Th e a u th or to ld t h e
.

p at i en t th at s h e cou ld n ot be cu r ed un les s s h e des i s ted fr om au t oer o

t icis m w h ich s h e p r om i s ed to do Th i s p r om i se h a d t h e v a l ue of a con
.

fes s i on th a t s h e d i d i n d u lge in a u t oer o t ic p r actices Y et s h e h a d a .

n or ma l h us ba n d w h o v e r i n d u s tr i ou s l y p e r fo r m e d h is m a r i ta l o bl i ga
y
t i ons For befor e t h e O per a t i on s h e on ce as k ed t h e a u th o r t o te ll h e r
.

h u s ba n d n ot to h av e an y co n n ect i on s o r a t l ea s t n ot s o fr eq uen tly

, ,

w i th h er u n t i l a ft er t h e o per a t i on .
248 LOVE

The fem ale m astu r b ato r often become s exce ss ively p ru dish ,

des pis es an d h ates the oppo s ite s ex an d for m s p as s ion ate attach ,

men ts f or other women M astu r bat ion is n ot s eldom the caus e

.

of a gr eat n u m ber of fem al e c omplain ts It is ofte n the caus e .

of ob s t r uction an d of p ain s of men s tr u atio n of ov ar ian n eur algia , ,

of weakn es s of the legs an d of s ex ual ir r itation I t caus es pr u .

r it u s v ulv ae hype r t r ophy of the cl itor is an d l ab ia min or a h y

, ,

r aem ia of the v a in al o r ifice fi u or albu s an d ce r v ic al c atar r h

p e g , , .

M ast u r b at in g women often complain of gen er al w e akn e ss an d of

p alp itation of the hear t .

On e of tho r s p a tien t s a you n g m as tu r b a tor of s ev en teen

th e au
’
, ,

s ufl e r ed f r om p a i n fu l m en s t r u a t i o n a ttac k s o f p a lp i t a t i o n o f t h e h ea r t
, ,

fr om m el an ch ol i a an d fear of dea th an d at t h e same ti m e fr om s u i cid a l

,

i n cl in at ion s w h i ch thu s r evea led t h e i llogi ca l s ta te of h er m i n d

, .

M as tur bation al so cau s es th at for m of in cr e ased er ethis m ,

con n ected wit h fem ale impoten cy in wh ich the or gas m n o lon ger ,

occu r s du r in g t h e con j u gal em b r ace F or th i s r eas on t h e vict im .

p r efer s s olitar y in du lgen ce even after m ar r iage .

In Moll s ca s e t h e w om an th i r ty yea r s of age m o ther of sev er a l

’
, .

ch i ld r en i s h a pp i ly m ar r i ed lov es h er h u s ban d a n d is lov ed in r etu r n

‘

.
, ,

Yet co i t i on d oes n o t gr a t i fy h er in t h e l ea s t S h e fi n d s s a t i s fac t i on .

on l y in so l i ta r y s tu p r o m a n u b y w h i ch or ga s m is i n d u ced in t h e h i ghes t

degr ee I n th is w ay th er e ar e t imes w h en t h e p at i en t w h o is a mod es t

.
, ,

m o r a l w om an p r a ct i s es au t oer o t i ci s m s ev e r a l t im e s a da y
,
.

To th is cl as s of p at ien ts belon g th e cases r ecor ded by L oi

m an Lake r an d other s
, ,
The s exu al fun ction s wer e or igin ally
.

n o r m al an d s at is f action w as po s sible in the n or m al w ay .

Th r ou gh exces s ive m ast ur b ation how ever the n er v es bec ame , ,

s o w e ake n ed th at n o r m al co itio n did n ot give the des ir ed s atis

fact ion .

I n T r oggl er
’
s cas e pr act i s ed au toer ot i ci sm exces
t h e w om a n h a d
s iv el y fr om h er th i r teen th yea r an d fou n d sa t i sf act i on fr i can do et
t r ab en de clito r idem Wh en s h e bega n t o h av e n or ma l con ca r n a t io a t t h e
.

a ge of eighteen s h e fou n d th a t s h e cou ld n ot obta in s a tis fa ct ion f or h er

,

exces s i v el y in cr eas e d v o l u ptuou s d es i r e except man u a l i f r i can d o cl i to

r idis in ter co it um .

I n La k er s case o f a m a r r i ed w oma n t w en ty fou r yea r s o f age t h e

’ -
, ,
 PATH O L O GY O F S E XUALITY

p a tien t n ever expe r i en ced t h e lea s t s a ti s fa ct i on in con car n at ion e w i th

h e r h u s b an d w h i l e s h e f ou n d t h e d es i r ed eff ect in a u to er o t i ci s m e s p e
, ,

c i a l ly in m u tu o s tu p r o m a n u .

I n an o th er o f t h e s am e a u th or s ca s es a w om an o f th i r ty fou r ye a r s
’ -

o f a ge p r a c t i s ed s tu p r um m a n u m u tuum a n d fou n d gr ea t s a t i s fa ct i on in

th i s act i vi ty At t h e age of n i n eteen s h e w a s mar r ied an d in s p ite of

.

m u tu a l a fi ect ion s h e cou ld n ot exp er i en ce an y lib i d o T h i s f act d i d n ot

'

p r ev en t h er fr om gi v i n g b i r t h to t w o h ea lth y ch i ld r en .

I n an o th er of T r oggl er s ca s es t h e w om an tw en ty fi v e year s of age

’ -
, , ,

w a s i n d uc ed t o p r a ct i s e a u to e r o t i c i s m w h en el ev en y ea r s o f a ge On .

a ccou n t o f h er i n c r ea s e d s exu a l d es i r es s h e began t o h a v e compl exu s

v en e r eu s w h en fifteen y ea r s o l d Bu t s h e cou ld n ot fi n d t h e l eas t s a t i s
.

fa ct i on in con gr es s u a lth ou gh s h e p r a ct i s ed i t w i th a n um ber of d i f

,

f er en t m en On l y st u p r u m m a n u ofi er ed h er t h e d es ir ed l i b i do
'

. .

I n Lo im an s cas e t h e p at ien t w a s i n du ced by h er fr i en d s in t h e co n

’

v en t t o p r a c t i se a u to er o t i c i s m .Wh en fou r teen year s o f age s h e bega n

t o i n d u l ge in s t u p r o m a n ib u s mu tu o cum p u er is of h er ow n a ge Sh e .

ma r r i ed w h en n i n eteen y ea r s o l d an d gav e b i r th t o h er fi r s t ch i ld a y ea r
l a ter Bu t s h e n ev er fou n d gr a t i fi ca t i on in t h e con j u ga l emb r ace T h e
. .

s econ d ca s e o f Le i m a n w a s a w i d o w of th i r ty e i ght w h o h a d a lw a ys been

-

n o r m a l in h er s exu a l fun ct i on s a n d a v e b i r th to a ch i ld a t t h e age of

g
tw en ty s ev en Tw o y ea r s l a ter s h e los t h er hu s b an d bv d ea th a n d fr om
-
.
,

th a t time sh e bega n fau te de m i eux t o s tu p r ar e m an u Her v ol upta s

”
.

i n cr eas ed t o t h e po i n t o f be com i n g i n s a t i a bl e Wh en s h e h a s n ow n o r m a l
.

con gr es s u s cum m u lt i s a m a t i s s h e ca nn o t fi n d t h e d es i r e d gr a t i fi ca t i on

u n l es s m a s t u r b a t u r in eon gr e s s ion e .

This l as t c as e show s th at F r eu d s expl an ati on of fr igidity of

’

in ter cou r s e by the r efu s al of the clitori s to t r an sfe r its sex u al ity
at the t im e of p u ber t do es n ot al w ays hold o d Th i w om
y g o s a n .

p ass ed th r ou gh h er n or m al p uber ty The c ause of the impoten ce .

of libido in ter coitum in the s e m as tu r b ator s is r athe r the in c r eas e

of th e exc itab il ity of the cl itor is at the expen s e of the vagin al
m ucou s mem b r an e an d of the cer vix ute r i th r o u gh the lo n g con ,
-

t in u ed m an u al ir r it ation of th is o r gan The s tim ul at ion fr om .

thes e s our ces to in du ce l ib ido is th u s dec r eas ed an d the exc itation ,

of the gl an s of the cl itor is by the pen is alon e d ur i n g coition is

in s uffic ien t to in du ce or gasm .

Th e imm ediate c aus es of the m ast ur b at ic p r act ices ar e gen

er al ly bad exam ple s The p ractice is fi r st lear n ed fr om fr ien d s
.

i n bo ar d in g s chool s co n ven t s facto r ie s or p r is o n s

, ,
Somet imes .

it is al s o p r ur ie n t cu r i o sity wh ich p r u d is h edu c ato r s an d p ar en ts

2 50 L OVE

n i
eglect to s at is f y wh ch lea ds yo n g gir l s to sel f abu se I n con
u - .

e n it al h pe r aesthes ia the pleas ur able t iti ll ation ma cc ide t ll

g y y a n a y
be i n d uced in complete ign or an ce of s ex u al r el ation s . Th e f ol
lo w in g c as e is q u ite in s t ru ct ive in th is r e s pec t .

A y gounl a d y , t w en t y
-
f o u r y e a r s o f a ge co n s u lted t h e a u th o r on
,

a c o u n t of h er ext r emel l ed b t s S h s ta ted th a t e i ght yea r s

y en ar g r e as e
c
.

a go s h e d i scov e r ed th a t by a cer ta in m a n i p u l a tion mu l ieb r iu m s h e w a s

abl e t o exp er i en ce t h e h igh es t d egr ee of pl eas u r e For t h e l a s t eight

.

a r s un t i l v er y r ecen tl y s h e con t i n u ed t o en j oy t h e f r u i t s of h er dis

y e

cover y .S h e often w is h ed t o tell h er ph ys ician abou t h er w on d er fu l dis

co v e r y f o r t h e be n fi t o f o t h e r yo u n g w o m en On e day t h e au tho r s book
’
e . ,

Wom an fell i n to h er h an ds an d s h e lea r n ed f or t h e fi r s t t i m e to h er

, ,

g r e a t a m aze m en t a n d c h a g r in th a t w h a t s h e w as d oi n
g w a s n oth in g el s e

bu t au toer ot i ci s m .

Th is s imple story sho ws th at ign or an ce is n ot always in n o

cen ce as s ome m is led p ar en ts s eem to t h i n k Som etimes ign e
,
.

r an ce is j us t the c au s e of th e e ar l p ct ice of x ct iv it
y r a se a y .

I n ces t — A n o t h e r an om aly w h ich m u s t b e attr ib u ted t o

hyper ae sth es ia s exu al is is in ce s t In ce st as su ch h as n oth in g
.
, ,

p athological in it s es s en ce I n the e ar ly h isto r y of h um an

.

mar r iage in ces t w as the r ul e It w as pr actis ed eve n in h is to r ic

.

tim es Ab r ah am was mar r ied to h is sister accor din g to th e

.
,

Bible C im on of Athen s w as als o m ar r ied to h is s iste r

. I n th e .

r oyal hou s e of the P t olom ei it w as com m on f or b r othe r s to m ar r y

their s is ter s to avo id a division of the em m re Cleop atr a t h e .

,

ev il s tar of M ar c An thon y w as m ar r ied to h er br other B ut

,
.

these f ew examples wer e the except ion s ge n er ally f or th e l as t , ,

th r ee thous an d ye ar s in ces t h as been con s ider ed an abo m in ation

in the eyes of God an d m en I ts p r act ice w as con st an tly in
.

v eigh ed again s t by Ch ur ch an d St ate It h as the r efo r e bec aus e

.
, ,

of thes e con s t an t su gges tions becom e the s econ d n atu r e of m an

,

to abho r s uch p r actice s O n ly an ex agger ated sex ual des ir e

.
,

co u pled w ith t h e abs en ce of u n der st an d in g f or l aw s an d m or al s ,

co uld n o wad ays le ad t o in ces t in an y c iv il ized co u n tr y E ven in .

the cr ow ded t en em en t s wh e r e a ll m e mb ers of the fam ily of both

s exe s l ive an d s lee p in on e r oom in ces t is s t il l a gr eat r ar ity an d
, ,

w hen s u ch a c as e h appe n s it deeply w o u n ds the feel in gs of t h e

,

e n t ir e co m m un ity S u
. ch in ces t u o us im m o r al atta c ks ar e as a .
 PATHO L O G Y O F S E XUALITY 251

ru le m ade by l ow b r utal men in a s tate of in toxication or by

, ,

tho se wh o s u ff er f r om weak m in dedn es s by ep ileptic s an d by -

,

par an o iac s Hen ce in ever y c as e of in ces t we ar e j ustified in

.
,

ass u m in g th at the s ed u ce r is s u ff er in g f r om s exu al h ype r aes the s ia .

An as yl u m an d cast r at io n m ay be a m o r e app r op r iate tr eatm en t

f or s uch a p at ien t th an the t r eatm en t in p r is on .

The follo win g cas e c ame un de r th e au th or s obs er v ation wh ile

’

he was hou se phys ician in the Woman s Hos pital of a well -kn own
-
’

E ur opean un ive r s ity :

A mo th er b r ou ght h er tw elv e yea r o l d gi r l to t h e s k in dep a r tm en t

- -

o f t h e gen er a l h os p it a l t o be tr ea te d f or a cer ta in r as h t h e ch i ld w a s

s uff er in g fr o m f or s o m e t i m e
, T h e r a s h w a s d i agn osed ther e as p i
.

tyr ias is v er s ico lor an d t h e ch i ld w a s r eco m men d ed to go t o t h e Wom an s

,
’

Hos p ita l f or t r ea tmen t At t h e exam i na tion her e it w as f oun d th a t

.

t h e tw el v e yea r old ch il d w a s s ix m on th s p r egn an t

- -
Bein g t oo s m a ll .

an d d el i ca te ev en f or h er a ge t o giv e b ir th t o a fu ll ter m ch ild it w a s

, ,
-
,

decided t o i n d uce pr em a tu r e l abor Be fo r e t h e o per a t i on t h e ch i ld w a s

.
,

as k ed f or t h e n am e o f t h e m an w h o w a s r es pon s ible f or h er p r ed icamen t ,

an d t h e fo llow i n g w as h e r v er s i o n o f t h e a cc i d en t

On e day w h i l e r et ur n in g f r om sch ool s h e w a s a dd r es s ed on t h e

, , ,

s tr eet by a m an w h om s h e h a d n ev e r s ee n be fo r e an d w h o a s k ed h e r
,

w he ther s h e d i d n ot kn ow h im h er cou s i n f r om X ,He s a id th a t h e .

w as j u s t go i n g t o s ee h er p ar en ts h is u n c le an d a u n t On t h e w ay h e
, .

too k h er to a can d y s to r e an d bou ght h er can dy W hen l eav i n g t h e s to r e

-
.

h e told h er th a t h e h ad for go tten t o ta k e a lo n g a p r e s en t f o r h er p a r e n ts

w hich h e l eft in h is r oom a n d th ey bo th w en t t o fetc h it
, Upon en ter .

in g h is r oo m h e lock e d t h e do o r an d a bu s e d h e r
, .

U pon hea r in g t h e s tor y t h e in d ign a t ion of t h e med ica l au tho r i t i es

of t h e hos p i ta l w a s bey on d a ll d escr i pt i on Th e p ol ice w a s immed ia tel y .

n o t i fi e d t o h u n t f or t h e cr i m i n a l A r ep r es en ta ti v e f r om t h e d i s tr i ct
.

a ttor n ey s c m cc ( Un ter s u chun gs r i chte r ) an d a d etect i v e s oo n a pp ea r ed

’

a t t h e h os pit a l t o get mor e p ar t icu l ar s fr om t h e ch il d Th e ofiicer s of .

t h e cou r t s eem ed t o h av e a m u ch better exp er i en ce in t h e exam i n a t i on

of s u ch ca ses t h a n t h e doc to r s f o r w h en th ey l eft t h e ch i l d s r oom h er
’
,

s to r y r ea d q u i t e d ifi er en t l y
'

Th e gir l s f at h er h ad a w or ks h o p in t h e bus in ess section of t h e

’

c i ty w h i le t h e fam i l y l i v ed in an o th er p a r t
, When leav i n g s choo l in t h e .

a fter n oon t h e c h i ld u s ed often t o v is it t h e f a th er s s h op an d t ak e h om e

’

t h e d i s he s h e to ok a lon g in t h e m or n i n g On e d ay w h i l e in t h e s ho p
.
,

w ith h er fa th er h e too k h er in t h e b ac k r oom o f t h e s h op an d abu sed

,

h er . U n der th r ea t of d ea th these i mm o r a l a tt ac ks w e r e o ften r epea ted

f or mon ths a fter w a r d s un til on e day t h e u n n a tu r a l fa ther n o t i ced th at
,
2 52 L O VE

h is h i ld con cept av it ab eo He then m ade up t h e s tor y w i th t h e

c .

cou s in w h ich t h e ch i ld fi r s t to ld t h e h o s p i ta l a u th or i t i e s .

T h e f a the r w a s a r r e s t ed t r i ed a n d s en ten ce d to t en yea r s h a r d

’
, ,

l a bo r .

This cas e s how s h ow low t h e s u ff er e r s of hyp er aesth es ia m ay

fall The m an was n ot d r un k when he m ade the r epeated attack s
.

u po n h is ch ild The excu s e of th e defect ive s epar at ion of t h e

.

l ivin g quar ter s is als o m is s in g n or doe s her e exist the c au se of

,
”
faute de m ieu x as it is s o met im es foun d in w ido w er s l iv in g
,

w ith their ad u lt d au ghte r s in in ces t u o u s un io n s Th e m an h er e .

h ad a h ealthy wife Hen ce it is n oth in g el s e bu t a case of s exu al

.

hyper aesthes ia p ur e an d s im ple of a w eak m in ded in div idual -

.

I n ces t is often e r foun d in m en th an in w omen yet ther e ,

ar e c as es r eco r ded w h er e w o m en w e r e t h e s ed u ce r s .

Legr an d d escr i bes t h e ca s e o f a gi r l fi fteen yea r s of age w h o

, ,

s ed uced h er b r oth er to a ll m a n n e r act ion u m v o l u pt ifi ca r um in se .

His o th er ca se is th a t f a w om a n o f th i r ty s ix w h o a lth ou gh
o -
,

m a r r i ed i n d u lged in a bu s i n g h e r b r o t h er a boy o f e i ghte en

, , Th e s am e .

w o m a n w a s o th er w i s e a bn o r m a l s uff e r i n g f r om t h e a n om a l y kn o w n a s
,

ex h i b i t i o n i s m w h i c h is se ld om fou n d in w omen
, except amon g t h e
,

i n sa n e in as ylum s S h e often ex po sed h er br ea s t s fr om t h e w in dow to

.

a t t r act men .

I n an o th er ca s e o f t h e s am e au th or a moth er th i r t y n in e yea r s
, ,
-

o f a ge p r act i s e d i n ces t w i th h er o w n so n an d ab eo com pr eh en d it

,
.

T a r d i eu ci te s a ca s e o f a w om an w h os e v i ct i m o f cr i m i n a l a tt ck a

was n o o th er th an h er ow n s on a boy of n in e year s of age

, .
 P A RAE S T H E S I A

Par aesth es ia sexual is cover s all po ssibl e for m s of p er v ersion

or per ve r s ity of s exu al f eel in g an d s ex ual activity .

Per ver se sex u al activ ity w it h n o r mal feelin g an d in clin a

t ion is p r es en t in t h e an o mal ie s m as ochism s adism fetich is m
, , , ,

an d exh ib it ion ism .

M as och is m — On e of the mo s t pecu l iar phen omen a in th e

per ver se vita s exu al i s is m et w ith in p atien ts with a des ir e f or
u n limi ted s ubm iss io n t o t h e w ill of a pe rs on of the oppo s ite sex .

Th is an omaly was n am ed m as ochis m by Kr aff t E b in g after -

S acher Mas och w h os e r om an ce s h av e as their p ar tic u l ar object

-
,

the de s c r ipt io n of th is pe r ve r s io n Schr enk Notzin g r ecommen d s

.
-

”
th e n am e Al go lagn ie The dist in gu is h in g symptom of m a
.

s och ism is th e wish of th e pat ie n t to su ff e r p ain at the h an ds

of an d be sub jecte d t o fo r ce by the beloved per s on to be th is

, ,

pe r s on s complete sl ave Th is m ixtu r e of pleas ur e an d p ain is

’
.

on e of the mo s t pec u l iar an d r em ar k able p sycho s exu al an om -

al ies. Pain w het h er r eal or im agin ar y b eco m es h er e a s ou r ce

, ,

of pl eas ur e Wh eth e r the s ubject ion is expr es sed mer ely in

.

s ym bol ic acts or w heth e r t h e r e is ab s ol ut e d es ir e to s u ff e r p ain

at the h an d s of the b elov ed on e is a m at te r of s ubo r din ate im

,

por t an ce The ch ar acter ist ic of the p er ver sio n of m as och is m is

.

th at pain an d s u bm is sion w h ich to the n or m al in d iv idu al cau s es

,

a cer t ain de gr ee an d an guish ar e in the s e p at ien t s t ur n ed in t o

,

a s o u r ce of l us t .

Th e s u bmi s s ion to p ain or s ubj u gation in its elf is in n o

w is e p atho gn om o n ic of m as och ism It m ay n ot be p athological
.

at al l . E ven e n t ir e s ex ual bo n dage is n ot p r oper ly taken p at ho

, ,

logical if it be on ly the m e an s of obt ain in g or r et ain in g pos se s

,

s io n of t h e covete d pe r s o n It is n ot per v er sio n if fe ar of

.
,

los in g the com p an ion an d the des ir e to k eep h im or h er alw ays

ami able con ten t an d in clin ed to love ar e th e mot ives f or
, , ,
2 54 LO VE

su bmis sion .Th e hen pecked m an is n ot a per ver t I t is .

n ot abn o r m al it b u t cu n n in if to t i f lfi h de i e t h e
y , g s a s y s e s s r
, s ,

pe r son in s ubj u gat io n per fo rm s act s of bon d age at the comm an d

of the r u lin g in dividu al bu t in its in n e r m os t is r ebell in g again s t
,

th is en for ced s aver y Sex ual bon dage becom es pathological on ly

. .

when in it s elf the loss of all in depen den t w ill pow e r an d the -

un lim ited s ub m is s io n aw aken l u s tful s exu al feel in gs an d th is ,

s ubm iss ion is hen ce des ir ed I t then r epr es en ts a patholo gical

.

degen er ation .

I n m as och is m the mot ive un de r lyin g the s uff er in g of the

,

per s on in q ues tion is th e ch ar m aff or ded by the tyr an n y in its elf

, .

The acts pe r for m ed at the comm an d of th e r u l in g per s on ar e an

en d in them s elve s The ver y acts of tyr an n y ar e the immediate
.

object of gr at ifi cat ion n ot the con c ub itus th at m ay be r ec eived

,

as a r ecompen s e The idea of bein g tr eated as by a m as ter of

.
,

be in g com pl etely a n d u n co n dit io n ally subjected t o the w ill of the

lover of bein g hum il iated an d abu sed by h im or h er ; th is ide a
,

in it s elf is colo r ed by l us tful feel in gs .

The mas och is t ic m a n h as a per f ect lo n gin g f or s u bjection to

an y per s on w h at s oeve r e s pec ial ly to a w om an
, He c r aves to be .

domin ated con t r olled an d abu sed by s o m ebody He is n ot f as

, .

ti diou s in h is cho ice He r evel s in the thou gh t o f s ubj u ga tion

.
,

wit hou t in clin ation t o a p ar ticu l ar w om an Th e followin g cases .

wil l s e r ve as an ill u st r at io n of th es e type s of p at ien t s .

A m an offor ty h a pp i ly m ar r i ed father of ch r ee ch i ld r en co llege

, , ,

br ed an d w ea l t hy w a s a s a ch i ld a l r ead y often pun i s hed f or h is cr u elty

,

t o sm a ll an ima l s He w ou l d del ight in tea r in g out t h e w in gs an d

.

cu tt i n g off t h e h ea d s o f flies La te r w hen h e atten ded schoo l h e foun d

.

g r ea t pl e as u r e w hen h e cou ld see boy s w h i ppe d .

0

A t t h e t i m e of pu ber ty h e bega n t o p r ac t i ce fi a gel l a t io n u pon h im

s e lf
. T h es e p r a ct i ce s i n d uced ej a cu l a t i on a n d or gas m T ow a r d s t h e en d .

of th i s per i o d h e bega n ses e s t u p r a r e ma n u bu t h e cou ld n ot fi n d an y

sa t is fact i on ex cept h e i m a gi n e d h i m se lf bei n g w h i pped by a yo u n g w om an

For t h e l as t t enh abet mer et r icem in a luxur ious ly f ur

yea rs

n i s h ed a p a r tm e n t w h o m h e v i s i ts o n ce a w ee k a n d w h o se d u ty i t i s t o

flog h im in n u d a s n a tes un t il t h e s k in is cover ed w ith bl oo d y w ea l s .

A t th i s m om e n t e j a cu l a ti o n oc cu r s T h er eu po n h e d r es s e s a n d leav es
.

t h e w om a n . He n ev e r h a s an y co n ca rn at io cum ea .

A s i m i l a r c as e h as been de s c r i be d by Pa sca l A man . f ty fi v e

or -
y ea r s
 PATHOLOG Y O F S E XUALI TY 2 55

of a ge w as u se d to v is it pr i es te s s of t h e Ven u s v ulgiv aga

r egu a r l ly a ,

w ho m h e p a i d t e n f r a n cs f or t h e fo ll ow i n g s e r v i ces

Wh il e t h e w in d ow s w er e da r ken ed by l ett i n g dow n t h e b l i n d s t h e

, ,

g i r l h a d t o u n d r es s h im c o m pl e te l y S h e th e n b o.u n d h i s f ee t an d h a n d s ,

hoo dw i nk ed h im an d in th i s helples s con d i t i on l ed h im t o a lou n ge

,

w h e r e h e r em a i n ed l yi n g f o r a bo u t h a lf an h o u r A fte r th i s t i m e t h e .

i r l l oo se n ed h is fetter s H th d d d l ft h t i fi d
g e en r
. e s se an e e r s a s e .

Th e foll ow in g ca s e s im il a r t o t h e au th o r s fi r s t on e is w o r th r e
’
, ,

co r d i n g f o r t h e p r on ou n ced m a so ch i s t i c i m a ger y A y ou n g m a r r i e d m a n .

of th i r ty fi v e fa th er o f t w o h ea l t h y ch i ld r en v i s i t s r egu la r ly on ce a
-
, ,
.

mon th f or t h e l a s t t en yea r s f or n icem

, Th er e h e p i ck s ou t pu l
, .

ch er r im a m pu el l am t o
g iv e h im a fl o
gg g i n i n n u d a s n a t es T h is p r o .

cedu r e gives h im s a t is fa ct i on He n ev er h a s a n y ca r n a l con n ection w i th

.

t h e w om a n H i s r el a t i o n t o h e r is th a t o f t h e s l av e t o t h e m i s tr ess
.

w hom h e w ou ld n o t d a r e to t ou ch ev en in h is im agi n a t i on .

Du r i n g h is ch i ldhood h e h a d q u i te r em a r k abl e m a soch i s ti c ideas ,

w h ich h o w ev e r h av e n ev er been pu t i n to eff ect b y h im

, , As a s ma ll bo y .

h e l ov ed t o s ee a n i m a l s or ch i ld r en w h i ppe d At t h e t i m e o f p ube r ty .

h e began ma n u s tu p r um an d du r in g thes e ac t s h e r ev elled in h i s i m agi

n a t i on ih scen e s of cr u el s u bj u ga t i on He i m agi n ed l yin g on h is abdo
.

men a n d a p r etty v er y s t r o n g gir l a ppl yi n g a ca n e or w h i p u po n h is

, ,

n a k e d b a ck an d n a tes Pos t ca s t iga t ion em pu ell a i n d u ta s o l um in in

.
, ,

te r ul a p on en te in pector e s u o ped em n u dum q u em v eh em en t is s ime e scu

, ,

l a t et gr a t i as pu el l ae a gi t pr o ca s t iga t ion e N on n u n q u am im agin abat u r

.

p u e l l am i n pecto r e s uo sed er e ca p i te in ter u ll w f m o r a it a u t vu l v a

p
, e e ,

t a n ger et os s u um Tu m l in gu a m s u am in v a gin am in t r om is it l abia

.
,

min or a s uxit et cl it or idem pu el l w l ambit B en iq u e an um oscu l av it

. .

The l as t action in h is fan cy is symbol ic al of th e h ighes t

degr ee of h um il ity wh ich does n ot sh r in k back even fr om the
,

lo ath som e an d d isgu s t in g bu t on t h e con t r ary con s ider s it a high

, ,

hon or an d favo r to be allow ed to app r oach even th is un ae sthetic

par t of the h um an an atom y The an al k is s f or th at r eas on .
, ,

pl ayed a p r o m in en t mi le in the ce r emo n ies of the w itches v igil ’

.

T h e an al k is s is w ell kn o wn in f or n icibus fr eq uen ted by ,

m as och is ts I n men eve r y m asoch is tic de s ir e is at on ce r ecogn ized

.

as p atholo gic al ; in w om en the divi din l in e be t wee n the n o r m al

g
an d p athological m as och ist ic ten de n c ies is n ot s o e as ily dete r

min ed .

It is en tir ely w ith in th e ph ys iolo gic al limit th at pl ayful

t ap s an d l igh t blow s should be taken by the w om an f or c ar ess es .

”
Like the lover s p in ch wh ich h ur t s an d is des ir ed
’
,
s ays ,
2 56 L O VE

Sh ake s pe ar e I n on e of the letter s o f Ab el ar d to Hél oi s e the

’

.
,
“
teach er w r ite s to h is p u pil an d m is tr es s : Ve r be ra q u an doq u e
deb at am or n on ir a magis tr al is q uaeq ue o mn ium gau dior um
, ,
”
dul cit udin em s u pe r ar en t S ubo r d in at ion to a ce r ta in e xte n t is
.

q u it e a n o r m al m a n if es ta t io n in t h e l o v in w m w ith ‘

h r
g o an ; e

it is a p h ys iol o gic al p h e n o me n o n It is th e s ubo r din ation of w eak

.

n es s to s t r en th A ce t i m o t f bo d i t io d pe d
g . r a n a u n o s u r n a n e n s

u po n t h e w o man s
’
as s ive r dl e in p r oc r eat io n The e o
p a gg r s s
. r

al ways co n tr ol s the s ubjected in lo ve as in w ar The elemen t .

of pleas u r e fo u n d in pas s ivis m an d id eal s ub m iss ion is the r e ,

fo r e pecul iar t o t h e fe min in e sex The c ustom of un n umbe r ed

, .

g e n e r at io n s a l s o h a s g i ve n h er a n in s t in ct iv e in c l in at io n t o

vol un ta ry s ubo r din a tio n .

I de as of sub mis sion ar e th er efo r e in the wo m an n o r m al ly

, ,

con n ected w ith t h e id ea of s ex u al r el at io n s Th ey for m t h e h ar

.

mon ies of the to n e q uality of femin in e feel in g says K r aff t E b in g ,

-
.

We w om en s a ys S ch il l er c an on ly ch oo s e betw een r u l in g an d
, ,

s e r v in g but th e h ighe s t pl e as u r e po w e r aff o r ds is bu t a mis e r abl e

,

s ub s titu te if the
g r e ate r
j y
o of be in
g the s l ave of a m a n w e love

be den ied u s G o eth e s D or o th ea s ays : I n t im e sh al l th e w o m an

’
.

l ear n to s e r v e in acco r d with h er d es t in y f or o n ly by s er v in g ,

s h e fi n all y a i s t h e r ein s an d t h e po w e r th at is r i ht l h r s in
g n g y e

the hou s ehold I n fact in tel l igen t w omen h ave s can t r es pect f or
.
,

s l av is h m en an d e xagge r ated gal l an t r y is d is t as tef u l to th em

,
.

d egr ee of s u bm iss ion t o th e w is h es an d th e w ill

A m od er ate
of the man sh e love s is the r efor e ch ar acter is tic of th e fem in in e
, ,

n at u r e an d is n ot ab n o r m al M an y a you n g w om an w o r sh ip s h er
.

h usb an d an d w ishes n oth in g better th an to kn eel b efo r e h im .

Th is is don e becau se h er h u sban d mean s f or h er the whole sex

an d h is im p o r t an ce to h er bec om es ve r y gr eat B u t in m as o .

ch ism ther e exist s the des ir e to be subjected an d ab us ed by an y

man withou t an y in cl in atio n to a p ar t icu l ar obj ect of lo v e A .

furt her p atho gn om on ic sym ptom of m as och ism is th at as a r u le , ,

the gi r l begin s to d r eam of s u bj u gation at a t im e w h en sh e is yet

too you n g to h ave an y p er cept ion of lo v e .

Th e bes t ex am ples of fem ale m asoch ism ar e given in

K r aff t E bin g s t w o cas es
-
’
.
 PATH O LO GY O F S E XUALITY 25?

Th e fir s t case is of a gir l, t w en ty on e
-
yea r s of age. Fr om h er
ear l ies t you t h fan cied her self bein g w h ipped Sh e
sh e . s im pl y r ev el led

in thes e i dea s an d h ad t h e m os t i n t en s e des i r e t o be s ev er e l y flo gged .

Th is des i r e or i gi n a ted at t h e age o f fi v e w h en a f r ien d of h er fa ther

l aid h er pl ayfu ll y a cr os s h is kn ees p r eten d i n g t o w h ip h er S i n ce th en
, .

s h e h a d l o n ged f o r t h e o pp o r tu n i ty o f b e i n g w h i pped T o h er gr ea t .

r egr e t h e r w i s h h a d n ev e r been r ea l i ze d S h e im agin e d h er self ab s o

.

l u t ely h e lpl es s a n d fetter e d T h e m er e m en t i on o f t h e w o r d can e or

.

w h i p cau se d h er i n ten s e exci tem en t .

For t h e l a s t t w o year s s h e a s soc i a te d th e s e mas och is tic id eas w ith

t h e ma l sex e . P r ev iou s ly s h e on l y th ou ght o f a se ver e s choo l mis tr es s -

o r s im ply a h an d .Now s h e w i s h es t o be t h e s l av e of a m an s h e l ov ed .

S h e w ou ld k i s s h is feet if h e w ou ld o n l y w h i p h er
, S h e i m agi n es h er .

s elf l yi n g befo r e t h e m a n o f h e r f a n cy ; h e p u ts o n e foo t o n h er n eck ,

w h i l e s h e ki s s es t h e o th er I n t h e m ean t i m e s h e r ev e l s in t h e i d ea of
.

bei n g w h i pped by h im S h e t ak es t h e bl o w s as s o m an y t oken s of l ove

. .

S h e fan cies h im fi r s t as bei n g ext r em el y k i n d a n d ten d er a n d th en in ,

exces s o f h is l ov e h e bea t s h er
, S h e a l s o fa n c i es th a t bea ti n g h er f or
.

love s s ake gi v es h im t h e h igh es t pl eas ur e S h e o ften d r eam s tha t s h e

’
.

is t h e be l ov ed m an s s l av e Th e p a t i en t n ev er un der s too d th a t th es e
’
.

man if es t ations w er e of a sexua l n a tur e .

T h e s econ d ca se is th a t of a w om a n th i r ty fi v e year s of age of a ,

-
,

g r ea tl y t a i n te d f am i ly F
. or s om e yea r s p a s t s h e h a d been in t h e i n i t i a l

s ta ge o f p a r a n o i a per s ecu to r i a T h i s s p r an g f r o m ce r eb r a l n eu r a s th en i a
.
,

t h e o r i gi n o f w h i ch w a s fou n d to be sexu a l h yper excit a t ion S i n ce h er .

t w en ty four th year s h e h ad been gi v en t o man u s tup r o th e r es u lt of a

-
,

d is appoin tm en t fr om a b r oken en gagemen t To appease h er i n ten se .

sex ua l exc i te m en t s h e began t h e p r a ct i ce o f m a n u s tu p r um an d of m en ta l

,

er eth ism by fan cyin g h er sel f t o be in con car n ation e .

T h e s to r y o f h er you th r ea d s as follo w s : At t h e age of s ix t o eight

y ea r s s h e con ceiv ed t h e d es i r e t o be w h i pp ed S h e h ad n ev er been .

w h ipped n or p r esen t w h en oth er s w er e th u s p u n i s h ed Hen ce s h e ca n n o t .

un d er s ta n d h o w s h e came t o h av e th i s s t r an e d es ir e W ith t h i d
g e ea .

o f bein g w h i pped s h e h ad a feel in o f act u a l d el i ht S h p i t d i

g g e c u r e n .

h er fa n cy h o w fi n e it w ou ld be to be w h i pped by on e of h er fem al e
fr ien ds . S h e n ev er h ad an y thought of be i n g w hipped by a m an Sh e .

r ev ell ed i n t h e i d ea on ly an d n ev er a tte m pte d a n y actu al r ea liza tion of

h er fan ci es w h i ch d is appear ed a fte r h e r te n th yea r o f age

, .

H er e w e h ave a youn g m as och ist w hos e ideas of h u m il iat ion

ar e asso ciated with h er own sex Th e r eason f or th e p atien t s ’
.

f an cy f or fem ale fri en d s l ay in the fact th at the m as ochis tic de

s ir e w as p r es en t in the m in d of the ch il d befor e th e ch ic v it
p y
s a
s exualis h ad developed an d th e in s tin ct f or th e m al e awaken ed .
2 58 LOV E

Had the des ir e las te d t il puber ty th e as soc iat ion of these ide as
un

w ith the m ale w ou ld h ave been es tabl is hed .

The ideas of h um il iat ion of the m as och ist ic s uff er er s ar e

in the begin n in g often as s oc iated w ith their ow n s ex Not th at .

th ey ar e in an y w ay h om os exu al at th e sam e tim e bu t becau s e ,

e n u in e complete m as och ism be in he ed it t i t the feve

g , g a r ar y a
,
n r ,

is h lon gin g f or s ubm is s io n begin s in ear ly yo uth at a t im e when

the ch ild is as yet un con sciou s of the diff er en ce of sex .

Somet imes the m as och is tic ten den cy is n ot fu lly developed .

T h e des ir e to s uff er p ain at the h an d s of the love r h as o n ly the

en d in v ie w to in c r ease the n at ur al l ib ido in con gr ess u .

On e of th e au th or
p a t i en ts a s exu a ll y hyper a es thet i c w om an of
’
s ,

th i r ty yea r s o f a ge w h o a l w a ys h ad a s u pply of l over s bes i d es h er

,

hus ban d fou n d gr ea t d el i ght in j ac en do n u da in gen ibu s ama t i et ab

,

eo v er be r a ta in n u d i s n a t ib u s When fi r s t to ld abou t th i s pe
.

cu l ia r des ir e t h e author a ttr ibu ted th is d es ir e to h er n atu r a l

,

h yper ex cit a t ion I n th i s s ta te ev e r y i m p r es s ion p r o du ced b y t h e con

.
,

s o r t i n d e pe n d e n tl y o f t h e m a n n e r o f it s p r o d u ct i o n
, i s pe r se a tte n ded
,

w i th l us tfu l plea s u r e B u t l a te r on w h en h e le a r n ed th a t s h e fo un d
.
,

m or e sa tis faction in con cub it u if p r ece d ed by s u ch a s p an kin g an d ,

that th e h u s b an d often h a d to gr a ti fy h er in t h i s man n e r ev en in t h e

m i ddl e o f t h e n i ght ther e w a s n o dou bt th a t her s w a s a cas e of a
,

p s ych i ca l an om a l y in w h i ch t h e sexu a l i ns t i n ct w as p a r tly m ad e in

s en s i ble t o t h e n o r m a l c h a r m s o f t h e co n so r t Her p er v er se des i r e w as
.
,

t h er efo r e of a m a soch i s t i c n a tu r e
, .

O f the s am e m as och is t ic n atu r e w as the fr igid ity of the

D uches s Leo n o r e G on zaza of M an t u a Alo is ia S igea s ays th at .

h er f r igi d ity co uld on ly be r em oved by a fi aggel ation by h er

“
mother an te coit um : Vir gis Leo n or a p ar en tis suae m an u ad ,

h an c diem n u ll am ex Ven er e ceper at voluptat em Hoc ver o t em .

poris momen to veh emen tis s im e mota es t lacessiti iter um ver ber i ,
”
bus l um b i cl un e s et fem o r a ad ven e r em in cens i
,
.

Gen e r ally fe male m as och ist ic pat ien t s ar e un con s c io u s of

,

th e ab n o r m al ity of the ir des ir es an d n ever com e to the phys ic ian s

’

ofiice Their p athologic al con dition is on ly acciden tally dis

.

co ve r ed w hen compl icated w ith other an om al ies

,
.

I t m ay be al s o n oted th at th e co u r ts of j u s tice n ever or ver y

r ar ely h ave an y de al in gs w ith c as e s of m as och is m w h eth er in m en ,

or in w omen as m ay h appen in s ad ism

,
The p atien t will n ever .
 PATHOLO GY OF S E XUALI TY 2 59

go so f ar in h is or h er
pe r ve rs e des ir e f or suff er in g th at the in j ur y
in flicted m ay becom e cr im in al F or t h e extr em e con s eq u e n ces o f
.

mas och ism s u ch as m ur der an d s e r ious in j ur y as s o m etimes

, ,

foun d in sad ism ar e avo ided th r ough the in stin ct of s elf

,

pr es e r vation .

S adis m —Wh ile m as och ism is a p athological gr o w th of

.

s pecific all y fem in in e m en tal elemen ts wher e t h e p at ien t fi n d s ,

del ight in s u ff er in g p ain in s ad ism t h e p atien t s eek s l u s tfu l e x

,

cit emen t in in fl ict in g p ain S ad ism hen ce r epr e sen t s a p atho

.

logical in ten s ificat ion of the m as cul in e men t al ch ar acter S adism .

—
is so called afte r the M ar q u is de S ade w h o dur in g the F r en ch ,

Revolu tion devoted him s elf to th e w r it in g of ob s cen e book s w h ich

h ad l us t an d c r u elty f or the ir th em e .

S ad ism is ch ar acter ized by th e im p ul se to cr u el an d violen t

tr eatm en t of the oppo site sex an d the col o r in g of the idea of
s u ch act s w ith l u s tfu l f eel in gs It is h en ce a n on fem in in e tr ait
" I
-
.

an d is le ss f r eq u en tly fo un d in w ome n th an in men Woman s .

’

m odes ty c aus es h er to k eep he r s elf on t h e d efen s ive u n til the

momen t of s u rr en d er w h ile u n der n or m al con d ition s m an meets
,

w ith ob st acle s in h is woo in g w hich it is h is p ar t to s u r mo u n t .

He is aggr es s ive an d aggr e ss iv en es s is clo s ely r el ated to the in

,

flict ion of p ain It aff o r ds men gr eat pleas u r e to w in an d con

.

q u er w o m en N atu r e h as giv en the m an f or th at pu r po s e

.

s t ren gth an d com b at iven e s s I n s ad ism th is aggr es s iven es s is in

.

ten s ifi ed an d exce ssively de v eloped The p at ien t is domin ated .

by the w ish to s u bd u e the object of h is de s ir e w ith c r u elty .

B ain expl ain s th is love of in fl ic tin g c r u el ty as s pr in gi n g

I t is n ow a d ay s fa s h i o n o f s ex d eter m i n i s m t o a ttr i bu te ev er y
th e -

hum an emo t i o n o r it s an om a l i es t o s ex T hu s n o t o n ly c u e l t y co n n ec t e d
. r

w i th sexu a l act i v i ty is te r med s ad i s m bu t ev e r y k i n d o f cr u elty is im

,

u t ed t o s a d i s t i c em o t i o n s W h en t h e S p an i s h n a t i o n s in E u r o p e o r
p .

Am er i ca l ov e t o see bu ll fi h ts an d thu s en j oy cr ue lty i n fl i cte d u pon

-
g ,

an i m a l s ,
thes e s ex d eter m i n i s ts a t o n ce a ttr i bu te th i s l ov e o f cr uelty t o
-

t h e s a d i s t i c n a tu r e o f t h e L a t i n an d h is d escen d an ts T h i s av er m en t
.

h a s as mu ch r i ght to m ak e cl a i m u po n o u r cr ed u l i ty a s t h e as s e r ti on
tha t w h en an i n fa n t fa ll s back s a t i s fi ed a fte r n u r s i n g a t it s m o ther s ’

b r ea s t th i s s a t i s fact i on i s o f l i bi d i n ou s s exu a l n a tu r e T hese s i n gu la r

,
.

s a i n t s s ee sex ev er yw h er e n o th i n g b u t se x
,
No w o n der th a t s uch cl a i ms
.

a r e r ep u d i a te d by t h e l o gi ca l m i n d I t i s s u ch exagger a t i o ns w h ich
.

ten d t o b r in g t h e beat tea c hin gs a n d theo r i es i n to d i scr ed i t

k .
260 L OV E

fr om the ple asur e th e in d iv id ual fin d s in the k n owledge of th e

po wer an d dom in at ion it h as over the m altr e at ed m ate .

T h e n eed of the s u bj ugation of the con s o r t fo rm s a con

s t it uen t s m ptom in s ad is m an d m a be i te ifi ed to ch
y y n n s s u a

degr ee th at the p atien t w ill n ot sh r in k even fr om mur der .

S ad ism is hen ce mostly foun d in men although in r ar e in s t an ce s ,

it al s o aff ect s w omen .

The an o m al y of s ad ism s how s diff e r en t degr ee s of in ten s ity .

The fi r st degr ee r epr e sen ts Platon ic s ad ism The p at ien t does .

n ot go an y f u r t h er in h is a bn o r m al d es ir es t h an to co mm it v io

len t acts in h is ph an tasy on ly or to dr aw an d p ain t s cen es of

v iole n ce or to des c r ibe su ch s cen es in ver s e or p r os e .

I n the secon d degr ee t h e p at ien t s eek s to s at is fy h is abn or m al

im p u l s e by s t r ik in g l igh t bl o w s or by b it in g an d p r ick in g diff er
,

en t p ar t s of the m ate s bod

’
y .

I n the th ir d de gr ee of s ad ism ser io us w oun ds ar e in fl icted

Upon the m ate The p atien t does n ot sh r in k b ack fr om m u t il at
.

in g the body of h is vict im or fr om comm ittin g m u r de r .

T h e f ou r th degr ee s ho w s t h e m o st abn o r m al en or m it ies of

cr uelty such as embow el in g th e victim or th e abl ation of it s
,

e it l e v is ce r at io n d ism em ber in the v ict im u ck in it s bloo d

g n a s , , g s g ,

or devo u r in g it s fle s h .

C as es of Plato n ic sad ism ar e ver y fr equ en tly met with in

all cl as s e s of s oc iet y B u t s in ce the p atie n t s do n obody an y h ar m
.
,

s uch c as es n eve r co m e to t h e n ot ice of the j u dge or eve n of the

ph ys ician an d ar e hen ce n ev e r r e co r ded T h ey ar e d iscov er ed

,
.

in th e co u r s e of the an amn es is at the ex am in at ion f or s om e ,

other an om aly .

On e of th e a u t h or s
’
p a t i en t s fr om p s ych i c im
w h o w as s uff er n g i
po te n ce a t a len ted p a in ter in h is lei su r e ho u r s w h i le s i tti n g in t h e
, , ,

beer ga r d en o r w h i le con v er s i n g w i th h is fr ien d s u s ed t o d r aw on p i eces

-
,

o f p a p er h o r r i b l e s cen es of w a r a n d m u r d er o f w o u n d s a n d bl ood ,Wh en .

as k ed a bou t th i s p ecu l i a r i ty h e co n fes sed th a t in h is im agi n a t i on h e

,

s p a n k s w h i p s a n d l a s h es w o m en u n t i l th ey blee d
, .

S adis tic ac ts of the s econ d d egr ee s om etim es com e t o th e

n ot ice of the ph ys ician w h en he is c al led u pon to t r eat the w ou n ds
,

in fl icted by t h e pat ien t s .

 PATH O LO GY OF S E XUALITY 26 1

Th e th or w as on ce ca lled u pon b y a you n g b r i de to be tr eated

au

f or a w ou n d in h er l eft b r ea s t w h ich w as in fl icted th r ou gh t h e b i te of

h er h u s ba n d in t h e b r i d a l be d a t t h e a cm e o f h is o r ga s m I t to o k, .

sev er a l w eeks t o c u r e th i s l ov e b i te -
.

All such acts of th e t wo fi r s t degr ees s till st an d on th e

bo r de r l in e of the n o rm al an d p ath ologic al The act s of t h e
-
.

l as t t wo degr ees ar e as a r u le o n ly fo u n d in p sychop ath ic de

, ,

g e n e r ates The.be s t e xample of s a d is t ic act s of the th ir d de gr ee

is fo u n d in a r ec en t cel eb r at ed m u r de r cas e in New Yo r k c ity .

Th e p ati en t been t w ice t r i ed f o r m u r d er a n d h a s been se n t to

h as
an a s yl um f o r t h e cr i m i n a l i n s a n e Pl ayi n g t h e r OIc o f a thea tr i ca l .

a gen t t h e p a t i en t u se d t o l u r e y o u n g gi r l s t o h i s a p a r t m en t by a dv e r
,

t is emen t a n d then gr a t i fy h is a b n o r m a l d es i r e s by s ubj ec t i n g t h e i nn o

c en t gi r l s t o fla ge l l a t io n He w o u ld s om e t i m es h av e ei ght t o t en gi r l s
.

in th e d i n i n g r oo m o f h is bo a r d i n g h o u s e a n d w o u ld be a t o n e w i th a
-

w h ip. T h e l a n dl a dy s a w p oo r yo u n g gi r ls a l l w elts a n d b r u i s es f r om
thes e cr u el w h i pp i n gs On o n e occa s i on sh e fou n d a gi r l of fifteen year s
.
,

o f a ge in h is r oo m w ho s e cl o th i n g w a s to r n a n d a r m s cu t f r o m t h e
,

m a ltr ea tm en t Th e w ea lth y degen er a te th en p a i d thes e gi r l s h us h

.

m on ey t o k eep q u i et Al l th ese fa ct s a r e in t h e r eco r d s o f t h e S u p r em e

.

cou r t w h er e a h a bea s co r p u s o r der w a s a r gued .

e xample of the fo u r th degr ee of

An sa dism is the celeb r ated
cas e of N at h an Sch w ar tz .

On Ju ly p a t i en t a fo r mer p r ize fi gh t er tw en ty th r ee
6, 1 9 1 2, th e ,
-
,
-

year s o f a ge acc i den ta lly m ee ts w i th a gi r l on l y tw elv e yea r s of a ge

, , ,

bu t u n u s u a lly w ell d ev el ope d He acco s t s t h e ch i ld an d l u r es h er to

.

h is fa ther s fla t Th er e h e ch ok es h er t o i n sen s i b i l i ty u n d r es s e s h er
’
.
, ,

exce pt t o h er u n i on s u i t a n d ca r r i es h er t o t h e r oo f of t h e h o u se a n d
,

hen ce down t o t h e ba th r oom o f a v ac an t fla t Th er e h e m akes tw en ty

-
.

j abs in h er back w i th a k n i fe s las h es h er th r oa t a n d fo r ear m s an d s tab s

,

h er in t h e h ea r t Th e u n i on s u i t h a d fo r t y on e r en t s a l l m ad e by h is
.
-
,

k n i fe H e th e n p u t s h er i n to a s oa p box w her e s h e w as fou n d by t h e

.

p ol i ce T w el ve d ays l a te r t h e p at i en t com m i tted s u i ci de w h i le t h e po lice

.
,

w a s s t i ll l oo k i n g f o r h im .

Th is c as e may th r ow s om e l igh t u pon th e br ut al ity of th e

p r ize fi gh t Th e stu dy of the p sych olo gy of th e votar ies of th is
-
.

br utal s po rt m ay lead to s ome impo r tan t dis cove r ies Some .

sad is tic t r ait may be dis cove r ed in eve r

y on e of the s e fi ghte r s ,
2 62 LOV E

sh ow in g th at it w as n ot their p r ofes s ion th at m ade th em b r ut al ,

bu t th at on ac co u n t of an in n at e c r u elt y they ch os e the c r u el ,

p r ofes s io n .

An other ex am pl e of the fou r th degr ee of s ad ism is t h e case

r epo r ted by Bo as ( A r ch iv f kr im in A n th r opolo gi e un d K r im i
. .

n al is tik v 3 5 p 1 9 5 )
, .
,
.

A n in e -
yea r -o ld
gi r l is l u r ed by a s h oe mak er in to
ll ar Ther e a ce .

t h e p a t i en t a bu s e s an d k i ll s t h e ch i ld by c hok i n g h er w i th a p i ll ow .

T h e mu r der er t he r eu p on th r u s t s a can e i n to t h e ch i ld s v agi n a w h i c h

’
,

pe r fo r a te s t h e po s te r i o r v agi n a l w a l l a n d pen etr a tes i n to t h e bow els .

S u ch ext r eme c as es of cr u elty as the l ast t wo ar e n ever

fo u n d in sad is tic w om en at leas t n on e ar e on r eco r d T h e
,
.

w om an pl ayin g the p as s ive r ole can n atu r ally h ave n o u s e f or a

dead m ate She n eed s an activ e l ive on e Hen ce on ly the fi r s t

. .

thr ee degr ees ar e fou n d in w ome n .

M or agl ia cl aim s th at s om e w om en s featu r es m an ifes t ’

cr u elty d u r in g co n j u gat ion At the begin n in g of th e or gasm the

.

face becomes d is tor ted an d by showin g h er teeth su ch a w om an

,

as s u m es a ce r t ain fe r oc it y of exp r es s ion th at is s omet im es f r ight

On e th or s p t i t
of t h e au
’
a t t
en s , a. w om an of
o f age w en y-s ix yea r s ,

mo t h er o f t w o ch i ld r en w ou ld ta ke o n a cr u e l lo o k a t t h e h ei gh t o f h er
,

sexu a l exc i tem en t i mm ed i a te ly befor e t h e or ga s m T h i s f r i ghten ed t h e .

hu s ba n d s o tha t h e so ught m ed i ca l a dv i ce S h e w ou ld a lso gr a s p w i th .

h e r tee th h er co n so r t s l i p s a n d t on g ue a n d b i te th em
’
.

Sl ight s adist ic featu r e s ar e t her efo r e n ot un common in , ,

w om e n . E s pecially in mode r n t im es w ith the in c r e as in g eff em ,

in at ion of m en an d the co rr es pon d in g m as cul in ation of wome n .

the aggr es s ive w oman is n ot so gr e at a r ar ity The b itin g an d .

s c r at ch in g of the comp an io n d ur in g sex ual exc iteme n t is the r ,

e

fo r e n ot u n com m on an d fall s yet within ph ys iolo gic al l im it s

,
.

Bu t w hen the in d iv idual is d r iven to wh ip p in ch an d p r ick the ,

body or p ar t icul ar ly the gen it al s of h er comp an ion in the bl in d

, , ,

im p ul s e to s atisf y s ex u al de s ir e s u ch exp r e ss ion of gr at ific atio n

,

does n ot cor r e s pon d w ith th e n atur al pu r pos es an d the act s be ,

com e pe r ve r s e S uch u n con t r oll able emotions may even lead

.

the in d ivi d u al to hom ic id al thoughts .

 PATH O L O G Y O F S E XUALITY

Phylogen etic ally it is s ign ifi can t th at s ad ism is foun d even

amon g the low e r fem ale an im al s At the time of s exual un ion .
,

cr ab s tear off l im b s fr om the bod ies of their co n s or ts Sp ider s .

often bite off the h e ads of their m ates It is the m ale sp id er .

wh o im p r e gn ate s the fem ale at the r is k of h is l ife an d s om et im es ,

pe r is hes in the attem pt It is the m ale bee th at after con j u gium

.

with the q u e en fall s dead f r om t h e fatal e mb r ace le av in g h er t o ,

fl in g as ide h is en t r ails an d c alm ly p u r s u e h er co u r se S adism .

m ay he n ce be con s ider ed a k in d of at av is m
, , It s how s m an to .

be as Schopen h au er p uts it in r eal ity a w ild c r u el an im al We

, , ,
.

on ly s ee h im in a t ame s tate wh ich we call civil ization ,

.

In
h is to r y it is kn own th at n ot on ly th e degen er at ed C aesar s ,

l ike Ne r o or T iber iu s took gr eat pleas u r e an d del ight in h av in g

,

y o u th s an d m a ide n s s l au
g h t e r ed b efo r e the ir e e s bu t the s ame
y ,

is al s o r epo r ted of w omen w h o did n ot sh r in k fr o m comm itt in g

,

sadisti c act s Valer ia Mes s al in a an d C ather in e de Medic i fou n d

.

g r e at ple as u r e in h a v in
g t h e l a dies of t h e ir c o u r ts w h ipp e d b e fo r e

their eyes B r an ton r el ates th at C ather in e loved t o wh ip wit h

.

r o ds the p r ett ies t l ad ie s of h er co u r t on l to ti f h l t

y s a s y er u s .

Amon g
the c as es r epor t ed in r ecen t me di c al l it er atur e th e
cas e of Kr aff t E b in g is r em ar k able
-
.

T hi s au thor s aw a m an w i th t h is ar m
n um er o u s sca r s an d cu s on .

Ev er y t i m e t h e m a n expla i n ed h e w i s h ed t o a pp r oach h is y ou n g w i fe h e
, ,

fi r s t h a d t o make a cu t in h i s a r m S h e w oul d then s uck t h e w ou n d .

a n d d u r in g th i s a ct become v iol en tl y exc i te d sexu a ll y .

B l um r ode r s a w a m a n b i tten in t h e b r ea s t b y h is con so r t d u r i n g

con j u ga tion in t h e gr ea t s exu a l exc i tem en t a t t h e ac me of l i b i d o .

On e of t h e au th or s p a tien ts a l a dy o f good socia l s tan din g th ir ty

’
, ,

y e ar s o f a ge too k, gr ea t de l i ght w h il e s i tt in
g on
,
h er con so r t s l ap in
’
,

bi t i n g t h e lo bes o f h is ea r s o r h is a r m s u n ti l h e s cr eemed w i th p a i n
,
.

He a lw a y s ca r r i ed m a r k s of h er teet h on h is bod y Pos t in it um t h e .

face o f th i s o the r w i s e p r e tty w om an becam e d i s to r ted S h e l a y f o r .

s om e t im e w ith O p en m o u th s h ow i n g h er tee th a n d h er f ace as s u m in g an

, ,

i r on i ca l cr ue l exp r ess i on
,
.

I n Mo ll s cas e a bs o l u te fr i gid i ty is co mb i n ed w i th sa d i s m Th e
’
.

w oman ,
tw en ty s ix yea r s o f age h a s been m a r r i ed f or ei ght yea r s
-
,

a n d h as on e ch i ld S h e p r esen t s s ign s of h ys ter i a an d n eu r as th en ia

.
.

S h e n ev er h ad a n y des ir e co n gr es s ion is a n d u n ti l h er ma r r i age r e

ma i n ed i gn or an t of an y kn ow led ge of sexu a l m a tter s I n itu s t o h er .

is n o t on l y n o pl ea s u r e b u t on t h e con tr ar y a dis ta s te fu l act an d ,

2 64 LOVE

th e p
r e u gn a n ce of it t tl y i n cr eas ed S h e can n ot con ce iv e
h as co n s a n .

h o w t h e l umbus can h av e an yth in g t o do w ith lov e S h e l ov es h e r .

h us b an d an d fi n ds d ecid ed plea s u r e in k is s i n g h im B u t w h il e k i s s i n g.

h im s h e expe r i en ces gr ea t l u s t w h en a ll ow e d to b ite h im S h e w ou ld .

fi n d t h e gr ea tes t plea s u r e i f s h e cou ld so b i te h i m th a t h is blo od w o u ld

flow . S h e w as better sat is fi ed if in s tead of h avin g comm ix tio s h e w as
,

b i tten by h er hu s ban d an d a llow ed t o b i te h im W hen h er b i t i n g cau s ed .

h er hu s ban d t oo m u ch p a in s h e r egr etted t h e act .

A f ew yea r s a go t h e a u t h or t r ea ted a p a t i en t a F r en ch l ady o f ,

th i r ty fi v e yea r s of a ge w h o h ad n or m a l gen i t a l or gan s a n d w as other

-
,

w i s e w ell exce pt tha t s h e w as l a i d u p in a h o s p i ta l in Pa r i s f o r e i ght

,

w ee k s w i th r h eu m a t i s m S h e fou n d gr ea t de l i ght in ha v i n g h er cons or t

.

s u ge r e et o s cu l a r e m am m a s S h e a lw a ys r eq u es te d h im t o con
.

tin u s t h is p r actice f or a con s ider able l en gt h of time At t h e h eight of .

th e o r gas m in compl exu v en er eo h er fa ce becom es d i s tor te d by fer oc i ty

, ,

taking on a cr uel l ook an d s how in g h er teeth At th e s ame .

t i me s h e h as s pa sm s of t h e m u scl es of t h e b ack b y w h i ch t h e en tir e ,

bod y is ben t backw a r d s t h e s p i n a l co lu mn fo r m i n g a con v ex a r c at t h e

,

a n te r i o r a s p ec t t h e v e r i ta bl e O p i s th oto n u s o fte n s ee n in a n d h ys te r i a
, gr .

A fte r t h e p a r oxy s m s h e i n v a r i a bly tr i es t o ch o k e h er con so r t b u t des i s ts ,

fr om h er i n te n t befor e s h e h a s don e an y r ea l ha r m or hav i n g ca use d

h im a n y r ea l p a in .

Hau s ler r epor ts t h e cas e of a p r egn an t w om a n w h o h a d a gr ea t

des i r e f or h er hu s ban d s bl oo d S ev er a l ti m es w h i le h e w as a s leep s h e
’
.
, ,

s ta bbed h im an d s u ck e d h i s bl oo d .

I n K ier n a n s case t h e p a t i en t w ou ld h a ck h er s e lf a l l ov er h er b od y
’

w i th a n y i n s t r u m en t s h e c o u ld co n v en i en tl y l a y h e r h an d s on n o t f or ,

s u i c i d a l p u r p os es b u t beca u s e s h e exp er i en ced a fas cin a t i n g plea s u r e

,

w hen ev er s h e d r ew bl ood .

Her e is a c as e of pleas u r e in cr u elty dir ected

, again s t the
’
pa t ien t s own pe r so n .

i
F etich s m — fet ich ism den otes the con dition in
Th e w o r d
w h ich an object by v ir t u e of as s o ciat ion w ith s en t im en t per ,

son al ity or ideas exe r t s a ch ar m

, E r otic fet ich is m m ake s an .

idol of ph ys ical or men tal q u al ities of an in d iv idu al of the other

sex or even of object s us ed by this in div id ual E r ot ic fetich ism .

is ph ys iolo gic in n atu r e Hen ce p athologic f etich is m is gen

.

er al ly like m as ochi sm an d sad ism n ot so eas ily diagn osed

, ,
.

Som etimes it is almos t impo ssible to defin e s h ar ply the begin n in g

of the per ver sion Fetich ism of a con s ider able h igh degr ee is
.

foun d in n o r m al love as w ell The p r efer en ce f or so m e par t ien

.

l ar phys ic al or p sych ical ch ar acter is t ic in a pe r s on of the op

 PATH O L O GY OF S E XUALI T Y 265

pos it e s ex is p athologi cal The b r eas t s an d h ip s of a wom an

n ot .

ar e n ot s eldom m ade the object of a fet ich st il l th is f act does ,

n ot de n ote p athol o gic al fet ich ism On e m an m ay be ch ar m ed .

by t h e s w eet vo ice of h is b elov ed an other m an is r av in g over ,

h er s oft blon d h air Some m an is en ch an ted by the delicate

.

wh ite ar m an othe r is en r aptu r ed at the s ight of h er d ain ty foot

, ,

or is f as cin at ed by t h e f air y l ik e n im bl e gait of h is gir l an d s ob s

-

out of exc iteme n t when in h al in g the sw eet odo r of h er h air .

M an y a gir l becom e s ext r em ely excite d w hen k is s ed by m u stached

an d be ar ded l ip s w h ile a smo oth f ace leave s h er cold
,
A n oth er .

ir l is th r illed w h en lookin i n to the r io u s tho u htfu l e es of

g g s e g y ,

a m an .

Hen ce the en th u s iasm e xt en ded to cer t ain por t ion s of th e

body or to ar ticles of attir e s till l ies w ith in the l im its of
,

phys iological fet ich ism if the aw aken ed pow er ful e motio n s ar e
,

as s oc iated w ith a c er ta in beloved per s o n When the r oyal sin ger .

in t h e B ible ( Solo m on s So n g ch ap 4 ) extol s th e d o ve s eye s

’
,
.
’

of h is b r ide an d p r ais e s h er com ely s peech when he compar es ,

h er h air to a flock of go ats h er teeth to a floc k of shorn s heep

, ,

h er l ip s to a th r e ad of s car let h er t em ple s to a p iece of po m e

,

g r an a te h,er n e ck to the to w e r of D av id an d h er t w o b r e as ts ,

to tw o youn g t w in r oe s ; wh en h e tell s u s th at m ilk an d ho n ey

l ie un der h er to n gue an d th at the sm ell of h er gar men t is l ike
the sm ell of t h e Leb an on n o on e w ou ld decl ar e h im f or th at
,

r e as on a de e n e r ate fet ich ist The w eet r d co r al l ike q u iver -

g s . e , , ,

in g l au gh in g l ip s of t h e m oth er of t h e h um an r ace h ave bee n

,

extolled in ver s e an d p r os e s in c e th e d aw n of h istor y .

Hen ce if ce r t ain p ar t s of th e bod y of a ce r tain per s on or

ce r ta in p ie ces of its cloth in g ar e w o r s h ipped bec au s e they ar ou se
st r on g s e xu al e mot ion s th is f act as s u ch does n ot p r ove p atho
, , ,

l ogical f etich is m It m ay s till b e n or m al B u t w ith the n o r m al

. .

in d iv id u al the m ain att r act io n is aft er all t h e m an or the wom an

th em s el v e s w ith th eir r es pect ivel y p r im ar y an d s econ d ar y ch ar ac
t er ist ics .E ve ry p ar t of th e bod y exc it e s an d ev en th e cl othes
t h at m ay cove r the p ar t B u t the r e m u s t be a pe r s on al ity beh in d
.

thes e cloth es or s u ch p ar ts Wh en ho weve r the s tim ul ation

.
, ,

em an atin g f r om th es e p ar ts or their cove r in gs is en t ir ely in de

pen den t fr om the pers on al ity when the fet ich is t ab str acts th e
,
266 L OVE

par t fr om the whole or the cloth in g fr om th e wear er th en su ch

‘

emotion s become pathological .

I n p ath ologi cal fetich is m the cr eat ion of l ust is e ff ect ed

thr o u gh a cer t ain par t of the body or th r ou gh a ce r tain p iece
of clothin g of the other s ex without an y r efer en ce t o an y pe r
son al ity The fetich cr eates tum escen ce w h ich may lead to t h e
.

des ir e of e ff ec t in g de tu mescen ce either con car n at ion e au t s t u pr o

m an u Not seldom th e libido en joyed by th e fetich aff o r d s the
.

pat ien t com plete s atis faction an d n oth in g mor e is s o ught or de

s ir ed . I n the l atte r c as e the an om aly is complete The m o r e .

th e n or m al des ir e con c ubitu s r ecede s an d the fet ich becomes the ,

on ly aim the mo r e the fetich ist ic desir e becomes pathologic al

,
.

Th is p atholo gical con dition w h er e in som e p ar t or phys ical pe

,

cu l iar it y of the pe r son or a p ar t of its att ir e is the object of

er ot ic desir e to the excl us ion of everyth in g el se is often er fo un d ,

in m en th an in w omen Fet ich ism in men often r eache s th e

.

ext r emes in its pathological as pect s The p atien t goe s some .

t im es s o f ar in h is fet ich w o r s h ip of w o m en s h air as to steal thily

-
’

’
cu t off tr es se s on c r o w ded s tr eet s or h is fet ich f or w o m e n s h an d
,

ke r ch iefs lead s h im to beco me a th ief .

The follow in g cas e off er s a ver y good il lus tr ati on to wh ich

ext remes the fetichis t may go

A ma n of th ir ty ma r r ied fa ther of tw o ch ild r en gets pecu l i a r

, , ,

a ttack s ev er y tw o t o th r ee m on th s w h i ch ge n e r a ll y l as t n o l on ger th a n

thr ee to fi v e d ays Du r i ng th i s t i me h e h as t h e ir r es is ti ble i m pu l s e s e

.

s t ur ar e w h i le fon d li n g a w om a n s h an dk er ch i ef H d es i r e f o r pr o
’

p i s .

cur in g w omen s h an dk er ch iefs is s o s t r on g an d ir r e s i s t i bl e th a t h e s t ea l s

’

t h em w hen ev er o ppo r tu n i ty i s a ff or d ed I n th i s w a y h e accu m u l a t es

.

hun d r eds of h an dk er ch i efs du r i n g t h e thr ee t o fou r d a ys o f eac h a ttack .

Af te r t h e a tta ck i s o v er h e d es t r o ys t h e i ll go tte n a r t i cles -

H e i s v er y .

u n h a pp y an d m i ser abl e ov er th i s a n om a l y He is co ns ta n tly in fea r

.

th at som e day h e m i gh t be cau ght an d thus cau s e a scan d a l w h i ch w i ll

disgr ace h is p r om in en t fam i ly .

Dii h r en r el a tes t h e ca se of an E n gl is hm an w h o k ept u p pu l ch r am

p u ell am f o r t h e fo ll ow in
g p u r po s e : A t ce r ta i n h o u r s of t h e d a y s h e

h ad t o un do h er h a i r so th a t h e co u ld r u n h i s h an d s th r o u gh th em .

T h i s ac t i on ga v e h im t h e h i gh e s t l i b i d o .

I n B l in et s cas e a y ou n g m a n bec o m es s exu a lly v er y ex c i t e d a t t h e

’

m er e s i gh t of t h e p r etty h an d of a w oma n .

T h e a u th o r on ce tr ea te d a s tu den t w h o w h i l e se p a r a ted f r om h is
,
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g ir l , w ou ld t a k e a l on g h er p e tt i coa t w i th h im a n d w ou ld pl ac e i t u n d er

h is p ill ow w h en go i n g to be d a t n i ght O t h er w i se h e cou ld n o t fa ll

.

as lee A f w ar s l a te r h e d i e d in a s a n i ta r i um fr om a n a bsces s of t h e
p . e y e

b r a in .

A man , th r ty fi v e yea r s o f age, m a r r ied, fa ther of t w o ch il dr en ,

i -

as a v er y you n g b o y, s a w h is go v er n e s s ta ki n g off h e r s h oe s an d m ak i n g

a f ew t ps
s e t k in gs S in ce th en h e gets exci ted at t h e s i ght
in h er s oc .

o f w om en s s t ock i n gs Wh en o n ce in a dep a r tmen t s t o r e h e s aw a

’
.
,

w oman in h er s tock in gs t r yi n g on a n ew s h oe t h e excitemen t cau sed ,

ej acu l a t ion an d o r ga s m At pu ber ty h e began t o p r actise s tu p r um m an u

. .

Du r i n g t h e p r actice h e a lw a ys man aged to h a n dle a w om an s stockin g ’

.

He a s s u r ed t h e a u thor th a t ev en t h e s toc k i n gs in t h e s to r e w i n dow s a r e

abl e t o excite h im s exu a lly .

I n a n oth er cas e a you n g m a n o f tw en ty fi v e sa w a s a ch i l d t h e -

ser van t gir l of t h e fam il y w a s h i n g h er feet

- S in ce th en h e gets excite d
.

w hen h e h a ppen s t o s ee p r e tt y n a k ed fee t o f a w om a n He h a s th en .

t h e ir r es ist ible im p u l se con t r ect an di et os cu l a n di eos He is un abl e t o go .

ba th in g a t t h e s eas h or e ; f o r s ome fa ir b a ther s feet may p r ov oke in h im ’

t h e m o s t v i o l en t d es i r e t o tou ch a n d k i s s t h e s a me S o m et i m es h e v i s i ts .

fo r n i ces u bi pu el l a m pu l ch er r im am ped um el igit w h o h as to take 0 6

,

h er s h oes an d s tock i n gs so th a t h e may fon dl e an d kiss h er feet He .

n ev er h as an
y o th er c ar n a l r e l at ion s w ith h er .

The per ver sion of fetich i sm is like sadism, a r ar e an omaly ,

in women I n mo s t cas es r eco r ded the woman as a r ule m akes

.
, , ,

a fet ich of the e n t ir e p er s on n ot of on e of its p ar t s or of it s ,

cloth in g St ill the r e ar e s ome c as es of fet ich ism even amon g

.
!

w omen w he r e the fet ich is d ir ected tow ar d ar ticl es of att ir e .

Th e cas e of a you n g twen ty on e year s of age came u n der

w oma n , -
,

t h e a u tho r s ob ser v a t i on w he r ei n t h e p a t i en t w h ose lo ver d i ed sev er a l

’
,

y ea r s p r ev i o u s l y k ept f o
, r y e a r s th e r e a f te r h is d r a w e rs u n d er h e r bed
p i llow s Other w ise s h e cou ld n ot fi n d t h e des i r ed s l ee p At times sh e .

exp er ien ced gr ea t s exu a l exc i temen t w h en fo n dl i n g th em .

I n Ho w a r d s ca se o f a w om an th i r ty n i n e yea r s o f a ge t h e p a ti en t
’
-
,

s to le a p a i r o f tr o u s er s of a cer t a i n m a n a n d b y fo n dl i n g th e m lo v in gly

in duced or ga s m .

How ar d r el a te s of an oth er case of a you n g w oman o f tw en ty sev en -

y e ar s o f a g e o f a g,o o d f a m i l y w h o u p t o
, t h e t im e m en t i o n ed h a d h a d
un d iff er en tia ted sexu al feel i n gs At a s u mmer resor t s h e met a m an
.
,

w h o w as v er y a tten t iv e t o h er in an u pr i ght m a nn er Th e fi r s t even i n g .

s h e met t h e m a n h e un conscious ly d i s pl a yed a p or t i on o f th e gar ter

,

th a t h eld u p h is s ilk ho se At t h e t i me t h e pati en t s im ply n oticed th e

.

ca r el ess n es s of t h e act an d h a d n o o th er fee l i n s in t h e m a tter

g .
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U p on h er t
r e urn h om e ther e began f o r t h e fi r s t t ime in h er
t o h er ,

l i fe d i s t i n ct cl ea r an d cu lm i n a ti v e er o ti c d r eam s T hes e com men ce d b y

, .

s u bco n s ci o us v i s u a lizi n f t h bl u t T h i t i f t h
g o e e g a r e r e a s s oc a o n o e
.

g a r te r w i th t h e n ig ht r e v e r i e s i n c r e a s e d t o d a y i d ea t i o n O n e d a y t h e .

p a ti en t w en t i n to a s h 0 p to b u y a p r es en t f o r a f r i en d a n d on t h e ,

co u n te r s a w a n ex a ct d u pl ic a te o f h e r fe t i c h
, I t w a s i n s t a n tl y a pp r o .

r ia t e d a n d t h e p a t i en t w en t i m m e d i a te l y t o h er bed r o om w he r e s h e
p
-
,

h fi f t i h p f u n d h er s e lf
'

g a ve wa
y t o t e e ec t t h e e c h a d u o n h e r S h e s oo n o .

a v i ct i m o f f e t i c h i s t i c m an u s tu p r u m T h i s w a s n ev er p r a ct i sed w i th ou t
.

t h e psych ical a id of t h e ga r te r an d t o h a v e t h e a ct c u lm i n a te s a t i s
'

fac tor i ly s h e mu s t h av e a n ew ga r ter each ti m e w h i ch m u s t be atta i n ed ,

un s een s u r r ept i t i ou s l y A ga r te r p u r ch ased w ou ld h av e n o efi ec t u pon

'

h er s ex u a l n er v e s .

T h e m ost
em ar k able c as es ar e tho se of ur ol agn ie an d co
r

r ol agn ic fetich ism lmo t ex l u s ivel fo d i m of w h i h

p a s c y u n ,
n en c ,
”
B u r to n s ays : I mm o n ee ip s um am icae s t er cu s f oetet B ut .

occ as ion ally s u ch cas es ar e al s o foun d in w om en as p r ov en by ,

the cas e r epo r ted by Magn an .

T h e p a t ie n t , y g gi l f i gh t en o f goo d i n te llectu a l d ev elop

a ou n r o e e ,

m en t , bu t o f a co l ho l i c her ed i t y s ed u ced a boy you ge th an h s el f a d

, n r er

s t u p r a n du m m u tu um On on e o ccas i on ly i n g on t h e gr ou n d et to llen s
.
,

v es t es pe t iv it cum u t comm in ger et in cm .

M or a gl ia l t
r e a es bea u t i fu l w om an ei ghteen yea r s
th e cas e of a ,

o f a ge w h o m a r r ied a bo u t a yea r
, , ex p e r i en ce d o n l y v e r y l i ttle l i b i d o
,

in in it u et pr azf er r eb a t s tu p r u m m an u S h e becam e h i ghl y exci ted by .

t h e od o r of fer m en ted u r in e S o s t r on g w a s th i s feti ch th a t w h en s h e

.

p a s sed a s tr eet u r i n a l s h e w a s o ften obl i ged t o go as i de s e s tu p r a r e m an u .

On ce s h e w en t f or th is p u r p o se i n to t h e u r i n a l i ts e lf a n d w as a l m o s t
d i sc o v er ed i n t h e a c t On an o t h e r occa s i on s t u pr a n d um ci m a n u in
.

eccl es ia Her perv er s ion ca u s ed h er m u ch w or r y becaus e o f t h e

.

fea r o f d e tecti on S h e p r e fer r ed w h en s h e cou ld to obta i n a bottle

.
, ,

o f u r i n e w h i ch m u s t be o l d a n d o f a m a n s a n d t o s h u t h er s e lf u p in
’
, ,

h er r oom h o l di n g t h e b o ttl e in o n e h an d an d r ep ea te dly s e s tu p r a r e w i t h

,

t h e other .

S uch cas es ar e exception al in w omen As a r u le fet ich es .

,

of w om en do n ot r elate to in an im at e obj ect s or to ce r tain p ar t s

of the body but to the w hole in dividu al I n s u ch cas e s an im
,
.

pul sive de sir e complexu s ven e r ei w ith a ce r tain m an im per atively

dem an ds g r ati fi c ation .

M agnan t h e you n g w om an , mot h er of th r ee h il dr en t ol d

’
In s ca s e c ,

h er hu s ban d fr an k ly on e day th a t s h e w as in lo v e w i th a ce r ta i n oth er

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m an an d th a t s h e w ou ld k i ll h er s elf i f h er r el a t i on s w i th h im w er e in
ter f er ed with S h e pr omised to r eturn to h er h us ban d an d ch il dr en after
.

s ix m o n th s i f on l y p er m i s s i on w er e gi v en h e r t o l i v e w i th th i s m an f o r

t h i s per i od in or d er t o q uen ch t h e fi r e of h er p a s s i o n As s h e w as th en
.
,

hu s ba n d an d ch i l d r en h a d n o pl a ce in h er h ea r t .

I n a n oth er ca s e of M agn an s t h e p a t ien t a w om a n tw en ty t w o ye a r s

’ -
,

of a e m o th e r o f t w o ch i l d r en o d m t b o o f th i r teen a p upi l
g , n e a
y ,e a y ,

of t h e p u b l ic s c h o o l a n d i m m ed ia t e l y f el l i n l o v e w i th h im
, D r i v en by
.

a n i r r e s i s t i bl e p a s s i o n sh e u t a l l m o d es t i d d as k e d e r m i s s i on
p , y a s e a n p
of t h e boy s p a r en t s con j u n gen di cu m p u er o By w ay of r epl y t h e
’
.
,

fam ily p r omptly d r ov e h er fr om th eir h ou s e an d br ok e off a ll r el ations

w ith h er . Th e p a t i en t th en pas s ed h er t i m e b efor e t h e s c h oo l of h er
belov ed boy w a tc h i n g f or t h e Oppor tu n i ty to see h im an d s peak t o h im
,
.

When a s ex u al p r efe r en ce h as r each ed s u ch a d egr ee of in

t en s ity an d po wer th e con dit io n is of a p athologic al n atu r e
,
.

Wh ile t h e p athological con d ition l as ts ther e is ab s ol u te in ,

diff er en c e an d eve n h atr ed f or h u sb an d an d child r en if th e ,

w om an h appe n s to be m ar r ied She jeop ar d ize s the dign ity of

.

'

h er w ife an d m othe r ho o d in o r de r to s atis fy h er de s ir e s The .

un m ar r ied r l of the be s t f am ily elope s w ith h er f athe r s co ach

’
g i
m an t h e c r o wn p r in ces s of an im por tan t s ta te elope s w ith the
,
-

te acher of h er ch il dr en an d s ac r ifices h er f utu r e an d h er fam ily s ’

s t an d in g an d r ep ut at io n in t h e q u e s t of gr at ific at io n of h er s ex u al

imp ul s e The m an exer cis es over h er a fetich l ike ch ar m wh ich

.
,

is en t ir ely ou t of p r opo r tion w ith th e n o r m al attr act ion of sex .

When a c ul t u r ed w om an l ike the p r in ce s s Ch im ay leaves h u sb a nd

an d ch ild r en ab an do n s h er r efi n ed as s oc iat ion s

, g ive s u p h e r ,

ex alted po s it io n in so ciet y so de ar to the fem in in e h eart an d

, ,

m ar r ie s an ign o r an t gyp sy s u ch an act io n t r an s ce n ds the l im its

,

of t h e n o r m al love ch ar m -
.

When th e fetich take s po sse ssion of th e p atien t sh e gen er ally

b ecom es s exu al ly f r igid t o w ar d al l oth er m en excep t t h e f etich .

K r afi t E b i n g ds h e r e th er e w a s abs o l u te i m p oten cy
'
-
r eco r tw o ca s es , w
o f ex p e r i en c i n g l i b i d o a n d o f v o l u pt a s to w a r d t h e h u s b a n d w h i le t h e ,

m e r e tou ch o f t h e be l o v ed m a n s h an d p r o du ced or gas m an d co m

’
,

m ix t io w ith h im t h e acme of pl eas u r e .

S u ch phen om en a can on ly be expl ain ed by th e fetich like -

ch ar m the love r exer cis es over th e p atien t She is n ot s uff e r in g .

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7
2 0 LO VE

fr om s exu al hyper aes thes ia f or sh e is in diff er en t to war d an y

,

othe r m an except h er fe tich She is n ot a li bidin ous M es salin a

.
,

f or sh e is the mis t r ess of on e m an o n ly an d h er in ter co u r se is,

s tr ict ly mon o am ic O n the othe h d the i i t ib il it an d

g . r an r r es s y,

imp u l s iven es s whe r ewith the p at ien t exp r ess e s h er des ir e p r ove
that sh e is n ot att r acted by th e n or m al ch ar m th at love gen er ally
exer ts .

E xh ibition is m — Th
. p at ien t s uff e r in g fr om th e per ver sion
e

of e xhibition ism fin d s s exual sat isf action by expo sin g vir ilia au t
muli ebr ia to th e s ight of pe rs on s of the oppo site s ex Some .

times the expo su r e is p r elim in ar y to or ass ociated with s tu p r o

m an u
T h e imp uls e of exhib ition is as a r u le s udden an d irr es is ti
, ,

ble At the s ight of an in divi d ual of th e other sex the p at ien t

.
,

is s u dden l y s e ized by th e un con q uer able des ir e to ex po s e p u di

bilia ev en if the p at ien t happen s to be in the s tr eet or in
,

u bl ic r den I f t h ti t t r ies to o t h im u l h
a
p ga . e p a e n pp o s e e p s e e ,

is gen er ally s eize d w ith a feel in g of an xiety an d fear of oppr es ,

s ion in the ches t an d w ith p alpitat ion of the he ar t

7
7
.

C h Las eq ue ( Un ion Mé dicale 1 8

. p ,
wh o fi r s t ,
.

n am ed th is an om aly exh ib ition ism r em ar k s that the exh ibi

,

tion is t fin ds e n ough pleas u r e an d satis fac t ion in th is pl aton ic

man ifes tat ion an d does n ot look f or mor e d ir ect r el at ion s w ith
t h e per s on to w hom he show s vir ilia s u a .

Th e c as e s o f exh ib it ion is m s ays Kr aff t E b in g th u s f ar

,
-
,

r ec o r ded ar e excl u s ivel y thos e of men wh o o s te n tatio us l expo

y se

vir il ia s u a to pe rs o n s of the op po s ite s ex an d w hom in som e ,

in s tan ces they even p u r s u e without how ever becomin g ag

, , ,

gr es s iv e .

Th e follo w in g f ew cas es of m al e exh ib it ion ism m ay s er ve

as il l u s t r at ion s of th is s t r an ge an om aly

Geo r ge Ver r et ( An n a l es M éd i co Psycho l ogi q u es S é c 10 1 ; 1 9 1 2 p

-
.
, .

5 5 4 ) r ep o r ts t h e ca s e o f a ph y s i c i a n w h o on d i ff er en t occas i on s ex
, ,

h ib it e d v i r i l i a s u a be fo r e w om en a n d ch i ld r en At th e se ex h i b i t i o ns
.

men tu l a r em a i n ed i n v a r i abl y in a fla cc i d con d it io n S o m e t i m es h e

.

s too d be for e t h e w i n d ow o f h is bed r oom a n d ex po se d h is v i r i l i a t o

-

y o un
g g i r l s w h o liv ed in a n o ppos i te h ous e w h o h a ppen ed to be a t th e i r
,
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2 1

w in dow . At ot h er b ited h is or gan s in publ ic a n d p r iv a te

t im es h e exh i

g a r de n s A t s o
.m e oc ca s io n s h e s h o w e d v ir il i a s u a t o h is f em a l e p a t i en ts

in h is ofiice Th e d oc to r w a s t r i ed fo u n d gu i lty a n d s en t a w a y t o t h e
. ,

pen iten t iar y f o r th r ee mon th s .

Th e follow in g case ob ser v ed by t h e a u th or i s r ema r k abl e on a c

, ,

co u n t o f t h e p r om i n en ce o f t h e p a t i en t On e o f t h e mo s t p r om i n en t
.

gy n e co l o
g i s t s o f a ce r t a i n c i ty occu pyi n
g a c h a i r a t t h e m ed ic a l sc h oo l
, ,

a fte r t h e ex a m in a t i o n o f a yo u n g m a r r i e d w om a n r es ol v it b r acas et ,

men t ul am pr ot r ah en s po s u it in m an ibu s m u l ier is .

Th i s dden exh i b it i o n to o k th e yo u n g l a d y s o b y s u r p r i s e th a t s h e
su

w a s com ple te l y s tu n n ed a n d co u ld n o t u tte r a w o r d Wh en s h e came .

t o t h e r e a l i za t i o n w h a t h a d h a pp en ed s h e ga v e on e sc r ea m an d l eft t h e
,

r o om , leav i n g t h e p r ofes sor s t i ll s ta n d i n g v ir il ibu s expos it is in m an ibu s

Be for e h ome t h e youn g l ady imm edia te ly ca lled u po n t h e

go in g ,

a u th or w h o h a d s en t h er t o t h e p r ofes so r an d to ld h im w h a t h a d h a p
, ,

pen ed S h e w as a d v i s ed n o t t o tell an ybo dy n ot ev en h er h u s b an d abou t

.
, ,

t h e d i s a gr eea ble a ff a i r u n t i l t h e a u th o r h a d co m m u n i ca te d w i th t h e pr o
feas o r When t h e l a tter w a s ca lled u p b y te lephon e h e i mm ed i a tely
.
,

ha s ten ed t o t h e a u tho r s o ffice a n d cr i ed a n d begged t h e a u th or t o exer t

’

h is i n flu en ce w i t h t h e y o u n g la d y n o t t o ex p os e h im a n d r u i n h is en ti r e
ca r ee r He ex cu se d h im s e lf th a t be i n g a bs t i n en t t h e exam i n a ti on o f t h e
.
, ,

bea u tifu l you n g w om a n exci ted h im s o th a t h e d i d n ot k n ow w h a t h e

w a s doi n g .

Th e you n g m od es t w om a n w h o be l on ged to a v er y p r om i n en t fam i l y

w a s s h ow n th a t i f t h e a ff a i r bec a m e p u bl i c i t w ou ld r a i s e a p ubl i c
sca n d a l a n d w ou ld ex po se h e r t o t h e j o k e s a n d w i tt i c i s m s o f t h e pr o

fan u m v u l gu s a n d th a t h e r h u s ban d in h is r age m a y comm i t s ome r a s h

,

act w h i ch w ou l d b r i n g h im in co ll i s i on w i th t h e cr i m i n a l co u r ts Sh e .

then con sen ted t o keep t h e a ff a i r s ec r e t a n d for get i t .

An oth er ca se kn ow n t o t h e a u th or is th a t o f a m a n o f for ty w i th
a n h er ed i ta r y ta i n t w h o w a s a l w a y s n e r v o u s s i n ce h is c h i ldh oo d
, He .

s u ff er ed fr om en u r e s i s n o ctu r n a u n t il a f te r p u be r t y He bega n t o p r a e .

ti se s tu p r u m m a n u w hen h e w as on ly e lev en yea r s o f age At p r es en t h e .

s h ow s a l l t h e s i gn s a n d s ym pt om s of h y s ter o n eu r as th en ia Th e p u p ill a r y
-
.

r ea c t i o n i s r et a r d e d the e i s a fl b r il l y t em o f h i s t on gu e n d w h en
, r ar r or , a

s ta n d i n g w i t h cl o sed eyes th er e is a co n s i d er a bl e to tte r i n g T h e k n ee .

r e flex o n t h e l eft s id e is m or e p r on ou n ced th an on t h e r i ht

g V e r y ofte n .

th er e i s a pr o fu se ou tb r eak of per s p ir a t ion on t h e l eft s id e of t h e en tir e

bod y w h i le t h e r i ght s i de r em a i n s per f ectl y dr y At ce r ta i n per i od s
,
.

t h e p a t i en t s uf f er s a l s o f r o m a tt ack s o f a n x i ety a n d fea r .

i l
On e ev en in g w h e in a p u bl ic p,
ar k t h e p a t ien t l e t h is,
t r ou se r s f al l
dow n l i fted h is s h ir t an d expo sed h is fl accid gen i ta l s to sev er a l w omen
,

i l h i d d fl i j k
'

an d r T h e w o m e n s eem t o a v e c o n s e r e t h e a a i r a b g o e
g s .
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an d no th i n g h appen ed to h im B u t an o th er t i m e s e s t u pr av it m an u
.

in t h e p r es en ce of t w o gir l s in t h e h a ll of a fas h ion abl e apar tm en t .

Th e f r igh te n e d gi r l s bega n t o s c r ea m t h e p a ti en t w a s a pp r eh en d e d an d
,

a r r e s te d. Th r o u gh t h e i n flu en ce o f p o l i t i ca l f r i en d s t h e c as e w a s ,

u a s h ed
q .

An o th er ca s e k n ow n t o t h e a u th or is th a t of a m ar r ied m an o f a
h i ghly tain t ed fam i ly His fa ther w a s potat or h is m o th er hys ter i c on e
.
, ,

s is te r is ep i l ept i c an d t h e o th er com m i tted s u i cid e Th e p a t ien t s tw o

’
.

ch i ld r en seem t o b e h ea lth y . T h e p a ti en t o fte n s u ff e r s f r o m con ges t i on s

t o h is h ead h ea d ach e s an d ex o phth a lm u s
, T h e kn ee r eflexe s a r e gr e a tl y
.
-

exagger a t ed .

On r ep ea te d occa s i on s , t h e p a tien t exp os ed v ir il ia in p a r ks

an d o th er pu bl i c pl aces befor e w om en an d gi r l s ca ll i n g th eir a t ,

ten t ion by w h is tl in g . At on e occas ion h e s h ow ed v ir ili a t o

w om en o n t h e s t r ee t t lir ou gh t h e w i n d ow o f h is r oom At an oth er
.

o cca s i o n s e s t u r a v i t m a n u u n d e r th e e lect r i c ar c l i ht a t n i ht w h er e
-
p g g
t h e w om en p as s in g on t h e s tr eet cou l d n ot h elp s eei n g h im .

An o th er p a t i en t ob s er v ed by t h e au th o r for ty tw o year s of age

, ,
-
,

m a r r i ed fa th e r o f t w o ch i ld e n m ode s t a n d r e s pec ta ble w as a r r es te d

"

, r , ,

o n e ev en i n g f o r ex h i b i t i n v i r i l i a s u a be for e i l s p as s in t h e s t r ee ts
g g r g .

H e u s e d t o h a n g a r o u n d gi r l s sc h oo l s
’
follow i n g th e gir l s after
,

th ey u sed t o l eav e s chool an d att r acti n g their a tten t i on ad v ir il ia

ex pos it a . A t on e occa s i o n h e r an abou t in a p u bl ic p a r k a t d u s k
v ir il ibu s ex os it i s O n ce w h en h e s a w a you n w m t an d i n at th e
p .
g o a n s g
w i n dow of t h e oppos i te h ou se h e i mm edi a tely exp o sa it v i r i l ia et ce p i t
,

s e s tu p r a r e s tan d i n b f r e h is own w i n dow s o th at t h e youn g l a d y

, g e o

w as fo r ced t o n o t i ce h im .

Th e
om aly of exh ibit ion is f oun d almo s t exclu sivel y in
an

m en It is exceedin gly r ar e in w omen The gir l s ed ucation at

. .
’

h ome an d in school h as developed in the wom an the s en t im en t

of m odes ty an d ch ast ity in a degr ee out of all p r opo rt ion w ith
the s am e s en t im en t in m en T h e w om an m u s t be en t ir ely in s an e
.

befor e sh e w ill expo se her s elf f or t h e s ake of l ub r icity .

th is r eas o n th e f ew case s of ge n ita l exh ibitio n is m in

F or
women thu s f ar r eco r ded w e r e al l c as es of gen e r al p ar alys is
, ,
.

Th ey ar e fo un d in asyl um s f or the in s an e whe r e the p atien t ,

du r in g a m an iac al exc item en t tollen s in ter ulam medico p r ae ,

t er ien ti con cu bitum pr oponi t St ill in s om e w om e n the hype r

.
'

excitation of th e s exu al de s ir e m ay be of s uch an in ten s ity th at it

w ill le ad to exh ib it io n ism in an othe r w i s e n or m al in d ivid u al as ,

the foll ow in g cas e of U n gewi tte r s hows :

 PATHOL O GY O F S E XUALITY 2 3 7
Th e p a tien t , a s er v a n t tw en ty
, ye a r s of a ge, q u sa p r aeter am a t u m
m con cu mbeb at fi lio mat r o n m s edecim t
an uos n a o s sep is s ime expon ebat
’

s uu

m u l i eb r i a in t h e p r es en ce of b oys
i ght t o t en year s of age I n th e
, e .

ba r n or on por ches or ev en in t h e o pen fi eld t ol lebat v es tes et u d am ,

n

vu l v a m p u er is m on s t r ab a t co n v er t en s a n im os d i cen d o ; C on t empl am in i
“

h u n c l o cum ! E a es t v u l v a m ea Jam cr i n es i b i h abeo ; v en ite et t a n git e

.

”
ca m ! S h e n ev er touch ed t h e boys n o r d i d s h e h ave a n y car n a l r el a
t i on s w i th th em .

T h e d ef en d a n t s er van t w a s fo u n d gu i lty of a ttem pted off en ce aga i n s t

m or a l i ty a n d w a s s en ten ce d t o t w o m on t h s p en i ten ti ar y ’
.

H omo exua lity

s — Th e wo r ld is gove rn ed by ce r t ain fi xed
l aws This m u s t be ad m itted even by the mech an is t ic theo r of
.
y
life I n s exual m atter s the law of sexu al ho m ologous develop
.
-

men t is alm os t as b in d in g as the l aw of gr avitation The cer e .

b r al cen t r e of vol u ptas cor r e s pon d s with t h e s exu al gl an ds in the

in ver s e s en s e The n o r m al in cl in ation of the in div idu al is
.

d ir ected towar d the bear er of the gl an d s of the oppo s ite s ex .

The m ale is att r acted by the f em ale an d v ice ve r sa .

E ver y in div id u al b ein g h as to p as s t h r o u gh al l the gr ades of

the evolu tion of an im al l ife The r emote an ce s to r s of th e h um an
.

r ace w er e b is ex u al The s ame b is ex u al ity ex ist s in the e mb r yo

.
,

r ep r es en ted b
y t h e W ol ffi an an d M u l l ar ia n d u c t s o r the b i s ex u al
”
An l age Later in t h e developm e n t th er e ar is es so to s ay a
.
, , ,

s t r uggle bet w ee n the m al e an d fe m al e ele m en t s When on e .

elem en t h as bee n con qu er ed a m o n os ex u al be in g evolves w hos e

men t al in cl in at io n s co r r es pon d w ith th e s ex ual gl an d s The .

b as is f or the year n in gs an d lon gin gs of on e s ex f or the other w ou ld

th us be the des ir e f or pe r fect ion f or the com plet ion of thos e s ides ,
“ ”
of our bein g w h ich ar e p r e s en t in the b is ex u al An l age or the
“
g r o u n d w o r k
-
of s e x b u t f ail e d in ,
de v elop m e n t an d f o r th is ,

r ea s o n can n ot be b r o u ht to a r e al iz at ion of o u r sel v es

g It is a s if .
,

in the acco r d of ou r be in g s om e to n es ar e kept in s u s p en s io n an d

ar e on ly allo w ed to ch ime in w ith the to n e s of t h e othe r h alf .

Then an d th en o n ly the r e is a per fect h ar mon y

, ,
.

So m etim es h ow ev er fun ct ion al r et r o gr es s ion or atav is t ic

, ,

r ec u r r en ce in to the e ar l ier he r m aph r od it ic fo r m s of the an im al

kin gdom m ay take pl ace o r tr ace s of th e con q u er ed s ex u al ity at

, ,

l east so f ar as t h e m en t al ch ar acte r is t ics ar e con cer n ed m ay ,

r em ain ; an d it is the s e th at p r ovoke the m an ife s t at io n s of ia

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v er ted s ex ual ity I n d iv idu al s th us aff ected h av e a s exu ally

.
, ,

a bn o r m al in s t in ct w h ich is ou t of h ar mon y with the phys ic al

s ex an d its r ole in the f un ct ion of p r oc r e ation The man thus .

o r gan ized feel s u tte r in d iff e r e n ce to w ome n an d co n v e r s el y the ,

w om an to m en but they h ave a s t r on g p r efe r en ce an d p r o n o u n ced

,

s exual in cl in at ion to w ar d their ow n s ex Th e m an ea s ily u n de r .

s t an ds w h y a w om an s ho u ld love a m an bu t he can n ot u n de r

s t an d h ow a m an cou ld love a w om an The same is the cas e .

w ith th e homo s ex u al w o m an She is at a lo s s to un der s t an d h ow

.

a w om an could love a m an .

The an om aly of hom ose x u ality is as old as h is tory an d was ,

in fact often er fou n d am on g the an c ie n ts th an it is n o w ad ays

,
.

Plato in h is B an quet t r ies t o e xpl ain the en igmatical m an ifesta

, ,

t ion of homosexual ity in m en in the followin g poe tical way :

Ther e is an Aph r odite w ith ou t an E r os but th er e ar e tw o god ,

des s es of th at n ame The old er A ph r od ite be in g the dau ghter

.
,

of U r an o s an d th us called Ur an ia c ame in to be in g w ithout a

, ,

m othe r .The youn ger Aph r od ite is the daughter of Z eu s an d

A r temis an d is c alled Pan dem on ia The E r o s of the for mer is .

E r os U r an o s of the l atte r is E r os P an demos

, E r o s U r an o s did .

n ot choo s e a fem ale bu t a m al e as h is comp an ion

,
Hen ce wh o
,
.
,

eve r is in s p ir ed with the love of th is de ity tur n s to the m ale s ex .

Th is Pl aton ic expl an ation ta kes n o n otice of th e exis ten ce

of Le s bian love His explan ation of Les b ian ism w ou ld h ave
.

been th at Aph r od ite Ur an ia did n ot choo s e a male but a female

as h er c o m p an ion an d th e w om an in s p ir ed w ith t h e lov e of th i s
,

deity t u rn s to th e female sex or Le sb ian love Lesb ian ism was .

r as tia
‘
as m u ch in vogu e in G r eece in the d a s of Pl ato as
y p aed e .

Th s iPl t i
a on c ex pl t i
an a on of h
om os exu a lity, at ib ti
t r u n g t h e
a n om a l y i
t o t h e n flu en ce o f a e d i ty
, is n o t q uite m o d
er n , b u tit se rdve

it s p pur os e at th t ti
a me All t h e m o de r n
. th i
eo r es do n o t d o an y m o r e .

i t
F or n s a n ce, t h e th
eor y th t
a i t d i th
m en a ffl c e w an i
n v er ted sexu a l ia
s t in ct h av e a fem a el b i l
r a n a n d m a e s exu a l l d
g an s ,
“
a ni m a mli b
u e r is

p
in co r o r e v r i i li i l
nc us a ,
”
is , a s f a r a s a theo r y goes , a goo d h
en ou g
wo r k i th
ng eo r y, bu t a s f ar as a r ea l pl ti
ex a n a on of t h e ca u s e s o f t h e
h o mo s exu a l a n oma lyis con cer n e , d it does n ot con r t ib tu e on e i to a ( n or

d oes a n y o th th
er eor y t h e au th t
o r i s acq u a in ed w i th ) t o t h e ti l
e o o gy o f
t h e abn or m a l emot i on .

Th e r ea son i s pl ai n We can n ev er h ope t o fi n d t h e ca u s e of t h e

.

a bn o r m a l em o t i o n be fo r e w e h av e fi r s t ga i n ed a bs o l u te k n o w l ed ge o f t h e
n a tu r e o f n o r m a l sex a tt r a c t i o n
-
W h y does t h e C h i l odon n eed co n j uga
.

tion a t d efi n i te per iod s ? Wh y d oes it n ot go on di v id i n g a n d m u lti pl yi n g

 PATHOLO GY OF S E X U ALITY 2 5 7
The homos exu al feel in g is an ab n o rm al con gen ital m an i ,

f es t at ion of t h e cer eb r al p ar t of t h e v it a sexu al is T h e es s en t ial .

featur e of th is man ifestation is the wan t of s exual s ens ibility

f or the oppo s ite sex even to the exten t of be in g in sp ir ed w ith
,

hor r or by it This d is eas e m u s t n ot be con foun ded with v ice

. .

Pe r vers ity is n ot per ver s io n Se xu al act s w ith the same s ex ar e .

n o p r oof of the p r es en ce of a r e al per ver s io n Homo sexuality is .

p r evalen t in bo ar d in g s chool s an d c oll eges of both s exes yet ver v

-
,

f ew or n on e of the s e boys or gir l s ar e r eal in ver t s Pe r ve r s e ac t s .

occ u r wh en ob s tacles ar e in the w ay of n at u r al s exu al s atis fact io n .

When t h e ob st acles ar e r emoved t h e in d iv id u als r etu r n to n or m al

s exual fu n ct ion s .

i n de“fi n i tely w i tho u t con j u ga ti on ? Th e a n s w er p r o to plas m a ti c hun ger

er o t i c ch em o t r o p i s m u s ( er o ti c ch em o t r o p i s m u s is n ot a l w ays t h e
”
or
ca u s e o f s ex a tt a ct i o ; th i s cl ea r l y s h o w s t h e in f a tu a t i o n
-
r n s o met i m es ,

met w it h o f a n o r m a l w om an w i th a gi r l m a s q ue r a d i n g a s a b oy w her
, , e

n o s p e r m a to zo a en te i n to t h e pl ay ; on t h e other h a n d n or ma ll y n o
r ,

ch emo tr op i s m us s eem s t o exi s t be tw e en t h e o v a a n d s pe r m a to zoa of

s i s te r a n d b r o th e r w h h a v e been b r o ught u p togeth e r w h i l e b r oth er a n d
o ,

s i s te r do s om e t i m e s f a ll in l o e w i th e ch o th e r i f th ey a r e i gn o r a n t
v a

of thei r r el a t i o n s h i p ) o n ly begs t h e q u es t i on When ce comes th i s .

r o to pl as m a tic h u n ge w h en ce th i s er o t i c c hem ot r o p i s m u s ? Do th ese

peaut if u l “h igh s ou n d i n g ”ph r as es s ay mo r e th n e g a ph ys ici an s
r,
’
-
a , . .
,

d i agn os is co lon i c s ta s i s w h en t h e p at i en t com pl a i s of con s ti p a ti on

,
n .

Tell in g a h omo s exu a l man th at h e h as a fem a l e b r a i n is tell in g h im w h at

h e a l r e a d y kn o w s .

Th e r ea l e t i o l ogy of h omos exu a l i ty mu s t r em a i n un kn ow n u n t i l ,

w e k n ow t h e e t i o logy o f s ex a tt a ct i n a d t h e k n o w l edge o f t h e
- r o , n
”
w h en ce s ex a tt r a ct i n is h o m o i ou s i ou s n ot t o s ay
“ ” “
an d wh y of -
o ,

homoou s iou s w i th t h e kn ow l edge of t h e S u p em e C a u s e S ex a ttr action r .

-

o r l ov e i s a n e e i i p w k i t t h th t fo r c es o f n a tu r e
g n n g r z
e r a n e o
o e g,
a o r re

o r d es t in y w o r k i n t d v el op t h e s ou l o f m a n a n d i t is fu t i l e t o p i ck
, g o e ,

ou t on e a tt r i b u te o f t h e d i v i n e c r ea t i v e p w e r a n d s p ecu l a t e ov er i t o

w i th ou t t h e k n ow l dge o f t h e n a t u r e o f t h e d i i n i ty i t self
e I t is t h e v .

s a m e m i s t a k e Jo b o f o l d h a s m a d e .

I n th i s o ld es t Heb r w d r a m a t h e s p ec ta to s o r a u d ien ce a t t h e t w o
e ,
r ,

s cen es in Hea n vek n ow th a t al l t h e ca l a m i t i es m i s er i es an d s u ff er i n gs

, ,

o f Job w er e i n fl i cted u po n t h e r e a t s u ff e r er w h o r ep r e se n t s m a nkind

g , ,

t o t r y t h e co n s t n cy o f h is p ie t v
a Acc d i n g t o h u m a n j u s t i ce J b i s or o

i n n ocen t T h i s is J b s cl a i m His f r i e n d s t r y t o con v i n ce h im th a t h e

. o
’
.

is n ot i n n oc en t th a t e en b y t h e pr i n c i pl es o f h u m an j u t i ce h is s u ff e
, v s r

i n gs ar e n t un m e i ted B u t t h y a e s i l e c d by J ob s a r gum en ts
o r . e r n e
’
.

E v en t h e yo u thfu l B u s ite ( C a p e m ph a i i n g G od s gr ea tn es s
’
. s z ,

w h o mu s t h a v e d i s co e r ed s me h id den s in in J b a lt h ou gh h e is n o t
v o o ,

a n s w er ed b t h l tt f a i l s t o c n v i n ce u f r w e k n ow a bou t t h e o
y e a r e ,
o s,

s ti p u l a t i o n s be t w een Jeh o v a a n d S a t an .

T hen Jeh o a h im s el f an s w r s f r m t h e w h i l w i n d
v e He d oes n ot
o r .

r e a ll y an s w e r h e r a t h e r a k s s m e p er t in en t q u s ti n s
,
s o Ha e ou been e o . v

p r es en t w h en t h e fou n dat i on s o f t h e E a th w er e l aid w h en t e S ta r s r ,

w er e bor n 1 I f n ot h o w can h e t h e i n s i gn i fi ca n t p i gmy d ar e q ues tion

”
, , ,
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Th e pe r ve r s ity of homo sex ual acts is ve ry co mmo n E ven .

am o n g do m e s t ic ated a n im al s it is e a sy t o fi n d ev ide n ces of hom o

s ex u al attr act io n ia t h e ab se n ce of t h e o th e r s ex .

M ale dogs r am s an d b ulls w he n isolated becom e r e stles s

, , ,

an d a tte m pt co n j u gium t o geth er M ale m o n keys w h en lon g k ept

.

aw ay f r om th eir fem ale s w ill t r y co n j agi am .

Fem ale mon keys beh ave in a s ex ual way to each other .

D ev ille fo un d th at fe male do gs when isol ated becom e r est , ,

l es s an d w h en in t h e s tate of s exual e xc item en t attemp t con

,

j g
u iu m The. p r e s e n ce of t h e opp os ite s e x r es to r es at o n ce n o r

m al con d it io n s .

I n cow s the s ex ual des ir e is ofte n d ir ec ted to the sam e sex .

B u ff on ob s e r ved th at the fe m ale s of doves or othe r b ir ds

d i v i n e j u s t i ce . Job , h av e n o i d ea of t h e n a t u r e o f t h e d i v i n i ty
S i n ce ou ,

( o r G o d , t h e au t ho r ea r s t o m en t i o n t h e w or d G od l es t h e may off en d
t h e de l i ca te s u scept i b i l i t i es o f h is a thei s t i c f r i en d s w h o fl y i n to a r ag e
w h en s ee i n g th i s w o r d a s a b u ll w h en s ee i n g a r ed c l oth ) , h o w c a n yo u
kn o w t h e ca u s es o r r ea s on s f o r h is a tt r i bu t es ? Di v i n e j u s ti ce is an
a tt r i bu te o f t h e d i v in i ty, a n d if t h e n a t u r e o f t h e d i v i n i ty i s v e i l ed i n
m y s te r y , d i v i n e j u s t i ce m u s t o f n eces s i ty r em a i n u nk n o w n t o m o r t a l
c r ea tu r es , j u s t a s hu m a n j u s t i ce is beyon d t h e co n cepti on o f t h e a m oe ba
or o f t h e l i on Di v i n e j us t i ce can n ot be com p a r ed a t a ll w i th hu m an
.

j u s ti ce, j u s t a s t h e s en s e of j u s t i ce of t h e am oeba o r of t h e l i on difl er s '

fr om tha t of ma n .

N o w , t h e s a me q u es t i o n s m a y s t i ll be a s k ed to d a y We mu s t s till
.

r ec ogn i ze t h e i n ca p ac i ty o f t h e h u m a n i n te ll ect t o pen et r a te t h e d i v i n e

plan of t h e un i v er se Wi th a l l ou r sc i en t i fic a tta i n m en ts w e s t i ll a r e in
.

ign or a n ce abou t t h e sou r ces of l i ght Th e len gth of it s w av es , it s celer i ty

.

i s kn ow n t o s ci en ce, b u t w h er e do es t h e S un come f r om ? W h en w as h e
bo r n ? W h o gav e b i r t h t o h im ? S c i e n ce h a s t r a ced t h e s yn thet i c n a tu r e
o f t h e pl an t , t h e a n a l t i c n a t u r e o f t h e a n i m a l , bu t te ll u s , Jo b , w h en ce
y
g et s t h e se ed t h e f a c u lty to be gi n i t s s yn th e t i c w o r k as s o o n a s i t i s
pl aced in fav o r able so i l ?
Her e w e a r e s i len ced h ke Job of yo r e an d r e fu s e t o an s w er An d
.

w e a r e r i ght T h e w h en ce a n d t h e w h y o f th i n gs d o n ot l ie in t h e
”
“ “
.

r ea lm of sc i en ce S ci en ce i n v e s t i ga te s t h e h ow a n d l ea v es t h e i n v es ti
“
.

g a t io n o f t h e w h en c
“
e
”
an d t h e
“
w h y
”
t o m et a ph y s i c s o r r a th e r t o
r el i gi o n . E v en t h e l a tte r h as n o t yet s u cceed ed t o gi v e h um a n i ty t h e
i r r efu t a ble a n s w er J F r om t h e H i n d u tr i n i ty of B r a h m s T r i m ur t i to ’

t h e Hebr ew u n i t y of J e h ov a h b a ck t o t h e C h r i s ti an Logo s of Jo h n th ey ,

a l l tr i ed t o a n s w er t h e t i h th i n d th ey
“ ”
q u es o n o f t h e w en c e o f n gs a
,

m us t h av e fa i led O ther w i s e h u m an i ty of a ll cl i m es an d o f a l l a ges

.

w o u ld h av e h a d on l y o n e r el i gi on i n s tea d o f be i n g d i v i d ed i n to i n n u
mer a b l e cr eed s .

As f ar as t h e h ow i s con cer n ed s u ch an expl an a ti on a s

“
,
an i m a

m u l i eb r i s in cor p or e v i r i l i in cl u s a ”
is q u i te a goo d en ou gh w or k i n g
theor y I n v er s i on w ou ld t hu s be a d egen er at i v e ph en omen on t h e i nver t
. ,

r ep r e s en t i n t h s o r t or t h e v ar ia t i on
g e p .
 PATH O LOGY O F S E XU ALI T Y 2 7
7
when s et together wo u ld s oon begin to h av e con j ugium amon g
them s elves .

B ailly M ait r e a b r eeder of gr e at k n ow le dge w r ot e to G ir ar d

-
, ,

th at the Belgian c ar r ie r p igeo n s ar e s t r an ge c r eatu r e s in their

-

m an n er s . Con j u gium bet w een m ales an d still m o r e fr equ en tly

between fem ale s often o cc u r s at an e ar ly age u p to the secon d ,

y e a.r Amo n g he n s an d d uck s it h as bee n o ccas io n all

y ob s e r ved
by t h e autho r th at the fem al e as s um ed m al e s e xu al ten d en cies .

Follo w in g the ex ample of their an im al s s av ages ar e exten ,

s iv ely add ic t ed to ho m o s ex u al ity .

Homo sexu al ity h as been fou n d am on g al m ost all the A m e r i

can I n d ian t r ibe s I n s om e of thes e t r ib es the homo s ex ual pr ac
.

t ices ar e a p ar t of their r el igiou s cer em on ies F or th is p u r pos e .

,

a s tr o n g m an is cho s en wh o j u giter m an ibu s s tu r at u r f or ho u r s

p
ever y day an d is al s o fo r ced to r ide ho r s eb ack in h is fr ee t ime ,

un ti l in the co u r s e of t im e vir il ia ar e de en e r ated a n d he

g ,

become s en t ir ely eff em in ate He is then dr ess ed in femal e

.

clothes an d m ade to do fem in in e w o r k am on g the wom en of the

vill age . Th is an dr ogyn os is then us ed as hom os exual path icu s
at the an n u al r el igio u s ce r emo n ie s .

I n B al i homos ex u al ity is comm o n amon g m en an d wome n .

The method of gr at ific at ion adopted am on g the l at te r is eithe r

digit al or l in gu al or el s e by br in gin g the p ar t s togeth er ( t r iba
,

di s m p r oper ) .

I n Z an z ib ar th e n egr o w omen in add iti o n t o t r ib ad is m an d

,

cu n n ilin gus s ometime s u se an ebo n y or ivor y ph allu s to wh ich

,

n ot s eldom a k in d of l an s is appe n d ed Some h ave a l on git u

g .

din al per for ation th r o u gh wh ich w ar m w ate r can be in jected .

I n N ew Z eal an d n at ive w omen w e r e fo un d wh o p r act is ed

Les b ian ism M ale homo s exu ality is the c u s to m of the cou n t rv
. .

A l ike s t ate of th in gs w as foun d am on g the B r az il ian tr ibe s .

E r am fo u n d hom o s exu al ity w idel y s p r ead amo n g the m al e

popul at ion in the O r ien t T r ib adi s m is al s o mo st common amo n g
.

the yo un g gir l s th er e .

H istor ic ally con sider ed hom o s exu al ity w as fr eq uen tly pr ac

,

t is ed amon g the an cien ts I n G r eece du r in g the p er iod of it s

.
,

h i gh es t eth ic al as w el l as in te l lectu al vigo r the homo sexual ten d ,

 7
2 8 LOV E

en oica w er e n ot on ly con don ed but even foster ed as a v ir tu e

, ,

es pec iall a mo n g the h i he r cl as s es of s oc iet

y g y .

Most of the dis ciples of the gr eat G r eek philos opher s w er e

g ive n to ho m os ex u a l p r a ct ice s Homo . s ex u al ity w as al so ver y
common am o n the w o m of G eece It w w idel p d n
g e n r a.s y s r ea o

t h e is l an d of Le s bo s whe r e the celeb r ated poet es s S appho is

,

s aid to h ave fi r st t au ht an d lo ified the p act ice of t r ib ad is m

g g r r .

Aiun t tu r pitu din em qu ae per 0 8 agit f ell at ion is opin or vel ir r u

”
m at ion is p r im um a L esb iis au tor ibu s fu is s e pr of ect am
, s ays ,

E r as m u s . F r om t h e p r ev alen ce u pon the is l an d of Les bo s hom o ,

s ex u al it
y am o n g w o m e n i s c all e d L e s b ia n is m w h ile s e n t im
,
e n t al

hom os ex ual ity is call ed S apph ism .

The ph ilos ophy of S appho t aught th at each s ex should r e

s t r ict its elf to it s own s ex an d pe r is h in the s te r ile em b r ace
, .

O m it t in g the hom os ex ual p r act ice wh ich the s en s u al Gr eek

p oete ss co u ld n ot d is pe n s e w ith Tol st oy al s o advo cate s the ex
,

t in ct ion of the h um an r ace th r o ugh ab s t in en ce in the K r eu tzer

S on ate . Lik e T ol s toy t h e po etes s cal l ed n o r m a l lo v e a w ea k
,

n es s an d a s h am e Her t each in gs w er e fol lo wed th r o ughout

.

G r eece an d h er colo n ies es pec ially by the cou r tes an s me r etr ices
, ,

an d d an ce r s at the fe s tiv al s .

Luc ian des cr ibes a t r ib ade w o m an Me gill a w h o l ivin g , , ,

w ith h er f r ien d D em o n as s a u t m a r it u s m ar it aq u e in v it at Le ze n am

s ec um per n octar e . It is h er wis h n ot to be design ated as a

f em ale . She c all s D em on as s a h er w ife .

M13 as xar a fifil uve 54m . Méy zl l :

oc éyrb l éy ouau ac !

e
y y fi ua xa x p6x a k a z r a ér nv r t w Anué va aaa v xa l écm v é pij y uvfi .

Later on h o m o s exu al it y w as t ake n Rom e E s pec iall y

u
p in .

du r in g t h e em p ir e t h e h om o s e xu al v ice flou r ished in Rom e an d

,

in its colo n ie s J ul iu s C ae s ar A u gus t us T iber iu s C al igul a

.
, , , ,

Clau d iu s Ne r o G alba T it u s D om it ian Ner v a Tr aj an H ad r ian

, , , , , , , ,

Comm od us an d H el io gab al u s all p r act ised homosexu ality Ph il o

,
.

J udeus ( O per a I I p 4 6 5 ) s ays : Some of the m en h ad su ch

,
.

es t ee m f or o u th f u l b eau t t h at t h e y de s ir ed complete t r an s
y y
for mat io n in to femal es an d eff ected i t by castr at ion an d amput a »

”
t ion of th e pe n is an d by dr es s in g t hem s el ve s in pur ple gar men ts .
 PATHOL OG Y OF S E XUALITY 7
2 9

Accor d in g to Plo ss tho s e Rom an women wh o with the ah ,

n o r m ally lon g c l ito r is co uld p r act is e con ca rn at io amo n

g the m
s elves w er e c alled t r ib ade s
, The f el l ator es an d cun n il in gui of
.

both sexes w er e so n ume r o us in Home th at J uven al could ex

claim : O h n oble des cen dan t s of t h e godd ess Ven us s oon you
, ,

will n ot fi n d en o ugh ch aste l ip s to add r es s to h er your p r aye r s ;

Amon g the Heb r ew s homo s exu ality m u s t h ave been a ver y

r ar e occ u r r en ce Possibly bec aus e su ch p r actices w er e pun ished
.

“
by death Qui dor m ier it cum m as c u lo coit u fem in eo uter q u e
.
,

oper at us es t n efas m o r te mor ian tu r

”
( L ev it XX The .
,

Bible n eve r m en tion s th es e p r actices to h ave existed amon g the

J ew s .
!
Les b ian ism seem s to h ave been en tir ely un kn own .

Th e Mo s aic l aw is silen t abo u t th is an o maly If tr ib adism w er e .

kn o wn at th at pe r iod it is difii cu l t to ass ume th at the law

would n ot h ave for b idden it as it for b id s be s tial ity amon g ,

women ( Levit X X 1 5 1 6 ) Still s ilen ce of th e law is n o

7
.
, ,

p r oof of the n on exi s ten ce of th e c r im e f or p ar agr aph 1 5 of

-
,

the G er m an Pen al Code puni shes paeder astia an d bes tial ity but
n ot tr ib ad is m in a co un tr y w he r e t he r e ar e as m an y tr ib ad e
,

wome n as p aede r as tic m en .

I n the M iddle Ages paeder as tia an d t r ibadism wer e pr ac

t iced ch iefly in F r an ce P ar is s ays S an val was full of Lesb ian
.
, ,

wome n The s iste r of Lo uis X V a p r io r ess pr actis ed tr ibad ism

. .
, ,

w ith the youn g n un s of h er con ve n t .

I n our d ays homos exu al p r actice s can be f oun d in everv

par t of the wor ld an d ar e fo r b idden by l aw as f ar as m en ar e
, ,

con ce rn ed in eve r y c ivil ized coun t r y Con ce r n in g women t h e

, .

cr imin al code is as a r ule s ilen t in mo s t coun t r ies The r eason

, , .

f or th is defect in t h e c r im in al l aw s may be ascr ibed to t h e

Some h yp er a e s th etic sexo l ogi s ts w h o s ee sex ev er yw h er e

of ou r , ,

t r y t o con s t r u e t h e f r i en d s h i p betw een D a v i d an d Jon a th an as h omo

s exu a l lov e T h ey fi n d their in s p ir a t i on in D av i d s l am en t ov er Jon a
’
.

”
th an : Th y lov e t o m e w as w on d er fu l p a ss i n g t h e love of w om en
“
,
.

( I I S am u el i Whoev er can see in t h i s poet i ca l ex p r ess ion hom o

,

se xu a l i ty h as v e r y l i ttle s en s e f o r poe tr y a n d a good d ea l f or sex Th e .

Vu l gata tr an s l a tes t h e v er se : Decor e n im i s et amabih s s u per amor em

“

an d th en a dd s : S icut m a ter u n i cum am at fi l ium s uum it a

“
mul ier u
T h i s wo r d d iligeb a m s u r el y d oe s n o t so un d l i k e
“ ”
ego t e dil igeb am .

homosexua l ity Nor does t h e w or d dya mj u sed by t h e S eptuagin ta

. ,

d en ote sex .
 2 80 L O VE

ign or an ce
of h
t e l a m ak in g
pow er of the existen ce of t h is
w -

an om al v The l ayman gen e r al ly does n ot ev en su r m is e it s

.

ex isten ce A w oman is by n at ur e n ot aggr es s ive an d the in

.
,

ve r t ed complexu s v en er eus am o n g wom en is n ot so eas ily detec t ed

as in men Women s at tach me nt s ar e con s ider ed mer e fr ien d
'

s h ip s by o ut s ide r s We ar e acc ust omed to mu ch gr e ate r famil

.

f er ity an d in t im acy amo n g w omen th an amo n g m en We ar e .

,

ther efo r e les s apt to s us pect t h e e xiste n ce of abn o r m al p assion s

,

amo n g w o m e n On t h e co n t r ary s u ch f r ien ds h ips ar e ofte n

.
,

fos te r ed by p ar en ts an d gu ar dian s such attachmen ts ar e p r ais ed ,

an d commen de d Th ey ar e n ot in the leas t degr ee s u s pec ted of

.

bein g of a h omos ex ual or igin If t w o men w er e t o lock them .

s elve s in to a b ath r oom f or a ce r tain le n th of t ime it w ou ld ap

g ,

pear to u s ve ry qu ee r in de ed bu t w e ar e ac cu s tomed t o look u pon,

the sam e action in w omen as a m atter of cour s e .

For
th is r eason homos ex ual ity am on g w ome n is ver y s eldom
detected E ve n phys ic ian s h ave ve r y r ar el y oppo r t un ity to l ear n
.

an yth in abo u t thi s an om aly E n t ir ely n o r m al w om en ar e mo s t

g .

r e tic en t r e ar d in the m an ifes t at io ns of the ir s ex u al l ife It is

g g .

hen ce f ar mo r e diffic u lt to gain t h e con fiden ce of s exu ally per

v e r s e w o m en Then again s ex u al in ve r s ion doe s n ot r en der the
.
,

w om an impoten t f or cop ul at io n s o th at sh e n eeded a phys ician s

’
,

adv ice wh ich s ome in ve r t m ale m ay s eek .

Ther e ar e th us m an y r e as on s f or the ex ist in g ign or an ce

abo ut homo s ex u al ity in w omen No out s ider sus pect s th e h id .

den me an in g of an a dv er t is emen t w or ded e g “

Wan ted by a , . .
,
”
l ady a l ady fr ien d an d com pan ion
, Yet n in ety per cen t of . .

s uch adve r tis emen t s ar e in s e r ted in the col um n s of the n e w s

p aper s by homo sexu al w omen .

Hom os exua l per v er s ity .

— Homo s exu al p r act ices h ave var iou s
reason s F r om the o uts et we h ave to d iff e r en t iate betw een pe
.
r

ve rs ity an d per ver sion It is of gr e at im por tan ce to h ave a

.

cle ar con cept ion of wh at con s t itutes an an om aly Wh at is ah .

n or m al s ays E ll is
, does n ot of n eces sity mean p athologic al
, , ,
.

G en ius an d cr im in al ity ar e an om al ies bu t they ar e n ot f or th at , ,

matter d is eases V ir chow says th at an an om al y m ay con st itute

,
.

a d is po s it io n to a di s eas e but it is n ot al w ays the d is eas e it self

, .
 PATHO L O GY OF S E XUALI T Y 2 81

Th e s u t dy of an om al ies i e p athology is n ot the s ame as th e

, . .
, ,

s tu dy of di s eas e s n o s ology , .

I n the s tudy of homo s exu al ity we m ust hen ce d is tin guish

bet w een per ve r s ity an d pe r ver s ion I n pe r ve r s ity the an om aly is .

n ot co n en it al It develop b de ee t ce t i ome
g . s y g r s a a r a n ag e s ,

t im es after n o r m al in ter co u r s e It is fur ther mo r e n ot per .

, ,

m an en t or ab s ol u te A ff ection m ay r etu rn to n or m al ch an n el s
.

at an y t im e . La stly per ve r sity is n ot atten ded by an ythin g th at

,

is ir r e s is t ible an d im p ul s ive as is the c as e in pe r ve r s io n

,
.

Homo sexual feel in g ther efo r e me an s the feel in g f or the

, ,

s am e s ex n ot the s exu al act s w ith it

, The m er e hom o s ex u al act .

does n ot co n stitute a pe r ve r s ion It may be c alled a per ver ted .

in s t in ct f or it is d ir e cted out s id e of the l im it s w ith in w h ich it is

,

capable of s er v in g its n atu r al p u r po s e ; but so is m as tu r b ation ,

wh ich is n eve r con s ider ed a pe r ve r s io n An un t ain ted boy or gir l .

,

s edu ced at the be gin n in g of p ube r ty b pe r s o n s of the s ame s ex to

y
homo s ex ual p r act ice s m ay con tin u e t hem l ate r on f or w an t of
,

oppo r t un ity f or n o r mal in ter cou r s e w ith the opposite s ex B u t .

n e ither the bo n o r the i l w ill beco m e s ex u ll in ve r ted al

y g r a y ,

though it can n ot be den ied th at ther e ar e except io n s to the r u le .

It may h appen th at a boy choos es a gir l is h look in g boy an d -

s ed u ce s h im to homo s ex u al p r act ice s or th at a gir l s elect s a ,

m an n ish look in g fem ale f or h er fr ien d an d s u ff er s he r self u t

-

con s t u pr et u r ab ea .Th is p r act ice m ay becom e deeply r ooted

in them an d the r e sult m ay be the in c ap ab il ity of fin din g
,

a t i fi a ti o i c t i Yet u ch c a s e s ar e excep tio n s

g r c n n o n ca r n a o n e s . .

G en er ally as s oo n as the extr in s ic in flu en ces cea se the sedu ced

, ,

in d iv id u al s r etu r n to n o r m al s ex u al fu n ctio n s .

N eces s i ty — I n th e m ajo r ity of c as e s men an d w o m en r es or t

.

t o the hom o s ex ual m ode of gr at ific at io n f or f aute de mie u x .

F or th at r eas on h om os exu al ity flou r is h es ch iefly in pl ace s w he r e

g r e a t n u mbe r s of m a le s o r fem a le s a r e s e g g
r e ated Amo n
g the .

peasan t s an d shepher ds in S w itzer l an d wh o l iv e f or m on th s ,

s egr egated in the mou n tain s with n o o ppo r t un ity f or n atu r al

s ex act ivity ho m o s exu al ity is ve r y co m m o n

, .

For the s am e r eas on homos exu al r el at io n sh ip s ar e ve ry

p r ev alen t in boar din g school s academ ics an d in con ve n ts f or
-
,

y o u n g g ir l s I
. n th e g r ea t m a jo r it y of c a s es the te n de r an d
2 82 L OVE

demon st r at ive att ach men t s betw een t w o boys or betw een t wo
ir l s ar e of a s en s ual n at u r e ltho u h the eldom o us e the
g a g y s ,
ar

s us p ic ion of ed uc ato r s or p ar en t s .

The boys as a r ule p r act is e st r upr um m u tuum bu t n ot

, , ,

s eldom the y ar e al s o give n to in s e r t io fas cin i in r ectu m or ,

the r eal act of paeder as t ia The s tr on ge r boy gen er ally pl ays

.

the act ive p ar t th e youn ge r boy is the path icu s ; or th ey often

,

ch an ge r ol es d u r in g t h e s am e s ittin g Am on g gir ls the r u le is .

th at the gir l of w eak s exu al in st in ct is in th es e att achmen ts , ,

sat is fi ed w ith k is s in g an d h u ggin g h er fem ale f r ien d an d in ,

d uces in th is w ay o r gas m an d even ej ac u l at ion Tho s e gir ls of .

a s t r o n g s ex u al imp u l s e ar e given to s t u p r u m m u tu u m an d cun

n il in gu s an d w hen the cl ito r is all ow s it r e s o r t ad im it at ion em

, ,

com m ixt ion is .

Next to boar din g school s an d con v en ts p r is on s an d fact or ies

-
,

ar e hotbe ds f or the p r act ice of eder as t ia r e s pect ivel y le sb ian

pa ,

is m . The youn g m en r es pect ively th e you n g w omen for m r e

, ,

l ations h ips an d sat is fy their s exu al des ir es as s oo n as oppo r tu n ity

o ff er s The ir p as s ion s ar e ex alted an d they expe r ien ce all the
.

s u ff e r in gs of je alous y as in n o r m al love .

Al l s uch attach men ts ar e d iss olv ed as s oo n as oppo r t un ity

f or the exe r cis e of n or mal s exu al activity is off er ed as the fol ,

low in g c ase of the autho r show s :

A m an th i r ty yea r s ol d h ea lth y s tr on g sen s u a l began se s tu

, , , ,

r a r e ea r l y in l i fe w h en o n l y t w el v e y ea r s o l d A t t h f fif t
p , e a g e o e e
. n

h e w a s se d uced by a fr ien d a d s tu p r um mu tu um m a n u At th is occa .

s i on h e h a d h is fi r s t ej a cu l a t i o n S i n ce t h i s ti me h e h a s p r act i s ed w i th
.
'

h is sc h oo l fr i en d s n ot o n l y s tu p r u m m u tu um m an u bu t a l so p aed i ca t io .

At t h e age o f n i n et een h e began t o as soci a te w i th puell ae Pu bl i cae a n d

g a v e a t o n c e u p a ll u n n a tu r al p r ac t i ce s .

Ap ar t f r om n ec es s ity on e of th e m ain c au s es f or
F aun —
,

per ver ted h omo sexu al p r actices amon g n or m al boys is th e fear

of ven er eal in fect io n I n gir l s is added to the fe ar of in fection
.

the d r ead of p r egn an cy T h e major ity of su ch gir ls e s chew men

.

becau s e they fear the sh am e an d th e con s eq uen ces of an acc i

den tal p r egn an cy An un m ar r ied gir l in pos s e s s io n of all h er
.

n or mal sexual desir es is n eve r theles s af r aid to

,
in dul ge in ,
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n o r mal love aff a ir s as male b achelo r s do Hen ce sh e l ook s f or a

.

fr ien d of h er ow n sex whe r e n o con s equen ces ar e to be fear ed .

How th e f ear of in fection by the im p u r e fem ale m ay be the

ca us e of the t r an s fe r of h is aff ect io n s to in divid ual s of the s ame

s ex s ho w s the foll ow in g c as e :

A youn g m an of tw en ty t w o y ear s
-
of a ge, t hea lthy q u i
s r on g a n d ,

m a gn u m m u l ier u m n u m er um h a be b a t a t h is d i s p o s a l a n d n ev e r s h o w e d

a n y h om o sexu a l ten d en c i es , o n e d a y co n t r a ct ed a v e r y b ad i n fec t i on o f

o n o r r h oea w h i h ft e r a f ew d a y s beca m e co m pl i ca ted by o r ch i t i s a n d

g , c a

e p i d i d ym i t i s an d w h i c h too k eigh t eeen mo n th s to b e c u r ed S i n ce th en h e

.

is a fr a i d t o go n ea r a w om a n . I t d i d n o t ta ke v er y l on g befor e h e m a d e
t h e acq u a i n t an ce o f a h om osex u a l pa t h icu s w i th w h om h e is n ow l iv i n g
in a b a ch el or a p ar tmen t He as s u r ed t h e a u th or th a t h e w i ll n ev er tou ch
.

a w om a n a a i n
g , ex ce pt h e s h o u ld ge t m a r r i ed t o a h e a lth y r es,pect
a bl e irl
g .

Fem ale hom o s ex u ality is n ot s eldo m cau s ed by the f act th at

the youn g gir l does n ot n eed to fear the Oppo s it ion of h er guar
d ian s when choo s in g a fem ale f r ie n d T h e com pan io n s h ip of a
.

fem ale fr ien d do es n ot ar o u s e t h e s us p icio n of the n atu r al guar

d ian s an d the gir l is watched le s s by them They would n eve r
, .

allo w the ir w ar d to s leep in on e r oo m w ith a m an alon e b u t ,

they su s pect n ot h in g if sh e sleep s in the same bed with a female

f r ien d Thu s in du lgen ce w ith fem ale fr ien d s do n ot o ff er so
.

m an y ob s t acles an d en t ail n o co n s eq u en ces M an y a gir l is hen ce

.

in d uced to tr an s fer h er atte n t ion s to fr ie n ds of h er ow n s ex .

H om os efcua lity ou t of l us t — An oth er c au se f or ho m o s exu al

p r act ices am o n g m en an d w o men is l u st an d lecher y The r e ar e .

in dividu al s who s e on ly a im in l if e is the s at is f act ion of the ir

s ex u al des ir e s All th eir act iv it ie s aim at th is en d They sacr i
. .

fi ce eve r yth in g to th is in s t in ct A fte r they h ave t as ted al l the

.

v ar ieti es con gr es s u s n or m al is s exu al activity w ith the othe r

,

sex becom e s st al e an d s at iety en s u es

,
T h ey t h en f ee l t h e n eed
.

f or st r o n ge r exc item en t s an d s t im u l at io n s of the d is e as ed n e r ves

an d r es o r t to paeder as t ia an d le s b ian is m The followin g c as e
.

w ill be s t illu s tr ate th is po in t :

A m an th ir ty yea r s of age h ea lthy a n d s t r on g began s e s tu p r ar e

, ,

m an u w h en fift een yea r s of age bu t s oo n ga v e u p th e p r a ct i ce on ao

co u n t o f t h e fo ll ow i n g i n c i d en t T h e be a u t i fu l s e r v a n t gi r l in t h e f am
:

ily o n e ev en i n g su r pr is ed h im in h is p r act i ces I t a co n ci ta ta es t

.
2 84 LOVE

a s pect u a cti on i s v en er em, ut as j acer et ad gr ab a t u m et in ci

t a vi t pu er um , ut co it u m cu m ea efi cer et .
Qu a ex die p u er u m
n oct u in l ec t um secum q u o t id ie deduxit , at w ho in du l ser u n t
exces s ibu s sexu a l ibu s g f ell ati o
exq u is it im i s , cu n n i l i n gu s
e . m am i ll ae
.
, , ,

s u ct us coitus per a n um etc

, After a n umber of year s t h e gi r l l eft t h e
, .

h ou se a n d h e began t o a s s oc i a te w i th v en a l w om en an d con ti n ued t h e

,

sam e p r act i ces w i th t h e l ea r n ed p r ies tes s es of V en us By th e t i m e h e w a s .

th i r ty yea r s ol d h e h a d ta s te d a ll t h e s a l aci ou s pr act i ces th es e w omen

a r e a bl e t o te ac h T h er eu p o n h e tu r n ed t o h om o s ex u a l i ty in t h e h ouse s
.

f or tha t p u r p os e T h er e h e pl a y s as a r u l e t h e act i v e p a r t
.
, ,
.

Th e over s tim u l ated w omen w h o in d u lge in hom os exu ality

ar e ch iefl
y fo u n d amon g the ve n al cl ass It is kn o wn th at .

lesb ian ism is ve r y p r evalen t amo n g the me r etr ic es of P ar is I n .

the r el ation of the p r o st it u te w ith m en th er e is n o s cope f or ,

the exer cis e of femin in e aff ect ion s an d devot ion s Hen ce they .

r e s o r t f or th at to the ir fem ale f r ien ds Th is r eas on given by .

,

C hev al ier f or th e p r evalen ce of homos exual ity amon g for ni

,

catr ices m ay hold good in s ome in s tan c es but in the m ajo r ity of ,

c ases th e choice of a fem ale fr ien d f or th e in d ul ge n ce of s exu al

p le a s u r es is act u ated by l u s t an d e n t ir el y devo id of s en t imen t .

Over s tim ul at ion h as s im ply destr oyed n at ur al gr at ific at ion an d ,

ar t ifi cial ple as u r es ar e s o ught The follo win g c as e of Ros se is .

the be st pr oof of th is ass er t ion :

In Ro s s e s ’
ca s e a yo u n g, un m a r r e id w om an con cep t av it a sor o r e

n u pt a , q u m com m i s i t s i m u lacr u m con ca r n a t ion i s cu m ea s a t t i m po s t

co n gr es s ion em cum m a r i to .

Ove r st im ul ation an d lu s t ar e al s o the cau s es of th e homo

s ex u al lo v e aff air s obs er ved amon g w om en of h igh soc ie ty .

Fr ien d sh ip s bet w een p r om in en t lad ies an d ob s cu r e cho r us or

d an c in g gir l s or bet w ee n the p r om in en t female p ain te r an d h er
,

fem ale model ar e al ways s us p icio us .

H om os exua ty as a pr of es s i on
l i — The lecher ous men an d .

the excl us ive l adies often r es or t to fo r n ice s to gr atify their

dis eas ed de s ir es I n th is w ay th e y cr eate a ce r t ain dem an d f or
.

p aeder as ts an d le s bian s th at h as to be su ppl ied Th e l as t part .

of the ar my of homos ex ual in d iv id ual s is he n ce r ec r u ite d fr om

th os e wh o p r actis e homo sexu al ity as a p r ofes s io n an d f or lu cr e .

The r e is n ot a lar ge c ity of an y impor tan ce th at does n ot h ar bo r

 PA THOLO GY O F S E XUALITY 2 85

su ch hous es filled w ith m ales kept ther e to s at isfy the dem an d

,

of h omos exu al m en On e four th of all the fo r n ic atrice s of Par is

.
-

se r ve as t r ibadis t s f or the r ich w ome n w h o p at r o n i ze for n ice s .

A man , th ty tw o year s of age, w as tr ea te d by t h e auth or f or gon

i r -

o r r h oea . On e d ay, w h en w is h i n g t o ex a m i n e t h e p r os ta te, t h e a u th or

no t i ced t h e gap i n g n a tu r e of t h e a n us Th e d i am eter of t h e open i n g
.

w as abo ut h a lf a n i n ch As k ed a bou t t h e cau se of th is op en in g t h e

.
,

p at ien t con fes sed th a t h e h a d j u s t come f r om a ho te l w h er e h e ser v ed a s

a p a t h icu s f o r a w e a lth y p a t r on a n d th a t h e m a k es h is l i v i n g by go i n g

fr om on e h ote l t o a n other a n d off er i n g h i m s elf as pa t h icu s t o ho mosexua l

me n w h o a r e l oa th e t o v i s i t for n i ces p o p u l a ted by ma l es f or these
, ,

pu r pos es .

Ros s e r el ates t h e cas e of a m er et r i x w h o fr om cur io s i ty , ,

v is it ed sever a l w omen w h o m ak e a s p ec i a lt f t h v ice B w a o f

y o e y .
y
expe r i m en t s h e s u bm i tted h er se lf t o t h e l i n gu a l an d o r a l m a n oe u v r e s of
,

t h e p er fo r m a n ce an d h a d s u ch a v i o l en t h y s te r o ca ta l ept i c a t ta ck th a t
-

s h e w a s a lon g t i m e in r ecover in f r om t h e s a me
g .

F iaur in h is r epor t to the m un ic ip al coun cil of P ar is in

7
,

1 88 made spec ial me n t io n of su ch a hou s e in the r ue de Ch a

,

ban ais whe r e s oc iety w omen an d r ich dem i mon d ain es f r equ en ted
,
-

f or the s ole p u r po s e of s a t is f yin g l ibidin em cum puell is .

Chev al ie r s ays th at the k in d of me r etr ices wh o explo it

wome n m ay be m et w i th in all s t r eets an d bo ul ev ar d s of P ar is ,

in the t he at r e s an d at b all s at the r aces an d exh ib it io n s of eve r y

,

k in d The l it tle gir l s bet ween th e age s of t en an d fi f tee n wh o

.
, ,

m ay be se en s ell in g flo we r s in t h e r e s t au r an t s an d c afé s of P a r is ,

ar e al s o to a l ar ge e xte n t in the s e r v ice of le s b ian ism

, , .

All thes e m ales an d fem ales wh o o ff e r the ir bod ies to homo

'

s ex u al in v e r t s f or h ir e ar e s el do m i n ve r ts them s el ves
, With .

them it is on l y a vice or a per ve r s ity .

H om os ex ua l p er v er s on
i — Th e p e r ver s ion of h om o s exu al ity
h as as a r ule th e fo r ce of a co n ge n it al ph en omen an d is ch ar ac
, ,

t er ized by p r ecoc ity I n n o r m al in d iv id ual s the s ex ual in s tin ct

.
,

except in duced by s ed uct ion does n ot m an ifes t itself be f o re

,

puber ty The s ex u al life of the in divid u als afflicted with h omo

.

s ex ual pe r ve r s ion on the othe r h an d appe ar s ab n o rm al ly e a r l y

, ,

in l ife The impul s e appear s at t h e t en de r age of five to e ight

.

y e a r s a n d
, ab in it io in a pe r ve r ted fo r m w itho u t h a
,
v in
g bee n
28 6 LOVE

br ought abo u t fr om the o uts ide by bad exam ples or other

in fl uen ce s .

The ch ild s ho ws its an o maly in its tas tes s en t im en ts an d , ,

occu pat io n s The boy avo id s the com p an y of othe r boys He

. .

s h un s the ir ame n d pl a s He i fo u d pl i w ith doll

g s a y s n a y g n . s ,

r ibbon s m in iatu r e ho u sekeep in g etc in com p an y w ith gir l s

, ,
.
,
.

He is mo r e p art ic ul ar abo ut h is d r ess in fact he loves to be , ,

d r es ed l ike a gir l as lon g as po ss ible He l ikes t o oc cu py h im

s .

s elf w ith gir l s wo r k s u ch as kn itt in

’
g s e w in g ,
o r c r ochet wo r k ,
-
.

The homo s exual gir l is fou n d in the h aun t s of boys an d com

p e te s w ith t he m in t h eir
ga m e s She n e glec t s h e r d r e s s an d
.

as s ume s an d aff ect s boyis h m an n e r s

’
She is in p u r s uit of boys .

s po r t s . She pl ays w ith ho r s es b all s an d ar m s She gives man i ,

.

f est at ion s of co u r age an d b r av ado is n o isy an d loves v agabon d age ,

.

To wa r d p ube r ty the boy fi n d s h is sex ual in cl in at io n s an d im

p ul s es d ir ected tow ar d m en an d th e gir l he r s t o w a r d w o m en ,
.

T h e boy feel s h im s elf a gir l an d at t r acted to m en He form s .

p as s io n ate at t ach m en t s t o bo ys an d ide al izes h is f r ien ds When .

he h as fo un d a m an ly fr ien d h e is c apt iv ated by h is st r en gth ,

an d p r o we ss by h is love o f adve n t u r e b h is co u r a e an d by h is
, y g ,

m an l y grace an d bea uty The p as s ion fin ds e xp r e s s io n in s t upr o

.

m ut uo The gir l on the othe r h an d fo r m s pas s io n ate f r ien d

.
, ,

s h ip s w ith gir l s as a r u le olde r th an her s elf S h e id eal izes

, ,
.

a n d de ifi es t h e b elov ed f r ie n d an d p r ais es h er beau ty r ace an d

g , ,

k in d n es s H er t ho u ghts ar e f ul l of the belo v ed on e She s en d s

. .

h e r in v itat io n s to co m e an d cal l o n h e r s h e w r ites h er poet r y , ,

o ff e r s h er flow er s an d p r es en ts an d is c ap able of eve r y s ac r ifice

f or h er fr ie n d s s ake She del igh t s in the bod ily con t act w ith the
’
.

bel o ve d fr ie n d Th is p as s io n fi n ds exp r es s ion in k is s in g clos e

.
,

em b r aces an d in sl eep in g to geth e r in on e bed She e xpe r ien ces .

t he n th e po w e r fu l fe el in g of l us t f ul pl eas u r e w h ich m ay be so ,

in te n s e th at it s u gges ts m agn et ic cu r r e n ts th r ou gh h er body .

Al ter i s up e r alter am j acen t i tact u s cor por eu s del ec tat io n is t r e

m o r em in ducit Th e o r gas m is in d u ced q uibu s dam con t r ecta
.

tion ibu s .

T h e h omo s ex ual pe r ver t su ff er s fr om d isloyalt y an d is t or

l ur e d by j eal ou sy . Tear s des pair an d an ge r ar e as common
,

as in n o rm al love if the fr ien d for ms an y othe r fr ie n d sh ip n o ,

 PATHOLO GY O F S E X UALIT Y
’
m atte r whet h er with m ales or fem ale s If the per ver t s love be.

u n r eq u ited h e or s h e s u ff er s th e r e at es t p an s A s a r ule t h e
, g g .
,

in ver ted in d ivid u al s ar e fas t idio us in the ir cho ice of f r ie n ds .

The ir in cl in at ion s f avo r a ce rt ain type of men or w ome n r e

s pectiv ely O n ce the choice is made they act l ike pass io n at e
.

lover s The pe r ve r t s mod es ty fi n ds exp r e s s io n to w ar ds in d i

.
’

vidu al s of the s ame s ex .The boy is emb ar r as sed in compan y of

y o u n g m en a n d l ike s to s ho w o ff i n t h e ir p r e s e n ce w h i le
,
t h e

m ost att r active youn g wome n lea ve h im co l d an d in d iff e re n t .

Their p r es en ce is s imply ign o r ed by h im The per ve rted gir l h e.

come s s h y an d con fused in the p r es en ce of an att r act ive in d i

vid ual of h er own sex bu t s hows n oth in g of s hyn ess an d the
,

en gagin g air of w eakn e ss an d dep en den ce wh ich ar e t h e u n con

s c ious in v it at ion s to them in the p r e s e n ce of m en She feel s a
.

p r on o un ced in d iff e r en ce to m en .

The er otic dr eam s of th e m ale per ver t tur n ar o un d mal es .

T h e au toe r otic f an tas ies ar e all of m en an d v ir il ia wh il e n or ,

mal in d iv id u al s in th e ir im age r y n ever th in k of th e ir l ove r s ’

p u d ib il ia . The l u s tf u l d r e am s of t h e pe r ve r ted g ir l co n

t ain on ly vis ion s of fem ales w ith co r r es po n din g s it uatio n s

,
.

These dr eams wher e on ly w o men appear on the s ce n e c aus e h er

g r e a t ple a s u r e an d s o m et ime s eve n poll u t io n s . I n h e r da y
d r e ams h er fan cy p ictur es m ul ieb r ia of h er own s ex
,
.

The homo sex ual man fi n d s del ight in con tr ectan do v ir il ia

alte r iu s th at is s im ply in comp r ehe n s ible to the n o r m al in d i

vidual The v al ue h e or sh e l ays in con t r ectan do et con s picien do

.

v ir ilia au t m ul iebr ia show s at on ce th e dis e ased co n d it io n .

The in ver ted boy an d gir l ar e con s tan tly on the aler t f or
the oppo r tun ity to s ee n u de men r es pectively n ude wome n ,
.

They f r equen t bath in g e stabl ishmen t s They fi n d ple asur e in.

lookin g at statutes of n u d e m al es r es pect ivel y fem al es an d ar e

, ,

fr equen t visitor s of mu s eum s The s ight of n ude men r espect

.
,

ively women aw ake n s in them l u s tful feel in gs wh ile in the

, ,

pr es e n ce of n ude w omen th e pe r ver ted m an r em ain s in d iff er en t ,

an d th e s ame is the c as e w ith the in ve r t w om an in the p r es en ce

of n ude m en .

The per ver t ed man h as a p r ofoun d lon gin g f or fem ale

cloth es He takes the gr eatest pleasur e in the sight of female
.
2 88 LOVE

at t ir e He t r ie s t o dr es s as a w om an at eve ry oppor t u mt y He
. .

l ike s to f r equ en t m as q u er ade ball s w he r e h e can d r e s s up as a

wom an an d dan ce w ith w ome n I n sho r t t h e p at ien t h as all
.
,

t h e fe el in gs a n d lo n gin gs of a w o m an The in ve r ted w om an on.

t h e oth er h an d l ike s t o im itate m al e fash io n s in ge n e r al att ir e

,

an d in d r es s in h r h air I t ive s h e r t h e e t e t t i f c t io if
g e g .
gr a s sa s a n

s h e is a b l e t o d r es s h e r s el f e n t i r el y in m en s att ir e a n d d is u is e
’
g
h er iden t ity . S h e f ur ther p r e f e r s the occ u p at io n s of men an d
l ove s at ever v o cca io n t o p l ay a m an s r ole
s
Wh e n at a b all sh e
’
.

l ike s t o dan ce w ith w om e n an d wh e n in a h otel sh e loves to

, ,

d is cus s po l itic s w ith m en I n sho rt sh e feels h e r s el f a m an

.
,
.

The in ve r ted cr e atu r es s ee k fi n d r eco gn ize an d love on e

, ,

an othe r an d of ten l ive t ogethe r u t m ar i t a s m ar i t aq ue

,
An in ve r t .

w om an m ay s om et im e s e n t e r m at r im o n y w ith a m an bu t t h is ,

is do n e e ith e r in i n o r an ce of h e r an om al y o r to s ec u r e su ppo r t
g .

Oth e r wise a m an h as n o se xu al att r act io n f or h er S h e is to tall y .

impot en t of expe r ie n c in g l ib ido in con gr es s u cum v ir o al ,

th o u gh t h e ge n it al gl an ds ar e as a r ule n o r m al an d their, ,

fu n ct io n s r egu l ar .

I n s o me in ve r t s n o rm al m ar r iage is utt er ly impo s s ib l e the ,

ver t ho ugh t o f n o r m al co it ion ar o u s e s d is gus t an d ho r r o r If

y .

t h e in ver t w om an is fo r ced to n o r m al con car n at io ( the in ve r t

m al e can n ot ev en h e f o r ced h e h as n o e r ect ion in the p r es en ce
,

o f a w o m an ) th e feel in g is th e s am e as if sh e wer e com pelled

,

t o t ake dis gus t in g food o r dr in k For d ays afte r w ar d s sh e is

.

n e r v o u s an d m iser ab le w h il e co n c ub it u s w ith h er o w n s ex a ff o r ds
,

h er p l easu r e an d l eaves beh in d a f eel ing of com fo r t The per .

v e r t s ar e t he r efo r e t h o r o u h l h pp i th e i pe r ve r ted feel in g

, , g y a y n r .

Mo du s op e r an di am o n g m al e in v er ts is in t h e fi r s t ,

p lace s tu p r um m u tu um The oth e r f r eq ue n t m eth od is th igh

, .

“
f r ict ion m em br u m fr ican do in t e r fem or a cyn ed is q u i j acet
,

in t e r go m ulier is in s tar
,
An o th e r q u ite f r eq ue n t m o de is
.

in se r t io fascin i in 0 9 I n th e m ajor ity of c ase s paeder as t ia

.

“
con sis ts in in itu s per an um Jur an al w hen spe ak in g of th e con
.

” “
dyl omes in cyn edes s ays : Sed pod ice l eevi caedu n t u r t umidae ,

“
medico r iden te m ar iscae ,
N ate s su n t s emper r epu l s ae cu m
.

m an ibu s .

Modu s oper an d i a mon g h omo s exu al female in ver ts is,

 PATH O L O GY O F S E XUALI T Y 28 9

apar t f r om
t p r um m u tuum thr eefold I n the m ajor ity
s u , .

of c as es it con s is ts of tr ib ad is m ( fr om th e G r eek w or d
“
e ptfiew to r ub ) n am ely in a s impl e co n tac t an d f r icat io ge n ita
, ,
“
lium un iu s ver sus geni talia alter iu s or as in Moll s cas e u t ,
’
,

”
un a pr emer et femur alte r iu s The secon d mode is c un n il in gus
.

“
an d f ell at r icia wh ich co n s is ts in
,
l amber e lin gua gen ita lia al
“
ter ius an d in f ell ar e clit or idem et l ab ia min o r a alte r ius The .

th ir d mode is cl itor ism wh ich is o n ly possible wh en th e clito r is

,

is abn or m ally lon g s o as M ar tial s ays , , ,

“
I n ter se gem in os au den t comm it ter e cun n os
“ ”
Men titu r q ue v ir um, p r odigio s a Ven u s .

“
In ch c ases commixtio con s is ts in th e in tr odu ctio an eta s
su
”
cl ito r id is in v agin am alter ius S uch c as es with enl ar ged cl ito r is
.

ar e n ot so ve r y r ar e even in n o r m al w omen .

A f ew yea r s tho r p er for m ed a tot a l v agin a l ext i r p a t i on

ago th e au

o n a s exu a ll y n o r m a l w om an w h ose c l i t o r i s in n on er ect s t a te m eas u r e d -

th r ee an d a h a lf cen timeter s .

A w om an m a s tu r b a tor i s kn ow n t o t h e au th or w hos e clitor i s w h en ,

e r ect m eas u r es th r ee cen ti mete r s

, .

Ki er n a n r ep or ts a cas e in w h i ch a s exu a l i n v er t p os ses s ed a cl i to r i s

w h i ch w h en er ect meas u r ed s ix an d a h al f cen timete r s or t w o a n d a
, , ,

ha lf i n ches .

P s ych ical H er maph r odis m — Th e homos exu al

per ver sion
.

s ho w s fo ur de gr ees I n the fi r s t degr ee t r ac es of heter o s exu al

.

feel in g ar e yet to be fo un d but the homo s ex ual in s t in ct pr e ,

domin ates The ch ar acter istic of the ao called p sych ic al h er ma

.
-

p h r odi sm is the p r o n o u n ced s ex u al in cl in at io n to w a r d the s am e

s ex bes id es the per iod ic ally p r e s en t de s ir e f or the oppo s ite s ex .

The homo s exu al feel in g is of gr eat in ten s ity an d per m an en t ,

w h ile th e in ten s ity of t h e hete r o s exu al in cl in at ion is of a m u ch

l es s er degr ee an d the feel in g is onl y p r es en t at cer tain t imes
,
.

A you n g m an , th ir ty t wo year s of a ge, w as s edu ced by a bo y o f

-

fo u r teen t o s t u pr um mut uum w hen h e w as on ly ei ght yea r s old .

I n h is l asc i v i ou s d r eam s h e s ees on l y m en Wh en ei ghteen yea r s old h e .

fell in love w i th a beau tifu l young gi r l I n it us w i th h er al thou gh s uc .

,

ce s s f u l ,
d i d n ot aff or d h im t h e l i b i do h e h a d expecte d an d h e s t opped
h av i n g ca r na l r ela ti on s w i th h er On t h e other h an d t h e plea s ur e ex
.
,

r ien ced in h is r el a t io n s w i th m en is o f gr ea t i n ten s i ty

p e .
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Th e ther o thor is th a t of a ma n of th i r ty
ca se , kn ow n t o t h e au , .

He i s m a r r i ed
an d h as t w o h ea lthy ch i ld r en I n co mm ix t ion e co n j uga: .

h e h as t o ca ll up t h e m en ta l i ma ges of m en o th er w i s e co m pl ete ,

l i b i do is miss i n g As a s ma ll boy h e lov ed con t r ectar e p a rv as pu el l as

.
, .

When t h i r teen year s of age h e began s p on ta n eo u s ly t o pr act i s e

s tu p r um m an u At fou r teen h e w as sed uced by an u r n in g ad s tu pr u m
.

m a n u an d t o p aed er as t i c p r ac t i ces T h e em b r a ci n g an d k i s s i n g o f .

homos exua l men in duces ej acula tion an d or gas m His er ot ic dr eam s .

a r e p a r tl y filled w i th m a l e p a r tl y w i th fem a l e i m a es
g , .

An ot her cas e is th a t of a youn g m an of tw en ty fi v e w h o s i n ce ear ly -

,

you th h a d an i n cl in a tio n f or boys an d l ik ed t o s leep w i th them an d

fon dle them At pu ber ty h e began to p r act i se paeder as t ia w i th boys of
.

h is a ge H i s er o t i c d r eams tu r n excl u s i vel y ar oun d m a l es

. S t i ll h e is .

a l s o fon d o f i r ls A lth u h h h d x l l t i w i t h
g o g e n ev e r . a a n y s e u a r e a on s

w o m en yet w h en d an c i n g w i th th em o r a t other occa s i on s

, w hen h e ,

h appen s to come in bodily cont act with th em h e f r eq uen tly h as s udden ,

em i s s i on s .

Amon g fem ale p sychical her m aphr odites ar e ve r y oft en

f o un d mar r ied w omen an d mo ther s of ch ild r en B ut w h ile in .

their n o r m al s ex activity th ey ar e almos t im poten t of exper ien

-

cin l i b ido t h homo x l p ti c i c omp ied w ith e t

g e se u a, r ac e s a c an gr a

in te n s ity of libi do .

In on e of K r afl t
'

Eb ing s
- ’
ca ses th e p t en t, tw e ty n i n e yea r s o f
i a n -

age, cam e of a When

n er v ous fam ily . eigh t een
yea r s of a e, s h e h a d
g
r el a ti on s w i th a you n g m a n Af ter sep ar at i on fr om h er l ov er s h e
.

s e s t u r aba t m an u f or so m e time S h e th en d on n ed ma l e att ir e an d

p .

beca m e a tu t or in a r efi n ed fam i l y Her em plo yer s w ife fel l in l o e .

’
v

w i t h h er an d s h e left h er pos i ti on S ome time l a ter s h e fell ill an d w a s

’
.
,

s e n t t o a ho s p i t a l Wh i le th er e s h e fell p as s i on a tel y in l ov e w i th fema l e

.

n u r se s an d p a t i en t s .

I n an o ther ca se of K r afl t E b in g s t h e p a t i en t tw en ty s ix yea r s of
'
’ -
-
,

age is m a r r i ed a n d h as t w o ch i ld r en
, S h e a lw ay s i n cl i n ed m o r e t o h er .

ow n s ex C om plexus v en er eus w ith h er h us ban d d i sgus ts h er

. S in ce t h e .

b i th of h er sec on d ch i ld s h e ga e u p th i s i n ter cou r se en ti r el y Wh en

r v .

a p u p i l in t h e s em i n a ry s h e w as in lo v e w i th o ther gi r l s At t imes . ,

how ev er s h e w as a l so dr awn tow a r d men But t h e la tte r feel i n g w a s

,
.

o n l y of a tr ans i en t ch ar acte r Her des i r e is t o fon dle k i s s an d em b ace

.
,
r

t h e be lov ed gi r l an d im it a r i coit um cum ea .

I n Mo ll s cas e t h e p a t ien t is th i r ty s ix year s of age As a ch i ld

’ -
. ,

Th
i s i n fatu a t i on of a n or m a l w om an w i th a w oman disgui s ed as ,

a ma n s h ow s th a t s exu a l a ttr ac t i on i s n ot a lw a ys based u pon er otic

,

c hem o tr op i s m us betw ee n t h e ov a an d t h e s er m a tozo a

p .
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she loved t o play w i th boy s an d g i r l s i n d i s cr i m i n a tely S h e a l so l i ked .

t o play w ith d oll s S h e w a s w h olly in n ocen t an d h ad no p as s i on ate

.

fr i en d s h i ps ei ther w it h 0 0 1 7
, 8 or
g i r ls .

S h e began t o men s tr ua te w h en th i r t een an d a h a lf yea r s ol d At .

th a t ti me s h e began t o ex per i en ce t h e fi r s t sexu a l exci temen ts S h e h ad .

s ome va ue
g se n s a t i o n s i n m u l ieb r ib u s S h e n eve r.p r ac t i s ed m an u

s tu p r u m . Wh en s ixteen an d a h a lf year s of age s h e w as so ld by a ,

w om an in forn i cam w her e s h e w as i or ced t o s tay s ev er a l year s un ti l

, ,

s h e fi n a lly s u cceeded in escap in g .

W h i l e in th i s ho u s e s h e a s s oc i ated w ith an o ther gi r l s l ept w i th h e r ,

an d p r a ct i s ed m u tu a l cu n n i l i n gus w h ich ga v e h er gr ea t d e l i ght

,
Y et s h e .

en j oyed con cu b i tum w ith some men S h e ev en a ll ow ed on e m an t o

.

p r a ct is e c u n n i l in
g s secum
u .

After s h e l eft t h e h ou se s h e w en t t o B er l i n an d soon s u ccee d ed in

fi n d i n g a gi r l f r i en d w i th w hom s h e l i v ed f or t w o yea r s an d p r a cti s ed
ac tiv e cun n i l in gu s .Afte r w a r ds sh e secu r ed a n oth er f r ien d w h om s h e
dea r l y lov ed beca u s e o f h er m an l y featu r es .

T h e cu n n i l i n gu s th a t m en p r a ct i se d o n h e r ga v e h er s a t i s fact i o n ,

bu t s h e exper i en ced t h e gr ea t er d e l i ght s i fem i n a eam l i n gu a l am b i t

, .

I n it u s n o l on ger ga v e h er sa t i s fact i on n or w a s s h e ev er sa t i s fi ed in
,

d r eam s Th e images in h er dr eams w er e s ometimes fem ale at o ther

.
,

ti mes ma le .

S tr ict h omos exua lity —

the s econ d degr ee on ly homo
In ,

sex u ality is foun d The oppo s ite s ex c au se s fr igid ity an d eve n

.

hor r o r I n th is degr ee the sexual de s ir es an d in cl in atio n s ar e

.

ab o r igin e o n ly f or the s am e s ex B u t the in cl in at io n s to th e

.

“
s ame sex ar e lim ited to the v ita s ex u al is w h ile in ch ar acte r ,

an d m en ta l ity the p at ie n t r em ain s d is t in ctly in con fo r m ity w ith

th e s exu al gl an ds The h is to r ies of the th r ee follo w in g cases

.

obs e r ved by the au thor will w ell illus tr ate t his degr ee of homo
s ex u al ity

A you n g m an th ir ty fi v e year s bega n to feel a cer ta i n a ttr ae

of -

t i on to w a r d h is ow n s e x w h e n o n l y t e n y e a r s o l d At p u be r ty th i s at.

tr act i on dev eloped i n to t h e s t r on g des i r e to ha ve com plexus v en er eus

cum a m i ci s .At t h e s ame t i m e th er e w a s a p r on ou n ced fee l i n g of
in d i ff e r en ce a n d l a ter on th a t of actu a l r ep u l s i on to w a r d s w om en
, ,
Th e .

on l y w a y to h a v e con ca r n a t ion em cum m u l ier i bus a t a l l w as b

y Ven us

a v e r sa a n d th i n kin t t h m t i m f m p th t i m en
g a e s a e e o s y a e c .

Th e seco n d ca se i s th a t of a m a n o f th i r ty t h r ee yea r s of a ge -
As a .

boy o f sev en h e w a s in i t i a ted b y an o l der fr i en d i n to t h e m y s te r i e s o f

,

s tu p r um m a n u At pu ber ty h e fo u n d a f ew fr i en d s w i th w h om h e ofte n
.

p r ac ti s ed p aedica ti o H i s er o t.i c d r eam s a r e of m en on ly A t t h e m er e .

2 92 LOVE

s ight of a ma n ’
s v i r ilia l tion To pr ocur e
h e h as or gas m an d j
e acu a .

h im se lf th i s en j oym en t b e fr eq u en tl y v i s i ts t h e s ea s hor e an d other -

ba th i n g pl aces w her e h e ca n s ee n aked boys an d men E v en t h e s t a tu es .

o f m en in m us eum s ca us e er ec t i on s Women h ave n o a tt r acti on f or h im. .

Ev en t h e mo s t bea u t i fu l w omen do n o t excite t h e s l i ghtes t d egr ee of

des i r e No er ect i on in the i r com p an y tak es place ev en i f they a llow
.
,

a d v an ces an d t h e mo s t i n t i m a te s en s u a l t i t i ll a t i on s .

Th e fo llow i n g cas e of a m an of thi r ty yea r s of age s how s h ow m a l

adj us t men t s o f en v i r on m en t m ay d ev el o p a per man en t h om osexu a l per

v e r s i on A t t h e a ge o f t en t h e p a t i en t w a s abu se d b y h is tu to r f or
.

pae der as t i c pu r po s es S i n ce th en h e w as n ot able t o gi v e it u p

. .

C o n car n at io w ith s ym p a th et i c m en giv es h im t h e h igh es t pl ea su r e H is .

aver s io n t o w o m en is n o w com pl ete B efor e h is s edu ct i on h e h ad in el i

.

n a ti on s t o l i tt l e gi r ls Now a d a y s t h e s i ght o f a n ak ed w om a n d i s gu s t s
.

h im . He l ov es t o be car es se d fon dled a n d a d o r ed by m en , He l i kes .

t o b e a d o r ed by a n d feel d e p en d en t u p on s om e p o w er fu l m a n He h i r e s .

s t r on g men a d in s er en dum f as c i n i in an um s u um F or th i s r e a s on h e .

is o ften fou n d in t h e h au n ts o f t h e w or s t gan gs of t h e u n d er w or l d of -

t h e ci t y He n ev er as yet pl a yed t h e acti v e p a r t q u am q u am er ec t ion es

.
,

et ej a cu l a t ion es habet v ehemen te s j acens in br achiis am a t o r um mer

ce n n ar ior u m.

—
Kr aff t E bin g l t the h is to r ies of s ev er al fem ale p atien ts
r e a es

belon gin g to th is degr ee of homos ex uality .

On e p atien ts w a s n eu r a s then ic an d a lw ays excited F r o m

of h is .

h er ea r l i es t you th s h e w as s u bj ec t t o s exu a l exc i tem en t a n d s pon t a

n eou s l y s t u pr ab a t m an u S h e began t o men s tr u a te a t t h e age of
.

fou r teen Men s tr u ati on cau se d h er gr ea t pa i n s a n d w a s accom pa n i ed by

.

in ten s e s ex u a l ex ci t em en t Wh en s h e w a s e i ghteen yea r s ol d s h e gav e u p

.

m an u s tu p r um S h e n ev er ex per i enced in clin a t i on tow ar d t h e Opp os i te

.

sex a n d m a r r i ed o n l y t o fi n d a ho m e On t h e oth er h an d s h e w a s .
,

pow er fu lly a tt r a ct ed by gi r l s an d r ea l i zed th a t th i s m ea n t m or e th an

mer e fr i en d s h i p T h e s i ght of a p r etty gi r l ca u ses h er i n ten s e exc i te
.

men t . S h e h a s at o n ce t h e des i r e t o embr ac e an d k i ss h er S h e dr eam s .

o f gi r l s an d r ev el s in l oo k i n g a t th em .

I n a n oth e r c as e of K r afl t E b in g s t h e p a t i en t w a s tw en ty t w o yea r s
'
’ -
-

of a ge a n d con s i d er ed a bea u ty Th ough s h e w as v e r y s en s u a l yet s h e

. ,

r efu s e d a ll p r o po s a l s o f men an d o n l y on ce in h er li fe a l l ow ed an ad m r er
i

t o k i s s h er .

Un t i l p u ber t y s h e w as s exu a lly i n d i ff er en t Wh en sev en teen y ea r s .

of a ge s h e h a pp en ed to s ee on e of h er a dm i r er s in act ion e co e un d i ,

cu m m u l ier e m en s t r u a t a in h or t o Th e s i ght of
“
mor e bes t ia r u m ,
.

h
t e b l o o d a n d t h e b es t i a l l u s t of t h e m an ter r i fi e d h er t o s u ch

a d egr ee th a t s h e s a w h en cefor th in m en on l y t h e emb od i m en t of co a r se

n es s an d v u lga r i ty When n i n eteen year s of age sh e made t h e acq ua in t

.
 PATHOLO GY OF S E X UALITY 293

an ce of a no ther in ver t w ith w hom s h e in dulged in w i ld or gies un t il s h e

fell exhau s ted an d un n erv ed C um a lter a j acer et in se cunn ilingum
.

fac i en s s h e felt an u n s pea kable t hr ill go i n g thr ough h er w ho le body .

S h e her s el f w as o n l y a llow ed t o k i ss t h e o ther s m amm ae T hese r e

” ’
.

l at ion s w ith h er fr i en d l a s ted a y ear .

E fi emina tion with ps ych ica l per v er s ion on ly

'
an d vir agin ity .

— I n th e th ir d degr ee of hom o sex ualit y the s o called e ff emin a -

,

tion or v ir agin ity wher e the en t ir e men t al ex is ten ce is alter ed

, ,

the man of t h is type r es embles in h is men t al q ual ities a w om an ,

an im a m u l ieb r is in co r po r e vir il i in cl u s a B ut h is body is .

s till th at of a pe r fect man The w om an on the other h an d

.
, ,

r es e mble s in h er me n t al q u al it ie s a m an w h ile h er bo d ily char ,

act er ist ics r em ain st ill fem in in e The follo win g f ew cas es m ay
.

s e r ve as an ill ust r at ion :

T h e p a t i en t is a m a n o f th ir t y yea r s o f age t a ll m an ly w i th , , ,

b r oad s houl d er s a n d an abun d an ce of h air of bea r d an d mus tac h e As a .

ch i ld h e w as d is posed t o gir l s gam es At t h e t i me of puber ty h e

’
.
, ,

s p on t an eou s l y acq u i r ed t h e v i t i um s tu p r i“ ma n u bu t a lw ays w ith t h e; ,

a ccom p a n im en t o f t h e p r u r ien t imager y o f m a l es As f a r a s h e ca n .

rem e m ber h e w a s a lw a ys a tt ach ed t o m en He s h un n ed w omen as h e .

wou ld a leth a l p es t .H e a l so abh or s p aed i cat i o a n d fell atio .

He is gi v en t o i n t r o s p ect i on a n d s e lf s cr u t i n y He i s r et i r in g in -
.

h is man n er s is m el an ch o l i c an d o ften h a r bo r s s u i ci da l i n cl i n a t i on s
,
Th e .

exp r es s i on of s h am e is tow ar d gr ow n m en n o t tow a r d gi r l s or w om en ,

.

Al r ea d y w hen a v e r y you n g boy h e w as as h am ed t o u n d r ess befor e a

ma n . He i s v er y fon d o f pe r fum es l i ke s t o p o w d er a n d p a i n t h i m se lf
,

a n d t o pen ci l h i s e e b r ow s -
H i s v er y cu r i o u s vain an d lov es t o
y e .
, ,

os sip
g .

T h e s econ d ca s e o f t he au th or is th a t of a ph ys i c i an for ty y ea r s ,

o f a ge I n h is ea r l i es t ch i ldh oo d h e a lw a y s pl ay ed w i th do ll s as soc i a t ed
.
,

w i th gi r l s on l y a n d a v o i d ed bo y s ga m e s He w s a lw a y s s i ckly a s a
’
. a

ch i ld He be gan s tu p r um m an u w h en h e w a s el ev en y ea r s ol d s edu ced

.
,

by on e o f h is gir l f r i en d s At puber ty h e ga v e u p s tup r um m an u an d

.

began to lov e s tr on g men He h ad fr eq uen t po ll u tion s w ith male imager y

.

w h i c h w eak en ed h im con s i d er a bl y At t h e s am e t i me h is v olu pta s gr ew

.

s t r on ger He th en tr ied to a s socia te w i th m er et r i ci ou s v en er y bu t foun d

.

h i m s el f complete l y i m poten t f or er ect i on o r or gas m E v en t h e m an us t u r .

pa ti ou o f t h e pus l l a pu bl i ca w ou ld fa i l t o eff ect a n er ect i on His d es i r e .

is t o be in t h e a r m s of a s tr on g man I n t h e h om os exu a l act s h e

.

a lw a s pl a s t h e p a s s i v e r OIe H e i ff em i n a te in h is ch a r ac te r s en s i
y y s e.
,

ti v e ea s ily mov ed to tea r s an d is gr eatly emba r r a ss ed an d s i l en t in

, ,

m en s comp an y ; w h i l e am on g w omen h e feel s h i m s elf per fectly a t h om e

’
.

He feels h im sel f a per fect w oman .

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Vir agin ity with p sych ic al per ver s ion is as often foun d amon g
women as e ff em in ation amo n g m en A good m an y c as es of th is .

kin d of v ir agin ity h ave been r epo r ted in the medic al l ite r at u r e .

On e of the se bee n r e por ted by Wi s e T h e w om a n fi f t y

ca s e s h as .
,

s ix yea r s o f a ge w a s a l w ays pecu l ia r in gi r lh oo d

, S h e p r efer r ed mas .

cu l i n e s p or t s an d l abor s S h e h ad a n av er s i on t o a tten tion s fr om you n g

.

men an d s ou ght t h e s oci ety of h er o wn s ex S h e con sen ted t o m a r r y .

w h en tw en ty y ea r s o f age an d h ad on e ch i ld , When s h e w as deser ted .

by h er h u s ba n d s h e bega n to fo ll ow h er p r ed i l ect i on f o r m a s c u l i n e
,

av oca t i on s S h e d on n ed ma le att i r e an d became a tr a pper an d h u n t er

. .

S h e con s i d er e d h er s e lf a m a n in a l l th a t t h e n a m e a ppl i es After ma n y .

r ev er ses s h e en ter ed an a lm s h ou s e an d her e s h e beca m e a ttach ed t o a

youn g w om an Wh en t h e a tta chm en t beca m e m u tua l bot h left t h e

.
,

i n s t i tu t ion f or t h e w ood s t o comm en ce l i fe i n s t a r m ar i ti ma r ita q u e T hey .

l i v ed i n th i s r el at i on un t i l t h e p a ti en t h a d a m a n i a ca l a tt ack th a t
r es u lte d in h e r com m i tta l t o a n a s y l u m .

An o th er ca se of v i r agi n i ty h as been r epo r ted by Ki ern an Th e .

pa t i en t a gi r l of tw en t y t w o y ear s of age w h en a ch i ld l i ked boys

,
-
, ,
’

an d w a s fo n d of m a l e a tt i r e f lt a n a tta chm en t to s ome o f

'

g a m e s S h e e .

h e r fem a le f r i en d s a n d sa t i s fi e d vol u pt a t em f acien do s tu p r a m u tua

cum am i c i s Th e pow er fu l im pu l se f or sexu a l gr a t ifi ca ti on ca me
.

o v er h er a t r egu l a r p er i o d s S h e beca m e i n ten sel y exci ted at t h e

.

s i ght m u l ieb r iu m I n h er l a sc i v i o u s d r eam s s h e s a w o n ly fema l e p i ctu r es

. .

S h e a l s o s u ff er ed f r om i m pe r a t i v e con ception s .

I n We s tph a l s ca s e t h e p a ti en t th i r ty fi v e yea r s o f a ge w as a s a
’
-
, , ,

ch i ld f on d o f boy s gam es an d w a s a n x i o u s t o w e a r m a le a tt i r e F r om
’
.

h er e i ghth yea r s h e fe l t her s e lf d r a w n t o ce r ta i n gi r l s S h e k i s sed a n d .

hugged them a n d someti mes i n duced th em per m it ter e u t mu l i eb r i a con

t r ect a r et Betw een h er eighteen th an d tw en ty fi f t h yea r s h e h ad fr eq u en t
.
-

ch a n ces co n t r ect a n di mu l ieb r i a W h en such ch an ces w er e w an t i n g s h e

.
,

s a t i s fi ed h er s e lf s t u p r o m a n u S t u pr aba t sese es pec i a lly j u s t be for e

.

an d a fter m en s t r u a t ion When s h e a tte m pted t o con t r o l her se lf s h e ex

.

p e r ie n ced a d i s a gr eea bl e o d o r a n d t a s te a r i s i n g f r o m m u l i eb r i a s ua ,
.

cas es m e n tion ed
Th e by E ll is a s l o belon g to this degr ee of
fem ale hom os exuality .

C a t h er i n e T u ck er n u pt a er a t m u lier i et eam com pr im ebat ope fasci n i

f ac ti t ii .

In Mem ph i s Alice M i tch ell s pl ann ed m a r r i age w i th F r ed a Wa r d

,
.

When t h e s chem e w a s fr u s tr a ted by F r ed a s s i s ter Al i ce k i lled Fr ed a ’

,

by cu tt i n g h e r th r oat .

I n C h i cago o n e o f t h e T i ll er s i s ter s w as an i n v er t an d l i v ed s t upr e

a t ta ch ed t o t h e o th e r On e day t h e hea lthy s i s t er w as i n d u ced t o leav e
.
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t h e in v er t an d go deser t ed s is te r then b r oke in to t h e

t mar r ied . Th e
‘

a p a r tm en t o f t h e co u pl e a n d s h o t t h e h u s ba n d .

An o ther ca s e i s th a t o f a t r a i n d n u r se in C h i ca go w h o l i v ed e

s tu p r e w i th a yo u n i r l o f fo u r teen T h e l a tt e r l e ft h e r fo u r
g g y e ar s .

ti mes bu t w as a lw ays i n duced to r etu rn aga i n On e day t h e gir l ma r

, .
,

r i ed ,w h er eu p on t h e n u r se s h o t t h e h u s ba n d .

E flemina tion
‘
an d vir agin ity with bodily p er v er s ion — . In
the fo u r th degr ee of homos ex u al ity n ot on ly ar e the men t al
ch ar acter is tic s pec u liar ly fem in in e r e s pec ti vely m as cu l in e bu t , ,

the for m of the body app r o aches th at of w omen r espectively of ,

men O n ly the gen itals ar e diff e r en t iat ed an d ar e com pletely

.

male or fem ale ; othe rwis e the p at ien t co uld be co n sider ed a

woman r e s pec t ively a m an
, The follo w in g c as e of a m ale pa
.

t ien t will ill u s t r ate th is degr ee of the an o m al y .

A m an for ty h ad a lw ay s h a d hom o s exu a l i mp u l s es as f ar back a s

of ,

h e can r emem ber H is s t u pr o s re act s w e r e a t ta ch ed by men ta l i m ages

.

of men Th e au toer ot ic fan ta s ies a r e a l l of m en

. I n h is er o t i c d r eam s .

t h e im ages o f m en accom p a n y t h e o r gas m Th e p a ti en t fee l s h i m se lf

.

en tir e ly l i ke a w o m an an d is a tt r a cted by ph ys ica l ly w e ll bu i lt m en .

N a k ed m en in l i fe or in s cu lptu r e h a v e a gr ea t a tt r act i on f o r h im .

Women h av e n ev er m ade t h e s l igh te s t im p r es s i on on h im T h e mer e .

s i h t of a ak d w m d i t h im I i t u w i th w m a l w ays
g n e o a n s g u s s n s o en .

fa i led f or l ack of er ect i on w h i le h om os exu a l act s aff or d com plete s a t i s

,

fac t i on .

T h e p a t i en t h a s a d is i n cl i n a t i on to m as c u l i n e p u r s u i ts He doe s .

n o t d r i n k n or s m ok e H is h a b i tu s is en t i r el y fem i n i n e
. Th e bod y is .

s l i ght a ri d n o n mu sc u l a r T h e s h ou ld er s a r e n a r r o w t h e p elv i s b r o ad
-
.
, ,

t h e h an d s an d fee t d ec i dedly s m a ll T h e fo r m is r o u n d ed w i th a n a bun

.

d an t dev elopmen t of a d i pose tis sue He h a s f ew h a ir s on bear d an d .

mu s tache Hi s compl exi on is fi n e

. His v o i ce is fem i n i n e h e s peak s in
.
,

fa l s etto v oice H is ga i t is r ock i n g w om a n ly He w ea r s h is h a i r q u ite

.
, .

l on g .

S in ce ch i ldh ood h e w as a ctu a te d by t h e d es i r e t o p u t o n fema le

a tt i r e He a l w a ys w o r e fe m a le u n d er ga r m en ts s u ch a s s h i r ts d r aw er s
.
, , ,

c o r se ts etc , H e gen e r a ll y w e a r s b r a ce l t o
. h is a r m Wh e e h e
e s n s . en v r

ca n , h e d r e s ses u p l i k e a w o m an a n d ta k e s l o n g w a lk s u po n t h e s tr ee ts
in s u ch cos tum es T h r ough h is lov e f or fem i n i n e a tt i r e h e cam e in
.

con tact w ith s ev er a l t r an s v e s t i tes w h o fo r m a k i n d of cl u b in th i s cit

y .

B u t t h e l a tter w h o abh or h om o s exu a l p r a ct i ces s oo n d i sc ov e r ed h i s

mo t i v e f o r t h e de s i r e of fem i n i n e a tt i r e a n d a v o i d ed h is com p a n y In .

h is r ever i es dr eam s an d acts t h e p a t i en t a l w ays p l ays t h e pa t h icu s

, .

F or s ome r eas o n or oth er u n k n ow n t o t h e a u th o r t h e p a t i en t com

, ,
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The femal e suff er in g fr om the four th degr ee of vir agin ity

,

with bod ily per ve r s io n ap pr o aches in th e fo r m of h er body th at

,

of men For th is r eas on sh e m ay e asily mas que r ade as a m an

.
,

assoc iate with men o th r o ugh the m arr ia e ce r emon w ith

g g , y a

homos exual w om an of the cl as s su ff er in g f r om th e fi r s t th r e e

degr ees of hom osexual ity an d sh e w ill n ever be foun d out un t il ,

sh e die s A f ew c as es of th is cl ass we r e des cr ibed by Kr aff t

.

E b in g .

Th e p a ti en t is a ta l en ted a r t i s t t ty fi v e yea r s o f age S h e h as

, w en -
.

m a scu l i n e fea t ur es a d eep v o i ce a m a n ly ga i t a n d s m a ll m amm ae

, , .

E a r l y in h er you th s h e p r e fer r ed to pl ay w i th bo ys S h e n ev er h ad .

a l i k i n g f or d o ll s or n ee dlew o r k a n d fo u n d n o pl eas u r e in d omes t i c

d u t i es At fiftee n yea r s of age s h e began t o m en s tr u ate At t h e s ame

. .

tim e s h e began to fa ll in lov e w i th you n g gi r l s Her love was on ly .

pl at on i c in n atu r e S h e is per fectl y i n d i ff er en t tow ar d m en S h e is

. .

ba s hfu l on l y tow ar d per s on s of h er ow n s ex I n h er l as c i v i ous d r eam s .

fem a les a r e on t h e scen e w her e s h e her se lf pl a ys t h e m an s r Ol e ’

.

I n a n oth er ca s e o f t h e s am e a u th or t h e p a t i en t w h en a gi r l h ad , , ,

i n cl i n a ti on f or boys s por t s on ly On ce w hen s h e w as a llow ed t o go to a

’
.
,

thea tr i ca l per for m an ce d r ess ed as a boy s h e w a s filled w i th bl i s s Un t i l

, , .

h e r m a r r i age a t t h e age of tw en ty on e s h e w as i n d i ff er en t t o men an d

,
-
,

w omen a l i k e S h e began t o m en s tr u a te at t h e age of ei ghteen

. Her eu .

g g
a e m en t w a s a m a tter of u tte r in d i ff er en ce t o h e r H er co n n u b ia l d u t i es .

w er e fi r s t p a i n fu l an d l ater on l o a th s o m e t o h er
, S h e n ev er exper i en ced
, .

s en s u a l pl ea s u r e yet s h e bec am e t h e m o th er o f s ix ch i ld r en
, Her h u s .

ban d began a t tha t ti m e t o p r act i s e on an is m ( co i tus i n t er r u ptu s ) A t .

t h e age of th i r ty s ix s h e h a d an a p opl ect i c s t r oke

-
F r om th i s t i me on .

s h e fe lt th a t a gr ea t ch an ge h as ta k en pla c e i n h er S h e w a s m or t i fi ed .

a t be i n g a w om a n Her m en s t r u a ti on ceas ed
. H er fem i n i n e fea tu r es .

a ss um ed a m as cu l i n e exp r ess i on Her b r eas t s d i sa ppear ed . Th e p elv i s .

became sm aller an d n ar r ow er t h e bon es mor e mas s iv e t h e s k i n r ougher

, ,

a n d h a r d er Her v o i ce gr ew d eep er a n d q u i te m as cu l i n e
. He r fem i .

n i n e ga i t d i s a pp ea r ed S h e cou ld n ot w ea r a ve i l
. E v en t h e odo r em a .

n a t i n g f r om h er per s o n c h a n ged S h e cou l d n o l onger act t h e p a r t of a

.

w om a n a n d a s s u med m o r e a n d m o r e t h e ch a r acte r o f a m a n
, S h e com .

pl a i n ed o f h a v i n g s tr an ge fee l i n gs in h er a bd o men S h e cou ld n o lon ger .

fee l h er mu l i eb r i a T h e v agi n a l or i fi ce s eemed t o c lose an d t h e r egi on

.

of h er gen i ta l s s eem e d t o be en l a r ged S h e h a d t h e sen s a t i on of .

pos ses s i n g a pen i s an d a sc r otum At t h e sa me time s h e began t o .

s h ow s ym ptom s of t h e ma l e v ol u pta s .

I n a n o th er ca se of K r afl t E b i n g t h e p a t ien t th i r ty s ix yea r s of age

'
- -
, ,

comm en ced s e s t up r a r e m a n u a t t h e t i m e o f p u ber t y w h en th i r teen yea r s ,

o ld an d becam e h om o s exu a l w h en s ix teen y ea r s of a ge

, When tw en ty .
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s ix yea r s old fee l i n g of tr an s for m at i on S h e i m agi n ed
sh e h ad t h e .

mu l ieb r i a s ua tur n in g in to t h e ma le for m an d began t o u r in a te l i k e a

man . S h e d oes n ot fee l a s h a m ed t o u n d r es s in t h e p r esen ce o f a m a n ,

bu t is s h y t o do i t in t h e p r es en ce o f a w om an .

On e of t h e bes t exa mpl es of t h e f ou r t h d egr ee of h omos exu a l i ty is

t h a t o f M u r r ay Ha ll w h o died in New Yor k C i ty in 1 90 1
, Her r ea l .

n am e w a s M a r y A n d er son Bo r n in S cotla n d s h e ca m e t o Am er i ca
.
, ,

w her e s h e l iv ed a s a man f or th ir ty yea r s Her featu r es an d h er be

.

h av i or w er e so en t i r el y mas cu l i n e in ch a r a cter th a t th r ou gh a l l thes e

a r s h er r ea l s ex w as n ot ev en s u s p ecte d b h l t f i d S h
y e y er c o ses r en s e .

became d i s t i n gu i s h ed a s a T am m a n y po l i t i ci an a n d a s a man a bo u t to wn
w h o k n ew h ow to m ak e mo n ey S h e as s oc i a ted w i th po l i t i c i a n s d r an k
.
,

t o exces s s w o r e a gr ea t d ea l s m ok ed a n d ch ew ed to bac co
, , S h e w a s fon d .

of p r etty gi r l s an d l i k ed t o a s s oci a te w i th th em S h e en t e r e d tw i ce i n t o .

ma t r im on i a l r el a t i on s w i th o th er i n v er ted w om en Her fi r s t m a r r i age .

en d ed in to s ep a r a t i on ; t h e sec on d l as te d tw en ty ye ar s a n d w as h a pp y

u n t i l t h e ao ca lle d w i fe d i e d T h e sec r e t th a t M r H a ll w as r ea lly a

- ”
. .

w om a n w a s n o t d i s cov er ed t i ll a fter h er d ea th .

A s i mil ar ca s e is th a t of D e R ayl an w h o w as a s s i s t an t t o t he ,

Ru s s i an con s u l in C h i cago f o r tw e lv e yea r s When h e d i ed in Decem .

ber 1 90 6 i t w a s fo u n d th a t t h e a s s i s t a n t w a s a w om a n
, , S h e s mo ked .

con s t an tl y an d w a s p o s s es se d of a d i s cr i m i n a t i n t as t f or l iq u or s w i t h
g e

a b i l i ty to w i th s t a n d t h e eff ect s o f d r i n k be tt er th a n m o s t m en S h e w as .

mar r i ed w i th t h e p r es en t M r s D e R a y l an f or t h e l a s t t w e lve yea r s

“
.

a ft er h av i n g been m a r r i e d on ce b e for e a n d d i v o r ced .

T r an s v es tis m .
—
The p sych o s ex u al an om aly of tr ans ve s tism
co n s ist s in the des ir e f or c r o s s d r es s in g The m ale p at ien t h as -
.

the abn o r m al de s ir e to d r e ss l ik e a w om an an d the female pa ,

t ien t lon gs to d r e s s l ike a m an It is in th is r es pect ak in to the .

an om aly of homo s ex u al ity I n the degr ees of e ff em in at io n an d

.

vir agin ity c r o s s d r es s in g is a p r om in en t s ym pto m The ho m o

,
-
.

s exu al pat h ic us h as n at u r ally t h e imp u l s i v e d es ir e to d r e s s l ike

a w om an an d v ice v er s a the Le sb ian w om an lo n gs to d r e s s like

, ,

a man .

St ill cr o ss d r essin g is a p ath ologic al en t ity by it s elf Homo

,
-
.

se xu al ity is a mor b id sex st ate of gr o s s s om atic exper ien ce s It .

em an ate s f r om th e c r ude po w er ful s en sat io n of sex The in d i,

.

vi du al s lon gin gs exten d to s om at ic s en sat ion s

’
Thes e desir es .

often r ap idly r each an ob s es s ion al st ate T r an svest ism on t h e .

,

other h an d is a s exo e sthet ic in ver s ion of pu r e ar tist ic imit a

,
-

ti on H en ce it occu rs mostly in ar t ist s an d in m en of letter s ,

.
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i. e .
,
in pe r s on s en dow ed w ith
h igh ly developed ar t is tic t as t e a .

S uc h per son s ar e as a r u le d isgus ted at the s igh t of the o r gan s

, ,

of the sex to wh ich th e in div idual by an ato mic al con fi gur at io n

belon gs w h ile s uch s ight s o ff e r to the homo s ex u al in d ivid ual
,

addit ion al ch ar m an d p iq uan cy .

T r an s ves tism ten ds to accen t th e es thetic s en s ib il ity The .

pat ien t s expe r ien ce of an in cr eas ed comfo r t an d w ell be in g by

’
-

th e gr at ific ation of t h e p r o n o un ced imp ul s e of c r o s s d r e ss in g -

,

is mo r e ak in to the s at is f act io n of the ar tist expe r ien ced by the ,

s u cce s s f ul exp r ess ion of a ce r tain s ym bol is m T r an s ves tis m .

is mo r e in h ar m on y with the basal e sthet ic dem an d s Th e .

p atien t h ar bo r s ex al ted ideas an d is s tr ivin g to s ec ur e ar t is tic

en jo ymen t in the app r ec iat ion of the beau tifu l The att r actio n .

is in the m in d an d h as n oth in g to do w ith the s ex o r gan s Hen ce -

.

tr an s ves tism s eldom ce leb r ates or gies of l as civio us an d vol u ptuo us

p r act ices as often fo u n d in h o mo sexual ity If s en s uo us c ar ess
, .

in g does take pl ace it is w ith a per son of the othe r sex

, Fo r .

t h e ph ys ic al p a r t o f t h e se x activ ity is p er fectly n o r m a l .

“
Th e follow in g fi ve c ases of tr ans vestism in men w ill ill u s
tr ate thes e poin ts :

fi r s t pa t i en t w a s v er y del i ca te a ll t h e t i m e u p t o fo u r yea r s f
Th e o

a ge . H is fa th e r d i ed w h en h e w as fou r yea r s o l d a n d t h e boy w a s ,

br ought u p b y h is m other A s t h e yo un ges t l i v i n g ch i ld ( Nes t h iikch en

.
,

n es t l i n g ) h e w a s r a t h e r s po il ed b y h er He s l ept w i th h is m o th er u n ti l
.

h e w a s fou r teen yea r s o ld Th e p a tien t s l ooks w er e r a th er gi r l i s h

’
. .

He a lw ays w or e gi r l s s h oes on acco un t o f h is h i gh i n s tep U p t o tw el ve

’
, .

y e a r s o f ag e t h e p a t ien t p l aye d w i th g i r l s m a d e d o l l s d r es s e s coo k ed

,
’
,

in gi r l s cook i n g s tov e s etc T h e p a t i en t s s i s ter w a s a d r es s m a k e r

’ ’
, .

an d o ften us ed t h e p a t i en t as a m od e l to d ra pe or t o t r y on d r es s e s .

Other w i se t h e p at ien t w as n ev er sed u ced by an yon e t o i r r egu l a r p r acti ces .

A t p ube r ty a cer ta i n ch an ge too k pl ace in t h e p s ych e of t h e p a t i en t .

At th i s t i m e w h en abo u t tw e l ve yea r s of age h e began to th i n k h ow

, ,

n i ce i t w ou ld be i f h e cou ld be ch an ged i n to a gi r l He n ev er h ad any .

sexu a l d es i r es f o r w om en I n s tup r an do m an u h e donn ed fem a le a tt i r e

.
,

bu t h is fa n ci es h a d a l w a ys w om en a s t h e obj ect s Wh en t h e p ati en t 1 8 .

d r es sed l i ke a m an n o on e w ou ld ta ke h im f o r a w om an T he r e a r e n o
, .

s t r on gl y p ro n o u n ced fem i n i ne t r ai ts Th e sex o r ga n s a r e th o s e o f a

.
-

n o r m a l m an T h e d i s t r i bu ti o n o f t h e h a i r on t h e bo d y is a lm o s t t h e
.

Th e c a s es w er e fi r s t pu bl i s hed by t h e au tho r in t h e New Yo r k

Medica l Jour n a l , F eb . 2 1, 1914 .
 PATH O LOGY O F S E XUALITY 299

s am e as in any o ther m an . Th e h ea d is ther b a ld On t h e a r m s ther e

ra .

is no h a ir , but t h e h an d s ar e cov er ed w it h h ai r Th e h an d s a r e r a ther

.

C UT XL I I I .

A c h ar acte r i s t i c p i ctu r e o f pa t i en t No 1 ; po s i n g in i m i t a ti on
. of th e
cel eb r a ted p a i n t i n g P s yc h e in Ba th d r e s s ed in s tock i n et
“ ”
,

sm a l l n a r r ow s o ft w e ll s h ap ed an d ar t i s tic Th e fi n ger s a r e t a per i n g

, , ,
-
. .

T h e l egs a n d feet w h en in dai n ty s toc k i n gs a r e r a th er fem i n i ne

, , Th e .

p a tien t w ea r s w oman s s h oes Oth er w i se w h en h e is d r ess e d l i ke a man

’
.
3 00 L O VE

he l oo k s l i ke a n or ma l m an B u t w h en t h e pa ti en t is in s tockin et as in
.

h i s ph o togr a ph “
P s ych e in B a th n o on e w ou l d tak e h im f or a m an
, , .

Wh en d r es s ed l i ke a w oman n obody w ou ld r ecogn ize a man in h im He , .

h a s t a k en w a lk s o n s t r ee t s u n n o t i ce d w h i le s o d r es s e d He n ev er d r ew .

a n y a tte n t i o n s o p e r fec tl y does h e lo ok l i k e a w om a n

, .

T h e p a t i en t s be h a v i or is q u i e t b u t n ot efi em in a t e His v o i ce is
’ '

low of un cer ta i n t i m br e He t r i es t o cu ltiv a te a fem a l e v o i ce w i th ou t

, .

r es or t i n g t o fa l setto H is w r i t i n g is u n ev en s o m et i m es bo ld ; m os t l y
.
, ,

how ev er i t is a w om an s s m a ll h an d w r i t i ng T h e ga i t is l i ke th a t of a
,
’
.

w om an s w ayi n g in t h e h i p s
, Th e p a t i en t s uff er s f r om per iodi ca l h em
.

or r h a ge s o f t h e n os e w h i ch h e is i n cl i n ed t o con s i d er as a k in d of
,

v i ca r i o u s m en s t r u a t i on .

As f a r a s t h e em o t ion s a r e con cer n ed th er e is a m a r k ed fem i n i n e

s en s i b i l i t T r s co m e eas i l w h w t h i m t i l H
y e a .
y e n a c n g e o o n a s cen e s e .

s m i l es a lm o s t c o n s t a n tly w h en in co n v er s a t i on b u t h e r a r e l y l a u h s o u t
g ,

r i ht H i s v er y sen s i ti v e t o p a i n b u t t i u h t t m pl i
g . e s o c e n o g n o o co a n
, .

He bl u s h es o n t h e s l i ghte s t p r e tex t He is p os s e s s ed of fem i n i n e a d a pt .

a b i l i ty He l i k e s n eedlew o r k an d lov es t o do cr och et t in g He l i kes fem a l e

. .

a mu sem en t s s u ch a s He is a fr eeth in ker in h is cr eed

”
K a fi eekl a ts ch
'

. .
,

Th e p a t i e n t p o s s es s es n o r m a l l ov e a n d a dm i r a t i o n f or t h e oth er
s ex . H e is a t t r a c t e d by w om e n a l t h o u gh h i s s exu a l fee l i n gs a r e v er y
,

l i ttle p r on ou n ce d He ta kes t h e gr ea tes t pleas u r e in con tem p la t i n g pic

.

t u r es o f t h e fem a l e fo r m H is d a y d r eam s an d fa n c i es a r e on ly of
.
-

w om en . He h a s n o h om os ex u a l i n cl i n a t i on s bu t r ath er a p r o fou n d ,

r ep u gn a n ce aga i n s t h om o s e xu a l r e l a t i o n s h i p He n ev er l on ged f or a .

m a le i n s tea d o f a fem a le l ov e r S t i ll h e seem s t o w a n t a m an be for e

.

w h om h e co u ld exp os e t h e ch a r m s o f h is ow n p er s on a n d w h o w ou ld k i s s
a n d ca r es s h im H is sexu a l d es i r es a r e n ot d ev el op ed
. He n ever w a s .

in l ov e w i th a n y w om en o r m en H is w i fe p r o p o sed t o h im . He m ay .

h a v e r ema i n ed oth er w i se s i n gl e He h as th r ee ch i ld r en a l l per fect ly .

,

h e a lth y .

T h e pecu l i a r an om a l y t h e p a t i en t is s u ff er i n g fro m is t h e d es ir e
t o b e a com pl ete w om an F r om h is ch i ldhood h e h a d t h e w i s h to be a
.

g i r l . H i s d es i r e n ow is t o l i v e a s a w o m a n a b s o l u tel y H e n ev er h a d .

a n y d r e am w h er e h e s a w h i m s elf a s a w om a n ; i n f a ct h e n ever h ad ,

a n y er o ti c d r eam s He l on gs f o r t h e fem a l e for m

. He often w i s h ed t o .

be cas tr a ted t o be m o r e l i k e a w om an .

T h e p a t i en t i s a ttr a cte d b y b eau t i fu l w omen b u t t h e i n s ti n ct i v e ,

feel i n g tow ar d th em is n ot t h e d es i r e f or p os s es s i on bu t mor e a feel i n g ,

o f en v y th a t h e c a n n o t be on e l i ke th em T h e a ppe a l o f w o m an s beau ty
’
.

t o h im is c o n n ec ted w i th t h e d e s i r e o f i n n e r or p s yc h i cal or su bj ect iv e

i den ti fi ca ti on o f h i m s elf w ith t h e beau t i fu l w oman t h e des i r e t o be in ,

h er pl ace— E in f tth l un g M i ter l eben as t h e Ger man s cal l it H e woul d

“ ”
.
, ,

do a l mos t an yth i n g to s ee a gir l in an y co n dit i on of exp o su r e bu t h e ,

w ou ld exper i en ce on ly t h e d es ir e of inn e r imitat ion His des ir e t o sh ow

 PATH O LOGY OF S E XUALIT Y 30 1

h i m self in fem a le a tt i r e is foun ded u pon t h e im pu l se of bei n g con s i der ed

a fu ll w oman .

Fr om a l ega l po i n t o f v i ew t h e p at i en t s i n v er s i on is m a i n ly eon
’

fi n ed to t h e s pher e of clo th i n g He h a s a p r ofou n d lon gi n g f or fema le

.

c lo th es He tak es plea s u r e in t h e s i ght of femal e attir e Woman s ’

. .

C UT XLI V .

F i r s t pa t i en t .

un der clo th i n g exe r ci s e a gr eater ch a r m u pon h im th an t h e w om an h er

s elf. He es pec i a l ly a tt a ch es gr e a t i m p o r t a n ce t o t h e cor s et T he p a ti en t
.

is a l w a ys d r es s e d in fem a le u n d er clo th e s He w ea r s on l y a m a n s coa t

’
.
,

v es t an d tr ou se r s , o r t h e c lo th e s be lo n gi n g t o t h e ou t w ar d cov er He
.

w ea r s w oman s s h oes s h i r tw a i s ts co r s e ts s to ck i n gs etc T h e ear lobes

’
.
, , , ,
3 02 LO VE

are p i er ced f or ea r i ngs w h i ch h e w ea r s ever y n ight He t akes br eakfas t

, .

d r es s ed a s a w om an .

When t h e p ati en t is d r essed as a w om an h e h as al l a w om an s ,

’

fee l i n gs an d l on gi n gs F or th i s r e a so n h e tr i es t o d r es s as a w om an at
.

ev e r y o ppo r tu n i t T h d es i t b d r es s ed l i k e a w om a n t ak es t h e
y . e r e o e

fo r m o f an i mper at i v e i m pu l s e Wh en h e ca n n o t d r es s u p h e becomes
.

r es tle ss He w ou ld r a ther comm i t s u i ci d e th a n be w i th ou t fem a le

.

a pp a r e l .

As a l iter a r y m an an d b r ain w or k er t h e p a t i en t ca n con cen tr a te

-
,

h is t h ou ghts be tter w h en in fem a le a tt i r e When d r es s ed a s a w om an .

h e fee ls h i m s elf t o be in a n o r m a l con d i t i on a n d is ch ee r fu l A fee l i n g .

o f a b so l u te co m fo r t a n d r es tf u l n e s s co mes ov er h im w h en in fem a le ,

c lo th es an d h i s be h av i o r i s i n fu ll acco r d an ce w i th h i s fee li n gs
, w h i le ,

in m a l e d r es s th er e is a k i n d o f ab sen t m i n ded n ess abo ut h im ; h e is -

a l w a ys th i n k i n f h i f m l d
g o s e a e r e s s e s .

T h e s econ d ca se is th a t of a gen tleman o f abou t s ix ty t w o yea r s of -

a e l i vi n i t h w t p t f u o u t y A h i ld h w as
g g n e es e r n a r o o r c n r s a c e .

kn o wn as m o ther s boy a n d h is mo ther an d h e w er e v er y fon d o f each

’
,

o the r He h as a lw ays d on e h is bes t t o pleas e h er s pen t as mu ch of h is t im e

.
,

w i t h h er a s po s s i b l e a n d too k gr e a t p l ea s u r e in th e t as k s s h e w o u l d gi v e
,

h im s u c h a s k n i tt in g c r oc h e t w r k o r pl a i n s e w i n g
, , o On m o s t o f a l l
, .

these occ a s i o n s s h e w o u ld fi r s t pu t h im in gi r l s clo thes T h e h ar des t ’

.

tas ks w ou l d th en be a plea s u r e t o h im T hes e p r act i ce s con t i n ued u p .

t o h is tw elfth yea r o f age .

Fr om h is ea r l i es t r eco ll ect i on s h is pl a ym a tes w er e a l w ays gi r l s a n d

h is pl a yth i n gs w e r e d o ll s r i bbo n s m in i a tu r e h o u s ek eep in g fu r n i tu r e
, , , ,

et c . He w as an ex per t d oll m a k er a n d cou ld cu t a n d m a ke d o ll c lot h es

f o r h is s i s ter s a n d o ther l i ttl e gi r l s At t en ye a r s of a ge h e co u ld cook
.

a n d p r e p a r e a m ea l He w as k n o w n t o h a v e n o l a ck of co u r age
. .

His in cl in at i on s a r e a lw ays tow a r d s s t r on g m in d ed en er get i c -

,

w o m e n o f t h e m a s c u l i n e type H e a l s o h a s a n a dm i r a ti o n f o r o ther m en
.

o f h is typ e w h en t h ey a r e d r es s ed l i k e w o m en He n ev er h a d a n y homo .

sexu a l i n c l i n a t i o n .He a l w a y s h a d a n a l m os t u n co n tr o ll a bl e d e s i r e t o
w ea r w o m a n s a tt i r e Wh en so d r ess ed h e can a lw ays th i n k m or e logic
’
.

a ll y fee l les s e n cu m be r ed
, so lve d im cu l t p r o blem s
,
B u t f o r t h e po p u l a r .

p r ej u d i ces h e w ou ld a l w ays w ea r fem a le at t i r e .

T h e s k i n o f t h e p a t i en t is s o ft a n d c lea r t h e h a i r o n h ead an d ,

h ea r d is so ft a n d l i ght He h a s l i ttl e h a i r o n h is bod y H i s s h ou lder s

.
-
.

a r e s q u a r e an d h is b r e a s ts q u i te l a r ge H is v o i ce i s h i gh . .

He bl u s h es r ea d i l y He co u ld n ev er cou n ten an ce vu l ga r i t y su ch as
.
,

s mu tty s to r i es or obs cen e r em a r k s He is r ece pt i v e . He is v er y s en s i .

t iv e t o p a i n or pl eas u r e He i s i n cli n ed t o be s tu bbo r n

. His in tel l ect .

i s kee n a n d h e th i n k s l ogi ca lly

, .

W hen abo u t fi fteen year s ol d h is fa th er fo r ba de h im t o w ear fem a le

c lo thes so h e ki s s ed h is m o ther goo d by e a n d m a de h is w a t o t h e f ar
- v
,
 PA T HOL O GY O F S E X U ALITY

Wes t . Th er e h e d r ove
team on con s tr uctio n wor k of a r a il r oad an d
a

in t h e fa ll of t h e s ame year foun d h imself h un t ing buff a lo I n t h e fi ve .

en s u i n g yea r s h e h as d o n e h is p a r t in w i n n i n g of t h e We s t w i th t h e ,

r es u lt th a t h e car r ies t w o I n d i a n b u llet s in h is l egs B u t h e cover s them .

u p w i th p e tt icoa t s h e s a y s a s ofte n a s o pp o r tun ity per m i ts

, , Th en h e .

for gets a l l about th em a s w ell a s a l l oth er tr ou bl es He h a s serv ed as

, .

a d etec t i v e in a Un i te d S ta tes m a r s h a l s offi ce a s a s h er i ff an d as a

’
, ,

j u s t i ce o f th e peace He h a s been a bl e t o con q uer almos t ever yth in g

.

except h is u n con t r o ll a bl e p a s s i o n f o r fe m a l e a tt i r e When t h e in cl i .

n a t ion t o d r es s comes o ver h im h e is un abl e t r as h m a t o r es is t i t

y e ,y , , .

This l as t ch ar acte r ist ic in the c ase sho ws th at the desir e

f or c r oss dr e s s in g m ay often as s um e the degr ee of a ve r ita ble
-

imper at iv e idea If the des ir e is n ot s atis fied s ome p at ien ts ar e

.
,

s e ized w ith an x iet

y a cco m p an ied by cold pe r,
s p ir at io n an d p alp i
t at ion of the he ar t .

The th ir d case is of a gen tl eman th ir ty two year s of age ,

-
,

mar r ied I n h is an s w e r t o a letter w r itten by an othe r t r an s

.

ves tite ask in g h im f or h is l ife h is tor y the pat ien t w r ites th at ,

he expected th e lett er becau s e A gn e s M h ad told h im th at h e ,

.

wo uld r ece ive on e Th is A gn e s M w as a man an d it is ch ar ac

. .
,

t er is t ic of the s e p at ie n t s to c all each othe r by gir l s n am e s Ou r

’
.

“ ”
p at ien t too s ign s h is n am e Yo ur s fem in in ely Bl an che
, , ,
Th e ,
.

“ ”
par t of the h istor y of th is Bl an che th at in ter es ts u s most
r e ad s as follo w s :

Th e fem in in e in s tin cts fi r s t appea r ed a t th e age of fou r yea r s .

He w a s th en a tte n d i n g a s m a ll gi r l s sc ho o l in t h e cou n tr y h is m o th er
’
,

h av i n g a bu s i n es s in to w n At abou t th a t age i t w as s ugges ted th a t

.
,

it w as time th a t h e w a s pu t i n to kn icker s W hen h e fi r s t w a s dr es s ed in .

boy s d r es s a hor r id feel i n g a s s a i led h im He fou ght s o per s i s ten tly

’
, .

a ga i n s t w e a r i n g th es e n e w a pp a r e l th a t h is m o th er r e so l v e d to l ea v e

h im d r es sed in gi r l s a tt i r e f o r a f ew yea r s lo n ger T h u s h e w a s a bl e t o

’
.

w ear fr oc k s f or t h e fi r s t ei ghteen y ea r s o f h is l i fe .

At th a t ti me n eces s i ty ma de i t i m p er a t i v e f or h im t o ea r n a l iv i n g ,

a n d h e w a s fo r ced t o go ou t i n to t h e w o r ld d r e s se d a s a b oy H e w r i te s .
,

h e w i ll n ev er fo r ge t t h e gr e a t a v er s ion w h i ch as s a i le d h im w hen h e fi r s t
w en t o u t in t r ous er s He s eemed a s h am ed t o loo k an yon e in t h e face
. .

He a l w a y s w an te d t o h i d e h is l egs .

He n ever gav e u p fem i n i n e u n der w ea r on l y ou tw a r dl y h e d r es ses a s ,

a m an I n th e h ou se w h en h e r etu r n s f r om bu s i n e s s h e a l w a y s d r es s es
.
, ,

a s a w om an H is m i n d i s n ev er con ten ted du r i n g t h e d a y t i m e

. W h en .

t h e ev en i n g com es t h e fi r s t job on gettin g h ome is t o don a pett icoat

,
3 04 L OVE
and fr oc k a n d t o be f o r t h e r es t of th e i
ev en n g in t h e ga r b w h c h h is
i
min d t ell s h im is t h e r i gh t on e . He fee l s no th i
n
g b u t n a u s ea in t h e
a r b o f a m an
g .

Th e l as t ch ar acte r ist ic sh o ws pl ain ly the m or b id ity of the

C UT XL V .

Th i r d p a ti en t .

cas e . A n o r m al woman if fo r ced by c ir c um stan ces to wear

,

m en s clothe s m ay h ave the f eel in g of be in g imp r ope r ly d r e ss ed

’
, ,

but sh e w o uld n ot h ave the feel in g of n aus e a Her e w e h ave .

a c r eatu r e w ith a n o r m al m ale b od

y bu t o n a cco ,
u n t of the com
pl et e fem ale m in d he feels n au s e ated w he n w e ar in g m ale cloth es .
 PATH O LO G Y OF S E XU AL I T Y 30 5

”
The fo urth c as e is th at o f Pr of M a fem ale impe r so n at o r . .
, ,

w h o al s o add r e ss e s h is t r an s ve s t ite f r ie n ds by gir l s n ame s H is ’

.

h is to ry r eads as follo ws
Th e p a t ien t y t wo yea r s o f a ge h as a bea ut i ful for m s m a l l
is s ixt -
, ,

h a n d s a n d feet a n d a b eau t i f u l h ea d o f h a i r w h ich h e c a n d o u p i n l ad y s

’

fas h io n by t h e a id of s w i tch es .

H is m o th e r d r e s s ed h im i n g i r l s cl o th es u n ti l h e beca m e a l a r g
’
e

C UT XLV I .

F ou r th p a t i en t , d r e s se d f or t h e s t r ee t .

i d boy a d w h e n s h e a ttem p te d to p t h im i n t o bo ys clo th es h e

s ze , n u
’
,

w ou l d k i ck a n d scr ea m S i n ce th a t t i m e w h en o pp or tun ity p r esen ted

.
,

i ts elf h e w ou ld m a s q u er a de in fema l e ga b T h er e s em s to be a
, r . e

pecu l i a r f c i t i o n a n d plea s u e t o h im w hen d es sed in t h e c lo thes

as na r r

o f th e O osi te s ex A so t of an i r r es i s t i bl e i m p u l se co m es over h im
pp r .

a t t i m e s a n d h e can n ot ex t r ica te h i m se lf
, He can con t r ol h is th o ughts.

better w r i te a n d s eem i n gly w or k better w hen dr es sed in s kir ts an d h e is

, ,

mor e con ten ted .

30 6 L OVE

H is se xu a l f ull y d ev e l oped an d do n ot d i ff er fr om a n y
o r gan s ar e

o th er m a le o r ga n s A n u m be r o f ye a r s p r ev io us ly h e w as s t r o n g sex
.

u a l l y a n d fon d o f t h e o ppo s i t e s ex N o w ad a ys h e ca r es mo r e f o r h is
.

o w n s ex M en l oo k m o r e a tt r a c t i v e t o h im th a n w o m en do
. I t s eem s .

s t r a n ge ,w r i te s t h e p a t i en t b u t I th i n k a l l fem a l e i m pe r s on a t or s lea r n
,

t o h a v e a n a bh or r en ce f o r t h e fem a le s ex ev en a h a t r ed in t h e cou r s e ,
”
o f ti me De a r M i s s S as you an d Ma u de ( by t h e w a y 8 an d M au de
“
.
, ,
. .

a r e bo th m e n ) a r e in t h e sa m e bo a t I a m f r ee t o te ll a l l th es e t h i n s
, g .

I am pleas e d t o fi n d o n e w h o th i n k s a s I do T h e co m m on her d does .

n ot u n d er s tan d m e .

Th is c as e th r o w s a c er t ain l igh t u pon t h e ps ych e of t h e

w om an im per s on ato r s They do n ot becom e eff emin ate th r o u gh
.

th e lo n g h ab it of m as q u e r ad in g — th at w o u ld be con fo un d in g
c u s e an d e ff ect
a — bu t th eir in n ate an om aly l eads th em to choo s e
im p er s on at in g as a p r ofes s ion A n o r m al m an w ou ld h ar dl v .

s elect s u ch a p r ofes s ion as h is l ife w or k .

Th e w a i l a n d c r y of t h e p a t i e n t th a t t h e co m m on he r d doe s n o t
u n d er s t an d h im a r e w e ll k n ow n I t is t h e o ld fem i n i n e p r o tes t t h a t
.

men do n ot u n d er s ta n d w omen I t is t h e fam i l i a r ca tch ph r a se w h i ch a

.
-

fla tte r i n g y el l ow j o u r n a l i s m an d m ed i oc r e l i ter a tu r e a r e con t i n u a ll y d i s h

in g ou t t o t h e i r w o m en r ea d e r s M en w i ll n ev er u n d er s ta n d w om en , is
.

p r eac h ed in a n d ou t of s ea so n , i n s i n u a ti ng a cer ta i n depth in a n d m ys

t er y a bo u t h er p s ych e Mo s t cer t a i n l y, t h e m an doe s n o t u n der s ta n d
.

w om a n s p s y c h e He d oes n o t u n d er s t an d h is ow n , n e i th er d oes s h e
‘
’
.

u n d er s t a n d h e r o w n Th e exp er i m en t s in p s ych o logi c a l l abo r ato r i es a r e

.

dea l i n g on l y w i th t h e r el a ti o n s betw een t h e sen sa ti on s an d per cepti on s ,

n ot w i th t h e w h e n ce, h ow an d t h e w h y o f t h e m ech a n i s m of t h e
“ ” “ ” “ ”

mind . T h e m ech a n is m by w h i c h a ma ter i a l fi u id, ce ll , or elec tr on t u r n s

i n to a th o ught, w h eth er in t h e m a le or t h e fem a le b r a i n , i s yet n u
kn o w n , n e i th er is ther e a n y p r os pec t th a t i t ev er w i l l be S ti ll t h e .

w o r k i n gs o f t h e h u m a n m i n d a r e s u bj ect t o ob s e r v a t i o n , a n d w e k n o w by
e xpe r i e n ce th a t w o m a n s p s v ch e c h an ge s w i th t h e c h a n ge o f h er d r es s
’
.

Th e m i n d o f a m an bo r n i n po v er ty a n d b r ou ght u p in h u m ble s u r
r ou n d i n gs w i ll a l w a y s r e m a in h u m bl e, ev en w h en h e beco m e s a m i ll io n
ai r e. He a d a pt s h im s elf w ith gr ea t d ifi cu l t y t o ch a n ge d con d it i on s .

Wo m an s a d a p t a t io n to n ew s u r r ou n d i n gs is p h en om en a l D r es s h er a s
’
.

a q u ee n a n d s h e is a q u e en , c l a d in r a gs , s h e ac t s t h e be gga r Nor m a l .

m en do n o t u n de r s t a n d t h e n a tu r e o f s u ch a m i n d th a t can be so ia .

flu en ced by o ut w a r d a p pe ar a n ce Nei th er d oes m an u n d er s t a n d t h e w on

.

de r f u l i n s t i n c t o f t h e h y m en o pt er Y et t h e i n sec t s eem s t o be les s p r ou d

.

o f it s m y s te r y th a n o u r p a t i e n t o f h is or th e fem a l e c f t h e s pec i es o f he r s .

F o r th i s v er y r ea s o n t h e m a l e t r an s v es t i tes w h o a r e p os s e s s ed w i th
a fem a l e s p i r i t o r a fe m a l e s o u l a r e m o r e i n te r es t i n g th a n t h e fem a l e
t r a n s v es t i te , p o s s es s e d of a m a le s o u l I n n or m a l men d r es s i n g is n ev er
.

a m a t t e r o f gr ea t co n cer n , n e i th e r i s i t w i t h t h e t r a n s v es t i te e n d o w ed
w i th a m a l e m i n d B u t t h e n o r m a l w om a n a tt r i bu te s a v a s t im
.

o r tan ce t o fe m i n i n e d r es s , a n d t h e m a l e tr an s v es ti te w i th t h e fem a le
p
so l e c
u x e ls h e r i n d r es s -v
a l u a t i on .
 PATHOL O GY OF S E XUALITY 30 7
The follo g c asw in
e is th a t of a ag ed th ir t y ix ge n tle m an, -s

y ea r s a n, a r tis t p ain te r w h o i s abo ut to m ar r y I n h is let te r to .

a t r an s ves t ite f r ien d he p r otes t s again s t the in s in u at io n of hom o

s ex u alism He w r ites as follo w s :

.

“
Th e r eas on d i d n ot a n s w e r be for e is beca u s e it s eem s t o m e
wh y I
th a t o u r v i e w s o n t h e m a tte r m en t i on e d a r e v er y d iv er gin g A s f a r .

a s I ca n j u d e f r o m r l ette r i t l ok s a s i f o n s i d er m an s l ov e
’
g yo u o yo,u c

f o r dr es s i ng in fema le cloth es eq ua l to h omos exu a l i s m I can te ll you .

th a t h om osexua l i sm h as a l w ays been an abh or r en ce t o me an d th a t t h e ,

s o l e r eas o n f o r my d es i r e t o w ea r gow n s is p u r e l y fem i n i n e lo v e f o r

w ha t i s bea u t i f u l a n d p i ctu r es q u e I n m y r el a ti o n s t o t h e o th e r s ex
. ,

I am j u s t a s n o r m a l a s a n y o the r m a n .

The lon gin gs f or c r o ss d r ess in g in ou r c as es m ay be b es t

-

e xpl ain ed that the fem in in e s t r ain n o r m ally fou n d in eve r y

, ,

m ale ex is ts her e in a gr e atly exagge r ated fo r m

,
E ver y n o r m al .

w om an attr ib ute s an ex agge r ated v al u e to clothes an d N ar c is s u s ,

l ike is mor e or les s en amo r ed with the fem ale body

,
‘
The sam e .

Th
i s is t h e p s ycho logi ca l expl an a ti on f r w o m a n s lo e of h i ’
o v s

t r ion ic s pec t a c le s A lm s t t w o th i ds o f a l l thea tr egoe s a r e ce ta i n ly

. o -
r r r

w om en S t i ll so m u c h d em i n u d e fem i n i n i ty i s p r es en t ed on t h e s ta ge
.
-
.

p r es um abl y to am u s e m en an d so f ew s em i n u d e m en f or t h e am u sem en t -

o f w o m en .Wh y do s o m an y w om en r u n t o t h e thea t e s t o see t h e r

n ud i ty of th eir ow n sex ? M en do n o t ca r e f or t h e s i ght of n u de men ?

T h e r ea so n is th a t fem i n i n e n u d i ty is p r esen ted on t h e s ta ge no t f o r

t h e am u se men t o f t h e f ew m en bu t m o s tly f o r t h e am u s em en t of t h e
,

g r e a t th r n g o f w om en
o .

Th e fem a le body h as a s exu a lly s t i m u l a t in g eff ec t u p o n w om an

( C o l i n S cott Am Jo ur o f Ps ych Feb
, . . T h e p r i d e o f t h e fem a l
.
, . e,
sa ys W ei n i n ger ( S ex a n d C h ar a ct er p is so meth i n g q u i te pecu l i a r
, .

to her s e lf so m eth i n g fo r ei gn even t o t h e m os t h a n d s o m e m an an o h

, ,

ses s i o n o f h e r own bo d y a plea s u r w h i ch d i s pl ay s i ts e lf ev en in t h e

, e

leas t h an d so me gir l by adm i r i n g her sel f in t h e m i r r o r by s tr ok i n g

, ,

her self an d by pl ayi n g w i th h er ow n h a ir bu t w h i ch com es t o it s fu ll ,

m e as u r e on l y in t h e eff ect th a t h r bod y h a s o n m a e W m a n des i r e n . o s

to fee l th a t s h e is ad m i r ed ph y s i ca ll y Th e n or m a l w om a n r eg a r ds h er
.

body as m ad e f o r t h e s ti m u l a ti on c f t h e m an s s n a t i o n T h i s com pl x ’
e s s . e

em o t i on f o r m s t h e i n i t i a l s t age o f h er o w n pl ea s u r e T h e fema le bod y .

h as h en ce a gr ea te r exci ti n g efl ec t u po n w o m en th an t h e m a le bod y h as
'

u pon m en Fem a l e n ud i t y p r od uces a g r ea te r imp r es s i on u pon h er th an

.

t h e m a le bo d y ev er d oes S ta tu e s o f fem a le fo r m s a e m o r e l i abl e th a n

. r

those of m al e fo r m s t o h av e a s t i m u l at i n g eff ec t u po n w om an .

Th e s ame emoti o n s a r e evok ed in w o ma n a t t h e s i ght of fem a le

c l oth es .Wom an takes i t f or gr an te d th at h er cloth es j us t as h er ,

body h av e a n er o ti c eff ec t u pon t h e m a l e Hen ce fem a le c lo thes aw aken

, .

in w o m en a co m pl ex emo t i on ak i n t o t h e s i ght of t h e fema le body .

Wom an becomes se xu a l l y exci ted by h er o wn cl othes For th i s r ea son .

clo th es a r e t o w o man of t h e gr ea t es t i m po r t a n ce Th e des i r e f o r beau .

308 LO VE

C UT XLVI I .

Dr . M W
. .
, d r es s ed in t h e mascu l ine ga r b w h ich s h e u s ua ll y w ea rs .
 L O VE 309

exagg r a e ted v al ue to female clothes is attributed by th e m al e

t r an s vestites The fem ale t r an sve st ite on the other h an d thin ks
.
, ,

of clothes mo r e or les s as men do Yet th e m ale s t r ain in h er .

, ,

bein g a mor b id phen omen on d r ess in g is of mor e im po r tan ce ,

to h er th an it is to t h e n or m al m an .

The cas e of the celebr ated Dr M W s how s th at even th e . . .

fem ale t r an s ves ti te is gr eatly con cer n ed in the que s tion of d r ess .

l w a ys d r es sed in t h e m as cu l i n e gar b S h e a ttr i butes gr ea t

S h e is a .

i mpor ta n ce t o t h e l i ber ty o f dr es s S h e is con s tan tly agi ta ti n g f or th i s .

l i ber ty I n a letter to a m a le tr an s ve s t i te w r i tten in C h i cago d ate d

.
, ,

Jan 12 th 1 9 13 s h e s ays
.
, I h av e s en t t h e b i l l t o A lb an y N Y an d t o
, : , . .
,

S p r i n gfi eld I l l a n d ex pect t o s pea k in bo th pl aces on t h e r i ght o f

, .
,

c l o th e s T hen s h e co n t i n u es T h e co n s t i tu t i o n of t h e U S gives
” “
. : . .

r i ht t o l if e an d l i ber t i t m k pt i r di n l ’
d
‘

g y an d a e s n o e xce o
,n r e
ga g egs an

I t gua r a n tees a r ep ub l ican for m of gov ern m en t t o ev er y S ta te

‘ ’
sex . ,

an d i t i s n o t r e p u b l i ca n w h en t h e S t a t e p u ts t h e peo pl e in d r es s chains -
.

Z oo er as tia — of the mos t peculiar an d mons tr ous an om

. On e
al ies of the s ex u al imp u ls e after ho m o s exu al ity is zoo er as t ia or

bes tial ity wher e the in di vidu al s e con jun git cum animalibus
,
.

The an om aly is as old as h is to r y It w as kn o wn al r e ady at .

B ibl ic al t im es Th e Mo s aic l aw give r p un ishes the p r ac tice w ith

.

‘
death .

As a r u le bes t ial ity is mo r e due to a cer t ain per ver s ity th an

,

to a per ver s ion The fact th at the zooer as ts ar e u su ally fo un d

.

amon g tho s e w h o l ack the oppo r t u n i ty f or n o r m al con gr es su s

e
( g . s hephe
. r d
, s s e g g
r e ated in the mo u n tain s f,or s eve r al mo n t h s

at a t im e ) w o u ld ten d t o sho w th at the p r act ice is mo r e a vice

th an a d is eas e St ill a good m an y cas es of best iality s how a

.

d is eas ed m en tal ity E ven in the c as e of Ger st lan er ( Ar ch f

. . .

k r im An th r u K r im in x xxv i p
. . w h ich l ook s mor e like a
. .
, , .

v ic e th an a dis eas e t h e p atien t does n ot s eem to be m en t ally

,

s o un d .

t i fu l cl o th es is a n i r r a d i a t i on of t h e s ex i n s t in ct Th e pur pose of d r es s .

is t h e a ttr ac t i on th r ou gh cov er i n g F or t h e p a r t s cov er ed a r e r en der ed

.

mor e con s p i cuous .

An d i f a m a n l ie w i th a beas t h e s h a ll su r el y be pu t t o dea th
“

an d e s h a ll s l a y t h e bea s t An d i f a w om an a pp r oa c h u n to an y bea s t
.
,

an d ie d ow n ther eto th ou s h a lt ki ll t h e w oma n a n d th e beas t

,
”
( Lavi t h . .

xx, 15
31 0 L OVE

A ma n w as lo i ter i n g abou t in t h e par k of a cer ta in t ow n w h er e ,

a s a v a ge b ig dog w as o f t en s ee n
at la r ge By so me m ean s or other h e
.

man aged t
to en ice t h e dog to come n ear h im . uibu s dam
Q con t r ect a

t ion ib u s c i co n t ig it ut v ol u t a t e m
p an im a l is co n c it a r et Tu m n at cs

n u d av it , s e flex it s u pe r sc am n u m , et ca n em a ddux it u t coit u m r an um

pe

pe r a ge r et Du i n g
. r th e act t wo po l i cemen apppar ed on th e scen e wh o
h ad r ea t d ifficu lt can em ab h om i n e
g y sepa r ar e .

S u ch a look m or e l ike a v ice th an a diseas e

c as e w o uld .

Still a man wh o can fi n d s exual s atis faction in playin g the r ole

of the path icu s in an y coitus per an um is s exually abn o r m al .

Th e zo oer as t ie p r actices in th e case of S ur y ( Ar ch iv f kr im . .

An th r op u K r im in alis tik xxxv p 3 1 4 ) ar e al s o due to a cer

.
, ,
.

t ain an omaly .

A man fo r ty -
se v e n tw e l v e yea r s m a r r i ed w a s fr om t h e
yea r s o f a ge, ,

fi r s t day h e mar r ied in s at i able in h is hun ger f or sexu a l ac tiv i ty P r a ter .

m ar it a m s u am se r v i s p r a d u s u i con cumbebat Ro dem tempor e cum .

ca n ibus ov ibus q ue con un gebat j et cot idie com pr i meba t por ca m .

Th is m an w as appar en tly s u ff er in g fr o m satyr iasis w ith

in cl in at ion to an im al s Th e follow in g t wo c as e s w h ich cam e t o
.

the n otice of the autho r al so show at the fi r st glan ce a cer tain

an om aly :

In a cer ta i n v i ll age , ev er y o n ce an d w h i le dea d hens

, w er e foun d .

No body cou l d fi n d t h e cau se of th is pecu l iar occu r r en ce On e day, a .

m an th i r ty fi v e yea r s o f a ge , o f h i gh s oc i a l p o s i ti on , w as d i scov er ed in
- “

”
coit ion e cum ga llin a . He a lw ays killed t h e hens in con ca r n a t ion e Th e .

t ti on s
co n r ac of th e s ph i n cter an i in t h e ar
'
r
r a l s l a s t th r oe s i n c r e a s ed h is
’

li bido .

'

Th e c ir cumstan ces in this c ase w her e a weal th y m an wh o , ,

cou ld eas ily r each the n ear by c ity w ith all it s oppo r t un ities f or
n o r m al sex act iv ity s t ill pe r fo r m s s u ch abom in able act s
, s ho w ,

dis t in ctly th at th e m an w as s uff e r in g fr om an an om al y .

Th e seco n d tha t of a youn g m a n tw en ty yea r s of age He

cas e is , .

bega n t o fee l u n com for ta ble a n d r es tless C o ld per s p i r a t i on b r oke out .

a l l o v e r h i s bo d y T h e kn ee s began t o tr em ble an d h e fe lt a te r r i ble

.
,

po u n d i n g in h i s h ea d A t t h e s a m e t im e h e h a d t h e i m per a t i v e im pu ls e
.

cum ans er ibu s j un gen di He often s tr uggled again s t t h e des i r e bu t h e

.
 PATH O L OGY O F S E XUALITY 31 1

a lw ays failed . He s imp ly l os t h is r eas on in g pow er , an d w hen he r ega n ei d

h is r ea s on , th e act w as comm i tted .

No qu e st ion this p at ien t as s uff er in g fr om a cer tain kin d

of epilep sy w her e the fi ts n eces s ar y f or the r estor ati on of the
,

patien t s equil ibr ium wer e sub stituted by zooer ast ie debauche s
’
,
.

The p ar oxysm al attacks of p sych ic un r es t an d of in ten sity of

feel in g f or cer t ain exper ien ces wer e mor b id an d due to the same
f un damen t al facto rs un der lyin g the syn d r om of epilep sy
,
.

I n w omen ,
zooer astia j u d gin g fr om the p aucity of the case s
,

r epor ted m u s t be a r ar e an om aly or vice

,
The r ar ity of the .

occur r en ce of bestial ity in women may be expl ain ed by the diffi

cu lty of m ak in g the an im al t ake the act iv e p ar t in the p er fo r m

an ce .Still the sm all n umber of r epor t ed c as e s may als o be due

to th e diffi c ulty of pr ovin g the existen ce of bes tiality in either

Whenyo u n g gi r l s s ays M oll a r e fo

,
n d of takin
g c an e s in ,

cu biI ia s u a et s tup r e cum eis l u der e it w ill be ve r y d iffic u lt to ,

con vict them of the ir vices except in su r pr isin g them in the

ver y act wh ich can but s eldom be accom pl ished
,
.

The p r actice of bestial ity by w om en is as old as h istor y .

Bes ides its men tion in the B ible ther e is the r epo r t by Plutar ch ,

th at the E gyptian w omen wh o we r e s egr egated w ith the sacr ed

o at Me n de s p r act is ed odom w ith the an im al He r odot u s h im
g s y .

s elf s aw the women s u bm it t in g them s elve s ope n l y to the em

br aces of the s acr ed go at .

K ar s ch r elates th at in K amts ch atk a the w omen fr equ en tly

con un gun t can ibu s
j .

Som e cyn ic s cl aim t h at the old m aid

’
s love f or dogs ,
w h ich
a ppe a r s s o ch a r m in g a n d t o u ch in g, h a s s om e d ee p e r r e a so n t h an
mer e fon dn ess f or an im a s l .

Moll kn ows of s ever al c ases w her e w om en keep dogs s tu pr i

caus a tr ain in g the an imals to p r actis e cun n ilin gus on them He
,
.

cites a case from the an n als of the cour t wher e the w om an w as ,

acc u s ed q u od ab u s a es t c an e s tup r i c au s a move n s an im al l am

ber e geni talia su a .

31 2 LO VE

Pfaff r eco r ds a c a se o f a m a i d -s er v an t on a far m wh o t r a i n ed th e

w a tc h do g-
s ec um co m m isc e r i .

Ma schk e r el a tes a ca s e o f a w om a n fo r ty fo u yea r s o f ag w h o ,

-
r e,

co n fes se d in co u r t s e co n j u n x is s e cu m c a n e Qu o n d a m d ie cai is . i

fo r te s al u it i n ter fem o r a s u a et l a m b i t v u l v a m f em in a e D in de . e

fem i n a i n ter n u d a fem or a s u a an i m a l s um mi t et per m u l s it a b do

m en a n im a li s q u o a d p en i s e r ec tu s es s et
, T u m a d s e ll am n is a ca n e m .
,

a d s e pr es s it e t p os t q u am p en em i n te r l ab i a os u it c m m v it a n im a l
p o o

u t mo t io n es f a ce r et u s q u e d u m ej a cu l a t i o v e n ir et
, .

Ros s e r ep or ts t h e case of a you n g w h ite un m ar r ied w om an in ,

Wa s h i n gton w h o w a s s u r p r is e d in flag a n t e d e l ict w it h a l a ge E n g r o r

l i s h m as t ifi w h o in h is eff o r ts s e so lv er e a pu ell a ca u s ed a n i n j u r y f
'

, o

s u ch a n a tu r e th a t s h e d i ed f r om h em o r r h a e w ith i n a n h o u r
g .

All the se c ases do n ot r eveal an y k in d of a per v er s io n Th e .

p r act ices s eem to h av e been due to vice or pe r ver s ity The fol
-
.

low in g c ase comm uni c ated to the autho r by D r C of T eq u is

, . .
,

q u ip an Mexico wh o acc iden tally en te r ed the p atien t s h u t w h ile

, ,
’

“
s h e w as k n eel in g on h er bed in copu l at ion e cu m m u l o s u o
( ,

sho w s d ist in ctl y it s p atholo gic al n at u r e :

Th e p at i en t , a w id ow , th
year s of age w a m ar r ied a t t h
i r t y - s ix ,
s e

a ge of s i x te en a n dh a d h e fi t c h i ld y rl t e H r h u s b n d d i ed
rs a ea r a r . e a

t en yea r s ago S h e h a d on e o th e r ch i ld fi v e y ea r s a go w h i c h d i d in
. e

i fa n cy S h e h ad al w ays been of a p s s i on a te tu e Jam u decim

n . a na r . n

a n n o s n at a cum v i r i s s e con j u n x it S tu p u m m a n u f cieb a t o n a n d ff

. r a o

a l l h er l i fe e s p ec i a lly a t t h e t i m e of m
, t u t i n cum i r i ea c n en s r a o , v o

cu m ber e n l l en t o C on ca r n a t ion es h ab eb at s edecies u n a n octe go i n g t h e

.
,

r u n d s o f t h e d i ff e
o t igh t s h if t s a t t h e m i ll s
r en n Ab u t t h ee ye a s a go . o r r

s h e h a d t h e fi r s t t i m e coit um cum a n i m a l i S u u s can i s er at I n d e s aepe . .

c mm is ceb a t u r cu m can ib u s
o Abo u t a y ea r a go w h i l e r etu n i n g w i th h er
.
,
r

bu r r o fr om a n ei gh bo r i n g tow n d u os can es in con j ugio v i d it q u od s e , ,

v a ld e con c it a v it C um m a n e pos t m e id ia n u m tem p u s es s e t v i r um ce l e i

. r r

t e r i n en i r e n on pot u it
v Qu a r e m n l u m in ca sa m s u m ps it et co cpit
.

co t r ec t a e
n f a s c in u m d on ec em er s it
r , D ei de in gr a b t u m r ep t a it . n a v ,

o s u it m u l i p ed es p r i or es in eo et i p s a cu b i t i s gen ibu s q u e n i x a es t
“
T um
p , .

fem r a mu l i i ter go s u o po u it et pos t q u m p e em n im l is i n te l ab ia

o n s a n a a r

in s e u it co it u m s ol it u m cum a n i m a l i h a bu i t in q u o ea i p sa m o t io n es
r , ,

fec i t celer es au t len t a s secu n du m n eces s it a t em s u a m S h e n ow h as t h e

,
.

bu r r o t r a i n ed s o th a t w hen s h e l ets h im en ter t h e b u t h e com m en ces at

on ce t o u n s h e a t h a n t eq u am p t es t po s it u a m ca p e r e o r .

Th e exam in a t ion of t h e p a tien t s h ow ed n oth in g abn or m a l in t h e

 PATHOLOGY O F S E XUALITY 31 3

or gan s , exce pt an ex tr em e sen s i t i v en es s t o to u ch T h e

. mer e p
s e ar a t i on
of th e l ab i a i n d u ced or ga s m Du r i n g t h e ex am i n a t i on
. she h ad fou r to
fi ve o r ga s m s .

Ther e can be n o doubt th at th is w o m an w as s u ff er in g f r om

n ympho m an ia M en co uld n ot s atis fy h er in c r eas ed sexu al de
.

s ir e s o sh e t ook r ef uge t o an im al s
,
.
 P A RT VI .

SE XUAL H YG I E N E

C H A P T E R XIX

H YG I E NE OF C H I LD H OOD

Per son al hygien e mean s a s oun d body an d m in d It mean s .

t h e p r eser vat ion of he alth w h ich was h um an ity s e ff o r t s in ce

’
,

t ime imm emo r ial Pers on al hygien e is as old as c iviliz at ion

. .

The B ible devotes m an y a ch apte r to per son al hygien e Th e .

an c ien t G r eek s s pe n t a con s ide r able p ar t of the da in exe c is e

y r ,

g am e,
s et
.c ,in the in te r e s t of pe r son al h
yg i e n e The celeb r a te
. d
Rom an bath s w er e es tablished in th e in ter e s t of the h ygien ic
“
devel opmen t of the body The Rom an m axim w as
. men s san a ,

in co r po r e san o .

As f ar as h um an ity is con cer n ed the mos t impor tan t p ar t

,

in the s c ien ce of s exu ality is the hygien e of the v ita sexu alis .

P r even tive m ed ic in e will s cor e its gr eat es t su cces s es in the field

of s exu al d is eas es . If the r ules of pers ona l hygien e ar e followed
they m ay pr even t man y an an omaly w h ich w hen on ce es tab ,

l ish ed is s eldom amen able to t r eatm en t

, .

“
E s pec ially does the p r in c iple pr even t ion is the bes t c ur e
, ,

hold good in the an om alies of an aes thesia I n alm os t n in ety .

n in e c as e s ou t of a h un d r ed the s e an o m al ies ar e con t racted

th r o ugh the p at ien t s own r eckle s sn es s an d fau lt If th e p at ien t

’
.

cou ld be guar ded again st s exu al excess es t h e m ain c aus e of im,

poten ce in all its r amificati on s wou ld be r emoved But th e .

n ecess ity of avo id in g ce r t ain t hi n gs r eq uir es a p r ope r in s igh t

in to the n atu r e of these t h in gs To be good r eq u ir es a pr oper

.

kn ow ledge of th e evil “
. We can n ot s ays H ain F r is w ell ( E ssays
”
,
 S E X UAL
. HY G I E NE 31 5

“
on be good by p r eten din g n ot to kn o w e vil
E n glis h wr it ers ) , .

Wh en women go mad, the mos t in n ocen t, th e youn gest , t h e mos t

pu r ely ed u cated often utter th e mos t ho r r id an d obs cen e l an
u
g ga e ; a p r oof th at to them ev il h as been kn own ; h ow acqu ir ed ,

h ow taught it is v ain to as k Wh at the teacher ought to seek is

,
.
,

n ot to blot ou t an d veil in i q u ity s in ce th at will al w ays be vis ibl e

, ,

but to make th e he ar t st r on g en ou gh to c ast out the ev il .

To accomplish this en d pr ope r in st r uction in m atte r s of

sex is a co n d it ion s in e q u a n on The in st r uction shou ld begin
.

befo r e the sexu al idea h as an emotion al gar b Wh en the h abit .

of mas t ur b ation h as on ce been con t r acted it is ver y h ar d to br eak

,

it ; w hen p r omis c u ou s life h as been t as t ed all kn ow ledge of it s ,

dan ger s will seldom pr otect th e in divi dual fr om con tin u in g such
‘
a l ife .

Th e m ission ar y w or k m u st, th er e f o r e begin in th e n ur s e ry

,
.

T h e d r un k ar d is n ot expected to emb r ace tempe r an ce by acq uir

in g the k n owl edge of the in j u r io u s e ff ects of excess e s in al cohol
upo n sou l an d bod
y H i.s imp air ed w ill c an n o t r e s is t tempt at io n .

He must be taught to be temper ate befo r e he become s a dr un kar d .

Th e same is the c as e w ith the boy wh o h as on ce t asted ill ic it

ven e ry All the p r each in g will gen er ally be f or n au ght Kn ow l
. .

edge at th is tim e comes too l ate The youn g m an wh o h as gon e

.

th r ough al l th e suff e r in g of gon or r hea an d syph il is as s oon as h e ,

is cu r ed an d s omet im es even be for e a pe r fect cu r e h as be e n

,

r e ach ed fo r get s eve r yth in

, g un de,
r p a s s io n to r e s is t less im m l s e ,

an d ass oc iates aga in w ith me r et r ic io u s w o m e n His p r actical

.

exper ien ce j u st as the theo r et ical kn ow led ge of th e medical

,

s t uden t is n ot po w e r fu l en ough to keep aw ay a m an fr om ill icit

,

in dulgen ce o n ce he h as m ade it s acq u ain tan ce

, B ut if the dan
.

g e r s a r e kn o wn to t h e in d ivid u al befo r e he h a s t a s t ed fr om the

for b idden tr ee of kn owled ge he will in mo st cas es avoid tast in g
, , ,

th e fr uit whi ch m ay con ta in on e of the deadl ies t po isons .

H e n ce th e l es s n s in s ex m att er s mu st be given qu ite ear ly

o - .

It is ver y u n for t un ate th at even th e cult ur ed p ublic h as n ot

lear n ed yet th at the youn g ch ild even the in fan t sh ow s some
, ,

Med ica l s t ud en t s w h o ou ght t o kn ow t h e s eq u el s of v en er eal dis

eases a r e n ot ch as t e r th a n o th er you n g m en o f t h e s ame age.
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s ex m an ifest ation Th e gen er al p u bl ic is un w ill in g to be en

.

ligh ten ed abo ut the gen et ic f un ctions of the child Th ere is n o .

’
n eed to a s f ar as F r e u d s s choo l an d r ed u ce the mo s t in n ocen t
go

in fan tile n atu r al act iv it ie s to the em ot io n s of s ex ; s t ill it is agr eed

amon g t h e kee n e s t ob ser ve r s th at if inf an ts an d s m all ch ild r en
,

a r e n ot c ar efu ll w a t ched d otected a in s t thems elve s le w d

y an
p r a g ,

s er v an t s an d i n o r an t moth e r s autoe r ot ic ism m a

g , , y be e st abl ish e l
at s u ch an ear l p er iod th at the fi r s t les s o n in s ex in s tr u ct io n
y
w ill co m e too l ate F or m as tu r b ation o n ce it h as become a h ab it
.
, ,

w ill s eldom be r el in q u ished u n t il n o r m al sex r el atio n s t ake its

pl ace in s t r u ction or n o in s t r u ction
,
‘
The ch ild m u st h e b r ou gh t
.

u p in s u ch a w ay th at it will r e ach p u be r ty withou t an y k in d o f

c on t am in at io n e ither by m astu r bat ion or by p r o stit ut ion

, .

O n ly u pon s uch p u r e an d ch as te ch ildr en w ill l ect ur es on

t h e dan ge r s of s ex ir r egul ar itie s h ave an y in fl u en ce The r eason .

w h y the m ed ic al s tu den t w ith al l h is s u ppo s ed kn ow led ge of sex

is n ot d iff e r en t fr om an y o the r yo u n g man is th at he acqu ir ed ,

h is kn ow ledge too l ate to be of an y v al u e If he h ad begun h i s .

s tu d ies on the p athology of syph il is an d gon o r r h oea an d h ad

k n own th e d an gers of the ven er eal s cou r ge b efo r e he eve r h ad a

t aste of sex it is very likel y th at w ith the kn o w l ed ge of t h e
,

dan ger l u r kin g n ot on ly t o h im s elf bu t al s o to t ho s e dear es t t o

,

a m an s hear t h is fu t u r e w ife an d ch ild r e n h e w o u ld ab s tain

’
, ,

fr om the as soc iat ion with me r et r ic io us ven e r y But when the .

medi cal s tu den t began to gain the kn ow ledge of s ex 1 it was ,

'

S u ch p am phl ets as W h a t a y ou n g b oy ou gh t to kn ow or Wh a t
“ ” “

a y ou n g gi r l ou ght t o kn ow
”
s h o w a to u ch i n g n a iv e te You n g boys .

a n d gi r l s i f of t h e age t o u n der s ta n d s u ch p a m phl et s do n ot n eed to

, ,

k n ow an y th i n g f or t h e s i m pl e r ea s on th a t they kn ow ev er y th i n g an d in
, ,

a m o r e p r u r i en t w ay th an th e i r eld e r s I t is t h e h ei ght of a b s u r d i ty t o
.

g i v e l ec tu r es on s ex p r o bl e ms be fo r e cl a s s es in h i gh s c h o o l s or co ll eges ,

w h e r e a l a r ge p er cen t a ge o f t h e boy s h a v e a l r ea d y p a s s ed thr ou h a l l

t h e s ta ges of gon or r h oea l i n fect i on a n d a goo d m an y of t h e gir s ar e
add i cted t o t h e p r a ct ice of a u toer ot i cis m Afte r s u ch h a b i ts h av e been
.

a cq u i r ed l ectu r es w i ll b e of n o av a i l
, Nor ar e book s fi t t o be gi v en int o
.
,

t h e h a n d s o f bo ys o r gi r l s o f an y v a l u e
, B y t h e t i me a ch i ld is t bl e t o
.

u n d er s ta n d s u ch bo ok s i t k n ow s m o r e o f s ex th a n t h e boo k ca n teach .

1 I t‘
i s q u es t i o n ab l e i f ph y s ic i a n s a l w a y s a pp r ec i a te t h e d a n ge r s o f
v en er e a l di s e ases an d o f s e xu a l i r r egu l a r i t i es I t m a y s o u n d q u eer bu t
. ,

t h e au th or h as m et w i t h m a n y ph y s icia n s w h o th in k n o m o r e o f gon
or r h oea th a n o f a co l d in t h e h e a d a n d w h o con s i d er a ch an c r e a h u ge
,

j oke S u ch phy s ici an s — an d th eir number is legion— h ave n ever acq uir ed
.

an y p r e per kn ow ledge of sex .

 S E XUAL HY G I E N E 31 7
too l ate f or h im to r e sist Like the h abitual d run kar d h e h ad
.
,

l o s t the pow e r of r es is tan ce .

E du ca ion of in fan ts
t — The teach in g of m atter s sexual must
hen ce begin ve ry ear ly in l ife C as es ar e kn o wn whe r e mas tur
.

bation w as s tar ted befo r e the fi r s t ye ar of the ch ild s l ife h ad

’

p as s ed The ch ild h as the imp ul se to tou ch an d p ull eve ryt hin g

.

w ith in it s r e ach H en ce the in f an t w ill als o t r y to pl ay w ith

.

its ge n ital s A ph imo sis or an in fl amm ation of th e p r epuce

.
,

in the boy an d in the gir l u n cle an l in ess in the v ulva or pin

,

w o r m s in the r ect um m ay c aus e itch in g in the ge n ital p ar ts an d

,

in d uce the ch ild to to uch in g an d r ubb in g the s e p ar t s The .

m ani p ul at ion s m ay c au se an agr ee able t ickl in g se n sation an d

m ay awaken a feel in g of l ust The feel in g oper ates then in the
.

mem o r y an d exc ites to a tas te of s ex u al activity befo r e sex ual

con s c iousn es s h as h ad time to be n at ur ally awaken ed thr o ugh
the gr o wth of the s ex cen t r e s -
.

Somet im es se r van ts e ithe r to qu iet the ch ild or out of lu s t

,

an d ign o r an ce t ickle the ch ild s gen it al o r gan s or ge n tl y sl ap

’
,

the gl u teal r e gio n an d th u s aw aken a l u s tfu l feelin g .

The n atu r al c u r ios ity of ch ild r e n often leads them to an

exam in at ion an d fi n ally to a t itill at io n of their gen ital o r gan s ,

even without the aid of an y vic ious in st r u ct ion .

It is ther efor e the duty of p ar en ts to p r even t their in fan ts

, ,

fr o m beco m in g m as tu r b ato r s They m us t see to it th at the child

.

does n ot man ip ul ate with its gen it al s The l ittle h an d o ught .

n ot to to u ch an y p ar t belo w the w ais t l in e -

.

It should be the n ur s e r y r u le n ot to tou ch the ch ild s gen it al

-
’

o r gans an d n ot to h an dle the b uttock s in an y u nn ece ssar y w ay .

Ch ild r en should n ot be allow ed to s le ep in the s ame r oom with

their n ur s es or in the sam e bed w ith other ch ild r en The ch ild .

sho uld acquir e t h e h ab it of s leep in g on t h e s ide n ot on t h e ,

b ack The bed should be fi r m n ot s oft an d yiel di n g Th e cover s

.
,
.

must be light .

Th e health of the gen it al o r gan s m ust be c ar ed f or an d in ,

c as e of deviat io n fr om the n o r m al med ic al aid mus t be sum ,

mou ed A lo n g tight p r ep u ce eczem a of the gen it als accumu

.
, , ,

l ation s of filth an d s eb aceo u s m atter ar o un d th e gl an s of th e

pen is or of the clitor is r eten tion of ur in e beyon d the p r oper time
, ,
31 8 LOVE

p in -
w o r m s in the r ectu m , h emo r r ho i ds , fi s s ur es of the an us , all

l ead to r u bbin g, p r es s in g an d h an dl in g of the geni tal s .

When the ch ildr en ar e old en ough to un der s tan d they ,

m u s t be taught n ever to h an dle their gen itals the same as they ,

ar e w arn ed n ot to poke the fi n ger s in to the ir n o ses ears or eye s , ,

.

The ch ild m u s t be taught t o l ie st r aight in bed with the h an ds ,

n eve r u n d er the co ve r m us t be t au ht to r ise u r in ate an d dr ess

g , ,

s oo n afte r aw ake n in g .

The ch ild mu s t be acc us to m ed to the sight of the n u de in ,

ar t an d n at u r e I t w ill th us become imm un e again st p r ur ien t

.

im p r es s ion s in the p r esen ce of the n u de l ater in life ‘

.

C h ildr en fr om fou r to s even year s — At t h e per iod of four

to s even ye ar s of age the ch ild s cu r io sity about the or igin of
,
’

m an is aw aken ed When he app r oaches h is p ar en t s with the

.

qu es tio n When ce do babies co m e fr om ? he m u st n ot be put

,
”

off w ith sto r k sto r ies an d fal s e ide as

-
or met w ith evas ive an
,

ew e r s . The mother should expl ain to the ch ild th at the baby

i d i d
’
g r o w s f r om a s eed mpl an te n the mothe r s bo y j u s t as the ,

flow er gr o w s f r om a seed s o wn in the m othe r E ar th .

After the ch ild h as been told of h is or igin he should be

admo n is hed n ot to t alk of thes e in tim ate s u bject s wi th other s .

He shou ld be w ar n ed again s t allowin g any on e l ittle fr ien ds o r ,

adu lts n u r s e or te acher

,
to to u ch or pl ay w ith an y par t of h is
,

bo dy If an attempt be m ade by an y on e n o m atter w h o it

.
,

is be it a l ittle fr ien d b r other s is ter etc to tou ch h is body

, , , ,
.
, ,

the ch ild m u s t be t aught to r epor t th e fact imm ed iately to h is

p ar en ts .

C h ildr en fr om s even to ten yea rs — At the per iod of s even

to t en year s of age the ch ild ou ght to r eceive its fi r s t r eal sex
,

les son by t each in g h im the an ato my of the s ex u al o r gan s of

the pl an t Th e ch ild is told about the cell bein g the bas is of
.

all o r gan ic l ife The d iff er en t modes of r ep r od u ct ion is ex

.

plain ed to h im Then w e go over to the s tudy of p h an er ogamous

.

I t is on ly t h e cov er in g th a t gi v es t o an y p a r t of t h e hum an
a n a tom y a ce r t a i n e lem en t o f t h e ob s cen e T h e fem a l e a r m s ar e er
.

c
t a in l y m or e bea u ti fu l th an t h e fem a le legs S t i ll t h e b ar e fem i n i n e
.

a r m s, bec a u se th ey a r e co n s tan tl y s een ev er yw h er e , a r e s eld om n o ti ced

by a n y h ea lth y m a l e ; b u t l et a w om a n ba r e h e r l egs in p u bl i c an d s h e
w i ll s hock t h e e n t i r e comm un i ty by t h e s tr an ge , u n us u a l s i gh t .
 S E X U AL HYGI E NE 31 9

plan ts an d show h im th at the flow er the mo st beautiful p ar t of ,

the plan t is n oth in g el s e bu t the gen ital s of th e pl an t We then

, .

an alyze ev er y p ar t of th e flo w er t h e m al e an d t h e f em al e p r in
,

ciples I n th is w ay the ch ild w ill beco m e acc u st om ed to h ear

.
,

withou t app r ehen s ion or an y thou ght of im p r op r iety ter m s l ike ,

male an d female ger m cell s ov um ov ar y etc ter m s w h ich ar e

-
, , , .
,

n ow co n s ide r ed to be un s pea k able s ave beh in d clo s ed door s an d ,

then on ly with l ow b r eath .

C h ildr en f r om ten to th ir t een year s — At the n ext per iod

f r om t en to th ir teen year s of age w e m ay begin t o expl ain th e ,

sex phen omen a in the an im al k in gdom

-
It is bes t to follow the .

pedigr ee of the l iv in g be in gs fr o m the lo west the u n icell ul ar ,

an im al s to the h ighe s t the m amm al s

,
The teacher could even
,
.

desc r ibe to th e ch ild r en th e co m pl icated in d ir ec t cell div is ion ,

“
called M itos is in or der to imp r e ss u pon their m in d s the gr eat
,

im por t an ce w h ich the c r eat ive po w er of the u n iver s e att r ibut es

to the cor r ect h alv in g of t h e n u clear s ubs t an ce of the cell .

The ch ild should then get bet ter ac q u ain ted w ith t h e diff e r
en t mode s of r ep r od u ctio n the b in ar y fis s ion the bu dd in g the
, , ,

s po r u l atio n the co n j u gat io n an d the d iff e r en t kin ds of the l at ter

,
.

Th e ch ild may n ow lear n to kn o w the diff er e n ce betw een the

her m aph r od it ic an im al s an d sex an im al s bet w een s pe r m cell s -
,
-

an d egg c ell s -
I t may lear n wh at is mean t by m e tam or phos is
.
,

by ext e r n al an d in te r n al fe r t il izatio n by o vu l ation an d im ,

r e n at ion
p g .

P er iod
f Wh e o pu ert
y
—
n the ch ild h as r eached the pe r iod
b
of p uber ty it shou ld lear n s om eth in g about the won der fu l ph e
,

n omen on of me n s t r u at io n w h ich by n at u r e is su r e to come to

,

every n or m al fe m ale s o th at the yo un g gir l should n ot be sur

,

pr is ed an d fr ighten e d by it s on s et an d the boy s ho uld n ot m ake

jok es over it ‘
.

Th e foll ow i n g l es s on s f o r bo s an d gi r l s a t t h e per o d o f pu ber t y

y i
s h ou ld be g v en on l y f p r eced ed b
i p r ev en t v e m ea s u r es d u r n g n fan cy
i y i i i
an d ea r l y ch ldh oo d a n d by l es s o n s in p r o p a ga t o n o f pl a n ts a n d o f a n i
i i
m a ls . I f t h e ch ld r en h a v e n ev er been n s tr ucted befor e, an d th er e is
i i
t h e lea s t s u s p c on th a t th ey h av e a l r ea d t as ted fr om t h e t r ee o f k n ow l
i i y
ed ge, e th er in t h e for m o f m a s tu r ba t on o r in th a t of ill cit v en er , s u ch
i i i y
les so n s a r e n ot on l of n o v a lue, b u t t he m a y ev en do m or e h a r m than
y y
oo d Th e des cr pt on s o f t h e seq u el ae of ma s tu r ba t on an d of v en er ea l
i i i
g
.

isea ses m ay m a ke t h e o un g peo ple des per a te a n d n ot se ld om caus e

y
su ic de o r w an to n r ec kle ss n es s
i .
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The youn g gir l mu s t be told th at n at u r e h as r es er ved this

c at amen ial w eek f or the p r oces s of ovul ation an d f or the develop
men t an d p er fection of the r ep r od u ct ive sys tem All the pelv ic .

o r gan s ar e in a con d ition of in cr eas ed n er vo us ir r it ab il ity an d

in a n atur al healthy s tate of co n gest io n . The atten tion of th e
g ir l m u s t be c a lled u po n the p ar t ic ip at io n of the b r e as t s i n the
g e n i t a l co n g es t io n
. The y beco m e exte n ded a n d mo r e s e n s it ive .

With the ir r itab ility of the gen it al n er ves the en t ir e n e r vous

s ys tem become s imp r e ss io n ate . E s pec ially at p ube r ty w hen the ,

fi r s t men st r uat ion s s et in the n e r vous s usceptib il ity is in cr e as ed

,

to the h igh es t degr ee The ch ild enter s the per iod of sto r m an d
.

s tr e s s . D u r in g p ube r ty s ays K ier n an ther e is n or m ally a

, ,

s t r uggle b et w een the ce r eb r al an d the r ep r od uct ive sys tem s .

The latte r ten ds to obt r u de s ubcon s c ious st ates u pon con s c iou s
n ess .
Q u ite a f ew of the yo u n g bo y s a n d gir l s h ar bo r in the ir

h ear t s the so c all ed Welts chmer z wh ich m ay be defin ed as the

-
“ ”
,

s u bcon s c io u s con v ict ion of the em pt in e s s an d w o r thles sn e s s of

existen ce .

Hen ce th e fun ct ion s of m en str u ation should be ver y c ar e

f u lly an d m in utely expl ain ed to the gir l an d the r e s po n s ib il ity
of the w om an ly o r gan ism im p r e s s ed upon h er m in d as s oon as ,

the m en tal symptoms he r ald the app r oach in g ch an ge f r om

ch ild t o m aiden hood I n defi n able year n in gs an d m oo ds w ish es
.
,

an d f ear s the em ot ion s of s h am e an d guilt of f aith an d hope

, , ,

of love an d h ate of van ity an d r epen tan ce of sen s itiven ess an d

, ,

am b ition , a s s u m e a c er t ain d om in at io n o ver the gr o w in g ch ild .

S w eet in exp r es s ible em ot ion s d istu r b the tho ughts an d act ion s
of t h e awak en in g co n s c io usn es s M yster io u s s en s at ion s an d im
.

p ul ses fill the h ear t of the r ipen in g in divid ual Th e bod in gs of .

desir e s an d cr av in gs t ake po ss es sion of the in d ivid ual s thoughts ’

an d fan cy .

O the r s ym ptom s w h ich appear at the t im e of th e o n s et of

the c atam en ial per iod ar e head aches r es tless n ess excit abil ity
, , ,

ir r it ab il ity of tem per an d a gen er al h ys ter ical con d it ion Th e.

i l i c a r r ied aw ay m o r e e as il th an at an y othe r t ime S h e

g r s
y .

often c r ies w itho ut an y caus e A ce r tain l as sit u de s e izes h er

. .

She h as p ain an d feel s he at in the b ack an d b r e asts l oin s an d ,

in the in te r n al o r gan s . The appetite is often d im in ished an d

 S E XUAL HYGI E N E 21

capr icious at th is per iod j us t as it is n ot seldom ob s erv ed at

, ,

t h e b egin n in g of p r egn an cy Th e gir l is n ot s eldom att acked

.

by s ickn es s an d giddin ess If sh e then goes to bed an d r emain s

.

in a r ec umben t pos iti on t h e bl ood acc um ul ates in the v agin a

,

an d co agul at e s the r e befo r e it le aves the sys tem Th is coagula .

fr ighten s the child .

H en ce at th e app r o ach of m en str uat ion it is th e d uty of

par en t s an d teacher s to ass ist the gir l w ith their advice The .

r egu l ar r e im e n at the t ime of m e n s t r u at io n m us t be fi r s t of al l

g , ,

m o r e r es t an d l ittl e ph ys ical exe r c ise Stan d in g too m u ch

.
,

dan c in g s w im m in g h o r s e b ack r id in g c ycl in g ou t door game s

, ,
-
, ,
-
,

mu st all be for bidden Th e gir l n eeds mo r e s leep at th at t im e

. .

She m ust avo id excitem en t She m u st guar d her s elf again s t

.

the expo su r e to d r augh t s ch ill s or to gett in g w et feet Col d

,
.

bath s m u s t be om itted bu t sh e ou ght t o t ake r e gul ar l y h er w ar m

,

bath s E s pec ially should th e gen ital o r gan s be f r eq u en tl y w ash ed

.

w ith w ar m w ate r T ight cloth in g is p ar t icu lar ly in j u r iou s at

.

th at time .

P ollu ion s
t — Th e boy n eed s
. d iff er en t les s on at th is per iod
a .

He h as to be told th at, at the t ime of m atu r ity the testicle s ,

begin to p r oduce or s ecr ete s per m atozo a w h ich fill the s emin al
ve s icle s abou t on ce or tw ice a mo n th Her e the s per m is as
.
,

a r ul e r eab s o r b ed w hen n o ex ter n al p r es s u r e s u ch as fr om th e

, ,

filled bladder or r ectu m is exer ted u po n the ves icles I n th e

,
.

d aytim e the bl adder an d r ectum ar e r e gul ar ly empt ied an d ,

th e p r e ssu r e fr om th is s ide is at a m in im um .

D u r in g th e secr etion of th e sper m atozo a th e n er ve app ar atu s

of the gen it al system is ch ar ged with v ital en er gy Wh en the .

t en s ion b ecome s ver y h igh wh ich co in c ides w ith the fill in g of

,

th e v es icl es w ith s pe r m a, the n e r vou s ten s ion an d the ph ys ical

p r ess u r e ar e both eager to d isch ar ge, r es pect ively to evacuate ,
.

When the bl adder an d r ect um ar e filled du r in g the ni ght their ,

p r e ssu r e u pon the sem in al ve sicl es beco m es s o gr eat th at t h e

l atter evac uate an d thus c au se an ej acu l ation an d a ch an ge both
in blood an d n e r ve suppl y -
Th is r el ief f r om the ph ys iolo gic al
.

co n ge s t io n an d n er vo us ten s io n give s a feel in g of s at is fact ion an d

32 2 LOV E

pleasur e Th e boy is aw aken ed an d is con sc ious of wh at h as

.

happen ed ‘
.

Boys ther efo r e must be t aught th at the se poll ut ion s if

, , ,

th ey h appen o n ly on ce to th r ee tim es a m on th ar e en tir ely ,

n o r m al an d h ave abs ol u tel p tholo ic l i ific an ce w h ats o

y n o a g a s g n

ever The appear an ce of n octu r n al em is s ion s is m er ely a p r oof

.

th at the boy is app r oach in g m an hood Hen ce ther e is n o .

n ecess ity f or h im to r e s o r t to p r o s titu tio n to t r id of t h e

g e

n oct u rn al lo s s e s or the s o c alled wet d r e am s

, as m an y a boy
-
,

h as do n e s o m et im es ev en u pon the advice of h is p ar en t or of

,

s o m e m ed ic al autho r ity .

P r ev en tion of mas t u r ba tion — At th is pe r iod the ch ildr en ,

of both s ex es h ave to be w ar n ed again s t t h e h ab it of m ast ur b a

t ion Th er e ar e th r ee per iod s in the ch ild s l ife whe n the dan ge r
.
’

of mast u r b atio n is e s pec ially imm in en t Ther e is in the fi r s t .

,

place th e per iod of in f an cy an d e ar ly age w hen the ch ild i

,

us u all y s ed u ced to m as tu r b ation e ithe r b

y v ic io us s e r v an t s or

ign o r an t m othe r s un cl ean l in es s or im p r oper d iet

,
At th is t im e .

ca r ef u l w at ch in of r van t s cl nl i of the en it al s d e t ai l s
g s e ea n ess g , ,

of diet as l ight s upper s n on sp icy food n on alcohol ic d r in k s

, ,
-
,
-
,

the r ight w ay of sl eepin g as h ar d m att r ess es the p r ope r d r e ss in g

, , ,

as l ight t r o u se r s etc w ill p r even t e ar ly self abu s e

,
.
,
- .

At the s econ d p er iod wh en the ch ild en ter s s chool the dan ge r

of s e duction to self abu s e is again ver y gr eat M as tu r b ation is
-
.

dely s p r ead in sch ool s No in s titu tion is fr ee f r o m it I n

. .

s ome s chool s the ev il r each es a w ide ext en s io n P ar ticul ar ly .

dan ger o us as h atcher ies an d d iv ul ge r s of the ev il ar e tho s e ia

, ,

s t itu t ion s in w h ich n u m er o u s p u p il s ar e p r es en t w h o h ave p as sed

the n or m al age by s ev er al year s .

At th is tim e an y mo r al in d ign at ion or lon g w in ded s e r m o n s -

or w h at is s t ill w o r s e p u n is h m en t w ill be of n o av ail an d will

, , ,

h ave j u st the oppo s ite e ff ect Lon g talk s an d r epeated t urn in gs.

i r l a c r t a i n k i n d o f n octu r n l ej acu l tion l so ta kes

I n th e g e a a a

p l ace m an i fes ted by an abu n d an t d i sch a r ge fr om t h e B a r tho l i n i an

,

g l a n d s a n d t h e e x p u l s i o n o f K r i s t ell er s s l i m y pl u g f
’
r o m t h e cer v ix .

T hes e phen omen a d u r i n g s lee p a r e u s ua ll y o f a v a gue k i n d in you n

g i r l s a n d a r e se ld o m i m p r e s s e d u po n th e i r con sciou s n es s T h e r ea .

po llu ti on th at aw ak ens t h e s leeper an d leav es its tr aces in t h e i n d i v i d

u s l s mem o r y occu r s u s u a ll y on l y in boys a n d in t h e fem a l e s ex o n ly
’
, ,

a fter a per fec t o r ga sm h as been ex p er i en ced in t h e s ta te o f w ak em n g .

 S E X U AL H Y G I E NE 32 3

to th e sa me subject will be of gr e at h ar m an d w ill on ly c all the -

ch ild s atten tion u pon the evil H er e o n ly a deeply im pl an ted

’
.

d isgus t of the ch ild again s t ch ild r en w ith n as ty h ab it s will pr e

ven t t h e ch ild s s eduction by s u ch m as tu r b ator s Th is feelin g
’
.

can n ot be impl an ted in a day On e le s s o n will n ot accom pl is h

.

an yth in g if the p ar en t s h ave n ot in ter po sed a r em ar k at ev er y

,

o ppo r t un e momen t d u r in g al l the ye ar s b et w ee n in fan cy an d

s chool days .

Th e th ir d pe r iod favo r able f or acqu ir in g the h ab it of mas

t ur bat ion is t h e time of p ube r ty At th is pe r iod sys tem atic
.

act ion is of gr eat n eces s it All c au s es of the m ater ial gen it al

y .

con gestion as r em ain in g lon g in a s ittin g pos it ion sitt in g with

, ,

cr o ss ed legs r idin g on ch air s the movemen t s of the sewin g

, ,

m ach in e cl imb in g w ith the legs on pol es r eten tion of ur in e an d

, ,

s tool e r ot ic l ite r at ur e ob s cen e p ictu r e s an d vu l gar pl ays all of

, , ,

w h ich ofte n ten d to evoke s exu al des ir e or exc ite the gen ital
o r gan s m u s t be r em oved
, .

M eans aga in s t t h e acq u r ed h a bit Wh e n w e ob ser v e a

i —

ch ild becom in g l istles s ab so r b ed in thou gh t s st ar tl ed wh en su d

, ,

den ly add r es sed ob st in ate peev is h ir r it able mo r o se t acitu r n

, , , , , ,

w hen w e fi n d it s em otio n s b ecomin g s lo w an d heavy th at it s eek s ,

s ol itu de an d sh u n s pl a w he w i t becom i p ale w ith

y n e s e e ,
n g ,

eyes s un ken an d s u r r o u n ded by d ar k r in gs w hen the lip s become ,

faded an d the m u s cles s oft an d fl abby w e ar e j u st ified in th e ,

diagn osis m ast ur b at ion Somet im es the ch il dr en ar e mast ur bat

.

in g thems elv es in the p r e s en ce of the ir elder s an d the latter ,

ar e n ot able to in te r p r et t h e s u s p icio u s movemen t s An y k in d .

of movemen ts with the boy s h an d s in h is t r ou ser s or w ith the

,
’
,

i
’

g r l s le gs c r o s s ed ar e s u s p ic io u
, s an d m u s t be in te r r upted Ne ar .

the o r gasm s uch movem en ts ch an ge their ch ar acter an d r hythm ,

th e eyes becom e s p ar kl in g th e f ace s h ow s an e xcit ed l asciv iou s

,

exp r es s io n an d r e spir ation beco me s r ap id S u ch phen omen a .

mus t be r ecogni zed an d th e ch ild mu st be in terr upted in its

,

f avor ite exe r cise .

Th e ch il d h avin g al r e ady ac q uir ed th e h abit we will h ave ,

to s ee th at n o oppor tun ity is l eft to h im to exer c is e th e s ame .

Mas tu r b ation on ce l e ar n e d it is im po s s ibl e to st0 p it befor e adult

,

lif e is r each ed I n the mean time the ch ild mu st be kept busy

. ,
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an d m ust be t aught s elf con t r ol The ch ild must n eve r r em ain

-
.

in bed w he n n ot as le ep n e ver s leep lyin g on it s back an d n ever

,

r em ain too lo n
g in the to ilet or in the b ath r oom T w o c h i ld r en .

m u st n eve r s leep in the s am e bed or en ter to gether the s ame

to ilet St im ulat in g foods an d dr in k s such as por k gr av ies
.
, , ,

p as t r
y w ith l ar d s alt m e
,
a t m u s t
-
ar d peppe
,
r r ich p ie s ,
s p ice s , , ,

can d ie s p ickles t ea coff ee mu s t be el im in ated fr om the m as

, , ,

tu r b at in g ch ild s d iet E x citin g en te r t ain men t s lew d p ictu r e s

.
, ,

s uggest ive r e ad in g all of wh ich t en d to in c r e as e the ch ild s s exu al

’
,

p as s ion m us t be W ithheld fr om su ch a ch ild I n add itio n to

, .

th es e p r ec aution s we will r epeatedly war n th e ch ild again s t the

,

dan ger s of excesses of m astu r b at ion .

T h e ch ildr en ar e n ow old en ough to un de r st an d Altho ugh .

th e h ar mful n e s s of m as t u r b at io n h as b een gr eatly exagger ated ,

s till it is mo r e in j u r io u s th an the n at ur al act Am on g other in .

j ur io n s eff ect s t h e m as t ur bator u s es st r on g p sych ic al an d ph ys ical

,

s tim u l an ts an d the h ar m to he alth is in p r opo r t ion to the h eight

,

of exc itemen t E s pecially in j ur ious to the b r ain is men t al

.

mast ur b ation The vol uptuou s day dr eamer s ar e oft en un able

.
-

to fr ee their thought s fr om f an c ies an d p ictu r es of l ustful cir

c umst an ces when they ar e alo n e .

Teacher s es pec ially shou ld be al ive to the exce ssive d an ger

of the so c alled pl aton ic attachm en ts amon g th eir p u p il s T h e
- .

s en t im en tal fan cy t ake n b an olde r boy to a yo u n ger boy in

y
’
boys school s or by an olde r gir l to a you n ger gir l in gi r l s
’
, ,

s ch ool s betw een w hom in t h e r egul ar cou r s e in the s ch o ol the r e

, , ,

o ught to be ve ry l ittle n atu r al comp an ion sh ip is al w ays s us ,

i io u s The te ach e u r d ian mu s t kn o w th at s u ch att ach

p c . r or g a

m en ts w h ich appe ar s o to u ch in g an d r om an t ic h ave a m o s t

, ,

dan ge r o u s r ese mbl an ce to ab n o r m al p ass ion .

The s equ elae of imm o d er ate m ast ur b ation ar e often quite

disast r o u s The r e is in the fi r st pl ace gen eral n eur as then ia
.
, , ,

with al l it s accomp an yin g sym ptom s as photop sias gl is ten in g , ,

an d d azzl in g befo r e the e yes ph ot oph ob ias dr y con j un ctivitis

, ,

p t ic l l fo d mo m t r b atin o i l n d old
( a r u a r y u n a n g a s u g y u n g g r s a

m aid s ) an d fun ctio n al s exu al d is tu r b an ce s as d iu r n al poll u tio n s

, ,

an d s pe r m ato r r hoe a Other symptom s ar e in dolen ce l ack of

.
,

en e r gy sh yn es s in demean o r
,
wan t of s elf r el ian ce dis in cl in e
,
-
,
 S E XUAL HY G I E N E 3 25

tion to s tudy, in c ap ac ity f or s e r io u s w o r k , sho r tn es s of memo r y,

ab s e n t m in ded n e s s , un s te ad in e s s of ch ar ac t e r , h pochon d r ia an d
y
-

melan chol ia .

The ch ildr en become p eev ish an d ir r it able they ar e r es er v ed ,

in co n ve r s at io n ap athetic in m an n er he s itat in g in actio n s

, , ,

s love n ly in d r e s s an d con t r ad icto r y

,
Cer eb r al an em ia is of
.

com m o n o ccu r r en ce am o n g tho s e a dd icted to exce s s es in m ast u r

bat ion . Hen ce vert igo is a com m on sym ptom an d fain t in g

s pell s occ u r often G ir l s es pec ially ar e l iable to be aff ected by
( .

r tio n
y p )
n co e . Pe rs p ir at io n b r e ak s fo r t h o n the s l ighte s t exe ,

an d the s l igh te s t exe r c is e occ as io n s m u c h sho r t n e s s of b r e at h .

Ne ur algia of t h e tes ticl es ov ar ies an d t h e bl add er is al s o f r e

,

q uen tl y c aus ed by exces s The n eu r al gia of the n eck of the

.

bl adde r is p ar t icu l ar ly dist r e s s in g The p at ien t is fr eque n tly

.

se ized w ith a de s ir e to p as s w ate r an d the ev ac u at ion of the

,

bl adder is atte n ded w ith p ain T h e f r eq u e n t call s to u r in ate

.

oc cu r oft en er du r in g t h e day th an d u r in g t h e n ight P ar ticu l ar .

d an ger of lon g con t in ued m as tu r b ation l ies in the developmen t

-

of impoten cy in men an d fr igid ity in w om en .

B es ides the n er vo u s ph en om en a th er e ar e often foun d r eal ,

an atom ic al alte r at ion s As the h ab it is mo r e f r eq u en tly in d ulged

.

in the p r olon ged con ge st ion p r od u ce s a c at ar r h al p r oce ss in the

,

u r eth r a p r o s tat ic
, g l a n d s em in al ,
ve s icle s an d v ar icoc ele
"
i n the

m al e ; an d in t h e fem al e cat ar r h of t h e ov ar ies t ube s u ter us

, , ,

an d e s pec iall y of the e n domet r ium These con d it ion s give r is e

.

to un comfor t able an d d ist r e s s in g sen s at ion s wh ich dem an d r elief

an d ar e gott en r id of on l y by a co n t in u at ion of the h ab it Th u s .

a vic io u s c ir cle is con t in u ally at w o r k The r esu l ts ar e st r ict ur e

.

of the ur eth r a s perm ator r hoea d istu r b an ce s of th e in test in al

, ,

t r act as dys pep s ia fl atu len ce an d con st ip at io n an d palp it ation

, , ,

of the hear t .

The co n ge sted gen it al gl an d s f u r th er m or e excr ete an d , ,

secr ete ex ces s iv el y I n th is w ay the elemen t s of the in t e r n al

.

sec r et io n ar e e ith er in a s t ate of at r oph y or oth er w ise d is tu r b ed .

The o r gan ism is th us d ep r iv ed of thes e im po r t an t elemen ts an d

s uff er s acco r d in gly .

i d e B S T a l m e y ; C t r i b u t i n t t h e tu d y o f
V . . on o o s t h e Ae t i o logy of

Va r icoce l e ; New Yo r k Medi ca l Jou r n a l Ju ly 1 4 1 8 94 , , .

326 LO V E

P er iod between Wh en th e boy

s ixt een an d eigh teen year s —

o r gir l at the age of s ixtee n to e igh t ee n ar e abo ut to lea ve the ir

, ,

famil ies they will h ave to be war n ed again st yield in g to th e

,

fr eq uen t s ex ual tem ptation s At th is tim e the boy an d t o a .

,

cer t ain exten t in our m oder n in d u st r ial w o r ld al s o the gir l ,

leaves the fam ily to go out in to the wor ld to commen ce the

s tr uggle f or ex is t e n ce Ther e in the offi ce or in the facto r y
.
, .

the boy an d the gir l w ill be su r r o un ded by m an y temptation s .

l n n umer able ch an ces w ill be off er ed to them to s u r r en der their

ch as t ity I t m u st ther efo r e be impr es sed u pon them h ow n ecos
.
, ,

sar y an d im por t an t it is f or them to be c ar efu l an d n ot to allo w

the hot temper of youth f or the w oman r es pectively f or the m an , ,

to get the better of the ir pr u den ce .

They h ave to be w ar n ed of the dan ge r s of ven er eal d is eas es

an d h ave to be s ho wn the fe ar fu l r e s ult s of p r om is c u o u s in te r

co ur s e !
We w ill s peak to t h em open ly about th e d an ger s of
.

T o be th is w i ll m ea n pr eac h i n g t h e m o r a l i ty o f fea r an d i t
sure ,

m a y be obj ecte d th a t bu r gla r y is w r on g i r r es pect i v e w hether t h e

“ ’

bu r gl a r d oes o r does n ot get ca u ght B ut t h e teach i n g of pu r e eth i cs is

”
.

bes t left to t h e m in i s te r w h o is t h e n a tu r a l te acher o f mo r al i ty T h e

, .

l a tte r w i th a ll t h e a u tho r i ty o f r el i gi on ca n n o t p r ev en t sex ir r egu

, ,

Rev J M Wi l so n ( Jo u r n o f E d u ca ti on 1 8 8 1 ) s a y s
“
l a r it ies . . . . . E mo , :

t ion a l r el i gi ou s a ppea l s a r e f a r f r om r oo ti n g o u t s en s u a l i ty an d some

ti m es ev en s t i mu l a te l i cen ti ou s n es s ”
T h i s i s a con fes s i on o f t h e m in
.

i s t r y th a t as f a r a s ch a s t i ty i s co n cer n ed p u r e eth i cs seem t o h a v e

, ,

been a co m plete fa i lu r e Hen ce t h e p ed agogu e a n d phy s i c i a n w i ll h a v e

.
,

t o gi v e othe r m or e a ppea l i n g r ea s on s f o r t h e av o i d a n ce of a pr om isc u

,

o u s l i fe Bes i des th i s th e m or a lity of fear is a pr etty goo d w or k i n g

.
,

m or a l i ty T h e B i bl e ( E xod u s xx 5 a n d 1 2 a n d xx ii 2 3 t h e ob s e r v a n ce o f
.
, , , ,

a comm a n d ca r r i es it s r ew a r d a n d t h e tr a n s gr es s i o n o f a p r o h i b i t i on
it s pun i s h m en t ) o ften p r each es t h e m or a l i ty o f fea r a n d up on t h e ,

B i bl i ca l m o r a l i ty a l l t h e w es te r n ci v i l i za ti o n s a r e fou n ded M o r a l i ty is .

t h e a r r es t o f t h e i n s t i n ct s by t h e i n tell ec t a n d t h e i n te ll ect a l w ay s a s k s ,

f or t h e e th i ca l w h y
“ ”
T h e i n s t i n cts a r e t h e v o i ces o f t h e p a s t gen er a
.

ti on s r ev er be r a t i n g l i ke d i s t an t ech oes in t h e cell s of t h e n er v ou s s y s te m

,
.

To ov er com e th i s po w er fu l i n h er i ta n ce t h e i n t e ll ec t n ee d s a so u n d v a l i d , ,

r e as o n a n d t h e be s t r e a s on w i ll be
, i f w e can s how t h e v i o la to r of t h e
,

u s ages o f so ci ety th a t h e i s n o t on l y in j u r i n g h i m s elf b u t th a t h e d oes

h a r m to o th er s An i m m o r a l act mu s t h a r m s om ebo d y A m an a lon e
. .

in t h e w o r ld can n ot be i mm or a l I f h um an i ty s u dd en l y per i s h ed l eav

. ,

in g o n l y on e m a n on ea r th th e r e w o u ld be n o m o r a l i ty left f o r h im
,
.

T h e r e i s n o m o r a l p r ece pt w h i ch is n o t a s o ci a l p r ece pt n o o th er d u ty ,

except t ow a r d on e s n e i ghbo r I f h u m a n s a n i t a t i o n a n d t h e u n i v er s a l
’
.

i n te ll i gen t u s e of v en er e a l p r o ph y l a xi s cou ld ba n i s h v en er ea l d i s ea ses

f r o m th i s p l a n e t th er e w o u ld be n o m ed i ca l sex p r oblem
,
a ltho u gh -
,

t her e m i ght s t i ll r em a i n s om e s ex p r oblem s f o r t h e s oc i o l ogi s t s t o so lv e

- .

B u t v en er ea l di s ea s e s a r e s t i ll h er e a m on g u s I f p r os t itu t i on cou ld .
 S E XUAL HYGI E NE 32 7
ven e r e al dis eases The di s eases of s oc iety j ust as those of the
.

body says St uar t M ill s can n ot be p r eve n ted withou t s peakin g

, ,

Ope n ly abo ut th em The s oc ial dis eas e s m u st be s poken in the

.

open an d n ot w ith b ated b r e ath an d m us t be s poken to th e ,

w om an n o les s th an to the m an .

The soc ial d iseases h ave been decl ar ed sh amef ul an d n o on e

is allow ed to kn o w or to m en t io n them M an y excellen t people .

look upon ven er eal d iseas es as a mer ited p un ishmen t f or the s ins
of imm o r al ity I n the popul ar con cept ion ven e r eal dis ease s ar e
.
,

dis eas es of debau che r y on ly Ther e is on th e p ar t of th e p ublic .

, ,

an in diff e r e n ce even an act ive oppo s it ion to sex e n l ighten me n t

, ,
-
,

due to the e r r on eo u s idea th at ven e r eal dis eas e s ar e the exclus ive
app an age of v ice The people ar e ign o r an t of the f act th at mil
.

be ex pel l ed fr om ou r ea r th t h e gen er a tion s foll ow i n g s uch a h appy

,

ca ta s tr o ph e w o u ld be f r ee o f v e n e r e a l d i s ea s es B u t a s h um a n i ty seem s .

t o be n ow con s t i tu ted w e s h a ll h av e to w a i t a l on g tim e f or t h e

,

s pon ta n eo u s d i s a ppea r a n ce o f th i s pl agu e E v en in t h e id ea l s tate of

.

s oc i et
y d r e,a m t o f b y o u r ec on o m i c d e t e r m i n i s t s p r os t i t u t i o n w i ll s,
t i ll
be in exi s te n ce a s lon g a s w e con t i n u e t o b r ee d m en ta l d efec t s
, On l y a .

ve r
y s m a ll p e r c en t a g e o f p r o s t i t u t i on i s d u e t o ec o n o m i c c o n d i t i o n s I n .

t h e gr ea t m a j o r i ty o f ca s es i t is a b s en ce o f ev e r y mor a l p r i n ciple an d
w i ll p o w er w h i ch d e te r m i n e t h e gi r l s t o emb r a ce th i s u n h a ppy pr o ~
-

f es s ion D r P au l i n e T a r n o w s ky ( E tu d es a n th r op om é t r i q ues s u r l es
. .

v ol eu s es et p r o s t i tu ées ) fo u n d th a t p r o fes s i o n a l p r os t i t u te s a r e i m per f ec t

be i n gs aff ected by a r r es t of d ev el opm en t gen er all y due t o m o r b i d

, ,

he r ed i ty a n d p r es en t m en ta l a n d phy s i ca l s i gn s of d egen er acy in acco r d

,

w i th thei r i m p er fect ev o l u ti on T h ey a cce pt th ei r abj ec t tr ad e a gr eea bl y

.

a n d do n o t w a n t t o ch a n ge i t La z i n es s a n d a bs en ce o f m o r a l s en se a r e
.

t h e p r i n ci p a l t r a its ch a r ac te r i s t ic of t h e p r o s t i tu te Dr O l ga B r i d gm an . .

( Jou r Am er M ed As s oc Au gu s t 1 6 1 9 1 3 ) fo u n d a m on g a h un d r ed
. . .
, ,

a n d fo u r s e xu a l l y i m m or a l gi r l s exa m i n e d a t a d m i s s i o n a t t h e S ta te
,

tr a i n i n g schoo l f o r gir l s at Gen ev a on e h u n d r ed an d on e or n i n ety sev en,

-

p e r cen t f ee bl. e m i n d -
ed an d o n l y th r ee n or m a l D r E d i th E S
. p a u ld i n g . .
,

Phys i ci an M a s s ach us etts Refor m a to r y f or Wom en S h er born M as s ( Th e

, , , .

Amer S oc i a l Hygi en e As soc B u ll et i n M ay 1 9 1 4 ) h as com pl eted a s tu d y

. .
, ,

o f t h e m en ta l a n d ph s ica l fa ct or s in t h e c a se s o f 2 4 4 i l l d i a
y g r s ea n g
l i fe of pr os t i t u t i on Of the se ov er n i n ety n in e per cen t h a d on e of t h e
.
- .

v en e r e a l d i seases fi fty per cen t h ad both s yp h i l i s an d go n o r r h oe a

, . Of .

t h e to ta l n u m be r 6 0 p er c e n t s h o w e d s y p h i l i s a n d 8 9 pe r ce n t ge n o r
. .

r h oe a . T h e men ta l a n d e n v ir o n m e n ta l fa cto r s d i s c l o sed b y th i s i n v es ti

g a t ion a r e n o l e s s v a l u a bl e an d i n te r e s t i n g I n o n l y 1 5 p e
. r ce n t d i d .

en v ir on m en t a l con d i t i on s a l on e seem t o h a v e d eter m i n ed t h e en tr an ce

i n to a l i fe of pr os ti tu ti on t h e r em ai n i n g ei ghty fi v e per cen t s h ow ed
,
- .

s om e u n d er l yi n g m en t a l or ph y s i ca l d e fec t .

Al l th es e in v es tiga tion s te n d t o s h ow th a t d efec t i v e m en ta l ity is

r es po n s ibl e f or t h e p r ese n ce o f p r os t i tu t i on Pr o s ti tu ti on th er efo r e w i ll
.
, ,

a l w ay s be w i th u s a s l on g a s w e a ll ow m en ta l d efect i v es t o p r o p aga te
,
.

Wi th t h e p r ese n ce of p r o s ti tu ti on t h e v en er ea l s cou r ge w i ll r age am on g

,

us u n l es s w e ca n co n v i n ce m en t o s t a y aw a y fr om co n ta m i n a t i on
, .
328 L OVE

l ion s of guiltles s pers on s con tr act the s e dis e as es th r ou gh common

u t en s il s an d p a r t icul ar l in m a r r ia e T h ese d r eadf u l d is e as es
y g .

embr ace amon g the ir vict im s a vas t n um be r of v ir t uous w ives

an d in n oce n t ch ild r e n The n u mbe r of v ir tu ou s wives su ff e r in g
.

fr om ven er eal dis ease s is m u ch l ar ger th an the en tir e n umber of

p r ost itutes in ou r coun t r y The w ife an d u n bo r n ch ild ar e su r ely
.

in n ocen t in ever y s en s e of the w or d Th ey ar e in c apabl e of f or .

s ee in g an d po w e r le s s to p r eve n t the th r e aten in in j ur y

g .

Syphil is es pec iall y is n ot pu r ely a s exu al dise as e I t is

, ,
.

often acq uir ed in the most in n ocen t m an n e r An alm o st .

in per cept ibl e le s io n in the mo u th or th r o at of the syph il it ic

exudes a v ir us wh ich m ay be co n veyed to an oth er pe rs o n by a ,

p en pe
,
n c il d r in k in
, ggl ass by s u
-
r gical an d d
,
en ta l in s tr um en ts

an d b
y k is s in g .

S om e y ea rs a goth or tr ea ted a pu r e i n n ocen t s ev en teen

th e au , ,

l d
- u i rl f -
s ph i l i o f t h ph a r y n x w h o co n tr ac t ed t h e
y e a r o n r s e g or
y s e

d i s ea s e fr om t h e s yph i l i t i c i n fa n t s h e w a s t ak i n g car e o f Bo th t h e .

h o t o f t h e i fec tio n a n d t h e v i ct im w e r e t h u pe r fec tl y i n n ocen t

s n s .

S uch in n ocen t people su r ely do n ot de s er ve p un ishmen t an d

ought t o be pr otected The t r ad ition al s h amefu l ch ar acter w ith
.

w h ich the ve n e r eal dis eas e s h av e b ee n in v e sted by pop u l ar pr ej u

dice is s ur ely abs en t in th is clas s of cas es T h e on ly p r actical .

p r otection is the r em ov al of the m is t of ign o r an ce ‘

I gn o r an ce .

of the r es ults of ve n e r eal d is eas es is often r u in o u s .

E s pec ial ly is ign o r an ce p r evail in g abou t go n o r r hoea ofte n

, ,

h i s co u r s e w i ll m ea n a m u ch l a r ger t a s k th a n m er el y l obb yin g

T
a bi ll th r o u gh t h e legi s l a t u r e f o r t h e e r a d i c a t i on o f p r o s t i tu t i on t h e ,

co mm on r emed y of t h e r efor m er I t w i ll com e on l y by t h e s l ow es t an d

.

m o s t d i ffi cu lt o f p r oces s e s an d b y th a t h a r d es t o f a l l w o r k in t h e w o r ld ,

i e th i n k i n g
. .
, .

Th e off h a n d r efo r m er s a r e t oo i mp a ti en t w i th t h e s l ow an d to i l
-

s o m e p r oce s s o f com p e ten t a n d j u d i c i ou s s ex ed u c a t i o n F o r th em a l aw -

.
,

for bi dd i n g t h e ma r r i age of th e d i s ea sed s u ffices t o er ad i ca te her ed i ta ry

,

s yph i l i s an d o phth a l m i a n eo n a to r u m A s a r u l e th e i r l a w s o f t en in
.
,

t en s ity t h e v er y i ll s th ey seek to cu r e T o t h e av er age r efo r m er l i fe is

.

p r esen te d in a s t ar k an d r i gi d ou tl in e He h as n o per cept i on of pr o .

por t i on s n o kn ow l ed ge of v a l ues E v n w h en h e acq u i es ce in t h e s l ow

, . e .

pati en t l abor ious s tudy of sex h e is b l an dlv un con s ci ou s o f d i s ti n cti on s

, ,
.

He a t on ce exa gge r a tes m a tte r s H e ca n n o t s ee th a t t h e t r u th abou t

.

sex m ay be i m p a r te d t o t h e ch i ld b y p a r en t s f a m i l y ph ys i ci a n o r teach er .
,

bu t th a t i t can n o t be acq u i r ed by t h e ch i ld fr om t h e pl a tfo r m s ta ge , ,

n ov el o r t h e u b i q u i to u s m a ga zin e .
 S E XUAL HYGI E N E 32 9

e d isas tr o us Gon orr hoea is common ly cons ider ed a benign

v ry .

loc al d is ease . Youn g men th in k it a joke to h ave gon o r r hoeal

in fection s eve r al t im e s in the ir l ives They h ave imb ibed fal s e
.

view s in r egar d to the t r ivial ch ar acte r of th is v en er eal in fect ion .

They th in k gon or r hoea is n ot mo r e s e r io us th an a bad cold The .

y o u n
g m a n w h o h a ppe n s to h a v e e s c aped g o n o r r hoeal in fectio n

is the t ar get of hi s fr ien d s jests Y et gon o r r hoeal in fectio n m ay

’
.

m ake a t r agedy of m ar r iage by des t r oyin g the w om an s con cep ’

t ion al c ap ac ity an d r en de r in g h er ir r e v oc ably s te r il e in th is ,

w ay p r od u cin g ch ildl es sn e s s an d by sen d in g tho u san d s of w omen

,

to the oper atin g t able to be con demn ed to the mut il at ion of their
g e n e r at ive o r g an s to s ave the ir l ive s .

If the p r oper kn owledge of all thes e d an ger s w o uld be im

p ar t ed to h er it is in con ceiv able th at an y w o m an w ith a fair
, ,

amo un t of j u dgmen t w o uld pe r m it the app r o ach of a po ss ibl y

,

tain t ed m an . E ve r y gir l wh o kn ew all the dan ger s of con tr actin g

,

s u ch a dis eas e w ou ld be mo r e c ap able of un de r s t an d in g the s e r i

,

o u s n es s of h er t ak in g a f al s e s tep an d w o u ld gu ar d he r s elf again s t

it If the gir l k n ew of the p r ev alen ce of ven er eal d is eas e s amon g

.

m en an d h er gr eat d an ger f r om th is s o u r ce sh e w ould n ot s o

, ,

eas ily debas e he r self an d s u lly h er vestal pu r ity O nl y fu ll .

kn owledge can adeq uately assist h er E xper ien ce h as shown again

.

an d again th at tho u s an d s s u ff e r ph ys ic al an d mo r al w r eck age

by t r us t in g th e bl in d in s t in ct as the s ol e an d s uffic ien t guide f or

it s r e gu l atio n . The gir l ou ght to kn ow th at the s ex u al in s t in ct
is imp er io us in its dem an d s
.
If sh e yield s to an ar den t love r sh e
.

r un s dan ger to co n t r act a s e r io u s d is eas e .

The ign or an c e p r ev ailin g abo u t th e d an ger s of v en e r e al dis

eas e s is al s o r espon s ible f or the lev ity w ith w h ich m ar r iages w ith
p r o fl i g at es a r e co n t r acted .B y a s t r an ge ir o n y of f ate the
,
di s

ea s es o f v ice t r an s pl an t e d t o t h e bed o f v ir t u e oft en b ecom e in

, ,

ten s ifi ed in vir u len ce . Still w ith m an y gir l s th e m an wh o h as

”
m o st p r om is c u o u sl y an d p r of u s el y s c atter ed h is w ild o ats h as
been looked u pon as the m o st f avor ed on e amon g poss ible h u s
b an ds How ther e can be an yt h in g all u r in g to m ar r y a m an
.

with a p as t w he n the r e is t h e gr e at per il th at the yo u n g b r ide

,

m ay get up on the mo r n in g after the w eddin g day an in v alid f or -

l ife can on ly be expl ain ed by the l ack of kn owledge of th e gr av y

,
it
330 L O VE

of ven er eal disease s If the mothe r kn ew th at a m an wh o h as

.

led an un clean li fe is n ot a s afe h usb an d f or h er d aughter if sh e ,

w er e aw ar e of the fact th at d is sip ated m en do n ot m ake de s ir able

husban ds sh e would l ook mor e f or v ir tu e than mon ey in the
,

futu r e s on in law If the gir l kn ew the hos t of in dete r m in able

- -
.

lesion s wh ich m ay follow in the w ake of v ar iou s v en er eal d is eas es ,

if sh e kn ew al l the dan ger s l ur k in g f or h er an d h er o ff s p r in g ,

s h e wou ld n eve r con do n e mo r al dep r av ity in h er h us b an d an d

the father of h er childr en Her whole n atu r e w ould r evolt .

agains t the wedlock with a m an who s e body is a s in k of cor

r u ption . It w ill be sh e wh o w ill h ave to s u ff er m ost It is u pon .

the w om an th at the bu r den of sh ame an d s u ff er in g of d ise ase ,

an d d eath is ch iefly l aid

, .

The dan ger of s ex u al explo it at ion of yo un g gir ls by cer t ain

men is mu ch gr eater the le ss the gir ls ar e in st r ucted abou t the
,

soc ial d an ger s an d the phys iolo gic al co n s eq u en ces of a ch an c e

acq u ain tan ce The gir l ou ght to be taught th at on e m ist ake

.

bl asts a youn g gir l s l ife L et a youn g w om an str ay b ut o n ce

’
.

fr om the p ath of vir t ue or let the r e be even on e br eat h of sus

,

p icio n a ga in s t h er v ir t ue w hethe r w ell fo u n d ed or,

n ot an d th er e ,

is n o fo r given es s to h er in th is w o r ld She h as s uff e r ed an ir r e .

t r ievable lo s s Her gr e ate st en emy in s uch a cas e is wom an h er

.

s elf. Soc iety adm its t h e ackn ow ledged l ibe r t in e to its mo s t ex

el u s ive c ir cle s but fo r ever o st r ac is es the w om an w ho s e on e f al se
,

s tep h as bee n fo un d ou t The m an m ay em e r ge fr om th e m ir e

.

of d is s ip ation w ithou t a s p ot or blem is h u pon h is ch ar acter f or ,

th e w om an the r e is n o r etur n
,
Sh am e an d d egr ad at ion follow .

h er ev en to t h e gr ave .

If the gir l fur ther kn ew the phys iologic al con sequ en ces of
h er tr an s gr e s s ion if s h e kn ew th at s h e m ay b ecome gr av id an d
, ,

th us p ubl ish to the wo r ld h er fol ly su ch c as es as ar e often s een ,

in m ate r n it y h os p it al s of gir l s bet w een the ages of t w el v e t o

fifteen year s bein g al r eady p r egn an t w ithout kn owin g the s ex ,

r el at io n w ou ld n ever be met w ith M an y of the s e gir l s h ave

!
,
.

“
Lew i s ( D Am er Jou r D er m 1 90 6 ) h a s kn o w n gi r l s of th i r teen
. . . .
,

an d f ou r teen yea r s o f a ge q uae con cept a v er u n t w i th o u t r ea l i z i n g th e i r

con d i t i on .T h e a u th or exa m i n ed on ce a gr av i d gi r l o f sev en teen yea r s
w h o h ad n o i dea w h a t p r egn an cy m ean s a n d w h er e h e r s r es u lt ed f r om .
 S E X UAL HY G I E NE

d q te ide a of the r esult of con gr ess us becau s e n o on e

n o a e ua ,

h as told them .

The p r ophyl act ic v al u e of ed u cat ion w h ich h as been applied ,

to the pr even tion of almo st all comm un i cable dis eas es wou ld ,

s u r ely al s o be s ee n in th is d r eadf u l d is e ase th is c an cer of th e ,

body pol it ic mer et r icio us ven e ry th is pl ague of pr ost itut ion

, ,

w h ich po is on s the ve r y s ou r c es of the fam ily an d of the s tate .

B ut f or the p r ev ail in g ign or an ce of the gir l s r e gar din g the ,

dan ger s an d p itfalls th at bes et th eir l iv es p ath w ay on e mill ion ’

,

ir ls w o u ld n t h a ve be en led in to a l ife of s h am e in th is coun

g o

t ry .
‘
Thes e un for t un ate gir l s do n ot all come fr om the sl ums of
the gr eat c it ies as the econ om ic deter m in is ts w ould l ike to m ake
.
,

us bel ieve but m an y come f r om r e fi n ed coun t r y h om es xt

,
Mos t
o f the s e devot ee s of m e r et r ic io u s v en e r y h av e become s o th r ou gh

th e fu n dam en t al v ice of l az in e s s an d defect ive men t al ity It is .

s en t im e n t al ity p u r e an d s im ple al w ays to s pe ak of bet r ayed in n o

cen ce or d ir e pov er tyJ : A vi ciou s dis po s ition love of plea sur e , ,

an d the gr atifi c ation of the er otic des ir es ! ar e as a r u le , , ,

r es po n s ible f or the m ajo r ity of gir l s emb r ac in g the p r ofess io n of

pr ost itu t ion B ut the mo s t s er iou s am on g the facto r s wh ich

.

w or k to gethe r to b r in g m an y a gir l to r u in is ign o r an ce an d the ,

W oodr u fl ( E xp a n s i on of R aces ptim a tes abou t on e m il

1 93 )
'

, . es
l ion p r os titu t es in t h i s cou n t r y Roe as ser ts th a t t h e aver a ge l i fe of these
.

g i r l s i s a bo u t fi v e y e a r s T h i s m. ea n s th a t t w o h u n d r ed th o u s a n d p r os ti

t u tee die ev er y yea r in t h e U n i ted S ta tes an d a r e r epl aced by n ew on es ,

o r t w o h u n d r ed th o u s a n d gi r l s a r e l ed i n to a l i fe o f s h ame ev er y yea r , ,

in th i s cou n tr y .

el asc h k o s s t a t i s t ics s h ow t h a t fi f t y nv e per cen t of a l l t h e v en a l

’
1 B -
.

w om en in Be r l i n co m e f r om t h e gr ea t c i t i es a n d fo r ty nv e per cen t fr om - .

t h e cou n tr y . T h i r ty fou r per cen t o f these gi r l s be l on ged t o m i ddl e cl as s

-
.
-

fa m i l i es an d thr ee per cen t of th em w e r e gr adu a t es fr om h igh schoo ls

. .

I S o c i a l a n d n o t e co n o m i c co n d i t i o n s s ay s N a sc h er a r e r e,
s p o n ,

s ibl e f o r m o s t o f t h e p r o s t itu t io n in New Y o r k C i ty Ver y f ew ar e .

d r i v en t o it th r o u gh w an t
G 7
.

! i bb ( N Y .M e d . R ec o r d . 1 9 0 p ,
w h o ex a,
m i n ed . n i n e

hun d r ed ch i ld r en f or t h e s ociety o f p r ev en ti on of cr u elty t o ch i ld r en ,

h a s fo u n d gi r l s o f n i n e o r te n yea r s o f a g e a n d ev en yo un ger w i th
abn or m a ll y d ev e l o ped in s tin cts w h o o ft e n s ubm i t w i ll i n gl y .

Th e au th o r h a d o n ce u n d er t r ea tm en t f r ch a n cr e a ch i ld of el ev en o

y e a r s o f w h o s u b m i tte d t o c on cu b i tu s f or m on e
y t o b e a bl e t o bu y
p r etty clo t es Her mo ther a w i d ow w a s w ell abl e t o s u ppor t h er an d
.
, ,

d i d s o T h e r e w a s n o q u es t i o n o f p o v e r t y
. .

I n an oth er cas e a gi r l of tw e lv e a l r ea dy men s t r u a t in g w h os e

, , ,
”
mo th er w a s in an i n s an e as yl um t en t av it tan ge r e gen i ta l i a med i ci s u i
, ,

wh i le bei n g exam i n ed f or br o n ch i t i s .
3 32 L OVE

l ack of p r oper in s tr u ction If the gir l kn ew th at the c ar eer of

.

the ven al w om an l ast s scar c ely five to t en year s an d th at it is a

!
,

lar ge s ew er a gar bage dum p an d a c r emato r y sh e w ou ld sur el y

, ,

n ot be s o eas il
y led to em b r ace th is v ile p r ofes s io n If the gi r l .

kn ew these fact s it is in con ceivabl e that ev en t h e m en t ally de

,

f ective gi r l w o uld p r efe r th is sho r t l ife of silks an d s at in s an d

then an n ih il ation to a r es p ect able l ife even of pov er ty ,
.

The gir l ther efo r e m us t be w ar n ed again st the all ur em en ts

, ,

of m er etr iciou s ven e r y She m u st be told th at the aver age du r a

.

tion of the c ar ee r of the ven al wo m an is ver y sh or t an d th at ,

em b r ac in g th is p r ofe ss io n is almo s t t an t amo un t t o com m itt in g

s u ic ide B efo r e th e gir l h as m ade the fat al st ep sh e h as to be

.
,

s hown the gr e at s l ave r y an d m is e r y p r os t it u t io n b r in gs u pon tho s e

w h o em b r ac e it as a p r of es s ion an d th at the car ee r of t h e p r o st i

,

t ute l asts n o lon ger th an five to t en ye ar s in th e aver age Th en .

com e r uin an d the m or gu e .

But the yo un g gi r l s ar e s t ar ted in l ife en t ir el y ign o r an t of

all th e d an ger s abo u t th em an d t h e r es u lt is t h e v as t ar m y of n u
,

for tun ate s I n th is w ay ven er eal d is eases pe r s is t s ex u al c r imes

.
,

abou n d degen er ac y r em ain s an d cou n tless v ict im s ye ar afte r

, ,

y ea r ,p y
a the p en alt y of ig n o r an ce .

The be st p r ophyl axis of impu r ity is the avoidan ce of in toxi

c atin g bever ages ch an ce acqu ain tan ces v an ity an d pl eas u r e
, ,

s eek in g The gir l s atten t ion h as to be c alled to the dan g er

’
.

lyin g in the h ab it of d r in k in g in tox ic atin g l iq uor s A gir l h as .

o n ly to taste a d r op of l iqu o r in a st r an ge m an s com pan y an d ’ e

h er ch ast ity is in t h e gr eates t d an ge r to des er t h er f or good It .

w ill n ot t ake ve r y lo n g befo r e t h is gir l w ill in d ul ge in the ex

ces s iv e u s e of al cohol w h ich du ll s the m or al s en s e of m en an d
,

w om en xt
T h e gir l h as fu r t her to bew ar e of th e dan ger of ch an ce

C l i ff o r d G . Roe ( in Wom an s Wo r ld S epte mber 1 909 ) cl a i m s

’
, ,

th at th e l i fe o f
a v er a ge t h e p r os t i tu te s is abou t fi v e yea r s acco r d i n g ,

t o t h e bes t s ta t i s ti cs .

1 T h
'
r ou gh t h e con s u l t a t i on a bo u t p r egn an cy s ev er a l ca s es becam e ,

kn ow n t o t h e au tho r w her e r es pectable you n g m en an d w om en w h o , ,

kn ow n to ea ch other a n d o f t h e s am e set in s oci ety w o u ld n ev er h ad ,

thought of i n d u l gi n g in i ll i ci t v en er y a fte r p a r ti ci p a tin g in a ca r ou se

,

togeth er foun d th em s el v es in some h ote l t h e n ext m or n i n g w i thout th e ,

l eas t kn ow led ge h ow th ey l an ded ther e .

 S E XUAL HYGI E NE 33

a cqu ain tan ces Yo un g men of s uch acq

. ces in n in ety n in e uain tan ,
-

cas es out of a h u n d r ed w ill do al l in their pow er to in du ce a gir l

,

to dr in k in toxicat in g l iq uor s an d when sh e h as become excited , ,

by t h e un accu s tom ed bever age they w ill r u in h er ch as tity ,

.

The gir l mu s t p ar t icu l ar ly be w ar n ed of the gr eat dan ger

lyin g in v an ity of per s on al appe ar an ce M an y a gir l h as s old .

h er v ir t u e f or fi n e cloth es an d o ut side fi n e r y m an y a gir l h as

.
,

s old h er he alth mor al ity an d even h er s ou l f or a f ew show y

,

b aw bles .

Las t but n ot leas t th er e is d an ger in ple as u r e s eek in g an d

,
-

in an ab s o r b in g love of gaiety !
The s educer s ays Block .
,

Z i s ch r f B ekam f d G es ch ts kr Vol X p i e ll t
( e t .
p. . s r a.
y n o .
,
.
, .

the p ar t icu l ar m an but the big c ity The l ux ur iou s hotel s r es .

,

t au r an ts m us ic h all s the at r e s etc an d the elegan t clothes of

,
-
, ,
.
,

the r ich all u r e the poor shop gir l s m ill in er s d r essm aker s an d -
, ,

s e r v an t gir l s to the c ar ee r of the m is t r e s s in s u ch big n umber s

th at a p u r e gir l over t w en ty fi ve year s of age is r ar ely foun d in -

th is cl as s in the big c ities in E u r ope .

Alcohol v an ity an d pl eas ur e s eek in g th us lead to the ev il

,
-

of im pu r ity an d to a life of r u in des ol ation s ickn es s an d degr a , ,

d at ion A gir l mu st the r efo r e be m ade acquain ted with all thes e
.
, ,

p itfall s in the out side w or ld befor e sh e leaves h er mother s pr o

, ,
’

teetin g p r es en ce She h as to le ar n above all the h igh an d holy

.

fu n ction of h er gen it al app ar atu s an d of the s ickn ess sh ame an d ,

s o r r o w whi ch ar e s ur e to follo w an y p r of an at io n of the s e fu n c

t ion s . T h e s ubject of ven er eal p r ophyl ax is h as been altogether

too l ar gely taboo amon g u s h en ce t h e ven er eal d is eas es con tin u e ,

to r ot the co r e of s oc iety leavin g bl in dn es s defor m ity in val idi sm, , ,

an d de ath in the ir t r ain d iss e m in ate

’

E v en t h e gir l wh o is s en t to college h as to kn o w all t h e

d a n ger s an d p itf all s in t h e ou ts id e w or l d I n addition sh e h as .

to be war n ed again st the s ex over v al uat ion by th e un h eal th y s en -

s u al is t s of in d u l gen ce fo un d in t h e mode rn l it er at u r e of t h e s o
,

called fem in is t s All th o s e n ovel s th at ar e w r itten by the

.
,

mod ern w om an s ays How ar d s ho w an itch in g of the s exu al

, ,

cen tr e . Th e p as s ion is ther e but per ve r ted u n s atis fied m as , , ,

T h e a u tom ob l e h as i ca u s e d t h e m in of mo r e r es pect able gi r ls

th an a l l t h e p o v er ty o f t h e l
s um s h as ev e r been able to ac com pl i s h .
3 34 L O VE

tu r bat ic Th ey wis h to m ake man the weak slave of h is or h er

.

” “
er otic excitem en t They call it in G er man Sich aus leben
. to ,

liv e out yo ur life .

The gir l wh o h as cho sen an in te ll ectual p ur s uit h as to be

taught befo r e leavin g home th at the r eal ethics is the defen s e of
’

all exte r n al s ex v al ues M an is mo r e th an a mer e sex be in g

-
.
-
.

The s p ir itu al k in d of vir gin ity con sists in the s en s ual aff airs n ot
bein g domin atin g exactin g or fill in g the in n er l ife The Jewis h
, .

“
philosopher Ph ilo of Alexan dr ia in E gypt says : The vir gin
, , ,

by h er co m p an y with m an becomes a w om an by the s o u l s asso

’
, ,
”
c iat ion with God the wom an becom es a ain a v ir in S uch are
g
, g .

the les s on s the yo u n g gir l sho uld take alon g w hen sh e le aves ,

home so that sh e m ay be p r otected again s t the doct r in es of sen

,

s ual h yper aest h eticism of the mode r n wr iter s .

The n ecess ity of s elf con t r ol an d ch as tity must be imp r es sed

-

u pon the m in d n ot o n l y of the

y o un g w o m an bu t al s o of the youn g

m an . Ther e is n ot the s lightes t s uppo r t in phys iology f or the

double s tan dar d of mo r al ity of the t w o s exes E ither men an d .

w om en shoul d be allow ed to le ad a p r om is cu o u s sex l if e "

or w h at
l
i-
,

is by c us tom fo r b idden to t h e w om an s hould n ot be all owed to

the man either .

But s uch l es s on s w ill h ave ver y l ittle eff ect u pon boys wh o
h ave p as sed childhood an d p u be r t y befor e they h ave h ad the op
t un it of e iv i ope sex in s tr uction S u ch boys n eed al
y r ce gp r -
p or n r .

to gether an other kin d of in s tr uction n amely le ss on s in per s on al , ,

p r ophyl axis The object ion t h at to te ach per s on al p r oph yl axis

.

again s t ven er eal in fect io n w o u ld r em ov e the m os t eff ective oh

s tacl e to s ex u al in dul gen ce i e

.
the fe ar of in fect ion s impl y ,
. .
, ,

s hows the ign or an ce of the ele m en t ar y fo r ce w h ich in d u l gen ce in

ven ery on ce tasted d r ives the boy in to the ar ms of p r o stitut ion

, , ,

fear or n o f ear j Th e youn g m an hims elf on ce deflou r ed of

.
'

I n t h e p r esen t s ta te of soc ety , t h e mos t r ab d , r a d ica l an d fr ee

i i
lov e a dv oc a t e w ll sca r cely c h er s h t h e thou ght of h is yo u n g d a u ghte r
i i
beco m n g m p r egn a ted b a c h a n ce acq ua n ta n ce Nor w i ll t h e child ,
i i y i .

bo rn o f s uch a u n on , th a n k h is p a r en ts f or t h e bes tow a l o f t h e h an d

i i
ca p of lleg t m acy u pon h i s l ife j ou r n ey
i i i .

H ow l ttl e in fl u en ce fea r of
i n fect on h as u pon t h e con d u ct of our
i i
T
y o un g m en , l ea d n g a p r om sc u o u s l fe, s h ow s t h e fo ll o w n g c h a r a cte r
i i i i
i s t ic c a s e Th e a u th o r w as co n s u l t e d b
. a ou n
g m a n , e n g g
a ed t o b e y
m ar r ed , w h o w a s s uff er n g f r om gon or r oea , com p l ica ted by a t er r ibl e
i i
 S E XUAL HYGI E NE 3 35

h is vir gin ity is of n o con cern an y lon ge r All th e les son s in

,
.

per s on al p r ophyl axis w ill n ot h av e th e l eas t in flu en ce u pon h is

co n d uct in life on e w ay or an other B ut pe r s on al p r ophyl axis .

m ay s av e h is w ife an d ch il d r en f r om a life of in v alidism an d

even death .

The s ame p r oced u r e w ill be n ece s s ar y in deal in g w ith the

y o u n g m an w h o is a co n ge n it al w e akl in
g an d h as to as s oc iat e w ith
m er et r icibu s He s h ou ld at l eas t tak e car e n ot to co n tr act
.

an y v en e r e al dis e as e w h ich m ay w r eck t h e l ive s of h is f u t ur e ,

w ife an d ch ild r en He shou ld imm ediately after co it ion fi r st .

,

w as h w ith a cotton s po n ge the p en is— he ad s h an k an d un de r -

,

fr e u
n m — w ith a s ol ut ion of s u bl im ate s eco n dl y p ass

w ate r an d m ake a u r eth r al in j ect io n w ith a s ol ut ion of 2 % pr o

t ar gol an d th ir dly r u b a 5 0 % c alom el oin tm en t w ell in to the
,

for e sk i n head an d sh an k of the pen is p ar t icu l ar ly about the

-
,

fr e n u m .

The best pr ophyl ax is again s t m as t ur b at ion an d in a cer tain ,

d egr ee al s o again s t in ch ast ity is the coeducat ion of the s exes ,

.

The f am il iar in t er cou r s e of boys an d gir l s in th e k in dly p r esen ce

of the ir t e ache r s p r even t s an d appease s the mo r b id c r av in g of the
sex app etite p r o v id ed the p u p il s h av e n ot b een m o r ally tain ted
-
,

befo r e they en ter ed th e coeduc at io n al s chool .

B u t the com in gl in g o f the s exes m u st n ot d egen er at e in

t act ile er otic ism as m ay be ob s e rv ed on an y sum m er n ight in , , ,

c ity p ar k s on excu r s ion boat s or on hotel v er an das at m os t of

, ,

or c h i ti s He w as pu t t o bed w h er e h e su ff er ed t er r ifi c pain s f o r q u ite a

.

n u m be r o f d a y s T h e fi r s t q u es t i on t h e p a t i en t a s k ed a f te r h e got w el l
.
, ,

w as w h e th er h e m a y m a r r y t h e n ex t m o n th He w as w a r n ed a ga i n s t .

m a r r yi n g be fo r e r ep ea ted ex a m i n a t i o n s h av e s h o w n t h e a bs en ce of
g o n oco c c i H e th e n.r eq u e s te d s o m e d r u g f o r t h e p r ev e n t i o n o f an o th e r

in fec t i on No w i f th er e ev er w a s a m a n w h o h a d a r ea s o n t o fea r
.
,

i f c ti
n e onit s u ely w
,
be H s ff r d n u gh as S t i ll h e w a
. r a dy
e u er e e o . s e

a ga in t o pl u n ge i n to h is p r o m i s cu o u s s ex l i fe w i th ou t a n y th ou ght of -
,

t h e y ou n g gi r l w h o w a s w a i t i n g t o becom e h is b r i d e .

“
C o l L M M a u s U S A h as u s e d a m o n g t h e tr o o p s of h i s
. . .
, . . .
,

d ep a r tm en t o f t h e Lake s f o r on e yea r w i th s u r p r i s i n gl y eff ect i v e r es u lts , ,

a s m a ll t in co ll ap s i bl e t u be con ta in i n g a p a s te m a d e of ph en o l 3 per
cen t . c a l o m e l 2 5 p e r cen t
, an d l a n o l i n 2 per cen t He h a s fo u n d th i s
. 7 .

p a s t e an abs o lu te p r ev en t i v e aga i n s t gon o r r h oea ch an cr o i d an d s yph i l i s , ,

i f pr oper l y u s ed w i t h i n h a lf an h ou r a fter con tac t On e th i r d of t h e .

-

p as te i s s q u eezed i n to t h e u r eth r a t h e r em ain in g t w o th i r d s a r e a ppl i ed ,

-

t o t h e gl a n s C l ean s i n g t h e gen i t a l i a is n o t n ece s s a r y i f t h e tu be

.
,

is us e d.
336 L O VE

eo t
ou r s u mm er r s r s . O f all th e fi ve s en s es tou ch is the s t r o n ges t
,

s en s e it is a s e n s e w o r ld in its elf
,
-
. To u ch is the on ly s en se th at
h as an o r gan whi ch can be doubl ed u po n it s elf The eye c an n ot
.

s ee it s elf ,
the ear c an n ot hear its elf th e ton gue cann ot t aste
,

it s elf n or the n o s e smell its elf

, . But the h an d can p as s over the
body s u r face an d both feel an d be felt I t can pe r fo r m the feat
.

of be in g at the s ame t ime both s ubject an d object .

F or th is r eas on the sens e of to u ch is es pecially ad apted to be

at the s e r v ice of the s ex s e n s e
-
. The s en s e of s ex s eems to h ave
m ade t h e s en se of to u ch a p ar t of it s be in g The s en s e of touch
.

fo rm s on e of the compon en t impul se s of the s ex in st in ct n amely -

, ,

t h e imp u l s e of co n t r e ct at ion
. Hen ce d all ian ce an d c ar es ses fo r m
a s u b s ta n ti al p ar t of the s ex act an d ar e u n hygien ic if n ot soon
-
,

foll ow ed by ej acul at ion an d or gasm Wh en the act h as on ce

.

b egun an d the often ob s er v ed c ar es s es do r epr es en t the begin

,

n in g it is u n h ygien ic an d v er y h ar m fu l n ot to ter m in ate the

,

s am e. T h e oft en r epeat ed in te r r u pt ion w ill l e ad to al l kin d s of

s exu al n eu r o s es p a r t icu l ar l y to p s yc h ic an d mo r e ofte n to aton ic
,

impoten ce in m en an d fr igid ity in w omen .

 S E XUAL HYGI E N E 3 7

CHAPT E R XX

RULES OF E U G E N I OS

Th e best p r ophyl axis again s t in ch as t ity an d its s equel s the ,

con t r action of ve n er eal di s eas es is the ext ir p ation of p r o s tit ution , .

If the supply of the mean s of in ch astity co uld be cut off the r e ,

w o u ld be n o dem an d ‘
A con s ide r able p ar t of m er etr ic iou s
.

ven er y co ul d be elim in ated by liftin g th e mis t of ign or an cesj '

A r med w ith the p r ope r k n o wledge a cer t ain pe r ce n t age of the

g i r l s w h o ar e n ow s w ell in
g the r an k s of p r o s t it u t io n w o u ld s u r el y
s h u n th is p r ofe s s ion B ut ther e w ill s t ill r em ain the gr eat er p ar t
.

of ven al w omen w h o acco r d in g t o the be st autho r it ies belon g to

, , ,

the h igh gr ade imb ecile s an d hen ce can n ot be r e ached by in

-

s t r u ctio n 1 Th is cl as s of women wh o fo r m the main p ar t of

.

p r o s titut ion will h ave to be elim in ated by followin g st r ictly the

r u l es of E u gen ic s O n ly in th is tho u gh ted io us but su r e way
.
, ,

As l on g as ther e
pply o f p r os ti tu tes ther e w i ll al w ays be a
is a su
dem an d f or t h e s er v ices of these un for tu n ate s T h e n o tion th a t it is .

t h e dem an d w h i ch c r ea tes t h e s u ppl y h a s bee n s p r ea d b y s u pe r fi ci a l oh

s erv e r s . I t w as n o t t h e d em an d f or t h e te leph on e th a t l ed t o it s in
y en t i e n o r t h e d em a n d f o r r a i l r o ad s t h a t l e d t o i n v en t i o n of t h e s te am
,

en gin e . As l on g a s w e a ll ow m en t a l d efec ti v es t o p r o p aga te the i r k i n d ,

ther e w i ll a lw ay s b e degen er a te w om en w h o w i ll p r os t i tu te them selv es ,

a n d b y th i s v er y a ct cr ea te a d em a n d .

t h e P i l eu r sa y s : L e s so n s t o yo u n g g i r l s s h o w i n g th e m t
,
h e d a n g ers

t o w h ich th ey ex po s e th em se lv es can on l y h a v e a fa v or abl e i n fluen ce

,
.

Per h a p s t h e phy s i ci a n s of S a i n t L a za r e w i ll th en h ea r n o m or e fr om
-
,

a t leas t o n e f ou r th of a l l th es e u n fo r tu n a te gi r l s in th i s i n s t i tu t i on
’
-
,

t h a t th ey h a v e gi v en th em se l v es t o s om e s t r a n ger W e w i ll n ot hea r .

tw en ty per cen t of th em a n s w er th a t th ey h av e a llow ed them s elv es t o

.

n de flou r ed ou t of cu r i os i ty t o k n ow w h a t i t i s t o be as s m a r t as t h e ir
ir i en da .
, ,

Th i s i gn or an ce is due t o t h e f a ct th a t t h e m a j o r i ty of p ar en ts h av e
n o m o r e kn ow led ge o f s ex th a n w h a t i s k n o w n t o ev er y an i m a l by
i n s ti n ct P i n ar d ( C h r on i q u e M éd i ca le 1 9 0 3 p 4 88 ) s ays : Ju s q u a
.
, ,
“
.
’

s en t l ac te p r oc r é a teu r n a é t é t i t i t i f i l i t i t ’
l
’
e t
’ ’
u ex s a
p r q u u n a c e n s n c e q
a Page des cav em es c es t l e seu l de n o s i n s t i n cts n aya n t pas é té
’ ’
,

civ i l i s é . L acte es t accompl i a l au r or e du Xxs s i ecl e com e a Pag e

’ ’

de p i er r e .

I Th e S a n i t ar i a n ( M a r ch 1 90 4 ) c l a im s th
, a t n o t o n e p e r c en t o f .

pr os ti tu te s a r e able t o r ea d o r w r i te beca u s e t hey ar e of s uch a low

or der of i n tell i gen ce th a t they cann o t be edu ca ted .
3 38 L O VE

could defect ive men tal ity be ext er min ated an d pr os tit ution thus ,

ban ished fr om our pl an et with in a f ew

The aim of eu gen ics is the pr od uction of a bett er h um an ity ,

es pec ially by the el im in at io n of bod ily an d men tally feeble s tock s .

With the di s covery of th e Men delian l aw e ugen ics was pl aced ,

u po n a s cien t ific b as is The wor ld kn ew by exper ien ce th at de

.

s ir able as w ell as un d es ir able t r ait s ar e t r an sm itted b h r edity

y e ,

but it thought th at her ed ity cou ld be con t r olled by en v ir on m en t .

It bel ieved in econ om ic deter m in ism Men del s l aw r evealed the .

’

in exo r able n es s of the l aw of her edity .

The s cien ce of eu gen ic s te ach es th at n atu r e is s t r on ge r th an

n ur tu r e The ch ar acte r s of an y livin g be in g ar e deter m in ed by
.

t wo f acto r s he r ed ity an d e n v ir o n me n t or n at ur e an d n u r t u r e
, , ,

but in her itan ce is mor e vital th an en v ir o n men t Her edity an d .

educ ation suppl y a poten tial figur e both m ultiplied give s ome ,

th in g if on e is n othin g th e r e s ult is n oth in g B ut h er edit y is

, .

the we ightie r fac tor 1 Wh en n atur e an d n u r t ur e compete f or

.
'

s up r em acy on eq ual te r m s s ays G alto n the fo r me r p r o ves the

, ,

s t r on ge r Neither is s elf su fii cien t ; the h igh es t n atu r al en dow

.
-

men ts m ay be s tar v ed by defect ive n u r tur e w h ile n o car eful n e ss ,

of n u r t ur e can over com e the evil ten den c ies of an in tr in s ic ally

bad phys ique w eak br ain or b r ut al d is po s it ion
,
.

No degen er ate or feeble stock can ever be con ver ted in to a

healthy an d s oun d s tock by e n v ir on m en t s uch as s an it ary s ur ,

r o un din gs good l aw s ed u c ation

,
w e alth etc as the r adical doc
, , ,
.
,

tr in air es w ould l ik e to m ak e us b el iev e S u ch m ean s m ay r en der .

in div id u al m em be r s of the s tock p as s able or even s tr on g m em be r s

Wh a t ar e a f ew gen er at i on s in t h e h is tor y of hum an i ty ? On e

to t w o c e n t u r i e s r ep re se n t on l y a s h r t s p ace
o o f t i m e P r o s t i t u t i o .n i s

o ld e r th a n h i s to r y . T h e H a mm u r a b i c o d e x p a r a g r a ph
, 1 00 h a s a l r e a d y ,

r l
u es a o b u t H i e r o d u l e s or
, g i r l s c n s ecor a te d t o t h e s e r v ic e o f V e n u s .

Mo se s Deu ter on o m y xx iii 1 8 comm a n d s

, , ,
T h er e s h a ll be n o te m ple
:
”
p r os t i tu te of t h e d au ghter s of I s r ael S t i ll p r o s t i tu t i on ex i s ted amo n g
.

J b y R m i 2 1 2 ii 4 6 I I R m
7
I 4
7
x x x g u
t h e ew s a s s ee n . e g u x v , ,; v ; , ; e ,
.
,

xx iii , ; A m o s ,
ii , ; H o s e a i v , 1 4 ,
A .t th i s p o i n t t h e p r o ph e t d i s t i n

g u i s h e s b t
e w een t h e c o m m o n an d th e t e m pl e p r o t i t u t e I f ssu c h a n
.

i
a n c en t i ns t i t u t i o n co u ld b e b a n i s h e d f r o m th is e a r th b y e u g e n i c s w i th i n

a f ew cen tu r i es ,h um a n i ty cou ld be ati s fi ed s .

f I f t h e s ym b o l o f i n h er i t a n c e b e pl a c e d a s 1 a n d t h e s y m, b o l o f
i
en v r o n m en t as 0 ,
b o th t oge e th r w i ll g i v e t h e fi g u r e 1 0 ; e a c h a l o n e

amou n s t ot l i ttl e i n o n e ca s e a n d t o n o th i n
g i n t h e o th e r .
 S E XU AL HY G I E NE 33 9

of s ociety
, but the
me p r ocess will h ave to be gon e th r ough
sa

again an d again w ith th eir o ff s p r in g I m p r o ved con dition s of

.

l ife me an b ette r heal th f or the e xis t in g pop u l at ion gr e ate r edu ,

cat ion al fac il it ies m ean gr eate r cap acit y f or u s in g ex is t in g ab il ity .

B ut l as tin g imp r o v e men t can o n ly be s ec ur e d by b r eedin g fr om

g oo d s t oc k
. T h e de v elop m en t of t h e f u tu r e gen er at io n s w ill be

l ittle in fluen c ed by en v ir on m en t al im p r ov em en t s if the con di ,

tion s of the blood h ave been n eglected Noth in g can be b r o ught .

out fr o m a ch ild by e uthe n ics w h ich is n ot w ith in h im .

The el im in at io n of the feeble stock m et with n ot on ly in the ,

s l um s bu t al s o in the q u ar te r s of w e alth w h ich w e igh s do wn the ,

body pol it ic can on ly be e ff ected by the p r even t ion of the pr opa

,

t io n of tho s e afflicted w ith u n de s ir able ch ar acte r s

g a .

The r e ar e th r ee methods t o eff ect the el im in ation of the

un d es ir abl es — s egr egat io n s te r il izat ion an d c as tr at io n
,
I n the .

ear ly h isto ry of the h um an r ace ar t ifi c ial dev ice s wer e unn eces
s ar y. Natu r al s elect ion or the s ur vival of the fittest w as the
, ,

most poten t facto r of the el im in at ion of the weak Later on in .

,

the per iods of the G r eek an d Rom an c iv il izat ion s the expos ur e of ,

s ickl y ch ild r e n fam in es ep ide m ic s an d the l ack of h ygien e s e r ved

, ,

as the bes t mean s of w eedin g ou t the feeble an d the w eak in

min d an d body B u t as civ il iz ation adv an ces a h igher eth ic al

.

level is r eached Th e d ise as ed the w eak an d feeble ar e all o wed

.
,

to su r viv e E s pec ially s in ce th e appe ar an ce of Ch r is tian ity

.
,

w hich o r igin ated amo n g the poo r an d lo w ly ch ar ity to th e s ick , ,

poo r we ak an d afflicte d h as become to be cons ider ed the fir s t

,

duty of h um an s ociety Th e gr e ates t p ar t of all our ch ar ities is

.

in the s er vice of the defectives an d the degen er ates T h e eve r .

br oadin g symp ath y an d alt r u ism of civ il ized h um an ity m ake s it

po ss ible f or the depen de n t an d del in q ue n t cl ass es to su r v ive We .

m ak e t h e f os t er in g of t h e u n fit an d of t h e cr ippl e ou r h igh es t
duty E s pecially in m ode rn time s the gr e at st r ide s made in
.
,

hygien e an d in th e other med ic al s c ien ce s oper ate to pr olon g the

existen ce of the u n fit t ill the per iod of pr opagatio n War on in .

fan t mor tal ity an d sur gic al aid h ave en abled defect ive s to be
com e p ar en t s We ar e tr yin g to m ake e n v ir on m en t s afer f or the
.

feeble r in min d an d body M an ifold facil it ies ar e off e r e d fo r t h e

.

su r viv al of the u n fit A s ocial con t r a s elect ion h as thu s set in

.
-
.
 340 L OVE

All our s en t M en tal activit ie s in the in ter est of ch ar ity p r ai se ,

w o r th y as they ar e ar e in the l as t an alys is an t i s oc ial

,
-
.

Ou r an t i soc ial per ver ted s e n t im en tal ity show s it s elf part icu
-

l ar ly in the st an d we ar e t ak in g to war d s m ar r iage Mar r iage an d .

r ac ial an ti s u icide ar e p r e ached in an d ou t o f s e as on

-
Almo st .

an ybody the c r im in al in the To m b s an d the de af m ute in the

,
-

asyl um is cons ide r ed good e n o u gh to m ar r y an d t o p r op agate

,
.

T h e r es u lt of th is p r e achin g is t h at th e im p r ov ide n t in con t in en t , ,

s elfi s h an d foo lis h follo w the advice an d m ar r y The less in .

dividu alized the low e r t h e type s the m o r e n ea r l y an im al t h e

, , ,

e ar l ier they m ar r y an d the mor e they ar e fer t ile On the other .

h an d the s upe r io r m en an d w omen either do n ot m ar r y at all

,

e
( g. . C ,a tholi c p r ies t s n u ns te ache r s n u,
r s e s .or m ar r y , ,

ver y l ate an d p r actise the vol un t ar y elim in at io n of the fam ily in

the bar ga in For the p r even t io n of con cept ion is an accepted
.

‘
p r in ciple amon g the better clas ses of eve r y c iv il ized co un tr y
. .

Hen ce the fall of the b ir th r ate am on g the m os t des ir able -

cl as ses s u ch as t h e p r ofe s s io n al people

,
bes t ar t is an s s killed , ,

m ech an ics etc Th is fallin g bir th r ate in its elf is n ot at al l a

,
.
-

g r ea t cal am it
y to h um an ity as s om e r efo r me r s an d pol it ic ian s
,

tr y to m ake us bel ieve It m ay be dan ge r o u s to a sm alle r St ate

.

w hen th r e aten ed by a m o r e pop ul ated on e or to an ar is to cr acy ,

w hen t h r eat en ed to be o u s t e d fr om it s p r iv il ege d po s it ion by the

co mmon people Other w is e the fall of the b ir th r ate b r in gs
.
-

r athe r be n efit th an d am age to the f am il y an d to s oc iety Th e .

deplor able th in g is t h at on ly the s u p er ior cl as s es p r actis e the

l im itat ion of the fam ily ; the in fe r io r cl ass es m u lt iply l ike r abb it s .

I n th is w ay s ociet y is ove r bu r de n ed w ith the lis tle ss an d t h e in

Th es e d i t i on s a r e n ow n ot i ced ev en in ou r young coun tr y

con ,

w h e r e n o t o n l y t h e n a t i v e o f t h e An gl o S a x o n s to c k s e ts a l i m i t t o h is
-

off s p r i n g b u t a ls o t h e i m m i gr an t w h o begin s t h e s am e p r ac t i ces as s oon

,

a s h e h a s r each ed a h igher s te p o f t h e soc i a l l a dd e r T h e sa me Russ i an .

Jew es s w h o in h er n at i v e cou n tr y set h er r i de to foll ow t h e r el i ou s °

d icta te s of h er r ace t o i n cr ea se an d m u l t ip y t h e s am e I ta l i an or r i s h ,

w oman w h o in h er n at i v e cou n t r y w ou ld n o t h av e t h o u ght o f d efyi n g

t h e ten e ts o f t h e C ath o l i c ch u r ch r ega r d i n g t h e l i m i t a t i o n o f off s p r i n g ,

w i ll a s k h er ph y s i ci a n f or so me a n t i con cept i o n a l r em ed y a s s oo n a s
-
,

s h e h as r eac h ed a cer ta in de r ee o f a fflu enc e Wi t h w lth d p o w er

g e a an .

co m e l ov e f or l u xu r and eas e an d t h e conseq uen ce is t h e l imitation

y ,

of t h e off s pr i n g .
 S E XU AL HY G I E N E 34 1

capable Our r efo r m ator ie s p r is o n s asylu m s an d home s f or the

.
, ,

defect iv e ar e over cr o wded .

The en deavor of eugen ics is to r e s to r e the for mer s election

of the fi t in pl ace of the p r e sen t d isast r ou s selectio n of the un fit .

Th is eu ge n ic s wish es to be e ff ected n ot by follow in g the b ru tal

phi losophy of a N ietz s che or by abolish in g all ch ar it ies or by , ,

exposin g w eak childr en as p r actised by the an cien t Sp ar t an s ,

.

The mor al law an d h um an symp ath y dict ate th at the child r en ,

on ce bo r n sh ou ld be p r e s e r ved by all kn own me an s But in the

, .

in t er es t of the r ace s u ch ch ild r en sho u ld be p r even t ed f r om

,

be in g bor n Th is n ee d n ot be accom pl ished by abol ish in g the

.

ab s ol ute f r eedom of s elect io n of m ar r iage m ate s as advoc ated -

,

by s ome p s eu do s oc iologis t s in E u r ope The r e is n o n eed f or the

-
.

over th r owin g of all h um an ins titu tion s an d f or th e im itation of

the method of the s t ud farm as advoc ated by the moder n r ace -
,

cultur is ts The fr eedom to co n tr act even of an un s uita ble m ar

.

r iage is al w a s p r e fer abl e to the t r an n of t h t ate d i ect i th

y y y e s r n g e

per s on al aff air s of it s c itizen s !

The fi r s t e s sen t ial f or h um an .

An y der f or b r eed i n g pu r pos es m u s t be a pu bl i c i n s ti tu t i on

s ex o r -
,

a n d s u ch a n i n s t i tu t i o n w ou ld be t h e w o r s t s l a v e r y h i s tor y h a s ev er
s een . M a r d ach ( T h e Tr aged y o f M a n tw elft h s cen e ) gi v es in h i s d r a m a ,

a t r u e p i ctu r e of t h e tyr a n n y o f s u ch i n s t i tu t i on s T h e h e r o an d .

h er o i n e o f t h e d r am a a r e Ad am a n d E v e w h o a r e r ep ea tedly r ein car ,

:

n a t ed a t d i ff er en t i m p or ta n t p er i o d s in t h e h i s to r y o f t h e w o r ld b u t do
n ot k n ow w h o th ey a r e At t h e difl er en t i n ca r n a t i on s th ey a lw ays
'

h appen t o m eet a n d fa ll in l ov e w i th each o t her T h e l a s t r e i n car n a .

t i on on th i s ea r th tak es pl a ce s ev er a l th ou s an d year s after ou r pr es en t

er a. At t h e en d of t h e tw elfth s cen e Ad am i s p r es en t w h en t h e o l d m an , ,

o r j u d ge of t h e to w n ( ca ll ed a t th a t p e r i o d Ph a l an s te r ) d i s p os es o f
c h i ld r en a n d w i v e s Tw o w o m en on e o f th em t h e r ei n c a r n a te d E v e
.
, ,

a r r i v e w i th th e i r y ou n g c h i ld r en a n d t h e j u d ge u po n t h e a dv i ce o f
, ,

t h e s ci en t i s t d eci des w h i ch tr a d e th ey s h ou ld le a r n
, .

F I R S T S CE N E
JU DG E S ci en t i s t ! E xam i n e t h e s ku ll s of th es e t wo ch i ld r en
. .

S C I E NT I S T T h i s ch i l d s h ou l d be br ough t up t o b e a phys ic i a n t h e
.
,

o th e r t o be a s h eph er d .

JU D G E Ou t w i th th em .

E VE . Do n o t t ou c h h im ! T h i s i s m y ch i ld Wh o d ar es t o tea r .

h im aw a y fr om h is m oth er br ea s t ? -

JU DGE T a ke h im aw ay ! Wh y ta r r y w i th h im an y l on ger ?
.

E VE . M y ch i ld m y ch i ld ! Di d n ot I n ou r i s h thee w i th my h ea r t
,

blood ? Wh er e is t h e pow er th a t m ay r en d th i s ho ly bon d ? S h all I dis

c l a i m t h ee fo r ev e r th a t thou m ay es t be l o s t in t h e cr ow d an d my
, ,

sea r ch i n g eye in r es tl es s fea r s h a ll in v a i n l oo k f o r th ee a m on g a h u n

, ,

d r ed s i m i la r ph a l an s t er typ es ? -

ADA M 0 f r i en d if ou ght i s s ac r ed t o you l ea v e th i s ch i ld t o h is

.
, ,

p oo r m o t h er .
842 LOVE

devel opmen t is liberty Libert y is the atmos pher e in wh ich ch ar .

acte r is fo r med No on e h as a r ight to excl ude t wo f r ee born

.
-

in div id ual s f r om m ar r iage T h is r ight is in al ie n able To ex . .

cl ude s uch a m an an d w o m an f r o m m ar r iage r el at ion s w ou ld be

as saul tin the i l ie n able i ht of m w h i c h le i l t e

g n a r g s a n n o g s a u r o r

even co n s tit u tio n m ay do except by b r utal fo r ce , .

But man h as n o r ight to in j u r e h is own ch il d r e n Th e .

c ar eless or wilfu l p r oc r e ation of a v icious pr o gen y is n ot o n l y a

c r ime again st h um an ity bu t a wr o n g to the ch ild r en w h o o u ght
to h ave r emain ed un bo r n Hen ce it is the s olemn d uty of an y .

co uple if th er e be a t ain t in the ir an cestr y v ol u n t ar ily to ex

, ,

el u de them s elve s f r om p ar e n thood If the ir men t al ity does n ot .

e n able them to exer cis e su ch co n t r ol s o ciety h as a r igh t n ay th e , ,

d uty to e ff ect th e e xcl u sion in it s own in ter est as well as in the

in te r e s t of the o ff s p r in g w h o w o uld become a b ur den to them ,

s elve s .

Th is excl us ion c an n ot be r eal ized by l aws again st m ar r iage

JU D G E Y p l y h t g . ou a d i g g m ! I f w ll w t h
, o s r an er , a ar n a e e a o e

r ev iv a l o f t h e con u e r e d p r ej u d i ce f o m l y a ll d t h f m i l y th t h e
q e c e a n , r r e , e

acq u i s i t i on s o f o u r p e s e n t s c i n ce w i ll tu m bl e a t on c
r e e .

E VE W h at is to m e you r fr ozen sci en ce ? M ay i t fa ll w h er e

.
,

n a tu r e s v o i ce s p ea k s
’
.

JU DG E Well ! w i ll i t be d on e s n ( Th e ch i ld is ca r r ied a wa y )
. oo ? .

E VE M y ch i ld m y ch i ld ! ( E v e f a i t s )
.
, n .

S E CO N D S C E NE
JU DG E T h ese t w o w omen a r e n ot m ate d yet T hos e w h o w is h
. .

t hem f or p a i r i n g c m e fo r w a r d o .

ADA M U po n th i s w om a n m ak e I cl a im
. .

JUDG E S ci en ti s t ! Wh at is thy op i n i on ?
.

S CI E N TI S T T h e m an s e n t i m en t a l t h e w om an n r v ou
. an un , e s ,

h ea lt h y i s s u e w ou l d be t h e r es u lt T h i s p a i r fi t s n o t t o geth er . .

AD A M S t i ll I s h a ll n o t let h er go i f s h e w i s h es m e
.
, .

E VE M agn a n i m u s m an I a m th i n e
. o ,
.

ADA M I l o v e th ee o h w m an w i th t h e w h o l e fe r v o r o f m y h ea r t !
.
,
o ,

E VE A l so I th i s I fee l w i ll fo r ev er l o e t h ee
, ,
v .

S C I E N T I S T W h y th i i m a d n e s
. S t a n ge i n d ee d t o s ee r ea ppea r
, s s s . r , ,

t h e Sp i r i t o f by gon e age s in u r en l i ghten ed w or ld Ho w co m e s t h i s ?

o .

ADA M I t i s a l a te r ay of l i ght fr om p a r a d i se
. .

JUDGE I t is p i t i able . .

ADA M P i ty u s n ot Th i s m ad n es s is our s W e s u r ely en v y n ot

. . .

y o u f or yo u r s b e r n e s s W
o h a t i n t h e w o r
. ld e v e r w as g r a t a n d n o bl e e

w a s s uc h m a d n ess w h i ch is n o t con fi n e d b y ci r cu m s pec t a n x i ety

, The .

a n ge l s s peec h th a t s w eetl s o u n d s d ow n t o u s f r om h i gh er s ph er e s is
’

y
a sa fe r p r oo f o f o u r so u l s a ffin i ty a n d k i n s h i p t o t h e h i gh e r r egi on s .

We des p i s e t h e l ow com m on d us t f th i s ea r th boldl y s ea r ch i n g t h e o ,

r o a d t o t h e h i gh e r Sph e r es ( H e h o l ds E ve i n c lo s e em br ace )
. .

JU DG E W hy l i ten an y l on ger t o th i s n on sen s e Aw ay t o t h e

. s .

hos p i t a l w ith both of them .

 S E X UAL HYGI E N E 343

of in div id uals , phys ically or mor ally in fer ior S u ch l aws ar e .

ent ir ely fut ile in r el at io n to pr o pagat io n O n ly hypoc r it es or .

per fect fools do n ot see it The s ex u r ge pl ays a p ar t ic ul ar r ole .

-

in de ge n e r at es They s u ff er fr om a d is eased exagger at ion of the

.

sex imp u l s e No law s except it be segr egation can pr even t the

.
, ,

se du ct io n of the feebl e m in ded w om an or the r ape by the cr imin al -

man an d a n ew gen e r at io n of det er ior an t s w o u ld ar is e m ar r iage

, ,

or n o m ar r iage The b an eful s en t im en tal ity or sor d id econ omy

.

which allo w s mo r al w e akl in gs to r o am at l ar ge on p ar ole or

s u s pen d ed s en ten ce can o n ly le ad to t h e b r eed in g of m e n t al an d

mo r al c r ipples If the n um be r of the un desir able an d un fit

.

s h o u ld be dec r e as ed n ot the m ar r iage but t h e b r eedin g of the

,

defect ives shou ld be p r even ted .

Amon g the mean s of p r eve n t ion of p r op agat ion the segr e ,

g a t ion of the defect ive s in d iff e r en t homes

( s u ch as as yl u m s f or

epileptics f or feeble m in ded or f or deaf m utes ) w o ul d be the

,
- -

mo st h um an e m ethod bu t al s o t h e m o s t u n safe ( tem po r ary ,

es cape is n ev er im pos sible ) an d the mo s t bur den some f or s oc iety ,

.

To s egr egate people wh o ar e s t ill able to s uppo r t them selves an d

Th i s p oeti ca l fan cy giv es n ev er thles s a tr u e p i ct u r e of t h e con d i , ,

t i on s ou r d es ce n d a n ts in fu t u r e gen er at i on s w i ll h a v e t o con ten d w i th

i f t h e p atr i a r cha l d octr i n es of our r a d i c a l s oc i o logi s t s s hou ld ev er
m a te i a l i ze
r T h ei r or d e r o f th i n gs m u s t lo gi ca ll y l ea d t o t h e h a r d es t
.

a n d m o s t bew i ld e r i n g ty r a n n y m a n k i n d h a s ev er k n o w n T h e tyr a n .

n ic a l D a c on i c l a w s w i ll p r e sc r i be w h a t t o ea t
r w h a t t o d r i n k h ow , ,

lon g t o s leep h ow t o m a te an d w h a t t h e ch i ld r en s ho u ld be
, , .

T h i s is n o t a fan cy d r ea m E v n in o u r fr ee co u n tr y t h e d r i ft o f
-
. e

t h e l aw gi v i n g po w e r is to w a r d s s u ch co n d i t i o n s
-
I n o n e S t a te i t is .
,

a ll ow ed t o d r i n k t e a o r co fl ee bu t n o t a l co h o l a ltho u gh t e n gr a i n s
'

, ,

caff e i n e i s a l r ea d y a dea dl y p o i son b u t i t w i ll ta k e m an y m o r e gr a i n s ,

a l co h o l t o k i ll I n an oth er S t a te i t is a ll ow e d t o s m ok e ci ga r s bu t n o t
.

c i ga r et t e s a lth o u gh o f t h e th ee m o d es o f u s i n t o ba cco s n uffi n g c hew

, g r , ,

in an d s m ok i n g t h e ci a r is t h e w r s t of t h e l as t m o de beca u se a s a
r ug
, o , ,

e, i t com bi n es t h e e ec ts of chew in g an d s m ok i n g An other s ta te .

fo r bi d s m a r i age w i th ou t a ph y i i
r t i fi c t a lth ou gh i f t h e m a r
s c an s
’
ce r a e, ,

r i e ge c a n d i d a te w i s h es t o co n cea l t h e t r u th th er e is n o ph ys i cia n l i v in g , ,

Neiss er t h e d i s co v er er of t h e gon o coccu s a d W a s s er m an n w i th h is te s t

, , n ,

i n cl ud ed w h o cou ld tell with ab so lut e ce r tain ty w hether a m an h a s

,

been i n fec te d o r n o t E v en i f t h e ca n d id a te h i m s elf h a v i n g been in

.
,

f ect ed w i s h es t o k n ow w h eth er h e h a s been cu r ed t h e d i ff er en t tes ts a r e

, ,

of s u ch a n e l a bo r a te n a tu r e th a t er y f ew ph ys ici an s ev en in t h e v ,

m etr o po l i s a r a ble t o m a k e th em
, e S t i l l i gn o a n c p as s e s l a w s Be s i d e s
. r e .

t h i s n o l aw fo r b i dd in g m a r r i a ge can p r ev en t m a ti n g an d t h e pr opa
, , ,

g a t io n o f t h e u n fit E v en i f t h e k i.n g t h e r e p r es en t a t i v e o f t h e l a w , ,

s h ou ld i m p r iso n h is ou n g d a u gh t e r in a b r azen t ow er h er Jupiter w ill

fi n d h is w a y t o h r y
,

y a s h o w e r oef g o ld .
344 LOVE

depr ive society of their ear n in g cap acity r ep r esen ts a gr eat

n om ic los s to the body pol itic .

The othe r quite h uman e meth od of pr even tion of pr ops

g a t io n is s imple s te r il iz at io n The s l.ig ht ope r at io n of v a s ectom y ,

r es pect ivel lp i ectom doe t ive the le t i co n ve ie ce

y s a n g y s,
n o g as n n n

n or doe s it alte r in the le as t the men tal or bod il ch ar acter of

y
the oper ated in d iv id u al Thi s s mall ope r at ion h as n o m or e ef
.

feet u po n the per s o n in r ega r d to h is poten cy th an an oblit er

, ,

at ion of the vas d efe r en s in the m ale or of the F allop ian tu b e

in the fem ale ; an d th es e oblite r at io n s cau se s o l ittle in con ve

n ie mce th at they r em ain as a r u le
, unk n o w n to the m an or
,

wom an .They ar e on ly acc iden t ally discover ed wh en the p at ien ts

apply f or the t r e atm en t of the ir s te r il ity .

Hen ce all in telligen t people wh o h ave s ome he r editar y tain t

s ho uld be t aught to r en o u n ce p r op agat io n b t h is method Th o se
y .

w ith a n eu r op ath ic d iath es is or with an alcohol ic d iathesis or ,

w h o sho w an in ab il ity to le ar n in s chool or tho s e in whose ,

fam ilies ar e foun d cas es of dem en t ia p r aecox m an iac depr ess ive ,
-

in s an ity or tho se s uff er in g f r om in cur able in he r it able dis ease s

, ,

s u ch as tube r cu los is c an c e r syph il is hemoph il ia colo r bl in dn ess

, , , , ,

alb in ism in s ho r t of s u ch d is eas e s th at do n ot im p air their j ud g

,

men t o ught to p r ecl ude them s elves f r om p ar en th ood by vol un

,

tar ily s ubm ittin g to th is mild ope r ation befo r e m ar r iage .

Thos e w hos e j udgm en t is m ate r ially im p air ed to r ealize th e

,

s e r io us n e ss of the ir p r op agat io n s u ch as t h e in c ur abl e in san e

, ,

in he r en t ep ilept ics the bo r n d ea f m u te s the id iots imbec iles an d

,
-
, , ,

feeble m in ded sh o uld fo r c ibl y u n der go th is ope r at ion E ven th e

-
,
.

dull an d idle sh o uld be depr ived of the chan ce of p r opagatin g

t h eir k in d by mean s of s ter il iz ation Thes e in com pet en ts an d .

degen er ates furn ish the m ate rial fr om w hich the r an ks of the
h abitual c rim in al s an d p r os titu tes ar e r ec r u ite d S in ce w e have .

learn ed th at the gr eat hor de of defect ive s is due to un fit matin gs

an d th at in dole n t s tr ain s ar is e b the m at in of in dolen t pe r s on s
y g ,

s oc iety h as a r igh t an d eve n a d u ty to w eed out the se del in q u en t ,

defect ive an d depen den t cl as s es by the p r even t ion of the pr o

cr e at io n of th e v ar io us defect ive o ff s p r in g .

Th e th ir d method of p r eve n tin g p r op agat ion is cas t r ation .

S ter ilization does n ot depr ive th e in dividual of h is d esir e f or con

 S E XU AL HYG I E NE 345

gr ess u s n or of the ab il ity to per fo r m the same n or of th e faculty ,

of expe r ie n c in
g l ib ido H en ce the. m u r de r o u s an d e r ot i c all y de
e e r ated c r im in al cl as s e s w ill r em ain a me n ace to s oc iet u t il
g n
y n

they ar e depr ived n ot on ly of th e poten cy of pr oc r eat ion but al so

of th e poten c n ca a ti ni s an d of exper ien cin l i b i d o Th e
y co rn o g .

method of cas tr at io n th er efor e s hou ld be r es e r v ed as a pen alty

, ,

f or the o ut s poke n h ab itual b r ut al c r im in al the r ap is t the con , ,

fi r med in ebr iate the in cor r igible bur gl ar or gun m an the gibber
, ,

in g id iot or imbecile c r et in with the in he r ited ten den cy to c r ime

, ,

an d the u n st able e r otop ath The off sp r in g of th is cl as s ar e pr e

.

dest ined to be degen er ate s an d on e of the t wo oper ation s is im

,

p e r at iv ely in d ic ated I t i s p r
. efe r ab l e th at the te s t icle s o r ov a r ies

shou ld pe r ish in s u ch in d ivid u al s th an th at the ir mo r b idity s hould

be p r opagated I n the in ter es t of the p at ien ts th em selv es th e

.

mor e r ad ical ope r ation is to be r ecommen ded Sp ayed .

an im al s ar e al w a s e asie r con tr olled

y J u s t as g eldi n
g . of th e

bull an d s tall ion ch an ge s th e vigo r ous power ful s pir ited , ,

an im al s in to the comp ar atively q uiet do cile ox an d hor se so m ay , ,

the u n sex in g or c ast r ation of the un fi t h ave a ben e fi cial quietin g

eff ect upon the fer ocious cu r r is h st up id h um an s em i an imal
, ,
! -
.

Th e defect ive s w hen at l ar ge w ill alw ays fi n d m at in g fac il

, ,

iti es even with the health y an d t her eby d r ag fr es h blood in to the

,

vor tex of dise as e The p r ogen y of defect ive p ar en tage ar e al w ays

.

defective T wo imbecile p ar en ts wi ll n e v er p r oduce a per fectly

.

n or m al ch ild . A super ior m ated with an in fer ior may somet im es

r ep r od uce the n o r m al but as a r u le the p r o en of th i c r os s in g
, , g y s
,

No d ou bt ca s tr ation is a sever e pen alty f or any h uman bein g .

B u t degen e r a cy i t se lf is t h e p en a lty f o r t h e v i o l a ti o n of b i o logi c a l l aw s .

an d t h e er a d i ca t io n o f d egen e r acy is n o mor e th a n t h e s a t is f ac tion of

t h e l aw of t a l i on a n d t h e r es to r a t i on of t h e mor a l eq u i libr i u m S oc i ety .

h a s a r ight t o m a k e u s e o f th e s e m eas u r e s o f d e fen se t o fr ee i tse lf o f

t h e degen er a te s a nd noth i ng s hor t t h an dep r iv i n g them of th e ca p ab i l i ty
,

o f p r oc r ea t ion w i ll do t h e w or k .

Th is r i ght does n ot m ean th a t it is t h e du ty of t h e S ta te t o m ake

sear ch f o r in o ff en s i v e d egen er a te s t o s a t i s fy t h e l a w o f t a l i on I n th e .

i n ter es t of per son a l l iber ty it w ou ld be v er y d a n ger ous t o gi v e soci ety

,

t h e r i ht t o p ick u p in off en s iv e men an d w om en o n t h e s tr ee ts decl ar e

g ,

them I m bec i les a n d s ter i l i ze or ca s tr ate them Th i s w ou ld t h r ow t h e .

door s w ide open t o abuse On l y those w h o l ace them s elv es or a r e

.

laced un d er soci ety s p r otec ti on ei th er in a s y u m s or in p r i s o n s an d

’
, ,

av e th u s become society s w ar d s s h ou ld be s u bj ect ed t o t h e r ul es an d

’

r egul at ions of society .

34 6 L OVE

wi ll a sl o be defect ive The e r adic at ion of eve r y kin d of de

.

g en e r ac
y is he n ce the s olem n d u t y of s oc iet y to r el ieve the b u r de n

of th e commun ity an d by the r edu ction of the lowe r types in each

,

s u cces s ive
g e n e ra tio n de gen er a c y C o u
,
l d be w eeded o u t of h u m an

s oc iet
y .

The other method of t h e r ealization of a s uper io r h uman ity

is the pos itive b r eedi n g of s u pe r io r o ff s p r i n g But th is m ethod .

of the sto ck far m is so an t agon ist ic to ou r con ception of pe r s on al

-

l iber ty th at an y l ibe r ty lovin g n ation will p r efe r p an mix ia or-

blood ch aos w ith the fr eedom to choo s e their mates by mean s of

-
,

love or ev en in f at uation to the p atr iar ch ic slaver y of bein g m ated

,

l ike r ace ho r se s - "

.
l

Ther e is n o n eed f or a r evolut ion ar y ch an ge of the m ar r iage

r el at io n s as p r opo s ed b the d iff e r e n t b r an ds of r ace cu ltu r e The -
y .

ultim ate apotheo s is of the w o r ld w ill n ever be r each ed by the

s u pe r m an on the te r ms of N ietz s c h e The n ovel an d r evol ut ion .

ar y doctr in e as to cho ice of p ar en t s h as S p r u n in e s s en t iall y n u

g
b al an ced m in ds I f on ly tho s e u n desir able s wh o becom e a pu blic
.

ch ar ge e ithe r in p r is o n s or in as l u m s — an d s oo n e r or l ate r they

, y
al l l an d the r e — ar e on e w ay or an othe r p r even ted f r om the p r op s

g a t io n of th e ir k in d the an t i s el ect io n n ow at w o r k w ou ld c eas e

,
-
, ,
.

The degen e r at ion of the h um an r ace cou ld be s topped even un der ,

th e p r e s en t con dit ions of h um an c u ltiv at io n .

Th e br u ta l ity of Ni etzsche s ph il os oph y h as n ev er attr act ed n or

’

m a l peo pl e ev en i f th ey h ad t h e a s s u r a n ce th a t t h e ofl s pr in g of t h e
'

br u ta l m a t i n g w i ll tu r n o u t t o be s u per m en T h i s a s s u r an ce ca n n ot .

be gi v en Th e less on s of h i s tor y te a ch j u s t t h e co n t r a r y
. T h e a r t i fi ci a l .

br eed i n g of t h e S p ar t an w a r r i o r l ed t o t h e s te r i l i ty of ev er y p r ogr es s
of cu l t u r e s ci en ce
, a r t or co m m er ce
,
w h i l e t h e ch a o t i c p a n m i x i a o f
,

A th en s d i d n o t p r ev en t th i s tow n o f o n ly th i r ty th o u s a n d i n h a b i t a n ts ,

t w o th i r d s of them s l a v es t o beco m e t h e s p i r i tu a l cen tr e of Gr eece an d

-
,

t h e teach er of u n to ld fu tu r e gen er a t i o n s in a r t an d s ci en ce B u t f or .

Ath en s an d it s p an m i x i a S p a r ta s h i s to r y w ou l d h a v e r em a i n ed u n w r i t
’
,

te n a n d it s p eo pl e bu r ied in obl i v i on l i k e m an y an o th er n a t i o n th a t is
,

kn ow n by n am e o n l y Th e mo s t v a un ted S p a r ta n v i gor h a s n ot l eft t h e

.

lea s t s i gn o f a m on u m en t ch i s el ed w r i t te n ca r v ed o r s ta i n ed t o r eco r d
, , , , ,

S p ar t a s v er y ex i s ten ce S p a r ta s v i go r w a s t h e v i go r of t h e bu ll or t h e
’ ’
.

e le ph a n t .
 S E XUAL HYGI E N E 34 7

C HAPT E R XXI

SE X -
H Y GI EN E F OR A DU L T S

E ngagem en t — T h e boy an d gir l wh o, by the p r op er an d

c ir cum s pect m an age men t of hom e an d s chool, h ave su c ceeded to
r em ain p u r e an d ch as te un t il the ir m ar r iagable age n eed ce r t ai n

les s o n s in s exu al hygie n e t o secu r e the de s ir ed h appin ess in the ir

futur e mar r ied l ife .

I n the fi r st pl ace t hey o u ght to k n o w th at t r u e m ar r iage

m u s t be fo un ded upon t r ue love n ot upo n s en suality Mar r iage
,
.

f o u n ded upo n bl in d p as s io n ar o us ed by exte r n al q u al itie s is n ot

, ,

cap abl e of e n h an cin g t h e s p ir it u al an d co r po r al r es o u r ces of m an

an d w ill n ev er b r in g t r u e h app in es s of an y con s id er able d u r atio n .

Real h app in es s doe s n ot l ie in the r eal izat io n of t h e de s ir e s O n ly .

t r ue love n ot s en s ual ity can give l ife or en r ich t h e l if e of th e

, , .

m ar r ied co u ple .

The es sen tial f or a h appy u n ion is th at the con tr actin g

“ ’
p ar ties sho uld be mor e or les s e ach other s equal T h e l aw 0 ’
.

”
p ar ity is e s pecially tr u e in m ar r iage Like s elect s l ike T h e
. .

y o un
g people s ho u ld be of the s am e s oc ial po s it io n a n d if pos ,

s ible of eq u al ed u c at ion
,
Love is the un ion of s en timen t an d
.
,

last in g h app in es s in m ar r iage is on l y po ss ible wh er e ther e is per

feet un der stan d in g betw een h us b an d an d wife .

Th e you n g people sh ould fu r the r be in full sym p athy wi th

each other s view s of l ife The r eas on wh y s o m an y m ar r iages
’
.

of to day p r ove fail ur es is th at th is r u le is d is r egar ded Moder n

-
.

m en ar e dr u n k w ith s en s u a l pl ea s u r e an d l ay an exagger a te d em
ph as is on ph ys ic al qu al it ies T hey do n ot look f or r e s po n si e
.
v

n e s s an d sym p ath y in th eir f u tu r e p ar tn e r s bu t f or v u l gar er ot i

cism . An im al s en su ali ty in all its or gan ic s pon tan eit y con tr ol

the ir chosin g of a w ife H en ce sh e is often taken fr om su ch
.

w alk s of life whe r e pleas ur e is the ch ief aim of e xis ten ce No .

w on der th at s u ch actu all y bou ght h app in es s s oon l an guish es an d ,

the m an fi n d s th at the wom an he h as chos en as h is l ife p ar t ner -

34 8 LO VE

h as oth in g in common with h im except the m an ia f or pleas ur e

n .

The c r aze f or luxu ries of home an d d r es s an d th e ext r av agan ce

of the en tir e mode of l iv in g h as taken s u ch a hold upon m ode r n
wom en th at mo s t of them s ell them s elve s in to m atr imon y to the
fi r s t man w hom they con sider able to p r ov ide them with l u xur ies ,

withou t r e gar d to the m an ly q u al it ies s u ch as cour age in tell i ,

e n ce ed u c at io n c u lt ur e gen e r o s ity an d ch iv al r y qu alit ie s w hich

g , , , ,

in fo r mer t imes m ade m en att r active to w ome n .

Th e p ar t ies co n t r act in g m ar r iage s hould be of suitable age .

A d iff e r en ce in age fr om s even to fifteen ye ar s will b r in g the

h app ies t r es u lt s I n our cl im ate a w o m an s s exual l ife ceases
.
’

abo ut the age of fo r ty fi ve an d m an s abo u t sixty

’
-
, Hen ce ther e .

is a d iff er en ce of abo u t fiftee n ye ar s in favo r of the In

ou r cl im ate the be s t age f or w ome n to become w ives an d mo th e r s

is f r om tw e n ty fo ur to tw en ty eigh t year s j If the m an is then

- -
'

about t en ye ar s olde r the co u ple is physic all w ell m a ted

, y .

The t ime bet w een en gagem en t an d m ar r iage sho u ld be

n e ith er too s h o r t n or t oo l o n A p r io d n ot s h or te r th an th r ee
g e .

mon ths an d n o lon ger th an a year sho uld el ap se betw een the
en gagem en t an d the mar r iage It is an ab s u r dity to exp ect r eal .

love fr om a youn g man an d a youn g w oman wh o h ave s een each ,

other onl y a f ew t imes bec aus e of the legality of the act E s pe

,
.

cially does it req uir e a ce r tain len gth of t ime an d con s ide r able

s k ill an d del ic acy to ov er com e the ten den cy of s h n es s w h ich is a

y ,

p ar t of a w om an s n atur e an d of pr u dishn es s whi ch is in stille d

’
, ,

in the gir l fr o m the ve r y m om en t s h e is c ap able of th in k in g .

This ques tion able vir t ue is tau ght at home an d at s chool an d be ,

comes a p ar t of h er ve r y bein g It follow s h er as sh e gr ows up .

,

clin gs to h er in fluen ces h er an d molds h er Hen ce if the h us

, .
,

ban d does n ot w ish to begin m ar r ied l ife w ith r ape he will h av e ,

to associate with h er lo n g en ough t ill sh e becomes awar e th at th e ,

w ife h as n o n eed of m aiden ly coyn ess an d m ay in du l ge in th e

luxur y of bes towin g gall an t atten tion witho ut appearin g in deli

Ev en at th e time
th is f act w as w ell kn ow n Th e
Sh akes pear e
of .

poet s a d v i ce is
’
:
“
L et s ti ll t h e w o m an
take an e lder th an h er s e lf ; s o
o s w ay s s h e l ev el in h er h u s b an d s h ea r t
”
w ear s t o h im
’
. s .

P m a t ur e u n ion m ean s l o s s f or t h e ch i ld y E ll K i t
y r e s a s en ey ; ,

m ay ar r es t in t h ei r g r ow th co u n tles s excell en t for ces Woman s n a tur e .

’

does n o t at ta i n its fu ll s pir i tua l matu r i ty bef or e abou t t h e age of t h ir ty .

 S E XUAL H Y GI E N E 34 9

cate an d bold Th e gir l also n eed s en ough time to study the man
.
,

h is mode of l ife h is h ab it s h is de gr ee of ho n e s ty an d p u r ity an d

, , ,

wh at is the p r in c ip al thin g h is he al th ,
Love will sur ely deser t .

th e home whe r e the yo un g b r ide h as left h er b r id al ch ambe r

aff l icted w ith o n o r r hoe a or s h il i n d h app in e s s w ill scar cely
g yp s a ,

atte n d the w ife an d the h us b an d w h o h as s pe n t the s t r e n gth of

h is yo uth on ven al c r eat u r e s an d n ow look s f or a c u r e an d f or

r es to r ation b the impote t o il i of ch te v i i
y n s n
g a as r g n .

E n o ugh t ime the r efo r e s ho u ld be gi ven both p ar t ie s f or

, ,

m utu al s tudy On the other h an d too l en gth y e n gageme n ts keep

.
,

the affectio n s an d t h e p as s io n s in an ex cited an d un n at u r al con

d itio n w h ich afte r a t im e ten ds to w eaken the n er vou s sys tem
,

an d th us u n de r m in e s he alth .

Th e follow in g i n s tr u ct iv e M L tw en ty sev en yea r s

ca s e is v e r y . r . .
,
-

of a ge a n a s s i s ta n t p r o fe s s o r i n a w ell k n ow n co ll ege a n d h i s b r i d e
,
-
a , ,

teacher though t that their econ om i c con diti on s did n ot a llow th em t h e

,

l uxu r y of a n i n cr ea s e in t h e fam i l y S o they a gr eed t o a t o t a l a bs t i

.

n en ce of m ar i ta l r el a tion s i n t h e fi r st a r o f th i r m ar r ied l i fe b u t
y e e ,

fu ll y i n d u lged in fr u s tr a te er ot i s m s u ch a s ca r ess i n g etc Th e r esu lt

, , .

is th a t L h a s n ow to be tr ea ted f or a to n i c i m p o ten ce m an i fes te d b y

.
,

p r ema tu r e ej a cu la t i on .

Weddin g T h e w edd in g day sho ul d

— .
-
be s elected to tak e place
abo u t ten to fiftee n d ays af t e r t h e en d of t h e me n s t r u at io n It is .

mo s t des ir able th at the fi r s t s ex u al r el at ion s shou ld be fr ui tles s .

Hen ce the w edd in g should be selected d ur in g the pe riod when

con cept io n is l eas t l ikely to oc cu r The t ime immed ia tely befor e
.

the pe r iod an d s t ill mo r e imm ed iately afte r followin g it is the

, ,

m o st fav o r able to co n cept io n I n the fi r s t pl ace ovul at ion an d

.
,

men s tr u ation ar e gen er ally syn ch r o n o u s Then du r in g the in te r .

men st r u al per iod the pl ug of the clear v is c id m ucu s whi ch is se

c r et ed by t h e c er v ic a l gl an d s bl ock s u t h n d i t r f er es
p e p a s s a ge a n e

w ith the en tr an ce of the s pe r m atozo a in to the u ter in e c avity ,

u n le s s r emoved b fem a le ej a c u l t io w h ich doe s t l w a y s occ u r

y a n n o a

at the r ight mom en t Th is ob str u ct ion is w ashed aw ay each

.

m o n t h by the men s tr u al d is ch ar ge I m p r egn at ion is ther efo r e

.
, ,

m o s t l ikel y j u s t afte r t h e m en s tr ual epoch w h ile the m iddle of ,

the in te r me n s tr u al per iod is the t im e of comp ar at ive ster il ity

-
.

The n ext impor tan t questio n is the s election of the r oom an d

3 50 LOVE

bed f or the m ar r ied co uple I n the ar is toc r at ic E u r opean families

.

h us ban d an d wife occ upy d iff e r en t bed r ooms Th r o ugho u t Ger -

.

m an y even amo n g the poor er cl ass e s h u sb an d an d w ife althou gh

, , ,

occu pyin g t h e s ame r oom h ave at leas t d iff e r en t bed s He r e in

,
.

ou r co un t ry it is the c u sto m even amo n the w ell to do to s leep

g
- -
, ,

in on e bed Th is un h appy c us tom apar t fr om its u n aes thetic

.
,

as pect at the t ime of men s t r u ation leads eas il y to e xces s e s an d

, ,

m an y a yo u n g cou ple h as r u in ed it s l ife by e xces s ive s exu al in

dul gen ce . Ther e sho uld be ch astity even in the m ar r iage r el a
t ion s . It is hen ce to the best in ter es t of h u s b an d an d w ife th at
they should at le as t occ upy sep ar ate bed s if the c ir c u ms tan c es do ,

n ot allo w th e l ux u r of ep te bed oom The mo t ef e h i

y s ar a r s s r r s n
g
-
.

s leep can o n l be tt a i ed b occ p i the bed l o e

y a n y u y g n a n .

C on ca r n a tion is posi t u r ae Complex us ven e r e i pos it ur ae

.

n u m er o s ex s un t al iis t em po r ib u s ap u d al ias e n tes u s it atae

g .

V ir s u p r a v ir in f r a s tan do s ed en do a l ater e an d pr aepost er o

, , , ,

( m o r e b es t ia r u m ) .

N o r m a l is a t q u e n a tu r al is m u l ie r i p o s itu r a es t r es u p in a v ir o
in t er fem
,

o r a m u l ier is exte n s a et abdu ct a j ace n te

“
Q a fac ie pr aes ign is cr it r esu p in o j aceto s in gs Ovid in h is
u ,

Ar s Am an d i I n th is po s it ion the v agin a et vir il e m en t u l at um

.

eas dem dir ect ion es h aben t et f r ict ion es in te r l an d es cl it o r id is

, g
n is u e w h i h the mo t e i t i ve o f i d i
p e q , c a r e s s ns r gan s o r n u c n g
l ib ido ar e facil it ated The s u pin e pos ition is h en ce m ech ani c ally
, .

the mos t favor able f or the fr ict ion s of the most s en s it iv e p ar ts .

The pos ition a poste r io r i ( mo r e pecu du m ) is n ot s o favo r

able f or t h e f r ict io n s of the cl ito r is T h e fem ale o r gas m w ill
.

h en ce at be s t be r et ar d ed T h e p r on e po s itio n is th er efo r e n ot
, ,
.
, ,

the h ygien ic id eal at leas t s o f ar as the fem ale is co n cer n ed T h e

,
.

pop ul ar bel ief th at th is po s ition is mo r e exc it in g f or m al e an d

fem ale is b as ed u pon the ass umpt ion th at the in t en s itv of th e
libido is p r opo r tion al to the depth in s er t ion is in v agin am fas cin i .

This belief is e r r on eou s .The r ad ix of the pen is as w ell ,

as the fo rni ces of t h e v agin a ar e as a r u l e t h e po in ts of the

, , ,

le as t v alu e f or in du c in g o r gasm an d th es e ar e the ver y poin ts

,

m o s t aff ected by th e fr ict ion s in t h e p r o n e po s it ion T h e por t io .

v agin al is an d the os exte r n u m wh ich ar e s ex u all y ve r y exc itable

ar e in th e p r on e po s itio n n ot e as ie r r e ached b n o r m al f as
, , y a
 S E XUAL HYGI E N E 3 51

ein u m th an in the su p in e position I n n or mal c ases ther efo r e ‘

.
, ,

the p r on e po s ition of the fem ale is an ti hygien ic - .

I n w om en with o r gasm u s r eta r du s of moder ate degr ee posi ,

tu r a vir i in f r a may be of s ome ben efit Th is pos ition d amps .

s omew h at the m ale ar do r et im peditae s u n t m ot ion es,

dum ,

mu l ie r m oveat c ito au t len te s o as to p r oduce the best eff ects

u po n h er own or gas m xl
'

F eq u en ta tio con cu bi tus

r — C on gr es s us f r eq u en tatio v ar ies
.

w ith diff er en t in d ivid u al s bu t w ith the majo r ity un de r , ,

th ir ty ye ar s of age th r ee t im es a w eek shou ld be con s ide r ed su f

,

fi cien t ly fr eq u en t bet w een th ir t y an d fo rt y tw ice a w eek an d

, ,

less f r equen tly as age advan ces t When con car n atio is follow ed
by a s en se of r el ief an d comfo r t it is ben efic ial an d to be th us ,

g u ided is the mo s t r at io n al p r act ice T h e c r ite r io n of m ar it al .

h ygie n e as f ar as fr equ e n cy is con ce r n ed is he n ce the s tate of

, ,

the feel in gs of the co uple The day pos t in it um both m ates .

m u st feel r ef r esh ed in body an d s p ir it oth er w ise t h e act w as ,

un h ygien ic .

If on e of the m ates h as gr e ater s exu al d es ir es th an the other

is abl e! or w ill in g to gr atify he or sh e h as to supp r e ss the e r oti c,

exc itemen t by the exer tion of w ill po wer or by cold s pon gin g -
,

cold b ath s an d when n ece ssar y eve n by b r om ides For w h ile .

ch ast ity does v er l i ttl e h ar m to t h e in d ivi du al exc es s e s in ve n er e

y ,

des tr oy in time both body an d m in d fl

Du r i n g p r egn a n cy t h e p r on e po i t i on i t h e on e lea s t i n j u r i ou ss s

t o t h e ch i ld I n t h e l a ter m on th s i t i s s om eti m e s t h e on l y p o s i ti on
.
,

poss ible .

l B‘ ‘
r e h e m r e p o t s th a t i n r t h e S u d a n t h e w o m a n s t a n d s i n in it u ,

ben d s ov er an d pl a ces h er h an d s on h er kn ees .

A mon g t h e K a m ts ch a d a l e m a it u s m a r it a q u e j acen t in l a t er ibu s

r .

S om e o f t h e Au s tr a l i a n t r i be s exe r cen t com pr es io n em in a s q u a t s

ti n g p s i ti on
o .

t l h e
'
q u
'
s t i o n f e f e q u c yo w r a
en m a tt e as f so l i c i tu d e t o
r m
o y an

an ci en t l egi s l a tor s Zor o as ter r eq u i r es as t h e m in imum fr eq u en cy t o

.

s ecu r e a s u ffici en t gr a t i fi ca t i on m u l ier i u n a con gr es s io n on o q u oq ue

d ie ; S o l on th ee t i m es a mon th ; Mohamm ed r eq u i r es on ce a
r

w eek o ther w i se t h e w o m an s h a ll h av e ca u s e f o r d i v or ce
,
.

! A m o n g y o u n g m a r r i ed p eo pl e i t i s o fte n t h e w i f e w h o is m o r e

ex act i n g th a n t h e h u s ba n d Th e se n s a tion s a r e en ti r el y n ew t o h er an d
.

s h e d em an d s th e i r r ep et i t io n s o ofte n t i ll t h e m a l e e r ect i on s f a i l t o per

fo r m th ei r pa r t .

TI T h e m e n t a l f ac u l t i e s s u ff e r m o s t u n d e r ex ce s se s Th e T a l m u d .

s a v s th a t t h e b r a i n d r i e s u p th r o u gh xces s e s in en er e a n d m as tu r
e v

b at i n
o .Th e s ym ptom s o f cer eb r a s then i a e abu s u sexu a l i s ays Hega r i s , ,
 52 L O VE

The fr equen t exer cise actioni s con j un gen di leads dir ectly
to an aemia maln u tr it ion as the n ia of the mus cles an d n er ves an d
, , ,

men tal exh au st ion Immode r ate pe rs on s ar e p ale an d h ave lon g

.
,

flabby an d s om et imes ten s e fe at ur es They ar e melan chol ic an d .

n ot fit f or an diffi c lt d co t i ed bod il me t l w o k
y u a n n n u y o r n a r .

They poss es s ver y l ittle pow er of r es ist an ce The patien ts s uff e r .

fr om abo ul ia or in ab il ity to con cen tr ate the ir m in d s u pon an y

s u bject Ther e is a cer t ain dysaesthes ia or h ype r aesthes ia of the
.

s en s es e s pec iall y aga in s t n o is e an d l i ht

, g I n s o m n ia is ve r
y f r e .

quen tly compl ain ed of Ceph al al gia an d ver tigo is a fr equ en t

.

occ ur r en ce The p atien ts h av e a feel in g of an xiety in s tom ach

.

an d in he ar t r e gion s A n o r exi a or los s of appet ite is often met

-
.
, ,

with .Bes ides the pat ie n t s uff er s fr om n er vo us dys pep s ia an d

,

con st ip at ion wh ich n ot seldom alte r n ates with diar r hoea Th er e .

is oft en fo u n d t ach yc ar dia an d an ar ythm ic or in te r m itte n t p ul s e .

Sometimes as thm a an d cou gh in g ar e compl ain ed of The pa .

t ien te feel fat igu ed at t h e leas t exer t ion The most an n oyin g .

s ym pt om is p oll ak iu r ia a n d cys t ic t en e s m u s I n m en p a in s in .

th e b ack ar e r adiatin g to the legs an d to the in guin al an d s pe r

matic cor d r egion s ; in w omen coccygo dyni a is often en coun ter ed
- .

Thes e e ff ects f r eq u en tis com m ixt ion is ar e often s een in m en an d

w ome n afte r a ce r t ain pe r iod of m ar r ied l ife h as el ap s ed .

Apar t fr om the bad eff ect s upon the gen er al health of the
m an an d w o m an exce ss es in ven er e caus e v ar iou s loc al d is tu r b
,

an ces Too fr eq u en t s exu al ex citemen t r etar ds the or gas m or

.

m akes it im po s s ible The detum es cen ce th at n or m ally occu rs

.

afte r ej ac u l at io n doe s n ot t ake pl ace The ge n it al o r gan s r emain .

pr es s u r e in t h e h ead in abil ity t o do con tin u ou s men t al w or k an d t o

,

concen t r a te o n e s th ou ghts w h i c h i n v o l u n ta r i l y con t i n u e t o s t r ay u po n

’
,

t h e s exu a l s p her e l ac k of men t a l en er gy h och o n d r i a a n d i n s om n i a

O

T h e eyes of t h e p a t i en t s a r e d i s tu r bey pby l i ght T hey fear light

.
, ,

i n s u ch a degr ee th a t r ea d i n g a ft er a s h or t t i m e h a s t o be i n ter r u p t ed .

Moor en r epo r ts t h e ca se of a n Amer ica n l ad y w h o m an u s tu p r i ca u s a ,

fr om h er ea r l y you th cou ld n ot ev en s ta n d t h e lu s tr e of an other

,

per s o n s eye ’
.

Weber fou n d th at exces s iv e con gr es su s es peci ally I n t h e fema le ,

s ex h as a n u n f a v o r a bl e i n flu en ce u po n t e h f h ig T h e co m
,
o r ga n o e a r n e
a .

p an yin g sym pto m s a r e p ain s in t h e v er tebr a l co lumn i n t h e r egi on of ,

t h e l as t t o m ! an d t h e fi r s t lu mb a r v er teb r ae .

i
M ac s u z e s a s y th a t exces ses in v e n e r e m a y l ea d t o i n fl a m m a t i o n s

of t h e n as a l mu cous mem b r an e t o e pi t i
s a x s an d t o,
a b n o r m a l s ens a ti o n s

o f s m e ll i n g .
 S E X U AL H YG I E N E

th us in a cer t ain state of con gest io n wh ich caus e s ch r on ic in flam

mat ion s su ch as p r o st at it is ves ic u lit is o r ch it is or u r eth r it is in
, , ,

m en an d vu l vitis v agin it is en d omet r it is metr it is salp in gitis

, , , , , ,

ovar itis or per i an d par a met r it is in w om en The h abitual con -

.

g es t io n of the u te r u s c au s e s the t iss u es to becom e su cc ulen t an d ,

the vess el s en l ar ged It show s then all the sym ptoms of s u b

.
, ,

in volut ion such as men o rr h agia e xh austion an d s exu al ap athy

, , .

Sexual excess as eve r yth in g el s e ab used pr odu ce s sat iety an d

, ,

fi n ally in d iff er en ce E mptin es s in l ife is then the in d ivid ual s

.
’

lot an d it fall s in to a s tate of mo r al ap athy w h ich is ch ar ac

,

t e ized by the s u s pe n s io n or co m pl ete lo s s of ev er y se n t im en t

r ‘
.

Yo un g an d healthy people ar e able to in d uce o r gasm sever al

t imes daily With them or gas m is po ss ibl e after m an y exce s ses
. .

But even in yo uth fr eq uen t p r act ice con gr es s us r uin s the in di

v idu al s health The fr equen t in d u ceme n t of the o r gas m w e aken s
’
.

the n er ves of the s exual s phe r e At the t im e of th e or gasm per i .

s taltic moveme n ts of the vas defe r en s in it s e n t ir e le n gth an d of

the ej acu l ator y d u cts in m en an d of th e t ubes an d u t er us in

w omen t ake pl ace If thes e d el ic ate m ovemen ts ar e too f r e
.

q u en tly r epeated they c aus e d is eas es of th e gen ital n er vou s sys

tem Th e fr equ en t ir r itation of th e fr ict io n s fur th er mo r e c aus es
.

a complete tr an s fo r m ation of the co v er in g of the gl an s pe n is an d

of the vulva an d of the v agin al m uco us m em br an e It becomes a .

ver itable sk in a sh r iveled p ar chmen t wh ich t h e s ebaceo us s ec r e

, ,

t ion s n o lo n ger soften Th is t r an s for m at io n aff ect s p r ofou n dly

.

th e ge n it al s ens ib il ities an d if it doe s n ot com pletely des t r oy the

,

am ato r ple e it t le t w e ak en s it con s ide r ably

y as u r a as .

The u r eth r a is al s o aff ected by exces s es in ven er e I n w omen .

the meat us exter n u s is mor e or l ess open Th is d il ata tion m ay .

often be co n tin ued the e n t ir e l en gth of the u r eth r a an d even aff ect
t h e s ph in cter o f t h e bl a dd er H en c e t h e in co n tin en t ia u r in ae
.

th at is often foun d in m astur b atin g little gir l s an d in n ew ly

m ar r ied youn g w om en .

I n the begin n in g of m ar r ied l ife the p r in c iple commen ded to

‘

Th
i s expla i ns w h y s o m a n y m i ddle aged m n h av e n o oth er a im in -
e

l i fe except to m ak e m on ey a n d s pen d i t n f r i v o l iti es an d w h y s o m an y o ,

w om en tu n th i m in d s t
r m e fa d s a d h e r i n a n i t i es ; w h o e m i n d s
e r o er n s e s

h a r bo r on ly n e thought d r es s a n d w h o w r s h i p on ly on e div in i ty
o , ,
o

t h e godd s s o f f as h i on
e .
3 54 LOVE

the h usb an d should be th at an al ar med an d r eluct an t b r ide shoul d

be patien tly w ooed an d n eve r r avished ‘
The delicacy of caution .

a n d r e st r ain t is o f e t im po r t a ce e pec i l l t th i j ct e
g r a n s a y a s u n u,
r

whi ch m ar k s the o uts et of con n ub ial r el at io n s The en t ir e ch an ge .

of l ife at th is per iod e xer ts a s tr on g in fluen ce u pon th e phys ical

co n d ition of the yo u n g b r ide She n eeds t ime an d r est to get .

us ed to the n ew con d it ion of th in s an d to r eco n c ile it to h e r

g
e th ic al v iew s If these m atter s ar e n ot r es pected by the b u s
.

ban d the death blow to the youn g love is al r eady dealt in the
,
-

fi r s t d ays of m ar r ied l ife .

The r e is fur the r mor e al ways mo r e or le s s su ff er in g on the

, ,

p ar t of the b r ide in p r im o con cubitu par tl y due to th e r u p ,

tu r e of the h ym en an d p ar tly to the for cible dil atation o f th e

v a in a
g .T h ese p ain s a r e n o t c o n fi n ed o n l y to the t im e of the
a ct bu t co n t in u e da n d n ight an d r ep r e s e n t a r eall d i e s d
, y a ,y s a e

con d it ion Hen ce s ufficien t t im e s hou ld be all ow ed after de

.

flor at ion f or n at u r e to r ep air these in j ur ies F r eq uen t in d ulgen ce .

a t t h is p e r io d o f m a r r ie d l if e is a p r ol ifi c s o u r ce of in fl am m a t o r
y
d is eas es an d occ as ion s ill h ealth .

On e p er iod in the w om an s l if e in w h ich it is ext r e m el y

’

d an ger ou s to p r act ice con gr es s io is the tim e of m en s tr u atio n .

Y et imm od er ate w om en ar e p r on e j u s t at th at t im e del ic ias

com pr ess ion is cu pe r e becau s e the cycles of sexu al excitemen t
,

co in cide w ith the m en s t r u al p er io d T h e n o r m al a n d p r im itiv e.

ch ar acte r is t ic of th e m en s t r u al s tate is the mo r e p r edom in an t

p r es en ce of sexual excitemen t .

On e of t h e au tho r
p a t i en t’
s y s, a t ty t w o m o ther
o un g w om a n of w en -
,

of o n e ch i ld w a s s e xu a ll y s o ex c i te d d u r i n g m en s t r u a t i o n t h a t h e r
,

h u s ba n d a s ked f o r a r em edy t o a p pe a s e h is w i fe s exci tem en t q u w t i en ’

s t r u a t a po sc eb a t c o n cu b i t u s f r eq u en te s I n it u s d u r i n g th i s p e r i o d h a d
.

a n u n a es th e t i c eff ec t u po n t h e h i ghl y cu ltu r ed h us ba n d .

The in cr eas e of the s exu al im p u ls e u s ually b egin s a f ew

days befo r e me n st r u at ion s et s in an d l ast s a f ew d ays aft er it s
ces s at io n Yet although th er e is an ext r eme en h an cem en t of
.
,

Th e you n g b r i de en te r i n g t h e b r i d a l ch a m b r a pu r e v i r gi n s ays e ,

Ri bb i n g ,
is n ot pr pa d f o t h
e re th i gs t o co m a s is h r h u s ba n d I n
r e n e e .

s h e so m ew h t fe a s t h e c h a n ge d con d i t i
r s a n d s u r r o u n d i n gs on
an
y c a se , a .
 S E XU A L HYGI E N E 355

co n c u pis cen ce d ur in g the catam en ial pe r iod th e aver sion to ,

in it us d u r in g th is time by men an d w om en is gen e r all y r e al , ,

.

It is du e n ot to l ack of s exu al d es ir e but to in h ibito r y act ion of,

po w er fu l ext r an eo us c au s es th at ar e lar gel y psychological in

ch ar acte r Th er e is the ae sth et ic r epu gn an c e to u n ion w h en
.
,

s u ch a co n d ition obt ain s then th er e ar e the in h ib ito r y e ff ect s

,

der ived f r om the educ at ion al s uggest ion s in c ul c ated in fe mal es ,

as w ell as in m ale s f r o m t h e t im e of p u be r t y
‘
.

Common expe r ie n ce h as al s o sho wn sin ce t im e immemo r ial

th at con car n at io d u r in g th is per iod is f r au ght w ith m an y d an ger s .

Pr om in en t amon g th em is t h e po s s ib il ity of r u ptu r in g the im

p air ed ves s el s an d of c au s in g h aem at om etr a Th e marital r e .

l at ion s should th er efo r e be s u s pen ded d u r in g the men s t r u al

, ,

pe r iod .

P r egna n cy — I n the h ighe r an im al s t h e fem ale does n ot ad

m it the m ale aft er imp r egn at io n h as t aken pl a ce I n m an it is .

d iff er en t The act is he r e a r el at io n of love m u t ually dem an ded

.
,

an d en joye d by both s e xes It s er v es othe r pu r po s es bes id es th at

.

of p r oc r eation Hen ce in itu s doe s t ake pl ace du r in g p r egn an cy

. .

Alth ou gh t h e w o m an s s exu al appet en ce is s om ewh at les s en ed

’

dur in g th at t im e y et th e l ib id in ou s cycl es gen e r ally con t in u e f ar

,

in to the l ate r m on th s of p r egn an cy I n s ome c ases an in c r e as ed

.

s ex u al d es ir e h as been ob s e rv ed .

On e of th e th au p at i t a l a dy o f tw en ty tw o yea r s o f a ge
’
or s en s , -
,

w a s se xu a ll y so exc i ted d u r i n g h er fi r s t p r egn a n cy t h a t te r q u a te r q u e

q u ot n oct ib u s con gr es s u s peteb at a n d b u t f or t h e r efu s a l o f h er h us b a n d

, ,

s h e w ou ld h av e in d u l ged in mor e f r eq u en t gr a t i fi ca t ion .

An o th er w om an w as kn ow n t o t h e au th o r w h o beca me sexu a ll y s o
exc i te d d u r i n g h e r p r egn a n cy t h a t f o r t h e gr a t i fi ca t i on o f h er i n cr eas e d

s e xu a l d es i r es mer et r icium f acieb at f or t h e en t i r e p er i o d .

T h er e is , t h er efo r e ,
t l ce ss ation of the s exual de s ir e s
n o n a ur a

eve n in a w om an Y et at th at tim e con carn atio should ver y

.
,

r ar el
y be in d ul ged in If it is p r ac ti
. s ed t oo f r e q uen tl
y it le ad s

E v en bar b ar ian s w om en w er e taboo an d con s id er ed un cl ean

a m on g
du r i n g t h e ca ta me n i a l e r i od C on ca r n a t io w a s s tr i ctly p r o h i b i ted T h e
Mos a i c l a w dec l ar es tpe m en s tr u a ti n g w o m a n u n cl ea n f o r sev en d a ys
. .

L i kew i s e t h e m a n q u i co mpr im eba t a m en s tr ua ti n g w om a n w as con

, ,

sider ed un c l ean f o r s ev en d ays .

3 56 L O VE

to co n s ide r able d is tu r ban ces of c ir c ul ation an d the r es ult may ,

be a miscar r iage An othe r dan ge r l ur kin g f r om in it us at the tim e

.

of p r e gn an cy is the in fect ion of the w oman If it is adm itted

, .

th at the fin ger of the ob stetr ic ian m ay be the agen t of in fection ,

w e can h ar dl y de n y th at the p en is m ay exe r t the s ame in fl u en c e .

The h usb an d s hould hen ce ab s tain fr om s exu al r el ation s w ith h is

w ife d ur in g the latte r d ays of ge st at ion .

C o fin em en t
n — Con cam at io im medi at ely afte r co n fi n em en t is
.

as d an ge r ous as d ur in
g me n s tr uat ion It w ill be p r od u ct ive o f .

eve n gr e ater d an ge r s th an in o r d in ar y me n s tr u at io n I t is
‘
,
.

th er efor e an old r ule th at after a con fi n emen t a r es pite of at

,

le ast s ix weeks should be h ad I n the fi r s t w eeks aft er con fin e .

m en t con car n ati o l ead s to con ge s tion of the m u lieb r ia an d hen ce

,

to in fi amm at ion s The or gans m ust h ave t ime to r etu r n fr om

.

t heir co n est ed to the n o r m al s t ate F or this in vol ut io n they

g .

n eed abo u t t wo mon th s an d d ur in g thi s time in it us should be

,

avo ided .

L acta tion — D ur in g l act at ion the w om an s n e rv es ar e w eaker

’

th an us u al an d f or th at r eason con car n atio shou ld be r ar ely

, ,

in du lged in st If con car n atio is too often p r actised dur in g l acta

tion men st r u at ion may r etu r n too ear ly p r even t the s ec r etion
, ,

of the m ilk an d c aus e sub in vol u t ion of the ute r us

, Then ther e .

is alw ays the d an ger of a n ew p r egn an cy w hich w il l in te r fe r e ,

w ith the p r oc es s of l actat ion .

I n n er vo us an d exc itable people ve r y f r eq u en t con carn atio

s ho u ld be avo ided at all t imes The fr equ en t gen it al ir r itation .

c au s es an in cr eas e of sexu al exc itab il ity wh ich is detr imen tal to

t heir health Su ch people s hou ld avo id eve r yth in g th at ten ds
.

t o in c r ease s ex ual exc it ability as e g the immoder ate u se of , ,

. .
,

al cohol an d me at ver y r ich an d h ighl y s eas on ed food an d car

,

bon at ed w ate r s The bes t cr iter ion f or them whether they ar e

.

in d ul gin g too m u ch in s ex activity is their own st ate of he alth

- .

If in it us is s ucceeded by lan guo r depr ession or weakn es s it h as , ,

been in d ulged in too fr equ en tly .

Afi n emen t says Fr eun d is a m en s tr u a tion in w h ich a per

con , ,

f ec t l y d ev eloped ov um i s ex pe ll ed .

T y n j uga l con gr es s u s is n ot i n j u r i ous t o n u r s e

1 u s sea u s a s co
'
r o ,

an d n u r s l i n g p r o v i ded i t i s r egu l a ted b y gr ea t m oder a tio n

,
.
 S E XUA L HYGI E N E 5 7
S patium tempor is con car na tionis
The n or mal d ur ation or
— .

len gt h of time n ece ssary to r em ain in initu bef or e th e or gan is

r e ached is diff e r en t in difi er en t in div id u al s but is s ome w h at in

con tr ol of the in dividu al It mu st n ot be too r ap id n or should

.

it r eq uir e too lon g a t ime If both p ar t ies ten d to come to the

.

cl im ax at the same t ime it is bes t to follow the r ule n ot to,

h in de r the n atu r al s u cces s ion of the act It is bes t to go w ith t h e .

cu r r en t w itho u t t r yin g to r es is t it It is n ot hygien ic to p r olon g .

the s ess ion beyon d m easu r e by ar t ificial d elays an d by alter n at ive

e n ter in g an d w ithdr awin g The s u btlet ie s may in c r eas e t h e
.

lib ido of bot h mates at the time bein g but th ey ar e f r aught w ith ,

per il .

As a r u le the cl im ax doe s n ot come at the same t ime in

both mates I n the w om an th e or gasm is gen er ally in d uced a
.
, ,

momen t l ater th an in the m an Th e w oman the r efo r e m ust .

, ,

fi rs t be pr ep ar ed in itu Non est m ar ito coeu n dum pr ius q uam

.

con j uga; volu ptas es t ill ecta et v ulv a v agin aq ue h um escun t s ecr e
t ion ibus v ol upt ifi cis P r aepar atio par t ium con s is tit in osculis,
.

con t r ecta tion ib us et per m ul s ion ibu s S uch d allian ce h as been .

decr ied by s om e as cetics as ob s cen e an d ben eath a m an s dign it y ’

.

B ut n othin g is low if bo r n of lo v e Qu a r e per m ul s io m ul iebr ium .

a m ar ito con t r acta t io m amm ar um

,
et l udu s cum mamillis
vol u pt ifi cis s imu m cr it et ill icien t con j u gam
‘
.

p ar tial fr igidity the m ale mu s t ap ar t fr om the pr ecedi n g

In , ,

m an ipul at ion s h ave s pecial r egar d t o th e exp ir ation of the female

,

exc itatio n e v en after con gr es s u s h as begun

,
.

Cum mul iebr ia h umescen t f ascin um in s er en dum es t as ,

f ar as po s s ible an d the mo t io n foll ow in g be exceedin gl y

s l ight h ar dly mo r e th an a tr emor while the r oot of the
, ,

i er con s u l it u t m a n u s m r i ti l u pt a ie t it ill t m am m
Garn a vo r e as

et a l i a s r tu n d a s p a r te s m u l ier is
o T h es e ca r es se s con v ey to t h e s p i r i t s
.

o f bo th m a tes t h e m t v i v i d exci ta t i on w h i ch h a s ten an d i n duce ej acu

os ,

la t i o n . Ov i d gi v es t h e sa m e a d v i ce .

“
N ee m an u s in l eete l aev a j aceb it in er s .

en i en t d i gi t i q u o d a ga n t in p a r t i bu s i ll i s
“
I nv .

”
I n q ui bu s occu lte S p i cu l a ta n gi t Amor
“
.

I t is kn ow n th a t Van s w iet en gav e t h e fo ll ow i n g a d v i ce t o Em p r es s

Mar i a T her es i a w h o w as ch i ldles s i n t h e begin n i n g of h er m ar r i ed l i fe .

“
E go v er o cen seo vu l v am S a n ct is s im ae M a j es t a t i s a n te coit um d iu t iu s
,
”
es s e t i t ill an dam .
3 58 L O VE

m en t ulaa compr es sa es t con tr a clitor ide m . Dein de a ctio pr opri a

in cipiat . C um clim ax p p q
r o in u et f as cin um ext r ah en dum et , si

n ece ssitas abs ter gen dum est T um actio r esum en da est Th is
, . .

p r ocedu r e may be r epeated again an d again u n til the female

app r o ache s h er o r as m s o clo s el th t h w ill t p m it de
g y a s e n o er

t r act ion em an y mor e The cl imax w ill then be s imultan eo us in

.

both m ates .

The hygien ic r ul e in r egar d to d ur at ion is h en ce b r iefly th is

The man m us t adj u s t h ims elf to the co n dit ion of the wom an so ,

th at both m ay r each the cul m in ation at the s ame t im e .

Off s pr in g — The h ygien e of the vita sexu al is in r el ation to

the o ff s pr in g is of the gr e ates t per s on al as w ell as s oc ial im
po r t an ce The m os t favo r able tim e f or ch ild bear in g is betw een
.
-

th e t w e n ty fo ur th an d the fo r tieth year of th e w om an s life

-
’
.

B efo r e an d after th is tim e ch ild be ar in g is of dis adv an ta ge f or

-

the mother as w ell as f or the child .

The in ter val between two con fi n emen t s should be n o le ss

t h an t w o an d a h alf year s T w elve mon th s f o r lact at ion n in e
.
,

mon th s f or r epar at ion fr om the n er vo u s s tr ain of l act ation an d ,

n in e m on th s f or th e n ext p r e n an c The m x im u m u m ber of

g y a n .

ch ild r en co m p at ibl e w ith he alth s ho u ld th u s n ot excee d s ev en .

The moder ate bear in g of ch ildr en des p ite it s phys iological ex ,

pen s e is co n d ucive to h ealth

, .

The m iddle p ar t of the in ter men s tr ual pe r iod is as a r u le , ,

the mos t ste r ile If the couple is an xiou s to h ave a ch ild the bes t
.
,

t im e f or con car n atio is fr om th e thi r d to th e eighth day after the

flow h as c ease d T h e t im e f r om t h e fi fth to the s econ d day befo r e
.

m en s t r u at ion is n ot s o fav or able as the d ays a fte r the p er iod The .

r e ater p ar t of con cep t ion follo w s con c u b itu s p r actis ed in the

g
eight d ays follo w in g m en s t r u at ion
‘
.

Hen ce a couple desir in g a ch ild s hould be ad vis ed th at the

Hen s en ( P h ys iol ogic der Zeugun g ) l des fr om s tat i s ti cs com

con c u
p i l ed f r om 2 84 ca se s w her ein t h e da y con ca r n a t ion is w a s k n ow n t h a t t h e ,

g r ea te s t n u m be r o f c o n ce pt i o n s fo l l ow s t h e act p r act i s ed in t h e d a y s
i m med i a tely a fter me n s tr u a ti on T h e ch a n ces of co n cept i on fo llow i n g
.

t h e a ct p r a cti s ed d u r i n g m en s tr u a t i on a r e i n cr ea sed t h e n ea r er t h e
c a t am en i a l pe r i od i s a pp r o a ch i n g i t s en d T h e n u m be r o f con cept i o n s
.

a fter t h e act p r a ct i s ed befor e m en s tr u a t i on Hen sen foun d to be t h e

,

s m a ll es t
.
 S E XUA L HY G I E N E 3 59

eight days followin g men s tr u ation wh ile n ot ab s ol ut ely depe n d ,

able yet p r e s en t th e mos t f av or able time f or con cep tion

,
.

Th e time of the day m os t favo r able f or the con gr es sio de

e n d s u po n the p u r po se of the act w hethe r it is p r act ised f or the
p ,

sake of p r ocr eation or f or pleas u r e o n l y The ho r izon tal po .

sition po s t in it um favo r s the r eten tio n of th e s emen with in

the vagin a th e er ect po s ition its expul sion The mot ion less re
, .

el in in g po s it ion of the w om an afte r the gen er ative act is hen ce , ,

favo r able to con cept ion Th e act th er efor e should n ot be prac

.
, ,

ticed immediately befo r e ar is in g "

.
l

Th e seas on is al s o cl aimed to h ave s ome in fl u en ce u pon the

off sp r in g ?
D is p ar eun ia of the t w o m ate s is o f ten of gr eat im po r t an ce
f or the o ff s p r in g O r gasm us r etar dat us in the m ale does n ot c aus e
‘

dis par eu n ia I n su ch a c as e con car n at io m ay be p r otr acted f or

.

hour s withou t in te r fe r en c e by the m u liebr ia B ut when the .

m ale ten d s to r each the o r gasm too q uickly f or h is par ticular

m ate an d the er ection ceas es th en the fem ale o r gasm does n ot ,

take pl ace at all an d w e h ave a c as e of d is p ar eun ia

,
.

Now at t h e momen t of t h e f em ale o r gasm th e uter in e su ction

,

t akes pl ace by w h ich s per m a is d r aw n in to the u te r in e cav ity

, .

Hen ce if the m ale or gasm occ ur s too soon an d the w om an does

n ot r e ach th is s t age at al l fem ale ej ac u l at ion an d u te r in e s u ct io n
,

fail to ap pe ar Th is cir cu m s tan ce m ay s er iou s ly in ter fer e w ith

.

the en tr an ce of the s per m ato zo a in to the uter us an d th us p r eve n t

con ception ;

In a gen er al w ay Hes iod pr actise con car n at io on

a dvi ses n ev er to
t h e r e tu r n home fr o m a fu n er a l bu t r ather a f t e r h a v i n g en j oy ed a good
,

com ed y f or t h e sem en t r an s fer s c h eer fu l n es s a s w ell a s so r r ow an d ot h er

,

aff ec t i o ns t o t h e ofi s p r i n g For t h e s am e r ea so n con cu b i tu s s h ou ld be

'

a v o i de d w h en in a s ta te o f i n to x i ca t i on D io en es s a i d t o a s tu i d boy
p
. :
“
M y s on t h y fa ther w as d r un k w hen t h y m o er co n cei v ed thee
, .

Noir ot foun d th a t t h e h ea lth ies t an d s tr on ges t ch il dr en ar e th os e

T
con ce i v ed in t h e s p r i n g t h e t i m e o f t h e r ej uv en a t i on of n a tu r e .
,

Oet ti n ger fou n d th a t l i a i s on s p r odu ce an abn or m a ll y l ar ge pr Ope r

t i on o f fem a l es i n ces tu ou s u n ion s of m al es
, .

Wes ter m a r k s ays th at amon g exogam ous peopl es t h e fema l e bir th

r a te is ofte n exces s iv el y h i gh .

t S o r an u s goes so f a r as t o cl a im th a t c on ce pt ion c a n n o t en su e if
in iba s i s n ot d es ir ed an d l on ged f o r by t h e w oman Ju s t as t h e man .

can h ave n o ej acu la t i on or r a th er er ec t i on w i th ou t d es i r e so is con

, , ,
3 60 L OVE

The m ale th er efor e h as to be t aught to pr even t h is pr e

, ,

m atu r e o r gasm by an efi or t of th e will or by s o var yin g th e

mo tio n s as to delay the clim ax He h as to r etar d h is o r gasm so
.

th at both m ates m ay r each the c ulm in at ion at the s am e t ime .

Somet imes the en tr an ce of the sper m atozoa is p r even ted by

a di seased or n ar r o w ce r v ical c anal I n this c as e the r epeated
.

appl ic atio n of the co n s tan t elect r ic c ur r en t after Apo s tol i with ,

,

the k athode in the uter us w ill c au se a c ur e of the c at ar r h an d

,

a mo r e l ast in
g d il at io n of the ce r v ix th an al l the in s t r um e n t al
d il atation s an d the usu al cur ett ages will ever e ff ect
Wh ile in the in ter es t of the ofi s pr in g the hor izon t al pos ition
of the w om an after in it us is mos t desir able an d con car n at io ,

sho uld hen ce t ake pl ace in the be gin n in g of the n i ht the r u le s

g ,

ar e s omewh at diff er en t if in itu s is p r act is ed f or l ib ido o n l

, y .

I n itus is s low an d dan ger ous immed iately aft e r a m eal an d

dur in g the two an d th r ee hour s wh ich the fi r st dige st ion n eed s or ,

afte r h avin g fin is hed a r ap id w alk or an y othe r viole n t exe r cise .

I n t h e s am e w ay i f t h e m en ta l f a cu lties ar e exc it e d by s om e
,

men tal eflor t by a the atr e p ar ty or a dan ce r est is n ecessary an d

, , ,

it is adv isable to d efe r am ato r y del ight s t ill the n ext mo rn in g .

After the c alm an d the r es t of the n ight the bo di ly o r gan ism an d

the in tell ectual fac ulties ar e in a h appy ser en ity an d the sen si
b il if y h as the w h ole vir gin ity of it s impr es s ion s On the other .

h an d in it us o ught to be avoided in th e mo r ni n g immediately

,

befo r e r isin g The t ime f or be gin n in g d ail y occu p ation s is by

.

n o mean s f avor able to the att ain men t of a h app y l as s itu de The .

most pr opitious h our f or in itus is th er efor e dur in g th e n ight

, ,

aft er the fir s t s leep .

I mpedi tio con ception is — Th e mo st f r equen t method em

.

ployed con ceptum im pedita r e is t h at of coitus in ter r u ptus or ,

cept i on i m pos s i ble w i th ou t i t in t h e w om an Jus t a s food t ak en w ithout

.
,

a ppe t i te o r w i th d i s gu s t w i ll n o t b e p r oper l y d i ges ted s o t h e ape r m a ca n

, ,

n ot be r ece i e d b y t h e w o mb i f i n cl i n a t i on an d lu s t a r e w an t i n g du r in g
v ,

con ca r n at io .

Th i s op i n ion is n ot bor n e ou t by exp er ien ce f o r w e fi n d th at r eg

p
'
,

n an cy doe s take pl ace after con car n at io w h il e t h e w oman is I n a

n atu r a l or h ypnotic s l eep , in a ch l or o fo r m ed s ta te in dr u n k en n es s an d in
.

r ape . Th es e f act s pr ov e th at p r egn an cy may fo ll ow con car n at io wh er e

t h e w o man d i d n ot ex per ien ce t h e leas t d egr ee of l i bid o .

But even if con ception be poss ibl e w ith out libido, th e lack of t h e
l a tter is a gr ea t impedimen t t o im pr egn a ti on .
 S E X UAL HYG I E N E 36 1

on ani sm at momen t when it is felt th at ej aculation of the

th e
sem en is abo u t to t ak e pl ace Th e m ale or gasm then occ u r s
.

ou tside the vagin a an d the female o r gasm is as a r ule n ot

, , ,

in d u ced at all Th is p r actice is ver y in j u r iou s to both mates

. .

Al though th e m ale act is allow ed to r each its acme s till th e ,

ej acul ation occur r in g o uts ide the n atur al place the pr oper satis ,

faction is missin g an d ther e r em ain s a con sta n t h ank e r in g after

,

the r epetition con cu bit us wh ich leads to exce sse s Besides th is .

,

cons tan t feelin g of d is s atis facti on c au s e s in the lon g r u n a n um

ber of s er io us symptom s in both mates .

T h e weakn ess of th e b r ain is m an ifes ted by phobias an d

hi c e ff ec t ill h mo he d che ve t i o cope in s om n ia
pys c s
,
as u r a a,
s r g s
yn , , , ,

s pas m s of lau ghter o r c r yin g ir r ita b ili ty fatigu e an d S p in al p ain s

, ,
.

The aff ection s of the gastr o in testin al can al ar e S pasm in swal

-
,

lowin g n aus ea r aven o us appet ite or los s of appet ite an d con

, ,

s tipat ion .The aff ect ion of the l un gs is sho wn by n e r vo us asthma .

The hear t s ho ws p alp it atio n an d t ach yc ar d ia The gen ito ur in ar y .

-

s v s t em sh ow s the follow in m ptom s : impoten ce fr eq u en t u r i

g y
s ,

n at io n h yper ae sthe sia in ur eth r a p r es su r e in per in eum n eu

, , ,

r al gia of the t es t icles an d s pe r m ato r r hoea The muscles an d sk in .

show their aff ect ion by a cer t ain t r emo r p ar ae s thes ia in the legs ,

an d pers p ir at io n at the le as t exe r t io n .

Besides these symptom s foun d in m en an d w omen al ike

, ,

the fem ale show s se r ious local sym ptom s I n the w oman con .

g r es s u s in te r r u pt u s p r eve n t s the in d u c in g of the o r gas m I n .

this w ay the tum efact ion of the female gen it al s is n ot r emoved .

The gen it al o r gan s become en go r ged an d ar e n ot allow ed to en joy

t h e r el ax ation con s eq u e n t u po n the completio n con gr ess us
,
If .

these in ter r u pted s exu al meetin gs ar e often r epeated s er ious dis ,

eas es of u ter us an d ovar ie s develop The ute r in e w alls become .

den s e an d th icken ed an d the men st r uat ion is d istur bed Th e .

wom an s uff er s fr om p ain s ten de r n e s s an d the sen se of be ar in g

,

down . I n the cou r s e of t ime the ab s e n ce of the det ume scen c e

cause s r eal ch r on ic d is tur ban ce s su ch as vulvitis vagin itis er o
, , ,

s ion s of the ce r vix e n dometr it is r et r opo s it io n of ute r us sal pin

, , ,

g it i
,
s o iip h o r it is an d eve n fi br oids or c an cer s .

F ur ther m o r e, as this p r actice of coit us in te rr uptus does n ot

362 LO VE

a llo w th e imp ul se of detumescen ce to be gr atified after ever y ,

p r elim in ar y s tep h as been taken to ar o us e it the w o m an oft en ,

takes h er r efuge to stup r um m an u Hen ce we fi n d afte r a cer tain .

l apse of t im e the clitor is to be con s ider ably en l ar ged in vol ume

,

as w ell as in le n gth The p r ep u ce is thi cken ed the l ab ia min or a

.
,

ar e en l ar ged w r in kled co n tr acted an d s l ate colo r ed

, ,
They ar e -
.

fr e q uen tly cove r ed w ith black s pots due to an accen tu ate d pig ,

men tation Repea ted fr iction p r od uce s coxcom b l ab ia an d th igh

.
,

fr ict ion mo stly fo un d in yo un g gir ls is the cau s e of on e lip be in g

, ,

l ar ger th an the othe r The u r in ar y an d the v agin al or ifices ar e

.

open the con st r ict or es ves icae an d cun n i h avin g lost their
,

ton icity .

To avo id all thes e s er io us co n sequ en ce s in the w oman it h as ,

been s u gges ted f ascin um n on es t ext r ah en dum un til the w oman s ’

im p u ls e of d et um es c en ce h as been s atis fied an d t h e tu m efact ion

m ul iebr ium r emoved S uch in itu s h as bee n cl aim ed to be of the
.

s ame v al u e f o r the w om an as the n o r m al B u t the gr eate s t dr aw .

back to th is m od e o f con car n at io is th at v e r y f ew m en w ill be able

to per fo r m s uch a del ic ate act It r eq uir es a gr eat co n cen tr ation
.

of m in d to s u cceed Bes ide s it w oul d be an e r r o r to con s ide r s u ch

.
,

con car n at io n o r m al even f o r the w o m an

, For it is n ot en t ir ely .

a m att e r of in d iff e r en ce to the w om an w hethe r the s pe r m a flo w s

in to the vagin a or n ot ‘
I n it u s in vol v es the tr an sm is s ion in to th e
.

fem ale or gan ism of ce r ta in fluids f r om th e man wh ich h ave a ,

ben efic ial eff ect u pon the w om an Th is is often dem on s tr ated by .

th e helpfu l eff e ct mar r iage h as u pon w eak an d an aem ic gir l s A .

happy un ion is the ch ar m w her ewith to b an is h chlo r o s is an d m an y

othe r fem ale ailmen t s an d ir r egular it ies The in flu en ce of the .

s e m in al exc it atio n is q u ite d iff e r e n t fr om the cop u l at ive exc it a

t ion If the l att er is in d uced wh ile the for me r does n ot follow

.
,

Ro ub a u d ys th a t in it u s in ter r u pt us cau ses in t h e w om an

sa
v o lu ptu o u s exci t a t i o n w i th ou t a ll ow i n g t h e r ece pt i on o f t h e s pe m a t i c r

flu i d i n to t h e or ga n s Th e des ir e an d t h e copu la t i ve vol u ptu ou s n es s a w aken

.
-

t h e sen s i b i l i ty of t h e w omb an d p r ep ar e i t t o r eceiv e t h e n or m a l exci

t a t ion of t h e Sper m a I f it s a r r i v a l fa i l s t h e u ter i n e sen s i b i l i ty aw ak
.
, ,

en ed by t h e er o ti c sen s i b i l i ty r eacts u p on t h e m o bi l i ty in a co n fu s ed
,

mann er an d cau s es u n s u i t abl e a n d ir r egu l a r mot i o n s I f th es e ma .

n oeu v r es ar e often r ep ea ted t h e w om an even tu a lly becom es a n er v ou s

w r eck .
 S E XUAL HY G I E NE 363

the p r actice will c au se in the w om an debil ity an d s ometimes even

n e r v o u s p r os tr ation .

An y dev ice to p r even t the en tr an ce of the s pe r m a in to the

vagin a or u ter us s uch as con dom s cer v ic al obtu r ato r s or s pon ge s
, , ,

f or the s am e r eason h av e an in j u r iou s e ff ect u pon the w om an s

’
,

g e n e r al he a lth Be
. s ide s al l the s e dev i
,
ce s do n ot p r eve n t at al l ,

especially the s ac r ifices at the doo r of the tem ple do n ot al ways

aff o r d s ecur ity again s t an acc ide n t al co n c ept io n The sper ma .

t ozoa with their fac u lty of m o t ion m ay p en et r ate in to the fem ale

g e n i ta l tr act w itho u t t h e in t r od u c t io n of the m en t u l a i n to the

vagin a an d n o obtur ator or s po n ge can cl o se u p the os u teri so
,

tightly th at the s per m ato zo a w ill n ot be able to fi n d th eir w ay in to

the uter in e c avity No con dom is str on g en o ugh th at it will n ot
.

occas ion all y bu r st an d all the p r ec aut ion s of mon th s ar e sud

,

den l y s et at n aught .

The followin g h istor y sho ws th at the in tr od uction of the

f as cin um in to the v agin a is n ot an ab s ol u te n ece ss ity f or p r eg

An l br ou gh t h is n i ece ei gh teen year s of age t o t h e au thor

un c e , ,

w ith s om e i n d efi n i te i n te s t i n a l com pl a i n t s S ev er a l ph ys i cian s m a d e t h e

.

di a gn os i s p r egn an cy B u t t h e gi r l k n ow i n g th a t s h e n ev er h a d an y
.
,

c ar n a l r e l a t i on s,l a u gh ed a t the i r d i a gn o s i s Th e exam in a ti on s how ed

.

a n i n t act h ym en an d a v agi n a l l u m en w h i ch h a d n ev er b een d i l ated .

B u t t h e co m b i n ed exa m i n a t i on pe r r ectu m d i d r ev e a l a f ou r m on th s ’

p r egn a n cy Th e gi r l w a s to ld th at h er v ir gi n a l s tate s h ow ed th a t s h e
.

r ea l l y n ev er h ad a n c a r n a l r el a t i o n s bu t t h t d ll i a n ce w i th a l ov er
y a a ,

du r i n g w h ich ej acu l ation tak es pl ace u p on t h e c r i n es v olvu l aa m ay

be t h e ca u se of p r egn an cy T h i s mu s t h a v e h a pp en ed in h er ca s e
. .

Th er eu p on t h e gi r l b r oke down an d conf es s ed th a t s uch d a ll ia n ce h a s

been in du lged in .

M in im e per n icios a m ar ito m ar itmq u e s u n t s u ppos ito r ia m edi

c ata pulver es et in jection es acidae s tatim po s t in itum B ut they
, .

ar e al l n o m or e t r u s tw o r th y in kill in g the s pe r m atozo a th an con

g r es s u s in te r r uptu s an d al l the othe r an t i co n ceptio n al dev ic es -

.

They all fail without exception ‘

.

E K r au s ( C en t r al bl at t f Gyn aecol " 1 9 1 1 , p

. . 4 ) fou n d th a t all . 77
ch em ica ls w h i ch ar e r ecomm en d ed f or t h e p r ev en t i on of con cept i on p r ov e
t h em se lv es ext r eme ly unr el i able in t h e p r acti ce His exper imen ts w ith .
3 64 L OVE

Th e
bes t m ean s con ception em impedir e is to tal ab s tin en ce ,

w h ich is pe r fectly h ar ml es s f or tho s e w h o ar e able to accomplish

it .Ch as tity does n o h ar m to the s ou l n or to the body Th e be .

l ief th at ab s tin en ce c aus e s di s eas es of the gen ita ls or im poten cy

of an y k in d is a gr eat er r o r Love n ever dies of w an t but it often .
,

dies of in dul gen ce Ab st in en ce h as f or those w h o ar e able to

.

m ain t ain it n o h ar mfu l con s equ en ces But it m ay be s aid th at .

s ex ually n o r m al in d iv id u al s ar e e e all u e u al to the ta s k

g n r y n q .

E s pecially is ab s t in e n ce alm ost impo ss ible in m ar r ied people ,

whos e n e r ve s ar e keyed to the h ighe s t p itch by the clo s e in t i

mac ie s of the ir l ives .

M ea ns of s exua l ex cit em en t — I n ou r mode rn w ay of l ivin g

4 per t bor ic ac i d
cen .
pe r cen t c i t r ic acid et c, on h a r es an d r ab .
, .
,

b i ts fa i led en t i r ely .

For th i s r eas on n amel y th a t ther e is n o an t i con ception a l dev ice

, ,
-

i n ex i s ten ce w h i ch af f or d s r ea l s ecu r i ty a ga i n s t p r egn a n cy th er e a r o se ,

r ecen tl y cer t a i n s oc i o l o gis ts a n d ph y s i ci a n s in E u r o pe w h o d em an d t h e

a b r oga t i on of t h e l aw s co n tr a a bo r t io n em .

Th e P i r ogofl med i ca l soc i ety in Rus s ia d em an d s t h e lega l i za t ion

'

abor t ion is .

H an s G r o s s ( G r os s Ar ch i v , Vo l 1 2 p 3 45 ) s a ys th a t in h is o p i n i on .
,
.

th e t i me is n ot f a r aw ay w hen abor t i on w i ll n ot be pu n i s hed a n y lon ger .

Ed v L i s z t ( Die k r i m i n e lle F r u c h t a b t-r ei bu n g Z ur i ch, 1 9 1 0 ) s a y s

. .
, ,

th e pu n i s hmen t f o r co mm i tt i n g abo r ti o n s hou ld on l y ta ke pl ace after

t h e p r egn an cy h a s a d v an ced t o a cer ta n p o n t T h e p o s s b l t of r ecog i i . i iiy
n izin g t h e h um a n fo r m o r of dis t in fi s h in th s ex o f t h e em b r o o r y
g
i
e
t h e ca p a b l t o f m ot on s h o u ld m a r
iiy t h e po n t in q u es t o n
i Th e m o i i .

men t , a fter w h ch a bo r t on w ou ld be pu n s h ed , w ou ld thus co n c d e w i th

i i i i i
t h e en d of t h e s ec on d mon th .

S u ch p r o po s a l s ca n on l be m a d e in co u n tr es w h e r e R om a n la w is y i
in fo r ce F r o m t h e po n t o f v ew o f t h e R o m a n l a w t h e em b r o i s p a r s
i i y
“
.

i
v s cer um m u l ie r is
”
Hen ce if s h e h a s a r ght t o r em ov e a n y p a r t o f
. i
h er bod , s h e m a y a l so r em ov e h e r em br o
y N o l a w d en es a m a n h 1 s y . i
r ight t o h a v e h is h ea lth a pp en d x r em o v e d ev en a ga n s t t h e a d v ce o f
y i i i
h is s u r geo n s , f h e th n k s t m a y bo th e r h im l a te r on
i i Hen ce f t h e
i . i
w om a n th n k s th a t c a r r y i n g h e r em b r o t o t er m w ll s u bj ec t h er an d
i y i
h er ch ild t o gr ea t h a r d s h p s , s h e h as a r ight t o h av e it r em ov ed i .

B u t in o u r fr ee co u n t r , u n d er A n gl o -S a xon l aw , n o bo d h a s a r i ght
y y
o v er h is o w n bod y S u c de is a cr im e .A w o m a n h a s n o r ght t o t e
i i . i
m ov e a p ar t of h er bo w el s S h e an d h er bod bel o n g t o t h e S ta te . y .

F or t h e s am e r ea s o n s te r l za t on o r ca s t r a t on f o r p r ev en t on of ii i i i
con cept o n mu s t be co n s d e r ed cr m n a l a cco r d n g t o t h e ph l os oph
i i of i i i i y
ou r i a w s T h e o pe r a t on f o r t h e p er m a n en t de s t r u ct on of t h e facu lt
. i i y
of p r o p a g a tio n is n oth n g l es s th a n a p a r t a l h om c d e
i For t d es tr o s i i i . i y
t h e in d v d u a l s g r ow th in t h e n fi n ite
i i Hen ce t h e ph s c an w h o per i y i i
’
.

for m s t h e O pe r a t on o f s t e r l za t on t o p r ev en t co n ce pt on in a per fectl

i ii i i y
hea l t h pe r so n is gu lt of a cr me j u s t as ’ t h e h omic de comm tt ed , in
y i y i . i i
t h e n ter es t of eu tha n as ia , u pon t h e v ct m s r eq ues t, is a cr imin a l of
i i i
f en se .
 S E X U A L H Y G I E NE 65

even moder ation exual m atter s s eem s to be impo ssible Not a

in s .

f ew of our youn g men ar e satyr s an d our youn g women n ymph o

“ ”
m an iac s wh o faute de mie ux s eize on s tupr u m m an u O n ce
,
.

m ar r ied they kn ow n o r estr ain t They ar e livin g in con s tan t

.

s exual exc itemen t .

Ther e ar e fi ve s pec ial in fluen ces th at in cite to s exual over

in du lgen ce . T h e ab u s e of s p ir itu o u s l iqu or s w h ich h as r e ached ,

al ar m in g p r opo r t io n s am o n m o d e r n w om en in c r e as es the ir s ex
g ,

u al des ir es an d de s t r o s t he ir n at u r al m o d es t D a c i is a n
y y n n g .

other caus e of s exu al exc itemen t To day youn g gir l s in their

.
-

t een s fr eq uen t p u bl ic b all s an d r ecept ion s dan ce w ith m ale ,

p ar tn ers an d m ut ually exc ite each other Th e moder n st age is

, .

an othe r impo r t an t f acto r in s exu all ove t im u l a t i the p as io ns

y r s n g s

of m an y of ou r yo un g m en an d w omen The modern s tage n o .

lon ger appeal s to the in tellect of t r ain ed m in d s th at h ave r e ached

a ce r t ain a e T h mode t e i m o e e l i t l the m in
g . e rn s a g s r s n s u a a ys ,
a

s t r e ss u pon the s cen e r y wh ich m a , y be e n jo y ed b yy o u n g bo y s a n d

g i r l,
s s c ar cel y p as s ed the pe r iod of p u be r t y The pl a
.
y is a s a ,

r ul e an o r d in ar eve d m ll e t ve love ff i It i
, y r,y a y s a -
s,
u gg s i a a r ( s-
.

e u phem ist ic ally c alled a r e al ist ic pl ay ) Nu de an d vul gar ar t .

an d imp u r e l ite r atu r e h ave an othe r e t i fl e ce i exc it i

g r a n u n n n g
s ex u al de s ir e s The m oder n n ovel is t fi n ds h is gr eate s t del ight in
.

de s cen d in g to the gu tte r in s e ar ch f or hi s her oes an d kn ows n o ,

h igher aim in ar t th an t o giv e a r eal is tic p ictu r e of the bl an dish

men ts of bad w om en an d of the all u r emen t s of degen er ated men .

On e of th e s t r on ge st sexu al exc it em en t s wh ich dir ectly con ,

cern onl y m en but in di r ectly lead s to mutual er eth ism is t h e ,

m ode r n w om an s d r es s Althou gh f r om t im e imm emo r ial w om an

’
.

al w ays so d r es s ed as to acce n t u ate an d b r in g in to p r om in en ce

h er s econ d ar y s exu al ch ar acter is t ic s yet the fo r m er modes ty the

, ,

cu s t om s a n d cer t a in s u m pt u a r y l aw s dicta t ed m o der at ion in th is

r e s pect . The mode rn w om an ackn owl ed ges n o r est r ain t She .

cop ie s s l a vis hly the P ar is ian fas h ion wh ich as a r u le is a cr e

, , ,

at io n s u gge s ted by th e dem i mo n d ain e an d de s ign ed to in c r ease

-

h er t r ade by exc itin g the p ass ions of the ot her s ex The moder n .

w om an th r ou ghout the civ il iz ed w or ld co n s c io u s ly or un con

, ,

sciou s ly im ita te s h er e r r in g P ar is ian s is te r

,
Not on ly does sh e
.

tr y to b r in g in to bold r elief by mean s of th e cor set h er mam

36 6 LOVE

e o dar y sexu al char acter istics h er bo som an d h er pelvis but

s c n , ,

by me an s of h er ho se suppo r ter s h er legs an d the s p ace between

,

them ar e onl y p ar tly veiled Th us a r e ally ob scen e eff ect is

.

cr eated w h ich is f ar mo r e excit in g th an if sh e w er e per fectly

n ude Th e e ff ect of con t r ast an d expect at ion r en der s the p ar tl y
.

veiled n u dity mor e exc itin g Th is is the p sycholo gical r eason

.

wh y man t r ie s to con ce al h is n atu r al s t ate an d cove r s it by ar t i

fi ce wh ile an im al s t r y to w in their m ate s by showin g an d ex
,

p o s in g the ir se x u al q u al it ie s .

All thes e ar t ificial excitemen ts ten d to c r eate volu ptu ousn ess
an d l ea d t o e xcess es in v e n e r e Thes e excess es h ave the in d is
.

e n sable con s eq u en ce of m akin g a l ar ge n um be r of our men an d

p
w omen h ighl y n eu r ast h en ic " l
.

thei r n a tu r a l s exu a l l i fe men l i v e a t a l oss h en ce a r e mor e

In , ,

k a tabol i c i e t h e ch a n ges in con seq u en ce o f the i r s exu a l ac t i v i ty a r e

, . .
,

d i s r u pti v e W om en l i v i n g a t a p r o fit a r e mo r e an abo l i c i e t h e m a le
.
, , , . .
,

s p e r m a a b s o r be d b y h e r o r ga n s s e r v e f o r co n s tr u c t i v e p r oce s s e s Bu t
.

e r eth i s m of an y k i n d in both ma l e an d fem a l e r epr esen ts a k a ta bo l i c

, ,

cr i s i s
.
 P A RT VI I .

M OR A L I T Y “ ‘

CHAPT E R XXII

TH E M ORA L S T AN DA RD

Mo r al j u d gmen ts cl aim t o be subject ive an d dem an d ass en t

fr om all m en Hen ce they imply a st an dar d by w h ich the cl aim s
.

can be te s ted What is th is st an dar d ? I n logic the r e is an

.

In a tr ea ti se on i th e ttr act i on s u ch a s th i s t h e
s c en ce of se x -
a , ,

au th o r i s of t h e op i n i on th a t t h e m u ch m oo te d q ues t i on a bou t t h e d ou bl e
,
-

t d a r d of
s an s exu a l m o r a l i ty of t h e t w o s exes o u ght t o be th o r ou hl
g y
d i s cu s s ed .

I n h u m a n aff a i r s ther e is n o efl ec t w i tho u t it s a d eq u a te ca u se

'

C od i fi ed l aw cu s tom an d eth i cs t h e th r ee d ete r m i n er s a n d r egu l a tor s

, ,

of h um a n co n d u ct h av e a ll th e i r r eas on s
, I f th er e is a dou ble s ta n d ar d
.

of s ex m o r a l i ty th er e mu s t be a r e a s on f o r i t
-
Wh a t is t h i s r eas on ? .

I s th i s r ea so n s t i ll ex ta n t ? I s th er e s t i ll a n y j u s t i fi ca t i on f o r t h e
ex i s ten ce of t h e d o ubl e mor a l s ta n d a r d ? Ha v e n ot an y oth er r eas on
a r i s en f o r a ch a n ge o f th i s d ou bl e s t an d a r d ?
I n m od ern t i m es l aw an d eth i cs do n ot k n ow of a n y d ou bl e s tan d a r d
of s ex mo r a l i ty
-
I n n o c i v i l i ze d co u n tr y do t h e l a w s p u n i s h an y v o lu n
.

t a r y sexu a l m i s co n d u ct bu t ad u lter y a n d in t h e l a tte r t h e p r oh i b i ti o n

, ,

is f or m en a n d w om en a l i k e E th i cs on t h e o th er h an d a ll o w s sexu a l
.
, ,

r e l a t i ons in m a r r i a ge o n l y a n d th e n m o s tl y f o r t h e p u r po s e o f p r o p s
,

v en s u ch a r a d i ca l a s Z o l a s a y s l f t t “
i E S
’ ’
g a t o n . i en a n n e s p a s a u :

bou t l a m o u r n es t q u u n e s a leté i n u t i l e
,
’ ’ ’ ”
B u t a s f a r a s cu s tom .

is con cer n ed th er e i s n o q u es t i on of t h e ex is ten ce o f a d ouble s ta n d a r d

of s ex m o r a l i t y
-
E v en t h e m o s t v i o l en t r a b i d fr ee lov er w i ll r esen t
.
,
-

an y a llega t i o n s o f a d i s so l u te ch ar a cte r in h is mo th er w h i l e h e w i ll ,

l is ten w i th per fect eq u an i m i ty t o n a r r at i on s of t h e fas t l i fe of h is

father W hen ce comes th i s d i ff er en ce w h i ch s eem s t o be i n gr a i n ed in
.
,

t h e h ear t of ev er y m a n a n d w om a n ? W h a t is t h e cau s e of th i s ph e
n om en on ?
Th e th a t men w i th t h e pow er in th e i r h an ds h av e s exu a lly
a n s w er
en s l a v ed w om a n k i n d s how s n o t o n l y i gn o r an ce o f h i s to r y a n d b io l ogy
,

( n o s peci es co u ld su r v iv e f o r a n y l en gth o f t i m e w i th o u t t h e h ar m on i ou s
coop er a t i on of t h e t w o sexes Wh er e t h e fem a le of t h e s pec ies is a ctu
.

a ll k e t s ubj ect t o th e m a l e w h e r e s h e is tr ea t ed w it h cr uel ty by

y p ,
368 LO VE

b t ct t r u th w h ich is th e s t an d ar d of thought I n eth ic s the r e

a s ra .

mu s t be an ide al good wh ich f u r n ishes the c r iter ion of w hat

ou ght to be Wh at is th is ideal S up r eme good by wh ich the
.
,

eth ics of an act io n can be j udged ?

O n ly r evealed r el igion a pp r o ached the qu e st ion of m o r ality
in a logic al w ay It fi r s t c r eated as a s t an d ar d of m o r al ity the
.

w ill of God as l aid dow n in the sac r ed s c r iptu r es an d t r ad it ion s

,

of ever y c r eed If t h e philo s opher or r ather the fr eethin ker can

.
, ,

n ot accept the s t an d ar d of r evel at ion he m us t fi n d s ome ot he r

c r iter ion f or gen er al m o r al ity or r ather he mu st le ar n in s ome ,

w ay t o r e ad the w ill of the s u pr e m e in tell igen ce E ve r y adv an c e .

in s c ien ce th e u n lock in g of eve r y sec r et in n atu r e ever y in ter

, ,

t at ion an d r evel at ion of h er l aw s th at com es to m an th r o u h

p r e
g
s c ien t ific r es e ar ch p r ove s co n fi r m s an d st amp s w ith the s eal of
, ,

etern al tr u th the exis ten ce of a s up r em e in tell igen ce the G r eat

, ,

Fir s t C au s e the Sou l an d Sou r ce of all l ife en e r gy an d in telli

, , ,

g e n ce W
. h e n the w i ll of the s u p r em e in tell i en ce is fo un d the n
g ,

or w h er e t h e m al e n eglects t o p r otect an d t ake lov i n g car e of t h e fem a l e .

t h e s peci e s h a s n o s u r v i v a l p ow er an d d i es ) bu t a l so poo r l ogic , If .

t h e d o u bl e s t a n d a r d o f m o r a l i ty w e r e n ot due t o r aci a l ev o l u ti on i f i t ,

cou ld h av e bee n ch an ge d w i th o u t h u r t i n g t h e r a ce sens u a l men w o u ld ,

h av e ch an ged i t l on g ago beca u s e i t is aga i n s t thes e m en s i n te r es t t o

,
’

h av e a ll w omen l i v e in s tr i ct c ha s t i ty An u n ch as te m an n eed s an u n .

h
c a e s t fem a l e p a r tn er I f a l l w o m en.
— p r o s t i t u tes i n c l u d ed s ic l — w er e ,

c h a s te w h e r e o n ea r th co u ld h e get h is p a r t n er ?
,
Hen ce t h e a s s e r t i o n ,

fr eq u en tly fo un d es pec i a lly in fem i n i s ti c l i te r a tu r e th a t m en m ade l aw s

, ,
-

s exu a ll y en s l a v ed w o m en is en ti r el y i ll ogi ca l,
.

I n fact a m o n g t h e cu ltu r e n a ti on s la w s a ga i n s t u n ch a s t i ty n ev er
,
-

ex i s t ed E v en t h e B i ble h a s on l y l aw s aga i n s t a du lte r y

. T h e a d u lter e s s .

an d h er p a r am ou r w er e bo th s ton ed ( Deu ter on xx i i bu t t h e sexu a l .

,

r el a t i on s of t h e u n m a r r ied w om an w i th a n y m an w e r e en t i r e ly i gn o r ed
.

E v en r a p e w a s n o c r i m i n a l ofl en s c t h e fa ther o f t h e gi r l
'

by t h e l aw .
h

h a d on l y a ci v i l a cti o n a ga i n s t t h e r a p i s t ( D eu t er on xx ii S u ch .
,

l aw s w ou ld j u s t s u i t s en s u a l m en I t is in th ei r i n te r est th a t a ll .

w om en except th ei r ow n w i v es s h ou ld l ea d d i s s o l u te l i v es B u t i t is i n .

t h e i n ter e s t o f t h e m a r r i ed w om an w h er e a d u lter y i s p r o h i b i te d th a t
, ,

a l l o th er w o m en s h o u ld be s t r i ctl y ch a s te so th a t h er h u s b a n d w o u ld
,

be com pe ll ed to be fa i th fu l t o h er Hen ce i t is cu s tom ( an d in

.

m a tter s o f cu s to m w om a n r u l es s u p r em e ) th a t d i ct a te s ch a s t i ty .

Th e pu n i s hm en t o f a w om an s f a l s e s tep is soc i a l os t r ac i s m de
’
,

cr ee d by w om en th em s elv es n ot by m en m a d e l aw s Th e m en m ad e
- -
.
,

l aw s on t h e con tr ar y s tr i k e men h ar der th an w om en Th e pun i s h men t

. ,
.

of t h e w om an s m i s co n d uct in m a r r i a ge is l os s o f h u s ba n d an d ch i ld r en
’
,

w h i l e t h e m a n l o s es w i fe a n d ch i ld r en a n d h a s to pay h er a l i mon y ,

du r i n g h er n a tu r al l i fe in t h e b ar ga i n Y et t h e fa ll acy is r ep ea t ed
,
.

g
i
a a n a n d ag a i n a bo u t m en w i s h i n g t o en s l a v e th e i r m o th er s s i s te r s , ,

wi v es an d d augh ter s .
 M O RALITY 69

th er e is l o foun d th e s tan dar d of mor ality A philos opher can

a s .

n ot r ais e h i s fin e r an d sa th i i m o l d t h i immo l
g y s s r a an s r a .

S uch an ar b itr ar y stan d ar d m u s t lead to ch ao s diso r der an d ,

conf usion in th e r e alm of mor als The mor al s en se is the l ast .

to be de veloped an d the fi r s t to be con fu s ed an d dis or de r ed .

With th e dogmas of r evealed r eligion the old s ta n dar ds of

mo r al ity w er e als o s w ept as ide an d the moder n mo r al is ts h ave ,

n o foun d atio n to b ui ld their mo r al s s tem s u po n he ce the i

y n r ,

d r iftin g fr om on e sys tem to an other fr om eco n omic dete rm in ism ,

t o the w o r s h ip of the s u pe r m an to w o r k w o r sh ipp in g love w or ,

-
,
-

sh ipp in g or pleasu r e w o r s h ipp in g

,
-
.

Amon g all the mode r n sys tem s of mo r al con du ct the r ad ,

ical s w h o ar e b u ild in g th eir s u pon eco n om ic s h av e ch o s en the

eas ies t w ay They s im pl y bo r r ow ed the ideal of r evealed r el igion
.

an d r ais ed it to the ir mo r al s ta n d ar d They p r e ach econ omic .

eq ual ity Th is r ep r es en ts their r el igion th eir econ om ies their

.
, ,

mor al ity their all Their w atch w or d is s ocial j u stice by giv

,
.
,

Bu t w h y d oes
t pun is h w om an s m iscon du ct an d w h y n ot
cu s om
’

man s ? W h y d oe s t h e B i bl i ca l l a w d i sc r i m i n a te be tw een m en a n d w om en
’

in r egar d t o a d u lte r y ? A m a r r i ed w om a n s a d u lter y i s p u n i s h ed w i th

’

d ea th w h i l e t h e l a w is s il en t a bou t t h e m a r r i ed m a n s a d u l te r y w i th a
,
’

s i n gl e w om an Wh y t h is d i s cr i m i n at i on th a t is as ol d as h i s to r y ? W as
.

ther e a j u s t i fica t i on f or t h e double s tan d a r d an d s h ou ld n ot t h e tw en ,

t iet h cen tu r y ch a n ge t h e d ou ble i n to a s i n gl e s t a n d a r d ? I f ch a n ged ,

s h ou ld m en becom e a s ch as t e a s w om en o r s h ou ld w o m a n k i n d be pu lled
down in to t h e gut ter of s en s u a l i ty to m eet t h e d em a n d s of men ?
T h e m a j o r i ty o f m a n k i nd— w o en i n cl d ed
m u — bel i ev e s in t h e j u s ti
fi ca t ion of t h e d o ubl e s ta n d a r d o f s ex m or a l i ty f o r t h e t w o s exes
-
M en .

a r e th ou ght to h a v e gr ea te r er o t ic n eeds th an w om en .

Recen tl y ther e ar ose a n ew s p i r i t in t h e dom a i n of s ex m or a l i ty -

w h i ch d em a n d s a s i n gl e s tan d a r d f o r bo th s exes Th e s oc i et i es f o r m o r a l .

p r ophy l axi s dem a n d t h at men s h o u ld becom e as ch a s te a s w om en I n .

th i s w a y t h e s oc i a l e il a n d t s s a t ell i t es t h e v en er ea l d i s eas es w ou ld
v i , ,

d i s appear On t h e othe r h a n d t h e r a d i ca l s h av e r a i s ed a un an i m ou s
. .

r e v o lt a g a i n s t s e l f c o n t o l
- in t h e d o m ain o f c h a s t i ty f o r e ith e r sex
r .

T hes e n ew m o r a l i s t s p r ea ch t h e r i ght of m en an d w o men t o t h e f u l fi ll

men t of ever y in s t in ct ev e r y im p ul se ever y d r eam in a l l it s fu lln es s
.
,
.

T h i s i s p r ocl a i m ed a s t h e n ew s t a n d a r d of sex m o r a l i t y B u t in t r u t h -
.

th i s s ubj uga ti on of t h e i n d i v i d ual to t h e i n s t i n cts is a complete den i a l

o f m o r a l i ty F or mor a l i ty is t h e a r r es t o f t h e i n s t i n ct s b y t h e i n te llect
. .

I n thi s pa r t o f ou r t r a t i s e t h e a u th or w i ll t r y to fi n d t h e r eas on
e

f o r t h e d ou ble s ta n d a r d of s ex u a l m o r a l i ty f o r t h e t w o sex es Wh y .

s in ce t h e d a wn o f h i s t o r y t h e m a r r i ed w om a n w a s k ep t t o a r i go r o u s
ch a s t i ty . How t h e ch a s t i t y of t h e s i n gle w om an h a s d ev elo ped a s a
co r o ll a r y o f t h e l aw o f a d u lter y an d h e w i ll th or ou ghl y d i scu s s t h e
,

r ea so n s w h y t h e d ou ble s t an da r d of mo r al ity is at pr esen t u tter ly

w ith ou t j us t ifi ca t ion .
3 0 7 L OV E

in g the l abo r er the fu ll sh ar e of h is l abo r Th is p r in c iple of .

s o cial j u s t ice h as been bo r r ow ed f r om the J udeo Ch r is tian -

‘
cr eed .

Social j u s tice com po s es t h e ch ief p ar t of the r el igiou s ten ets

Th e p a r a ll el p o i n ts in bo th c r ee d s d ea l i n g w i th s oc i a l j u s t i ce ar e
among o th e r s t h e fo ll o w i n g

T h ou
“
h a lt lov e t h y n ei ghbo r
s
“
Th ou s h a l t lov e th
y ne i ghbor
a s th yself
”—
Mo se s iii 1 9 1 8
. , , as th ys elf — M a t t h xx i i . .
, 39 .

“
Ha tr ed s t i r r eth u p s tr i fes bu t , Ch a r i ty s u ff er s l o n g an d is
l ov e cov er s a ll s i n s ”—
Pr o v x 1 2 . . . ki n d — .I C o r i n th x iii 4 .
,

“
I dw ell w i t h h im tha t is of Bles sed a r e t h e poo r in s p i r i t ,

co n tr i te hu mble s p i r i t f o r thei r s is t h e k i n gdo m of

”

7
an d .

I s ai a 5 15 , . heav en ” —
M a t th v 3
. .
, .

He h a s s en t me to co m o r f t a ll Bles s ed a r e th ey th a t m o u r n ;
th a t ia f o r th ey s h a ll be c o m f te d
”— ”
m ou r n . I sa 6 1. 2 . or .

M att h . v, 4

th t ll w t h a f t Bl d ”

7
He a fo o e er m e r cy es se are th e m e r c if u l o

fi n det h l i fe .
— Pr ov 2 1 2 1 .
, . Mat th . v, .

T h ey th a t
in te a r s s ow sh a ll Bl es s ed th a t h un ger ar e ye
r e a p in j o y, h e th a t goe th fo r t h n ow f o r ye s h a ll be fill e d ; ble s s ed
,

an d w ee pe t h , s h a ll com e a ga in re a r e y e th a t w eep n ow f o r ye s h a ll ,

j o 1 c1 n
g
— P s a lm 1 26 , 5 . l a u gh ”—
Lu ke v i 2 1
.
, .

A man
’
p r i de s h a ll br i n g
s h im Wh er s h a ll ex a lt h i m s e lf
o s oe v

l ow , b u t h o n o r s h a ll u pho ld th e s h a ll be a b a se d a n d h e th a t s h a l l ,

h u m le i n b s pir it
”—
P r ov 2 9
. .
, 23 . h umbl h i m elf s h a ll be exa lted
e s .

— M at t h . 23 , 12 .

He s h a ll s av e th e h u mble p er God i t th t h e p r ou d bu t
r es s e ,
”—
s on . Job xx u , 29 .
gi v eth gr a ce u t o t h e h u m bl e n .

Jam e i 6 s v, .

Ho , ev e r yo n e th a t
“
th i r s te th C om e un o t me a ll y e th a t
co m e ye t o t h e w a te r s an d he l ab or a n d ar e h eav y l a d en , I w i ll
th a t h a th no m on e y c om e ye buy g i v e yo u r es t .
— M at t h . x i, 28 .

a n d ea t . — I sa i ah 5 5, 1 .

Thou
h a lt n ot h a r den th i n e
s Give to ev e r y m an th a t as keth
he a r t n or s hu t th i n e han d fr om
, of thee .
— Lu ke v i, 30 .

t h e poo r br o ther but thou s h a lt ,

o p en th in e h an d w i d e u n to h im

7
.

— M o s es v 1 5 , , .

Ju dge r ighte ou s ly betw een Ju dge n ot a ccor d in g t o t h e

ev e r y m a n y e s h a ll n o t r:e s p ec t a pp ear a n ce b u t j u dge r i g hteo u s
pe r s o n s in j u dgm en t ”
Mo s e s v .
-
, j u d gm e n t — J o h n v ii 2 4 , .

l . 16 .
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of Bible E ven N ie tz s che ( J ens eit s des G uten un d B o sen )
th e .

con s ide rs the Old Tes tam en t as es s en t iall y th e b ook of D iv in e

j us tice mm mm 53 a God of m er c y an d pity is J eh ova
. but

a ’
np n h e w i ll b y n o me an s cle ar the gu ilty ( E xod u s .

xxxiv 6 ,
E ven the p as s age in the s t e rn N ah u m ( I 2 ) ,

DP“ mm 53 is f al s ely tr an s l ated

. a god of r e ven ge It r eal ly ,
.

“ ”
mean s He is a god of r etr ib u to r y j us t ice Th e p r ophet ic te ach .

er s j u s t as th e p r e s e n t day s oc1 alis ts n ev er as ked f or love an d

,
-
,

m e r cy bu t f or r ight an d j u s tic e The po r tr ayal of a p iou s m an .

in an c ie n t I s r ael is given in Job xx ix 1 2 an d x xxi 1 3 Hi s , , ,

.

the m an of s tr ict s ocial j us tice Ph ilo J udeu s Hepl ( In l azvflpw xla q )

.
'

po in ted out the gr eatn ess of t h e s ocial law in an c ien t Ju daism .

These B ib lic al ide as of l iber ty equ ality an d b r other ly l ov e ,

h ave been t ake n up by the altr u is tic m ate r ialis ts an d r aised

to the top of the mo un tain of l ife as a be acon f or h uman
ity s f r agile sk iff B ut t h e s o ur ce s when ce thes e ideal s o r ig
’
.

in ated ar e n ot o n l y e n t ir el y ign o r ed bu t ar e r ev il ed d efam ed ,

an d r id ic u led by th es e r adical s The s ocialis ts did n ot c r eate

.

th e ideal s of s ocial j us t ice as fo u n d in their doctr in es ,

They .

bo r r o wed them fr om the Jew ish Ch r is tian c r eed an d as atheis ts -

,

— n in e ty er cen t of them p r ofe ss atheism— the r ep u d iate th is

c
p .
y
s ame c r eed They bo r r o w the an c ien t r el igious ideal s of ch ar ity
.

an d s oc ial j u s tice f r om C h r is t ian ity an d r epu d iate Ch r is tian ity

‘
.

As al tr u is t ic m a ter i al ist s th ey ar e t h eologic all y agn o s t ic s but

, ,

their im pu lse s ar e Ch r is t ian Bu t by th is r epu diation of t e .

l igion the y fo r fe it the v er y foothold to s tan d u pon Religion h as .

beh in d i ts idea l t h e au th o r ity of th e d ivin e will Wh at is beh in d .

the m ater ialis tic ide al ? Wh at is the go al of m ate r ial ism ? S u p

S ocia l ism a pp l ies th eta ct i cs to w a r d s C h r i s t ian i ty a s
same ,

C h r i s t i a n i ty u sed t o w a r d s J u d a i s m C h r is t i an i ty bo r r ow ed I s r a el s ’
.

g r ea te s t Boo k t h e Bi,b l e w r i tte n

. f r om t h e fi r s t c h a pte r of G en i es s

to t h e l as t of Rev el a t ion s a t d i ff er en t t i m es in d i ff er en t l a n gu a ges bu t

, .

a l w a ys by t h e so n s of I s r a el a pp r o p r i a te d t h e mo r a l te n e ts of th e e
,
s

Jew i s h pr ophets an d r abbi s ( Jes u s is often add r es sed by t h e ti tle r abb i

in t h e New T es ta m en t ) an d r ep u d i a te d t h e d es cen d a n ts of th ese Jew i s h
th i n k er s C h r i s t i an i ty f o r gen er at i on s d epr i v ed thes e d escen d an ts o f
. , ,

t h e en j o ym en t of these h u m an r i ght s th ei r a n ces tor s h a v e w ov en f o ,

r

man k i n d a n d accu s ed th em of fo r m i n g an el em en t d es tr u ct i v e of soci a l

,

p ea ce , i n w h o se g r e a t B o o k soc i a l p e a ce an d j u s t i ce w er e fi r s t r ea ch ed .

T h e Hammu r a b i cod ex w h i c h in r egar d t o ci v i l a n d c r i m i n a s t a tu es

,

s h ow s a cer t a i n p ar a l l el i s m wi th t h e Pen t a teu ch is f a r in fer i or t o th es e ,

books in t h e m u lt i tu d e o f soc i a l l a w s .
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3 2 LO VE

pos in g the Sp ir it of th e age th at p uts m ater ial w ell bein g

,
-

befo r e all othe r p r izes of l ife shou ld car ry the victo r y su ppo s in g
, ,

the ide al of a pe r fect m aterialism should be r ealized wh at then ? ,

C ui bo n o ?
Con tr ar y to th e J udeo Ch r is tian h ighes t ideal of p r otection
-

of the poo r an d dis inh er ited the r e is the b r u tal philosophy of

,

N ietzs che s s uper m an Wh ile the for m er p r ocl aim s the su b

’
.

l im ity of ab n egation in the in ter e s t of the p r esen t weak an d

do wn t r odden the l at ter p r each es the exter m in ation of thes e
,

w eakl in gs in the in te r es t of the fu tu r e gen e r ation s of s u per m en .

The v in d ictive v an d al l ike ph ilo s ophy of Nietzs che dem an ds

-

t h e des tr u ctio n of t h e w eake r by the I n th is w ay a

pe r fect ar is tocr acy will ar is e Bu t the p r in ciple of a good ar is
.

tocr acy m us t be n ot to exis t f or the sake of s ociety bu t o nl y as a ,

fou n dation an d s caff oldin g by mean s of wh i ch an el ect k in d of

bein g may ar is e to its h igher t as k s .

B u t wh at ar e the h i ghe r ta s k s ? Her e N ietzsche is per fectl y

s ilen t. What is the highes t v alu e w h at is m an s s tan d ar d of ,
’

v alu es by which w e m ay j u dge an d measu r e the v alu able ? Wh at

is the bes t f or s oc iety ? Wh at ar e the gr eate s t aim s an d en d s
in l ife ? Ar e the m ate r ial gain s of s oc iety of s u p r em e v al ue ?
I s the b uildin g of r ail r o ad s telegr aph s te lephon es or facto r ies
, ,

of s upr eme v al u e or ar e the en ds of l ife the w r itin g of lyr ics

, ,

p ain t in g of p ictu r e s an d the ch iselin g of stat u es ? Wh at w ill be

,

r e ached w ith the s u pe r s ta te of s ociety ? If the en d an d p u r pos e

of h um an ex is ten ce w e r e kn own w e could dec ide whether it is
,

w o r th w h ile to expen d h um an e n er gy u po n the in c r e as e of

m ate r ial w ell bein g wheth er it is p r ef er able t o con s er v e th e
-
,

en er gy f or the atta in m en t of s p ir itu al joys or w hethe r th e ,

eth ic al eff o r ts w ou ld be of the h ighes t co sm ic v al u e Bu t the .

I f you meet w ith you r n ei ghbo r on t h e i dew a lk pus h h im i n to

s

the m i d dl e of t h e r oad a n d l et h im be m a n gled by t h e p as s i n g v eh icles .

T h en you h av e m a d e a l on g s t r i d e fo r w a r d to w a r d t h e per fec t m a n .

I f you do n o t do i t t o h im h e w i ll do i t t o you On l y t h e s tr on ger h a s

.

a r ight to s u r v i v e s o th a t a p e fec t a r i s tocr acy m ay a r i se

,
r B u t w h i le .

th i s d octr i n e of t h e s u r v i v al of t h e s tr on ges t w a s w i th N i et zsche on l

a ph i l os o ph i c a l d r eam t h e p r o to t y pe o f t h e S u pe r m an w h i ch is P u s y
“
, ,

for w ar d ; ov er come obs tacl es ; t a ke w h er ev er you can fi n d ; r a s p an d

do n ot l et go ; l iv e you r ow n l i fe fu l l y it is a l l you h av e ; g
, et oth er s
l ook ou t f or thems e lves h a s a l w ays been in exis ten ce s in ce t ime im
”
,

memo r ial .
 M ORALITY 7
3 3

ul timate u
p p
r bein g un kn o wn or even un kn owable wh at will
ose , ,

be r eached when the s upe r m an h as been p r odu ced ? Wh at is h e

g o in g to a ccompl i sh ? W h at when th e h i h es t de r ee of aecom
g g
p lis h m en t h a s bee n r ea c h ed in s c ien ce ar t li te r at ur e an d eco , ,

n omics w h at then ?
, If all men we r e A r is toteles Kan ts Span , ,

cer s if all wom en we r e S apph o s

,
Mme de S teels or Geor ge ,
.

E liots wh at th en ? H um an ity would s oon s tar ve if it cons is ted

,

of Apollos Ven us es an d in tellectu al gian ts on ly A Ven us w as

, .

n ot c r e ated to was h di she s n eithe r w il l an as tr on ome r m ake a

,

pr oficien t br ickl aye r or a poet a good shoem aker H an s S ach s to ,

th e con tr ar y n otwith s tan di n g The c atch ph r ase th at soc iety

.
-

n o wadays w an ts n ot the m an wh o is a ood m a ch in e b u t the

g
man wh o can m ake on e s oun d s clever bu t is n ot tr u e The tr u th
, .

is that f or every m ach in e in ve n ted w e n eed h un d r ed s an d ,

thous an ds of m en to h an dle the s am e A population cons is tin g .

of s uper men on ly such as in ven tor s c aptain s of in dustry pr o

, , ,

f ess ion al men r ule rs s tatesm an gen e r al s poets ar tis ts etc

, , , , , ,
.
,

could n ot exis t f or an y len gt h of tim e .

The diff er en t br an d s of r efo r mer s cl aim th at fol low in g ,

their doctr in es it will lead to the h ighes t adv an tage of h um an

,

ity But they f ail to give the defi n itio n of a dvan ta ge Wh at is

. .

th e be s t f or h um an ity ? Wh at is m an s p ur po s e an d aim in th is
’

w o r ld ? Wh at is me an t by the f ulfilm en t of m an s de s t in y ? The

’

an sw e r is e n tir ely mean in gle s s th at the r eal aim is to be usefu l

,

i n r eal li fe an d on ly begs th e qu es ti on
, Wh at is life wh at is .
,

it her e f or ? When ce does m an come wh ith er is he tr avelin g ? ,

Wh at is the aim of civiliz atio n ? All c ivil iz atio n is me r el y

an in ten se e ff o r t to m ake l ife beau t if u l If life is tr ivial then .
,

c ivilizat ion is v an ity an d vex ation of th e s pir it Wh at pr ofits .

m an to w e ar ou t body an d m in d in the s e r vice of c ivil ization ?

C ivil ization h a s been dev elop ed on a m eta ll ic ba s is T ools im .
,

p l em en ts i n s tr u men t s an d m ach in er y fo r m the l an dm ar ks of

,

the d iff er en t c ivilizati on s The gold of Ophir the copper of

.
,

Sin ai the s ilver of Laur ium wer e par t of the web an d woof of
,

th e ear ly c iviliz ation I n moder n time s in dus tr ialism h as be

.

come n ear ly the sum total of ou r c iviliz ation The highes t bo ast .

of our p r es en t civilization is wir el es s aer opl an es telephon es , , ,

t elegr aph s r ail r oad s all me r e facil itie s of livin g an d communi

, ,
 7
3 4 L OVE

cation If life is mer e van ity then all c ivil ization cr p r ogr ess
.
,

is a figm en t .

An other k in d of ethical valuatio n h as been pr oclaimed by

“ ”
th e mor al is ts of wo r k It h as fi r s t foun d eloqu en t exp r e ss ion
.

in Z ol a s s o c alled fo u r evan geli a es p ecially in Le T r av ail an d

’ ‘ ’
-
,

in La F éco n dité The ser mon p r eached the r e is w o r k f or

‘ ’
.

w o r k s sake The god w or s hiped is the god of th in gs m ater ial

’
. .

M an is told to go fo r th wi th a h igh an d n oble pur po s e to war d

the god of th in gs Thes e n ew p r eacher s of the mor al ity of w o r k
.

h a v e alm os t s u cceeded to cr eate a cer tain fr en zy f or w or k The .

s ucces s v ir us of th in gs m at e r ial is be in g s t ea dily p umped in to

m en an d e v en w om en s o th at life h as become sim ply a wh ir l of ,

th in gs of n o s ur vival val u e wh atsoever The c r u de m ate r ialism .

an d r e al ism of our t im e s h ave cr e ate d a feve r is h an d alm o s t in

s an e c r avin g f or th in gs a q u e n chles s feve r f or th in gs m ate r ial ,

.

T h e s p ir it of th e hou r is the m ate r ial w o r ld bu ild in g the l us t -

,

f or m a ter ial t hi n gs t h e in tox icatio n of Hen ce the high

,

pr es sur e r eq uir em en ts of moder n exis ten ce w h ich h av e cr ea ted

in the p eople a total l ack of p r opo r tion a l ack of all s en s e of ,

r el ative valu e s The r el at ive v al ue of a th in g r epr es en tin g its

.
,

powe r to r elieve man s wan ts h as becom e con fou n ded with po si ’

,

tive v alu e s wh ich o n ly tim el es s th in gs pos sess .

People l abo r an d look fo r wa r d ; but w h at do they look

fo r w ar d to ? Our exis ten ce is s o fl eet in g On e in tan gible fleet .

in g ho u r an d w e d r op in to th e h ollow s of obl iv ion

,
If the on ly .

Th e s pir it
th is in tox i cation of w or k is s hown in ph r as es s uch
of
as th i s : W o m en de ter i or a ted t o t h e p o i n t w her e s h e w a s u n fi t t ed t o
“

”
d o a fa i r s h ar e of t h e w or ld s w o r k I s w o r k a p r i v i lege o r a n eces
’
.

s it y ? W h o is t h e p ow er th a t h as d ecr ee d t h i s s ha r e of t h e w o r ld s ’

w or k ? Do a n i m a l s in f r ee d om w o r k ? B y t h e w ay t h e a llege d dete r i ,

o r a t i o n w h i ch pr e s u p sea a t r a n s m i s s i on fr om mo th er t o d a ughter ,

w i th t h e excl u s i on 0 h e r s o n i s a b i o l ogi ca l i m po s s i b i l i ty
, I f the .

deter i o r a t i on h as become a un i t ch a r ac ter t h e m other m us t tr a n s mi t -

,

h a lf of i t t o h er s on a n d h a lf to h er da u ghte r s o th a t boy an d gi r l ,

a r e s t i ll bo r n eq u a l Th e on l y w ay s u ch de te r i o r a t i o n cou ld be tr an s
.

m it t ed f r om m o th er to d a ughte r — w h o i n h er i t s h a lf t h e c d q u a l i ties

o f h e r f a th er t o b a l an ce th i s d ete r i o r a t i on — is th a t i t a s become a
s ex u n i t ch a r a cte r
- -
l i ke t h e fem a l e b r ea s t s h a i r or s k i n w h i ch is con
, , ,

t r a r y t o a l l t h e teach i n gs o f b i o l o gy E v en L am a r ck w ou ld n ev er cl aim .

tha t s uch a n acq u i r ed ch ar a cter i s t i c a s d eter i o r a ti on f or w or k cou ld

be t r a n s m i t te d f r om moth er t o d au ghter w i th t h e excl u s i on of h er son .

On t h e o the r h a n d i f d e ter i or a t i on is n ot a u n i t c h a r ac ter tr an s m i s s i ble

,
-

t o t h e s on it c a nn ot be tr an s m i tted t o t h e d a u ghter e i th er
,
.
 M O RALITY 7
3 5

aim in l ife ar e m ate r ial th in gs th en t h e ab s u r d ity of l ife is

,
’
un q ue s tio n able If life me an s an yth in g at all n on e of m an s
.
,

expr e ss ion s of l ife can be an en d in its elf If the on ly divin ity .

is the god of w o r k then th e t r ivial ity of life wheth er of the

, ,

l ife of the h igh or of th at of the l ow of the k in g or o f the beg ,

g ar is e viden t
, Wh at p r ofit will ac cr u e to h um an ity e v en if it
.

con sis ted of k in gs an d p r in ces on ly ? If the fu tur e of man is

on ly a m ate r ial w ell be in g the r e is n o p r ofit in s t r uggl in g an d
-
,
'

s u ff er in g f or an aimle s s f u tur e G r an ted th at in th is fut ur e

.

s u ch f atal it ie s of l ife as s o r r o w h u n e r vice p r ej u d ice co u ld be

, g , , ,

el im in ate d gr an ted th at ev er y m an
, w om an an d ch ild w ill h ave ,

their eq ual sh ar es in the gr e at d utie s an d p r ivileges of life w ill ,

s u ch a life be l es s v al u ele s s an d p u r p o s el es s w hen dea th ap

r oach es ?
p
M or ality of Wh ile the th r ee system s of con du ct j us t
love —
,

m en tio n ed ar e fou n ded u pon ce r tain ide al s even if th ey be th e

, ,

ideal s of m ate r ial ism ( p ar adox ) the mo r ali ty of a cer tain

,

s chool of mode r n w r ite r s h as r ais ed as it s i deal th e mo s t pe r fec t

egotism extan t Th is eff em in ate f ade s pecies of li ter at ur e pr o

.
,

cl aim s the ab sol ute d ictatu r e of E r o s as th e n ew eth ics T h e .

g e n iu s of p r op a ga ti o n h a s del u ded a n d be g u il e d th es e n ew

mo r alists to p r oclaim their in toxication of s en su al ity as a n ew

r eligion of pe r s o n al ity)
“ Th eir d oct r in e teach es th at vol u ptu
ou s s e n s u al ity is the mo r al gr o un d of s e xu al r el atio n s t They -

p r e a ch t h e a ll impo r t-
a n ce of lov e a s the l as t w o r d of h u m a n

w is dom .M en sho uld l ive f or the ph ys ic al de s ir es an d in the ,

in s tin cts of the mom en t M an ought to ign o r e ever y th in g th at

.

is n ot w holly m ate r ial h e m us t s t r ive to be a good an im al

, Th e .

comple te satis faction of h is desir es the dip in to th e v ice s an d ,

pleas ur e s of the s en ses the plen ar y in du l gen ces of th e fl esh ar e

, ,

t h e p r imo r di al an d in eff ace able r ights of man Thes e in d i .

vidu al is ts s impl de i f p s io T h e i v l e ot ic i m d
y y a s n r u g
. ar r s a n

the ir con s tan t er o tic r u min at ion wh ich fill the ir e n tir e eff em i
,

n ate l ite r at ur e ar e cover ed with a ve il of in s ip id ve r s e

, Th e .

Wh en t h e sw eet s ixteen is pu n i s hed by h er m oth er f o r fl i r t in g

-

w i th bov s th e h er p er s on a l i ty h a s bee n v i o l te d
. n a .

t T h is v o l u ptu ou s sen s u a l i ty i s gi v en n a tu r a ll y t h e p oe tica l n a me

of l o v e w i th w h i ch i t r ea ll y h as n ot h i n i m m x t t h fi l
, g n c o on e ce p e n a
s ex exp r es s i on an d it s des i r e
-
.
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3 6 LO VE

h igh sou n din g ph r as es an d gli tter in g gen er ali ties em it ted by

-
,

t hes e wr iter s of the l ite r at ur e of fut ur ism poo r l y con ceal th e ,

tr u e m ean in g of the ir r el igion of s en s u ality A ph r as e that .

expr es ses their belief in a heaven wher ein men an d es pec ially
w omen w ill come in to the ir own r eally mean s whe r ein m en an d ,

w ome n wi ll be all o w ed to give their p as s ion s fr ee r ein Noth in g .

bu t sen s ih li ty is mean t by ph r ases su ch as s p ir i tual attr ac tion

‘

or the s o ul s compl em en t
’
When s u ch a fem in is t p r oclaim s to
.

“
the wo r ld that w om an wishes to ceas e to be a s ubject an d lon gs
”
to be cons ider ed a h um an bein g sh e r e ally mean s th at eve ry ,

s en s u al exc itemen t sh e aw ak en s s ho uld be ta ken s e r iou s l

y .

Th is n ew e thic s is a mixtu r e of s elf deception arr ogan ce -

, ,

s en s u ality an d ir r e s pon s ib ili t I th e i w o r k s thes e r e al is t s

y n r .

r evea l the ir cold ab s ol u tel u fe i t ed c ar in f oth i The y

y ,s r g o r n n g , .

measu r e a man s s tr en gth n ot by th e pow e r to su bdu e but by the

’

w eakn es s of be in g s ubdu ed by p assion They p r each th at ther e .

is n o mer it in s elf con tr ol sex r ep r es s ion gen e r os ity s e r vice

-
,
-
, , ,

an d p r oclaim th at m an s u n p ar don able s in is th at of den yin g

’

h is n atu r e h is gr ea tes t c r ime again s t li fe is the r igid r epr ess ion

,

of the blood Th ey kn ow of n othin g holie r th an th e su mpt uou s

.
,

sen s uo us tim e w or s h ipp in

,
-
g w o r ld of p a g a n ism A ll the ir w r it .

in gs ar e r eplete with un en din g th r ill s an d clim axe s all ta k en ,

f r om the domain of sex Their gaze r oves in volu ptu ou s q ues t

.

over the n u d ity of er otic sin an d s oc ial tr an sgr es sio n .

“
S uch h igh s oun din g ph r as es as live to fu l fi ll yo u r n at ur e
-
,

p r ofes s th e faith of l ife or wom an s des ir e f or s elf exp r ess ion

,
’
-
,
”
h er desir e to live an d fi n d h er tr u e des t in y c r ope out ever y
wh er e in th eir w r itin gs an d on ly s e r ve to befu d dl e we ak m in ds .

Wh at does s elf exp r es s ion n atu r e des tin y mean in the mou ths
-
, , ,

of people d r u n k with th e r av age s of s en s u al pl e as ur e ?

, Wh at
w ill it p r ofit to thes e apos tles o f s en s u al ity when they h ave f ul ,

fi ll ed their n atu r e w he n they h ave foun d their des tin y ? At t h e

,

hour of death they hold in their h an ds o nl y the ash es of s pen t

f an c ie s.
‘

Th e p s ych i c bu lw a r k s a ys Ch v E h r en fel s a ga i n s t t h e h or r or s
, . .
,

o f t h e th ou ght o f d e a th a n d a ga i n s t t h e te r r or s o f ex i s te n ce ca n on ly

be r a i sed by m an w h en h e p u ts h i m se lf i n to a ce r ta i n r el a t i on t o t h e
meta phy s i ca l r i ddl es of t h e u n i v er se i n to a r e l a ti on t o th e con tr as t be
,

t ween t h e fleet i n g an d eter n a l betw een t h e m ov able an d immov ab le be

, ,
 MO RALI T Y

P h ilos oph y f p oA n o the r ph i lo

leas u r es—op h y of l if e a kin to

th e mo r ali ty of lo ve is the ph ilo s oph y of ple asu r e or r ather of

h app in ess T h e p ar t is an s o f t h e h ed on ic ph il os oph y p r ocl a im
.

th e s ole r easo n of man s ex is te n ce is to p r oc ur e the gr e atest pos

sible amo un t of h app in es s in th is w o r ld .

Now in a c er ta in r es pect th is is q uite t r ue The ult imate , .

app r ais e r of all r el ative v al u e s is the p r omot ion of h app in e ss .

T h e hed on ic is the s u p r em e te s t of te r r es t r ial v al ues The m o .

t ive f or mos t of m an s action s is the des ir e f or h a pp in ess All

’
.

advan ce s of h um an it y t h e eth ic al the ar t is tic the s c ien tific an d

, , ,

es pec iall y the m ater ial h av e co n tr ib u ted to the en h an cemen t of

,

h uman w elfar e C iv il iz at io n m e an s the v icto r y of man ove r

.

n at u r e in t h e in ter es t of th e gr eate s t good to th e gr eates t

,

n umbe r C u lt ur e is th e p ur su it of h appin e ss of h uman ity

. .

Pr ogr es s mean s the adv an ce tow ar ds a h igher an d h ighe r level

of h u m an ity s w ell bein g Com m er ce in du s tr y ar t an d s cien ce
’
-
.
, ,

m us t en h an ce the w elfar e of h um an s oc iety Soc ial en d s can .

n ot be s e r ved u n l es s they ten d t o t h e r a t ifi c a t ion o f t h e des ir e

g
f or h app in es s I n all d r eam s of a f utu r e u t op ia h um an w elfar e
.
,

an d h app in e s s is th e go al B u t is it p oss ible th at th e attain

.

men t of h app in es s an d of th e fleetin g tr an s itor y j oy sh all be

the o n l y p ur po se of life ? The ph ilos ophy of ple asu r e allots to
man n ot on ly t h e r ight bu t al s o th e d u ty o f m ak in g h is atta in
men t of h ap pin ess the on l y aim of h is l ife All l aw c us tom .
, ,
“ ”
an d eth ics th e th r ee s po n tan eo u s r egu l ato r s of the s pec ie s
,
man ,

tw een t h e fi n ite an d th e in fin ite Th e eth ica l v al u es of in div idu al con

.

du ct may be thu s ch a r ac te r i zed a s t h o s e w h i ch a r e a w a ken e d in m an

‘

w hen h e pl a ce s h i m s e lf w i th h is w i s h es a n d a ct i o n s befo r e t h e t r i b u n a l
, ,

o f t h e e t e r n a l a n d i n sc r u t abl e I n d i v i d u a l m o r a l co n d uct in co n t r a s t
.
,

t o s oc i a l m o r a l i ty w h i ch is deter m i n ed by t h e m o r a l i m p e r a t i v e a n d
ethi ca l e l a t i v e v a lu es
r is in t h i s w a y r egu l a te d by t h e p e r en n ia l t h r ea ts
,

o f t h e i n e i t a b l e a p pe a r a n e o f d
v th c ea .

T o esc a pe f r om th i s th o ught t h e mo r a l i ty o f l ov e r ec o mm en d s t h e
pl un ge i n to t h e w h i r l of s en s u a l l i fe B u t a t t h e a pp r o a ch of dea th .

m an s ees t h a t t h e t r a n s i to r y i n tox i ca t i o n o f t h e s e n s es i s a l s o p u r e
v an i ty. Fo r it is a lm os t ax i om a t i c a m on g th i n k i n g m en th a t t h e o n l y
w a y t o a cq u i r e t h e a b i l i ty t o l oo k u po n t h e te r r o r s o f ex i s te n ce a n d
t h e fi ee t in gn e s s o f l i fe w i th eq u a n i m i ty a n d con s o l a ti on is t o pu t t h eir
la bo r s in s uch a d i r ec ti o n w he r e ther e is ha pe f o r t h e con ti n u at i on of
,

the i r w o r k s beyon d t h e i n d i v i d u a l ex i s te n ce f a r i n to t h e i n fi n i te s uc h ,

a s t h e a r t i s t h o p es of h is a r t t h e s c i en t i s t of h is s ci en ce an d t h e
, ,

c r ea t ive gen iu s of h is cr eat ion .

 7
3 8 LOVE

ar e cl aimed by th is philos ophy to exis t f or th e s ole pu r pos e to

plan e the r oad th at le ads to h appin e ss .

B u t if th is be t r u e if th e v al ue of life be o n l hedon ic if
, y ,

the s ole an d on ly mean in g of life is to en joy an d die then m an s ,

’

ex is ten ce is m er e v an ity Then the com m un ity n at ion r ace an d

.
, ,

h um an ity h ave n o po s itiv e v al ue C ivil iz at io n is a failur e .

,

pr ogr e ss is w or thless ari d all ou r v ir tu es ar e onl y the abe rr a

,

t ion s of the s pir it Th is is the pess im is m in w h ich all ph i

.

los oph ies th at p r ocl aim the h edo n ic to be the on l y aim of exist
,

en ce ,
m us t en d an d actu all y do en d !
B u t if l ife h as n o .

mean in g at all if ever yth in g is as Hein e s in gs

, , ,

E v en Homer , t h e h a ppy , l fe en j oyin g

i - Gr eek poet , p
ex r es ses th e
s a me p e s s i m i s m ( I l i a d ix,

f em uoi pa uévovr t xad cl (i a i n; wol eult oz .

év as if) t t ufi fiuév xa xt q see xa l éoOM q

xzt flav bad) ; ) 8 r e 117
’
ds py bq did“ 01 1 6
1 é o py rbg

f t it
T h e s a m e a e a w a s h im w h o r e m a n s i h
o m e a n d h im w h o r s k s i
h is li fe i n t h e w a r f o r h is co un r ty
; in t h e s a me es m a on a r e e ti ti h ld
t h e co w a r dan d t h e r av eb T e
. ot hy b h
die in t h e s a me w ay, t h e i er dl
a n d h e w h o h a s a cco m pl i h d
s e ev e r s o m u c in e
”
h lif .

T h e gr ea e s t t
r a so h p dy of p
es s imis m is oun in t h e f d
i e, in B bl
l i t
E cc es as es . i t
T h e q u n es sen ce o f t h e r o a r eac e r s
’
y l p os o h ph i l phy
is ,
“
A l l i s v an i ty”
.
“
ti p
On e gen er a o n a s s es aw ay, t h e o e r co mes , w th
ou i th t
a im o r en d, p p
u r o se or i t t
n en
”
H er e is t h e s u n , s ee n g
. r ou
g p d i th
t h e h
h ea ven s , f o r w hi h p p
c ur ose o r i t t
n en ?
“
i t
T h e s u n r s e h a n d t h e s u n s e s an d t h t th as e t o t h e s am epl ace ,
h
w er e it ”
r ose ; w i th t
ou a im or en d . i d bl i f i l
Her e is t h e w n ow n g u r o u s y
l
a ga e , t o w hi h p p
c u r os e o r i t
n te n ?
“
i d
T h e w n goes t o t h e s ou th an d t th
u r n s to t h e n o r hi l b t
, it w r s a ou
t
c on in u a ll y t i
a n d r e u r n s a ga n a cco r di i it
n g t o h e c r cu i th t
,
”
w ou a im
or en d . i t t
Her e is t h e r v e r , t h e o r r en r u s n g ow n a hi d p pi r ec i ce,
to w c hi h p p ur os e or in en ? t t “
i t
Al l t h e r iv e r s r un n o t h e s ea , yet t h e
sea i s n o t f ll t
u , un o t h e pl a cef h i
r om w en ce t h e r v er s c a m e , th i th th er ey
t
r e u r n a ga n i w i th t
ou a im o r e n d hi t
All t n gs u r n in a c r cu
. i i t i th t w ou

a im o r en d, p p
u r os e o r i t t
n en i ty
A l l is v a n
. ti
a n d v ex a o n o f t h e s pi i r t .

“
W h t h pp
a a en s t o t h e f l oo , s o it h p i
a pen s t o t h e w s e h T er e is .

b i
n o r em em r an ce o f t h e w se m o r e t a n o f t h e h f l f oo or e v e r di t
How e h .

i
t h e w se ma n ? As t h e oo f l d h l
I n t h e a ys t o com e s a l a ll be o r go en
. f tt ”

ii
( , 15,
h h t d h
T en t h e r ea c e r u r n e , in s ea r c f o r a e n e u r o s e ind fi it p p li f e,
to di ff er en t ph i os o ph i
es o f h d t
u m a n co n u c , h e b t
e co m es i n k
u r n a w or
h pp l
w or s i er, ov e w o r s
- h i pp plr
e , ea s u r - h i pp
e w or s h t di d
er ; a n d w a h e fi nd ?
“
h
T er e is n o th i
n g goo d in t h e th i n gs G o d h a s c r ea etd b u t f o r a ma n
j i
t o r e o ce
”
( , iii h i t pp
T us a e a r s t o h im th t a ph i l phy
the os o of
pl ea s u r e i s t h e on y l p p u r o s e in li f e But al i ttl l t e. d th
a er h e fi n s at
l th i ph i l ph
a so s oso y i s o f n op fit ro
“
B u t a m . i
a n h a s n o p r eem n en ce

b
a ov e t h e bea s t ; f o r a ll is v an y it ”
( iii,
 M O RALITY 3 9 7
F an tas tic aimless is m y s on g ,

As l o ve as life as c r eato r an d c r eation

, ,
.

me r e v an ity wh en ce th is will to l iv e th is mo s t deep s eated p ar t

, ,
-

of o u r bein g th is u n p ar allel ed ten ac ity to l ife m an ifes ted in

, ,

th e lo w es t pl an t to th e h ighe s t an im al Ther e m us t be some .

th in g beh in d th is w ill to live s om eth in g beh in d th is ten ac ity ,

n ot o n l y o f t h e in d iv id ual s l ife bu t of the l ife of fu tur e gen

’
,

er ation s If th e on ly en d in life ar e joys th at k n o w n o boun ds

.
,

whe n ce co mes the emot io n th at cau s es m en to die f or an ab

s t r act p r in c iple s u ch as hon o r ,
t r uth l ibe r ty j u s tice etc ? , , , ,
.

Wh o h as im pl an ted in m an this s p ir itu al ity th is w ill to w o r k ,

f or a fu tur e he k n ow s n ot ?
M or a l s tan da r d in n a t u r e Beh in d th e ten ac ity of ever y
—

or gan ic bein g to l ife m u s t be s ear ch ed th e s tan dar d of mo r ality ,

behin d th is te n ac ity m u s t l ie the w ill of the F ir s t C au se of the ,

S upr eme I n tell ige n ce The pl ace to look f or the w ill of the
.

C r eative Pow e r is th e r efo r e n atu r e B ut the ph ilos opher m us t

, ,
.

n ot look o n l y in on e p ar t of n at u r e in s en s ate or ir r ation al ,

n atu r e bu t i n en t ir e n at u r e h u m an n at u r e in cl u ded
, ,
.

It w as the tr ick of the ages f or the ph ilo sophe r h igh up ,

on a p edes tal to d is cu s s t h e imm u table l aw s of ir r at io n al n atu r e

,

in the co smo s w ithou t in cl u din g th e r ation al ph ilo s ophe r h im

,

“ ”
s elf as a p ar t of n atu r e It w as Hie homo h ic n atu r a
.
,
.

Th e t r u th of e vol u t io n h as s w ept aw ay f or ever th is kin d

of s oph istr y E vol u tio n teaches un ity in n atur e The m in er al
. .
,

vegetable an d an im al k in gdom s ar e compo s ed of the s ame ele

men ts . The tr an s ition fr om on e k in gdom in to an othe r is
almo s t im pe r ceptib l e Ther e is n o l in e to be d r aw n between
.

livin g an d non l ivin g m atter -

Botan is ts an d zoologists ar e often
.

at a lo s s to deter m in e to w h ich k in gdom ce r ta in s p ec imen s be

T h en co m e s a pa s s age h s h ow s
pes s i m i s m b l i n d s th e k een
w h ic h ow
es t ob s er v er T h er e is on e a l on e h e h a s n e i th er ch i l d n o r b r o th er yet
“
.
, ,

is th er e n o en d of a l l h is l a bo r n ei th er i s h is eye s at i s fi ed w i th r i ch es
, ,

n e i th er s a y s h e f o r w h o m do I l a bo r ? T h i s a l s o i s v a n i ty
”
, ( iv ,

No w th i s f act of t h e l o n el y m a n w o r k i n g f o r t h e fu tu r e w i th ou t
,

a pp a r en t p u r po se ou ght to h av e giv en t h e ph il o s o p h er
, a hin t th a t ,

th er e m u s t be s om et h i n g beh i n d th i s w i ll t o l a bo r w i th o u t a im o r en d .

Ar bo r es se r i t a gr i co l a q u a r u m f r u ct ibu s n u n q u a m f r u et u r ”
‘
B u t p es .

s im is t a s o u r ph i l o so ph er is h e r etu s t o h is ph i loso ph y T h is als o

“
rn .

”
ls v an i ty .
389 LOVE

lon g .
‘
Ther e is u n ity in n at ur e an d m an is n o les s an in tegr al ,

p ar t of n atur e th an the air or the s ta r s .

Now man is a r at io n al be in g Hen ce an in tegr al p ar t of

, .

n a t ur e is r at io n al an d th er e is r at ion ali t in n a tu r e If a
, y .

thous an d m illion s of h um an br ain s or a thou s an d mill ion kilo ,

g r a m s of b r a in m a tt er o n -
o u r pl an et po s s e s s in te ll ig e n ce r e as o n , ,

w is dom j u d gme n t memo r y fo r e sight m in d an d ideas then

, , , , ,

ther e is r ation al ity in n atur e E ven if th is r at ion al ity is n ow.

o n ly per ceivable in the h um an b r ain it m us t eo n s ago h ave , , ,

been p r es en t in poten tial ity in t h e p r im o r d ial cell wh ich de ,

vel oped in t o the h um an b r ain the flow e r of or gam c l ife Nay

,
.
,
“
r ation al ity m us t h ave t r an s ce n ded the p r im o r di al cell The .

s oul ,
or th e pow er of j u d gme n t bein g the facto r th at m akes ,

expe r ien ce po ssible says Be r gson cann ot be a complex of ex

, ,

p e r ien ce o n l y it t r an s ce,
n d s expe r i e n ce .

The so ul m in d an d bo dy becom e a u n ity in m an a tr in i

, ,

t ar ian un ity a Dr e iein igkeit ,

The r e is in ter depen den ce be
.

t w een the phys ical an d the men tal The h igher p sych ic cen tr es .

ar e dom in ate d an d dom in ee r ed b the lo w e r or ve get a ti ve

y ,

cen tr es B ut t wo th in gs m u tu ally depen de n t ar e n ot f or th at

.
, ,

m atte r equivalen t Th e s u btle an d del icate in fl u en ces by which

.

s ou l an d body aff ect e ach othe r do n ot m ak e them iden ti c al

The m in d wh ich in cl u des in tellect an d e m otion is s ometh in g

e n tir ely d iff er en t fr om the br ain cell The action be tween min d -
.

an d b r ain cell is ab s ol u tely u n kn own to u s

-
.

E ver yth in g ten d s to s h o w th at th er e is an in tellige n ce be

h in d the cr eative en er gy in the w or ld All n atu r e is in motion in .
,

vibr atio n in h ar mo n y F ive h un dr ed mill ion s of s tar s all flam

,
.
,

in g s u n s w h ir l in g th r o u gh s p ace an d car r yin g alo n g with th em

,

s ys tem s of pl an ets an d s atell ite s can n ot do so withou t a d ir ect ,

in g in tell igen ce The u n iver s e m us t be s u ppo r ted by a p r in

.

ciple imm an e n t or t r an s cen de n t

,
H um an logic wh ich its el f is
.
,

‘
Jaga dis C h an d r a B o se M od er n Rev i ew C al cu tta 1 9 1 4 )
( Th e , ,

s u cceed ed in es t a bl i s h i n g t h e per fect p ar a llel i s m betw een an i m a l an d

pl a n t He foun d tha t a ll pl a n t s a r e s en s i ti v e an d t h a t in cer ta i n of
.

t h em ar e t i s s u es w h i c h be a t s po n ta n eo u s l y l ik e t h e h a r t be a t f the e o

a n i ma l Res pon s e t o elect r i c s ti m ul us to o is i d en t ica l in t h e pl an t an d

.
, ,

in t h e a n i m a l I n s h o r t t h e l i fe o f t h e pl an t is t h e l if e of t h e an ima l
.
,

in a lmos t a ll it s i n ci den ts on l y i n l ess degr ee , .

 M O RALIT Y 38 1

tr an s cen den tal , for ces ever y r e al th in ker to ackn owl edge wis dom
in n atu r e N atur al imm u table l aw s do n ot expl ain the h ar
.
,

mon y of th in gs w hich the s o u l tu n ed to the h igh dis tin ctly

, , , ,

pe r ceives Wh o w as the legis l ato r of thes e l aws but a tr an

.

scen den ta l in tel l igen ce ? Bes ides ther e is an in fin ite beyon d of ,

which gr avita tion is a p u zzle No m an can im agin e a l imit .

beyon d wh ich ther e is n oth in g ; on the othe r h an d n obody can ,

im agi n e the in fin ite in t ime an d s p ac e th in gs go in g on an d on ,

withou t en d Both ar e in co n ceivable s till on e m us t be tr ue

.
,
.

Th e feel in g of exte n s io n an d d ur at ion m u s t h en ce be tr an

s cen den ta l in m an f or it is en t ir el y in depe n d en t of r e as on
, Real .

—
ity its elf D es D in g an s ich— is in co n ce ivable by r eas on an d is
tr an s cen den tal The ve r y idea of a th in g is tr an s cen den tal an d
.

“
eter n al The logo s or the logical axiom s ays Be r gs on is
.
, , ,

ete rn al The lo gical es s e n ce of a cir cle e c the po s s ibility of

.
, . .
,

dr awin g a c ir cle is ete rn al an d in fin ite It h as n eithe r place n or

,
.

d ate ; f or No w he r e at No m om en t h as d r aw in g a c ir cle b egun

‘ ’
,
‘ ’

to be po ss ible .

If r eas on an d all its at tr ib u te s ar e tr an s cen de n tal an d

eter n al then r eas o n can o n ly be a p ar t of a l ar ge r r eason F r om
,
.

n oth in come n oth in If the r e w e r e n o r eas o n in the n at ur e

g s g .

of the u n ive r se w h en ce did the p r im o r d ial cell wh ich eon s l ate r

, ,

developed in to the b r ain of an A r is toteles K an t Spen cer get , , ,

its r eas on ? Wh en ce do em otio n s s u ch as ph il an th r opy an d ,

p ity hon or an d sen s e of d u ty,j u stice an d love of tr uth an d all

, ,

other ethical values come fr om ? Wh at is it th at comp r ehen ds ,

feels l oves w ill s hopes f ear s ? It is th e s oul in man a p ar t

, , , , ,

of the I n tell igen ce in the U ni ve r s e w hich H in du ism c all s T r i ,

m utr i J udaism d es ign ates as Jehovah an d Ch r is tian ity ter m s

, ,

Lo gos Al l thes e d iff er en t n am es m ean on e an d the s am e thin g

.
,

i e the tr an s cen den tal in t el ligen c e b eh i n d t h e u n iv er s e o f

. .
, ,

wh ich m an is the con s cio us p ar t of th e scheme .

Hen ce th e ph ilo s opher lookin g f or the w ill of the S u pr eme

In tell igen ce will h ave to r etu r n to n at ur e an d es peciall y to
, ,

h um an n atur e F or as Pr otago r as cogen tly on ce said : wdw wv

.

“ ”
xpnu d r w v é
u p
r ov d vflp w a o g m an is t h e me a s u r e of al,
l th in gs .

Now w h at does n atu r e w ill ? We fi n d in o r gan ic n atu r e exces s

,

ive p r od uction an d wholes a le des tr u ction The abun d an ce of .

3 82 L O VE

the r epr od uctive cells in pl an t an d an im al is s imply am azin g .

E ve r y ej ac ul atio n in man con ta in s tw o or th r ee h un d r ed m ill io n

S pe r m atozo a e ach on e of them s uffi c ie n t f or imp r egn ation
,
E ach .

ovar y of the n ew bo r n b aby gir l con tain s abo ut th ir ty tho us an d

o va each poten tiall h um an be in g The fi t e ff o r t of o w th
, y a rs g r .

is to s et as ide a p ar t of the ge r m its elf f or fu t u r e r ep r od uct ion ,

so th at the ge r m m a be in defi n itel m u lt ipl ied d h a n ded

y y a n

down to un told gen e r ation s The r epr odu ctive cell s the cells .
,

wh ich h av e n ot lo s t the p r im ar y pow e r of m u ltipl ic ation ar e ,

of the fi r s t con s ide r atio n ; the spec ialized cell s or the s om atic ,

c ell s w h ich ca n n ot r ep r od u ce an
y lo n ge r a r e of s eco n d ar
y i m ,

po r tan ce N atu r e s s ole s ol ic ita tion is the r ace The su p r eme

.
’
.

l aw of o r gan ic n atu r e is the p r e s e r v ation of the k in d Her s ole .

aim is the pe r petu at io n of the s pecie s he n ce the ab u n d an ce of ,

the ger m pl asm in pl an t an d an im al N atur e takes n o ch an ce s

-
. .

S h e s ecur es the co n tin u an ce of the kin d by the extr av agan t pr o

d uction of m ater ial an d the r u th les s d es tr u ction of al l th at is
s u pe r fl u o u s N a tu r e p r es e r v es t h e in d iv i du al u n til it h as
.

br ought fo r th its o ff s p r in g after the m essage is del iver ed th e , ,

mes sen ge r is dis ch ar ged N atur e h as n o r egar d f or the in di .

v id u al T h e fly is d es t in ed as a p r ey to the s p ider th e s p ider t o

.
,

the s w allo w the s wallow to the h aw k the h aw k to the eagle an d

, , ,

the eagle to the h u n ter B ut w h at is the hu n ter s de st in y ? .

’

H er e n at u r e is s ilen t The c r own of cr eation seem s to be .

her e f or n o pu r po se M an seem s to h ave n o v al ue wh atever . .

T h e in d iv idu al do es n ot co u n t it is c r eated to be de s tr oyed ,

.

N atu r e is c ar ele s s of the sin gle l ife Th e in dividual may .

w ith er th e r ace is m o r e an d m o r e
,
a
E verythin g th at s er ves t o .
t

I n n a tu r e t h e i n d i i d u a l cou n ts f o r n ot h in g t h e r ace f or e er y
v , v

th i g N t u r e i p i ti les s in t h e d es tr uct i o n o f i n d i i d u a l s T hou s a n d s

n . a s v .

of a n i m a l l i e s a r e co n s u m ed t o feed on e l i on th o ugh ou t it s l i fe m il
v r ,

l i on s of pl a t l i es t o feed o n e ox I n n a tu r e t h e i n d i i d u l is a s
n v . v a

r u t hl es s l y s a c r i fi ce d a s in w a r I n th i s r es pec t w a r is m or e in h a r m on y
.

w i th t h de i gn f n a tu e th a n peac
e s s o r e .

I n p a ce a ll t h e m a n i fes ta t i on s of l i fe a r e i n d i i d u a l i s ti c
e E a ti n g v .
,

d r i k i g l ep i n g a n d a m u s i n g on e s se lf a r e a l l a ct i on s in t h e i n ter es t
n n , s e ,
’

o f t h e p es er v t i o n o f t h e i n d i i d u a l
r a E n t h e i m p u l s e of t h e p r es e r
v . ve

v a t i on o f t h e k i n d o r of p r op a ga t i on i s in t h e l a s t a n a l y s i s i n d i v i d u a l
, ,

i s t ic in n a tu r e I t i s t h e a p i a t i o n t o s a v e a t l ea t o n e p a r t o f t h e
. s r s

i n d i v i d ua l fr om gen er a l an n i h i l a t i on T h e ch i l d is t h e p a r t of t h e .

pa r en ts w h i ch s u r v i es a fter t h e p a r en t s d ea th Al l t h e act i v i ti es of
v
’
.

man ev en t h e n obl es t p a t a k e of a cer ta i n egoi s t i c e l em en t

, ,
r Th e .

mo ther in s ac r i fi ci n g h er l i fe t o s a v e h er ch i ld is un co nsc i ous ly mer ely

 M O RALIT Y 38 3

im p r ove the r ace is in h ar m o n y w ith n atu r e But to wh at pur .

‘

pos e is the r ace her e Co sm ic n atu r e ow es u s the an swer B ut

? .

w h en w e r etu r n to a c er ta in p ar t of n atu r e the con s c iou s p ar t ,

of n atu r e h u m an n at u r e w e fi n d t h e h in ts f or the r e as o n of ou r
, ,

exis ten ce It is the expe r ien ce of the divin e u r ge of pr ogr es s

.

an d the ce r ta in ty th at th e c r o w n of alt r u ism is of th e h ighe s t

s a cr ifi ci n g t h e o ld e r p a r t in o r d er t o s av e t h e yo u n ger p a r t of h er s el f .

Bu t w hen t h e er y ex i s ten ce o f t h e i n d i i d u a l is in j eo p a r d y w h en l i fe
v v ,

its elf i a t s t a k e th en a l l i d ea l s c te r i n g in a lt u i s m a r e ca s t as i de
s , en r ,

a n d t h e S a ta n i c cyn i c gr i n s m u t te r i n g t h e B i bl i ca l v er s es ,

S k i n f o r s k i n yea a l l th a t a m a n h a th w i ll h e gi v e f o r h is l i fe
, , .

B u t pu t fo r th t h i n e h a n d a n d to u ch h is bo n e an d h is fl es h , ,

An d h e w i ll cu r se th ee t o thy f a ce ( Job ii 4
“ ”
.
,

B u t a l l ego i s ti c ten d en ci es a r e s i len t in w a r Her e t h e i n d i v i du al .

is m er el y an i n s i gn i fi c a n t l i ttl e w h ee l in t h e h u ge w a r m ach i n e Her e -

.

t h e i n d i v i d u a l co u n t s f o r n o th i n g t h n a t i n f o r ev er y th i n
g t h e i n d,i e o ,

v i d u a l m u s t p e r i s h th a t t h e n a t i o n m a y fl o u r i h e r a fter N ow w h a t s ve .
,

i s t h e m o d ern n a t i on bu t n i d ea w h a t i s t h e mo n a r c h in w es te r n cou n
,
a ,

tr i es o r t h e fla g bu t a s y m bo l ? M en l i v e a s h a ppy a s con ten t as fr ee

, , ,

in Lo n d o n B r u s s el s P a r i s o r B e l i n
,
Os te n d e g w o u ld n o t m a t e r i a ll y
, , r .
, . .
,

ch an ge it s m o d e o f l i fe w h et h er it i s B e lgi an , Fr en ch B r i ti s h o r Ger , , ,

m an .
( T h e sem i As i a t i c Ru s s i a n a tu r a ll y fo r m s an excepti on
-
An yon e .

w h o h a s l i v ed n ea r t h e Ger m a n R u s s i a n f r on t i er an d h as o bs erv ed t h e -

s u n y Ge m a n i l l age w i th 8 c l p a d s tr e ts l i n ed w i th p r etty
"
n r v ea n ve e ,

l a r ge w i n dow ed b r ick hou s es a l l s u ppl i e d w i th t h e m od er n u r ban com

-
,

fo r ts w her e t i d i n es s an d cl ean l i n es s l i ght a n d w ell be i n g h a pp i n e s an d

, ,
-
,
s

p r o s pe r i ty dw el l ; an d com p a r e d w i th th i s u s h i n e o l y a hu d r ed ya r d s s n ,
n n

a w a y on t h e Ru s s ia n s i d e h a s seen t h e d i r t y s t r ee tl es s Ru s s i a n v i ll a ge
, , , ,

w ith it s w in d ow l es s s t r aw r oo fed l ow w oo d en s h an ti es w h er e m an
,
-
, ,

a n d b e a s t l i v e u n d er o n e r o o f i n s u a l o r filth p e ty
r an d m i s e r y— and
q o , ,
v

her e i t is w h er e r ea l civi l ization r ev ea l s it s elf n ot in t h e bor r o w ed , ,

F r en ch m a n n er i s m i t h p a l ace f P tr gr d w i ll n t d ou bt f or on e
n — e o e o a o

m m en t th a t th er e is a v a s t d i ff e r en ce be tw een t h e l i fe u n d er a sem i
o

As ia t i c c i i l i a ti n a d th t u n d er w e s te
v z o n c i v i l i za t i on s
a At th i s cor n er rn .

o f t h e w o ld w a r is u t i l i t a r i an
r , s a m n g t h e b a r ba r i a n s in a n ci en t a o

ti m es Her e t h e T eu ton i c ci v i l i za ti o n is in w a r agai n s t t h e s l av er y of

.

t h k n ou t )
e B u t w h t a r e t h e w e te r
. n a t i o s fi ght i n g f o r ?
a T h ey a r es n n

fi gh ti n g f o r a n i d ea l ; h er e m en gi e th ei l i v es f or a s ymbo l v r .

Her ei n l i es t h e ch i ef se r v i ce o f w a r ( W a r is a l s o ca ll in g o u t m en s
’
.

h i gher v i r tu es s u ch a s l o e a n d d ev ot i o n t o t h e father l a n d ym p thy

,
v , s a

w ith on e s com p a t r i o t s d i s p l a y f s acr i fi ce r etu r n t o s im ) l e l i fe et c )

’

I t is t h e c r ea t or o f t h e h i gh e s t i d e a l i m w h ich is ca p a bl e of t h e s u p r em e
. o , , .

s ,

s acr i fi ce l i fe i t s e lf
, S u ch h i gh i dea l i s m i s fo u n d o n l y a m on g t h e w a r
.

l i k e n at ion s o f t h e w or l d th r ou ghou t h u m an h i s to r y T hese s ame w a r l i ke .

n a t i o n s t h e Heb r ew s ( t h e B i b l e i s r ep l e te
, f w a r n a r r a t i e s ) t h e G r eek s o - v ,

t h e Rom a n s a n d t h e T eu ton s h a v e a l s bu i l t u p t h e h i g h er ci v i l i za t i on s , o .

On l y th o s e a b s o r bed in t h e ca te g r y f t h id ea l in t h e en th u s i a s m of o o e .

hum an i ty can be se i zed b y t h e gr a t ecs ta tic im pu l s i o n t o w ar Th e vu l

, e .

g a r ,t h e i gn o r a n t t h e s e l fi h e n g r o s
, s e d i n th e i r o w ns s m .a ll a ff i s a n d en a r

g u lf ed i n th e m i r e o f u t i l i t i is m f o w h m t h n l y m e n in g w o r t h
ar an
,
r o e o a ,

an d w o r k o f l i fe i s b a r t r h a e n o con cept ion o f t h e h i gh es t s acr ifi ce

e , v ,

w h i ch i s l ife a n d ca n n o t com p eh en d t h e m an i g f w a r n o r do th ey
, r e n o ,

ever co n tr i bu te t o t h e i dea l ed ifi ce o f a h i gh er c i v i l i za t i on .
384 L OVE

v alu e in li fe Both thes e qu alities ar e tr an scen den tal bes towed

.
,

al r ea dy u po n the p r imo r d ial cell b the c r eative pow e r of the

y
un iver s e Self sacr ifi ce r e sides in ever y cell I n ever y d r op of
.
-
.

p u s m illio n s of de ad w h ite co r p us cl es or cell s can be seen w h o

, ,

in the defen ce of the colo n y or the h u man body sa cr ifi ced them ,

s elves in the s t r u ggle w ith the in v adin b act er ia T h is cell u l ar

g .

s elf sacr ifi ce h as developed in m an in to the impu l s e to ser ve

-

other s the in n er po s se ssion of ever y h um an hear t

, .

Altr u is m becomes th us the cr iter ion of mo r ality Ther e is .

n o mo r ality f or h im w h o l ive s in s ol it ude the r e is on ly r ight ,

con du ct Mo r al ity is boun d u p with al tr u ism w h ich on th e

.
,

highes t s c ale of m or al developm en t over come s egotis m M an .

feels then a m o r al obl igation with in h im s elf t o s er ve other s 111

th e face of h um an n eed of h u n ger thir s t lo n el in es s n akedn e ss
, , , , ,
’
sickn es s etc This obl igation is felt in obed ien ce to K an t s
,
.

categor ical im pe r ative The m or al feelin g is a par t of m an s

.
’

life it is t r an s cen den t al

, M o r ality an d ch ar acter ar e fun ction s
.

of t h e br ain l ike m em or y or im agi n ati on T h e e ss en ce of .

mo r al ity is as un expl ain able by mech an ic al l aws as the n atur e

of li fe its elf The c r eativ e power th at gave l ife to m an im
.

pl an ted in h im m o r al as pir ation s of the w hole sou l The mor al .

l aw is hen ce b as ed u pon hu m an feel in g Wh at the th r obbin g

.

he ar t of the bes t of h um an ity con s ider s r ight is th e will of the

S u pr em e In tell igen ce an d hen ce the mo r al l aw Hum an feel
,
.

in g an d h um an lon gin g ar e the b asis of ever y mo r al action .

When it is agr eed amon g th e bes t m en ev er ywher e an d in ev er y , ,

e poch th at altr uism is n oble an d th at e gotism is ign oble then

, ,

altr u ism is the fou n d ati o n of mo r ali ty Th e l ar ger the al tr u

.

is tic cir cle is the pr ais ewor t h ier it is

,
To ben efit o n e s fam ily is
.
’

l au dable but a s er vice r en de r ed in th e in ter es t of the com

,

m un ity of the n ation or of the h um an r ace is f ar w or th ie r

’

, , ,

Th e highe st degr ee of mo r al ity is hen ce reach ed in action s

r en der ed in th e in te r es t of the r ace .
 M ORALIT Y 38 5

CHAPT E R X XIII

S E X U AL M ORA LI TY

Th e cial in ter es t is also th e cause of th e doubl e s tan dar d

ra

of sex mo r ality of the two sexes Th is is be s t s een by the st udy

-
.

of the evolu tion of sex ual mo r ality or the h is tor y of m arr iage ) “
,

1 ) I n the fi r s t s tage the lowes t con ceivable s tage of

,

s avager y w hen men s t ill l ived in ho r de s

, mankin d lived in a ,
“ ”
s ta te of p r omis c uo us in ter co u r s e like th e gr egar ious an im als .

All the m ales of the ho r de p r o t ected the fem ales an d their off
s p r in g. I n the p r eh um an per iod when ho r de life was n ot yet
,
-

kn o wn the s em i h um an cr eatur e s m us t h ave lived in p air s

,
-
,

whe r e ever y m ale p r otected h is fem ale an d h er o ff s p r in g With .

ou t th is p r ote ct ion the r ace w o uld h ave died .

2 ) I n the s econ d s tage the ir r egul ar s tate was ab an don ed

”
an d th e con san guin eou s famil y develop ed It was foun ded .

u pon in te r m ar r iage of b r othe r s an d s is te r s own or coll ate r al in , ,

a gr o u p .M ar r iage betw een p ar en ts an d ch ild r en as in the pr e ,

cedin g s tage is n ow dec r ee d immor al an d is p r ohib ited

, .

3 ) I n the th ir d s tage the p r oh ib itio n of in ter m ar r iage in

T h e au thor w i ll fo llow h er e t h e discov en es of Mor gan as de

”
scr ibed in h i s An ci en t S oc i ety
“
.

Mor gan d i v ides t h e hum an h is to r y in t o th r ee per i od s—s av ager y,

bar ba r i s m an d ci v i l i za t ion He th en su bd i v i d es t h e fi r s t t wo epochs i n to
.

t h r ee s tages each .

I n t h e low er s t a ge o f sa v ager y m a n l i v ed on t r ee s an d in cav es .

His food con s i s te d o f f r u i ts , th u s be i n g co m pe ll ed t o l i v e in w ar m

c l im a tes w h er e h is foo d w as a lw a ys t o be h a d I n t h i s s tage men
.

li v ed i n a k in d m o n o ga m y
of .

Th e m i ddl t
e s a ge o f sa v a ger y th
begin s w i th e scov er y of fi r e di .

Fi h s was a dd d
e t o m a n s oo
’
f d th
In .is w a y men w er e a e t o m ov e in bl
h d
o r e s in co ld i t
er c l m a es .

pp t
T h e u er s age o f s a v ager y d t b k f
a es ac r om t h e n v en ion of th e i t
h t
bow w er ew i h ma n cou ld h t
un p
h is r ey .

l t
Th e ow er s age o f b b i i
a r a r s m beg ns th wi in r o u c ion of pot t d t
t e r y, t h e m i dd t
l e s a ge w i th i t d ti
t h e n r o u c on o f agr cu u r e an d t h e i lt
u pp t
e r s a ge w i th the di t l
sco v er y of m e a s l T h e a s t is t h e s t age w er ein
. h
t h e Hom er c i G k li
r ee s ve .

i l
S mu t a n eo u s l y th h
wi it d f
u m an y s a v a n ce
’
r om t h e ow er t o t h e l
h t l ti l
h ig er s ages , t h e r e a o n s of t h e sexes a s o c an gedh .
38 6 L OVE

the s ame clan was decr eed E xper ien ce h as taught even th ese
.

p r im itive m en th at the o ff s p r in g of con s an guin eo us m ar r iages

w e r e often d efi cie n t an d de ge n e r a te T h e p r oh ibit ion of in ter .

m ar r iage in the s ame cl an excl uded own b r othe r s an d s is te rs

fr om the m ar r iage r el at ion s or in othe r w o r ds in ces t is n ow
, , ,

con s ide r ed immo r al This se called p u n al uan fam il y

.
- ” w as
‘

fo un ded upon in ter m ar r iage of s eve r al s is te r s own or collate r al , ,

'

with e ach othe r s h u sb an ds in a gr ou p the join t h u s b an ds n ot

’
, ,

bein g n ec ess ar ily kms m en o f each oth er bu t all belon gin g to

'

other tr ibes th an th eir jo in t w ives or of s ev er al b r oth ers w ith ,

each other s wiv es in a gr o up I n this se c alled exogamou s l

’
, .
- -

mar r iage each gr ou p of m en wer e co n j oin tly m ar r ied to th e

g r o u p of w omen Ad .u lte r
y was a s yet u n k n o w n The ch ild r e n .
,

in all thes e th r ee s tages co u ld o n ly k n o w their mothe r

,
I n h er i .

tan ce follo w s in the fem ale l in e an d gyn oc r ac y or m atr iar ch ate

, ,

the gove r n m en t by w om en p r ev ail s The comm on m other of

,
.

the clan is the o r igin an d r ul er of th e sam e .

4 ) I n the fo u r th s tage comm un al m ar r iage is r epl aced by

“
the p air in g fam ily It is foun ded u pon the m ar r iage b etw een
.

s in gle p air s but w itho ut an excl u s ive coh abitation

, The m ar .

r iage is co n t in u ed d u r in g the pleas ur e of the p ar tie s M ar .

r iage betw een an y r el ative s is e n tir el y p r oh ib ited an d con s id

er ed im m or al H en ce m ar r iage in a gr o u p is n ow impo s sible

. .

M ar r iage is s till exo gamo u s T h e m ale l eave s h is cl an an d m ar

.

r ies in to an oth er cl an When he die s h is pe r s on al p r ope r ty

.
, ,

w h ich con s is ted o f h is ar m s an d dr es s is h an ded ov er to h is ,

for me r cl an The m ain for t u n e r em ain s in the cl an of the w ife

. .

The ch ild r en m ay n ow kn ow the ir fathe r yet they belo n g ,

Pun a lua is an I n d i an w o r d f o r u n c le I n th i s fa mi ly t h e ch i ld r en .

do n ot k n ow thei r fa ther b u t they k n ow t h e b r oth er of th ei r m o th e r

, .

T h e u n cle i s th u s t h e r e l a t i v e w h o loo k s a fte r t h e s peci a l i n te r e s t s

of h is s i s ter s c h i ld r en w i th i n t h e cl a n
’
.

"

1 M a n y s ch o l ar s d ifi er en t ia te be tw ee n en doga m o u s an d exo ga m ou s
'

tr i be s Bu t Mo r gan h a s s how n th a t E n dogam y an d E xogam y a r e on ly

.

t w o d ifi e r en t s tages th a t in t h e cou r s e o f ev o l u t i on ev er y h u m a n t r i be
'

h a s p as sed th r ou gh t h e en d oga m ou s a n d exo gam o u s s t a ge s T h e B i ble .

kn ow s yet t h e exogam ou s s ta ge T h er efo r e s h all a m a n l ea v e h is

.
“
,

fa ther an d m other an d s ha ll cleav e u n to h is w i fe ( Gen es i s 1 1

”
Th i s ,

s h ow s t h at exo ga m y l a s te d i n to t h e s t age o f t h e p a i r i n fa m i l y I n .

t h e p a t r i a r ch i c fam i l y of t h e B i bl e i t i s t h e w om a n w 0 l e av es h er
,

cl a n a n d j o i n s th a t of h er h u s b an d T h e s ame is t h e ca se am o n g t h e
.

Homer i c G r eek s ( I l i as v i ,
 MORALIT Y 38 7
to their mother s cl an Comm u n is tic ho us ekeep in g p r ev ail s
’
.

th r ou ghou t the whole cl an M at r ia r ch ate is s till in for ce The . .

w om an is s till the u n dis p u ted m is t r e s s of the ho us e an d cl an .

The m ales h ave on ly to pr ovide the cl an w ith food fr om dav to

’
day by h un tin g an d fi sh in g an d to fi ght th e cl an s b attle s i n
, ,

its p r otection P r oper ty an d des cen t go in the f em ale l in e

.
,

an d k in s h ip is co u n ted th r o ugh the mothe r .

5)D ur in g the fifth s tage s our ce s of w e alth h ither to n u ,

thought of develop by t h e t r ain in g of an im als an d the b r eedin g

,

of her d s The m ales w h o h ave h ith er to al w ays been the pr o

.
,

v ider s of food f or the cl an ar e con s eq u e n tl y the po s s e s s o r s of ,

th e he r d s w h ich n ow fo r m the m ain s o u r ce of s ub s is ten ce

,
Les t .

w ith the death of the m an h is p r ope r ty the flock s s ho uld be , , ,

h an ded over to the fo r me r cl an ch an ge of descen t f r om the ,

fem ale to the m ale lin e is e s tablished The m an is n ow the .

r ule r The common an ce sto r fo r me r ly on l y the leader in w ar

.
, ,

is n ow the head of the cl an an d m an ager of its pos s ess ion s .

Apar t of the head other le ade r s w er e n ecess ar y in the f r equen t

w ar s The latte r becom e p r eem in en t am o n g the other member s
.

of the cl an an d r eceive in d iv id ual allotmen ts fr om the commo n

w e alth of the cl an !
With the gr o w th of their in flu en ce the se
.

allotm en ts r ipen fi n all y in to in d ivid u al o wn e r s hip an d ar e in

h er ited by the childr en .

6) The p r ogr es s d u r in g the s ixth s tage w as c au sed by the l aw

of in her itan ce In h er itan ce in t h e m al e lin e r equir es th at the
.

fathe r s hou ld kn ow h is ch ild T h e s tr ictes t fi delity of the wife .

is ther efor e a co n d itio n s in e q u a n on h er faithf uln es s is of the

, , ,

g r e ate s t r ac ial impo r t a n ce The w om an n o le s s th an the m an .

w as in te r e s ted in fem ale p u r ity in the in te r e s t of h er ch ild r e n , .

Th is st r ict fidel ity exacted fr om the wife by men an d w om en

,

al ike le ad s to the p at r iar ch al fam ily as fou n d in the B ible

‘
, It is ’
.

fo ded po the m a
u n u n r r iag e of on e m an w i th on e or mo r e w ive -
s l

t
Ho m er ften d esc r i be s s u ch
o
g fts
i Mel eager is off er ed by t h e
.

Aet c l ns fifty acr es of l an d i f h e a r ee d t o fi ht th e K ou r et es ( I l a s i

g g g
,

i x, é

1 Th e t r an s on r o m t h e ma r a r citi f t i h ate to t h e pa tr iar ch ate h as been

ti d
dr am a ze in t h e Or es t ea of Aesc y us h l .

A po llo p r ocl a i m s
3 88 LO VE

polygamy is a physic al impo ssibility Whe r e n o

Now, .

man or w oman r em ain s un m ated gen er al pol ygyn y or polyan dr y ,

is p r actically im po s s ible The n umbe r of the t wo sexe s is n ear ly

.

eq ual If in fan ticide is n ot p r acticed ( m ale in fan tic ide h as

.

s eldom been p r acti ced except in E ypt E xod I an d w ar

g , ,
.
,

captives or s l aves ar e n ot av ail able the gen er al p u blic mu st be ,

“
co n ten t with on e m ate !
Polygyn y in th is w ay led to mo
.

n o am fo n ded u po m i e be t w ee i le cou pl w ith

g y u , n ar r ag n s n g es

an excl us ive coh ab itation as is n ow the r ul e in mo s t of the

,

civilized n ation s .

F ema le ch as ti ty — All th e ch an ges in the m ar r iage r ela

.

tio n s of the s exes w er e thus m ade ou t of altr ui s tic motives in ,

the in ter es t of the p r ogen y w ith the sac r ifice of per s on al com
fo r t Pr omis c u ity con san guin eo us m ar r iage p un al uan family
.
, , ,

an d the p air in g fam ily follow ed e ach othe r in the in ter e s t of

the health of the o ff s p r in g The l as t ch an ge to fem ale mo .

n ogamy w as m ade in the eco n om ic in ter es t of th e p r ogen y The .

h u sb an d in sacr ificin g h is own com for t wh ile p r ovidin g food ,

an d shelte r f or h is ch ild r en m us t be cer tain th at he is the ,

fathe r of the se child r en U n cer tain ty w ould m ake h im n egl i

.

en t a n d the exi s ten ce of th e r ace w oul d be jeop ar dized )

g ,
.

Adu lter y on the p ar t of the h u sb an d does n ot n ece ssar ily

alter the r el atio n s of the ch ild r en to the p ar en ts an d each

Not is t h e mo th er t h e ch i ld s p r ogen it or
“ ’
.

S h e s h elter s an d ca r r ies on ly t h e aw ak en ed l i fe
“
.

Th e fa ther bege ts , s h e o n l y p r es er v es h im t h e pledge

“
.

T h e E r in n yes th er eu po n l a m en t
T hu s th ou s in ke s t , t h e go d s a n c i en t epo ch
“ ’
.

th i s r eas on po lygamy ev en in t h e coun tr i es w her e i t w as

For
theo r et i ca ll y a llow ed w a s v er y r a r ely ac tu a lly m et w i th T hr oughou t .

t h e en ti r e h i s to r y o f t h e po lygam ou s Jew s on l y a bou t h a lf a dozen

p yg
o l a m o u s m a r r i a ge s a r e r ec o r d ed .

T a ci tu s fo un d a m on t h e T eu ton s on ly a f ew n obles t o pos sess

g
con cub i n es bes i d es th ei r W i v es .

I t is i n deed ”
h er ow n b ed w h i ch t h e i mm or a l
“ “
, sa ys Ha r t m ann
, ,

w ife s m i r ch es Wh i le t h e h u s ban d m i scon ducts h im se lf ou ts i de t h e

.

fam i l y ci r cl e t h e i n i q u i ty of t h e w oma n is boun d t o efl ect a chan ge

,
'

in th e h om e ”
.

Ev en t h e u n ch a s t i t of t h e s i n gl e w om a n h a s f a r mo r e ser i ou s
bio logi ca l con seq u en ces tyan th at of t h e m an Her tr an s gr es s i on cr ea tes .

a pe r fec t bl ood c h ao s in h er fu tu r e ofl s pr in g Lon g a fter a m an s '

.
’

dea th a w oman someti mes bea r s ch i ld r en t o an ot h er man w h o r esem bl e ,

t h e fir st T h e ab sor bed s per m a seem s t o l ea v e an in delible impr es s ion

.

u pon t h e w om an .
 M O RALIT Y 389

other un ch ast ity of the wife ho weve r e ither altogether b r eaks

, ,

t h e fam ily bo n d o r w ea ke n s it th r o u gh do u bt T h e p u r ity o f

.

the wom an an d h er faithf u ln es s ar e the r efo r e of the gr eates t, ,

r ac ial im po r tan ce an d it is em in e n tly p r ope r th at sh e s ho ul d

,

be in the van of mo r al p r ogr es s The h ighes t mo r al ch ar acter

.
,

s ays K an t is th at wh ich do es the good n ot ou t of in cl in at io n

,

but fr om a se n s e of d u ty guided by r e as o n an d ther e is good ,

r eas on f or fem ale ch as t ity

!
.

I n the lo w e s t s av age l ife the w om an was f r ee an d even

the r u ler At th at tim e n ot the r em otes t ve s tige of the idea of
.

ch as tity w as to be fo u n d The gr atificat ion of the in s tin ct w as

.

simply a n atu r al p r oce ss th at co n ta in ed in it n e ithe r good n or

evil The jew el of chas tity h ad n o mo r e v al ue th an a gr ain of

.

s an d . For ages the s en tim en t of ch as t ity h ad n o exi st en ce .

Fo r n ication ad u lter y an d in ces t w e r e the com m on or der of

,

th in gs accepted by p ubl ic opin ion an d eve n con s ec r ated by r e

,

l igion . Later on ch as tity w as k n o w n n ot as a vir tu e b ut as a

, ,

n ece ss ity But the s ever e p u n ishme n t to w h ich the w ife was
.

s ubjected f or h er t r an s gr es s io n s fr om the s tr aigh t p ath of

ch as tity h as led to the co n s tan t in c u lc atio n s at home an d in th e

com m un ity th at imp ur ity in the w om an is u n hol y h ated by God ,

an d mo s t inf amo u s Th ese co n s tan t in c ulc at ions h ave cr e ated

.

s u ch a s tr on g s en t im en t of f em al e p u r ity t h at the old phil oso

h rs m ain tain ed th at it w as an in n ate in s tin ct al wa y s pr es e n t

p e ,

u n de r n or m al co n di tion s .

When the s potles s p ur ity of the w ife w as on ce accepted as

the mo ral l aw of the r ace it w as of v ital impor tan ce f or h er
,

that th e man shou ld al so be limite d to on e per m an en t m ate .

She h ad to pl ace ob s tacle s in h is w ay of fi n di n g gr atification of

h is sen s u al de s ir e s el s ew her e except with a per m an en t mate .

T o acc om plis h h er p u r po se gen e r a l f em al e ch as ti ty w as of t h e

,

e t t help to h r St r ict fem ale ch as tit i the be t me

g r a e s e .
y s s a n s

Th e mas cul in e mor ality 1 3 as yet v er y l itt l e in fluenced by r eas on

'

Hen ce t h e ma le s ta n d a r d of m o r a l i ty o f sex i s a s yet v er y l ow S o m u ch .

so th a t w i th m e r etr i c i o us v en er y r a m p a n t, m a l e m o n oga my is a s ye t
a d r ea m o f t h e i d ea l i s t Yet ther e is a v a l i d r eason w h y t h e m an
.

s hou l d n o t be i n fer i or t o w om an in t h e s tan d ar d of c h as t i ty If .

ther e w as n o r aci a l r ea so n f or h is ch as t i ty in an ci en t t i mes , ther e is

a good r ea son f or h im t o be ch as t e n o w .
3 90 LOV E
’
to p r es er ve the m an s fidelity Th is fact is at th e bo ttom of .

w om an s h at r ed f or h er l ax s is te r
’
She n ever fo r give s the .

w om an w h o low er s the v al u e of fem in in e f avor s I f m en can .

fi n d gr ati fication of their des ir es f or a little mo n ey on the

s t r e et s or f or a sm all gift amo n h i fem ale ac u in ta n ce s l l
g s q a a ,

the obs tacl es th at ch as te w omen h ave devis ed f or m an y cen tur ies

becom e f u tile an d ar e of n o av ail Hen ce w om an h ates h er .

fallen s is te r r elen tles s l y The l aw of obs ta cles is at the bottom

.

of the r es tr iction s w om en h ave them s elves impos ed u po n their

s ex . After ch as tity in the w ife h as b een d ictated to h er by
econ omic r eason s w om an h as been for ced to develop h er mom!
,

s ta n dar d Her s ex u al p ass iv ity comes to w om an s aid in m ain

.
’

’
tain in g h er pu r ity It m akes it easie r f or h er to r ef us e a m an s
.

ad v an ce s th an it is f or h im to c u r b h is p as s io n s
!
.

The l aw of obs tacles h as al s o cr eated modes ty an d coyn es s ,

’
the tw in s is te r s of ch as tity To in c r eas e the ob s tacles to men s
.

a dv an ces the w om an im po s ed u po n he r s elf a t r e s tr ain t w he n

, gr e

in me n s comp an y All the exte r ior modes ty w h ich w omen r e

’
.

q u ir e in exp r es s io n d r es s an d beh av ior of their sex is to be ex

,

plain ed by the des ir e to in cr eas e the ob s tacles Fem in in e coy .

n es s p r olo n gs the pe r iod of co u r t s h ip By keep in g the s u ito r .

in s u s p en s e an d dou bt t h e im agin atio n an d the s e n t im e n tal s ide

of lov e ar e developed ?
Mo des ty an d coyn es s th ough appear in g to be n atu r al an d
,

in h er ited s e n timen t s ar e n oth in g m o r e th an n atu r al ob s tacle s

,

th at ten d to in cr eas e t h e v al u e of t h e favo r gr an te d Woman .

,

f or th is r e as o n w atches n ot o n l y ove r h er own modes ty but 1 8

, ,

an xio u s al s o to p r otect the mode s ty of h er s is te r She watches .

w ith j eal o u s eyes th at -fem in in e mod es ty s hou ld n ot be o ff en ded

in an y w ay She is ev e r r eady to su ccor h er s is ter w ith al l h er
.

m ean s in con fi n em en t s at acc id en ts or in cas e s of s ick n es s

, ,

w h er e the p r es e n ce of m en m ight o ff en d fem in in e m odes ty !:

T h e m a n , sa s S c oy h pen h au er ca n bege t a h u n d r ed ch i ld r en ah
,

n u al ly ifh e h ad s o ma n y w i v e s hen ce h e is look i n g f o r m a n y ; t h e

,

w om a n c an on l y beget o n e ch i ld a n d is h en ce a lw ays d es i r o us to
p r es er v e t h e s u ppo r ter of h er ofl s pr in g '

"

1 F e m a l e coyn es s i s foun d in m a n y a n i m a ls w h er e i t se r v es t o in

c r e a s e t h e tum es cen ce of t h e m a l e An i m a l co yn es s is es peci a lly d ev el

.

o p ed d u r i n g p r egn a n c y w h en n o an i m a l a d m i ts t h e m a le a n y l o n er
g .

1 F e m i n i n e m o d es ty an d c o yn e s s h a v e be co m e r e a l i n s t i n c t iv e
 M ORALITY 391

Hon o r an d vir tu e in w om an did n ot o r igi n ally take their

r is e fr om an y in n ate mo r al s e n s e — f or a r el igio us r ite or a
,

legal fo r m ev en to day m ar k f or h er t h e whole d iff er e n ce be

-

t ee
w n i r r ed e em a n a —
ble s n a d b s olu te d u ty but f r om th e mode
i ,

of h er po s ition an d in acco r d an ce w ith the co n dit ion s of h er

r el atio n to m en .
!
Her mo r ality is fo un ded r athe r u pon th e
r u le of r e as o n wh ich is th e be s t j u d e of du ty
g W om a n s mod
.
’

e s ty an d coyn ess ar e n oth in g els e b ut r e as on appl ied to h um an

action s an d r egu l at in m an s appet ites d ir e s an d aff ec ti on s
’
g es ,

f or the good of the fam il y comm u n ity n at ion an d of the

, ,

human r ace .

Th us the fascin atin g detail s of the evolu tion of the m ar

r iage r el at io n s amo n g men te ach the le s s o n th at the s tr on g sen t i

men t of ch as tity this pow e r fu l mor al law th at con tr ol s h um an

,

actio n s as the l aw of v t t io u l the w o ld h s o wn

gr a a i n r es r a g r ,

s lo w ly f r om m icr o s cop ic begin n in gs u n ti l it h as as s um ed a r ac ial

co n s cio u s n e s s w h ich u n de r lie s th at of the in d iv idu al Th r ou gh .

out the th r ee pe r iod s of th e h is to r y of m an kin d— sav ager y bar ,

bar ism an d c iv il izatio n — th e h um an he ar t felt a l aw w ith in

, ,

wr itt en by the str o n g h an d of the C r e ato r th at m an h as to sac r i ,

fi ce per s o n al com fo r t an d fr ee dom of act ion in the in ter e s t of

pos ter ity an d th at it is p r efer abl e to su ff er the p ain of r ep r essed
,

p as s ion an d to bear its tr ial in the in ter e s t of th at gen er al

m o r al ity w h ich ou r con s c ien ce tell s u s to be of s uch fun d amen tal
valu e .

sen t imen ts by w h i ch w om an domi n a tes m an T h is dom i n an ce is so .

g r ea t th a t a m o n g a l l peo pl e s t h e m a l e sex i s an d w as a l w a ys s u bj ected

t o t h e r u l e o f t h e fem a l e d es p i te a pp ea r a n ces t o t h e con tr a r y an d in ,

t h e fa ce o f a l l t h e l a w s a ga i n t h er
s .

Vi r tu e an d mo r a l co n s ci ou s n es s s a ys S ch r en k Notzi n g a r e n ot
,
-
,

i n her i ted in a n y per s on m a n o r w om an W e i n her i t on l y t h e d i s po

, .

s it ion to goo d n es s an d r i ght w i ll in g as We may th at of cr uel ty

-
.
3 92 L O VE

C HAPT E R XXIV

M A LE C H A S TI T Y

The his to ry of th e evol ution of mar r iage fur n ishes th e

r e as on f or w om an s ch as t ity T h e p u r ity of the w ife an d h er
’
.

f aithful n ess ar e of the gr eates t r acial impor tan ce Ch as tity h as .

been fo r ced u po n h er in a j us t an d l au d able cau s e n ot by m en !

,

b ut by econ omi c con di tion s When the mor al l aw on ce h ad bee n

.

es tabl is hed r es tr ictin g the wife to a per man en t m ate sh e h ad to ,

place ob s tacles in the fo r m of gen e r al chas tity mode s ty an d

, ,

coyn ess in the w ay of m an s fin di n g gr atific ation of h is sen s ual

,
’

desir es elsewhe r e except with a per m an e n t m ate .

Now is th er e a r ac ial r e ason w h y m en sho u ld be as ch as te

,

a s w om en P T h er e a r e t w o v ali d r acia l r ea s o n s w h y in t h e in
t er es t of po s ter it y m en should be held to as s tr ict a for m of
ch as tity as w omen ar e The t wo r e as on s ar e the Spir ocheta
.

” “ ” “ ”
p allid a an d the Go n ococcu s or in other wor d s syphilis an d , ,

g o n o r r hoe a .

“
Of the tr iad of ve n er eal in fection s ch an c r oid ( ch an c r oid,

m ay p r od uce exten s ive ul cer ative p r oces ses an d m u til ate the
”
s ex u al o r gan s ) s yph il is
,
an d go n o r r hoea th e t wo l a tter ar e

of the gr eates t m en ace to the con tin uation of the human r ace .

Th e ra d ica l p r each er s of r evolt aga in s t ch as tity ar e f on d t o as s e r t

th a t ch a s t i ty h as been for ce d u pon w om en by m en T h i s a s ser t i on .

does n ot betr ay p r ofoun d logi c Th e en t i r e i n s t i tu t i on of mon o am y

.
,

or of m a r r i age f or th a t m a tter is in t h e i n ter es t o f w om an an

, em i
uen tly a da pted t o h er n eed s on ly Wom an s gr ea tes t n eed is t o lov e an d
’
.

t o be lo v ed a m an can mor e r ea d i ly s u bl im a te h is sexu a l i n s t i n ct i n to

,

h i gher c h an n el s .

T h e sam e s h a ll ow n es s of obs er v a tion i s s h ow n in ca tch ph r a s es -

,

s u ch as th i s : On ce w omen m a r r i ed beca u se th ey w er e n o t pe r m i tted

t o w or k at a ll n ow th ey m a r r y becau se th ey ar e fo r ced t o w or k be
,

yon d thei r en du r an ce An d w h y do men m ar r y ? N ot f or t h e s a t1 s

”
.

fact i on of thei r sexu a l des i r es ; th i s th ey can h av e w i th ou t t h e v a l u able

p r i v i lege of bei n g a llo w ed t o s u ppo r t s om e o ther m en s d au ghter s No ’
.
,

men an d w o men m a r r y bec a u s e i f t h ey a r e n o t degen e r a t es n th ey

,

ar e d i
r v en t o m ar r i b y t h e p e r ma n en t m a t i n g i n s t i n ct w h 1 eh 1s

inn a te in m an f or t h g fi n efi t of t h e off s p r in g
,

.
 M O RALITY 393

E s pecially gon or rh oea is un der m in in g th e vital f or ces of hu

m anity, on accou n t of its w ide sp r ead amo n g men .

Neisser the dis cover er of the gon ococc us claim s th at of th e

, ,

ad u l t m ale pop u l a tio n in h ab it in g l a r ge c itie s o n l y an in s ig

n ifi can t p r opo r tio n es c ape s go n o r r hoe al in fection

!
.

The r eason of the s p r ead of go n o r r hoea is the m is taken idea

’

th at gon or r hoea is a local tr ouble E ven amon g the ed ucated .

p e o ple w h o h a ve h ad the be s t oppo r t u n it ie s of ed u c at io n a nd

refin emen t the r e ar e ve r f w w h k o w th t o n o r r hoea o n c e

, y e o n a g ,

acq u ir ed m ay r em ain l ate n t f or e a d t ill be the me a n s o f

, y r s a n s

inf ectin g an in n ocen t w ife an d dest r oyin g the eyes ight of h er

ch ild . The se called cur e of gon o r r hoea is n ot sel dom on ly th e
-

es tablishmen t of tole r ation of the p r e sen ce of the gon ococc us on

the p ar t of the in divid u al s u r eth r a B u t the im p er ceptibl e dis
’
.

ch ar ge st ill r em ain s vir ulen tly co n tagious to the healthy vir gin al
g en i to u r-
in a r
y p as s a ge of the y o un g w ife a n d to the del i c a t e

te n de r co n j u n ctiv a o f th e n ew bo r n b ab y -
.

The n on m ultiplyin g go n ococc i w h ich h ave app ar en tly been

-
,

dep r ived o f th eir po w er to cau se s u pp u r atio n an y lo n ge r at th e

po in t of t h e fi r s t in fectio n m a y po s s e ss,
f u ll v ir u l en ce an d a l so

the c apac ity of p r od uc in g s u pp u r ation if t r an s f er r ed to some

Noegger a t th a t in t h e ci ty of New Yo r k of 1 000 m ar r ied

l
c a im s , ,

m en 8 00 h a v e h a d gon o r r h oe a 9 0 pe r cen t o f a l l th es e h a v e n o t been

, .

hea l ed a n d ca n i n fec t the i r w i v es A s a r es u lt a t lea s t th r ee ou t o f ev er y

.
,

fi v e m a r r i ed w om en in N ew Yo r k h a v e go n o r r h oea as a gi ft o f th eir
hu s ba n d s .

T h es e s t a t i s ti cs m a y be s om ew h a t exagger a ted s t i ll t h e per cen tage ,

of d is ea s ed yo un g men i s appa lin A t l ea s t 50 per cen t of youn g men

a pp r o ac h i n g t h e a ge o f m a tu r i ty g ;ecom e i n fecte d w i th v en er ea l d i s ea ses
.

in a s i n gle yea r .

K i r ch n er o f t h e P r u s s i an m in is te r i um o f cu ltu s c l a i m s th a t a bou t
, ,

n e h u n d r ed tho u s a n d m en s ufl e r d a i l y o f v e n er e a l d i se a s e s w i th i n t h e
'

o
P r us s i an mon a r chy Th e r es u lt is a los s of a d ai ly i n come of at lea s t
.

m a r k s or a lo s s of , m a r k s a ye a r .

Roger s c l a i m s t h a t o v e r n i n e t y pe r ce n t o f u yo u g m e t a y . o r n n s r

fr om t h e pa ths of v ir tue befo r e m a r r i age ; s ixty pe r cen t con tr act .

ven e r ea l d i s ea ses w h i c h a r e d i ffi cu lt t o c u r e Mo r e w i v es tha n p r os ti

.

tu tee h av e v en er ea l di s ea ses i n n ocen tl y co n tr ac ted fr om hus ban d s

, .

T ho usa n d s o f un bo r n ba b i e s a r e a n n u a ll y k i ll ed by p a r en ta l i n fec ti on .

S i xty per cen t o f t h e bl i n d n es s in th i s co u n tr y is du e t o v en er ea l dis

.

ea s e s
. On e e i ght h of a l l ca ses in N ew Y o r k h o s p i ta l s a r e v en er ea l
- Tw o .

h un d r ed th ou s a n d i n fec te d pe r so n s w a lk t h e s t r ee ts o f N ew Y or k d a i ly .

Am on g m en t h e a u tho r meets w i th in h is p r acti ce or soc i a lly t h e ,

m a n w h o n ev er h a d gon or r hoea on ce a t leas t in h is l i fe is an ext r em e

3 94 L O VE

other m u cous membr an e es pec ially in the vir gin al vu lva , ,

ur eth r a B ar tholin ian gl an d s ce r vix tubes ov ar ies an d per i

, , , ,

t on eum of the n e w ly m ar r ied wife " -

.
l

E ven if the n on m u ltiplyin g go n ococc i sho uld r em ain in

-

active in the fem ale e n i ta l t r act in the be in n in of m i ed

g g g a r r

life th ey m ay do a gr ea t d eal of d amage l ate r on

, Go n ococci .

may r em ain in the ge n ital t r act d u r in g the en t ir e per iod of

p r egn an cy withou t cl in ic al m an ifes ta t io n s an d yet become
, ,

active d u r in g the p u er pe r ium w h ich expl ain s m an y ob s c u r e ,

c as es of p u e r per al in fection I n th is w ay the ign o r an ce of the .

p r olon ged in fectiou s ch ar acte r of l aten t ch r o n ic gon o r r hoea h as

r u in ed m an y an d m an y a you n w ife The in d iv id u al co n s ide r s
g .

h im s elf cu r ed wh ile in fact the gon o r r hoea r em ain s con tagious

,

f or m an y year s to the in n ocen t w ife an d h er ch ild .

The d is eas e is m ar kedly acce n tuated in vir u len ce an d d an ger

in th e wife an d m othe r in fu l fi ll in g h er m ar ital an d m ate r n al
f un ctions an d the r esults of the dis eas e ar e ap pall in g E ighty per
, .

cen t o f t h e de a th s f r o m in fl a m m a t o r y d is e a s es pe c u l ia r t o w om en
.
, ,

s even ty fi ve per c en t of all s pec ial s u r gic al ope r atio n s pe r fo r med

-
.

on w om e n m an y of them s er io u s des ex in g ope r at io n s an d s ixty

, ,

p e r cen t of a ll the . w o r k do n e b
y s pec ial is ts in d is eas e s of

w om en ar e the r es u lt of gon o r r hoe a Be side s the n umer ous .

fatal oper ation s in the w ake of gon o r r hoea of the u r ogen ita l
tr act s epticaem ia or pyaem ia may s om etim es develop w h ich as
, , ,

a r ul e lea d to d eath
,
.

The s e called on e ch ild s ter ility is accoun te d f or in a

— -
,

lar ge meas ur e by th e extens io n of a p r eexis tin g gon o r r hoe al

,

in fect ion d u r in g t h e p u e r p er ium I n th is w ay fi fty per cen t . .

or mo r e of al l the in fected w omen ar e r e n de r ed s te r ile in ad ,

Wh en a n ew ly mar r ied w oman exper ien ces a bu rn in g p ain in

u ri n a t i n g n o t i c i g a t t h e s a m e t i m e a ce ta i n leu co r h o ea
, n in n i n ety r r ,

m ue ca ses ou t o f a hun d r ed i t is cau sed by t h e go n ococcu s , I f tw o .

w eek s a fte r s h e w a s m a i ed s h e fee l s p a i n in h e r l ow e a bd o m en t h e

rr ,
r ,

ca s e i s s u s p i c i o u s o f go n o r h oea l s a lp i n gi t i s
r T h e go n o r r h oea l i n fect i on .

r e ach es t h e tu be s a bo u t te n t o f ou r teen d a y s a fter t h e i n i t i a l i n fec t i on

o f t h e ce r i x T h e a gi n a m a y n o t be aff ec te d a t a ll
v . v Go n o r hoea l . r

v a gi n i t i s is exceed i n gl y r a r e T h e p av em en t ep i th el i u m cov er i n g t h e
.
,

v agi n a l s u r face s eems t o aff o r d p r o tect i on aga i n s t t h e s p ecifi c in fect i o n

,
.

Gon o r r hoea l en d om etr i ti s is a ls o r a r e Gon or h oe a i n fec ts t h e fem a le . r

e n i ta l t r a ct by j u mp s F r om t h e u r eth r a a n d v u l v a t h e in f ection
g .

j u m p s t o t h e ce r v ix an d h en ce t o t h e t u be s an d ov a r i es .
 M O RALITY 395

dition m an y ar e co dem n ed to a l ife lon g in validi sm

n -
. Th e
as p ir a tion s cen t r ed in m oth er h o o d a n d ch ild r en
,
ar e th u s ,
pt
sw e

away .

Besides m utilatin g the in n ocen t women gon o rr hoea de ,

s tr oys the eye s ight of in n oc en t b ab ies F r om s even ty to eighty .

p e r c e n t of.the ophth a l m ia w h ich blot s ou t t h e eyes of b ab ie s

, ,

an d fifteen to twe n ty fi v e per ce n t of all bl in d n e s s is c au s ed

-
.
o

by gon ococc u s in f ection I n th e p as s age of the ch ild th r ough

.

the in fected m ate rn al par ts the con j u n ctiv a becomes as a r ule

, , ,

in fected an d the d an ger of blin d n es s is im m in e n t

,
‘
.

B esides th is dan ger of in fectin g t h e in n ocen t m other an d

ch ild gon o r r hoe a is n ot su ch an in n ocen t d is eas e even f or the
,

man h im s elf It is n ot a local dis ea s e on l y it is a gen er al in

.
,

f ection an d its m an ifes ta t io n s m ay be as gr ave to the in d ividual

as syph il is The in fection m ay as cen d to the u r in ar y p as sages
.

an d c au s e a c atarr h of the bl adde r an d an in fection of the

u r eter s an d k id n eys It m ay aff ect the gen ital or gan s as the

.
,

tes ticles an d pr os ta te in m en an d u ter u s an d t ubes an d ovar ies,

in w omen The ge r m s of gon o r r hoea m ay en ter the blood an d

.

atta ck the jo in ts ( O s l er s ay
.s : I n m an y r e s pects go n o r r hoea l
ar th r itis is th e mo s t d am agi n g d is abl in g an d s er iou s of all the ,

compl ic ation s of gon o rr hoea ) The ge r m s m ay al s o en te r the.

hear t an d cau s e en doc ar d itis an d they m ay in v ade the b r ain an d

c aus e m en in gitis an d m yelitis sl '

Acco r d N eis s er th er e a r e in Ger m an y th i r t y th ou s an d bl i n d

i n g to
per s on s w hose l o s s o f s i ght m ay be th u s acco u n ted f o r .

t T h e s e go n or r h oea l co m pl i c a t i o n s m a y s e r v e a s a d e te r r e n t f o r t h e
i n d i v i du a l bu t w oul d h av e n oth i n g t o do w i t h mor a l i ty , i f th ey w ou ld
n o t a l s o h e m et w i th in t h e i n n ocen t p a r ty I f gon or r h oe a an d it s
.

com p l i c a t i o n s w o u ld o n l y a ff ec t t h e i n d i v i d u a l th a t v o l u n ta r i l y ex pos e s
i t self t o i n fect i on , it w ou ld be of n o mor e m or a l con cer n th an meas les
o r p n eu m o n i a Bu t gon or r h oe a in s i d i ou s l y s t r i k es t h e i n n ocen t w om en
.

a n d ch i ld r en H en ce i t i s s u bj ec t t o t h e m o r a l i m pe r a ti v e
“ ” “
. T h ou ,
”
s h a lt n o t k ill bl i n d o r m a i m you r w i fe a n d ch i l d
.
T o gi v e s u c h a .

l oath s om e d i s ea s e t o an oth er per s on is h en ce a mor a l cr i me , ap ar t fr om

t h e f a c t th a t t h e m i scon d u ct of t h e u n ch a s te m a n is t o t h e d etr i m en t o f
h i msel f an d of t h e r ace an d is im mo r a l S till w r iter s w h o ca ll th em .

se lv es i n d ep en d en t th i n k er s d em an d yet better p r oo fs o f t h e i mm o r a l i ty
o f m a n s u n ch a s ti ty
’
.

T h e on l y excu s e f o r t h e m en w h o ca r r y gon or r h oea in to th e i r f a m

i lies i s t h a t th e y do n ot kn ow t h e con s eq u en ce s As a r u l e, t h e m is .

for tu n e com es u po n t h e fam i ly q u i te u n aw a r e Th e m an ca n n o t ev en .

be bl am ed o f n egl i gen ce Not on l y t h e w om a n acq u i r es gon o r r h oea

.

wi th ou t h er kn ow l ed ge an d in a bsen ce o f a l l l oca l o r gen er a l s ym pto m s ,

 396 LOVE

S yph ilis — Th e oth er mos t a ppallin g ven er eal disease is

.

s ph ilis The co t i tu ti o l di t b c c d b phi l i

y . n s n a s u r a n e s a u se y ys s

an d t h e r is ks to the o ff s p r in m ake th is d is e as of the m o t

g e on e s

dr eaded aff ec tion s kn o wn to medical scien ce E ven the p r imar y .

in fection m ay bec ome disas tr ou s to the man an d w om an Still .

the ac ute s tage but f or its co n tagio sity would be of s econ dary
, ,

im por tan ce Syph il is is e ss en tially a ch r on ic di s eas e

. Th e .

du r ation of the dis eas e is un lim ited It m ay r emain la ten t .

f or year s an d th en br eak ou t e ithe r in fo r m of ch r on ic in dam

,

mation s or in for m of syph il itic tumor s or gumm ata Fourn ier .

foun d dur in g th e ter tiary per iod of syphilis as l ate as in the ,

ten th year after the p r im ar y in fection m u cous p ap ules in the ,

mouth an d in the vagin a wh ich h ad r ecen tly r eappear ed T h is

,
.

show s th at even du r in g the ter tiar y s tage syph il is m ay bec ome

"
a sou r ce of in fection f or othe rs
l
.

Syph il is pl ays an impor tan t r ole in the etiology of almo s t

ever y kn own d isease Syph il is s par e s n o tis su e or s tr u ctur e it
.
,

aff ect s eve r y o r gan of the body .

I n the alimen ta r y c an al an d its acces sor y gl an d s syph ilis ,

m ay c au s e cicat r ical ob s tr uction s of the es oph agu s aff ecti on s ,

of the st om ach an d in tes tin es an d gummatous p r odu ction s of

the r ectum The live r an d s om etimes the pan cr eas ar e aff ected
.
, ,

either in for m of ch r on ic syphilit ic in flamm ation s or in for m of

umm a tou s n od u les
g .

but ev en t h e man does n ot kn ow th at h e is s t ill h ar bor i n g in fect i ou s

ma ter i a l in h is gen i t a l t r act .

Pr o f Bum h as foun d gon ococci in t h e u r in e an d in t h e u r eth r a l

.

s ec r et i on s , fi v e a n d ten yea r s a fte r t h e on se t o f t h e i n fec t i o n At s u c h a .

l ate per i od n o m an ever th in k s o f s t i ll be i n g i n fec t i ou s a n d in t h i s w a y ,

h e becomes n ot i n fr eq u en tly u n aw a r e t h e mu r der er of h is m a te .

Th e pr ev a len ce of s yph i l i s is es t i ma ted a t 1 8 per cen t of th e .

a d u lt po p u la t i on Ruggles fou n d in New Y or k C i ty in t h e better cl as s

. ,

of f am i l i es on e th i r d of t h e so n s of adu lt a ge t o be in f ec ted w i th
,
-

s yph i l i s . S yph i l i s cau se s abou t fo r ty per cen t o f a ll m i sca r r i ages . .

T h e m or ta l i ty of s yph il i tic c h i ld r en is abou t s i xt y per cen t S yph il i s .

is t h e on l y d i sease t r an sm i tted t o t h e ofl s pr in g in fu ll v i r u len ce S i xty

'
.

to e g i ht y pe r ce n t o f a l l.i n f ec te d c h i ld r en d ie b e f or e th e y a r e b o rn o r ,

com e i n to t h e w o r ld w ith t h e m a r k o f d eath 11 n th em Th e mor ta l i t y

.

o f t h e ch i l d r en w h o h av e i n h e r i ted s yp h i l i s r om t h e f a th e r is about
tw en ty e i g ht pe r cen t of th os e w h o h av e in h er i ted i t fr om t h e m other
-
,

i s ov e r s ix ty pe r cen t A l ar ge n um ber o f t h os e w h o s u r v i v e ch i ldhood

.

die s fr o m h er ed i tar y yp s h il i s b e tw een t h e age s o f t en a n d tw e n ty .

 M O RALITY 9 7
Th e foll ow ing ca se is v er y in s tr uct iv e Th e patien t,
. a youn ggi r l
elev en yea r s of age, w h o f or some tim e pr ev iou s l
y s uff er ed fr om diabet es
in s i p i du s co u ld n ot be a r ous ed fr om h er q u i et s leep on e m r n i n g T h e
,
"
o .

au th or s aw t h e ch i ld a t a bo u t 4 P M S h e w a s s t i ll q u i etly s l eep in g
. .
,

an d n o m a t t e r w h i ch m ea n s h e a ppl i d t a w a ken h e r
e
g oi n
g oso f a r as ,

to bu rn t h e so l es of h er feet s h e cou ld n ot be a r ou sed

, T h e fo llow in g .

m or n i n g t h e au th o r fo un d t h e c h i ld s i tt i n g in bed per fectly w e ll an d

on ly aw a it in g h is per m iss ion t o go t o sch oo l T h e n ext mor n in g t h e .

ch i ld w as fou n d aga i n in a com a tou s s ta te f r om w h i c h s h e cou ld n o t

be ar ous ed by ev er y kn ow n m ean s I n th is s ta te s h e d ied t h e fo llo win g

.

n i ght.

At t h e au to p s y t h e au th or fou n d a s m a ll n od u le of t h e s ize of a
, ,

la r ge pea on t h e left s id e of t h e du r a ma ter pr es s in g u pon t h e left

, ,

fr on ta l lobe an d at t h e po in t o f en tr an ce of th e v en a por tae b e dis

,

cov er ed t h e l i v e r tu r n ed i n t o a g r a yi s h l oo k i n g m a s s o f t h e s i ze o f a
-

ch i l d s h an d
’
.

B o th t h e n od u le of t h e du r a m ater an d t h e l iver w er e tak en t o

, ,

t h e Pa th ologica l I n s t itu te w h er e t h e t w o tumor s w er e foun d to be

,

s yp h i l i t i c gumm a ta T h e c h i ld w a s s u fi er in g fr om her ed i ta r y s yph i l i s

'

. .

I n the r es p ir ato r y tr act w e fi n d in the fi r s t pl ace the , ,

aff ecti o n s of t h e n o s e The s eptum of the n o se is often de

.

s tr oyed an d the n o s e s in k s in
,
in the fo r m of a tr ian gle
, The .

p alate is sometime s de st r oyed al r eady in the s econ d ar y s tage ,

an d the p at ie n t s s peech is gr e a t ly im p air ed The syph iliti c

’
.

aff ection s of the l ar yn x c aus e ex ten s ive de st r u ct ion s of th e or gan

an d a pe r m an en t imp air men t of the pho n ation D efo r m i es of

it
.

the tr ach ea ar e n ot seldom the co n s eq ue n ces of syph ilis Pn eu .

monia may al so be c aused by syph ilis I n fi lt r ation s of th e .

l un gs ar e n ot su ch a r ar e occ u r r e n ce G umm ata of th e l un gs .

may u n de r go the des t r u ctive p r ocess an d cav ities ar e fo r m ed ,

wh ich ar e n ot in fr eq u en tly diagn o s e d as tube r c u los is .

Th e c ir cu l ato r y sys tem is ve r y often aff ected by syph il is in ,

th e for m of ar te r ioscle r o s is Gumm ata ar e sometimes foun d in

.

all t h e m u s c u l a r a r t s of t h e h e a r t S h i li ti m c a d it is an d
p yp c y o. r

s cle r oti c en doc ar d itis ar e n ot r ar e The syphilitic aff ection of

.

the gan glia an d th e n er ve s of the hear t ar e th e c ause of di f

f er en t fo r m s of an gin a pec to r is The s pleen an d th e oth er
.

blood p r od u cin g or gan s the bo n e marr ow ar e fr equen tly the

-
,
-
,

seat of syphil iti c m an ife s ta ti on s P s eu dol eukaemia is often

.

caus ed by syphilis The d iff er en t an eur is ms ar e often caused

.

by syph ilis of th e ar t er ies .

3 98 L OVE

The gen ito u r in ar y sys tem is es pec ially aff ected by syphilis
- .

Ap ar t fr om the in itial aff ect io n wh ich is usually foun d at the ,

g e n it a l s ,
te r t iar
y y s ph il is of the g e n ital o r an s is n ot r ar e
g .

Syph ilit ic or ch itis an d gumm ata of the pe n is an d te s ticle s ar e

often obs er ved Gumm ata ar e al s o foun d on the extern al
.

n i ta l s of w o m e n The ov a r ie s ar e often a ff ect ed in fo r m of

g e .

diff us e or gumm ato us oopho r i tis Syph il is is n ot s eldom the .

etiological facto r of B r ight s d isease ’

.

The skeleto n is al so often aff ected by syph il is Bes ides the .

bon e m ar r ow the bon es them s el ve s ar e es pec ially subject to

-
,

syph ilitic le s ion s N 0 jo in t e s c apes th e at tack of s yph il is The

. .

mo st fr eq uen tly aff ected join ts ar e the k n ee s an d the elbow s .

The m uscles ar e aff ected by syph il is in fo r m of an ir r itative

myo s it is an d of chr on ic in ter s titial in flamm at ion s G umm ato us .

in fi lt r at ion s of the m u scles ar e n o r ar ity The ten don s ar e .

aff ected in fo r m of an ac u te i r r ita t ive te n do syn ovit is S w ell -

.

in g of the b u r s ae is quite fr eq ue n tly met with in syph il itic

p a t i e n ts .

Syph il is of the n er vous sys tem is es pecially d is astr ou s f or

the p atie n t Syph ilis n ot r ar ely cau s es c er eb r al an d s pin al
.

m en in gitis Mo s t of the tum o rs fo un d in the b r ain ar e of

.

s yph il it ic o r igin an d c au s e he ad ache s in s om n ia fl ash in g of , ,

light befor e the eyes ve r tigo ep ile ptic con vul s ions a r etar ded
, , ,

puls e polyur ia an d polydip sia an d gr eatly aff ect the eyesight

, ,
.

G u mm ata of the b r ain als o c aus e aph as ia h em iplegia an d ,

par alys is Syph ilis of the s p in al co r d m an ifes ts its elf by heavy

.

we ight of the extr em itie s n e u r algia p ar alys is of the m us cle s

, ,

an d p ar es is of the bl a dde r an d r ectum The in s an ity c au s ed by .

syph il is m ay m im ic eve r y kn o wn fo r m of men tal d er an gemen t ,

s u ch as m an ia m el an chol ia p ar eti c d eme n tia lo comoto r ata xia

, , ,

an d ge n e r al p ar e s is .

An y of thes e ter r ible dis e as es m ay be the gift the you n g

wife r eceive s f r om h er in fecte d h u sb an d in th e w edd in g n igh t -
.

Still th e dan ger fr om s yph ilis f or th e wom an is by f ar les s im

m in en t th an th at th r ea ten in g h er f r om gon o r r ho ea N o m an .
,

except he be an id iot w o uld th in k of gettin g m ar r ied w h ile

,

st ill s u ff e r in f om ph il i of the i i t i l d eco d t e

g r s y s n a an s n a r
y s ag s ,

when th e di s e as e is h ighly in fectiou s Du r in g the l aten t an d .

 M ORAL l T Y 39 9

ter tiar y t e th e dan ger of in fectin g the wife is very s light

s ag s

in deed But ther e is n o imm un ity f or th e o ff sp r in g d ur in g the

.
,

l aten t an d ter tiar y stages .

The two ven e r eal d is eas e s ar e th u s each in its way in fli ct

, ,

in g the gr e ate s t s uff er in g u po n the inn ocen t w ife an d ch ild ,

di s r uptin g the fam ily an d c au sin g the dege n er at ion of the r ace .

The r e is n o gr eater s cou r ge devas tatin g ever y n at ion to day th an -

the two ven er eal dis eas es No other d is eas e h as s uch a mur
.

der ous in fl uen ce u pon the off s p r in g as syph il is an d n o other ,

d is eas e is so des tr u ctive to the h ealth an d r ep r od u ctive fun ction

of woman as gon or r hoea .

Th us th e dan ger s of ven e r eal d is e as es be s et n ot on ly th e

in d ivid ual bu t th r o ugh the in d iv id u al the whole r ace Both .

ven e r eal di s e as es r es pect n o s ocial pos ition an d r eco il befor e n o

vir tu e They r am ify th r ough ev er y cl as s an d r an k of s ociety
. .

“
Like pallid a mor s they app r oach w ith equal s tep the h ab ita
tion s of t h e poo r an d the p al ac es of t h e r ich .

With the s e d an ge r s star in g at h im n o man h as a r ight to

,

j us tify the do uble s tan d ar d of sex m o r al ity No yo un g man

-
.

s ho u ld even th in k of expo s in h im s elf h i f u t u r e w ife an d off

g s
,

s p r in g to all the s e d an ge r s f or the me r e p itt an ce of a sho r t

momen tary en joym en t in the com p an y of the pes tifer o u s in di

vidual s of the s e f alle n an gel s w hom the B ible de s c r ibes as th e
,
“
s tr an ge w om an w h ich flat t er et h w ith h er w o r ds h er feet go,

down to death h er s tep s take hold on hel l goin g down to the

, ,

chamber s of deat
Thes e m er etr icious w omen ar e con s tan tly s eekin g thos e
whom they m ay devo u r an d ar e l au gh in g at the whole sale r uin
they ar e sp r ead in g Thes e un sc r u p u lou s cou r te s an s ar e in di
.

vidual s w itho u t in d us t r y p r efe r r in g in dole n t l ives w ith a s ho w

,

o f fi n er y a n d a b r ief p er io d o f gr a t ifi c a tio n o f th eir s en s u a l ity .

They in du l ge th eir selfi s h l u s t ad l ib itum w ith n o thought as

,

to wh at the r es ult may be .

Mo s t of the devotee s of Ven u s vu lgat iv a s pen d their b r ief

lives tryin g to lead boys an d yo un g m en in to wickedn ess an d
,

mis ch ief As a r ule they ar e al l u n clean an d d is eas ed an d r e

.
,
”
joice to r etu r n to their p ar tn e r s the s e c alled pr ostituan ts the
,
-
,

in fection they h ave r eceived f r om other pr ost it uan ts Th .

40 0 LOVE

y o u n g m a n the
, r efo r e w,
ill in th e m a jo r ity of ca s e s s ur el y c ar r y
aw ay s om e fou l di s ease fr om th es e w omen When w e con s ider
.

h ow diffi cult an d r ar e a th in g it is to thor o ughly c ur e a w om an

of gon o r r hoea it is eas ily u n der s tood h ow dan ger ou s it is f or
,

the yo uth to tr us t h ims elf at an y time in h er su bs equ en t life

w it h in h er in fecte d p r e sen ce .

Hen ce the you th h ave n o r ight to becom e the main con

t r ibutor s to the r es our ces of the ven al wom an whether of the ,

s t r eet or of t h e p al atial home Cl an des tin e v ice is as a r u le

.
, ,

mo r e d an ger o u s in r egar d to con tr actin g ven er eal d is eases th an

th e imm or al ity of the s tr eet The m ajo r ity of youn g m en d r ift
.

in to illicit s en s ual l ife an d its dan ge r s an d p itf alls W ithou t the

,

leas t phys iologic al n eces s it y Un til the age of t wen ty of the

.

w om an an d tw e n ty fi v e of the m an is r eached you th its el f gain s

-
,

by complete ab s t in en ce The teens says E llen Key shou ld be

.
, ,

the age of the e r otic p r olo g ue n ot of t h e dr am a P r em at ur e .

er otic cl aim s ar e les s the r es ult of the n eeds of the or gan ism
th an t h e in fl u en ce o f t h e im agin a tio n u po n it T h e you n g boys .

of s ixteen to tw en ty fi ve ar e o n ly in love with love It is the

-
.

lon gin g f or love r ather th an love its elf th at r en der s them an

easy p r ey f or the ven a! w om an .

M asc ulin e ch astity m us t n ot ther efor e h e l aughed at Th e

, ,
.

n ec ess ity of s elf con t r ol an d of ch as t ity m us t be imp r e s s ed u pon

-

th e m in d of the youn g m an as the o n ly w ay to s ecu r e the

s t r o n g m e n ta l an d ph ys ic al q u al iti e s f or the fu tur e p atern al

r el at io n s
" l
.

Th er e is n ot th e sl igh test sh adow of su ppo r t in an y teach

in gs of ph ys iol ogy or h ygien e f o r t h e dou bl e s tan d ar d of
mo r ality of the s exe s The r e is n o r eas o n w h y a mor al wr on g
.

in the w oman sho uld be a j ustifi able n ecess ity with th e man .

F r om n o med ical s tud ies an d in ves tigatio n s an yw her e atta in

“ ”
a ble , w o u ld t h e ph y s ic al n ece s s ity o f s o w in g of w ild o at s f or

a yo u n g m an h eld good No on e w il l den y th at as f ar as the

.
,

g e n tle r s e x is co n ce r n ed co n t in e n ce ( at le as t between the age

,

of s ixteen to th ir ty fi ve ) is comp at ible w ith h e alth

-
then the ,

Let s ev er al m en in t h e cl u b t h e sa l oo n bar tou ch in th eir

or at -

con ver s a tion t h e to p ic of sex, a n d t h ey w i ll poke f un at t h e man w h o

1 ever h ad a v en er ea l d i sease .
 MORALI T Y 40 1

gen r al
e bel ief of youn g men th at s e n sual in dul gen ce is n eces
sar y f or he alth y m an h oo d h as n o j u s tific at ion in ph ys iology
,
.

Pur ity is as little in j ur io us to a m an as to a wom an It is a .

mos t ab s ur d an d err on eo u s te ach in g th at un le ss in clin ation is

,
’
g r at ified , a m an s he a lth w ill s u ff e r .

The in s tin ct of gen e r ation h as been compar ed with the in

s t in ct of h un ge r an d th irs t an d as the l atte r m u s t be s a tis fied
, ,

s o m u s t th e fo r me r be r a tified B t the e i p ope r al

g . u r s n o r r pa

l elism betw een the s e t wo in s tin cts Food an d d r in k ar e vita l

.

n ec es s itie s of the or an is m f r om the fi r s t da of co cept io n to

g y n ,

r epl ace th e s tu ff s con s u m ed in the m etabol ism of the vital

fun ctions Th e gen er at ive in s t in ct appear s a n umber of years
.

afte r b ir th hen ce d oes n ot s er ve an y v ital n eces s ity Th is in

,
.

s tin ct cou ld if at all on ly be comp ar ed w ith the in s tin ct of

, ,

mictur ition or d efec atio n an d the r el ief of the ph ys ic al p r es

,

s u r e in the gen e r at ive o r gan s is b r ou ght abo u t by the self

r egu l at in g act io n of n oct u r n al em is s io n s It m ay be mo r e

.

n at ur al an d agr eeable f or a h ealth y m an an d w om an af te r

,

they h ave r eached a cer tain age to in d u lge in the exe r cise
,

of their o r gan s of gen e r ation at r eas on able in ter v al s th an to ,

ab s ta in f r om it B u t to p r o cl aim th at th is ab s tin en c e com

.
,

p at ible with h ealth in w om en is in j u r iou s to m en is sh eer

, ,

abs u r dity .

It is es pecially h ar d to u n de r s tan d h ow an y medical men

co uld r ecomm en d to a yo u n g m an to r eso r t to ill icit r el ation s
f or he alth an d to j eop ar d ize h is ow n h ealth an d th at of h is
futu r e f am ily If it is j u s tified to r ecommen d ill icit r el ation s
.

to a youn g m an as a c ur e f or m as t ur b ation an d its r es ul tin g

,

n eur as the n ia in s tead of ex pl ain in g to h im th at a h ealth y h y

,
~

g ie n e a n d the exe r c is e of h is w ill po -

w e r w ill m ake e a s
y the c o n

t r ol of t h e desir e w ithou t an y l os s o f h ea lth th en w h y n ot ,

r ecomm en d the s am e r emed y to yo u n g w omen Con tin en ce is

.

n o mo r e in j u r io u s to the m an th an to the w om an Th e con

.

v en t ion al v ie w th at in con t in en ce in m en is a n ece ss ar y con di

tion o f he alth m u s t be co r r e cted . I n s tead of th e popu l ar f al

lacy th at a you n g m an is ph ys icall y the w o r s e f or a clean mor al
lif e t h e e n tir e w eight of ev iden ce of the w o r l d s fo r emo s t medical
’
,

schol ar s is un r e ser vedly of the op in i o n th at h e is physicall y

4 02 LOVE

better f or it It is r ecogn ized by th e highes t autho r ities t h at

.
"I

con tin e n ce is pe r fectl com ti ble w ith the mo t pe fect he lth

y p a s r a .

Ch as tity pr oper ly un de r s tood is h ealth it n ever d oe s an y h ar m ,

t o m in d or body ? It is th e c on s en s u s of the op in ion s of mos t of

the gr eat m edical th in ker s th at it is n ot p r ej udicial to the health
of a m an to k eep h is body cl ean un t il h e h as foun d a tr u e m ate
in l ife 1 .

Th e boy w h o h as j u s t p as s ed adole s cen ce o u ght th e r efor e , ,

t o lear n th at the in j u dic io us p r em at ur e u se of the or gan s of

g en e r at io n is p r ej u d ic ia l to h is h ealt h a n d is b ese t w ith g r ea t
dan ge r s ! Th er e is a gr eat d ist in ctio n betw e en pube r ty an d
.

n ub il ity an d th e boy m u s t lear n to check h is s en s u al im p ul s es

,

u n ti l m ar r iage w h ich is n ot so v er y h ar d to accomp lis h .

Ther e ar e en ough s ex ual s to ic s in the w or ld to p r ove by

p r actical e xpe r ien ce th at con tin en ce is n ot on ly pos s ible but al so
“
p r actic abl e C aes ar s ays of the an c ien t Teu ton s : An te an n um
.

Am on g t h e E u r o ean w o r n g c as se s an d p ki
ea s an s , a ccor in
-
l g t o p t d
ll f i
E en K ey, t h e r ee u n o n of ov e h a s on g een t h e cu s o m l T is l b t . h
p t
r em a u r e s e x u a l lif
e co n r u es t o n er t h e t ib t
u l o hi d
a n d men t a l f l b d i ly
d p
ev e l o m en of t h et l
o w er c a s s e s l .

1 A'
ll e ca th i l p
o s se ss o n s in t h e i
n n er m a n , h is m o e s ,
im o r a ,
d ty l i ty
h is di i
v n e a or a d ti
o n , h is ae s e c a n d h is s oc a th t i
s er v ce a r e a l l d ue t o i l i
p i
t h e r e r es s on o f s exu a l i ty .

1: Pfi iiger (In
’
J b h
Ar cl e , S t P b ti
M ed Wo
7p 7 y
ac o so n s et e r s u r g . .

ch en sc h r , 1 9 0 ,
. 9 ) s a s : I f a l l t h e au or
. th i t i
es o f t h e w o r ld h ld
s ou
p l i i
r oc a m t h e n n ocu ou s n e s s o f co n ti
n en ce, it w ou ld h fl
av e n o in u en ce u o n p
y o u th , f or ofr ces a r e er h
e ac t ve wi ch i h i ll b k
w r ea e v e r o y bt l
s a c e .

h
T u s ev en P fi il ger a m s d i t th t
a con ti
n en ce i s co m a p t i bl
e w i thper
f t h lth
ee ea a n d on l y th i
n ks ath t f
t h e or ce o f sen s u a y li t
w o u lds w ee p
a s i de a ll r ec om m en d a t i o n s o f a bs t i n en ce N o w a bo u t th e p os s i bi l i ty
.
,

o f to t a l a b s t i n en ce th er e m a y be a gr ea t d ifi e r en ce o f op i n i on Bu t '

.
,

g r i n t ed a b s o l u t e a b s t i n en ce i s on l y a n i d e a l n o i d e a l c an be r e a l i zed , ,

o t h e r w i s e i t w o u ld n o t b e an i d e a l W e can o n l y a pp r oach a n i de a l
.
,

a n d th i s w o u ld be a gr e a t ga i n i n r ega r d t o s exu a l co n t in en ce N acke .

s ay s th a t a b s o l u te s e xu a l a b t i n en c e i s a n u to p i a j u s t a s t h e to ta l a bo l i
s

ti on of p r o s ti tut i on publ i c a n d cl a n d es t i n e or t h e abs o l u te abs t i n en ce

, ,

fr om al co ho l M a n s i mpu l s es a r e t o o pow er fu l b u t they may be r e

.
’
,

s tr a in ed an d k ept in p r op e r bo u n d s .

! S t a t i s ti cs s h ow th a t it i s n ot a t a l l t h e q u es t i on a bo u t t h e m en
be i n g con t i n en t b u t a bo u t t h e bo y con tr o ll i n g ea r ly p a s s i on s Mo s t m en
, .

con t r ac t v en er ea l d i s e a s es betw e en t h e a ge s o f s i xteen a n d tw e n ty fi v e T h e -

.

m a tu r e m a n is a lw a y s a ble t o co n t r o l h is pas s i on s T h e m o r e h ea lth y .

,

s a y s Ch a s s a i gn a c a n d t h e n ea r e r t h e n o r m a l a n i n d i v i d u a l i s t h e bette r
, ,

h e ca n n o t on l y con t r o l h is p a s s i on s b u t t h e l es s is h is con d i ti on ,

l i kely t o be d is tu r bed by con ti n en ce I t is t h e n eu r as th en i c w h o i s m o s t

.

pr on e t o be u p se t b y an a ttemp t ed or en fo r ced con ti n en ce an d w h o a s ,

w e ll is mos t gi v en t o exces s
, .
 MORALI T Y 403

vices im um s extum f em in is n ot ion em h abe r e in te r r es t ur piss imas

” “
h abeatur . It
was n si co de ed
r on e of the mo s t sh ameful th in gs
t o h ave an y r el ation s w ith a w om a n b efor e th e tw en ty s ixth -

y ea r of ag e ( Bell u m G e ll ic um
) Yet n o o n e .w i ll di s p u te t h at

th e an c ien t T eu ton s w e r e s tr on g an d h ealth y Thes e an cien t .

b ar b ar ian s s eem to h ave lear n ed by exper ien ce th at befor e th is

time s exu al m atu r ity is n ot yet com pl ete T h e s ame th in g w as .

foun d in m oder n tim es by E u l en bu r g ( Z eit s ch r f B ekiimpf d

7
. . . .

Geschlechts k r an kheite n 1 9 0 p , ,
th at th e combin ed s ta
.

t is t ics teach th at com plete s exu al m atu r ity is r each e d by th e

w om an on l y after the t wen t ieth ye ar of age an d by the m an n ot ,

bef or e th e t w en ty fi f th ye ar
~ -
.

Besides the h is tor ic p r oof th er e ar e d aily ex ample s which

sho w the comp at ib il ity of ch a s t it w ith he lth t
y a a a n
y g a e .

Man y youn g men en gaged to be m ar r ied r em ain chas te f or

, ,

lon g per iod s witho u t detr imen t to their health although often ,

livin g in con tin u ou s s exu al excit em en t Patien ts s u ff er in g fr om.

ven er eal dis eas es ab s tain du r in g lon g pe r iod s of tr eatmen t with

out an y im p air men t of the ir
ge n e r al he alth M e n r em a i n ch
. as te

an d health y d u r in g lo n g pe r iod s w hen their wive s ar e ill or

dur in g the per iod s of con fi n em en ts Ath letes tr ain in g f or s ome.

,

physical con te s t r em ain in en fo r ced c on t in en ce an d yet h ealthy

, .

Seafar in g m en ar e o f ten con tin en t f or lon g per iods withou t in

j ury It is n ot kn o wn that the d is cove r er s of th e No r th Pole
.

h ave gr eatly s u ff er ed by their en f or ced con tin en ce .

Thes e f ew examples ten d to show th at ab s tin en ce is n ot

detr imen tal to health I n f act n o oth er con d ition of life is
.
,

mor e th or ou ghl y con s is ten t w ith per fect men tal an d physic al
vigo r th an ab sol u te ch as tity T h e in s tin ct on l y n eed s to be
.

con tr olled C on tin en ce is on l y a m att e r of h abit When th e

. .

y o u n g m an h a s n o t b een deb as ed by v il e
p r ac t ic es i t i s u s u a lly ,

a comp ar ativ ely e as y t as k to be co n t in en t an d r eq uir e s n o ex

t r aor di n ary e ff or ts E ver y year of volu n tar y eff or t at ch ast ity

.
, ,

r en der s the tas k easie r by fo r ce of h ab it

‘
.

Th e T a lm u d i s ts t h e keen e t obser v er s of h um an lif e an d con du ct

,
s ,

kn ew th i s w h en th ey s a i d 1 3 mm : Wi wr u ng ou t ; w mp was
( S an h ed r in p 1 0 7
v
'
1 :
" "

, . A)
“
T h er e is a sm a ll o r gan in t h e bod y of a m an
.

w h i ch i s a lw a y s h u n gr y if o n e i s tr yi n g t o s at i s fy i t an d is a lw ays ,
”
s at is fi ed i f on e s ta r v e s it .
4 04 LO VE

Hen ce when th e y oun g man h as been taugh t th e advise

bility of sen s ual con tr ol w hen the po sitive as sur an ce h as been
,

g ive n to h i m th a t tot a l ab s tin e n ce can be main tain ed without

l os s of pow e r an d w he n h is fear s of impair in g h is h ealth h ave
been dis pell ed he w ill exer cis e h is will power an d r efr ain fr om
,
-

a dep ar tu r e fr om mo r al st an dar d s es pec iall y when th e dear th

,

of wh ol es om e in for mation r egar din g the d an ger s of s u ch a de

p ar t u r e h as been r emoved .

I n l ar ge c ities sen sual con t r ol is m ade very h ar d f o r th e

y o u n
g m an . Th e u n fo r t un a t e ph as e of the l if e in a b ig c i ty is

the ear ly in t r od u ct ion of the you th to temptations an d vicious

con d itio n s Vice is obtr u din g upon h im at eve ry n ook an d
.

corn er A vile se c alled l ite r at ur e a su gge stive per v er s e ar t

.
-
,

an d an ob scen e s t a e p an de r s h is s en s u al cu r ios it
g y .

Bu t becaus e fo r s ooth it is h ar d to con t r ol th at does n ot

, ,

m ean that he h as to yield to temptation It is tr ue th at the .

s e xu al ap petite m ay ass ume impe r io us n e ss bu t on l i ce r ta in

, y n a

cl as s of m en in he r edita r w e akl in w ho s e i m a g in a ti o i s c o n
, y g s ,
n

s tan t ly f ed by l as civi ou s thou ghts an d s en s u al im ages .

B ut the cau s e of th e u n ch as tity of boys is n ot th at t hey

become s ens ually m atur e ear l ier th an they could j u diciously
en te r in to m at r imon y th e t r o uble l ies in the fact th at boys
,

can n ot see wh y they shou ld abs tain fr om a tickl in g am us emen t ,

w h ich in th eir op in ion doe s n obody an y h ar m Her ein l ies th e

.

g r e a te s t ob s tacle to c o n tin en ce Th .e y ou th do e s n ot k n o w th e

eth ical wh y es pec ially in our moder n times w ith its r eligiou s
,

l axity The eth ics of r el igion even in its bes t d ays h ad n ot h ad

.
, ,

the pow er to con tr ol sen s u al p ass ion an d to cr eate total absti

n en ce ,
al th o ugh r eligion es pec ially C h r istian ity h as p r eached
, ,

the sam e f or th e las t tw o thou s an d year s I n moder n time s with .

the almos t divin e wor ship of th e per s on ality of th e in divi du al.

the r eligious motive f or ch as tity s eem s to fail en tir ely .

Hen ce th e ethics of evolution an d the ethics of sex h ygi en e -

must be tr ied If the theor y of evolu tio n is r ight an d th e pur

.
,

pose of ou r bein g in thi s w or ld is to asser t life then the aim ,

o f life can n ot be th e sin gle in divi dual bu t th e s pecies wh ich ,

can on ly be pr es er ved by th e r igh t off s pr in g Th e ch il d or

.
 M O RALITY 4 05

wh at is the s ame the f l am i y

“
ll h ave to fur ni sh the motive
wi
f or m an s con tin e n ce The impo r tan ce of t he ch as tity of women
’
.

to the fam ily h as be en r ecogn ized fr om the ear lies t his to r y It .

is n ow time to teach the m an the impor tan ce of h is ch as tity to

the fam ily s ta te an d n ati on He h as to kn ow h is r es pons ibility
, .

j ust as the wom an kn o ws h er s R ation al ch as tity mus t be .

fou n ded upon the sen timen t of h uman r es pon s ibility The .

ave r age m an in h is hear t doe s n ot ac kn o w led e to h ims elf th at

g
th er e is an y competen t r eas on wh y h e sho uld con t r ol h is pas s io n
beyo n d the s e n timen ta l id ea of the j u s tice of m en s r em ain in g ’

ch as te if they r equ ir e it of w om e n It mu s t the r efor e be shown .

, ,

to the man th at ther e is al s o an impor tan t r ac ial r easo n f or h im

to ab an do n p r om is cuous lif e i .
'

If it is s hown to the youn g man at a time when h is he ar t ,

an d m in d ar e s t ill in the th r all of the e ar l d e t e l po t

y an rn a e r y
of the r ace th at it is as im por tan t to h um an ity th at h e should
,

be ch as te as it is f or t h e w om an to be p ur e then he will r efr ain ,

fr om illicit in d ulgen ce .

Th e fo llow i n g ca se is v er y i n s tr u cti v e in th i s r es pect A s tu den t .

o f ph i los o ph y a t on e of th e gr ea te s t Ger m an u n i v er s i t i es w h o l ed a

p r om i s cu ou s l i fe l ik e an y other s tu den t gav e u p s uch l i fe i mm ed i a te ly

,

Th e fam i l y i e n ear thei r father a n d m other is t h e on ly i n s t i

, . .
, ,

tu t i e n w her e ch i ld r en w er e m e an t t o be br ou ght u p N o co ll ect i v e w o r k .

,

s ettlem en ts , v aca t i o n h om es o r as y l u m s ca n p r o tect o r gu i d e f r i en dle s s

ch i ld r en p r o p er l y T h e s p i r i t u a l a n d em o t i on a l ed u ca t i on o f t h e ch i ld
.
,

t h e aw a ken i n g o f i t s h i gh er s en t i m en t s c a n o n ly be ca r r i ed o u t in t h e
a tmo s ph er e o f t h e p a r en t a l h om e u n d er t h e gu i d a n ce o f l ov e an d a f
,

f ec tion o f th os e w h o h av e gi v en l i fe t o th i s ch i ld .

i n ce m en s d ev i a t i on f r om t h e s tr i c t p a th o f ch a s t i ty j eo p a r d izes
’
1 S
t h e v er y exi s te n ce o f t h e r ace s ex ua l m o r a l i ty m u s t be b i n d i n g u po n
,

a l l m en u n d e r a ll co n d i t i on s w i th o u t a n y r ega r d t o t h e o r ign ia l r ea so n
,

f o r t h e es t abl i s hm en t o f t h e mor a l l a w A l a w in it s n atu r e ca n n ot

.
, ,

a ck n o w l ed ge a n y ex ce pt i o n s T h er e m ay be a ca s e w h er e i n fect i o n
.

cou ld be exc l u d ed w i th a bso lu te cer ta i n ty j us t as th er e m ay be a case ,

w her e t h e fa the r s d o u bt w o u ld h a v e n o con s eq u en ces f o r t h e ch i ld

’
.

E m bezzlem en t is a ls o s om et i m es a ll ow ed a n d ev en a d u ty a s C i cer o ,

s h ow s in S i gl adium q u i s a p u d t e s an a men te de o s u er it
“ ” “
De Ofii ch s
r ep et a t in sa n ie n s
,

r ed de r e pecca t um s it offici um n on r edder e

,
p In a .
,

r em o te fu t u r e u n d er com m un i s m as M a r da c h p a i n ts i t a l l t h e r eas o n s
, , ,

f o r m a l e or fem a le se xu a l mo r a l i ty m a y becom e n on ex i s ten t T h en t h e -

.

s t a n d a r d w i ll s u r el y ch a n ge B u t in o u r p r esen t s ta te of soc i ety on e

.

s tan d a r d o f m o r a l i ty m us t b e es t abl i s h ed f o r m en a n d w om en fr om ,

w h i c h n o o n e s h ou ld h av e a r i gh t t o d ev i a te n o m a tte r ev en i f t h e ,

reas on s f or t h e s t an d a r d a r e n ot a ppl i ca ble in t h e p a r t icu l a r cas e .

40 6 LOVE

aft er di
r ea ng T ol s toy s
’
K r e t
u zer -
S on a e. t For t h e fi r s t t 1me , as he
exp r es s ed i t h e s aw
, th e r ea s on wh y h e s h ou ld be as ch a s te as he ex

peets h is br i d e t o be .

Th is s how s wh at a mor al less on may do even f or h im wh o

g r e w u p to m an hood w it ho u t an
y s ex in s t r u ct io n The y o u n g
-
.

m an w h o h as t h e des ir e n ot to be dom in ated or con t r olled by

s e n s ual p ass io n s an d p r open s ities r eq ui r e s s ettled p r in c iples
,
a ,

fi rm p ur pos e an d a s tr on g wi ll
, Bu t if the t r ain in g of h is w ill
.

po w er h as begun f r om ear ly ch ildhood th u s e ff ectin g the n eed ed ,

s elf d is c ipl in e an d if dis gu s t a ain s t eve r yt hin

-
v ul ga r as th e
, g g ,

compan y of lax women h as been impl an ted in h is hear t he w ill

, ,

fi n d t h e m ean s to get o ut of the w ay of vice an d to avo id the

co n tam in ation by ven al s en su ality Th e best mean s of v as t im .

po r tan ce as occ upyin g an d co n s um in g the s ex ual po w er s in a

s u b s tit u te fo r m ar e bod ily an d m e n tal l abo r s Thes e l abo r s as .
,

a r u le ar e l u ll in g to sleep s en s u al ity
, .

If the con t r ol of t h e s ex r eflexes is n ot cu ltiv ated if the

-
,

tr ain in g of the will is ign o r ed mer et r ic io us ven e ry w ill s ur ely

,

take hol d of h im an d in fe ct h im it bein g o n ly a m atter of time ,

when it h appen s The yo un g m an w ill exe r c ise co n tin en ce if

.

he h as been taught f r om ear ly ch ildhood th at h is s en s ual year n

in gs m u s t be r e s tr ain ed l ike h is p r open s ity to ove r e at to over ,

d r in k or to over exer cis e Bec au s e a youn g m an w an ts a th in g

.

it is n ot n ecessar ily good f or h im to h ave it M an h as l itt le .

r ight to s at is fy h is de s ir e by u n ch as tit y s ays E lle n K ey as he , ,

h as to s atis fy h u n ge r by theft ‘
.

If the yo un g m an h as learn ed in time the r es pon s ib il ity

an d d u ty of t h e m an tow ar d s the w o m an if h e h as been m ade ,

aw ar e of the f act th at on e f al s e s tep r uin s the gir l ir r e m e diably

Th e i m per io u s i ns t i n c t w h ich decr ee s th e pe petu a ti on o f t h e r

r a ce s a y s Le w i s
, an be co n tr o lled a n d d i r ec te d a r i ght by t h e co s i s t en t
, c n

kn ow ledge of tr u th Wh en t h e you n g ma n h s been tau ght t h e d i gn i ty

. a

o f v i r i l i ty
, w h en h e h a s l ea r n ed th a t pu r ity is con d u ci v e t o bo d i l y de
v el o pm en t , w h i le v i ce ca r r i es w i th i t t h e mo s t se r i o u s d i s e a se s in it s
tr a i n an d t h e d a n ger n ot on ly of r u i n i n g h is ow n l i fe bu t a ls o t h e
h ea lt h o f h is futu r e br i d e an d t h e en t i r e p r ogen y h e w i l l n ot s too p to ,

v i ce f o r t h e gr a ti fi ca ti on o f h is des i r es T h e av er a ge m a n is n ot a
.

cr i m i n a l h e d oe s n o t w r eck t h e l i fe an d h e a lth o f h is w i fe a n d ch i ld r en
,

kn ow i n gl y an d w i lfu lly I n m o s t ca s es h e d oes i t th r ugh i gn or a n ce of

. o

t h e n a tu r e an d te r r i bl e con s eq u en ces o f t h e d i s ea s e .
 M ORALIT Y 40 7
f or h er en tir e life if h is atte n tion h as been call ed u pon th e
,

se r io u s con s eq u e n ces f or the w om an s u ch as p r egn an c mothe r

, , y
hood an d s ocial os t r ac ism he will n ot so eas ily ev e r tr y to
,

s ed u ce an in n oce n t gir l . He will tr e at e ve ry wom an he meets

with in life as he wis he s h is ow n s is ter or f u tu r e wife to be
t r eated by other s .

The yo un g man h as f ur ther to lear n th at ever y un ion of

bod ies w ithou t the h ar mon y of the so uls is h um il iatin g an d im
mor al Th at doe s n ot me an th at the idea sho u ld be impar ted to
.

ou r yo u t h th at the s ex ual imp u l s e is s ometh in l w an d bes tial

g o ,

as s ome mo r al is ts w o uld l ike u s to bel ieve . On the con tr ar y we ,

m u s t te ach ou r youth th at a he alth y an d n at u r al exer cis e of

the h um an o r gan is m is a p r ec io us bles sin g th at m ust n ot be
s q uan der ed an d r eckles s ly defi led . We m u s t teach the youn g
man th at f or the futu r e o ff s p r in g s s ake the mo n ogam ic mar
’

r iage is the on l
y o n e w h ich the i de a l m an w ill r e s o r t to . U n til

h is m ate is fo u n d he w ill h av e to c o n tr ol h is s en s u al des ir es .

The con t r ol of sen sual ity develop s the deeper feelin gs of love .

Bought love k ill s the fi n es t in s t r u m en ts of m en tal activity .

Pr om is c uity des t r oys th e r elation s of the youn g comp an io n ship .

Fr ee love leaves al l the be s t h um an qual ities un developed To .

fo r m the healthy ger m of s ociety m ar r iage m u s t be un itar y an d

,

p e r m a n e n t The
. i n d iv i d u al love a ss is ts the elev a t io n of the
r ace . Mon ogamy w as v icto r iou s f r om the exper ien ce of its ad
v an tages I t exis ts f or th e sake of th e r ace
. .

The r ace en h an c in g fo r m of u n ion is a pe r m an en t mo

-

n ogamy . Fr om the phys iological s tan dpo in t mo n ogam ic m ar

r iage is a n atu r al an d he althf u l in s tit u ti on . It aff o r ds a fr ee
outlet to sen s uality with o ut gen er all y exh au s tin g it by the u n
ceasin g exc itemen t in the p r esen ce of n ew obj ects Novelty is .

th e ch ie f s tim u l u s t o th e s exu al f ee l in g a n d is th e m ain cau s e

of over in du lgen ce an d it s s eq u el s I n ce n tr al izin g aff ection
.

u pon on e per s o n m ar r iage fu rn ish e s the gr eates t s cope of its

,

developmen t an d expan s ion M ar r iage favor s the developmen t

.

of a gr eat n umber of facu lties w h ich other wis e wou ld be in

dan ger of bein g ab us ed Mar r iage con t r ibutes to th e gen er al
.

mo r ality of m an k in d by the r egul ar ity wh ich it b r in gs to all th e

acti on s of life by the c alm n e s s w h ich it s pr ead s o ve r h um an
,
4 08 L O VE

exi s ten ce an d by the h armon y which it in tr oduces in to th e

,

fun ct ion al exer cis e of all our n ece ss ities It cr eates in m an a

.

g r ea te r attachme n t to lif e i n help in g to ove r come a gr e at n um

ber of d iffic u lties. M ar r iage the r efo r e con tr ibu te s to th e
, ,

p r ogr ess of h um an ity an d man is by d uty boun d t h at the selec

,

tion of a m ate s hould co n tr ibu te to the en h an cemen t of the

h um an r ace E ver y in d ividu al acq uir es d u ties tow ar d s the r ace
. .

The m an or the w om an wh o tr an s gr es s es the path of str ict

mon ogam y h as do n e a dis s e r v ice to h um an ity F r om the po in t
.
;

of view of evol utio n ar y eth ics m en an d women m us t make abso

,

l ute ch astity th e rule of th eir lives

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 I ND E X

Abel a r d
Aber r a tion of the s p ir i t .

Abl a tion of gen i ta l s in sa d ism

Abn ega t ion , su bl i m i ty of

Abo r t i on l a w s o f
,

Abo u l i a
Ab r a h a m
Abso lu te im po ten ce
Ab s t i n en ce 1 7 8 1 8 0 ; feas i b i l i ty o f 5 ; ch u r c h a n d 6 ; J u s t i n u s a n d
, , , , ,

5 ; t o p r ev en t con cept i on 3 6 4 ; in w om en
Abs tr ac t t r u th 3 6 7
,

p r i n ci ple of
,

Abun d an ce of r ep r od u ct i v e cell s
Acce ler a to r u r i n ae
Acm e of v en er ea l pa r xys m
p
Acq u a i n ta n ce c h a n ce
Act s exu a l 35 7cl im ax o f 35 7cou r se of 9 0 ; d u r a t i on 35 7
, .

— , , ; , ,

di in e
v

Ad o l escen ce , a bs t i n en ce of

Ador at i on , 1 34 , 2 2 8 ; of vu v a ,l 3; of sex

Ad u lte r y, 1 1 0 , 1 1 1 , 3 88 ; p u n i s h me n t of

Adv an ta ge of hum an it y
Aesc hy lu s
fl
'
—
A ec t ion com pl ex sen ti m en t of , 1 33 ; d i s i n te r es ted
Afi n it y 1 30 , 1 39
—
Age, r emote o f p r os t i tu ti on 33 8 ; i t bl e f or m ar r i
70 7f
su a a

7
, ge

Aim— o f l i fe , 3 , 4 4; of co r se t , ; o eu gen cs i
i
A m s in l i fe
Al co h o l i m po te n ce by
—
, 1 82 ; sex exc i tem en t by
 412 LO VE
m an
Altr u is m— in p r od uct ion 1 2 ; cr ow n
re , of , 3 83 ; m o r a l i ty a n d, 3 84
in s en t i m en ta l l ov e
Altr u is ti c m a ter ia l i s t s
Am er i c a bod i ly ch ar ac te r i s t i cs in
,

Amoeb a
Am 0 8
Am ph ias te r

An aes th es ia , 1 6 9 , 3 1 4 ; in c h i ld r en , 1 06 ; fema le , 1 82 , 20 9 , 2 1 1 ; s ymp

to m s of fem a l e
An a l— k i s s 2 5 5 ; dep r ess i on 2 6 ; m em b r a n e
, ,

An a tomy— o i cer v ix 5 0 ; fem a l e gen i t a l s , , 41 ; m a l e gen it a l s , 2 9 ;

pl an ts 3 1 8 of s ex ,

An cien t s oc i ety
An dr ocel e
An d r og yn e s
An em ia an d m a r r i a ge
An gin a pec to r i s , s y ph i l i ti c
A n im a l p a s s i on

i li s m
An m a
m —
An i a l s a bs t i n en ce in , 1 80 ; s p ayed
An j el
An n i h i l a t i on gen er a l
An o r ch is m u s
An th er
An ti con cepti o n a l 34 0 ; d ev i ces 36 4 ; do u ch es
-
, ,

An t i s elec t i on
-

An ti s oc i a l
-

An t i s u i ci d e
-

An t i q u ity r el i gi o n o f
,

An t or gas t ic l i bi d o 2 1 6 2 2 1 ; in w om en
, ,

An u r i a
An x i ety a ttack s
Aph r od i te
A po ll o
Apo s to l i
Appet i te s m a n s t w o
’
,

App r oac h of dea th

A r i s to cr acy
Ar k d i vi n e
,

Ar ter i ae h el i cin ae
 IN D E X 41 3

Ar te r ios cler os is s yph il itica

Ar t h r itis gon or r h o ica
Ar t i cles of a tt i r e, fet i ch of

Asceticis m , v en er a tion of

As h er eh
As p er m ia
As p i r a ti on of s per ma
As s as s i n a t ion in lov e
As s im i l a tion of foo d
As t er
Ath eis ts
Ath en s
Ato n i ci mp o ten ce
Atta chm en t 1 0 6 1 3 3 ; of ch i ld en
Attr act i on — s p i r i tu a l 3 7
, , r

6 ; i m p u l se , o f , of m a tes
Attr i bu tes of d iv in i ty

Au thor i t — y
o f th e d iv in e w i ll , 3 1; 7 of re l i gi on

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

B ar bar i s m per i od , of

B ar ter t h e m ea n i n g of l ife
,

B ar th ol i n ian gl an d s
B as emen t m embr an e

Beauty , 1 42 ; sc u lpto r an d , 8; of sex

Bed f or m a r r i ed cou ple

Ben s ema n
Ber g
B er ger
Ber gs on
Bes t i a l i ty
B ets in m a s tu r ba t ion
B ible . . 3 , 36 8, 3 8 7
Bin ar y fi s s ion
B in d i n g of sex m or a l i ty
Bin et
B iogen eti c axiom Ha eckel s ,
’
414 L OVE

B i ol ogical m on ogamy

B i r th -
t
r a e, fa ll of

Bl ackm a r
Bladder — d ev elo pm en t , 23 ; p a r es i s , 2 04 s p as m
Bl a s tu l a
Blen d i n g

o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o

B oet t ch er
’
s cry s ta l s
Bon d age , sex u l a

B osom
Bo ta n i s ts
Bow , in v en t
i on of
B achycepha l i c
r

B e t tm tu
r as s a en s r a t io n

B r eh e m
Br i de s p r om i se
’
of o e b d i en ce
B i dgm a n
r

B r i ght s d i seas e
’
, sy ph i l i ti c
B r oua r del

B r u n ettes
B u lb s l acer a t i on of
,

Bu lw a r k a ga i n s t h or r or of d ea th

B u r ba n k

B u s i n ess , th e n a r co ti c of

B u ttocks
C a es a r
C a lcu l a t i on in l ov e
C a lyx
C a p i ta l i s m , evo u l t ion of

C apr yl od or s
C a r eer o f p r os t i tu te .

C as tr a tes
C a s tr a t
i on 344 ; in i n ces t
, , 25 1 ; f or p r ev en ti on of co n ce pt i on
C a tego r i ca l i m p er a ti v e
 I ND E X 41 5

p ag e

C a ther in e de Medici 26 3
C au se of dr in k
C a us es of m as tu r ba ti on in h i ld r en
c 16 7
Cell -h un ger 1 14
C e ll s — e x h au s ted , 1 1 2 ; a bun d a n ce of re p r od u c t i v e 38 1
C en tr a l p in dl e 63
7
77 7
7
s

Ce n te sex , , 8 , 80 , 8 1 , 1 06 ; of tr u th 1
C en t r es — gr ow th of gen e r a t iv e ,
1 08 ; n er v ou s , m a le , 3 9 ; fem a l e . 55
Cen tr oso me 61
C e r eb r as th en i 2 0 0 ; e abu s u s exu a l i 35 1
a n a tomy 50 ; er ec ti on 8 7 17
a,

C erv i — 8 9 ; u l ce a ti on of 4
1 1 1 17
x , , ,
r ,

C h a in o f sex act i i ty -
v 4 ,

C h an ge— o f bod i l y ch a r a cter i s t ics in Amer i ca 1 5 ; o f fem a le gen i ta l s , ,

3 6 2 ; o f w m a n s p s yc h e 3 06
’

17 1 17
o

C h a r a cter of m a s tu ba t or 2
84 1 0 8 1 3 7 7
r ,

C h a r ac te r i s t i cs seco n d a r y
,
32 , , ,

C ha r ity 33 9
C h as s a i gn ac 402
C h as t ity 1 7 , 7 ; fem a l e h ea lth in 40 2 ; m a l e 39 2 ; in m ar
, , ,

r i n ge 3 5 0 ; v i o l a te d
,

C h em o t r o p i s mu s er ot i c ,

Ch ev a lier
Ch ild of l ov e
C h ild r en a ttach m en ts o f 1 1 0 32 4 ; ed u ca t i o n o f 3 1 8 ; er eth i sm in
—
, , , ,

1 0 6 ; expo s u r e of 3 3 9 ; j ea l ou s y in 1 0 6 ; l ov e of 1 05 ; m od es ty
, , ,

of ,1 06 ; s e x ins t i n ct -

C h il odon
C hl o r o s i s a n d m a r r i a ge .

Ch or ds d or s a l i s
Ch r i s t i an i ty an d s exu a l i ty 5 ; d efec t i v es a n d 3 3 9 ; J ud a i s m
, ,

Ch r om at i n
C h r omosom es
C hu r c h an d a bs t i n en ce

Cice r o
C im on
C i r cl e , es s en ce of

C i r cu l a t i on
Ci r cu m c i s i on — acq u i r ed ch a r a cter i s ti c 1 6 ; ph a ll i c i tua l of
C i v i l i za t i on 3 7 3 ; m ea n in g of 3 7 7 37
, r

, ; m e ta ll i c ba s i s of ,3 ; pe r i od ,

of , 385 ; w a r an d . .

Cl an , in ter m a r r i age w ith in

Cl and ti es ne — l ov e, 1 5 7i ; v ce

C leop at r a
Clim acter ium
41 6 L O VE

C l m ax
i of ac t

C l i to r i s , 2 8 , 44, 9 0 , 2 3 7 , 289 ; em blem of , 3; l i bido in a n om a l i es of ,

185 ; in or
gas m us r eta r d at us , 220 at pu ber ty 1 82
C lo a ca 20, 22 , 26
C lo thes— fema l e , 30 7i n h om os exu a l i ty, 2 8 7i
; rr a d i a ti on of s ex , 7
C occygodyn i a
C oed ucat ion
C oe lom
Co i tu s i n ter u ptu s r

C o l i c s p er m a t i c
C o ll i cu l u s 3 6 ; in exces s e s 1 6 9 ; h yp er t r ophy of 2 0 0 2 0 1 ; in n oc
'

t u r n a l er ec t i on s 1 7 ph ys io l ogy of 7 72 7
, , , ,

,
5 82 , ,

C olon i a l p r o tozoa 1 14
C o lum n a s ex s ym bo l
,
-
3
C om m u n a l m a r r i age 3 83
C om plem en t s ou l s 37
’
, 6
C on cept i on — fav o r able t i m e o f 349 ; in in ter m en s tr u a l pe r iod 3 4 9
, , ,

35 8 ; p r ev en ti on o f 3 40 ; in r ape , 36 0
C o n fi n em en t — i n t er co u r s e a ft er 3 5 6 ; l i b i do a fter 1 84 2 1 3
C o j u g t i on 1 1 3 1 1 4 2 7
, ,

n a , 5 ; o d or f em in ae du r i n g 9 8 ; s ca l e o f 1 1 2
, , , ,

o f ce ll s

C ons a n gu i n eo u s — fa m i ly 3 85 ; m a r r i age ,

C n ci
o s o u s n e s s l s
o s o
, i — a t or ga s m 92 ; in pla n t s ,

C on sen s u a l is m
of irl fa l se s te p
’
C on s eq u en ces g s

C on s p ir acy of s i lence
m —
C on te pt in l ov e 138 ; or s ex

7
,

C on t in en ce, 1 6 ; h a b i t of , 40 3 ; bs t a cl e s of , 40 4 ; d f emi n ae
7
o o or

in , 9 8 ; in w om en 1 9
C on tr a -
l t i on
se ec

C on tr ecta ti on i m p u l s e o f
,

C on v u l s i on s a t or gas m
( O pper of S i n a i
‘

C o p u l a tion 108 1 1 0 ; dur a tion

, , of

C or o lla
C or se t, 3 0 1 , 3 6 5 ; a im of

C os m ic v a ue l
C o sm os , ti on a l i ty in
ra

C os ta l r es p i r a t i on
C o u r se of sexu a l act
C ou r tes a n s— c a r eer of 1 5 0 ; ch ar acte r , of , 399 ; fas h ion , 7; in O ld
T es ta m en t 4 ; in tem ples ,

Cov er in gs of gen ita l s

 I ND E X 41 7
m en
Coyn es s 1 45 , 3 90
34 7
C r ea ti v e l t i on
ev o u 13
C r i ter ion — o i l ove , 1 38 ; of m a r i tal h y gi e n e , 35 1 ; of m or a l i ty . . 3 68 , 38 4
C r os s s ym bo l of 4
7
,

C r os s d r e s s i n g
-
29
C r os s fer t i l i za ti on
-
,
1 1 5 ; in pl an ts 1 22 , 1 2 3
C r ypto r ch is mu s 1 90
Cun n i l i n gus 2 8 2, 2 89
Cu p id in fas h i on 8
C u r i o s i t y of ch i ld r en 31 7
C u s tom an d m or a l i ty 36 7 368 ,

C ycl es of sex ex ci t em en t -
3 54
C yto pl as m 61
Da ll i an ce 17 3
Da n ci n g 36 5
Da n ger — o f s yph i l i ti c i n fect i on 3 9 9 ; of v en er ea l d i s ea s es , 32 6
D a n vi lle 1 32
D a r w i n i an theor y 14
Dav i d 3 27 9
Day d r eam s 1 5 6 1 7 7 7
,

2 1 8 3 00 ; of p er v e r t s 28
Dea th— a pp r oa ch of 3 7 37
-
, , , ,

5 ; bu l w a r k a ga i n s t h o r r o r o f
, 6 ; of ,

soma t ic cell s 1 12
Defect iv es—C h r i s ti an i ty an d 339 ; m en t a l 3 2 7 ; s te r i l i z
,
a t i o n o f 3 44 ,
.

Defln it ion - o f i n s t i n ct 1 0 2 1 0 4 3 2 6 ; o f m o r a l i ty
, , 3 2 6 2 32 3 6 9
, , ,

De fi o r a t ion 35 4
Deifi cat ion of p a s s i on 3 5 7
De l boeu f 1 32
Del i lah 1 38
Dein i m on d a i n e 3 6 5 ;
-
, f as h i on a n d, 7i d
; ea l of 1 43
Dep r es s i o n po s tor gas t i c 1 00
Descen t — in fem a le l i n e 3 8 7
,

; o f te s t i cl es ,
30
Des i r e— extr eme in im poten ce 1 9 6 ; tr an s cen d en ta l
, ,
1 09
Dess o i r 1 45
Des t i n y ma n s ’
3 3 7
67
,

D te m i
e r 64 ;
n er s ,f duct o co n 3
De tum escen ce — im pu ls e of 1 0 4 1 0 5 1 0 6 1 0 9 ; in feti ch is m , , , ,
26 6
De elo pm en t— o i gen i to u i n a r y s y s tem 2 0 ; i n d iv i du a l lov e
v -
r , , 1 40
of r ep r od u ct i v e i n s t i n ct 1 1 2 ; ob s t r u ct i on in o f l ov e , ,

De ices f or p r ev en ti on of con cep t i on

v

Dev i ll e
Di a betes in i mpo ten ce .

Di ph r agm a u ogen i ta le
a r .

Di ff er en t i ti on sexu a l
a ,
41 8 LOVE

Di l a ta tion of v agin a
Di n g an s ich
Dioec i ou s plan ts
Di og n ese I
Di sco er y of fi r e
v

Di seas e s gon or r hoea l fem a le

,

Di s p a r eun i a off s p r in g in
,

Di v i n e w i ll
Di i n i ty— a ttr i bu tes of t h e 2 7
v 5 ; n a tu r e o f ,

Div i s i on p r op aga ti on by
,

Do l i hoceph al i c
c

D omes ti c a n i ma l s m en s tr u ati on in ,

Dom i n i on o f w oma n
Dou ble s tan d a r d of mo r a l i ty .

Do u ch es v l u e o f a n t i co n cept i on a l
D r eam s— er oti c 7
-
, a

6 2 0 3 ; of pe r v er t s
, ,

Dr es s — mean i n g o f 6 ; m an ia f o r 1 5 3 ; pea s a n ts
, ,

Dr i n k ca us e o f
,

Diih r en
Du r a ti on—«fl co pu l a t i on , 99 ; fee l i n g of , 38 1 ; of c a r ee r of pr ost i

Dy s aes thes i a
E c h i n od er m a ta
E cc les i a s te s
E con om i c — d e te r m i n i s ts 3 2 7 33 1 33 8 ; eq u a l i ty , , ,

E czem a o f gen i ta l s
E d u c ti on o f ch i ld r en 3 1 7
a ; p r o phy l act i c v a l u e
, f o

Eff ects — ex agge r a ted of m a s tu r ba tio n 2 3 8 ; sen s u a l of fas h i on

, , ,
.

E fi em in a t io — p s ych i ca l 2 93 ; bod i l y
'

.
,

E go tism — in f r i en d s h i p 1 56 ; in sen s u a l l ov e ,

E i ch s ted t
E j a cu l a t i on — in men ta l er eth i s m 1 7 3 ; p r em a tu r e 1 9 8 ; ph y s i o l ogy
9 1 9 4 ; of m a l e 7 17
, ,

o f fem a l e 8 9 , ,6 8 1 9 3 ; p r aeco x
, 0 , , ,

Ekle r

E l i m i n a t i on of degen er a tes
El i s ha
E li j ah
E ll K ey
en

E ll i s
E m be l em en t a d u ty
zz .

Embr yo — h er m a ph r o d i ti c 2 2 ; , of plan t
E m i ss i o n s 1 1 0 n oc tu r n a l
,
 I ND E X 41 9

E n dom etr it is in s t er i li ty
E n gage men ts

E n s l av er y of w omen
E n u r es i s n oc u r n a t

E n vy
E p i lepti c , 31 1 ; i i
cr s s , 8 2 ; gu i n ea p igs
-

E q u a tor i a l pla te
E q u il i br ium , mo r a l

E r ect i on— fear in 80 ; n er v ou s con tr ol of ph y i l f 7

7 7 4,
o f cer v i x 8 78 9 ; o f c l i to r i s 9 0 ; n oc tu r n a l 1 7 77
o o
, ; s o gy , ,

, , 1 4 1 93, .
, , , 1 94
E r eth i s m— in ch ild r en 1 06 ; k a tabo l ic
71 0
,

E r ogen ou s 9 1 1 1 1 , 1 30
7
zon es , ,

E r os , 1 ; d cta tu r e o f , 3 4 ; t w o d es r es o f
i i
E r ot c - c hem otr op is m u s , 1 3 0 , 1 2 4 , 2 5 ; d r e a m s , 2 0 3 ; d r e a m s of per
i 7
v er t s , 2 8 7
n ov e l s , 2 2 4 ; m u r d er s , 1 4 8 ; od o r s , 9 8 ; r u m 1 n a t io n s

E r ot op a th
E s saean s
E ter n a l— fleet in g a n d, 7t ib
3 6; r un a l
E th i ca l Wh y 32 6 ,
l i ty 7
.

E t 1 o logy— o f homosexu a , 2 5 of i m po ten ce m a le, 1 6 9 fema l e . .

E ugen ics
E ugen ie pow er of sexu a l i ty

E u n u ch s 6 9 , 1 86
E u th an a s ia
E u then i cs
Eve
E v ol u t i on — o p ita l is m 1 4 1 ; of emot i on s 1 4 1 ; of l ov e 1 47
f ; pr i n
1 41 ; r aci a l 3 6 8 ; t r u th o f 3 7
ca , , ,

c i pl e o f , 9 ; o f sex
, ,

E v o lu t i on a r y eth i cs 4 04
7
,

E xces ses — in co pu l a t i on 1 98 1 6 9 ; in m a s tu r ba t i on 1 0 ; in m en ta l
er e th i s m 1 7
, , ,

2 ; s ym ptom s o f 3 5 2 ; in tact i l e er ot i cism

, ,

Exc i ta t i on of s per m a
Ex h i b i ti on i sm — in m en 2 0 ; in w omen 2 7 , 7
2 ; in n ym ph om an i ac ,

w omen
Ex is ten ce— p u r pose of , 3 73 7 2, 8; r eas on f or
E xogam o u s m ar r i age
E xposu r e of c h ildr en .
420 LOVE

E x ten s ion , fee l i n g of

E zek iel
Fa il u r e fea r of in impo ten ce
, ,

Fa i r s h ar e of w or ld s w or k ’

Fa i th of l i fe 3 6 ; a n d sci en ce
, 7
Fam i l y— mo tiv e f or m a l e con t i n en ce 405 ; p u n a l uan 3 86 ; pa tr i
7
, ,

a r ch a l 3 8 ; l i fe 1 2 5 ; f r ien d

F a s h i on — sexu a l i ty a n d 6 ; s exu a l eff ec ts of 7

, ,

; Cu p i d a n d 8 ; d em i
7
, , ,

m on d e a n d 1 4 3 ; fi ck len es s of , , .

Fas ti d i o u sn es s in s en s u a l l ov e .

Fear 334 ; in i mp o ten ce 1 8 1 ; h om osexu a l i ty th r ough 2 82 ; er ection

, , ,

an d

F e l l a t r ic ia 1 9 4, 2 9,7
Fem a l e— a n a es th es i a 2 06 2 0 9 2 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 8 ; chas ti ty 3 88 3 89 ;
30 7
, , , , , , ,

c l o th e s ; dev o tees 6 ; ej a cu l a ti o n 89 91 94 ; fide l i ty

38 7
.
, , , , ,

; f r i gi d ity 2 0 6 2 1 8 ; gen i t a l s 2 8 4 1
, 8 3 ; i m p er s on a tor
, , , , ,

3 0 5 ; i n ch a s t i ty 3 8 9 ; i n h er i t an ce in l i n e 3 8 6 ; i n s t i n ct of
pu r i ty 30 7 ; n u d i ty 3 0 7
, , ,

; o r ga s m 9 1 9 4 95 ; po t en cy 9 5 ;
p r i de 3 0 7
, , , , , ,

, ; p r i n c i pl e in n a tu r e 3 ; selfi s h n es s 1 9 4 ; t r an s , ,

v es t i te 3 0 8 ; u n i t ch a r a cter s
,
-
.

F em i n i s t s
F er t i l i za t i on — o i b 1 r ds 1 2 4 ; of egg 66 ; o f fi s h es 1 2 4 ; of pl an t s
, , , ,

1 1 5 1 2 1 ; of m amm al s
,

Feti ch— o i s ex a ct 1 1 1 : of l ov e 1 35 ; w or s h i p 2 66 ; of bo d y pe r
-
, , ,
-

t i on s 2 65 ; of ga r ter
2 64 2 6 7
,

F et i c h i s m — ar t w l e s of a tt i r e in ; ph y s i o l ogi ca l 2 6 5 ; t u , , ,

m escen ce in
F ia ux
F i cti on l ov e in
,

F i r s t cau s e
Fir s t u n i g m ech n i m
rs n , a s of

F i s he s 1 9 ; n u s i n g o f eggs
, r of

Fi i p a o u s ep o d u c t i o n
ss r r r

Fl a gell a ti on 1 30 , 2 5 4
Fl w s
o er

F e pl ea s u r e
or -

Fou r n i er
F r an ce m a s tu r bat i on in sch oo l s of
,

Fr eedom m s e lect i on of m ates

Fr ee lov e
Fr en zy o f w or k .

F r eq u en cy— o f i n te r cou r se 35 1 ; d i m i n is h ed ,

F eu d
r

F r eun d
 I ND E X 42 1

Fr iedr ich
Fr ien ds h i p 1 3 8 ; ego ti s m in
Fr igidity m a le 1 86 1 8 7
,

—
; fema le , , , 2 1 8, 2 0 6 ; in h om osexu al ity , 29 1
m en s be l i ef in fema le
’

Fu tu r i s m
G a lop i n
Ga lt on 338 ; l aw of
,

Gam ete ,

Gar n i er
Ga r te r feti ch of
,

Ga r tn er ducts of
,

G as tr u l a
Gemm ipar ous r ep r od uction
Ge n es is
Gen i a t l— cen t r es , male 40 ; , fem ale , 55 ; co r ds , 22 ; p ithelium 5 3 83
e , ,

fold s 28 ; , gr oo v e, 26 ; n e r v es , ma le, 3 9 ; fem ale 5 5 ; i n te r n a l,

r idge, tu ber cl e
22 ; swe ll i n g , 26 ;
Gen to u i n ar y s ys tem dev el opm en t 2 0 ; a n a tomy m a l e 29 ; fem al e
i r - — , , , ,

4 1 ; in a to n ic i m p o ten ce 200 ; s y ph i l i t i c a fl ec t io n of
'

Germ cell s
Ger s t l an er
Gibb
Gi lls
Gir a fl , ev ol u t i o n o f
'

Gi l s c ov er i n g of , ;
r — 7 n a me s in t r a n s v es t i s m
Gla bell a
G lycos ur i a tr an s i tor y,

Goeth e
Go ld of Oph ir
Gon or r hoea 7 9 3 9 2 39 3 ; i n fec t i on by 3 9 5 fem a l e d i sea s e s by 3 9 4 ;
, , , , ,

to ler a tion a ga i n s t 39 3 ; i gn or an ce a bo u t 32 9 ; azoos per m i a , ,

by 9 1 ; i m p oten ce by
,

G eek bacch an al i a
r

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Hammu r ab i cod ex
Ha pp in ess , 3 ; ma tr i mon i a l 7
7
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Har m of mas tu r b a tion 77

1 1, 1 2
Ha r m on y— o f th i n gs , 38 1 ; of l
so u s

Ha t r ed in l i b i do
Ha u s ler

Hea r t-be a t in pl a n ts
—
Heb r ew b r a ch yceph a l i a o f 1 5 ; m as tu r ba t i on of , w om en , 2 42 ; o ldes t
7
,

d r ama 2 5 ; sex w o r s h i p
,

Hedon i c ph i l o so phy
Hega r
Hegel
He i n e
He l i ocen tr i c s ys tem
Helpl es sn es s o f i n fan t
Hen pecked m a n
Hen son
Her ed i tar y ta i n t of m as tu r ba t i o n
H er ed i ty i n ex o r a bl en e s s o f
,

Her m a ph r o d i te — a pp a r en t , 4 2 ; fem a l e p s ych i c

He r m a ph r od i t i c— em br o , 22 ;y s pec i es, 1 1 5 ; flo w e r s
Her od o tus
Hes i od

Hier o n ym os
Hin d u th eo l ogy
Hi n dus
Hir s ch s p r un g
H i s to r y o f m a r r i a ge
H i s tr ion i c s p ect acl es
Homosexu a l— m ar r i a ge s 2 88 2 96 ; per v er s i on , 2 85 ; p erv er s ity
7 7 7
, ,

Ho o sex u a l i ty an im a ls , 2 6 ; c lo th es in , 2 8 ; et i o logy of , 2 5 ;
m —
th r ou gh fear , 2 82 ; fr i gi d i ty in , 29 1 ; in G r eece, 2 ; amon g 77
7
Heb r ew s 2 9 ; f o r l u s t, 2 8 3 ; Mos a i c l aw 27 dity i
9;
7p 7
7t
, on , nu n,

28 ; f
r o ess ion of , 2 84 ; of s av ages , 2 ; s r ic t

Hor ow icz

How a r d 26 73 3
, 3

Humil ia t ion in h i r ed l ov e
Hun ger , pr otopl a sm a t ic 1 12, 1 14
Hydr a
 IN D E X 42 3

Hyd r ocel e
Hygien e 3 1 4 ; f or
, d u lt s 34 ; in defect i v e s
a , 7
Hym en d ev e l o p m en t 26 ; a n a to m y 4 6 ; r u ptu r e
— , ,
of , 35 4 ; i m pe r

f or a t ed
Hym en o pte r a
Hy per a es thes i a , 2 23 ; o f th r a
ur e

Hy p o s p a d i a — m a l e 1 9 0 ; , fem a l e
Hy s ter i ca l w om en
I de a of d es i r e
a .

I d l— in l ov e 1 3 1 ; of h um a n s p ec i e s 1 3 2 ; in l o v e w i th 1 4 1 ; o f
i m m a cu la te v i r gi n 5 ; m a ter i a l i s t i c 3 7
e a , , ,

1 ; o f ab so lu te ab , ,

s t in en ce 4 02 ; of goo d ,

I gn or an ce —m as tu r ba t i on th r ou gh 2 5 0 ; p r o s t i tu t i o n b y ,

I ll egi ti m a cy
I ll u s i on s in l ov e an d fr i en d s h i p
,

I m a ge of m a te
I m a ge y m a l e 2 9 3 m a s och i s t i c
r —
, ,

I m m or a l pl ays

I mm or ta l i ty of pr otozoa
I m m u i ty s yp h i l i ti c
n ,

I m pe r son a to r fem a l e ,

I m po te n ce— b so l u te 1 9 8 ; a lc oh o l in 1 82 ; a t on i c 1 9 8 ;
a ,
f c pu l a , ,
o o

tion m a le 1 9 2 ; fem a le 2 06 ; d i a be ti c 1 9 3 ; d r u gs in 1 8 1
, , , , , ,

1 8 4 ; e t i o l ogy m a l e 1 6 9 ; fe m a l 1 8 2 ; fea r in 1 8 1 ; by
7
, , e, ,

r h oe a 1 8 1 2 0 8 i d i o p a th i c 1 8 2 l i b i d i 1 8 f m ale

2 0 8 ; o r gan i c 1 9 2 ; b y obes i tas 1 9 3 ; b y ov er es t i m a t i o n 1 9 7

g o n or ; , ; o, n ; e , , ,

, ; , ,

by o er exc it a t ion 1 9 6 ; p a r a l y t i c 1 9 3 ; p a r ti a l 1 9 8 ; pa
v , , ,

t h o l ogy m a l e 1 85 ; fem a l e 2 05 ; p s ych i c 1 9 4 ; r el a t i v e 1 95 ;

by s h oc k s 1 9 7
, , , , ,

; s ymp to m a t i c
, 18 1 1 9 3 ; tem po r a r y 1 95 , , ,

tr an s i to r y 194 ; of v o lu pta s 1 86 ; fem al e

, ,

I m p o te n c i es fou r k i n d s
I m p r egn a t i on — p r oce s s of 6 7
, .

; pl a ce o f ,

I m pu l s a ttr ac t i on o f m a te s 1 2 5 ; o f con j u ga t i on 1 25 ; con , ,

t r ect a t ion 1 0 4 1 0 9 ; co n tr ecta t i o n in eu n u ch s 1 86 ; of de

, , ,

tum es cen ce 1 0 4 1 09 ; o f per m a e t m a t i n g

, , n n

I m p u r i t y
— th r u h
g c h a n ceo a cq u a i n t a n ce s 3 3 3 ; pl e a s u r e s ee k i n
g ,
-
,

333 ; v a n i ty
I n ces t 2 50 ; ca s t r a t i on in 25 1 ; imm or a l i ty of
, ,

I n co n t i n en ce m a l , e .

I n co n ti n en t i a u r in ae
I n d ex o f s en t i m en t a l l ov e
I n d i i d u a l a ll otm en ts
v

I n d i vi d u a l i ty in l ov e
I n fan t h elpl es s n es s of
,
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I n fa tu a t i on
I n fu s o r ium
I n h er itan ce in fem a l e l i n e
I n h i b i t i on cen t r e o f — m al e 40 ; fem a le 55 ; o f l i b ido
, , ,

I n s ti n ct — ch i ld r en s s ex 1 0 6 ; d efi n i t i on of 1 02 1 0 4 32 6 ; o f pr opa
’
, , , ,

g a t i e n 1 0
, 9 1 1 2 , 1 2 5 ;,o f r ep r od u ct i o n in a lt r u i sm 1 2 ; of ,

v o l u pta s 1 8 5 ; of fema l e p u r i ty
,

I ns tin ct s per fec ti v e

I ns tr u ct i on in sex
I n tellec t in l i b i d o
I n te ll i gen ce in un i v er s e 1 4 ; s u r v i v a l v a lue of
, , Z . .

I n ten s i ty of l i b i do
I n ter cour se— ia con fi n emen t 356 ; fr eq uen cy 35 1 ; i dea l 2 22 2 3 9
2 44 ; in l actat i on 35 6 ; in pa r t i a l f r i gi d i ty 3 5 7
, , , , ,

, ; po s i tions in , ,

350 ; in p r egn a n cy 35 5
I n ter ma r r iage 3 85
I n ter m en s tr ua l con cept i on 3 49 , 3 58
I n ter n a l m ess ages 1 06 , 1 08
I n ter v a l be t ween con fi n em en t s 35 8
I n to xica t iom —i m pur i ty by 3 3 2 ; o f w o r k , 7
3 4
I n v en t i on o f h ow 3 85
I nv er ts mod e o f i n te r cou r s e o f
, 2 88
I r el an d yon is m 4
I s r ae l 3 7
,

, 1 ; s ex w o r s h i p in 5
1 65
2 42
Jaeger 98
Jagad as Ch a n da r n B o se 3 80
James 7
Jan et 13 3
, 7
Jea l ousy 1 5 ; in ch i ld r en , 1 0 6 ; in h omosexu a l i ty ,
28 6 ; i l
an d r v a , 15 71
,
59
Jew s ci r cumci s ion in 1 6
37
,

1
Joy, nat ur e o f . 1 39
Ju da 4
Ju da i sm an d C h r is t i an i ty 7
3 1
Ju deo Ch r i s ti an cr eed 37
0
37
-

Jus t i ce s oc ial 36 9 3 7
— 1 ; r etr i bu to r y
, , 1
5
27
9
1 42 , 1 4 6 , 1 5 1 , 1 55 , 384 , 3 8 9
311
36 6
K a th er i n e of Ru ss i a 2 20
Keim ep i t h el ss
 IN D E X 42 5

Kidn ey p r i m i t i v e
, 20
Ki er n a n 26 4 , 28 9 , 29 4 , 32 0
Ki sch 8 7 , 23 4
Kis s , l 2 55
7
an a

Ki ss -li ter a tu r e 24
Ki s s in g , or i gi n of 96
K l ei n 85
Kn out s l av er y of 38 3
7
,

K r afl t E bin g
'
-
1 6 2 , 23 4 , 2 5 3 , 25 6 , 2 6 3 , 2 6 9 , 2 0 , 2 9 0 29 2 , 2 9 6
7
.

Kr is t ell er 8 , 8 8 , 89 , 9 1
Lacer ation— oi bu lbs 1 84 ; of s ph i ncter cun n i ,
-1 84
Lacta tion 85 ; i n ter cou r s e in
, 35 6
La ker 24 8
Lam ar ck ian 14
Las s i tu d e po s tor ga s ti c 94 1 0 0
37
, ,

La u r i um s i l ver of , . 3
La w — e xcept i on s in 4 0 5 ; o f G a lton 1 6 ; o f ob s tac les 3 9 0 ; of p a r i t y
7
, , ,

3 4 ; a ga i n s t a bo r t i on 3 6 4 ; a ga i n s t u n ch a s t i ty ,

La w s on T ait -

Leci th i n
Leeches
Le P i lleu r
Les bi a n w o men
Les b ian is m amon g p r o s ti tu tes
Leu cor r hoea in n ew l y w ed -

Lew i s
Liber tin e in soci ety .

Li ber ty— d ev el opm en t o f 3 4 2 ; B ibl i ca l ,

Libidin o gen ous s u bs t a n ces

Li b i do 9 2 1 5 4 ; an t o r ga s t ic 2 1 6 2 2 1 ; a n t o r ga s t ic in w omen 90
7
, , , , ,

cen tr e o f 8 ; com p elled 9 9 ; in co n fi n em en t 1 8 4 ; i m po ten ce

, , ,

o f a fter con fi n emen t 2 1 3 ; d u r i n d fi t i 9 8 h t d d

9 8 ; i n h i b i ti o n o f 9 7
o a a e a
, g e r on
, ; r n , ,

; i n te ll ect d u r i n g 93 ; i n te n s i ty o f 95 ;
, , ,

p a i n a n d 9 8 1 84 ; of per v er ts 2 8 9 ; s en ses sou r ce of 9 6

, , , , ,

s i m u l a t ion o f 2 1 5 ; sym ptoms of 9 2 ; ugl i n e s s

L i fe — aim of 3 7 7
3 3 7 40 4 ; f a i th in 3 6 ; flee t in gn es s o f 3 7 7 7
, ,

Ger m an Ru s s i an f r on ti er 3 83 pur pose of 3 7 2 37

, , , ; , ,

8 ; te n ac i ty
to 37
-
, , , ,

8 ; tr i v ia li t y of
,

L i ll i th
L i m i ta ti on of off s pr in g

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 6 LO VE

L i te r a tur e in love , 14 ; 7f m e in i s ti c
Logos
Lo ima n
Lombr oso

Los s o f m emo r y , 1 9 9 ;
— of ov a r es i
Lo v c h
a n c ie n t s and, 1; ch i ld
h i ld r en s 1 0 5 ; cl a n d es t i n e
of , 135 ; c
’
, ,

1 3 8 ; co n tem pt o f 1 3 8 ; o f co u n t r y 1 1 ; c r i t e r i o n o f
, 1 38 ; , ,

ev o l u t i o n o f 1 3 ; fet i ch of 1 0 ; in fi ct io n 1 0 ; fou n d a t i o n of
1 ; of f r i en d s 1 2 ; t o God 1 1 ; h i r ed 40 7
, , ,

soc i e ty , , ; i ll u s i o ns , ,

of 1 38 ; key o f 1 3 2 ; w i th lov e 1 3 0 1 3 1 4 00 ; in m ar r i age

347 ; m o r a l i ty o f 3 7 5 ; o f odor s 1 2 7
, , , , , ,

, ; p a r en t a l 1 3 6 139 ; a n d , , ,

p a s s i on 1 4 0 ; p atho logy of 1 6 2 ; r a ti on a l i ty of tr u e 1 40 ; sen

, , ,

s u a l 1 29 1 3 0 ; sen t i m en ta l 1 2 9 13 6 ; s ex a ttr act i o n a n d 12

, , , ,
-
,

a t fi r s t s i ght 1 3 5 1 4 2 s u i ci d e in
, ,

Lover , as s as s i n a t i on o f . .

Lucian
Lum en v agi n al
,

Lun gs s yp h i l i ti c ca v i t i es o f
Lu s t 1 4 7
,

, ; s elfi s h 1 3 1 ; h o m o s exu a l i ty o u t o f
,

Lu s t fee l i n g po s i ti v e
-
,

Luxu r i es cr aze o f
,

M ack en zi e
Mad n es s an d lov e
Magn an 1 6 5 2 33 2 3 4 2 6 8
M a le— c h a s t i ty 3 9 2 ; f r i gi d i ty 1 8 6 1 8 7
, , , ,

, ; gen i t a l s 28 2 9 ; n er ve s 3 9 , , , , ,

t r an s v es ti te
M an — c r i mi n a l a pp et i te s in 406 ; des t i n y o f 3 7 3 ; fid e l i ty of 39 0
, , , ,

hen pecked 1 5 4 2 1 4 25 4 ; o r i gi n o f 3 18 ; pa s s i on in t h e m a tu r e
, , , ,

Man i a— r el i gi o u s 2 2 8 ; f or plea s u r e 348 ; f o r d r es s

, ,

M a n te gazza
Ma n tle fib r es
M a r dach
Ma r i a Th er e s i a
M a r r iage sui a t bl e
h as t i ty in 350 ; chl or os i s cu r ed
f o r , 34 8 ;
by 3 62 ; comm un a l 3 86 ; con s an gu i n eou s 1 2 7
h
a ge c ,

; co n v en tion a l
1 00 ; cu r e b y 1 7
, , , ,

9 ; e vo lu t i on o f 1 41 ; ex oga mou s 3 8 6 ; h i s to r y
3 85 ; l ov e in 3 4 7 ; mo n ogam i c 4 0 7
, , ,

of ; p r o s t i tu t i o n in 1 35 ;
sen s u a l i ty in 34 7
, , , ,

s h yn e s s in 3 48 ; u n fi t s t o 3 40 ; w oman a n d
, , ,

Ma r r o 15
M as ch ka
Ma s och i sm 25 3 ; i m ager y in
,

Ma r q u i s de S ad e
Mas t u r bat i on — in an i m a l s 23 8 ; bet s in 2 39 ; cau ses of 1 6 72 40 , , , , ,

2 49 ; in ch ild r en 1 6 4 ; ex agger a ted eff ect s of 23 8 ; ha r m of

, , ,
 IN D E X 42 7
P A“.

32 4 ; her ed i t ar y ta i n t 1 66 1 6 8 ; ign or an ce in 2 50 ; impotence

b y m a le 1 7
, , ,

, 0 ; fem a l e 1 8 3 ; i n Le s b i a n w om en 2 4 2 ; m i s h a p s
, , ,

d u r i n g 2 43 23 9 ; M i les i an w omen 2 42 ; mod er a te 238 2 4 1

, , , , , ,

2 46 ; p r ev en ti on o f 3 2 2 32 4 ; in sc h oo l s 2 3 9 ; s eq u el s o f 3 2 4 , , , , ,

2 4 1 2 4 8 ; s p an k i n g a n d 1 30 ; s ym ptom s of 1 9 9 32 3 36 2 ;
, , , , ,

s yn co pe in gi r l s 2 4 1 ; u r i n a t i on in 2 4 1 ; w i thdr a w a l ca u s e
, ,

of , 3 6 2 ; in w omen
M a s tu r b a to r , c ha r acter of

Ma tchm a k i n g
Ma ter i a l i s m go a l of ,

Ma ter i a l i s ts a lt r u i s ti c
,

M a tin g per m an en t
,

Ma tr i a r ch a te
M a t u r it io n 6 3 , 83 ; , of s per m ce ll
Mea n i n g o f l i fe .

Mea n s— o f sex exci temen t 36 4 ; aga i ns t ac q u i r ed ma s t u r ba t i on

-
, .

M ec h an i s t i c theo r y
Medi ca l s tu den t s
M e n d el s l a w s
’

—
Men i n gi ti s go n o r r h o ica 39 5 ; s yph i l i t i ca , .

Men s tr u ati on 8 4 ; in an i m a l s 8 6 ; b r ea s t s in 32 0 ; i n te r cou r s e in ,

35 4 ; l ym ph a ti c 8 7
, , ,

; ma l e 2 0 3 ; M os a ic l a w on 35 5 ; od or
, , ,
at

9 8 ; v o l u pta s d u r i n g
Men ta l defect iv es 3 2 7 ; seco n d a r y ch a r a cte r i s t i cs of
,

Men ta l er eth i s m ej ac u l a t i on in , .

M e r etr i c i ou s v en er y d i s s a t i s fa ct i on in ,

M et a ll i c ba s i s o f c i v i l i za t i o n
Meta l s d i s cov er y of
,

Metaphy s i ca l r i ddles
Meta zoa

h - 1 ct u r it ion , 1 797ft
7 , 1 ; a er e acu a j l t i on
M i n d an d m a tte r
M in i s tr y an d s ex
M i tos i s
M ixo s copy
Mod er n s ta ge
Modes ty 1 45 3 9 1 ; in h i ld r en 1 06 ; t
ex r e m e , in ti on 8 0 ; in per
7
, , c , e r ec ,

28
35 1
72
O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O
O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O

94 , 1 65 , 2 3 , 48 , 2 6 3 , 2 9 0 , 3 1 1
19
114
1 7
 428 LOVE
r m
Mon in 98
11 7
M on ogamy, 388, 392 ; in an im a s , l 1 26 ; b iol ogica l , 1 48 ; fem al e . . 1 4 1 , 1 48
352
2 62 , 268
M or a l— eq u il ib r ium , 345 ; i mpe r a t i v e 3 , 7imp
7 ; er a t ive in go n o r r h oe a,
395 sense , 36 9 ; t dar d in t
7 lt
s an n a ur e .

Mor al ity 3 6 r u is m bin d i n g of

in , 3 84 ; 405 ; i ter ion of , 36 8 ;
7
, ; a , cr

cu s om t a n d 36 3 68 ; d efi n i tion of 32 6 , 2 32 , 3 69 ; o f fea r
7
, , , ,

22 6 ; of lov e 3 5 ; r ad i ca ls an d 36 9 ; r el igion an d, 3 6 9 ;

7
, , n ew

s ex , 14 ; of w o r k
Mor ga n
Mor n i n g d r o p
Mo r r i s
Mo r t i mer
Mor u l a
Mu cu s — s mell of v a gin a l , 98 ; m ens tr u a t ion of

M uller i a n ducts

Mu ta ti o n s
My s te r y— of cr ea ti on , 3; of sex a -
tt r act i on , 2 5;7f o w om an
’
s p sych e
Mys ti cism er otic ,

N a r ci s s u s com plex in w omen

N a r co t i c of bu s i n ess
N as h er
N a tu r a l — l
s e ec t ion , 1 4, 33 9 ; l aw s
Na t u e d ivin ity 2 5 ; , 7 d i s r egar d of t h e in d ivi du a l by , 3 82
fem a le p r i n ci ple in . 3 : o f l i fe 3 84 ; , ra t i on a l i ty in , 38 2
s tan d a r d of m o r a l i t y in

Neces s ity h omosexu a l ity ou t of

,

Ne i s se r 3 43 , 3 9 3 ,

Nee Da r w i n i a n s an d La m a r ck i a n s
7dit
-

Neu r as th en ics 80 ; a n d a b s ti n en ce
, , 1 ; an n er cou r s e

N i e tz sc h e 1 40 , 34 1 , 34 6 , 3 1 7
N i pple in sex

77
7
.

N oc t u r n a l— e m i ss ion s , 1 1 0 , 2 03 , 40 1 ; er ec t i on s . . 1 4, 1 , 1 9 3 , 1 94
Nn ir u t
Nor d a u
 I NDE X 42 9

N u d i ty— fem a le 7i
hom o s ex u a l i ty 2 8 ; obs cen i ty of 3 65 ; s i ght
30 7
7
, n , ,

o f 3 1 8 ; s ou r ce of l i b i d o
,
9
Num ber — of ch i ld r en in a fam i ly 35 8 ; o f s p er m a tozoa 382
7
,

Nu r s e r y r u les o f
, 31
N u r s i n g— o f t h e you n g 1 2 9 ; m ech an i s m o f , 10 °

Nu r tu r e 3 3 8 ; ch an ge of o r ga n is m by 15
17
,

N ym ph om an i a 4 2 2 0 22 9 2 3 1 , , , , 3 13
Obed ien ce br ide s pr omise of
,
’
. 15 1
Obes i ta s i m po ten ce in
, . 1 93
Obscen e 3 1 8 ; eff ect o f 3 6 6 ; s en t i men ts
, , 9
Ob s cen i ty in m ixo s copy . 226
Obs t acles— l aw o f 3 90 ; t o co n t i n en ce , 40 4
Ob s t r u ct i on in dev el op m en t o f l ov e 1 46
Od o r f em in ae 98
Odo r s — er ot i c 9 8 ; of fl ow er s 1 2 0 ; l ov e o f
, , 12 7
Oett i n ger 35 9
Ofl s pr in g— d i s p a r eun i a an d 3 5 9 l i m i tat i o n o f 3 40 ; v i ta s exu a l i s an d
'

, , 35 8
Ol d T e t m t — ph a ll i ci s m in 2 ; cou r tes a n in 4
On a n i s m— in m en 1 7
s a e n ,

4 2 0 2 ; in w om en , , 1 84
Ooph or in es 85
Oph i r gold of
, . 7
3 3
O r ga n ic i m po ten ce 19
O r ga sm u s 8 1 9 3 , fem a le 9 1 9 4 95 fem a l e con v u l s i on a t 92
, , , , ,

ob ser ved 88 ; p o s i t i on d u r i n g 3 5 0 ; p r aecox 22 1 ; r e t a r da t u s

, , , ,

22 1 2 1 6 35 1 , ta s te o f
, ,

Or i gi k i s s i n g 96 ; of s ex attr act i on 1 2 4 ; of m an
,
-
,

O r i gin es
Os i r i s
Ova n umber of
,

Ov a r ian , i n te r n a l s ec r etion
Ov a r i es 1 1 5 ; los s o f
,

Ov a r in es
Ov a r y, 2 4 5 2 83 ; , , of pl an t
Ov i d 1 8 3, 2 1 5,
Ov u l a t i on
Ov um — an a to m y 54 ; m at u r it ion ,
of , 63 , 8 3 ; w a n d er ing of
Oxa lur i a
P aget
Pa i n — in l ib idio,9 8 1 8 4 ; in l ow er abdomen 394 ; in m as oc h i s m
, ,
.

P a i r i n g f am i l y
, .

Pa lp i ta t i on— hea r t in l i bi do 9 2 1 9 9 36 1 ; in m a soch i s m

, , , ,

Pan der i s m
4 30 L OVE

Pa r aes thes i a
Pa r a llel i s m Ju d eo Ch r i s t i a n cr eed 3 0 ; in Pen ta te uch an d
in -
, 7
Ha mm u r abi cod ex
Pa r a lyt i c i m po ten ce
Pa r en ta l love
Pa r es is of bladder 2 0 4 ; of s ph i n cte r v es i cae ,

Pa r i ty l aw of
,

Pa r k e
Pa r km a n
Pa r then ogen es i s
P a r t i a l f r i gi d i t y 3 5 7
—
; im po te n ce ,

Pa s c a l
P a s s i on — a n i m a l 1 4 7 ; de ifi c a t io n o f 3 7
, 5 ; l ov e a n d ,

P a th o l ogy 2 8 1 ; of sexu a l i ty 1 6 1 ; of fem a le im p oten ce 2 05 ; of m a le

, , ,

im po ten ce
Pat r ia r ch a l fam i l y
Pa u l
Peas an ts 40 2 ; d r es s of
7
Pen i s 2 8 3 74 ; bu lb of 3 8 ; s m a ll n e s s o f 1 92 ; s h r i n k age o f
,

, , , , ,
.

Pen ta teu ch
Per fecti v e in s t in cts
Per i od o f s av ager y
Per iod i ci ty of ov u l a ti on
Per m an en t m a t i n g 1 2 7 1 29 1 7 8 ; i m p u l se o f
, , ,

Per s on a l p r ophyl ax i s
Per son al i ty r el i gi on o f ,

Per v er s i on hom o s ex u a l ,

Per v er t s — l i b i d o o f 2 89 ; m odes ty of ,

P f afl
'

P flil ge r
P h al a n s te r
Ph a ll i c r i tu a l of ci r cumci s i on
Ph a ll i cis m
Ph an er oga mou s pl an ts
Ph i lo 7
2 8, 3 34
Ph i los o ph y hed on i c 3 7
— 7 ; o f N i e tz s ch e ,

Phys i ci an sex an d 9 ; v en er ea l d i s ea s es
—
, an d

Phys i o logi ca l fet i ch i s m

Phys iol ogy— o i sex 6 0 ; o f m a le o r gan s 69 ; of fem a le 83 ; of

7
, , ,
er ec

t i on 4 ; o f ej acu l a ti o n
,

P i n w or m s
P ir ogo fl
'

Pl acen ta 86 , , 1 20 ; of plan t
Pl an t em b r y o
-
 IN D E X 431

m en
Pl an ts — con sciou sn es s of , 1 16 ; fe r t i l iz a ti on of , 1 1 5, 1 2 1 ; hea r t bea t
-
3 80
7
.

Pl a to 131, 2 4
Pl a ton i c s a d i sm 26 0
Plays i mmor a l
, 1 50
Plea s u r e m an ia -
f or , 3 4 8 ; i m p u r i ty in 33 3
7
2 9
Pl ug K r is tel l er s
,
’
8 8 , 89 , 9 1
Pl utar ch 31 1
Pol ar bod i es 6 3, 83
Pollu t i on s 2 0 2 32 1 ; in fem a l es 2 4 6 322 ; ym ptom s of
“
03
Pol ygam y 1 2 7
, , , , s

; i mp os s i b i l i ty o f
, 3 88
Pol yu r i a 35 2
Po r ocz 2 38
Po s i ti on s in i n ter cou r se 35 0
Po s to r gas t i c— d ep r es s i on 1 00 ; l a ss i tu d e ,
94
Po tenci es fou r kin d s
, 18 5
Po ten t i a l ity of t h e r ati on a l 3 80
Pr an ge 238
Pr ecoc i ty 1 0 3 2 85 ,

Pr egn an cy— by i gn or an ce 3 30 ; i n ter cou s e d u i n g 3 5 5 ; tu ba l

,
84 r r ,

Pr em a tu r e ej acu l a t i n 1 98
35 7
o

Pr epa r a t i on of fem a le p a r t s
P r ev e n t i on — o i con cept i o n 3 40 3 6 0 ; by a b s t i n en ce 3 6 4 ; b y ca s t a
, , ,
r

ti on 36 4 ; of m a s tu r ba t i o n 3 22 3 2 4 ; of p r op aga t i on of de
, , ,

f ect iv es 33 9 34 4 ; of v en er ea l i n fec t i on
80 1 7
, ,

Pr i a p i s m 5 , ,

Pr id e of fema le
Pr i mor d i a l en r gy e

Pr i v a te par ts cov er i n g o f ,

P r od uct i on exces s i v e of ger m s

1 27 1 48 1 7
, ,

Pr om i scu i ty 8 , ,

Pr on e po s i tion
Pr o paga tion— by s egmen ta ti on 1 7 ; of t h e un fit 3 43 ; i n s ti n c t
, ,

of 1 09, 1 1 2
Pr oph y l ax i s per son a l ,

Pr os tato r r h oea
Pr os t it u a n t s
Pr o s ti tu te s — c a r ee r h a r acte r i s t ics o f 3 2 7
of , 33 2 ;; f a m i l i es t h ey
c ,

com e f r om 3 3 1 ; l es b i a n i s m a m o n g 2 8 4 ; n um ber of
, 33 1 , ,

s l av er y of 332 ; s u ppl y o f
Pr os t i tu ti on e x t i r p ati on of 33 7in ma r r i age 1 3 5 ; s ou r ces of 3 3 1
,

— , , ,

un h ygi en i c em br ace o f

Pr otozoa
Pr u der y— su bcon sc i ou sn es s of , 9 ; in se x ins t r uc t i on
4 32 LOVE

P seu dom a s t u r bat ion

Psych i c i m poten ce
Psych ic tr a um a .

Ps y ch i ca l h er m a ph r od i tes
Ps ych o logy o f s ex
Pube r t y 1 0 6 ; ch a r acter i s t ics c f 5 6 ; em o t i on s
, , of , 1 0 8, 1 4 7 ym p
s

tom s o i 32 0 ; hom o sex u a l per v er ts a t

, 2 86
Pu er p er i um go n ococci in, 394
Pun a l uan 38 6
Pun i s hmen t of a d u lter y 73 68
36 ,

Pu r i ty h a r m les s 01 4
737
,

Pu r p os e o f 1if e , 3 2, 8
Qua d r u ped s 86
Qu a l i t ies ph ys ic a l
, 152
Qu a l i ty of l ib i d o 92
7
.

Ra bb is 3 1
Ra ce d u t i es tow a r d s 408 ; n a tu r e
, , 38 2
Race cu ltu r i s ts
-
34 1
Rach f or d 1 65
Raci al ev o l u t i on . 40 5
Ra d i ca l s s ex m o r a l i ty of
, 369
Ra pe 9 9 ; con cept i on in 36 0 ; by feebl e m i n ded 3 43 ; pun i s hmen t of
, ,
-
, 36 8
Ra t i on a l i ty in l ov e 1 40 ; in n a tu r e
— , 3 80
Rea l i ty tr an s cen den ta l
, . 38 1
Re a so n f o r do u bl e s ta n d a r d 40 0 ; f o r exi s ten ce 3 8 3 ; f or m a le ch a s
, ,

ti ty
Reces s i v e deter m in er s .

Regi m en a t men s t r u a t i on
Re l a t i v e i m po t en ce
7
.

Rel i gi on 2 6 ; of an t i q u i ty 2 ; au tho r i ty of 32 6 ; m a n i a of 2 2 8
mor a l i ty an d 36 9 ; of p er s o n a l i ty 3 7
, , , ,

, 5 ; o f s en s u a l i ty ,

Ren un ci ation in lov e

Rep r es s i on o f s exu a l i ty
Repr od u ction i n s t i n ct of 1 1 2 ; fi s s ipa r ou s 60 ; gemm i pa r ou s
— , ,
.

—
Res p ir a t ion c os tal , 5 8, 5 9 ; in l ib i do
Rete n ti on of u r i n e
Reti
Retr ibu to r y j us t i ce
Reu ar din
Ri bb i n g
R ite r el i giou s
,

R i v a l in j ea l ou s y
Roe
Ro hleder
 I NDE X 33

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

h M as och
S ac er -

S a d i s m in an i m a l s
, , 263 ; ca s r a t t i on in 25 9 , 2 6 0

S a t yr i a s i s 7
1 4, 2 2 9
S a v ager y, per iod of

S ch ill er , F v .

S ch i ller , Pr o f
S ch o pen h a u e r 1 0, 1 32,
S c r en k No tzin g
h ~
2 35 , 2 45 , 25 3
S e a so n f or pr in g off s

S econ da r y ch a r ac te r is t i cs 84 1 0 8 ; , , men ta l
S e cr et i on p r o s ta t i c
, .

S egr ega t i on 343 ; Men d el s l aw o f

’
,

S e l a s se r t i o n
f -

S elf con t r o l
-

S e lf s a cr ifi ce
-

S emen
S enn
S en s es — in s ex , 7
7 ; in l i bi do
S en s i b i l i ty of pl an t s
S en s u a l lov e , 1 2 9, 1 3 0 ; ego is m of , 1 33 ; eu gen c i p o w er of , 1 35 ; f a s
t idiou s n es s of

S ens ua l i ty , 1 48 ; in toxica t ion of , 7

3 5 ; in m a r r i age , 34 ; 7 l igi re on o f

S e n t im e n ta l lo v e, 1 29 , 1 36 ; a lt r u s m i n i
S ep a l s
S eptu a gi n t a
S eq ue l s — o f o r gas . r e ar t d .
, 22 1 ; of ma s tu r ba t i on

S é r i eux

S er t o li
’
s ce ll s .

S er v a n ts in m a s tu r ba tion
S er vice in w a r
4 34 L OVE

S eton
S ex a n a to m
— y of , 2 9 ; beau ty o f , 56 ; con t em pt of , 9; di i
s cu s on w av e
s -

of , 11 ; ev o u l t i on of , hygi en e
13 ; of , 11 ; m i n i s tr y an d , 32 6 ;
mus ic an d , 1 29 ; phy s i o l ogy o f
S ex t i
a n agon s m
-

Sex a tt r ac t i on
- —o r i gi n of , 1 24 ; m ys te y r of , 2 5;7 p y h l gys c o o of

S ex difl e r en t ia t ion
'
-

S ex i n s t r u cti on
-

S ex m o r a l i ty
-

S e x o v er v a l u a t i o n
-

S ex-s e n s e, 336 ; exa gger a ed t

S ex -s m bo l s
y
S ex -
ten s i on
S ex -
u r ge in d ege n e r a t es
S ex-w o r s h ip
S exo es th et i c i n v er s i on
-

S exu a l— a ct 1 0 8 ; a n a e th es i a in ch i ld en 1 0 6 ; a pp a r atu s in d ifl er
'

17 4 17
. s r , ,

en t ty pe 22 ; bo n d a ge 2 5 4 ; ch a in of a ct iv i ty 1 1 1
, , 5; , , ,

s ec o n d a r y c h a ac te i t i c 5 6 ; d i ff ti ti 1 38 ; th i
1 35 ; exces ses 1 6 9 1 7 0 17
r r s s, e r en a on , e cs ,

5 ; s ym ptoms o f excess es 35 2 ; ex
, , , ,

c it a b il it y 3 5 6 ; cycl es 3 5 4 ; exc i tem en t in ab s t i n en ce 3 65 ;

, , ,

exci temen t by fema l e d r es s 3 6 5 ; mea ns o f excitemen t 3 6 4 ;

i ma ger y in i n s an i ty 2 32 ; i n s t in ct in clothes 7
, ,

; m or a l i ty
17
, , ,

39 0 ; b i n d i n g o f s exu a l m or a l i ty n eed s of w om en 9; , ,

o gan s o f pl a n t
r 1 1 6 ; of m a l 6 9 ; o f fem a l
s, 8 3 ; p as s i v i ty e, e, . .

S exu a l i ty a n d C h r is ti a n i ty 5 ; r ep r es s i on o f 4 0 2 ; in w o m a n s s u l
’
, , o .

S h a k e s p ea r e
S ha m e o f s ex fun ct i on -

S i d n ey
S i len ce con s p i r acy
S i l v e r o f L a u r i um
S i m u la t i on o f l i b i d o
S in a i co pp e o f
, r

S kei n
S l a v er y p r os t i tu tes
of

S m e ll— i n h i b i to r y eff ec t of , 9 7 , 98 ; of m en s t r u a l bl oo d , 85 ; of v ag i
n al m u cu s
S oc ia L— i m po r t an ce of or g . r e ar t .
, 22 1 ; p r ecepts , 32 7j ; us t i ce . . 3 69
S oc ie t v
’
s w ar ds
S odom v
S o l om on
S o lo n
S om a tic ce lls 1 4, 1 1 2 ,
 IN D E X 435

S ourc o t ion s , 38 1 ; of en e r gy , 1 16 ; of l i ght

S p ar t a n s
S pa sm of bl adder , 20 4 ; of s ph i n cte r i
v es c a e

S p a u ld ing
S p w n i n g bed
a -

S pen cer
S pe r m ce ll s
-

S p e r m a— a s p i r a t on i of , 8 7 , ex c i ta ti on of , 36 2 ; t
s ow e d , 91
in w oma n
’
s or ga n s m i
S pe r m a ti c lic co

S p e r m a togen es i s
S per m a tor r h oea
S p e r m a tozoa 7 0 7 1 ; w a n de r i n g o f 7
6 ; n um be r of

S p er m i n 6 9 7
, , ,

, 0 ; r ea ct i o n ,

S ph i n c ter v es i c p a r es i s 2 05 ; s pa s m
.
, ,

S p i n o za

S p o r ts
S tage, m o de r n
S ta n d a r d m o r a l 3 6 7
, ; o f v a lu e s ,

S tatu r e
S t er i l i ty 1 8 9 1 9 2 2 0 7
, 2 2 2 ; o n e ch i l d 3 9 4 ; in en d om et r i t i s
, , , ,

S te r i l i za t i on 344 ; f or p r ev en t i on of co n ce pt i on
,

S to r m a n d s tr es s per i od
S tr a bo
S tu ar t M i ll s
S u b s i s ten ce s o u r ce of , .

S u bs ta n ces l ib idoge n o u s
,

S u cces s v i r u s of
,

S u c t i on o f s p e r m a
S u i c i d e f o r l ov e
S u per ma n
S u pply of p r os ti tu te s
S u p r em e i n te ll i gen ce
S u r v i v a l —o f u n fit 3 3 9 ; o f s tr o n ges t 3 7 2 ; v a l ue 3 7
, 4 ; of , , m an ,
1 5 2 ; of in tell i gen ce

S ur y
S m bo l s m
y itr an s v es t i s m of

S ym ptoma tic i m p oten ce

S ymptom s— o f i mp o ten ce 2 0 0 ; of exces s es 35 2 ; of l i b i d o 9 2 ; of , , ,

m as tu r ba t i on 32 3 3 6 2 ; of pu ber ty 3 2 0 ; of s yphi l itic br a in

, , ,

tumor s 39 8 ; of w i thd r aw a l ,

Syn cope— in o r gas m 92 ; in m as tu r b a tin g gir l s ,

43 6 LO VE

7
P AGE
—
S yph i li ti c B r i ght s d i sea s e, 3 98 ; a r ter i oscle r o s i s , 3 9 ;
’
i
an eu r s m ,

7
3 9 ; m en i n gi ti s
S yp h i l i s — a sexu a l d i s eas e , 32 8 ; p r ev a l en ce o f
Tac h yca r dit ia
T ac t i le t i ci s m 1 7
3 35 5 ; 96 , 1 2 9 ; l of ta c t tic
17
er o , , s en s e , se
q u e s . er o .
,

5 ; s tim u l i
T a l mey
T a l mu d
Tal i on , la w of

Ta r n ow s ky 2 3 0, 2 3 9
T e ic h m il l ler
T el eo l ogy
T em p o r a ry imp t c o en e

Ten es mu s v es i ca l , .

T r t i a r y s t ge i f t i
e a , n ec o u s n es s

Tes t i cl es los s o f
,

Tes t in es
T h igh o
cr o s s in g

T h om a ll a
T im cb f or co iti on , 35 9 ; f or co n ce pti o n

T o ls toy 1 38 , 2 8 7
T oo l s an d c i v i l i za ti o n
T ouch— s o ur ce of l i b i do 9 6 ; t h e s tr o n ges t , s en s e

T o w n sen d
T r aged y t h e— o f man 3 4 1 ; of m a r r i age
, ,

T r a i ts th a t Men d el i ze
T r a n s c en d en ta l—d es i r e 1 0 9 ; in te ll i gen ce ,

T r a n s i en t glycos u r i a
T r a n s i to r y i m p o ten ce
T r a n s m i s s i on of acq u i r ed ch a r ac t e r s
T r a n s v es ti s m 2 9 7 ; fem a l e 3 0 8 ; m a l e
, ,

Tr es s es -cu tter s
T r ia l in lov e
Tr ibad ism
Tr i bu n a l of th e t
e er n a l
T r imu t r i
Tr i n i ta r i an un i ty
T r i v i a li ty of li fe
T r oggl er

Tr u th—c t
en r e of , 1 7
7f ; o ev o u l t i on , 7
3 9 a bs tr act
T umescen ce — ins t inct of , 104 , 1 0 6 ; f et ich ism of
 I N DE X 43 7
Uglin es s a ndlibido
U n ce r ta i n ty o f ch a s t i ty
Un ch as t i ty 3 89 ; l aw s a ga i n s t
,

Un i cellu l a r or ga n i s m s
Un gew i tte r
Un i on w it hou t lov e .

Un it ch a r ac ter s 6 4 ; o f fema l e
,

Un i v er se, in tell i gen ce in

U r et h r a — hyper ae s thes i a 2 0 1 ; s tr i ctu r e o f
,

U r eth r or r h oea
U r ogen i ta l s i n u s 2 3 ; m em b r a n e
, 2 3 2 6 ; d e p r e s s i on , , , 26 ; dia
ph r agm a
U ter u s 2 4 9 4 ; co pu l a to r y fu n c t io n 8 7
, , ; i n fa n ti l i s ,

U t i l i ta r i a n i sm in w a r

Vagi n i s m
Va l ue— co s m i c 3 7 2 , o f l i b i d o p r o d uc i n g o r ga n s 9 7po s i t i v e , and

r el a t i v e

Van i ty— fema le 1 5 0 1 5 6 ; i m pu r i ty by 3 33 ; of l ife 3 7

, , 8 ; m a le , , , 92
w o u n d ed m a l e
Van s w iet en
Va r i a ti on 12 4 ; ev o l u tio n by 1 4 ; fact of
, ,

Va r icocel e
Va r i eti s t
Vas ectomy
V n er t i n o f a sceticis m 5 ; exagger a ted in i m po ten ce
e a o — ,

V er ea l acme o f p a r oxys m 2 1 8 ; d an ger s o f d i sea s e s

e n — , , , 3 2 6 , 328
ex ces s es 1 9 8 ; s ym ptom s o f exces ses
,

Ver r et
Ver ti go in ma s tu r b a ti on . .

Ver u mon t an um s co ll i cu l u s .

Vi ll ages a t fr on ti er .

Vir agi n i ty
V i r c h ow
V i r gi n — i dea l of 5 ; fr agr an ce of pu r e
,

V i g i i ty
r n f h a t
o e r .

Vi r u len ce of tr an s fer r ed go n ococci

Vi r us — o f s ucces s 3 7 4 ; o f s y ph i l i s
,

V i ta l i m pu l s e
Vi ta l i s ti c theo r y
Vol u ptas — con tr o l of 4771 0 6 ; in m en s tr u a t ion, , 7
,

Vu lga ta
Vu lv a— a do r a t i on of 3 ; an atomy of 4 1 e l eph an t i a s i s o f
, ,

Wa ld s tein
Wa lker
4 38 L O VE

Wan der i ng of ovum

Wan t of fem a le r es pon s i v en es s
Wa r an d n a tu r e 382 ; c iv i l i za t i on
— , an d

Wa s ser m a n n

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Wes te r m ar k
Wes tph a l
Wi ld goose m on ogamy of ,

Wi ld oa ts s ow i n g of ,

Wi ll pow er
Wi ll— t o l i v e 3 7
-

9 ; o f t h e s u p r em e i n tell i gen c e
,

Wi se
W ithd r aw a l
Wo l ves m on ogam y of
,

Woma n— ar ou se r of em o ti ons 3 ; d r ess of 36 5 ; i m per s on ator 306 ; , , ,

lov e of 1 4 4 ; v o i ce of
7
,

n —
Wo e an aes thes ia in 1 82 ; abs t in en ce in 1 9 400 ; an tor ga s t ic
m , , ,

l i b i do in 90 ; a ttachmen ts o f 2 8 0 ; Baby l o n i a n 2 ; dom i n i on

, , ,

of 1 32 ; h ys ter ica l 2 35 ; in sa n e 3 1 5 ; od or s o f 9 8 ; po ll u t i on s
in 2 46 ; s l av er y of 3 6 7
, , , ,

; sex n eed s o f
-
, ,

Wood r u ff
Wor k— fr en zy of 3 7 4 m o a l i ty of , r

Wo r ld bu i ld i n g
-

Y on i s m 2 ; in I r el an d
,

You n g gir ls er o tom an i a ’

Zea lots in sex

Z ol a
Zon es er ogen ou s
,

Zooer a s t i a
Zoo logi s ts
Zo r oas ter