tuate
spermatorrhea, when this disease exists.

HYDROCELE (_Dropsy of the Scrotum_) consists of an undue secretion of
the fluid which moistens the _tunica vaginalis_, and may arise from an
irritation of the testicle, produced by masturbation. This subject is
fully considered in the Medical Adviser.

VARICOCELE is a dilatation of the veins of the spermatic cord and
scrotum, and is frequently a result of masturbation. It is readily
distinguished under the form of a soft, doughy, compressible, knotty,
and unequal enlargement of the veins, and a tumid condition of the
adjacent parts. One writer, speaking of the enlargement of the spermatic
vessels, describes them as "feeling like a coiled up bundle of worms."

DISEASE OF THE PROSTATE GLAND is frequently caused by solitary
indulgence. Venereal excesses produce congestion and the gland is
overnourished. It becomes greatly enlarged, a condition called
_hypertrophy_. This affection gives rise to a heavy feeling or pressure
in the region below the bladder, and often interferes seriously with
urination, and gives great pain and uneasiness, and often results in
grave and dangerous complications.

PROSTATORRHEA consists of an unnatural flowing or wasting of the
prostatic secretion, which may be known by its mucous-like appearance,
and, when placed within the field of the microscope, by the absence of
_spermatozoa_ or fecundating germs. It is often mistaken for
spermatorrhea, or for gleet, by inexperienced and careless physicians.
For a full consideration of diseases of the prostate gland, see Part IX
of our Dime Series of pamphlets, which will be sent on receipt of ten
cents in postage stamps.

Again, the habit of self-pollution weakens all the structures of the
genital organs, and induces seminal waste, which may lead to a morbid
diminution in the size of the prostate gland. This condition, which is
exactly the opposite of the one above described, is _atrophy_. Any
disease which renders the circulation in the prostate gland languid and
feeble interferes with the nutrition of that organ and impairs its
function.

IMPOTENCY (_Loss of Sexual Power_). Masturbation prevents the
excitability of the nervous system and sexual organs and causes
debility, which is indicated by the premature discharge of semen during
sexual intercourse. These premature emissions indicate not only partial
impotency, but also that the nerve-centres have become morbidly
sensitive by the practice of soli