igor of the life.

8. It is only true to say that thousands of young men in the early stages
of a licentious career would rather lose a right hand than have their
mothers or sisters know what manner of men they are. From the side of the
mothers and sisters it may also be affirmed that, were they aware of the
real character of those brothers and sons, they would wish that they had
never been born.

9. Let it be remembered that sexual desire is not in itself dishonorable or
sinful, any more than hunger, thirst, or any other lawful and natural
desire is. It is the gratification by unlawful means of this appetite which
renders it so corrupting and iniquitous.

10. Leisure means the opportunity to commit sin. Unclean pictures are
sought after and feasted upon, paragraphs relating to cases of divorce and
seduction are eagerly read, papers and books of an immoral character and
tendency greedily devoured, low and disgusting conversation indulged in and
repeated.

11. The practical and manly counsel to every youth and young man is, entire
abstinence from indulgence of the sexual faculty until such time as the
marriage relationship is entered upon. Neither is there, nor can there be,
any exception to this rule.

12. No man can affirm that self-denial ever injured him. On the contrary,
self-restraint has been liberty, strength and blessing. Beware of the
deceitful streams of temporary gratification, whose eddying current drifts
towards license, shame, disease and death. Remember, how quickly moral
power declines, how rapidly the edge of the fatal maelstrom is reached, how
near the vortex, how terrible the penalty, how fearful the sentence of
everlasting punishment.

13. Be a young man of principle, honor, and preserve your powers. How can
you look an innocent girl in the face when you are degrading your manhood
with the vilest practice? Keep your mind and life pure, and nobility will
be your crown.

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Remedies for the Social Evil.

1. MAN RESPONSIBLE.--Every great social reform must begin with the male
sex. They must either lead, or give it its support. Prostitution is a sin
wholly of their own making. All the misery, all the lust, as well as all
the blighting consequences, are chargeable wholly to the uncontrolled
sexual passion of the male. To reform sinful women, _reform the men_. Teach
them that the physiological truth means permanent moral, physical and
mental bene