average mental attitude toward the most vital, the most
important and the most sacred function of our being, is one of shame,
sinfulness, lust and uncleanness.

Even among those who are conscientiously trying to establish better
social conditions, there is a deplorable lack of anything like the
proper attitude toward the problems of Sex, albeit there are evidences
that our social consciousness is alive to the seriousness of the sex
problem.

Many of our advanced thinkers and scientists are giving their
attention to the subject, but it is a theme which has been so long
neglected, so hedged about by false standards of morality; so fettered
by the system of tabu, that a rational discussion of Sex apart from
materia medica, or religion, is difficult.

Moreover, the physiological side of the sex question robs it of all
the delicacy, and the intimacy and the beauty and romance which should
by right, surround the function of sex-mating and which does surround
a union that is pure and perfect. In this innate desire to share with
the one and only possible mate, the intimate secrets of love, there
is nothing of shame or apology--sentiments which alas, actuate the
so-called "modest" man or woman of today.

Sex matters should, indeed, be held too sacred, too intimate for
public discussion, whereas the present-day attitude holds that Sex is
too indecent to be spoken of. When the subject is forced upon public
attention as it so frequently is through tragic occurrences, the
opinions expressed are both petty and puerile. They evade the truth
and so avoid the issue. They deal with effects only, are satisfied
with offering suggestions as to ways and means of suppressing these
effects, instead of going to the root of the matter and realizing that
all the tragedies that spring out of Sex are due to wrong teaching and
thinking in regard to the sex-function. That which we reverence, and
hold sacred, we do not profane. Until Sex is established in its
rightful place, as the holy and divine creative power of this
universe, we will be shocked and horrified with sex-tragedies.

It is a pity that the physiological and hygienic aspect of Sex has to
be discussed at all, but it is necessary that all sides of the subject
must be presented to meet the great variety of minds, but it is our
contention that if the spiritual quality of Sex were recognized and
understood, there would be no need for any other view, because if Sex
were recognized as the