A Solemn Appeal - James White

of his wretchedness, it is nevertheless true, and can
be attributed to none other than the indulgence in
solitary vice.
" 'Other cases might be referred to, if I had
time, of a less revolting nature; for when the
indulgence is only occasional, of course the effects
are not so alarming. But even then the effects are
bad--for there cannot be a single indulgence in this
way, without producing injury to a certain extent.'
"Of another, it narrates thus:
" 'A few years ago, I had under my care and
instruction a most promising youth. His talents
were of the highest order, and he bade fair to take a
prominent stand among the first scholars of our
country. He entered college, and was considered
one of the first scholars of his class. It was soon
perceived that his constitution was breaking down.
Medicine did him but little good. Soon after he
graduated, he became melancholy, and finally was
deranged; and his friends were under the necessity
of conveying him to a hospital. It was not until this
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