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A Solemn Appeal - James White

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to to supply the generative organs, have their<br />

ganglia within the dura matter of the spinal cord;<br />

thus differing from the other spinal nerves, and<br />

resembling the nerves which originate in the brain,<br />

and are connected with the mind.'<br />

"Is it any wonder, then, considering this<br />

concentration of blood and nerve, that the orgasm<br />

experienced in the indulgence of the sexual passion<br />

induced in many persons an exhaustion of every<br />

faculty of body and mind? Is it possible that this<br />

orgasm should constantly or even frequently occur<br />

without producing a degree of prostration that must<br />

sooner or later make sad inroads upon even the<br />

strongest constitution?<br />

"The loss of semen is very exhausting, yet the<br />

expenditure of nerve force is quite as great a source<br />

of evil in the abuse of the sexual function; for until<br />

puberty, males have no semen to lose, and females<br />

have none at any age. It is, therefore, in the nervous<br />

orgasm that the greatest evil lies. When this is<br />

prematurely experienced, although imperfect, it<br />

gives a shock to the whole system; and when often<br />

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