Example Of Mental Sexual Excitement
Eugenics (Search) concerns the scientific knowledge of the laws of sex, life and heredity.
In the Name of Eugenics Genetics and the Uses of Human Heredity:
At the end of the 20th century, biotechnological techniques and other agendas are making forms of human eugenics plausible. Rich in anecdote, narrative, and fact. An important book.
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In one of the northern universities, a young man called on the writer for an interview. He knew that he was in a critical condition. He wanted information and help. He was found to be impotent and possibly temporarily sterile. He had been quite free from the secret sin and visiting the immoral woman. It was explained to him that his trouble was in his mind,, that he had indulged frequently, for several years, in some custom that had resulted in high states of sexual excitement. He was then asked to explain what he considered to be the cause. His reply was, "Professor, I guess I know, but I never dreamed that it could become this serious. For nearly three years, two to three times a week, three or four hours at a time, I have been visiting a lady friend. We have engaged mudi in kissing, embracing, reclining and sitting in each other's laps. We have not been personally immoral, though I have been ungentlemanly enough to request sexual favors a number of times. This she has sternly refused. I guess this is the cause of all my trouble." He was assured that his conclusions were correct, that there was no habit more injurious to the sexual system, physical health, mental strength and moral character than that of which he was guilty.
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