Onania, or, The heinous sin of self-pollution : and all its frightful consequences (in both sexes) considered with spiritual and physical advice to those who have already injured themselves by this abominable practice.

Date:
1776
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Credit: Onania, or, The heinous sin of self-pollution : and all its frightful consequences (in both sexes) considered with spiritual and physical advice to those who have already injured themselves by this abominable practice. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ 2 86 ] clapped, and afterwards three times very ill of con¬ tinual involuntary pollutions, of which (after being very feeble) he was refiored by proper medicines, and abftinency of venery, to which he was much inclined, though not of the ftrongeft conftitution. He takes at prefent fome fortifying pills, and Rheniih wine, iri which herbs are infufed, but all in vain, for which yeafon he defires to know of you, if the faid Tindfure tvould be good for him, and, in cafe you think it to be proper, how much do you take for that compoli- tion, and how to ufe it, hoping you will excufe the liberty of writing to you thefe few lines, without hav¬ ing the honour to know you more than by reputation : I expedf the anfwer by the poll, diedfed to Aan Myn¬ heer, De Heer j— G—, ten huyien Van M.mfieur V— D—, in de heeren ftraat, het 4de huys Van Po* lyenburg, tot S. Hage, In which you will oblige, Hague, Sir, your humble fervant, Nov, 7, 1734. J. G— V' / €C “ SIR, jgY yours of the 8th of lafl month, I obferve you can furnifh my friend with due medicines, that will reftore him, by brft bringing his conftitution, and afterwards the Genital Farts, into due order, ftrength, and vigour. He has not given you an an¬ swer ti-1 now, becaufe be returned only this week from a voyage which he was obliged to do to Hamburgh, where, by accident, he fpoke to a famous phyfician about his complaints ; upon which he advifed him not to do any thing for if, but that he ought to abllain from venery, and only ufe fome good nourifhing meats till the month of May, when, not being better, he would order him what to do; but, Sir, fearing that to Hay fo long will relax him more, and hoping that by your experience (and the help of God) he may be fooner refiored, he refolves to fend you inclofed a bill of three guineas (according to your demand) though be has not many to fpare, and put himfelf into your bands* lor to make ufe of the medicines which you will