A lecture to young men on chastity / [Sylvester Graham].

  • Sylvester Graham
Date:
1838
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Credit: A lecture to young men on chastity / [Sylvester Graham]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    of the organs and functions of nutrition and O reproduction upon each other. W e are told by some writers on this impor- tant subject, that the genital secretion, or “ the semen, may be called the essential oil of animal liquors—the rectified spirit—the most subtile and spirituous part of the animal frame, which contributes to the support of the nerves; that the greatest part of this refined fluid is, in a healthy state and conduct of the system, re-absorbed and mixed with the blood, of which it constitutes the most rarefied and volatile part, and imparts to the body peculiar sprightliness, vivacity, muscular strength, and general vigor and energy to the animal ma- chine ; that it causes the beard, hair and nails to grow,—gives depth of tone, and masculine scope and power to the voice,—and manliness and dignity to the countenance and person ; and energy, and ardor, and noble daring to the mind; and therefore that the emission of
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