ONAN ESCHEWED - Rick Grunder

devotee, at the shrine of a more cruel deity than Moloch, fears no ill, because he
knows not the danger—he sees not the precipice upon which he is standing, nor
the vast chasm over which he is tottering. [p. 40]
From case "1563" . . .
"At the age of about fifteen I acquired the fearful habit of masturbation, and
continued an ignorant devotee and victim of it until I was twenty-one, (nine
months ago). . . . about the middle of April last, . . . I discovered the havoc it was
committing on my frame. I then appeared like one for the grave. Unfortunately
I applied to an advertised doctor, who sent me an instrument for compressing
the penis,* accompanied with certain prescriptions; but the instrument caused
such violent and painful erections that I was compelled to discontinue the use of
it. . . ." [p. 47]
[note at bottom of the page:] * This is not the only instance in which this clumsy
and mischievous treatment had been previously adopted by patients who have
consulted me. It is about as reasonable as would be an attempt to stop an
inclination to vomit by compressing the throat. [For an illustration of an example
of this counter-productive, inner-spiked base ring, see item 78.]
The whole book is clearly about sex and sexual organs, with much on self-abuse
and its causes, effects and cures. Many more cases are shared, the supplicants
pathetically ignorant of the fact that their "symptoms" are generally normal male
phenomena that have reduced them unnecessarily to mental despair, thanks to
Dr. Jordan and his colleagues' many productions of this sort. Jordan stands
ready, at least, to treat patients at a distance through correspondence -
anonymously if they prefer - for a financial consideration . . .
The letters may, at the option of the patient, be either signed with his own name
or an assumed one, or initials, as circumstances may render expedient, and must
contain a remittance of DR. JORDAN'S consultation fee, five dollars. Remittances
to be made and correspondence conducted through Wells, Fargo & Co's Express.
Hours of consultation, from nine till two, and from five till eight. Sunday till two
only. [p. 96]
57 JOWETT, George F[iusdale]. SEX AND THE BODY BUILDER. Philadelphia:
Man Power Publishing Co., [c.1936].
18½ cm. xii, [1]-141 pp. Line-drawings of exercises in the latter portion of the
text. Original blue cloth lettered in black on the front board. A bright, clean
copy, about fine. $125
Probably quite scarce. First of two editions shown by OCLC, locating only two
copies (Library of Congress; Notre Dame), followed by a reprint of the same
pagination at Surbiton, England, 1952 (two locations, in Scotland and Australia).
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