Educating to purity; thoughts on sexual teaching and education proposed to clergymen, parents and other educators (1912) (14767912221)

Identifier: educatingtopurit00gatt (find matches)
Title: Educating to purity; thoughts on sexual teaching and education proposed to clergymen, parents and other educators
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Gatterer, Michael, 1862-1944 Krus, Franz, 1871- joint author Van der Donckt, Cyril, 1865- tr
Subjects: Sexual ethics
Publisher: Ratisbon, New York (etc.) F. Pustet & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress



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III. iBatu^w atth fytix ^isamttvum The dangers which threaten the childrenspurity are partly interior and partly exterior. 1. The first, such as curiosity, levity, andthe slowly awakening lust, of themselves sel-dom lead to vice. If children are shieldedagainst perversion and other exterior dangers,they will likely grow up innocent, as well-tutored girls do in many countries. Still, theopposite occurs, particularly when their sexualnature is aroused and stimulated by heredityor by wrong education (rich or highly spicedfood, alcohol, uncontrolled imagination, badliterature, lack of occupation and of healthyexercise, certain gymnastic exercises, e.g.,climbing, etc.). With boys puberty consti-tutes a danger which only short-sightedparents and educators can blink; also ladshitherto unspoiled, if not forearmed by timelywarning and instruction, are brought by in- (25) bntating ta ^InxitQ voluntary (nightly) emissions into the dangerof procuring for themselves the pleasure con-nected therewi