ALT It reads… “SECRET BAD HABBITS. We would gladly omit this section, for it compels us to regard woman from a stand point the opposite of that which nature has assigned to her. It is only the hope that these few lines may be of service in deterring the innocent maiden from engaging in such degradation, or in inducing those already practicing it to desist at once, by revealing to them the sad penalties attached, that we find excuse for its mention. Self pollution is the mechanical irritation of the sexual organs in order to excite the same voluptuous sensations attendant upon natural intercourse. Mental weakness, hysteria, seduction by other girls, as often occurs; improper education, yellow covered literature, and the like, are the various excitants to this unnatural and disgusting procedure.”