Well, I was indulging in one of my favorite pastimes this morning - browsing the the collection at Making of America, thank you very much - when I came across
Doctor Eldridge's book. And, yes, I've started reading it. Oh!
That it is one of the most prolific causes of insanity known to the human race, is well attested by the history of hundreds that are annually admitted and provided for within the walls of our eleemosynary institutions. Out of eight hundred and sixteen cases of insanity in the New York State Lunatic Asylum, there were one hundred and seven masturbators. This ratio seems astonishingly great, but it is nevertheless true, as the fearful records afforded by other institutions, prove the alarming correctness of our statement.
No mention that the figure is closer to 100% for people outside the the walls of the eleemosynary institutions. Substitute "bloggers", "tweeters", or "facebookers" for the M word?
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