Will it help you any if I tell you of a single instance, which came
under my notice some time ago, and is but one out of many that chills
my blood as I write. A young girl came to a certain city and secured
employment in one of the business houses of the city. She was of
inferior intellect and had but little chance for development of that
side of her nature, but the sex brain, or nerve center, had done much
for her and built in her body lines of remarkable grace, had painted
her cheeks with marvelous color and given unusual brilliancy to her
eyes. A foul miscreant, in the form of a man of older years, saw this
beautiful human creature and decoyed her into improper relations with
him. His body was full of the leprosy of lewdness and he imparted it
to this ignorant young creature. But sad as it would be it would not
be so bad if the tragedy had stopped there, but it did not. Think of
it friends! EIGHT OF THE UNTAUGHT AND UNPROTECTED BOYS OF THE HIGH
SCHOOL OF THAT CITY, WHO HAD BEEN ALLOWED THE FREEDOM OF KISSES AND
EMBRACES OF YOUNG GIRLS, AS IGNORANT AND UNPROTECTED AS THEY, saw this
young creature and were drawn into improper relations with her and the
leprosy was passed on to each of them. This is not an illustration
merely, but a statement of fact, for I had the facts direct from the
physicians who treated these boys.
If this was your High School would you be alarmed? And would you cast
aside your false modesty and in the name of God be frank and true to
your children?
Though it may not be your High School there are always dangers enough
that if realized should make parents earnest and anxious for the safety
of their loved ones.