The terrible record of self-murder (suicide) in the United States during the year of 1905 is appalling, and one of the most lamentable features of the year’s record of violence.
This record shows only too plainly that suicide in this country is steadily increasing.
Another striking feature is the fact that there were almost twice as many men as women who destroyed themselves by self-murder during the past year.
However, all past records show that twice as many men as women commit suicide.
This is because self-abuse and sexual weakness are more prevalent among men than women.
The number of poor human souls that went down to a suicide9s grave during the year of 1905 was 10,342.
Of this number, 4,134 killed themselves while despondent. Those who suffer from vital weakness or sexual depravity always grow despondent.
There were 1,826 people who killed themselves while insane. Self-abuse, sexual weakness and impotency affect the mind and mental forces and cause insanity quicker than any known agency.
There were 1,525 persons who committed suicide because of domestic infelicity.
Domestic infelicity always has its first origin in sexual incapacity or sensuality. There were 958 people who .destroyed themselves because of disappointment in love.
It is a well known fact that those who are weak sexually have very little, if any, success in winning the love of another.
There were 411 who committed this great unpardonable deed of despair because of ill health.
There is no disease which so quickly undermines the health as impotency and nervous debility, while those who are strong sexually never suffer from ill health, or a broken down nervous system or constitution.