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happens, particularly with men who have lived honourable lives, that at first the man may be inexperienced and hence a little clumsy and thus fail in the proper placement of the ejaculate. The use of the sheath prevents accidents which, unless guarded against, cause such revulsion on the part of the bride that the effect may be life-long and ineradicable. The sheath is indeed wellnigh essential in cases (which are actually very much more numerous than seems to be realized) of men who, for the first few weeks at least of their marriage, are inclined to premature ejaculation as a result of overstrain and excitement. Another advantage of the temporary use of the condom by the bridegroom is that it tends to retard somewhat the man's natural excitation and to make it easier for him to proceed with less haste than might otherwise be possible. As I have already pointed out in "Married Love" the woman is very apt under modern civilized conditions to suffer deprivation of the completed coital act owing to the excessive speed of the husband's completion of his share of the mutual rite.

After a few weeks of marriage when the local soreness due to the rupture of the hymen has entirely ceased, and the bride is able to take the necessary precautions her-