His sex life has been normal. He masturbated somewhat
when he slept with other boys (or men) during early manhood, but
not to excess.
"During the autumn of 1889 (when 28 years of age) he observed
that at certain times he had an itching feeling about the
testicles; that he felt slightly irritable; that the penis
erected with the slightest provocation, and that this peculiar
feeling usually passed away with a nightly emission. Indeed, so
regular was the matter that he usually wore a loin garment at
these times, to prevent the semen getting on the bedding. This
peculiar feeling ordinarily continued for two or three days. He
recalls at these times that he felt that he would like to wrestle
with some one, for there seemed to be a muscular tension. These
states returned with apparent regularity, and the intervals
seemed to be about six weeks, though no effort was made to
measure the periods until 1893. The following notes are taken
from the diaries of X.:--
"Thursday, December 29, 1892. The peculiar feeling.
(This is the only entry.)
"Thursday, February 9, 1893. The peculiar feeling.
(The diary notes that X. awoke nights to find erections, and
that the feeling continued until Sunday night following, when
there was an emission.)
"Friday, March 27, 1893. The peculiar feeling.
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