Aphrodisiacs and Anti-aphrodisiacs. John Marriott Davenport

12 Cross (the) regarded by the Ancients as the emblem of fruitfulness 12 Rev. Mr. Maurice quoted 12 x The Tau, Crux-Ansata, or triple Phallus 14 Remains of Phallic Worship in Europe 14 Lampsacus, the Birth-place of the deity Priapus (note) 14 Saint Foutin 14 The Phallus of Foutin at Embrun—the holy vinegar 16 Curious Phallic Customs 16–17 Godfrey de Bouillon and the Holy prepuce 18 Il santo-membro 18 Sir W. Hamilton's account of the Worship paid to Saints Cosmo and Damianus 18 Ex votos 18

      ESSAY II.

      Anaphrodisia, or Absence of the Productive Power:

Impotency, three kinds of, according to the Canon Law	21
Impotency, Causes of, proper to Men	21
Impotency, Causes of, proper to Women	21
Sterility and its Causes	21
Morgagni quoted	21
Clitoris, its length sometimes prevents the sexual union—case quoted by Sir Everard Home	24–25
Columbus, Martial, Haller, Juvenal, and Ariosto quoted	25–26
Impotency, Moral Causes of	28–29
Montaigne's Advice	32
Impotency caused by too great warmth of Clothing—Hunter's Opinion	33
Point-Tying—Voltaire's Pucelle d'Orléans quoted	35
Point-Tying known to the Ancients—instances quoted	37–38
Point-Tying among the Moderns recognised by James I.	40
Counter-Charm to Point-Tying	41
Agreeable Mode of curing such Enchantment	42
Case of Point-Tying related by Venette	43
Montaigne's curious Story	44
Judicial Congress in Cases of alleged Impotency	47
xiManner of conducting the Congress	48
Judicial Congress originated with the Church	52
Judicial Congress practised in France during the 16th and 17th Centuries—Forbidden in 1677	52
Boileau quoted	55–56
Cases determined by the Judicial Congress	54–58
Willick, Dr., his Remarks and Advice upon the Sexual Intercourse	58–63

      ESSAY III.

      Aphrodisiacs and Anti-Aphrodisiacs:

The Mandrake or Dudaïm the most ancient aphrodisiac	66
Rachel and Leah	66
Solomon's Song	67
Pliny the Elder quoted	68
Sappho's love for Phaon accounted for	68
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