The first edition of *Scouting for Boys* in 1908 originally included a section on self-abuse, after Robert Baden-Powell consulted his mother.

“The result of self-abuse is always — mind you, *always* — that the boy after a time becomes weak and nervous and shy, he gets headaches and probably palpitation of the heart, and if he still carries it on too far he very often goes out of his mind and becomes an idiot.”

FutilityCloset: Baden-Powell removed it at the insistence of his publisher.



Imagine my surprise, age 11, when I discovered my dick was a windup toy.

I'd have known lots sooner if Baden-Powell listened to his mother.

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Last edited by choad (2017-03-20 05:57:16)