Aphrodisiacs and Antiaphrodisiacs 1869

1869. This volume contains three essays on the powers of reproduction; with some account of the judicial congress as practiced in France during the 17th century. The reproductive powers of nature were regarded by the nations of remote antiquity with an awe and reverence so great, as to form an object of worship, under a symbol, of all others the most significant - the phallus; and thus was founded a religion, of which the traces exist to this day, not in Asia only, but even in Europe itself. It is hoped the reader will find much curious and interesting physiological information, interspersed with recherché and festivous anecdotes.Davenport, John is the author of 'Aphrodisiacs and Antiaphrodisiacs 1869', published 2003 under ISBN 9780766175860 and ISBN 0766175863.