English); this action was endorsed by all the leading British, American
and French military and medical authorities, from the Commanders-in-Chief
downwards, and the effort undoubtedly saved many thousands of men from
damage and ruin:--

"AVOID INFECTION.

"If you become infected with V.D., the fault is really your own.
Either do not risk infection at all, or, risking infection, take
proper precautions. These are quite simple. If you take the
following precautions _without delay_ you are very very unlikely to
contract disease:--

1. Use vaseline or some other grease (such as calomel ointment)
_beforehand_, to prevent direct contact with the source of
infection.*

(* Note: Any personal discomfort or unpleasantness grease causes is
counteracted by the woman's having douched beforehand, as should
always be done for the sake of cleanliness. A mere film of grease
is sufficient to fill up pores of the skin, cover over abrasions,
and prevent penetration of microbes, and it greatly facilitates
subsequent cleansing.)

2. Urinate _immediately_ after _each_ connection to wash away all
infective material, and to prevent the invasion of the urethra by
the microbes of V.D.

3. Wash thoroughly with soap and water, because ordinary soap is
destructive to germs--of syphilis and of gonorrhoea--and bathe