The evidence available in sources 1 and 2 suggests that the sexual manners among rural folk and genteel urbanites in america in the 1830s and 1840s were characterized by

Studies of post-victorian sexuality in the 19th century in United States, indicates repressiveness, and its close relative virtual obsession with masturbation...a well defined genre in this period. The dangers of sexual intercourse within marriage became a subject of widespread censure. A general wary attitude toward the dangers of sexual activity, could be seen in the advice of suggesting proper frequency of intercourse.

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