The Importance of Digital Contact
 

It may be wondered, since the penis is reputed to be the primarily effective sexual organ of the male, why the author stresses the importance of finger contact with the clitoris in producing the female orgasm. The sad fact is that!, from a practical standpoint, the penis is only one of the instruments creating sensation in the female, and its greatest value lies as a mental stimulant and organ of reproduction, not as a necessary medium of her sexual pleasure. The truth is that even as a reproductive organ it is not indispensable; many women have been artificially inseminated.

Although the penis is regarded as the sole conveyer of pleasure for the female, the disillusioning fact remains that the forefinger is a most useful asset in man's contact with the opposite sex, and that the highly vaunted male organ requires much assistance as an instrument of woman's sexual pleasure.

It is time that this matter was faced. It is insistence on making the penis do something it cannot generally do that is responsible for a major proportion of sexual incompatibility. Also, it is difficult to believe that nature intended the penis to be the sole instrument of pleasure for women. She created both male and female with desire, then made it necessary for the male to obtain his satisfaction by inserting his organ within the recesses of a woman. Once it was there, nature apparently realized that the male would persist until ejaculation occurred; nature thus achieved her objective. If the woman obtained any pleasure as a by-product, well and good. If not, it was simply unfortunate.

Consequently, it is the author's opinion that whatever is done as the result of man's personal wish to intensify the pleasure of intercourse for a woman must be done with little co-operation on nature's part.

To satisfy many women, a man must resort to artificial stimulation; a normal penis and a normal clitoris cannot as a rule contact each other. When it is said that the penis and clitoris cannot contact each other, it is meant that they cannot do so with any degree of comfort or convenience to the male, or with any hope of satisfactory intercourse. If the penis is fully inserted in the vagina, it is nowhere near the clitoris; the penis is entirely within, and the clitoris is entirely without. In order to retain its position in the vagina and at the same time contact the clitoris, the penis must be arched almost into a backward semi-circle. Accomplishing this represents a form of torture.

Even assuming it could be achieved with infinite pleasure, a small penis would slip completely out of the vagina; only a portion of the head could remain inside, and full movement, always retaining contact with the clitoris, would allow the male organ to enter the canal little more than an inch. An inch in a straining position against lubricated walls would allow no purchase whatever, and the penis would invariably slip out. Even if we assume the contrary, what pleasure is involved for either party in utilizing only one inch of a canal perhaps three inches in length? If the tip of the clitoris were larger than it is, the problem would be immeasurably reduced. However, such a condition in a woman is a rare abnormality and usually necessitates an operation. Constant friction imposed against it by walking or tight clothing would keep her in a state of continuous excitement.

Consequently, since constant clitoral contact, or even any clitoral contact, with the penis is a rare possibility; and since with most women clitoral friction is necessary to produce sensation, there remains but one agency in intercourse—the finger. Of course, perfect clitoral contact with the male organ can be established if no attempt is made to penetrate the vagina. In this case, the male organ remains completely outside and extends past the vaginal entrance, coming in contact only with the external genitals. This will produce orgasm in both the female and the male, but it is not perfect intercourse; that vital mental element of true intimacy is lacking for the man unless he controls his orgasm until after his partner has been satisfied, and then attains it in the normal way. This is the manner in which many young girls and women preserve their hymen, but not their chastity. Furthermore, a woman lacks the same mental satisfaction because, whether her orgasm is caused digitally or not, she prefers to feel the male organ nestling within her.

One might conclude that, although digital contact with the clitoris involves the majority of women, there still remain a substantial number, the highly passionate, for whom digital contact may be held to a minimum or ignored completely on the ground that the entire internal and external genital region is super sensitively independent of the clitoris. Unfortunately, that conclusion is arrived at only by completely ignoring the facts.

In the first place, most men married to highly passionate women are not necessarily more informed than those married to other types. One might almost assume that the majority of men know more about the appendix than they do about the clitoris. Those involved with highly passionate women have even less reason to know, because practically any spot they touch within the genital area is sensitive, and they have little cause especially to search for the clitoris. They know also that their partners go into all manner of ecstasies as soon as the penis is inserted; they know, too, that their ejaculation produces a rise in the emotions of their partners, and they frequently assume she is enjoying her only orgasm.

In this connection there are women who will react violently whether the male orgasm occurs at the beginning of the intercourse or at the end. There are others who, when for reasons of safety it becomes necessary for the male to withdraw, will ask that the semen be ejected on their abdomen or their leg. When this occurs, they will frequently rise to a greater pitch of excitement than when the orgasm occurs within them. That does not, however, indicate that they are attaining their only climax. They remain excited considerably longer, but their stimulation must be continued by the finger, since it is disagreeable for the average man to persist too long in intercourse once he has ejaculated.

All this, combined with the fact that most women will not induce a partner to continue once he has experienced his climax and shows signs of lack of interest, has resulted in the impression that complete satisfaction is always achieved by the highly passionate type through the agency of the penis alone. This conception, of course, is incorrect. It is possible to satisfy a woman solely with the penis, as will be explained. Unfortunately, however, not every man has developed the necessary self-control and not every man favors the position advised to assist it. Even under ideal conditions, there arise situations in which no man has the power to delay his orgasm. The only answer is digital contact with the clitoris or other genitals. It might be added, too, that with respect to the highly passionate, the region of stimulation makes little difference; it may be the clitoris, the vulva in general, or the vaginal interior. However, despite the satisfactory sensitivity of the entire area, the clitoris will nevertheless always produce the strongest sensation in a woman. From any viewpoint, the male organ plays only a supporting role.

There are three effective methods by which the clitoris may be stimulated digitally. One is by moving the tip of the finger quickly, but lightly and uninterruptedly, over the tip of the clitoris. This will cause a more rapid stimulation and is best used only when the clitoris is sluggish or when the male wishes to bring on an orgasm rapidly.

The second method is to run the forefinger from tip to base, as previously described, over the entire clitoris, entering the vagina with the finger and then withdrawing, returning again in the same manner, just as the penis would normally do, if it were possible. These strokes, slow, deep, and regular, will induce the best quality of sensation into the rise-and-fall technique, and will produce a sensation similar to that induced by the penis, were it able to behave in this manner.

The third method is to avoid the tip of the clitoris completely and partially encircle it with the tip of the finger, running the finger back and forth over the buried portion as if tracing the letter "U." The male starts a little below the clitoris, alongside and within the small lips, brings his finger up and around the base and down the other side, retracing the same pattern and doing it repeatedly. By interspersing this with the second method, an enjoyable variety of sensation for the female can be introduced into the build-up.

This thought must always be kept in mind by the male who has never concerned himself with the clitoris. This organ may not respond with sensation immediately upon contact, and it very definitely will not respond if the lubricating fluid is not flowing. If, however, proper attention has been given to foreplay, and the female is not in an unfavorable mood, the fluid will be flowing sufficiently to permit concentration upon the clitoris.

Nevertheless, a woman who is slow to respond or one who has never experienced the orgasm may not, and probably will not, develop a sensation at the clitoris within the first minute or two. This does not mean that the female will not respond. It is far from rare to be forced to stimulate the clitoris for as long as five minutes before sensation starts to develop; with a woman who has never experienced orgasm, twenty minutes to three-quarters of an hour is a normal length of time to devote to developing this necessary phase of enjoyment. With these common situations to contend with, it should be quite clear that under no circumstances could a man ever expect to bring about a female orgasm by the conventional use of the male organ.

This slow condition in a woman must always be met with persistence and male determination to conquer this disinterest on nature's part. It can be conquered—but not by the penis. Furthermore, once a woman experiences a sensation or orgasm with constancy and frequency, additional climaxes will definitely follow, because a psychological factor has been removed and the woman knows she is perfectly normal. Some women can enjoy love-making for hours, can remain perfectly relaxed, can be touched anywhere on the body, can entertain no aversion to sex, can have children, and yet never attain a climax or perhaps have attained only one in their entire sexual life. Once they experience regular orgasms, however, the period reduces itself to normalcy.

In all these situations of lengthy clitorial stimulation, the male must be prepared to use artificial lubricants. Of course, sexual feeling between the partners must also exist. If this is the case and the woman is not frigid, it is most unlikely that she will fail eventually to enjoy a normal sex life.