English text
Young men and young women may work systematically six days in the week and rise fresh in the morning, but let them attend modern dances for only a few hours each evening and see what happens. The Waltz, Polka, Gallop and other dances of the same kind will be disastrous in their effects to both sexes. Health and vigor will vanish like the dew before the sun. It is not the extraordinary exercise which harms the dancer, but rather the coming into close contact with the opposite sex. It is the fury of lust craving incessantly for more pleasure that undermines the soul, the body, the sinews and nerves. Experience and statistics show beyond doubt that passionate excessive dancing girls can hardly reach twenty-five years of age and men thirty-one. Even if they reached that age they will in most instances be broken in health physically and morally. This is the claim of prominent physicians in this country. -- Quote from a 1910 periodical
English variant — jive
You'sng dudes and yung honky chicks may wo'k systematically six days in de week and rise fresh in de mo'nin', but let dem attend modern dances fo' only some few hours each evenin' and see whut happens. De Waltz, Polka, Gallop and oda' dances uh de same kind gots'ta be disastrous in deir effects to bod sexes. Heald and vigo' gots'ta vanish likes de dew befo'e da damn sun. 'S coo', bro. It be not da damn extrao'dinary 'esercise which harms de dancer, but rada' de comin' into close contact wid de opposite sex. It be de fury uh lust cravin' incessantly fo' mo'e pleasho' nuff dat undermines de soul, de body, de sinews and nerves. Expuh'ience and statistics show beyond doubt dat passionate 'sessive dancin' goats kin hardly reach twenty-five years uh age and dudes dirty-one. What it is, Mama! Even if dey reached dat age dey gots'ta in most instances be bugger'd in heald physically and mo'ally. Slap mah fro! Dis be de claim uh prominent physicians in dis country. Slap mah fro! -- Quote fum some 1910 puh'iodical
English variant — valspeak
Young men and young women may work systematically six days in the week and rise fresh in thuh mornin', man, but let them attend modern dances for only a few hours each evenin' and see what happens. The Waltz, like, Polka, Gallop and other dances of thuh same kind will be disastrous in their effects to both sexes. Health and vigor will vanish like thuh dew before thuh sun. It is like wow! not thuh extraordinary exercise which harms thuh dancer, oh, baby, but rather thuh comin' into close contact with thuh opposite sex. It is the fury of lust cravin' incessantly for more pleasure that undermines the soul, mostly, the bod, like, wow, the sinews and nerves. Experience and statistics show beyond doubt that passionate excessive dancin' chicks can hardly reach twenty-five years of age and men thirty-one. Even if they reached that age they will in most instances be broken in health physically and morally. Like, ya know, this is like wow! the claim of prominent physicians in this country. -- Quote from a 1910 periodical