More about masturbation:
The Science of a New Life, by Dr. John Cowan,
1875 - in Dr. R. V. Pierce's "Spermatorrhea"
section of The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser
(63rd edition, 1895) - in The Sexual System and Its
Derangements, by Dr. E. C. Abbey (1882) - in Kelly's Gynecology,
1928 - Rachel Maines wrote a book about other doctors' masturbating their patients, male
and female, as a treatment, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries: The Technology of Orgasm: "Hysteria," the Vibrator,
and Women's Sexual Satisfaction (Johns Hopkins Press, 1999)
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Plain Facts for Old and Young:
Embracing the Natural History and Hygiene of
Organic Life, by J. H. Kellogg, M. D. (1892, Burlington, Iowa, U.S.A.)
Behavior during menstruation: rest; no skating, etc.;
empty bowels and bladder regularly!
American Indian women "suffer scarcely at all from the pains of childbirth; and without doubt one reason of [!] this is the preservation of their sexual health by rest during the menstrual period. . . . We may readily suppose, from the nature of some of the Mosaic laws, that a custom somewhat similar prevailed among the ancient Hebrew women."
"It is no uncommon thing for young ladies to attend balls, visit skating rinks, and otherwise expose themselves to influences in every way the [!] best calculated to do them the most harm . . . . A young lady who allows herself to get wet or chilled, just prior to or during menstruation, runs the risk of imposing upon herself life-long injury."
"Ladies who desire a sweet breath - and what lady does not? - should remember that retained feces is one of the most frequent causes of foul breath."
First page and discussion of book.
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What characterizes children as masturbators?
- effects of masturbation in females - cure - how to behave during
menstruation - American social customs tend to evil;
moon-light rides; fast girls - Men take improper
liberties; getting a husband; old maids better than "helpless, good-for-nothing,
sickly wives"
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