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More about masturbation:
The Science of a New Life, by John Cowan, M. D. (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)

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.)
Some characteristics of masturbators

I have jumped into the middle of the discussion; you'll get the idea.

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