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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Behavior during menstruation
"As the first occurence of menstruation is a very critical period in the life of a female, and as recurrence of the function renders her especially susceptible to morbid influences, and liable to serious derangements . . . ." Too much study, bad diet, not enough rest "when a recumbent position is actually demanded by nature." "The feeling of malaise which usually accompanies the [menstrual] discharge, is by nature intended as a warning that rest and quiet are required . . . ."
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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