Hello new users! I post excerpts from old books that say silly things about masturbation. That's all.
He gives the details of a few other patients. I'm sharing this one for the line
"As soon as I am sure that my dear mother is sound asleep, I yield to my deadly habits".
Here are the details of Dr Baraduc's madcap theory that ulceration in healing wounds is caused by masturbation, or "onanistic maneuvers" as he puts it. (1896)
Ableism
"Representing the debilitated state of the body from the effects of Onanism or Self-Pollution" (1845, same book)
Domestic abuse, sui
Three more pages from this 1896 book. This unfortunate woman is being divorced by her husband, who is a doctor, because she is mad, as evidenced by her habitual masturbation, her suicide attempts, and her claims that he's being cruel to her.
Dear God.
This book goes on to discuss how you can detect masturbation. It claims that masturbating makes your vaginal secretions so acidic that it would burn a penis, and that this is grounds for divorce. Also, the acidity will eventually cause anal fissures.
** NONE OF THIS IS TRUE **
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unconvincing portrayal of nudity
Off topic, but worth seeing: the frontispiece has an illustration of "The Perfection of Female Form".
Ladies, now you know what to aim for. :)
Old books had a lot to say about masturbation