Hah! I love seeing the old medical beliefs, so funny and messed (and I'm thankful I didn't live then) Though, doesn't it make you wonder how wrong we might be nowadays?
I admit that we could still be wrong about a hell of a lot of things, but we're far better off now then we was back then.
Well, I assume so, I found the link at the bottom of this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masturbation
Not really. Today medicine is science based, and tediously researched. Is it foolproof, no, but I feel pretty confident. Medicine used to be a combination of religion, folklore, and rituals. I LOVE the illustration, though...
wow that is so fucking hilarious. cant beleive thats whath they really thought happened way back when. HA .