Stop it, or you'll go blind....and then die!! - Anti-Masturbation 1867

Keep your hands where everyone can see them while attending this stern lecture warning of the physical and moral decay brought about by the 19th century’s most destructive social contagion - MASTURBATION!!It’s a wrist achingly provocative tale of madness, blisters, breakfast cereals, female hysteria and abstinence. Are there any life and sanity threatening  conditions NOT caused by masturbation?Why is spicy food evil?What is a 'four-pointed urethral ring' ?Does it really make you go blind? All these complex medical questions and more will be answered in episode 36 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - The podcast of bad behaviour in period costume.Surrounded by moral panic, Victorian Morality had only one solution, Anti-masturbation. The purity movement called for self-control; public health called for sexual repression. In the process, a whole catalogue of masturbation myths was created along with a cupboardful of anti-masturbation devices. Leave yourself alone and listen to this edifying presentation.Thanks for listening. Stay Roguish!Email: [email protected]   Visit the website and become a 'Rogue with Benefits'   Find me on X, Facebook, Instagram