See Dr.
Grace Feder Thompson's
letter
appealing for patients, Lydia
E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, and Orange
Blossom medicine,
Dr. E. C. Abbey's The
Sexual System and Its
Derangements, which
emphasises masturbation,
as doe Dr. Pierce, and
several small
boxes of old
American patent medicine
for women.
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Dr. R.
V. Pierce's patent
medicine empire and
hospital, often
concerned with women's
diseases, cancer,
digestive illness,
fatigue,
headache, physical
therapy, female
weakness, hysteria,
nervous
disorders, gynecology
and menstruation
Selections from "The
People's Common Sense
Medical Adviser
in Plain
English; or, Medicine
Simplified," 1895,
Buffalo, New York
Was
Dr. Pierce a
hypocrite?
Below:
Pp. 906-907
". . . derangements of the womb and its appendages, are
radically cured
by vibratory,
rubbing,
kneading, and
other movements,
administered
through the
manipulator . .
. ."
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Below:
The treatment
"being always
applied
outside
the clothing."
Rhythmic
movement of
pelvic organs
called normal.
"Rational
Treatment": I
wonder if the
word is meant to
counteract
any impression
of feeling or
sexuality and to
give legitimacy
to it.
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906-7
(Manipulator) | 908-9
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(steam-powered
Manipulator) | 912-13
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(diseases of women)
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(illustration of
machine room) | vaginal
electrodes | doctor's
vibrator
set | The
Chattanooga vibrator
& rectal vibration
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