The Effects of Masturbation in 1861

Fig. 52. Fig. 53. Martin Larmont, The Effects of Masturbation, Medical Adviser and Marriage Guide, 1861

A vintage medical illustration shows two men in formal 19th-century clothing: one appears normal, while the other has an exaggerated, distorted mouth and tongue. The joke mocks outdated Victorian pseudo-medical warnings that masturbation causes grotesque physical deformities, making it useful as an absurd reaction to overblown health claims or moral panic. EN: A vintage medical illustration shows two men in formal 19th-century clothing: one appears normal, while the other has an exaggerated, distorted mouth and tongue. The joke mocks outdated Victorian pseudo-medical warnings that masturbation causes grotesque physical deformities, making it useful as an absurd reaction to overblown health claims or moral panic.

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