aber die machen Angst ..

"For centuries, women diagnosed with "hysteria"--a "disease paradigm," in Rachel P. Maines's felicitous phrase, thought to result from a lack of sexual intercourse or gratification--were treated by massaging their genitals in order to induce "paroxysm." Male physicians, however, considered the practice drudgery, and sought various ways of avoiding the task, often foisting it off on midwives or, starting in the late 19th century, employing mechanical devices."

Das Buch "The Technology of Orgasm"

linky

Ich glaube, einige davon sind im Museum in Prag ausgestellt

cheers
marcel