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05-22-2013, 03:45 AM

#31

ptquilts

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Originally Posted by catmcclure

Ever wonder where the term hysterectomy came from? It literally means removal of hysteria. The medical diagnosis included anything and everything. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_hysteria Doctors performed a lot of hysterectomies in the Victorian age and I doubt very many were for cancer. A lot of the listed symptoms sound like PMS - except for the "tendency to cause trouble."

Actually hysteria is from the root for the uterus. They believed the uterus caused hysteria. Whatever hysteria IS.

05-22-2013, 05:11 AM

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DOTTYMO

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Don't wash hair when its youR time. Took my gan to hospital or a severe cut on her head. She didn't want to go in case they found out she had a dropped womb her wording. I laughed so much.
Don walk on the cracks in pavements. Buttercup shows if you like butter. Picking dandelions makes you wet the bed.
Surely all these have some reasoning behind them ,our grandparents etc were not stupid just didn't know.

05-22-2013, 08:01 AM

#33

Peckish

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Originally Posted by DOTTYMO

Surely all these have some reasoning behind them

Or maybe they just wanted to scare you into not doing something. Boys were told they'd go blind or grow hair on their palms if they self-pleasured. Good grief.