A recently surfaced 1864 letter provides a glimpse into a little-discussed affliction among Civil War soldiers – chronic masturbation.
The handwritten note by Confederate Lt. William Dandridge Pitts inquires about the condition of his brother Charles, who was discharged from the army in 1862 due to an unspecified “illness.” Charles was residing at the Western Lunatic Asylum in Virginia.
According to Charles’ doctor and accounts from fellow soldiers, his illness was a relentless addiction to masturbation. “I have had some conversation with the physician who attended my brother previous to his going to the asylum,” Lt. Pitts wrote, “and he advises me…that [Charles] was addicted to masturbation, while in camp.”
The letter highlights the mental health toll of the war, even before combat began. Soldiers forced to endure their comrades’ “self-pollution” no doubt developed deep psychological scars.
While masturbation remained taboo in the Victorian era, it was pervasive enough in the military to earn the nickname “Johnny Reb.” The irony of this affliction among troops from Virginia, the “state for lovers,” was surely not lost on the Pitts family.
The letter survives in excellent condition despite its delicate subject matter. This “director’s cut” offers intimate insight into secret struggles in Civil War ranks.
A 64-year-old Pakistani man needs an 18-centimeter electrical wire pulled out of his penis because it got stuck in his urethra during a DIY attempt to help him urinate. The Pakistani man shoved the 18-centimeter wire into his urethra, but it got stuck.
He told the doctors who treated him at Karachi’s Abbasi Shaheed Hospital that he had put in the object to help him urinate.The unidentified man informed them that prior to inserting the wire inside himself, he had been experiencing pain and having trouble urinating for two months. Doctors wrote in the journal Urology Case Reports that when they touched the wire in his penis, they could actually feel it.
An X-ray revealed that the wire had reached the man’s bladder all the way up his urethra.To examine the wire, surgeons had planned to insert a camera into the man’s urethra.
On the other hand, when he spread his meatus, they could see the hole through which urine flows.
The doctor then used forceps to manually remove the object.
This X-ray shows that the man’s wire is inside his urethra and extends all the way to his bladder. The doctor was able to use forceps to grab the tip of the wire and pull it back out of his penis. The doctor said the patient didn’t have any bleeding or injury after the wire was removed.
The authors did not specify whether the man in the most recent case had ever done so before or if it was a one-time occurrence. They also didn’t say exactly when this happened or explain why the man was having trouble urinating in the first place.
However, they claimed that the man had not had a sexual encounter in three years.
Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the wife of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, sobbed as she described Harvey Weinstein’s distorted and fish-like genitals during her bombshell testimony at the disgraced movie producer’s sexual assault trial on Monday. She was describing Weinstein’s penis, which she described as “fish-like.”
Siebel Newsom broke down in tears as she described how Weinstein allegedly raped her in 2005 at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills. She was identified in court as Jane Doe 4.
Standing, I am. She stated, “I’m resisting.” Horror. I’m shaking. My worst nightmare is this. I’m nothing more than a blow-up doll that he’s using to masturbate.
Siebel Newsom responded, “When asked by Deputy District Attorney Marlene Martinez to describe Weinstein’s physique: He had a lot of yellow and green marks, bruises, and stretch marks on his belly, and he was very unfit physically. The penis looked strange and uncircumcised, almost fish-like, and the testicles had something distorted. There was a lot of skin there.
Siebel Newsom, a former actress, is the fourth woman to testify against Weinstein in his Los Angeles Superior Court trial for alleged sexual assault.
Weinstein is facing charges for allegedly sexually assaulting four women in Los Angeles between 2004 and 2013. He is currently serving a 23-year sentence in New York for rape and sexual assault.
Siebel Newsom, 48, stated that she agreed to meet Weinstein in his hotel suite to talk about a movie project and because he could help or hurt your career.
Siebel Newsom, on the other hand, stated that once they were alone in the room, Weinstein changed into a robe and began to manipulate and threaten her, mentioning the names of several actresses.
She claimed that Weinstein used his fingers and then his deformed penis to get into her private parts.
Siebel Newsom sorrowfully said: He is aware that this is abnormal. He added that Weinstein initially was unable to conceive. He is aware that this is not consent.
She added that because he presses me back against the bed, he then inserts a portion of his penis inside of me. Because his penis is so bizarre and messed up, it won’t stay in. He is aware of this. I was simply concerned about contracting a disease. It was so filthy.
Siebel Newsom claimed that she was frozen in fear when she tried to stop Weinstein by placing her hand on his penis.
During testimony at a sex abuse trial, model Claudia Salinas said, “Oh, I just made some noises to get him to ejaculate faster,” and she insisted that she was never Harvey Weinstein’s “pimp.” just like sounds of pleasure.
Siebel Newsom claimed to have lost all words when Weinstein ejaculated. She cried and said, “I just wanted to get the f— out of there.” Please pardon my usage.
