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octoberlib

(14,971 posts)
Sun Dec 16, 2018, 09:12 PM Dec 2018

This list of reasons for admission to a "lunatic asylum" in the 1800s








Some of these pairings, like bad habits and political excitement and fever and loss of lawsuit are weird. Apparently people could be thrown in an asylum for anything back then.

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This list of reasons for admission to a "lunatic asylum" in the 1800s (Original Post) octoberlib Dec 2018 OP
Masturbation for 30 years? I'm done .. Lochloosa Dec 2018 #1
Looks like that's most of the dudes here on DU! Docreed2003 Dec 2018 #8
Also says suppression of masterbation doc03 Dec 2018 #11
WTF is that? Lochloosa Dec 2018 #14
Damned if you do, damned if you don't... LakeSuperiorView Dec 2018 #15
Rumor of husband murder, this whole list is straght up insane. dewsgirl Dec 2018 #2
Deranged masturbation? dflprincess Dec 2018 #3
Suppose they're reading a novel Harker Dec 2018 #5
I also see "Suppressed Masturbation" on the list. Mister Ed Dec 2018 #6
Ok, it's your "time of life" to go to the asylum dalton99a Dec 2018 #4
Uh oh. Harker Dec 2018 #7
Gathering in the head means meningitis ProudLib72 Dec 2018 #9
These are actually reasons for WOMEN obamanut2012 Dec 2018 #10
No, I think it's unisex though a lot of the items on the list would only apply to women dflprincess Dec 2018 #12
Here's the fact check on this from Snopes oberliner Dec 2018 #13
"Bloody Flux" is a winner. MrScorpio Dec 2018 #16
Parents are cousins? Pretty much everyone doc03 Dec 2018 #17
That's a West Virginia area code - 304 FakeNoose Dec 2018 #18
So pretty much anything other than breathe (normally) got you committed n/t Blaukraut Dec 2018 #19

Mister Ed

(5,895 posts)
6. I also see "Suppressed Masturbation" on the list.
Sun Dec 16, 2018, 09:54 PM
Dec 2018

So it looks as though you can't win, no matter what.

dalton99a

(81,065 posts)
4. Ok, it's your "time of life" to go to the asylum
Sun Dec 16, 2018, 09:48 PM
Dec 2018

Looks like Donald Trump could qualify under a bunch of them

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
9. Gathering in the head means meningitis
Sun Dec 16, 2018, 10:09 PM
Dec 2018

Looked it up. Wow! Who knew a prolonged stay in the loony bin could cure a bacterial infection?

obamanut2012

(25,905 posts)
10. These are actually reasons for WOMEN
Sun Dec 16, 2018, 10:13 PM
Dec 2018

Who could be tossed in by their husbands or sons just because, and often were.

dflprincess

(28,057 posts)
12. No, I think it's unisex though a lot of the items on the list would only apply to women
Sun Dec 16, 2018, 10:19 PM
Dec 2018

but I doubt if "Fell from horse in war" would have applied to many females of that era.

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