Sexual Armor to Stop Masturbation and Insanity, 1908 Size:26" x 26" The building became a church

The building became a church

This photograph by the National Photo Compnay taken on 5x7 glass negative in 1923

Photographed by Samuel Gottscho Jan

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Sexual Armor to Stop Masturbation and Insanity, 1908 Size:26" x 26" The building became a churchQuote from the patent filing 875,845, Jan. 7 1908 by Ellen E. Perkins, of Beaver Bay, Minnesota: It is deplorable but well known fact that one of the most common causes of insanity, imbecility and feeble mindedness, especially in youth, is due to masturbation or self abuse. This is about equally true of both sexes