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My feelings on this book have been interesting. I have to say this has been the most entertaining book. I have been sharing a couple passages with people and I even laugh out loud at some points. I agree with Amanda that some of this seems ludicrous to us now, but people really believed it then, just like we really believe that eating blueberries will prevent cancer. - Celia | My feelings on this book have been interesting. I have to say this has been the most entertaining book. I have been sharing a couple passages with people and I even laugh out loud at some points. I agree with Amanda that some of this seems ludicrous to us now, but people really believed it then, just like we really believe that eating blueberries will prevent cancer. - Celia | ||
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| + | In response to Amanda and Celia's comments, I actually CAN see logic behind a lot of the practices and I think that the doctors really believed that they had sound scientific proof. Obviously, from today's perspective this stuff sounds so silly, but when I try to put myself in the shoes of a nineteenth century person, I can understand why a lot of people took all this advice in as scientific facts. If I forget for a moment everything I know about human sexuality, the doctors in this book sound just as credible as the current doctors who publish books about new diets and health plans. (just like Celia's blueberry comment) -Rebecca | ||
I think this is the most entertaining book we have read all semester. Agreeing with Celia and Amanda, the majority of the “advice” given seems ludicrous by today’s standards. It reminds me of a similar book or article I read a while back about outdated medical treatments. –Andrew B | I think this is the most entertaining book we have read all semester. Agreeing with Celia and Amanda, the majority of the “advice” given seems ludicrous by today’s standards. It reminds me of a similar book or article I read a while back about outdated medical treatments. –Andrew B | ||
