venereal

• “In other words, the “discharge” does not refer to an emission of semen or to a wound from which blood or pus flows, but it refers to a venereal disease that causes a constant excretion of fluid from the genitals.”

  Simon & Schuster: Modern Science in the Bible

• “(She will find this especially creepy if she specializes in venereal diseases or in the condition known colloquially as “black hairy tongue.”)”

  What’s Your Problem?

• “John Roberton, a surgeon of dubious qualification who practiced as a specialist in venereal diseases in Edinburgh and London, was involved in a public debate with Edinburgh surgeons, including John and William Hunter and his archrival, Matthew Baillie.”

  Feminist Utopianism and Female Sexuality in Joanna Baillie’s Comedies

• “And there's an ancient law that says you can't actually mention the word venereal disease or print it in public.”

  TED: Richard Branson's life at 30,000 feet

• “I was prosecuted under the 1889 Venereal Diseases Act.and the 1916 Indecent Advertisements Act. On the first occasion for mentioning the word venereal disease in public, which -- we had a center where we would help young people who had problems.”

  TED: Richard Branson's life at 30,000 feet

• “So the police knocked on the door, and told us they were going to arrest us if we carried on mentioning the word venereal disease.”

  TED: Richard Branson's life at 30,000 feet

• “Then came another war, with the increase in venereal disease that war necessarily causes, and another attempt to deal with the problem.”

  As I Please

• “On April 29, 1919, for example, the New York Tribune printed an article quoting with approbation a declaration by Major W.A. Wilson, of the Division of Venereal Control in the Merchant Marine, that “the only way to carry on the campaign (i.e., against venereal disease) is to look the evil squarely in the face and fight it openly, ” and yet the word venereal was carefully avoided throughout the article, save in the place where Major Wilson’s office was mentioned.”

  Chapter 4. American and English Today. 5. Expletives and Forbidden Words

• “Syphilis and indeed all those diseases known as venereal, were stamped out completely in two generations; they were afflictions so horrible and disgusting that their description is not now considered suitable for the general reader.”

  The Shape of Things to Come

• “This article is then found most efficient in relieving nocturnal pains and removing what is called venereal nodes, This root may be taken in decoction either alone or combined with other articles, as may best suit the views of the patient.”

  The Cherokee Physician, or Indian Guide to Health, as Given by Richard Foreman, a Cherokee Doctor; Comprising a Brief View of Anatomy, With General Rules for Preserving Health without the Use of Medicines. The Diseases of the U. States, with Their Symptoms, Causes, and Means of Prevention, are Treated on in a Satisfactory Manner. It Also Contains a Description of a Variety of Herbs and Roots, Many of which are not Explained in Any Other Book, and their Medical Virtues have Hitherto been Unknown to the Whites; To which is Added a Short Dispensatory.

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