History
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Two copper and zinc chains, France, 1855-1870
Description When placed next to the skin, the copper and zinc chains produced a mild electric current. The current was said to treat aches and pains in the joints and… Read more.
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Brown Glass Bottle of Phosphorus, Zinc and Strychnine Pills
Description Not much is known about why someone would take these pills. Strychnine is a stimulant for the central nervous system and may have been used to treat nerve disorders.… Read more.
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Galvanic anti-neuralgic headband made up of a series of 24 alternate zinc and copper discs mounted onto a felt and ribbon band. The headband was tied around the head, with the discs resting on the temples, where perspiration would act on the discs by producing a mild galvanic current
Galvanic anti-neuralgic headband made up of a series of 24 alternate zinc and copper discs mounted onto a felt and ribbon band. The headband was tied around the head, with… Read more.
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Tube of tuberculin jelly, London, England, 1955
This jelly may have been used to conduct a test to see whether a person has been exposed to bacteria-causing tuberculosis. This test, called the ‘Fluorpa-per test’, was introduced in… Read more.
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The Castrated Gods and their Castration Cults: Revenge, Punishment, and Spiritual Supremacy
Voluntary castration has existed as a religious practice up to the present day, openly in India and secretively in other parts of the world. Gods in a number of different… Read more.
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Emasculating healers. Medical castration practices in Greco-Roman antiquity
In the course of the human past the elimination of the testicles of boys and men – what we call castration – has taken place for a variety of reasons.… Read more.
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Zeuterin, it rhymes with neuterin
Zeuterin (zū-tur-in) is the trade name of an injectable product containing zinc gluconate and the amino acid arginine, which is used for sterilizing young male dogs without the removal of the testicles. The product is injected… Read more.
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