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Sason:
--- Quote from: CellarDweller on August 31, 2014, 11:00:25 pm ---case of the vapors?
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Don't know what the vapors is, but whatever it is I don't have it.
My faintness is entirely due to shock because of your behaviour, Chuck. >:(
Sason:
Nope, I don't know who she is. Does it matter? ::)
CellarDweller:
--- Quote from: Sason on September 03, 2014, 01:33:16 pm ---Don't know what the vapors is, but whatever it is I don't have it.
My faintness is entirely due to shock because of your behaviour, Chuck. >:(
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In the Victorian era, a wide variety of conditions that primarily affected women were referred to as “the vapors.” Women were viewed as fundamentally weak during this period, and they were also believed to be more susceptible to a range of medical complaints. The stereotypical Victorian image of a woman swooning against a couch is a classic depiction of a woman who has been overcome by the vapors. Currently, this is not a recognized medical diagnosis.
The origins of this term lie in Ancient Greece and Rome, where doctors developed the Four Humors theory of medicine, which stated that the body was influenced by the balance of four “humors” seated in various organs of the body. Imbalances could theoretically cause ill health, and by determining the source of the imbalance, healthcare providers could prescribe the appropriate treatment. Medical professionals in the Victorian era believed that melancholy feelings had their roots in the spleen, and that they rose up through the body in the form of vapors that affected the mind.
While this might sound ludicrous today, this was widely accepted, and reinforced by claims that women were more susceptible to these feelings than men due to "irregularities" of their anatomy. The Greeks called it “female hysteria.” The condition added to the mystery of the “female condition,” and in some cases, the diagnosis hampered serious treatment of medical conditions like vaginal fistulas, a common complaint among Victorian mothers.
http://www.wisegeek.org/what-were-the-vapors.htm
CellarDweller:
--- Quote from: Sason on September 03, 2014, 01:37:19 pm ---Nope, I don't know who she is. Does it matter? ::)
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Nope, just curious.
By the way, it's Ke$ha. She's had 10 Top 40 hits in the past 4 years here in the US.
Sason:
--- Quote from: CellarDweller on September 03, 2014, 05:54:12 pm ---
In the Victorian era, a wide variety of conditions that primarily affected women were referred to as “the vapors.” Women were viewed as fundamentally weak during this period, and they were also believed to be more susceptible to a range of medical complaints. The stereotypical Victorian image of a woman swooning against a couch is a classic depiction of a woman who has been overcome by the vapors. Currently, this is not a recognized medical diagnosis.
The origins of this term lie in Ancient Greece and Rome, where doctors developed the Four Humors theory of medicine, which stated that the body was influenced by the balance of four “humors” seated in various organs of the body. Imbalances could theoretically cause ill health, and by determining the source of the imbalance, healthcare providers could prescribe the appropriate treatment. Medical professionals in the Victorian era believed that melancholy feelings had their roots in the spleen, and that they rose up through the body in the form of vapors that affected the mind.
While this might sound ludicrous today, this was widely accepted, and reinforced by claims that women were more susceptible to these feelings than men due to "irregularities" of their anatomy. The Greeks called it “female hysteria.” The condition added to the mystery of the “female condition,” and in some cases, the diagnosis hampered serious treatment of medical conditions like vaginal fistulas, a common complaint among Victorian mothers.
http://www.wisegeek.org/what-were-the-vapors.htm
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You're an unlimited source of knowledge about female health, Chuck! ;D
However, I'm very happy to inform you that I don't suffer from " melancholy feelings that have their roots in the spleen, and that they rise up through my body in the form of vapors that affect my mind."
::) ::) ::)
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