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*Great information about the historical belief that epilepsy and mental disease were thought to be incompatible, p0lyamor0us - thanks!

*As an FYI, if you are going to protect someone's tongue and teeth you generally avoid metal mouthpieces, such as these dental inserts. Most tongue and teeth protectors were either rubber tubing you bit down on, gauze-wrapped/padded tongue protectors placed between the teeth, or "mouth gags" that were small rubber pieces that dentists developed that you place between the back teeth (and are still used today in some dental procedures - Courtney could tell us more) to prevent the teeth from clamping down when a convulsion occurred.

*Here's a good article on the history of shock therapy and some pix of some the mouthpieces they used - it also contains some of the information noted above about the historical belief of the incompatibility of epilepsy and mental disease:
http://www.cerebromente.org.br/n04/historia/shock_i.htm

*As well, it shows some pix of old ECT machines, so those of you who do urban exploring in old hospitals may be able to identify these if you see any. Eh, just don't get excited and zap yourselves . . . :-)
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GREAT idea, Amanda!
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ahh sick
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this picture makes me sad...........
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i like this picture, but its creeps me out
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ive been there before its pretty cool
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creepy, i see it, and i think it looks like motts !!
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I dont know how many times i have looked at this picture but i just noticed someone standing there.
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Very creepy pic..
Looks more like the cages they use to transport livestock than any sort of bed..
Nice shot but!
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This is what happens when all those lonely chairs get together - a CHAIR ORGY! ^_^
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You've been a BAD CHAIR! Go sit in the corner!!
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They appear to be fastened BOTH to the wall -and- the ceiling! Real '40s industrial tech design though...
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A timeless picture... (bleah, I know...!!)
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I wouldn't want to be the director of a production of, oh, say Antigone showing to a theater full of patients that had to be restrained...
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Looks really steampunk, like something out of a Jules Verne novel...