G. Lombard Kelly’s Sex Manual, Rx Edition. Copyright © 1945, 1953.
The book you needed a prescription to read!
Dr. Kelly, in his practice, found there was an appalling amount of misinformation and downright ignorance when it came to sexual relations. So he wrote this informational volume so that husbands and wives might be able to “ascend the heights of sexual emotion as nearly abreast as possible.”
Let’s have a look at the table of contents:
I’ll skip over the boring “Reproductive system—Male” and “Reproductive System—Female” chapters, but suffice to say, they include magnificent illustrations like this:
Overall, Kelly’s Sex Manual (Rx Edition) is surprisingly modern in its attitudes toward, as they say, “gettin’ it on.” It does show its age in some sections though. I’ll let the excerpts speak for themselves.
Quotes from Sex Manual: Rx Edition, carefully compiled for maximum hilarity
1. NEED OF SEX INSTRUCTION
“It is proper that both partners shall understand the import of all their acts, that they shall ascend the heights of sexual emotion as nearly abreast as possible, and that each shall attain the fitting and necessary sexual climax which is essential to the mental and physical well-being.”
“I have talked with a number of earnest and intelligent married men that do not even know whether or not their wives have ever experienced, in sexual intercourse, the climatic release of nervous tension technically known as an orgasm.”
One of the more subtle hilarities of this book is in the ways he constantly avoids more vulgar terms like “sex” or “orgasm” in favor of flowery, “educated” allusions and descriptions thereof.
Clearly, an pressing need for sex education abounds:
Women discuss the matter freely these days and come to their physician with the query “Why is intercourse not the same with me as with my husband?”
… because the man is either ignorant of vital sex facts of indifferent to his partner’s satisfaction.
My personal favorite chapters are the ones on the use of condoms and lube.
4. SEXUAL LUBRICANTS
“Hand lotions, such as Jergen’s or Hinds Honey and Almond Cream, are fair as sexual lubricants but too expensive for routine use.”
(He recommends “surgical lubricating jelly” which can be found in large tubs at any drugstore for 35 cents.)
5. HOW TO USE THE CONDOM
“Hold the open end tightly against the mouth and blow it up to the size of a football” [to test for leaks]
“Men who object to the use of the condom are usually those who tried to use them dry inside.”
“It is true that intromission is not so pleasant with a sheath on as without it but after insertion the difference in the feeling is not sufficient to prevent the most voluptuous sensation of which the individual is capable.”
“Many married couples use the same condom repeatedly. When surgical lubricating jelly is employed as an adjuvant it is necessary only to fill the sheath with tap water (checking for a leak if desired), wash the outside with soapy water, turn inside out, fill and repeat. Next dry the rubber on several sheets of toilet paper, turn inside out and dry again. Put aside until morning of some time the next day.”
Hi dear. I’m feeling frisky tonight. Ready for some serious intromission. Are the condoms dry yet?
Hopefully the page on First Intercourse is large enough to read (click for bigger). If not, the money quotes are below.
6. FIRST INTERCOURSE
“Many pages of ‘don’ts’ for bridegrooms have been written—warning the husband how not to conduct himself when his marriage approaches consummation. As a matter of fact there are only a few important points to be borne in mind.”
“It should be superfluous to say the man bust be most considerate and the personification of tenderness. The woman should be courted and petted to the point of acute passion, everything being done to reassure her.”
“Graduated pessaries can be used to increase the size of the vaginal orifice to the proper dimension. Such treatment, if needed, will pay big dividends in starting off the marriage without feat or discomfort.”
What can we say of
7. FREQUENCY OF INTERCOURSE
?
Why, only this
To be fair, Kelly does follow up and explain that “It is safe to say that sexual intercourse is not too frequent if it does not produce any undesirable after-effects in either partner.”
8. DIFFERENT POSITIONS FOR INTERCOURSE
The instinctive position
“In the first intercourse the virgin will by instinct assume a recumbent posture and the man will lie upon her. Other names for this position are Habitual, Normal, and Man-Above.”
“The connubial bliss of many a small or medium-sized woman has been marred by the thoughtlessness of a heavy partner lying dead weight upon her.”
The other positions covered are Woman-above, Lateral, Rear-Entry, Sedentary and Standing. With attention given to which of these positions may be more comfortable for pregnant women, which is quite progressive if you think about it (sex isn’t just for making babies, and pregnant women are sexual beings as well). Notably, what we would today consider “rear-entry” (doggie style) is the secondary option for Kelly’s rear entry, the first being a modification of a side lateral. (With the feature of “The man can easily reach the clitoris with his fingers”)
For Kelly, the woman’s pleasure is just as important as the man’s. After all, how can married couples ascend to the heights of sexual emotion together if she isn’t getting off too? But how can a good, god-fearing 50s husband achieve such a feat? Sex Manual: Rx Edition devotes an entire chapter to this very subject.
11. THE IMPORTANCE OF CONTACT OF PENIS WITH CLITORIS
"A careful observation of figures 10 and 11 will enable one to understand a frequent cause of failure on the part of the woman to orgasm."
These two diagrams are about to blow your mind.
Are you ready?
Fig. 10 (wrong way)
Fig. 11 (right way)Beyond his devotion to the clitoris and the proper stimulation thereof, Kelly has quite a bit of good advice that has stood the test of time. These are for the ages:
“It cannot be emphasized too much that coitus interruptus or withdrawal before ejaculation is both an unnatural and an asinine thing.” (p. 45)
“It is so old-fashioned to argue that women should not derive the same pleasure from sexual intercourse as men because of their child-bearing function. … Woman, who suffers the pangs of childbirth and all the preceding discomforts and later responsibilities, should be far more favored by nature than man in this regard.” (p. 42)
“A man with a small organ who has a huge store of knowledge of the art of love will be more welcome to the average woman than a man with a large organ who quickly satisfies himself and immediately makes a motion for adjournment .” (p. 49)
Then he starts in on penis captivus and, well…
"Penis captivus or inability to discontinue coitus because of vaginal spasm has been reported by leading authorities, though it really seems incredible. Rohleder advised against the use of cocaine in treating vaginismus lest the anesthetic die out during the act and the return of the spasm result in caught penis."2
And then there’s
16. ORGASM DELAYED BY LOCAL ANESTHESIA
The idea of anointing the head of the penis with a local anesthetic in order to postpone the sexual climax occurred to the writer independently...
“The results are excellent” …
I hope you’ve had fun today, and learned some important facts about sexual partnership. G. Lombard Kelly would have wanted it that way. Let’s wrap this up with a final quote dump.
The interior of the vagina is corrugated (p. 15)
The Clitoris. “Although much smaller this organ is almost an exact homologue of the penis. “ (p. 19)
“If the woman is unduly slow, the man can rub her clitoris gently with the rhythm of intercourse until she arrives with him.” (p. 36)
“Absurdly high estimates of both [frigidity and anhedonia] have been made by various observers: frigidity in 50 percent of women in general, in 75 percent of married women in New York (excepting Jewish women, in whom it is said to be rare).” (p. 43)
“Good erection may be induced by prolonged massage of the head of the penis by an interested wife.” (p. 51)
“A local anesthetic might have made this marriage a success.” (p. 56)
“A young man, very much in love, without requesting it, opened a letter from his sweetheart and found in it a curl of her public hair. Immediately on recognizing what it was he had an orgasm and emission.” (p. 59)
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